well, merry christmas and happy hannukah to everybody! i have been so bad about posting- its just been so insane, and will continue to be insane for a while. the girls didn't get what they wanted for Christmas, but their birthdays are about two weeks apart from each other in July, and i need to order those things on-line from New York (where Trixie and Peanut is located) and have them shipped out, so they will be stylin' then. although they did get a plethora of new toys and chewies in their stockings. christmas eve we went to my grandmother's house and they got to play with Wellington and their cousin Tilly. lets see.... Christmas day we were running around from family member to family member, so its needless to say we were all pooped- but had a fun time. my grandmother got them both little wardrobes for thier clothes, so i was pleased because they can actually use them.... Chloe (the girls' aunt) is looking forward to New Year's weekend, because she is going to be baby-sitting Muppy and Gertrude for that weekend. Muppy actually played with Tilly, a feat we have never been able to accomplish because Tilly is so rowdy, so that was another breakthrough. Other than that all is well. will try to post more later this week before we go on our mini-vacation (Disneyland!).

so, we were very graciously tagged by Winston, which caught me off guard since i was pretty sure only tilly actually read my blog, so that felt good. Here's the christmas card photo. So anyway, to respond to the tag, Muppy and Gertrude both want the same 3 things this year:
1. A Boston Terrier sister (although I think thier dad would kill me and not be too amused by it- wishful thinking)
2. & 3. A pink polka dot collar and step in harness from trixie and peanut (for Muppy) and a purple polka dot collar and step in harness for Gertrude.
They both dont want almost the same things:
1. to start giardia medicine (a new surprise from the vets office!)
2. Gertrude's spay surgery (i just scheduled it for the 30th of January). Gertrude doesn't want it because, well, it sucks, and Muppy sure doesn't want it to happen because then Gerti won't be able to play with her for a while...
3. For gertrude, the heartworm medicine we gove her the first of every month. she used to love having it like it was a treat, but now its a struggle. for muppy, she doesnt want to get hair bows, since she always scratches them out, but she is definitely getting them for when we make the holiday rounds!
I am tagging: Tilly the Westie, Roy & Gwen, Zoe the Chihuahua, Jabba the pug and Jewel and Willow, the Shih-tzus.

hey there everybody. sorry i havent posted in a while- the holiday season has been very hectic... but fun:). its our first christmas on our own and with 2 puppies. Gertrude was doing so well at housetraining last week, but this week everything seems to have gone out the window. we sent out our christmas cards and people liked them- i will post the picture from it soon. it was really interesting trying to get them to pose, and as you will see, they are kinda akward in the picture.... but oh well. muppy got groomed and it was beautiful and i will also post pictures of that... she scratched out her bows a couple of days afterward, so she isnt looking as glamorous, but it was nice while it lasted. nothing much else has been happening... just normal spoiled puppy stuff. i have their stockings all ready to go for christmas day, and walkies have been going on since gerti got her shots, so that has been pleasant too. one thing i will mention that was really adorable, was last night: we thought gerti was sleeping last night on steve and i when we were watching thx1138 on tv. well, in the movie, there are these robot cop things, and toward the end of the movie, they are after the title character. there is a chase scene, and gertrude jumps up and starts furiously barking at the screen! she was paying attention the whole time (which she often does i now notice more and more). from then on, whenever the shiny robot cops were on screen she would flip. such a cutie. will post more later.

hi there everyone. It has been a kinda hectic weekend, by our choice, of course. it just seems like the days get shorter and shorter, which makes it hard to accomplish anything... but we did. Gertrude got her last round of shots on Friday and she is free and clear and ready to rumble outside. So, Saturday we went to a dog park very near to our house and had a lot of fun. Lauren and Zoe the chihuahua came too, and even though there weren't too many dogs there, we all had a really fun time. i was so impressed with Muppy being social with other dogs, it really made my weekend. Gerti is of course at her cutest when she is out playing, so that was fun too. Today, Sunday, we went into Oxnard to pick up a Christmas tree from my mom (and of course the puppies got to visit their cousin Tilly who lives there)- our first tree... it is so beautiful, i love it. we set it up when we got home, but were too tired to trim it. probably tomorrow night that will happen. i am posting some pics of the dogs at the park, as well as one from tonight of Gerti admiring the tree right after we got it set up.