Eating apples.

The pugs love eating apples. They sit in the kitchen while I am cutting them up and hope to get a small piece.


Do you think the apples are safe? I'm sure Winston is thinking about how he can distract me and grab one for himself.

Always the photographer...

Michael is always the one taking the photos, he's never in any of the pictures he brings home. Finally someone was kind enough to take some photos of Michael. Check out those legs! :-)

Oliver vs the Bed

Poor Oliver, he needs a bed his size. This is the pug's bed. All three pugs can get in it, but only one Oliver. Actually only 1/2 of an Oliver. I think his butt is hanging out the back.

Oh so funny...

It's Christmas Time

Winter break is finally hear and I have 3 weeks off till school starts up again. With extra time on my hands I've been able to clean the house again and decorate for Christmas. December 15th was Michael & I's 6th anniversary! So to celebrate we went to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Walt Disney World in Orlando. It was a wonderful time except for the fact that it was warm and muggy out that night. It sure didn't feel much like Christmas. Tonight though we have a cold front that has come in... It's going to get down to a cool 38 degrees. Finally some winter weather for us. It's been so hot this year.



Cinderella's Castle has icicles this year.



The parade was wonderful, made me think of being back at Disney when I was much younger.



With the cool weather tonight I got in the mood to finish up my Christmas decorating. I've been collecting the Dicken's Christmas Villages from Department 56 for several years now. I only put up a small part of my collection this year. Here is a sample of what it looks like.




And then of course.... here is the tree. Funny thing is last week I found one of the lights from the tree torn off and laying on the carpet. Which dog was it?! I guess I'll never know, no one is talking.

Oliver On Duty

Oliver was lucky enough to join Michael at the fire dept. last week for a sleep over. From what I hear he spent most of his morning playing with his new red rubber dog toy and then spent the afternoon sleeping. What a life. Apparently there was a complaint about his snoring during the night. Maybe Winston will be lucky enough to join him next time.

Foil-Pack Taco Chicken Dinner

Calling all low carb eating friends, or those of you who love Mexican food. I made the following recipe tonight for dinner and it was wonderful. It came from Kraft Foods website. Plus it was so easy and clean up was even easier. Instead of salsa I used fresh chopped tomatoes, since I don't care for onions in my food. I didn't have any potatoes to put in this dish, but it was still very good. I think next time I may put black beans and corn in the mix.

Foil-Pack Taco Chicken Dinner
(Click on recipe name to go to website.)

4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)

4 tsp. TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix

2 cups thinly sliced peeled potatoes

1 cup KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Cheese

1/2 cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

1/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Sprinkle chicken evenly with seasoning mix. Place 1/2 cup of the potatoes on center of each of four large sheets of heavy-duty foil; top each with 1 chicken breast, 1/4 cup of the cheese and 2 Tbsp. of the salsa.

BRING up foil sides. Double fold top and both ends to seal each packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside. Place in single layer in 15x10x1-inch baking pan.

BAKE 30 to 35 min. or until chicken is cooked through (170°F) and potatoes are tender. Remove packets from oven. Let stand 5 min. Place one packet on each of four dinner plates. Cut slits in foil with sharp knife to release steam before opening. Top each serving with 1 Tbsp. of the sour cream.