Saturday, March 22, 2008

my lap dog my anchor

It's been a really tough few days for my family and I've found myself upset and/or crying on many occasions. Thankfully I live with a little dachshund named Nick. The second I start feeling bad he's right there jumping in my lap with kisses. He really takes good care of me. He's kept me grounded through much of this.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

adventures in ft wayne

It's been a long day for this dachshund. He spent a few hours on the road riding down to Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a couple hours rushing a newborn Jacob only to be pulled away (again and again), and a half dozen hours in a strange hotel room with dozens of noisy kids running around in the halls (they even tommy knocked on the door trying to get him barking). Overall, it's been a pretty intense day of various stimuli for a little guy who's used to his world being made up of one tiny city block. At the moment, he's lying on his blanket, on the hotel room floor next to me, and looks quite beat. Thankfully the noisy kids have quieted down for the moment and Nicky Dog can finally rest so he'll be ready for another day of Maddy, Jacob, and the long drive back to SE Michigan. He's pictured here just pulling into Indiana earlier this afternoon.

road dachshund

We're on the road to Indiana to meet Jacob P, Randy and Lori's new little boy. Nicky Dog wanted to come along to meet the newest member of their family and can hardly contain his excitement for the long car ride. Thankfully he's beginning to calm down after a little over an hour in the car. Maybe he'll sleep? Then again, if he doesn't, he'll be more likely to sleep well tonight in the strange hotel. This guy is the best travel buddy.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

nick's even cute when he's drinking water--go figure

So, I've got this new camera phone and I'm going crazy taking pictures. Here's my guy drinking from his water bowl, for no reason other than it's a cute picture. I love this new camera phone. But not as much as I love Nick. Aww.

it's a new day

I got a fancy new phone today and of course I've been testing out the new camera on Nick. Here he is looking as cute as ever. <3