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lizzybennetMy birthday was very nice yesterday; low-key, with pie instead of cake and pad thai for lunch. Chris took me to this awesome little out-of-the-way place. I'm now 34, only one year away from the seemingly-significant 35. It does seem that birthdays get less important as I get older.
I'm very excited that Battlestar Galactica comes back on tonight. Woo-hoo! I have no predictions or expectations. I just want to enjoy it. I'm not feeling the excitement for Lost, though. I wish I could but it just sort of, er, lost me last season. I might just let it fall by the wayside, like I did with Heroes.
Max had his first vet visit yesterday. He is such a funny pup! He wasn't nervous but instead he was incredibly happy to be there. He loved on the nurse, he loved on the vet and he didn't flinch when he got his rabies shot. He did get curious when they took his temperature but didn't get upset or try to get away. After she finished he ran around the table in circles trying to get a look at his bottom to see what she'd done down there :) He had the whole waiting room entertained as he attempted to leap over the leash and did some sort of jumping twist in the air. Before we got him, I'd read that pugs are considered the "court jesters" of the dog world. Yeah, I see that now. And here I am, mild-mannered Tina who tends to enjoy blending into the background. My pup has pulled me to the forefront! Also, when I asked the vet if there were any physiological reasons why Max had been so inexpensive, he said it's probably just the economy and that Max is in excellent shape.
He's really starting to feel more comfortable here. My main concern is that he really won't leave my side. If the kids are home and engage him in active play, then he will happily play with them. But he doesn't choose to hang out with them during down time. He'll eat his food if I'm in the same room, but if I go out he'll follow me rather than just keep eating. He doesn't want to be outside unless I'm there with him. I've surrendered my favorite pair of Converse to him so he can sleep well at night (he didn't whine at all last night.) He loves those shoes so much, he's always laying on top of them. I think they smell like his Mama because I had them on when we went to pick him up. He's not irritating me, like jumping up and yapping all the time. He's just always there, where ever I go. A shadow. It really is like having a toddler again, in some respects. I constantly have to make sure he's not trying to eat something he shouldn't (like a button or his own poo.) He tires me out somedays!
I'm very excited that Battlestar Galactica comes back on tonight. Woo-hoo! I have no predictions or expectations. I just want to enjoy it. I'm not feeling the excitement for Lost, though. I wish I could but it just sort of, er, lost me last season. I might just let it fall by the wayside, like I did with Heroes.
Max had his first vet visit yesterday. He is such a funny pup! He wasn't nervous but instead he was incredibly happy to be there. He loved on the nurse, he loved on the vet and he didn't flinch when he got his rabies shot. He did get curious when they took his temperature but didn't get upset or try to get away. After she finished he ran around the table in circles trying to get a look at his bottom to see what she'd done down there :) He had the whole waiting room entertained as he attempted to leap over the leash and did some sort of jumping twist in the air. Before we got him, I'd read that pugs are considered the "court jesters" of the dog world. Yeah, I see that now. And here I am, mild-mannered Tina who tends to enjoy blending into the background. My pup has pulled me to the forefront! Also, when I asked the vet if there were any physiological reasons why Max had been so inexpensive, he said it's probably just the economy and that Max is in excellent shape.
He's really starting to feel more comfortable here. My main concern is that he really won't leave my side. If the kids are home and engage him in active play, then he will happily play with them. But he doesn't choose to hang out with them during down time. He'll eat his food if I'm in the same room, but if I go out he'll follow me rather than just keep eating. He doesn't want to be outside unless I'm there with him. I've surrendered my favorite pair of Converse to him so he can sleep well at night (he didn't whine at all last night.) He loves those shoes so much, he's always laying on top of them. I think they smell like his Mama because I had them on when we went to pick him up. He's not irritating me, like jumping up and yapping all the time. He's just always there, where ever I go. A shadow. It really is like having a toddler again, in some respects. I constantly have to make sure he's not trying to eat something he shouldn't (like a button or his own poo.) He tires me out somedays!
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Date: 2009-01-16 09:30 pm (UTC)I am noticing, too, that as I get older my birthdays are just... days. In some regards that's good, but I'm not one to shy away if people want to make a fuss over me. :D
Don't give up on Lost! I think they're wrapping it up next year aren't they?
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Date: 2009-01-16 10:21 pm (UTC)I want to watch Lost, but I just feel like they're dragging it on and on, creating all these new story lines without resolving anything. I need a bit of resolution, just a smidgen, and all will be forgiven.
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Date: 2009-01-16 10:19 pm (UTC)I completely agree and I hadn't had it for almost three years! I had a hankering so I requested Pad Thai and left it to Chris to find a place. He did an awesome job :)
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
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Date: 2009-01-16 11:24 pm (UTC)pad thai? what's that?
Glad max got a clean bill of health from the vet. :) give him about a week to get used the the boys and then he will be the one wanting to bug them. It takes dogs about that long to get used to the people in their new family or so's been the case with all the dogs we've had.
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Date: 2009-01-17 02:19 am (UTC)I'm glad the pup got a good report. You have to start posting more pictures now....seriously. lol