Happy Birthday Bandit!!

Yes, the other night was Bandit's 5th Birthday...

although as his mom will tell you, he is still a puppy at heart. 

So we had a little party! 

There was cake of course...

..and the birthday boy had a special hat.
Ours were plain. 
Yes, we all wore hats!

..here are some of the gifts he received.
He LOVES toys. 

..and I think he might already have a favorite! 

The boys, Sammy in the front and Benny 
in the back,
had a good time, 

then jumped in the car to head on home.

No Musing Happy Christmas Eve!

There is no Musing question today..
seems MizB at Should Be Reading is taking a well deserved holiday break this week and I am too busy (or lazy) to come up with a question,
so I will just pass along

a Happy Christmas Eve post from the Boys!

 

Smile Benny, 

Smile Bandit,

Smile Donner and Blitzen!!

Santa is on his way!

One of These Is Not The Same....

Can you pick which one?

---

---

\

I think the orange nose is the only giveaway!

lol

Out and About on the 4th of July

Happily, the poor boys..and the rest of us...got invited over to some friends who have a house, with A/C, on the 4th.

Look at how well behaved they are in the car!

White Dog, Beige Dog and Black Dog.

Sunday Morning with the Boys

Sunday is there favorite day...

There People are all home for treats...

..and they get their special Hash Brown Sunday breakfast!

Blurry Boys.

I have decided it might be impossible 

to get all three of the boys to sit still 

for a second to snap a pic..

 

Benny, sit still!

 

Sammy, stop moving....
It's like herding cats!

So So Sammy Sunday...True Love

 

On Mother's Day, Sammy and Bandit had a visit from their cousin, 
the Great Dame puppy, Mookie.

For Sammy, it is true love.

The doughnut is because Mookie had just had surgery..
she was 'fixed, 
which did not lessen her attraction in Sammy's eye.

But height is an issue..
and will only become more so because she is not yet half grown...lol
Sammy, would you like a ladder?

So So Sleepy Sammy Sunday

Sometimes, I just need a little airing out....

Sunday So-So Sammy

Just so you know I have not forgotten my first love, Sammy.

Sammy loves Sundays. After his people get home from Mass, he gets an Egg McMuffin, sans muffin, and 1/2 of a hash brown. It is Hash Brown Sunday! Then he read the newspaper..

So So Lazy Sammy Sunday

"

"Just laying back, relaxing with my peeps...."

Sammy So-So Super Bowl Sunday

Sadly, our Timmy is not playing, but we will watch if snacks will be provided!

Sick Sammy So-So Sunday

Poor Sammy has a sore foot, and since he will not leave it alone, The Cone had to be applied.

"I look like a fool...I know you are laughing at me, I just know it!"

Sammy So-So Sunday.. With a Guest Appearance from Bandit

Do you ever wonder what your dog does while you are gone?

Well, obviously these two, Sammy and Bandit, order address labels for themselves and then send out Birthday cards.

 

Nice label fellows.

Do you send a lot of mail?

And your penmanship is excellent!

 

You remember these two, right?

The 'Il sole mio' Sammy Sunday Edition

'O sole mio

sta 'nfronte a te!

'O sole, 'o sole mio,

sta 'nfronte a te!

sta 'nfronte a te!

Why, oh why, do they do this to me??

..After a long day on the gondola..

Happy New Years!!!

Happy New Years from Bandit and Sammy
[..maybe we shouldn't have stayed up so late...]

Santa Sammy Sunday

Have you been Naughty or Nice?

Sammy Sunday..The Post Thanksgiving Edition

I think I ate too much....blurb...

 

 

 

Sammy Sunday!!

I am told Sammy had tied his hair up to do a little house work.

Obviously he had worked very hard and was taking a little nap.

He does not look to happy at being disturbed.

Sammy (and Bandit) Sunday..Where are the Toys?

Sammy, I don't think Santa needs to visit this year.

Sammy and Bandit Sunday...and the Laptop Saga

Why does Bandit look so sad?

Well, he knows my laptop bit the dust.
It has been limping along, with more and more problems, for quite awhile. A day did not go by that I did not curse Vista.

But Friday, it informed me my battery was dead and could no longer charge. Sure, I could buy a new one and pour more money into this piece of...trash.
Then, when I tried to update my virus software, which it insisted I do or suffer dire consequences, the problems mounted. The outcome, after lots of wasted time? No working virus software.
I had had it, trying to work around all the problems and issues.
So, first thing this Saturday, off I went to Best Buy. After reading one article about Top 10 Laptops on PCMag, I bought one. It's a ASUS, and I also bought a new router...which is another story.

What is amazing?
Within 30 minutes of getting home I had the router and laptop up and running.
Wow, how easy these things are now, compared to the years ago when we all first got computers.

I restored my pictures and music and documents from my back up [you have a back up, right?] and I am good to go!! Yes Sammy, you can play with it next!
I love shiny new electronic toys.
I love finally being able to access the wifi on my Nook and iTouch. I love that the battery life on this laptop is more than 7 hours and it has a huge hard drive.
I love that all my photos [approx 18,000] are safe and that, once again, I have protection from the evils out there in cyber land.

By the way, I stole these two pictures of the wee puppies from my niece.
Specially from her blog, the world from down here. Finally after a year, she has again posted. A YEAR! So I figured she might not notice.