Its been a wee while since my last post. Not much has been happening really. This IS Wanganui after all. However, the roof is now finished and today, hopefully, the internal wall will come down. I cant wait to get home and see. The Bichon Babies have been behaving themselves, well, as much as they are able anyway. Here's the latest pics. The pic on the left shows the deck which will eventually have steps and cover. The pic on the right shows the wall which is coming down.
Silly Doggies!!! Daniel left a jar of nutella (without the lid) on the bench overnight. And I left a lettuce, one of those fancy frilly ones. Well, at about 1am, I heard the sound of teeth against glass so I got up to investigate. I found BeeGee with his nose jammed as deep as he could into the jar, savouring every last lick. Not only that, there was shredded lettuce all over the lounge. And it wasnt just BeeGee, I know for a fact that Maddison is the one that likes lettuce and she also had a nutella scented snout!
Big news, the wall are up! That was so exciting, and the dogs are fascinated all over again. Well, I have a couple of poochie stories today. The first being a 'pooh' story. We had just finished eating dinner, usually the dogs hang around for the duration, but it didnt strike me as being strange for some reason that they werent there. BIG MISTAKE!!! They both cam roaring inside, Maddison with a squishy turd hanging off her very hairy cheek, and BeeGee had also very obviously been rolling in it. Quick as a flash I scooped them up called for towels and raced them into the bathroom, where i proceeded to 'depooh' them. After a towel dry and a blow dry they were smelling and looking sweet as ever On to the second horror story, Daniel left the margarine on the bench yesterday, WITHOUT THE LID!!! It should be fairly obvious by nown that this poses to much temptation for Maddison to handle. When I came home the marg had been licked down to a smooth surface. No residue of marg on BeeGee's chin, plenty on Maddison though. In addition, she left me a deposit....on my bed....undigested breakfast with a delicate sauce of marg and tummy juices. How delightful. Anyway, here's the pics.
Nothing exciting overnight. The builders turned up in the rain this morning, so there should be movement when I get home this afternoon. Its funny, I am so used to my pooches antics, I got up in the middle of the night because I could hear Maddison snuffling around with the cat in the kitchen. When I flicked on the light, there she was in all her glory, standing on the kitchen bench, caught in the act. She spat out a mouthful of potato peels (all over the clean but yet to be folded washing) and wagged her tail with delight (she's always delighted because the tail is always wagging).
Nothing new to report on the house front, except that its been wet here and the dogs are dragging copious amounts of wet sand through the house, and digging hole nose deep in the contruction site. Dirty noses and paws abound! Its been over a week since the dogs slept in the bed with me. but last night they tried really hard to convince me of their rightful place...at 1.30am. Needless to say I'm a little tired this morning.
Its a new month and the new roof trusses have gone up. No pictures yet, until I get new batteries for the camera. Dogs are happy (whats not to be happy about when your a Bichon). They have now survived six nights without snuggling into bed with me. There has been a fair bit of grumbling, but the complaints are getting shorter each night. Hopefully the habit will be broken soon.
Once again it is Maddison who is the trouble maker. She managed to get hold of a large chunk of rump steak we were intending to have for dinner. We were bringing in groceries from the car and caught Maddison and the cat in an excited tug of war. What a laugh. I am now on my fourth night of no bichons in the bed. They snuggle in after I fall asleep. So I am teaching them that its not ok, so obviously my pillows are the next best thing. Oh well, one thing at a time.
Maddison was naughty on the weekend. She escaped!!! Its the funniest sight, this tiny little white fluffy dog, motoring at top speed down the road. I have learnt to stop panicking at this sight, as its impossible to catch them. Ignoring is the best policy but so hard to do. So I left the gate open a little and walked away (whilst still keeping the corner of an eye on the road). After she had checked out the house across the road, she ran up the street, checked out another neighbours house, ran down the road, realised no-one was paying her attention and came home. WHEW! What a little ratbag she is.
More changes to our building project. We arrived home yesterday after work and discovered a floor and framework, awesome, exciting, exhilirating. The pooches are so fascinated. Maddison ran round on the floor, checking out all the new smells, and then barked incessantly at the the new sights.
After such crappy weather yesterday, the sun is shining today. The pooches will be happy again. They were so miserable yesterday, that they decided to let me know by doing wee's on my bed. They are so cute !!! (not)
Had my soldier daughter home for the weekend from her training. It was so good to see her and the bichons were so excited. Beegee does this thing with his lips (do dogs have lips) that makes him look like he's snarling, but actually he's talking. He's telling you how happy he is to see you and forgoodness sake pick him up quickly because he needs a cuddle. He saves it for the people he loves the best.
