Thursday, December 24, 2015
Merry Christmas
From our home, to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! If Christmas is not your thing, may you simply have a day filled with joy.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Home For The Holiday
I saw on FaceBook that there was to be a full moon on Christmas night this year. Since I am nobody's fool, I did a fact check since FB is notorious for sharing misinformation. (We shared a 2 moon tale we saw on FB before.) This, one, however, is true! There will, indeed, be a full moon on Christmas night. Essentially, Luna will come home for the holiday. Brother Ben will be near to the heart, as well, as we gaze to the sky to see Looney girl's glow. Solsey by day and Luna and Benny by night. Christmas, while not the same without them all, will be better this year than last as Henry is truly rebounding and is in better shape than he was 365 days ago. So, when you look up in the dark night and see the glowing ball of light, blow that girl a kissy and let her know team OBP is thinking about her and others that have crossed the rainbow bridge. For now, Merry Christmas Eve.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Santa Buddha
I know we keep it all about the pugs....but something else in our lives has come to the forefront recently. We had our beloved Buddha statue stolen from our home about a month ago. Buddha, while a religious symbol to some, does not hold a religious value in our home. He is simply a little guy, who is always smiling, happy to see us and greets us each time we come home with happiness and open arms. We had Buddha for about 10 years and were without worry that he would just always be there. We decorate Buddha during holidays. He's been a baseball player, a pirate and even a hula girl at Halloween. For Independence Day he holds up a red white and blue boa.
The statue is made of concrete. So, he's heavy. It's not like one person can carry him off. It would definitely be a 2 person job. He is literally 150-200 pounds of dead bulky weight. So, anyway, we go to bed, all is well, next morning, Buddha is gone. Stolen while we slept. We do get attached to some crazy stuff at our house and Buddha is no different. We were not sure if, at this point, he was even replaceable. Like I said, we got him about 10 years ago! We went back to the place of purchase and they did not have one on the grounds. We asked, though, and they could make another Buddha since they still have the mold. And so we did, indeed, bring home a new Buddha. New Buddha has a slight flaw in his forehead but old Buddha had a scratch in his tummy. No one is perfect, right? Anyway, new Buddha is perched where old Buddha once stood and since it is Christmas time he's sporting a Santa hat and smiling as boldly as ever.
To quote Buddha, "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." To quote Timon from the Lion King, "You gotta put your past behind ya!" Words of wisdom are everywhere. LOL. Sending holiday wishes to you all from OBPland and Santa Buddha.
Sunday, December 20, 2015
12 Days Of Christmas
Well, weren't you all in your Christmas glory and creativity last week! OBPers really came together to compile the new lyrics to the 12 Days Of Christmas! We wanted to be sure that it got put together all in order and share our appreciation of the community driven input from you all! Christie Schade started it with a pugtridge in a peartree. Then Sue VDB, Martha and Chuckie all chimed in and along the line the pugtridge in a pear tree turned into QP in a pear tree. It played out a lot through the day and showed that OBPers have a super creative side!
As we were writing for the upcoming week, we wanted to include the final cut and at that point, the lyrics had kind of faded out at 8. So, we thought we'd complete the last 4. Thus in order from 12 to 1, we have the complete song as Christie said, bring it home, and home we brought it!
12 Legs a scurrying 11 Poopy bags 10 Black tshirts ruined 9 Nights a snoring 8 Perfect Head Tilts 7 Squeaky Toys 6 Favorite Treats 5 Ny-La Bones 4 Chewy Sticks 3 Chinese Pugs 2 Shared Pug Beds and a QP in a pear tree
But no sooner than we thought we finished the last 4 lyrics, we saw that Christie actually finished it off herself! This was the final version after Christie's final edits:
12 little pug paws 11 puggies snoring 10 pieces of pugkin bread 9 pug peeps dancing 8 perfect head tilts 7 squeaky toys 6 favorite treats 5 Ny-La boonnzzz 4 chewy sticks 3 Chinese pugs 2 shared pug beds and a QP in a pear treeeeee
Another day later, Chuckie offered another alternate version!
12 hours a-sleeping 11 hours a-napping wink 10 Robin stories 9 magic windows 8 perfect head tilts 7 squeaky toys 6 favorite treats 5 Ny-La boonnzzz 4 Chinese pugs (ie, Hank/Luna/Benny/Sol) 3 shared pug beds 2 loving peeps and a QP in a pear treeeeee!!
Even though we think the number of pug beds should be given a higher number (said the dog bed junkies!) any and all of these renditions reflect that of Pug Life! We could not be happier to have an extended family such as team OBP! May this holiday season bring you a fraction of the joy as you all bring to us! If it does, you will be smiling non-stop!
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Battle of the Bow Tie
Last week's bowtie boy post sparked some silly fun. There were a few comments that sparked this follow up post. A comment from Brenda Cooper indicated that there has been a photo of Mr. Clooney holding a pug! So, of course we did our research and found this photo! A young George was indeed holding a young pug pup!
Since that was a long ago photo, we thought we'd give a more apples to apples comparison where we have a more mature George sporting a bow tie and of course, our old Henry, also decked in his formal wear. It seemed that the popular vote did, indeed go to our very own Henry! Heck, even George Clooney himself made a post that Henry had won this round of who is most handsome.
And Henry thinks all the talk is just a hoot! He knows that of course he is the most handsome pug. He finds the whole thing so silly that he even gives us the tongue about the whole thing! Class act, H! Bow tie and sticking your tongue out at us. The real deal, a sense of humor is the way to a woman's heart. And you've won many of the ladies over! (And a few men, too!) #HenryWinsBattleOfTheBowTie #HowFunnyIfTheRealGCWouldReadThis? #NoOffenseRealGC #WeJustLoveOurHenryThePug
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Christmas Cat
When we were putting up our exterior lights for Christmas, Cupid was able to watch from the front door. We opened our front door and put up a baby gate so that she could not escape. She enjoyed that but what really made her day was when the tree and other decorations were gong up inside! She loves to lay under the tree. And not like many other cats, she doesn't really disturb the ornaments or feel the need to try to climb the tree. (Maybe this is because she is pushing 18 now but she has never really bothered the Christmas tree.)
She also has a favorite Christmas throw rug. Not surprising, it has cat decor on the mat! And even though it is not in the best condition (it's several years old and the backing is starting to disintegrate) we keep putting in out because it really is Cupid's favorite. She was a pretty good helper this year. She did a good job staying out of the way until everything was in its place. Cupid says she is now ready for Christmas. She reminded Sandy Paws to come fill up the kitty stocking with goodies and leave coal for the pug! What can we say? She's a cat! Meowy Christmas!
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