Marvelous Mittens

So apparently I'm a few months behind the times, but I figured if I am, some of you might be too. There is a new and funky store in Lethbridge called Edit Shoppe. They carry lots of eco-friendly products that range from the coolest recyclable rubber boots you've ever seen, to jewelry made from old skateboards, to organic cotton shirts.

What did I buy? Very cool mittens made by the shop owner herself. they are made from old sweaters. The are warm, cozy and fun. I love them!

Buddies

Just a picture of Lacey with one of her daycare buddies Willow. Lacey, Willow and Ruby are quite the little gang at daycare and are often seen all playing tug on the same toy or in a little caravan racing around the play area.

Pretty Please

Repair Man

Someone was coming over this morning to look at our broken washing machine so I took the kids over to the daycare so things could go a little more smoothly at home. Of course, I couldn't resist taking a few pictures....

Coulee enjoyed daycare for once because she didn't need to try and beat anyone to the toys...

Vito spent lots of time playing with a toy by himself but he did come over for some tummy rubs too.

Lacey enjoyed her new birthday present from Harley and Jeri and then decided to come laydown next to me.

The Chosen One

Coulee tends to get fixated on a single toy. That toy will change from day to day but in the moment, she only wants that one. It can be a bit of a pain if something happens to the toy (i.e. it floats down the river, it ends up going down a gopher hole, etc.) but generally it isn't a big deal.

Here she is waiting for me to throw the chosen one.

Amanda went to pick up her new puppy last night so we got to look after Vito. I love looking after Vito - he is all snuggles, all the time, and if you are feeling down in the dumps, he is the perfect pick-me-up. So last night Vito had made himself comfortable on top of me on the couch. Coulee and I played fetch for a bit but then Vito decided there was something to this ball that Coulee kept giving us and he decided he wanted it all to himself. He was way too lazy to actually play with it, but that didn't mean he didn't want it.

Coulee of course was oblivious and thought that because she had left it for me, I would have gotten it. So I got the extra intense stare...

When that didn't work, I got the close-up intense stare...

In the end Vito won. He just laid on it and poor Coulee just went to her pillow and admited defeat. She couldn't possibly have continued the game with another toy.

Waah

I don't want to be a cry baby but... WAAAAHHH! My back still hurts! I think it is worse today than it has been the last few days. I really hate being sick or injured and it has been 10 days!! 10 DAYS. Way too long. As I was lying around trying to recover last week I saw an amazing number of back pain commercials. Apparently sitting on your ass (like I was) was not the way to a healthy back. I'm not really sure I had a choice last week but this week I've tried hard to do little things to loosen it up yet not strain it.

I'm really expecting miracles in the acupuncture. My appointment is tomorrow at 8:30 and I better feel better by 9:30. Think it will happen?

Lacey has suggested chewing more bones will make me feel better.

Coulee thinks I just need more sleep.

Birthday Girl

I can't believe my littlest one is a year old today!

Amanda blogged about all the big changes that Boone has gone through in the past year so I thought I'd do the same about Lacey....

1. She no longer pees or poops in the house (well almost - she did just poop in a hotel room a few weeks ago). She took forever to housetrain!


2. She knows how to sit and down. She is the kind of dog that has no idea that words mean something. I think the only other words she knows is "Outside", "Touch" and "Let's go!". She is the complete opposite of Coulee in this respect.



3. She is still cute as ever. It isn't just her looks, she has a very sweet personality that is snuggly and sassy all at once. She loves to nibble on your fingers and toes and chase you around the house.


4. She loves Coulee most of all. She gets so excited whenever they've been a part for an hour or more. It is how she got her nickname "Wiggles" because she just puts her whole body into her tail wag when she is excited.



5. She loves to play with Lu. I think Lu has actually lost weight this past year thanks to Lacey.


6. She is pretty shy. She is happiest when strangers just ignore her and gets all weird when they try and touch her - unless of course they are giving her a treat at the same time. I'm hoping this will change by next year. She'll be coming with me to the indoor dog park a lot this winter to help bring her out of her shell.