need a laugh?

Without even knowing it, Bob has a way of always making me happy 

and of course providing some great comic relief here at the Rikkers...

What?  You have never had dual frozen drool before?

I know it almost doesn't seem real...oh, but it is!

This just makes me happy.  Bob, on the other hand, is just ready to defrost.  

Like the rest of us, he too is ready for spring.

52 Weeks of Happiness

i heart faces- pets

i heart faces: pets

I am a pet lover....can't hardly imagine our house without pets in it.  We love our pets.  

And so I present to you....  "The day Bob the Bulldog met Toad"

I heart faces challenge: pets!

Meet Bob.  That is Bob the Bulldog.  B.O.B.= "best of the bulldogs"

So, while we are having all kinds of fun in Minnesota Bob had to stay back in WI because the lake resort doesn't allow "Bob types".  Bummer.  But I can tell you this, Bob is in "Bob Heaven" at home because he is staying there with Joe.  Joe loves Bob.  Bob loves Joe.  Joe is doing some work in the yard as we still recover from last summer's construction/septic system destruction.  Bob is hanging outside with Joe, he is sleeping with Joe and is loving life.  


So, it is perfect that this weeks i heart faces challenge is about pets....we are missing Bob, but are so glad we have him to come home to.  I love this shot of Bob.  It is so Bob.  He crawled into this big pile of leaves last fall and popped his head up at me.  Then stayed there long enough for me to capture it!  Notice that leaf on his silly head.  I love it!


To see more fantastic pet shots go to i heart faces!

Our clown, Bob

While there are many moments of frustration because we still haven't been assigned a court date for Tessa, there are also moments like these photos.  The boys outside with our silly doggy Bob, who is now almost 5 months old.  And then tonight we came home from dinner out to find Bob greeting us at the door with a Halloween basket stuck on his head!  Somehow he managed to loop the handle around his leg and really was stuck!  It was hysterical!  I love a good laugh and boy, did Bob give it to me bumping into things and trying to follow us!  Of course, I had to run and get our digital and video cameras to document the moment!  AFV here we come!!

Bob the bulldog

For anyone who knows me well, it wasn't going to be too long before we welcomed another dog into our lives and here he is...Bob the Bulldog.  He is a french bulldog that we picked up from a breeder while on our way back to my parents house in MN.  He is such a sweet little guy and we are thrilled!  He really is a mix of our last 2 dogs Porter the Pug and BlueBoy in both his coloring and shape.  It has been a month since we lost Blue boy and boy, what a month! But we feel like it is a good time for us to bring this pup into our family.  We have plenty of time to house train him and work on basic commands with him before we bring Tirunesh home.

Speaking of sweet T....we wait for more news on Tirunesh.  It is difficult to know she is growing and changing every day and that we can't be with her because we must wait.  Wait for our request for a court date, wait to receive the court date, WAIT, WAIT!  It is bittersweet torture.  I have sent out a care package for her, which will travel with an agency family so it is only a 1 gallon ziplock bag full.  But I certainly used my space well in that ziplock!  I wish so much that I could start knowing her today.  We are getting little updates on development and growth here and there, and she is doing well.  But there is so much I don't know about her.  Actually, I don't have it in me to make that list right now because it is just to difficult.  

I am thinking of you all the time sweet T.  Sending our love out to you!  We have a puppy for you to love now! ;)