cone replacement...

dogs...

movie trailers (modern horror and old school hollywood)...

movie trailer for "house of the devil":

sweet video of ukulele playing in the short film "starlit days at the lido":

bedroom panoramic pic...

typical weekend pics...

FRAP

gilly is digging holes and FRAPPING:

barn & trees

dog training thoughts...

everyone likes to quote caesar milan (the dog whisperer.)  i've never been a big fan of his.  i don't like the aggressive methods, shoving the dog down to show "dominance", or pinch collars.  i think there are ways to keep dog training 100% positive.  no yelling or pushing.  no pinching the neck with prongs.

i found this website created to :"bring together people who oppose cruel, violent or bullying methods of training or rehabilitating dogs; also those who question or challenge pack leadership, dominance theory, dog-as-wolf and other outdated ideas."

i really like the idea that a dog can be trained in a positive way.  we've done a little training with the clicker and it works great indoors, teaching gilly to sit or come when called.  i found a new harness to help her to stop pulling on the leash on walks.  

i also like the "nothing in life is free" program.  we've had gilly do a "sit" or "down" command just when we feed her or let her out.

in the end, we just have to try new things and do the work.  i want a well behaved dog that has fun!

DAN IS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO PROPERLY TRAIN DOGS. YOU SHOULD DONATE ALL YOUR MONEY TO HIM RIGHT NOW!

vacation day fun...

BFFs

my husband the baby, the clown, the crabapple....

sweeping up the snow...

gilly hates the broom:

i love this song. "pink sugar elephants" by vashanti bunyon

then & now.......

 

see more old pics here.

weekend videos (hard times & dogs)

a beautiful song:

when gilly attacks:

sourpuss....

well, i had a little medical "scare".  i found a small lump on my jaw, and worried it might be something "serious", like the "C word".  Went to the doc and found out after much poking and prodding that it's just sialolithiasis.  after her intial concern, my doctor was delighted to tell me to "go suck a lemon".

so basically it's like a kidney stone, but in my saliva glands, and i'm eating sour patch candy and lemon heads.  yuk.  why couldn't the cure me mentos???

seriously though, i feel lucky that it turned out to be something simple.  next time i bitch about traffic or my job, i need to remember how it felt when i googled "small lump on jaw bone" and saw all the serious things it could have been.

ok, off to suck a lemon!

gilly's baby pics....

she used to be so tiny!!!!