gated community living

meet the real house pugs of snorts-a-lot...in their new gated community.

sadly, for them the gate thing isn't as glamorous as it sounds. 

but, trust me there's just as much drama as the show.

we had a baby gate originally propped up against that entrance and pug never messed with it, but we found baby bro's one negative and that's that he's was smart enough to figure out an escape route and taught it to his partner in crime.

 (poor landry you can't even see him...he just blends right on into the floors)

i figured if i have to invest in another baby gate i'm getting one i don't have to hike over all day.  so, with my toilet paper delivery i got to use my coupon for wag.com.  on this gate; the internet is so handy these days.

now we're just counting down the days till they figure out where the pedal is to open it and take over the house.

oh, and i recently did another ruffle curtain.  this time in a queen sized sheet set and instead of a drapery i did a headboard.  if i can get my act together, i'll hopefully have an updated tutorial for you.

night y'all.

say cheese

Well, good news folks, we successfully survived our family photo shoot this weekend.

And when I mean successfully, I mean that a few certain pugs didn't act all a fool, that the wardrobe issue was resolved, that my stressing out the day of didn't cause anyone to pull out their eyebrows (please tell me you've seen that "Raising Hope" episode), that boy didn't protest the idea for him to carry a gorgeous vintage chair down a rather dangerous rocky trail for the lighting, that the giant red zit on my face was easily cured thanks to a google search and some ice and lemon juice (go figure) and most importantly it cooled down enough so I didn't have to stick tissues up my arm pits. 

It's the small things folks.

These have been our first really formal pictures since our wedding six years ago.  And have I told y'all about how our wedding album has a huge gap of events missing from it because our photographer misinterpreted "feel free to grab a bite to eat" to "feel free to put your camera away and grab seat at the cousin's table"?  Yeah that was a fun surprise.

Although the pictures we did get turned out fine, I've just always really wanted to get some updated ones with the pug (now 2 pugs) and the hubby and have a really fun outdoor session.  I really wish I would have made the time before.

Can't wait to see them, because I know it's probably going to be another 6 years before I can convince the gang to do it again.

strolling along

it's so surreal around here having two pugs now...twice the fun and definitely twice the snoring!!  pug's adjusting i think...he's got such a big personality and he definitely likes to make sure everyone knows whose in charge and he's not a fan of sharing either.  sweet landry is the complete opposite personality wise.  he's my people pleaser that comes when you call for him and stays when you tell him too.  boy and i were like "what... that actually works on dogs?".  landry's coat is looking so much better each day and i think he's trusting us more and more. 

thankfully we got some rain last week and have had some cooler evenings so the boys and i have been going on lots of walks.  pug spends the walk body bumping landry off the sidewalk and landry just lovingly puts up with his craziness :-)   love to hear from y'all on how your doggies adjusted when you added a new one to the mix.

bloggy book swap.a.roo

Hey y'all welcome to the Bloggy Book Swap.a.roo!  I'm thrilled you stopped by.  This came about when I thought instead of just sharing book recommendations, why not just swap books with my blog friends.  We get to save a few bucks and clear off some shelf space.  I did my best brainstorming and getting other's opinions on the best way to work this, so bare with me if we come across a few hiccups.  Also, if you have any suggestions along the way I'm all ears.  Please take a quick look at the guidelines and then browse about the linky's below.  Happy book swapping!!

1. You must have an active blog to participate.

2. Please write a post including the books you have for trade. 1 book or 20 books doesn't matter feel free to join in.  If you could include the author or even a picture of the book that'd be great.

3. Include in your post a few books you may be hoping to trade for and if you'd prefer people to comment or e-mail for a trade.

4. Link up to this post below using your blog name.

5. Browse through the linky's below and do some shopping.  Hopefully come across some new blog friends too!  Linky will be up until Tuesday.

6. Once you make a trade with a blogger, please make note on your post that the book has been traded.

7. Ship off your traded books right away.  I recommend requesting Media Mail at the post office.  It's very economical, especially for hardbacks.

8.  Sit by your mail box and wait anxiously for the mail man to bring you your new reads (i kid).

Thanks everyone...again have fun!

bloggy book swap.a.roo

my books for trade:

"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"One Day" by David Nicholls

"Something Borrowed" by Emily Giffin

"Hope in a Jar" by Beth Harbison

"Baby Proof" by Emily Giffin

"Twenties Girl" by Sophie Kinsella

"The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson

"The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs

a few i'm looking for:

"Room" by Emily Donoghue

"Something Blue" by Emily Giffin

"Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah

"Distant Shores" by Kristin Hannah

please e-mail me at aboyagirlandapug {at} gmail {dot} com or leave a comment if you'd like to make a trade.

tivo heads back to work

It's bittersweet in the TiVo department...our beloved Big Brother comes to an end tonight, but over the next few weeks lots of new shows return and begin.  Y'all know I love me some fall tv, so here's some that I've missed, new shows I'm excited for and the ones I'm going to pass on.  Which one's strike your fancy this season?

I've missed...

"Raising Hope"  this is hands down one of our favorites!!  maw maw cracks me up...definitely go rent   this if you missed last season.

"Parenthood"  tivo let me down and didn't record this last night...so bummed out.  hopefully, i can catch it online later.

"Modern Family"

"The Middle"  this show is so true in so many ways.

"How I Met Your Mother"

"Parks & Rec" it's so weird i was so disappointed on the first season of this show, but we gave it a second chance and so glad we did.  it's hysterical.

"Private Practice" I'm addicted to the craziness.

"The Office" not going to lie, a little nervous how it's going to work without Michael Scott.

"Dexter"

Looking forward to...

"Up All Night" such a good cast this has to be good!

"2 Broke Girls"

"Pan Am" so bummed this is taking over "Brothers & Sisters"

Passing on:

"Charlie's Angels"  hasn't it been remade enough?

"Free Agents"

"Person of Interest"

Also, don't forget the bloggy book swap.a.roo begins this Friday the 16th.  Hope you'll grab your old books and join in!!

the one where we get another pug

yes...we caved.  big time. 

we adopted our sweet little foster landry this past week.

his sweetness just overwhelmed us and there was no way this dog was going anywhere.

boy and i started praying about it really hard after only a few days of fostering him and one day boy said "i just can't imagine our family without him". 

i couldn't agree more.

so there you have it...were foster failures!!