Hard Headed Woman

Here are the rules:
1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS

1) IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY? Dareh Meyod - O.A.R.
2) WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? Lilacs - Matt Costa
3) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? Here We Go - Dispatch
4) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? No Turning Back - G. Love
5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE? Imagine - Avril Lavigne (cover of John Lennon)
6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? When We Meet Again - G. Love and Special Sauce
7) WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU? Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead
8) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? The Hardest Button to Button - The White Stripes
9) WHAT IS 2+2? Spitting Venom - Modest Mouse
10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? Hope - Jack Johnson
11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? Liver Splash - The Meters
12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? Heaven/Where True Love Goes - Yusaf Islam
13) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Rainbow Country - Bob Marley and the Wailers. (that's pretty close!)
14) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE? Symbol in My Driveway - Jack Johnson (Yeah, John's just a trophy husband)
15) WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? Give it Up - Amos Lee (that would make a great wedding song)
16) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? Run - Indigo Girls (not even close! for the record, I would prefer Pleasure and Pain by Ben Harper)
17) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? New Thrash - Sublime
18) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? These 3 Sins - Gomez (oh, that is great!)
19) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? Bang Bang - Dispatch (there's so many ways that is so wrong!)
20) WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN? Invisible - Modest Mouse
21) HOW WILL YOU DIE? O Maria - Beck (If I meet a Maria, I'm running!)
22) WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET? Nutshell - Alice in Chains
23) WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH? Mayday - Dispatch (not at all funny)
24) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY? Body Movin' - Beastie Boys
25) WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED? Ran Away to the Top of the World Today - O.A.R. (I guess that's a no?)
26) WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST? Come in the Harvest - Piers Faccini (I'm not touching that one!)
27) DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU? Crowing - Toad the Wet Sprocket (my roosters love me)
28) IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? Ganges a Go-Go - Bombay the Hard Way
29) WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW? Camilo - State Radio (that song hurts my heart)
30) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS NOTE AS? Hard Headed Woman - Cat Stevens (well, everyone will know who it's from!)

I Hate Goodbye

The pups are eight weeks old already. It's time for them to move on to their new homes. It will be bittersweet because they have been a lot of work, but also a tremendous joy in our lives. To make it even harder, the kids named them all several weeks ago. I tried to go on just calling them all "puppy", but the names eventually stuck in my brain.

This is "Junior" aka "Thud". He was the first born. He's a typical oldest child, very serious and in charge. He's a leader, for sure.


You all know "Lil Buddy". He is quite a tank. Despite his reputation, I think he is going to be a very good dog. He is the first to come running when I call them inside. He really pays attention to what I'm doing at all times and makes eye contact. I think he will be an easy one to train.

Another one you already know, "Woodrow". He is Mr. Mellow. You can usually find him snoring on his back while the other pups are playing. I think he knows he's staying.

This is the little girl, "Gracie". She is very smart and independent. She's the last one to come in when I call them, if she comes at all. Whenever we talk to her she does the head tilt thing back and forth. She reminds me alot of Sunny.

This one is going to be hard. His name is "Sammy" aka "Samster the Hamster". He is Tori's favorite and it's going to break her heart when he leaves. I can't even think about it without crying. Look at those droopy eyes, who wouldn't love him?

Last, but not least (actually he is the smallest) is "Butter". He is a sweet, gentle soul. I hope he gets to be the top dog at his new home.

Puppy Videos

The puppies are spending a lot more time outside. Sunny really enjoys playing with them now. They got to play in snow for the first time this morning, but weren't too fond of it. They played for a few minutes then they were all at the door whining to come back in.

Hawk

John was watching his beloved Eagles lose their chance at the Superbowl on Sunday when he noticed some feathers flying out on the deck. Thinking that our young roosters were fighting, he got up to shoo them and found this instead:

A hawk, probably the one that came to visit our meaties this fall, had caught a robin and was preparing to feast on it just five feet from our back door! No, it is not chained up. The puppies were dragging that chain around earlier and the hawk just happened to land on it. John started to open the door and the hawk flew off with the robin. Sadly, this was not an omen for the football game. He had hoped it represented the birds of prey(Eagles) killing the helpless little songbirds(Cardinals). If he hadn't taken the pictures, I would have thought this was all a beer-induced dream.

Little Buddy

In an effort to convince Big Buddy's parents to let Little Buddy come live with them, John has been taking many pictures of him and asked me to post them. He also wanted me to tell them that Little Buddy wants to go live with his daddy and learn to be a good dog just like him. I do not condone puppy pushing. Ok, maybe I do but only if someone really wants said puppy and just doesn't know it yet. ; )

Don't you love me, Lesley?

Woodrow Contest Winner

Ok. That didn't go as planned. I guess it was a harder question than I thought. YoMama (my mama) was correct. He was named after Captain Woodrow Call from Lonesome Dove. I can't say it's undoubtedly my favorite book (it's in the top three), but it does have my favorite character ever, Augustus McCrae, who is Call's business partner and lifelong friend. That's where our Cocker Spaniel got his name. Hopefully our Gus and Woodrow will be lifelong friends too.

Puppies' Outdoor Adventure

The puppies got to spend some time out in the backyard this week. Do you see a pattern?

Sunshine chose to monitor the situation from the washtub flower bed, where the pups couldn't reach her. She loves to play with them, but she is done feeding them.They had been out for over half an hour and not even noticed the giant birds across the yard. They suddenly realized they weren't alone when one of the girls laid an egg and made the usual noisy fuss about it. They stood perfectly still like this for about ten seconds then went running for the back door to escape the monster that made that big noise!Then they did this all night!