Look, don't touch.

 Can you see what they are looking at?

Let me zoom in.... How about now?

I was brushing the dogs on the porch and the cat was a nice distraction, to hold them still LOL!

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Us and the seller have come to the final agreements! So now we just have to wait until closing, it's going to be a long month! I CAN'T WAIT!

Hello world! Why, yes I am still with you!

Once again, I am so so sorry I haven't been posting. I've been boring lately, I know. No Rally or Agility updates.....but, I have a good excuse this time! We are in the process of becoming HOMEOWNERS! (hopefully)

We've found the perfect home, and I mean perfect! It has everything on our wish list, BIG backyard (my wish) and a big garage (hubby's wish), and the house is perfect too, well almost. We are in the process of negotiating a couple of the big issues that need to be fixed.

With the hope that everything goes well, we should be closing right after Thanksgiving!

Wish us luck!

And, just for cuteness here are a couple pictures of Riley and Grace snuggling :)

 They clearly don't like each other. Haha

Why Hello There!

 I know, I know... I havent been posting lately :( Sorry, it as been really busy lately. The latest news is we put an offer on a house....but....the sellers accepted another offer. So, our search continues...

Anyways, today I have some pictures to share :)

Surprisingly they are not pictures of Riley and Grace!

Introducing Yogi, BooBoo and Xena! They are dogs of a friend of mine, that I let out to play/potty during lunch this week, while they were on their honeymoon.

 Yogi! A very ball driving little guy, he is such a clown!

"Throw the BALL!"

 Miss BooBoo! Such a sweet little girl!

 And last but not least Miss Xena! A very strong willed girl!

Boo loves to give kisses.

I know its been a while since I said I would post about our beach adventure, it has been crazy busy for us. Now I have a moment to relax here they are! :)

Riley has been to this beach house before, but this was Grace's first time going to the beach (as far as we know). The first time she saw the ocean, she was scared but very curious, running after the waves barking, them running away as they came after her. She soon learned to love the waves and even went out for a swim with with me. Riley doesn't care for the waves, he likes the water, just not the wave part. So he mainly digs in the sand more then anything else :)

 Making themselves at home.

 Riley found a new friend!

 Chillin'

 Digging in the sand, his favorite past time.

 Grace, wanting so bad to chase the birds.

 Playing catch.

 Tired of playing fetch with mom, so he held onto the ball.

 HI!

 Point!

 Birds!

 My two beach pups!

 Resting after a long day on the beach.

 It's kinda windy!!!

 I can fly!

 I tried to get a picture of Riley but he wouldn't look at the camera. You can tell from his fur, how windy it was!

 Family picture!

 We rode the ferry back home, and the dogs enjoyed the view.

Until next time!

A much needed vacation!

Just a quick post :) The pups, hubby and I (and some friends) are going to the beach for the weekend!!! We hadn't had a proper vacation in a while, so this will be awesome! Also, it will be the first time Grace sees the beach! Riley has gone before and loved it, so I have a feeling her and Riley are going to have a blast! Be prepared for many many many beach pictures come early next week!

Tell Me Thursday #9

It's Tell me Thursday over at Crooks and Crazies again!

1. If you're not at the 2011 Sheepdog finals this weekend what are you planning to do?
Well, since we don't do sheep trails, we will most likely be here at home taking it easy, going to obedience class, and what-not. :)

2. One item you NEVER walk onto the trial field (any trial field, or training class will suffice) without?
I've never been in a trial yet. I would probably want a good, comfy pair of shoes,But one thing that I can't live without where ever I go, is a ponytail holder!

3. Katy wants to know if you have a pre-run ritual that you observe?
I don't have any agility pre-run rituals (yet) but with the few Rally trials I've done, I go to the bathroom a lot and I study the Rally map religiously! So I can only assume I'd do the same with agility. :)

4. How old were you when you had your first real kiss?
Humm...I think I was about 16 years old.

5. Bonnie wants to know what you do for yard mud control during the winter?
I don't have to deal with mud, yet. We live in an apartment, but ask me this question in about a year. Hopefully we will be in a house by March! :)
The drought here in Texas is a killer and they say we won't get any good rain until Spring. I hope they are wrong!

This fire was right behind our apartments, in George Bush park! Our apartments were issued an evacuation warning, so us, Riley and Grace stayed at our friends house (Red's owners) for the night.

(picture taken through my back window as we left. Yes, I have a WSU sticker and I live in Texas :P WSU is my alumni, Go Cougs!)

One of the MANY fire trucks that were in and around our complex and the park making a barrier with the water hoses. Luckily the fire was contain before it reached us, but sadly it burned 1500 acres of the park :(

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On a random more uplifting note, the hummingbirds have finally found my feeder! They are thirsty since there's been no rain and no flowers :( I've got them covered!

(insert video here) Youtube is being slow and I've got to get to bed. Look for a cute hummingbird video when I wake up :)

*edited to add video*

What time is it? It's Tell me Thursday Time!

WOOT! WOOT!

 This weeks set of questions are:

1. What is the biggest thing that grossed you out over the past week?
2. What do you feed your dogs?
3. If you could move anywhere where would you live?
4. What is the funniest thought that occurred to you (or thing that happened to you) this week?
5. If you couldn't have your breed of choice what would be next on your list?

1) What's the biggest think that grossed you out over the past week?

Hummm.... Nothing really... someone came into the office today with really, and I mean REALLY, bad B.O. Does that count?

2)What do you feed your dogs?

We use to feed Natural Balance LID, but we just recently switched to prey model diet/raw. Saying the dogs LOVE it is an understatement and we are pleased with the results :)

3) If you could move anywhere, where would you live?

Out of Houston, that's for sure! Lol! Don't get me wrong, I like it here, but I miss hills, mountains, seasons and not dieing when I go outside in the summer. Hubby and I have agreed Colorado (or similar) would be a nice place. I also like Washington and Oregon :) But seeing as that we will be here forever, until we retire, I better get use to it :P

4)What is the funniest thought that occurred to you (or thing that happened to you) this week?

Well, I would say I had a pretty good laugh when Grace was chasing the sprinklers, that were broken in the ON position. Pictures are below :)

5) If you couldn't have your breed of choice, what would be next on your list?

I think Corgis are really cute! I've always liked them and actually Hubby and I were considering the Corgi breed when we were adopting. But we found Riley instead and there started my Border Collie love. :)

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On another note, last night in agility class, Riley and I had a kickass run! It felt smooth and I really think we are starting to look like we know (somewhat) what we're doing hehe. It was just a Jumpers course, but we ran it clean and I felt Riley was really looking to me for direction!

And now that it seems to finally be cooling off, we are going to tackle learning those weaves!

Lazy Labor Day

Today was a nice lazy, laid back day. Exactly what we needed! On top of that it was a beautiful day! The 100 degree heat finally gave way and we were down in the low 90's! To make the day even better, it just so happened that our apartment sprinklers were broken (in the on position) and after some cute little girls took advantage of playing in them, I took the pups out to play too. Grace was more excited to play in them then Riley was, but they both had fun cooling off and wrestling.

 Preparing for the strike!

 Die water die!

 Playing in the section of broken sprinklers.

 Hehe, Grace trying to jump over the water :)

 Trying again to catch the water.

 Trying a different approach, "This could work, right? RAWR!"

 "Gotcha!"

"Dang it, How do I catch it?"

 Zoomies and Wrestling time!

 Ready, Set, GO!

 INCOMING!

 Chased sprinklers, Check.

Chased each other, Check.

Grass to dry off on, Check!

 Ahhh the life of a dog :)

 Grace says no to posing for pictures, she wants to play in the sprinklers some more!

LOL! Grace looks like she has no ears and I don't know what Riley is looking at!

Silly dogs!