OK, so I couldn't resist posting a picture of Lucy in her costume. I don't think she really wanted to dress up as a Fairy Princess, but there weren't a whole lot of costume choices for a chocolate lab/great dane puppy at the $0.99 store. You're looking at $1.98 worth of crazy single-people high-jinks. Lucy and Bo are actually spending the early evening in the back of the truck in the garage. Too much stuff could/would get broken every time the doorbell rang. So far, the bell has only rung twice tonight. 6:28 p.m. PST and we've managed to give away one (1) Tootsie Pop (orange) and one (1) bag of Skittles. Damn kids better start showing up soon or I'm shutting the porch light off, dropping the black-out shades and ripping open mini-packets of Smarties, Twizzlers and Tangy Taffy. Maybe some Starburst. All go really well with a nice Central Coast cabernet sauvignon.
FINAL COUNT: @ 40 kids
Still plenty of swag for me. And Rachelle. And we didn't even have to go door-to-door.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Halloween Party
Rachelle and I were invited to a Halloween party this year, so we had to come up with a costume idea. We settled on Howie Mandel (me) and a brief-case bimbo (Rachelle) from "Deal or No Deal". Neither one of us actually watch the show, but it was a really cheap couples costume. It basically involved me shaving my head completely down (a little cold this time of year, even in Sacramento), finding a pair of clip-on earings and drawing in a cheesy goatee. Rachelle had to dress like a hoochie and carry an aluminum briefcase. Cheap, cheap, cheap! We were a little worried that since it's such a BAD game show nobody would recognize who we were supposed to be. Fortunately, it seems lots of people watch really bad game shows.
FYI - In case anybody is worried about Lucy after seeing that nasty picture I took at the vet's, she's completely recovered. I even took a picture of her in her Halloween costume today, but Rachelle thought it would be too embarrassing to post it. For us, not Lucy. Although Lucy seemed less than happy to be dressed up as a Fairy Princess.
FYI - In case anybody is worried about Lucy after seeing that nasty picture I took at the vet's, she's completely recovered. I even took a picture of her in her Halloween costume today, but Rachelle thought it would be too embarrassing to post it. For us, not Lucy. Although Lucy seemed less than happy to be dressed up as a Fairy Princess.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Lucy's First Emergency
...then this morning we end up back at the vet's for Lucy's first emergency visit. We took her to the new dog park and she must have stepped on a bee or a spider or something that caused an alergic reaction. Her face swelled up to twice her normal size. Creepy-looking Halloween dog #2. Both are fine, but the meds seem to be making Lucy a little sleepy. Bo is always sleepy.
Bo's Emergency
So, Tuesday night we had to take Bo to the vet because Lucy's tail caught him in the eye and caused some inner-occular bleeding (or something like that). Creepy-looking Halloween dog #1...
Perfect Mix
One of the Auditors in my office brought back a jar of tequila-infused chocolate candies. "Nasty" you say? So you might think. Not true at all! As soon as I opened the lid I got a strong whiff of tequila. A little disturbing at 7:30 a.m., but I was willing to give it a shot. No pun intended. Turns out it was actually good. Not a liquid center like I was afraid of. More like a blended chocolate-tequila nugget. Tasty!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Rainbow Bridge: Sunrise
One of the joys of having a puppy is that I am now exposed to many, many more weekend sunrises than I would have otherwise. Bo would happily get up, eat and go back to bed. The perfect dog. Lucy, on the other hand, wants to get up, eat and PLAY! So I get to get up and play WITH HER! Fun!
Anyway, this weekend I loaded the dogs into the back of the Ranger and went for a ride looking for places to use my new camera. I have probably 1000 pictures of the Rainbow Bridge in Folsom. Basically because it's really close to the house and I like the water/bridge/bird/kayaker combo. I also have probably 1000 pictures of Rachelle, Bo and Lucy, too, but Rachelle doesn't like her picture posted (without serious editorial input) and the pictures of Bo and Lucy tend to be blurred because of all the shenanigans and constant motion. Look for more sunrise pictures this weekend. Unfortunately.
Anyway, this weekend I loaded the dogs into the back of the Ranger and went for a ride looking for places to use my new camera. I have probably 1000 pictures of the Rainbow Bridge in Folsom. Basically because it's really close to the house and I like the water/bridge/bird/kayaker combo. I also have probably 1000 pictures of Rachelle, Bo and Lucy, too, but Rachelle doesn't like her picture posted (without serious editorial input) and the pictures of Bo and Lucy tend to be blurred because of all the shenanigans and constant motion. Look for more sunrise pictures this weekend. Unfortunately.
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