- Tulip had another Gotcha Day, which means she got another hamburger. This time it was a Whopper Jr with ketchup, which means she has had more fast food this year than I have ( Read more... )

Tulip is usually very quiet, so when I heard her whimpering in the early hours of the morning on Friday I was concerned enough to get out of bed to check on her. Thankfully, I found something that was hilarious rather than upsetting ( Read more... )

Tulip: "Yay, I'm six! That means I get to go to kindergarten, 'cause you do that when you're six ( Read more... )

Most of the time Supper Club is a kid-free event, but in some years we've had Supper Club potlucks where the kids are welcome. We had another one last night, which like the previous few have always been at Carol & John's house. As you might imagine, the food quality at Supper Club potlucks are WAY better than normal potlucks. Last night we had home ( Read more... )

The weather was nice today so Tulip and I took a longer than usual morning walk. As we wandered by the high school, the driver of one of the cars stopped at the light rolled down his window and yelled "Is your dog named Tulip ( Read more... )

but that doesn't really matter to you, so let's give you an update on my favorite dog!

Tulip has had a busy couple of months. As noted on Facebook she was the camper of the month at doggie day care, which mostly means that I've spent a ton of money there in the last year. Her picture was in the lobby for the month. In 2012 they hung them up for ( Read more... )

you gotta move.

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Get up and walk. If you want to lose weight and aren't a majorly athletic person, at least go for a walk, or so they say. I personally walk a lot due to The Fuzzy Overlord and her 5 miles a day of excursions. But how much do most people walk? And how do I stack up against those people ( Read more... )

My parents have asked for a list of things I might want for my birthday. Hey, greed. Of course, the perfect gift is something I didn't know I wanted that turns out to be awesome, so putting down a list may be counterproductive. On the other hand, a perfect gift can also be something I want but would never buy myself, and that doesn't preclude a ( Read more... )

Apparently it's Tulip's month for cat encounters. After the two recent incidents, tonight she took it to a whole new level. We were walking along the sidewalk next to an apartment building, and apparently a local house cat decided to hide inside some tall grass instead of running. I didn't notice the cat, but Tulip sure did and pounced right on top ( Read more... )

Today was Tulip's arbitrarily chosen birthday*. She is five years old. To her great delight, she had the customary birthday cheeseburger, plus assorted small pieces of watermelon. Admittedly, she gets watermelon all the time, but that doesn't seem to dampen her enjoyment of it ( Read more... )