A boy, his dog, and a burrito

This past weekend, Joe made an egg burrito for breakfast. Indi sat fixated on it for the entire duration of the meal. She looked up at Joe's mouth, then down at his plate, up and down with each bit. She kept hoping for a piece of the burrito, but alas, none fell from above.

Happy Birthday, little girl!

Joe and I adopted Indi just after we returned from our honeymoon in May 2005. Given her age at the time, we gave her a New Years day birthday. Today she is 2 years old and quite the lovely lady!

The birthday girl

4-5 months old


4-5 months old

Indi loves Mr. Squirrel

Over Thanksgiving, Joe and I spent the weekend with his parents. Indi spent three weeks with them while Joe and I were in South Africa. During that time, she and Richard went on many neighborhood walks. And during those walks, Indi saw lots of squirrels...which she LOVED and wished she could chase.

When we arrived for Thanksgiving, Richard gave Indi a little squirrel toy he found while out shopping. She loves the squirrel. As you might see from the picture, she has certainly shown it a lot of love and affection - I believe the only stuffing it has left is in it's head, but it miraculously has all its legs, although on has folded itself inside out. Long live, Mr. Squirrel.

Hello, Mr. Fox

Indi said hello to a new toy yesterday... and moments later had a hole ripped through his gut. Yummy, Mr. Fox.

AOL-Man is dead

Sad news to report today. AOL-Man, Indi's favorite "stink yucky" toy, passed away today. I stumbled upon the massacre while walking downstairs to get some water.

Rest in pieces, AOL-Man.

Poncho for pooch-o?

So earlier in the summer, while Joe was in Minnesota, I knitted myself a poncho. Figured I'd get a jump on winter this year. This poncho was a creamy color and had a fringe. I decided I wanted a darker poncho, so I started a charcoal grey poncho. Today I finished the second poncho - I have not yet decided on a fringe.

Seems while I was stitching up the second poncho, Indi decided the first poncho would make a nice bed for her. She carefully stepped on it, settled down, and promptly fell asleep.

Personally I think the poncho would look great on her, if not for the fringe that would certainly trip her up. I guess she'll just have to accept being fashionably challenged this winter.

Indi shreds basketball, kills tire

Indi's ongoing destruction of a basketball continued yesterday while playing in the yard. And then she discovered something new: an old bike tire that Joe brought out to the backyard. Perfect for tug-of-war!




After playing tug for a while, Indi decided to kill the tire instead.

Indi loves her toys

Here are a few pictures of Indi enjoying her many toys. The last shows what happens when you love your toys too much.

This one started life as a little stuffed dog. Before too long, it underwent drastic stuffing-removal surgery and before too long, found its permanent place in the trash can.

Also, note the hole in the turtles upper body. He's patiently awaiting dental floss surgery. We think his prognosis is good.