The boys in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY48rrNhzBI
The boys entertained overnight guests again. We love having folks spend the night on their way to "wherever." My seminary friend, Liz and her husband, stopped by again, but brought their two friends Bob and Dee with them. Andy particularly took to Bob. We figured he smelled like a dog (ha, ha!) Herb made the wooden lawn ornaments and napkin holder and gave them to us as gifts.
Every morning before our breakfast, Phil gives the boys a spoon full of his cooked cereal plus a nut. In this picture you can see the boys waiting expectantly for their treat.
This past Sunday I used the boys as the object of my Children's Sermon. I printed out the first page of this blog and told the children all about Andy and Roy. I told them how Andy is highly intelligent and loves to fetch his toys by name, but Roy is not in the least interested in intellectual pursuits. Roy just wants to fetch, forget what the name is! On the other hand, Andy gets bored with just fetching a toy over and over again whereas Roy would do it all day. "Should I make Roy learn the names of the toys or make Andy fetch things a long time?" I asked the children. We decided that each pup/person has his or her own gifts and should not be made to be other than what he or she is. We should, instead, celebrate the gifts that we each uniquely have. I don't know if the children got the point, but they enjoyed looking at the blog and I enjoyed bragging about my boys.
Our eldest daughter was visiting from NYC, so we celebrated her birthday while she was here. The boys helped her open her gift. They didn't get any cake since it was chocolate and pups can't eat chocolate. They did get lots of rubbing and cuddles though.
Every time I go to the bathroom, I have two heads peering in to "help." Privacy is no longer a luxury we can enjoy in this house as long as the boys are around. Today I actually made the trip alone while the boys were playing outside.
July 4th we celebrate our Independence. We should also give thanks for all of those who have given their talents, gifts, and even their lives to enable us to be a free people. Our family, including "the boys" will have our traditional home-made ice cream to celebrate. The boys LOVE ice cream, but they have yet to experience my home-made fare. We will also follow tradition and watch the musical "1776" which recounts the story of the writing and signing of the Declaration of Independence. I wish all of you who follow my blog a very Happy 4th! Those in my international audience, I encourage you to rent "1776" and enjoy a musical version of our history.
One of the boys had gained some weight the last time they were checked, so we gathered them up for a trip to the Vet to be weighed. I won't say which one was guilty, but we try to keep them at their peak weight for their bones and general health. The guilty party had gained weight instead of losing. Phil measures out their rations, so we must watch their treats more carefully. The non-guilty party has stayed the same weight. Notice the boy's car seats and seat harness that hooks into the seat belt. When our children were small, we made them ride in car seats and then seat belts. Our 4-legged children deserve no less.
The boys asked me to make their Dad a Lemon Meringue pie (one of his favorites) for Father's Day. They made him a card that read "Happy Father's Day Honorary Pup.......Love Andy and Roy" and they signed it with their paw prints. They didn't get to taste any of the pie since Mom thought all that sugar would not be good for them, but they enjoyed watching Dad appreciate his piece.
The boys have a box full of toys and their Dad plays with them every night after supper. They particularly like to fetch "cookie monster" which is what we call the blue blob-like creature with three limbs. They can get a little jealous, so Dad has to hold one boy while he plays with the other and take turns. It is a little like kindergarten, where children must learn to share their toys and take turns. I think Dad enjoys playtime as much as the boys.
