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.