Snow Day in Vegas!

So, who says it never snows in Vegas?! On Thursday, we got 8 inches of snow. Since Vegas doesn't really have the snow equipment like most places, they sent us home early from work and closed the schools.

We of course had to try out the boy's new coats that I bought them but they were too big. They didn't like them at all! Chuck was having soooo much fun in the snow! He was attacking it and biting the little snow balls!

We have a new roommate that is living with us for a few months. She is one of my co-workers and she has a 2 year old boy. He is cute but he is scared of the dogs and the dogs are scared of him! They will eventually get along. It has only been 1 day and so far they are getting a little better. This will give me a taste of reality on if I can handle a child. I will keep everyone posted on that!

Hef turns 2!

Well, today is Hef's birthday. It is the same day as the Pearl Harbor attacks. He turned 2 years old. He got a few extra treats today because of that. If I had all of the money in the world I would have thrown him a birthday party but that didn't happen this year.

I went Christmas shopping this weekend and I ended up spending more on my dogs than anyone else. I couldn't believe it after I added it all up! People say kids are expensive but if your dogs are your kids then I know what people now go through. They are expensive.

Chuck is feeling better now. He ended up chewing off his bandage one of the days we were at work but his leg seems to be completely healed. I haven't taken him back to the vet yet but I don't think that I will need to. He is running around and playing with Hef. He jumps up and down off of the couch with no problem.

Crippled Puppy!

I took Chuck to the vet on Friday to get his leg looked out again because he was still limping pretty bad. She took x-rays of the leg and she couldn't see any broken bones but he wasn't cooperating real well so she didn't get a great shot of it. She had to give him a pain shot so she could at least bend his leg. He was pretty stoned the rest of the day. He was so out of it that he couldn't even stand up! She wrapped a bandage around his leg and told me that he was on bed rest and to keep him in his kennel for the next week. I am only suppose to take him out 3 times a day for 5-10 minutes at a time to eat and go to the bathroom. That hasn't really worked because he whines the entire time he is in there during the day so it makes Hef whine the entire time. We took him out so he could lay on the pillow in our living room. He is ok as long as he is tired but if he isn't he runs around here like nothing. I even think the bandage helps him run better! He slides around corners and plays with Hef. We have even caught him jumping up and down on the couch! This is a picture of him a little out of it. We had just gotten back from the vet. That was not a vet bill that I was expecting or wanted. It was $220 for the x-rays, pain shot and bandage. I keep trying to claim them on my insurance but they won't let me!

These pictures are of his puppies he likes to cuddle with when he is tired. The big one is now in the trash because he already tore it up but the one with spots is a new one that is made for tuff chewers like my babies. It doesn't have stuffing in it so even if there is a whole it doesn't matter. The material is stronger too.

One whole week off of work!

Well, Mike and I have a whole week off of work. It has been great so far. Even though we seem to still go to bed by 11pm and wake up by 7am. Not cause we want to but the dogs wake up so early that we have to get up and then since you woke up so early, you get tired earlier. It is a vicious cycle!

Mike is now 30! He says that he doesn't feel any different but I think he looks even more handsome! I stayed a little late the day before his birthday to decorate his cubile. His boss helped me blow up all of those balloons. Note to self: buy a balloon pump next time! We went out to the strip for his birthday with some friends and just hung out. We couldn't go walking much because one of our friends broke her foot so she was on crutches. Gosh, I do not miss those days!

In this picture, Chuck was helping me study but he just feel asleep instead. What a great son! For some reason everytime that I pull out my books to do homework, Chuck has to lay like this. Actually, most of the time half of his body is on the notebook!

This is now Hef's favorite spot. Especially when the sun is hitting right there. Isn't he cute!

Mudvayne Concert!

On Wednesday night Mike and I went to the Mudvayne concert at the Hard Rock. It was awesome! They are really good live. Mike actually went into the mosh pit and he didn't get hurt. He made friends with the people we were standing next to and he asked them to watch out for me while he was gone. For some reason, I always get all of the wierd out of town "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" type of guys that hit on me. They don't care that I am married. The concert didn't get over until midnight so we got home around 12:30 or 1:00am and I had to work the next day. Mike was smart and took the day off. I made it through the day but I had a lot of coffee and energy drinks to keep me awake! I don't usually even drink coffee!


I just thought this picture was cute so I decided to post it. Nothing to do with Mudvayne! They like to cuddle with each other.

Scary

Last night Chuck and Hef were playing around and Hef pushed Chuck into the couch really hard. I heard this loud squeal and when I came to check it out Chuck was limping pretty good. I was really worried that he broke his leg. I told Mike that we should let him rest that night and see how he feels in the morning. Well, he was still limping pretty good in the morning so I took him straight to the Vet. He said that he just sprained it and he gave him some medicine to take the swelling down. He also gave him his regular shots that he was due for. He was concerned about the Rabies shot that he was going to give him. He said it looked like he has had a reaction to it before because he had a spot on his leg where he had the shot before. He wanted me to watch him and make sure that there was no swelling. So I stayed home from work so that I could be with him today. It was really weird that I stayed home and I wasn't sick. Thank goodness all of the people that I work with are dog lovers and they understood what I was going through. He seems fine now and has tons of energy still. He is still limping a little but it seems to be getting better. I was such a worried parent today!

Experimenting.....

This week we decided to leave to leave the dogs out of their kennel while we were at work. They did great for the first 2 days. On the 3rd day, I came home to find stuffing all over the couch. I couldn't figure out where the stuffing was coming from. I checked the pillow on the couch but there wasn't a hole. I checked all of their toys but nothing. Then I checked the couch..... I found a hole on the top of the couch that was soaking wet! They had chewed a hole in my couch!!!! Thank goodness it looks like I can sew it up but it definitely won't look the same. Needless to say, they are back in the kennel while we are out of the house. I swear, sometimes I think that they are worse than kids! Their new thing now is to sleep on top of their kennel. They can get right on it because it is the same height as the arm of the couch. We keep a bed up there and they fight who gets it first.

We went bowling last night and watched the UFC fight at the same time. They were not that good actually. I am glad that we didn't buy the pay per view! We just pay for a lane of bowling and get to watch the fight for free! That is so much more fun then just watching it at home.

Good weekend!

Well, last night Mike and I were bored so we decided to go gambling for a little while. It turned out that we won $200! It was awesome! Can't really complain about that. We are not the big gambling type but every once in awhile we try our luck.

Well, I have new news on the puppies. Chuck can finally jump up on our bed! He did it yesterday and I was so shocked that he could actually do it! Our bed is pretty high so I never thought he would be able to do it. I have been walking the dogs every night and I think that has helped him get a little stronger. He is looking pretty muscular. The vet told me that my dogs were getting chunky so we changed their diet and have been walking every night. It helps me out too to try and get my knee stronger for ski season. I don't know if I will be able to go skiing at all this year again but we will see.

The 1st blog EVER!

Well, I figured since everyone in my family (and by that I mean all of the girls in my family) are blogging, I might as well give it a try. I am hoping to update this once a week but we will see how it goes. Vegas is treating us well. Chuck just celebrated his 1 year birthday in August and Hef will be 2 in December. They grow up soooo fast! They are spoiled as ever! We usually keep them in their kennel with their comfy beds at night so mommy and daddy can get some sleep but last night we tried to have them sleep with us in our bed. We have tried before but have had to put them back since they think they can start playing in the middle of the night. But last night they were angels and slept all night. Except when I heard Hef at about 5:30am throwing up down by my feet. He must have gotten one of my hairs stuck in his throat. He was good after that and they both slept until about 7am. Not bad!