Dog days of summer...

So, I haven't blogged in what feels like FOREVER! Work, home renovation and weddings have been crazy the past couple of months. I have a lot of home renovation things to blog about, from brand new siding and a fixed foundation to new kitchen hardware. Bill has accomplished so much on the house this summer, I will have to post a picture of his crazy huge list!

But we have also found some time this summer to do a little of this:

While watching Lady do a lot of this:

Summer is such a great time to relax with friends and family, in August that is our only plan!

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."  ~James Dent

My Little Lady

As many of my friends and family know I have lots of dog stories about my little puppy named Lady, so it is only fitting that my first blog post be about her.

We got her last Christmas (picked her up on December 23rd) and she has been entertaining us ever since! From her antics in our backyard pond to her love of cuddles and kisses, we have no idea what we would do without her. She turned 1 on November 4th this year, but you would never know that she wasn't still a little puppy. She is a ball of energy and she certainly keeps us on our toes! As an example, she sometimes goes to visit my parents and their dog (who just happens to be related to her by the same dog parents, but a few years of litters apart) on Fridays. One Friday last year she was hanging out with my Dad in the basement and then wandered upstairs, he followed a few moments later and found her in their kitchen sink! To this day we can't figure out how she got in there...what a nut!

She has some pretty unique facial expressions this is one of them...

She loves to sit on what I call the "roundy roundy" chair (one of those round Pier 1 Imports chairs) and look out the window at the squirrels, bunnies, birds, neighbours, Bill shovelling the driveway...you name it!

She also loves to swim! All summer she was in and out of our backyard pond, sometimes for hours at a time. What started as a casual dip in June/July eventually turned into the great frog hunt of 2010 in August/September.

Bill and I found this video on youtube one morning and it really reminds us of Lady.

... until my next blog about my dog, enjoy :) ...