Caaaa-runch, Ca-runch, Ca-runch (Crunch!)

The sound of Staunton and Penny eating ice is so appealing to me that I've started eating ice as well (from my drinks, not from the back porch, though)!!! I don't know if these videos adequately convey the delicious, enticing, crunching sound (actually, Staunton crunching at the end of the second video is precisely the sound I love - as I say in the video). Heeeeee. (Oh, and please ignore my awful "doggie-talk" voice! )





And here's a picture showing my futile attempts to keep Penny and Staunton in the spacious and cozy kitchen area that has been set up just for them. I'll interpret Penny's expression for you: "You're kidding, right? I'll be out of here before you get back in your car." Staunton's expression: "I already feel guilty about getting out. Sort of." Actually, Staunton's just giving me the "You're leaving me???" pout. Little rascal.

Quit Begging and Give Mommy A Kiss

Look at these pitiful, pleading faces. You'd think I never feed them or give them treats or anything. They are soooooo pitiful. (Actually, Penny looks a little gruff in this first picture! If I didn't know better, I might be scared of her!)

Ok, Staunton and Penny, I'm going to hold the camera down to you and you pretend that you're giving Mommy a kiss and then I'll show her the picture and tell her you're sending her kisses! Or maybe just nose rubs. Hee hee.

Sweet, But Bossy!

Here is Staunton's signature "bossy paw" move - she starts putting her paw on you, more and more forcefully, when you don't pet or pay enough attention to her!

Penny just gets excited and starts snapping her teeth! Ha!

Free Food!

The girls have enjoyed eating the snow and ice piled up out back! (It's getting much lower now, but this was from a couple of days ago!)

Cuddles and a Christmas Treat!

"Look, Auntie Mel found us a treat that Staunton can't snarf down in 0.00002 seconds! (It's got a little frozen peanut butter inside!)"

Little Beggars!

They're always looking up at me, looking pitiful and/or adorable, and asking for more to eat!!! Ahhhhh! Must. Resist. Their. Powers. Do. Not. Give. More. Food.

I Think They Might Be Perfect.

As a struggling perfectionist, I try to tell myself often that "nobody's perfect." But I really think that Penny and Staunton might be.

Who's a Sweet Girl?, Huh?, Who's a Sweet Girl???

The Purpose of a Walk?

While walking Penelope and Staunton over the Labor Day weekend, I was thinking about how each of us would answer the following question: "what is the purpose of a walk?"

My answer: To get exercise, fresh air and to see what's happenin' out in the world.

Penny's answer: CATS (to get glimpses of the deliciously magnificient creatures, that is - and to eat them if I can ever get away from this silly thing on my face). Also, quality time with my sis. Oh, and to ignore all of those silly humans that make a big fuss over how beautiful I am.

Stauton's answer: SCRAPS (to find and eat them before Auntie Mel flips out and takes them from me). And quality time with my sis. And to try to get as much petting as possible from humans (any of them - drunk or sober, young or old, interested or disinterested, rude or friendly - I don't discriminate; I'll ask any of them).