Big Announcement... kind of

I have merged my two blogs into one. I've been hesitant to do this for a while because I don't want to lose any dog blog readers, but it just makes the most sense for me and my time management challenges. I think the blog will shake out to 90% dog stuff and 10% everything else.

In other news, the D Family got a new vehicle to make our lives a little bit easier and a lot more comfortable. I was calling it the Bassetmobile but out of the blue today I referred to it as the Bassetwagon so I think that henceforth it will be called only that or The Wagon for short since it is after all an awesomely cool stationwagon. It's great to have a little tailgate to flip up and have the girls jump on in the back without any assistance... Well it was great that one time they did it. I still have faith that at some point in the near future they will jump in on their own and Kris and I will give each other a big high-five.

I'm taking the wagon on a trip to Louisiana this weekend to see my family, however sans Basset Hound. The girls are going to stay behind and hang out with dad.

This past Saturday, the girls and I frolicked in the hallway on the new runner rug we got and I snapped a few pics of their sublime cuteness!

Today I returned home very anxious to see my babies. As I walked through the foyer I looked down the hallway and saw this:

Oh yes! The little one has already destroyed the rug. I should be freaking out but Kris and I kind of though this might happen and we wanted to use this as a training opportunity so we bought a very inexpensive extra-long rug that I can actually cut shorter and re-trim. You can see that on one end I had already put a little cayenne down to deter her from going back. I didn't, however, put any on the other end.

Live and learn, Tobi... live and learn.

On Sunday, Kris and I took a drive out to Lockhart, Texas to get some barbecue for my sister-in-law's family. We had been itching to joyride in the new car so it was a nice little 3 hour jaunt there and back. I'm trying to be as cool as other Volvo wagon owners who take their cars on grand adventures so I snapped a pic of the car in front of the famous Black's BBQ of Lockhart.

It's the first of many photo opps for this car! I'm already thinking of different angles to get of the wagon on the levee in my parents' town or the pontoon bridge you have to take to get to their house. I just have to promise Kris not to do anything too crazy!

That about does it for now...

Take care everyone!

Tobi

What we are doing right now...

Eating cupcakes and watching High School Musical while daddy is at his Fantasy Football Draft.

Do we know how to spend a Friday night or what?!

And we don't even play Scrabble...

I stole this idea from one of my favorite bloggers, Princess Melissa. Actually a friend of hers came up with the idea but it was probably inspired from something else so I figured it was ok for me to pass it on. The sad part is that it took me about 20 minutes to figure out how to do this - it might have been easier if I spelled out Kristopher, Bluebonnet and Clementine because it would have given me more options. However, it just looks better, more uniform when I use the shortened versions of their names. I present... The Ditmore Family Scrabble-ized:

New Bassetmobile

This weekend Kris went and traded in my tiny little coupe for a sporty stationwagon... and boy is everyone in the D family happy about this. Kris and I like for the girls to be comfortable in the car whether we are driving 6 hours to visit my parents in Louisiana or just taking them to the vet which is 7 minutes from the house. No one likes a wimpering, whiny or scared dog in the car, it's just not fun. We went for a stationwagon so we could put down some comfy blankets and the girls could stretch out and have plenty of room. But the bonus of the stationwagon is that there are so many windows for the girls to look out and see the world go by. I was so tickled by how well their first trip in the car went. I snapped a few pics of the girls in the back. Don't they seem to be enjoying the ride?

Maxime von Weiner

Maxime is my friend Denise's miniature dachshund. She is a sweet little thing that can hang with the big dogs and holds her own very well with the very bossy Bluebonnet. Maxime has a seriously cute characteristic - her tongue sticks out a little bit all the time. But apparently when she's really relaxed it tends to stick out a bit more. Here is a pic sent to me from Denise of Maxime in what appears to be a very deep sleep. The caption that came with the pic said "I dare you to sleep harder than this dog." I don't think it's possible. She must be living clean.

Here is my other favorite picture of Maxime - while to most dogs this is a food or water bowl, to Maxime, it's a sitting pool for cooling off. This picture was sent to me with the caption "Bowl 'o Maxime."

It's Maiko!

Clementine's gal pal Maiko came over to spend the night. There is a big difference between 2 dogs and 3 dogs. I am thankful I got the opportunity to realize this before trying to convince Kris that we need to add to our little family again. It's nice that Maiko is here now, but it will be nice to give her back.

She and Clementine wear each other out and they are so cute when they run around together. Clementine can fit right underneath Maiko and when Clemmie walks under her it's so funny!

Midnight snacker

Yesterday we reached a Defcon 5 rawhide level. We were completely out of rawhides and I was positive that without her fix, Clementine would destroy everything in the house while we were at work today. Luckily she showed restraint and respect by behaving and to reward her we got her another ginormo rawhide bone for her to go to town on!

Post for grandma

You don't really believe your daughter when she says we are bad dogs, do you?

That Leigh Nash song comes to mind

Although I am certain the song "Need to Be Next to You" was about just one person, Bluebonnet is less choosy and will pretty much cuddle up next to anyone sitting on her beloved couch - so long as she can get right up in there.

A picture of the world's happiest dog

I swear when I took it out of the bag and called "Clemmie come get your surprise!", she looked up at me and said "Keeyaw that's a big bone!"

They are plotting something

I will let you know what it is when I find out.

Recovering from a tummy ache

Communicating with humans

Clementine is much more communicative than Bluebonnet ever was. She barks for your attention and when she wants something. This picture was taken between barks at me to either give her permission to get on the bed or to help her get up on the bed. At first I thought it was cute but now it is just annoying because she does it every morning and every night.

The seat stealer

At our house, if you get up from your seat on the couch you can be almost certain that when you come back, a Basset Hound named Bluebonnet will be in your spot.

Flash

She heard daddy open the door to the ice box.

Perfecting the hang-dog look

Clementine has this one down. I would say that it is as good as Derek Zoolander's Blue Steel.

Well I guess it is the only warm side of the bed these days

The girls curled up on my side of the bed this morning after their breakfast. I think Clem will pass out when she sees mom tonight. Blue will maybe get off her leather throne.

They haven't seen anyone excpet me for a whole week.

We are STILL looking for mama

Ok...joke's over. Where is mommy? Clem, otherwise known as Slash, for her appetite for destruction, always has her head pointed toward the front door. Last night I went looking for her about midnight only to find her sitting in the entry looking at the door in darkness. In other news Blue has been showing her dissapproval of mommy's departure by dusting me with some of the most fowl orders known to mankind. Last night as I was once again hit with the gas I turned around only to see Blue standing in the doorway on her way out of the room looking back to see my reaction.

When is she coming home?

The girls have joined me in the office this evening. They are used to a few more treats than normal when dad is on his own.

Attention Readers!

This is Kris, Tobi's husband, making my first post on the blog. Tobi is going on a business trip for the week and I have been handed the reigns while she's gone. I figured that I would be sending her these pics anyway so why not post to the dog blog and let her 2 readers see it as well.

Thanks and be sure to check back all week for pictures of my bitches.

Kris, esq.

The result of an early morning walk

Clementine and I are very similar - we are both morning people, we are both short and we are both busy bodies! ;). But when I am bored I read. When she is bored she destroys things.

Since Kris gets up and feeds the dogs on the weekends I usually get to sleep in. After the feeding this morning Kris and Blue came back to bed but I could hear Clementine still walking around. After hearing a few noises I got up and saw that she had stolen a shoe and a hat. It was at that point that I looked at her and said "Are you trying to tell me something? Are you bored? Would you like to go for a walk?"

And with that I put on flip flops and clipped on her leash and we went around the block. Now she's exhausted and I am happy that I could successfully read her cues.

Clementine killed Ricardo Tubbs

This is all that is left of our Ricardo Tubbs collector doll. She chewed off both hands and both feet and really gnawed on his head. His pistol and shades are no where to be found.

It's like we can't ever have anything nice.

Locked out

That's right. I locked them out. Why? Because they don't know how to keep the horseplay outside.

As soon as the little one chased the big one out the doggie door I dropped the cover. So naturally when they tried to come barrelling back through it they were met with an unpleasant surprise to the noggin.

Now they are sitting out there staring at me as if I am the worst person in the world after Michael Vick.

Computer Woes, an original poem

Dearest readers of this blog,
And lovers of the dog,
I'm sorry I've been so absent;
it has not been with intent.

Last week we made a sad discovery;
the dead computer would not respond to attempts of recovery.

Getting a replacement may take a little while
And will required many trips down the Best Buy computer aisle.

I know you miss our pictures
and the videos that are herky-jerky;
But what can I do,
Our computer, he is no workee.

Note: All blogging for the time being will be done via mobile device, so please forgive the picture quality.

I like to call this segment of my Blog... REALLY?!!

Is she really laying down in the middle of the clothes I just washed and dried and am now trying to fold! Really?!? Really!?!

DOT on the GO

I wasn't able to upload the video that I wanted to post today. And I am very sad about that because it really showed the differences between Clementine and Bluebonnet in their personalities. I will try to post it next week. For now you will just have to look at this picture of cute little Clementine that I am sending from my mobile (that's why it's Dogs on Thursday on the go) - she's trying to get some shut eye if her MAMA WOULD JUST STOP TAKING PICTURES WITH THE FLASH ON.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLEMENTINE FRANCINE

♥ The Birthday Girl ♥

Today is Clementine's actual birthday. It's hard to believe that she's already a year old. I have contemplated celebrating the girls' birthdays on the days that we brought them home but as it turns out those days are the birthdays of two of my favorite relatives - my beloved aunt who passed away last year was born on January 28, in 2006 we brought Bluebonnet home on that day and my one and only nephew was born on August 16, on that day last year was when we brought little Clementine home to our family when she was a little over 6 weeks old. So I decided to celebrate with the girls on the day they came into the world.

Last night Kris' parents, who our nieces call Frank & Lulu so my girls will too, sent over some pressies for the girls since they couldn't come to the party. Kris also told us that he showed Frank & Lulu the link to the little blog here so now we have 2 more readers! Yay! Below I decided to post a picture of the sweet gifts that Frank & Lulu sent over and a picture from last year when we brought Clemmie over to meet the grandparents!

Meeting Lulu for the first time, 8/16/2008

More sweet b'day gifts

Dee dedede Dee dededede...

The weirdo sleeps tonight...

The LSU Tigers are geauxing down!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Weekly post for Grandma

Hi Grammy,
Mommy just told me that you are going to the Ernest Family Pond this weekend. I'm soooo jealous. I remember what a good time I had there and wish I could be with you and Grampy and Lovey and the rest of the family this weekend. I put my favorite picture from my last visit below... don't I just look like a little water baby?!?! Mommy has promised to do something extra fun with me tomorrow even if it means she has to go out in the "damn hot & humid Texas weather" (her words, not mine).

Love you big, big, big...

Clemmie

Omaha Baby!

Everyone in our house is a fan of the Texas Longhorns including the girls. So now that Texas finds themselves once again in the College World Series we are having game-watching get-togethers with Uncle Scootsie and Aunt Kelsey... sometimes Dexter and Charlie come too. We all show our team spirit the best way we can - cheering, the Hook "Em hand sign and clothing. Clemmie and Blue put on their jerseys and helped cheer the team on to victory last night!

The girls will be wearing their jerseys again on Friday night when Texas plays the winner of Game 10.

Laundry time

So I sent this picture to Kris' phone with the caption "I am helping mama do the laundry!" A few minutes later I get a reply that says "Yeah, I am sure she is." He just can't be fooled. But honestly, she was there keeping me company while I folded the clothes - that's as good as helping as far as I'm concerned.

Who's really writing this Blog...

As you can probably guess from the big paws there are lots of typos, lots of applications closed and opened in error and lots of dirt on the keys when she's done.

Decisions, decisions

Clementine and Bluebonnet are really stumped as to what chaos and aggravation they can cause today. I can just tell they are conspiring to steal socks or have a wrestling match.

Weekly post for Grandma

Dear Grandma,
This week mommy and daddy bought me my very own bed for the bedroom and explained to me that it was my personal space and that I could kick Clementine out of it if I wanted to.

Me in my new bed

Clementine in her bed

I decided to let her sleep with me for a little bit.

Love,

Bluebonnet

Wordless Wednesday

This cannot be comfy

Face smooshed against the sliding glass door that is in desperate need of a cleaning.

She's always on

Just when I think this freakin' dog can't get any cuter she grabs the end of her living room blankie (not to be confused with her bedroom blankie) and pulls it over her head then announces "I'm thinking of cutting bangs. What do you think?"