Louie Baby Monster I'm not sure Louie is ever actually going to learn his real name. Not because he's dumb. This dog is not dumb. I wish he was a little dumber than
Louie Puppy Training We have now posted tickets to our next Strangerville Live, which will be on January 21 and 22 in SLC. It will feature Jolyn Metro, Whitney Call (JK! Studios), Meredith
Duncan World, Meet Louie! I talked about this on Strangerville recently, so I'm probably sorry if this is redundant, but I decided to get a new puppy for Skylar for Christmas. I really intended
Skylar Trick or Treat It all started because we didn't have costumes but we had a party to go to. Skylar and I had just met a few months before and we were in
covid Smells Almost the exact moment I published my last update on Stranger last Thursday, mere seconds after I typed the words at you "I haven't lost taste or smell at all,
Duncan A Weekend Getaway "We really should bring Duncan. He hardly ever gets to take a vacation and he could use one considering how hard he works." Skylar was referring to our fall trip
Skylar Sunday Morning Skylar woke me up by tapping on my shoulder, like I was a stranger ahead of him in line somewhere and he needed to ask me a question. "What?" I
Duncan Dogsitting We're dogsitting a new dog so naturally Duncan is being very clingy. This animal I birthed does not care for change. (I would tell you the full graphic birthing story
Skylar Weekend Dad I'm in Dallas this week for work because I guess law happens there, too. I found out I was going to have to travel to Texas just a few days
Skylar Skylar Is Trying To Leave Me Salt Lake City has turned into the Jaws of Hell this summer and my Portland-born hippie helpmate is not having any of it. I really thought the winters would be
Skylar A Horrific Birthday Surprise That Was Fine I told you a while ago that my dragon slayer started torturing me around February with birthday threats. Skylar's track record on birthday surprises: they are the most amazingly thoughtful
EMBARRASSING I'm So Brave To Share This I'm finally ready to tell you the full story of the thing that happened to me two years ago just behind my house. I had just gotten home from work
Duncan Adoption Anniversary One thing they don't warn you when you choose to be gay and get a very gay dog is you will suddenly be required to spend a lot of your
House A Little Secret I'll let you in on a secret They don't tell you when you buy a home with a yard because They want you to fail. I don't know who They
Duncan Teeth Cleaning We were told some time ago that you really should get your dog's teeth cleaned. This was a part of a lecture that included advice that I'm 100% positive no
Jude A True Democracy One of the plus sides to living in These Unprecedented Times is many of my friends realized all at once that they could actually just go ahead and get really
Ridiculous Hedgy A couple years ago my friend Anna got Duncan a little stuffed animal hedgehog. She called it "Hedgy" and this quickly became Duncan's very favorite toy. My little man was
Ridiculous A Good Finder My husband, the man who vowed before God to love and worship and support and never criticize and always agree and suffer in silence for me, attacked me out of
The Beehive Change Ok nobody panic but I changed some stuff. I know. I know. We're not supposed to change things. Change is not a thing we handle. There's a reason we're all
Medical School Physical Exam I heard it before I saw it. It was coming from the next room over. A one-sided medical based conversation by my exhausted spouse who has been working graveyard shifts
Ridiculous Baby Clothes Cashier: These little t-shirts are cute! Who are they for? Me: Oh, uh . . . my . . . uh . . . my baby. They're for my baby. Cashier: Boy or girl? Me: Boy. Cashier: Wonderful! And
Pictures from my phone Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Mamma's tired but here are some pictures and a few quick distractions for your perusal. I don't want no bunny banana frog ok no way. Duncan and Jude taking a
The Perfects Dead Rat Our greatest neighborhood allies are the Perfects next door. When I bought this house in The Year of Our Lord Eleventy Hundred, I was too intimidated to talk to them
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions We are so very overdue for a Pictures & Distractions post and I have some fun stuff to share with you. So here it is. Matt turned 40. The birthday
Ollie Indogpendence Day Yesterday was Independence Day (happy birthday, America. Sorry your party sucked.) Normally we throw a Fourth of July party where all of our friends come over and lick their hands
