When we give Cubba treats...

When we give Cubba treats we always at least make him sit. We recently decided to encourage Rose to do the same - and much to my surprise she does it.

I should mention here that Cubba likes to throw hands... He's always trying to "shake" after a sit to get more treats. Well today, Rose threw a paw at me after she sat. It's not the most conventional dog training I've ever heard of, but it seems to be effective. No complaints here! 😂😂😂

Shaun's oldest kitty, Sindar...

Shaun's oldest kitty, Sindar, lives in our bedroom / bathroom because she prefers to be the only cat. She likes to wake me up in the mornings for some petting and that's ok. She's pretty into head bonkies and I love that. Sometimes I kiss her forehead when she goes in for a bonk and a few times now she's imitated the smacky sound back to me right after I kiss her. I don't know why she does it but it's so precious to me. 💗

Look at this dog not getting wet.

It's still raining. Look at this dog not getting wet.

Looks like we're (slowly but surely) making progress with Rose.

Looks like we're (slowly but surely) making progress with Rose. We went to Anniston to spend time with Shadow for his birthday yesterday. It was cloudy but not raining when we left home. When we got back it clearly had rained and Rose was soaking wet in the middle of the yard. 😕

Last night while we were home Shaun called her in and "locked" the doggie door so she would stay in out of the rain (I say "locked" this way because we literally prop the hard plastic slider in front of it and Rose is too confused by that to do anything). We left her there and went to bed. I woke up to her whining around 3 this morning and "unlocked" the doggie door and she went out. I figured she might need to use the bathroom and honestly I've had a hard time getting right since I had the worst migraine of my life the other day so I really needed my sleep.

This morning it was raining pretty hard and Shaun saw Rose on the couch with Cubba rather than out in the middle of the yard (without her being locked in). We consider that a win. We've also discovered that if we just sit in the room with her when we want her to eat, she will. Another thing is that before when she would come inside anything other than me and Shaun both sitting on the couch would scare her back outside. Yesterday and the day before we were able to scoop litter boxes on the other side of the room without her diving out of the doggie door like some kind of evil was chasing her. 😂😂😂 She's quite dramatic at times but she's coming along.

Happy 21st Birthday...

Happy 21st Birthday to the first person to give me a purpose in life. I was young when I had you; too young to have any real direction - so for me being your mom was was as good an option as any (but probably way more fun). I miss the days of you being my little sidekick, but I'm proud of how you've grown. You're a smart, kind, caring, talented human being and your very existence has enriched my life in innumerable ways. I hope you never forget how much I love you, Shadow. You're really the best. 💜

Almost 13 years together...

Almost 13 years together, 3 of them married. Shaun said this is the leather anniversary and bought me this custom pen. You all know how I love writing utensils. How he thought to combine those things I'll never figure out. He is so clever and thoughtful. I am the luckiest. ❤️ The biggest downside to that is that time is flying because life is so much better than I ever dreamed it could be.

We're having a chill anniversary. It took me some days to get completely over my migraine hangover (that's really a thing, unfortunately). I'm almost back to my normal, but I slept a lot today. Shaun is so patient with me especially when my health goes sideways. Hopefully, we'll be up for celebrating soon. For now I'm off to enjoy his company. Maybe we'll start on the puzzle that I gifted him today. 😊

The Texas Nipple Cactus...

The Texas Nipple Cactus that my Father in Law handed down to me a few years ago is blooming for the first time since I've had her. She makes those little red fruits all the time. I love this plant so much. 💚