Hiking

To celebrate memorial day we went hiking to Devil's Head Mountain. Teo did a remarkably good job of ... being very excited. We went with some new friends - the Rosses. Suilvida and Michael hiked with us and we had a good time.
The climb to the Look out post was harder than the climb up the mountain. but it was worth it!

Poor Teo was so tired out by the end of the hike, that he napped all the way home.

Fulfilling the measure of its green-ation

The Frog: A Good Death

You once were one noble

frog prince of our shack

Then you were double-

or halved, very fast

Last you had trouble,

remaining intact

For, to our pet Teo

you were naught but repast

Though now you're immobile,

praise we do give

to your creation, fulfilled to the last.

In Memory of Squeak the Frog

Puppy Love/ Teo Amo

Adventures of Teo:

Teo loves our neighbor/good friends' 13 year old border collie, Holly.

He met her and played with her for a little over an hour all told. He ran in circles around her, and she even played with him in spite of her bad hips. When she was tired, he would run and jump in front of her - as if to say, "Look how agile and handsome I am! I would make great puppies!!" Her response? Sometimes watching, sometimes turning away as if to say "As if! You are way too immature for me."
He sniffed her ears, licked her fur and when he got too fresh she barked at him and walked away.

He even tried to consummate his love for her, even though he is neutered. She would have none of it, and snapped and barked. Teo was a goner - head-over-tail in puppy-like with her. Apparently, he likes older women.

We are glad that he has found a play friend, eventually he will learn to just be friends.

Dog Days of Summer

Adventures of Teo:

Good Dog:
*plays extremely well with other dogs, even is tolerable (barely) to the jealous family dog who we love very much.

*Sits when told - sometimes. Comes when called - sometimes. Does not bark or whine - mostly. *Does not bite or even play nip - except when he wants you to keep petting him or get in the way of his toy.

*Has a very docile and eager to please personality.

*Has only attempted to drink out of the toilet once.

*No longer tries to sit on the futon-couch (tho, i can't blame him for not realizing it was a real couch..)

Doggone Funny:
*His favorite past time is to chew on squeaky toys. for hours. including a stuffed frog whose legs flop when he bites it. it's awesome.*SQUEAK* :FlopFlop:

*Peed the table leg. (No Teo!! That's not a tree! Bad Dog!"

*Peed his water bowl. (Good dog for not going in the house!! ::cleans bowl immediately::)

*Peed the Wii. (Wee'd the Wii....)

*Drank out of JD's water cup whilst he dined on the floor. (time to move family dinner to the table)

*Remembers where toys are hidden, or put, for days. And looks for them when he wants to play.(are you under the couch, ball? Are you in the sink where you were washed? are you in the closet?.. AHAH there is FROG ON THE CHAIR - that's his usual haunt...)

*Cannot catch treats or other toy objects to save his life. They just bounce off his face when he lunges.

*Is a convenient distraction when trying to do something important (ie: very detrimental to studying. Also, detrimental to keeping house free of debris).

Clarification...

We call our dog Teo. Bill Jack was the random name the shelter gave to Teo, which quite honestly, was lame. So our dog is named Teo, short for Teomner.

It's a Boy!

We are so excited to announce a new member of our family!

Brought into our family on Thursday, May 20 2010

Hair: Black and Blonde

Eyes: Brown

Name: Teomner Arii Quillen

Weight: 46 lbs

Age: 1 year (give or take)

We have officially adopted a dog! Therefore, our house is officially a mess. We (by we, here, i mean mostly JD and a little bit me) were pining for a little furry companion of our own because, basically, we were looking into the face of a beautiful and very lonely summer when we brought the family dog whom we were caring for back to the family home. And who doesn't want a living being to love and enjoy warm weather with?

So, after weeks of research, JD popped into the Denver Dumb Friends League and called me to tell me he found 2 possible furry friends.

Exhibit A) Mario: (pronounced may-ree-oh) a Lost and Found miniature pinscher who is scared of loud noises and also readily responds to the name Tom, inexplicably. ( though I'm not sure why I'd expect anything about him to be explained, since no one knows his previous history..)

hold on a sec ---

(dog was eating my socks and had to be stopped)

Exhibit B) Bill Jack: (which degenerated into Ajax very quickly for me) a Lost and Found Australian Cattle Dog/ German Shepard mix who is very playful and friendly although a little bigger than we'd wanted (by we, here, i mean me because i don't want a dog who is bigger than me).

Our choice - Bill "Ajax" Jack. He has taken to JD - it could be said that while he doesn't DISLIKE me, he is certainly not as enthused about my existence as he is about JD.

It turns out that he is a VERY smart, playful, friendly to people and dogs, loves to chew things, especially if they squeak and is basically an ideal adopt-a-situation.

Mammoth Fun

So a while back, Lianna and I went on a date to a Colorado Mammoth game. For those who don't know, thats Colorado's professional lacrosse team. It was so much fun. They aren't very good, but it was way fun to watch, and very exciting. Not like one of those boring Rockies games (Im gonna get disowned from my family for saying that) =) But here are some pics!

Promise Im not that fat looking lol.

New Car, Mammoths

Also, we finally returned our rental car - can you believe it cost more than 2 months of our old car payment to rent a car for 12 days at the discounted price?



We will try to get reimbursed.



Anyway, here is the new one! It is currently covered in dirt, but I refuse to wash it until i have used at least 1 ful tank of gas. If I had a Subaru, it would look cool, now i suppose it just looks unkempt.

Also, a few weeks ago J and I were able to go to the last Mammoth Lacrosse game of their season. I work with the team chiropractor, so he got us free tickets. Section 144, row 14, seats 17 and 18. Above one side goal - it was fun! J got a little homesick for his old lacrosse days, so we may find him a local team to be a part of. I don't know if it would do more to DEstress his upcoming school, or to UPstress it.


And, last but not least, Our birthdays! Well.. next post will feature our birthdays. Today is J's big 26! Happy Birthday Old Man - er. Sweet Heart of my Life! He's more than the best husband I ever imagined for myself. 'Nuff said. (For now.)