Since retirement I’ve settled into a routine now of staying up until 3 a.m. and then sleeping until 9:30 – 10:00a.m. So this morning I’m woken up (around 8ish) because someone is opening the chain link on the side gait by our bedroom. A quick look tells me it’s the pool man so I go back to bed.

A few minutes later I hear him leave and I start to snuggle back in… only to think “hmmm, the puppies didn’t bark. Maybe I should go take a look.” (The puppies are in a double x-pen on the patio between the living room and the pool.) So I toddle out of bed and there’s Jacob in the pen where he should be. And, there’s Edward happily running around the pool! It appears that Edward climbed out of the short side (30”) of the pen. Luckily he didn’t fall in.

So, today we are busy rearranging things with taller x-pens. I keep thinking that Trouble and Mischief would be more appropriate names for these two than Edward and Jacob.

Happy New Year everyone! Here's wishing you a prosperous and healthy 2009.

We had a quiet New Year at home. Edward discovered toilet paper rolls. He tried to sneak into the bathroom whenever the door was left open in order to grab the toilet paper and run like crazy. Jacob, on the other hand, went after the champagne. He'd gotten a sip New Year's eve and loves the stuff. Besides calling him "Lush Puppy" we are going to sign him up for canine alcoholics anonymous. Both puppies enjoyed a cheese treat today in celebration.