Really Scary!

Hello friends!
I am enjoying my last weekend at the vet's retreat. I am having a nice time, as usual, with all the ladies petting me and telling me how cute I am. They love me.
Nothing like the time my parents are having, I am sure. Mom called to ask how I was doing but I asked her to text me a picture. It turns out that it is really cold wherever she is and she had to blow dry her hair; something she never does at home. But, since the tile in the bathroom is cold, she pulled the cord and dried her hair in the hallway without using a mirror. When she finished and told dad that she was ready to go out he screamed.
Happy Halloween everyone!

Pug Mc Pug reporting

Mr. Coco,
This is to report the first findings of the week. I found your parents in the mountains yesterday and at the beach today, about to watch the sunset. Wait, where you live there are no mountains. And you can watch the sunrise but not the sunset. Where could they be?
I hope you are having a relaxing time at the retreat.
Sincerely,
Detective Pug Mc Pug
Private Investigator

Pug Mc. Pug is Back in Action

I expect to receive daily reports here on my vet's retreat & spa suite. I am sure my parents will stay home, sad and bored, while I am gone.

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Wordless Wednesday - Who saves the home when mom burns a toast

Fashion Tip

Hello Friends!
I have a question for you all... How many hours of the day does your parents devote to you? Just asking...
Anyway, mom was super excited because she got a very cute box in the mail! It was from Nan and Aine!





Mom ordered Eddy Jack, a felted pin cushion, from her Etsy shop but she also sent some postcards and Aine sent a little something for me! A cute mushroom!

Now, if you are wondering why mom ordered a pin cushion, this may give you a hint:


Still clueless?

YES. Mom found a new hobby. Now, any ideas why I am sitting in this chair?

YES. I was on time-out, for barking and scratching all the pieces of furniture I found in the dining room (where the sewing machine is) while mom was trying to finish her silly project.

Mom really needs to work on her schedule of activities. Hobbies have to be done during pug sleep time, otherwise they interfere with the much important quality time feeding the pug!

Oh, before I forget, here is the fashion tip: Get your Halloween Costumes early November. They will probably be 99% OFF and then when you use them the next year (or a couple of years later if you don't grow or gain weight), the chances to find another doggy wearing the same costume will be much smaller!

The Worst Housewife Ever

Hello friends!
I woke up today sneezing. It was 60 degrees! I run to get a t-shirt on and patiently waited for dad to leave to work. He doesn't allow me in the bed, but mom does when he is not around.




I was relaxing, warm and cozy, until I noticed something unbelievably disgusting. I didn't want my fur to touch those nasty things so I had to jump down immediatly. Why would mom not wash the bed sheets daily?



I FOUND PIGS LIVING IN MY PARENTS' BED!

Preliminary Report

Dear Mr. Coco:
As per your request, I have been investigating your parents for the past few months, trying to find an answer to your greatly important concern: Everytime you take a few days off in your vet's retreat & spa, your parents disappear from the city and then they come back rejuvenated and happy. Why, if they are supposed to suffer for not being with you?
Please note, Mr. Coco, that this is a preliminary report: all the pictures were taken with hidden cameras; therefore the quality is not the best.

September 4th, 2009:
Your mother dropped you off at the Vet's retreat & spa. I can conclude by looking at this picture, that you really needed to spend some time on your own. Parents are exhausting.



September 5th, 2009:
After feeding your siblings and lecturing them about how to care for the house for the weekend, your parents left home.



A couple of hours later, I noted a very strange behaviour in your mother. I had to come closer, risking the secrecy of this mission, only to find this:



This (see picture above) went on the same airplane as your parents did. Your mother kept an eye on it all the time but I can't conclude anything further since once they arrived to their destination, the thing (see picture above) and your parents went separate ways.




I lost track of your parents for the day, but I found them later walking around a nearby city.



I found them with a bunch of people, some adults and some kids. There was also a very old lady and a baby. I thought they were all going away on a train, but they didn't.



They walked and walked, apparently without purpose, making my investigation a very hard task.


Then, something extremely suspicious happened. Your mother, again, wouldn't keep an eye out of them. Your dad joined her. They even pet them, but your mother didn't kiss or hug them as she did with the creature found in the airport.

Fortunately, they left your parents to follow a frisbee. The group continued walking, apparently with no purpose.

When they went deeper into the forest, I was about to stop, turn around and call you, Mr. Coco, to resign. Forests are very dangerous.

But, faithful to my profession, I went on. I apologize for the blurry images, I couldn't stop shaking. I am telling you, forests are dangerous.

I followed them all the way through and out of the forest, where, to my surprise, I found what could be a key to solve my investigation: There was a beautiful house by the lake and I think your parents may be planning to move there.

Please consider asking your parents for more information, as I couldn't follow them any further, since I had to go potty.

Sincerely,

Detective Pug Mc. Pug

Private Investigator

Questions answered

Hi friends!
Just a quick post to let you know that I miss you! This is a picture of mom having a very relaxing breakfast on a Sunday morning. Things have been kind of stressful here. First, grandma went to the hospital while visiting my aunty in Canada. In the end, it was nothing, but mom always gets sick and nervous. On top of that, mom is having very busy days at work, staying late most days. She can't even relax during lunchtime because, not happy with installing cameras, the owner blocked most websites from the computers, and then he came to the office and told mom's coworker that personal use of the computers is not allowed anytime (he'll never dare to tell mom directly). That means that mom can't blog during her one hour lunch. Do you know how much wasted time that is?
So, now I have to wait for mom to come home, and see if after cooking, eating and walking me she still has energy to open the laptop and use it; that is, if the internet connection works. Sometimes it doesn't.
I wanted to thank you all for the sweet comments on our last post. I wanted to answer some of the questions directly on your blogs but this is the phone and the phone is kind of retarded, so I better explain here. One quick paragraph for all:
Mom was born and grew up in Peru; she came to the US at 26 years old. Mom is somehow in panic with the idea of having a baby for many reasons, maybe being the most significant the fact that besides dad, she has no family here. Her family in Peru is very big - more than 200 between her dad's siblings and their descendants, now add her mom's side of the family... and they are quite close to each other. The baby will have almost no relatives here, mom will have no help at all, nothing. She has no idea of how to care for a baby, she is scared of carrying them since they look so fragile, and she has never changed a diaper! She may have to stop working (they don't pay a single day of maternity leave). But she knows that all is possible, so she is getting more used to the idea; maybe so used to the idea that she is now freaking out because she is not expecting yet.
Now, nobody has asked me what I thing about having human siblings...

Another Boring Love Story

Let me share with you a short story and a long one.

Short Story:

Once upon a time, there was a girl. On a beautiful day of spring, while on vacation, she met a handsome guy. They became friends and soon they both fell in love. They spent a romantic summer and a few months later they got married on a dreamy ceremony, and they lived happily ever after.

- The End -

Long Story:

Once upon a time, there was a girl in her mid twenties who had to make a very important decision, for which she had to travel. A few years earlier, she had met a very nice guy in college. They were great friends, he became her boyfriend and soon after he moved to another country. She realized then, that she really cared for this guy, that they had always been there for each other, but at the same time she felt that something very important was missing in their relationship. She tried to explain her feelings, but he didn't seem to understand them. He was falling into depression again, now that he needed to be strong to begin his new life in the new country. A year later, they agreed to meet and talk about this in person. She flew certain that she would go back home in a month. He received her at the airport certain that she would spend the rest of her life with him.

She felt lost. She had known this man for years, and didn't understand why she couldn't make the "right" decision. Was it her persistent fear of marriage? The fear of making an irrevocable desicion? Or fear of leaving her family to move to another country? Why not try to make this relationship work? Two days later, she broke up with him. And he finally understood.

She planned to spend the rest of the month visiting friends and family, hoping that this feeling of pain and loneliness would go away. Then, someone knocked on the door. And she met love for the first time.

Love was all she had expected it to be, except for one thing or two. She was in love with a guy who was determined to never ever marry again; a guy who had two kids from his previous marriage and who was also determined to never ever have any more kids. One could be certain that she had met the wrong guy. Not really. He met the wrong girl!

Five years and five days ago from today, he picked her up from work around noon. She was wearing a brown dress, and he was dressed in black. They headed towards downtown, to the courthouse, to sign a few papers. After leaving the building, she wanted to have a few pictures of them taken. He was not in the mood, he was actually very uncomfortable and sad. She tried to understand and be patient, that was her role as his brand new wife; after all, their relationship had been a very difficult one, with all sorts of problems and complications; insecurities and doubtfulness. Once married, their problems only grew bigger. A boundary had to be set between the couple and the rest of the family - his family. She had faith and deep inside she knew they were meant to be together, so she really tried to make it work but it was almost impossible to make everyone happy - it got to a point where it was either her or his mother. Things got better when she moved out. She had time for herself, and this helped her grow up and mature, and at the same time they still saw each other almost everyday. After a few years of separation, and feeling that this was going nowhere, she felt that it was time to give up. He didn't let her do it. He won her heart again and asked for another opportunity, one where they could start again, this time doing things right. Once he set the boundary with his family, she was willing to stay in this country, to share and live a married life for real: eight years after they first met, and almost five years after they got married. And I would like to say that this is the end and that they lived happily ever after but the story would be incomplete, since he really wants to have a new baby. Or two.

- To Be Continued -