The first snow of winter

Some new people moved in next door. The kids shoveled our sidewalk (so they could get more snow for snowball fights). They chased each other around. It looked like fun, so we joined in too!



That shovel looked vicious so I attacked it. But I think I pulled a muscle in my shoulder. Mom! --Euchre

--Poker and Euchre

Xmas Monkey

Aunt Natalie also gave us a monkey toy for Xmas. We already played with the Xmas Lobster. It's out of rotation now, waiting for a spin in the washing machine. --Mom We like this toy too.

We play tug of war.



And we like to chase after it when Mom throws it across the basement.



Poker! Move your big butt!


And we tug some more.


Eventually Euchre stands by while Poker keeps the toy all to himself.



But when he's not looking, I took the toy to the toy bed and played with the toy by myself. And I chewed the monkey's tail off! --Euchre

--Poker and Euchre

Clinically Resolved!

We had a follow up dermatologist visit on Thursday. Euchre's doing much better. No swollen paw pad and no limping. No throwing up food and no shaking (well, except for when the dermatologist came in the room). And hair is growing back on his ankles.

The derm vet checked him out all around and pronounced him "clinically resolved". Mom was happy. Euchre still has two weeks of antibiotics to make sure it's all gone. The bathings must continue but we like being clean.

Now it's Poker's turn to be 100% better. The spa soakings are helping. Ahhhh... --Poker Thankfully the low-level antibiotics from our regular vet work on Poker. We'll have to get those again, if it doesn't go away on its own.

--Poker and Euchre

Xmas Lobster

Aunt Natalie gave us a Xmas lobster. Poker likes playing fetch with Mom. Then he chews on the legs.


Euchre wants to play too, and there's a fight for the lobster!






The fight goes to the toy bed.


Worn out, we decided to share it together.


--Poker and Euchre

Happy New Year!

On the last day of 2008, we got to go to work with Mom!


Nobody else was upstairs and we were very good and quiet...until Jon came. We played with Jon and our jug for a little bit. That, and having to go up and down the tall stairs, wore us out. We layed down in Mom's cube.


Later, we go home and straighten up the house before New Year's Eve. Euchre plays hide and seek while we wait for Kari to come over.


Aunt Kari!


We got a little party food too! Tortilla chips and big carrots. What's in the cup?


We make it to midnight. Barely. Looks like Poker wants to go back to sleep. zzz...


Happy New Year!

--Poker and Euchre

Merry Christmas from Cleveland

We went to Cleveland again this Christmas to visit Joe. Hi Joe!


There were a lot of people over at his house. Look at all the presents!


We went around and visited everybody. Katie even gift-wrapped Euchre!


After everybody left, we were so tired.


We each took an end of the couch for a nap.


Banana! Please....


And now we need to pee. Mom, will you remember to let us back in?



Then it was time to go home. We take turns guarding the stuff so that Mom remembers to take us too.



But once we get home, there's another surprise...Bath! Well, not a bath. Just a paw soak in Epsom salts. Poker likes this much better than a bath. He relaxes for 30 minutes in the warm water.


Mom and Euchre stay while Poker soaks. Euchre knows he's next.


--Poker and Euchre