Tag: Photos

Worry. Vacation. Relief.

by Alfredsson Jane, posted in Alfie Stories

Guys! Mom and Dad left us! Can you even believe your ears? It’s been like 3 days. Zuc and I love our Uncle Luke and his girlfriend Emily but they are not our Mom and Dad. On Sunday when Mom got home she, Dad, grandmom and grandpup packed some bags. Naturally Zuc and I got all hyped up excited because we get to go everywhere but then they said those dreaded words: “you’re staying”. It has never been a good day when we hear that. I started to panic. When I panic I have accidents. Brown puddle accidents. Can’t even help it..

Thank goodness for Emily though. She cleaned it all up so Uncle Luke didn’t puke. Then they stayed with us all night. I even got to snuggle up between them like I do with Mom and Dad. Zuc slept in Mom and Dad’s bed to keep a look out in the chance that they got home during the night.

We went to the park the other day and didn’t even play. It was our personal mission to find a way out for search and rescue Mom and Dad. We didn’t get too far.

And then, they came back! Mom was in high spirits and didn’t seem like she hurt too much. Dad spent the next day with us while Mom was at work. As soon as she got home we ALL got in the car and went for a ride to other grandmom and grandpup’s house!

Summer, Sun, & Sleep

by Alfredsson Jane, posted in Alfie Stories, Dogter Zuc

I love the summertime. I get to play outside and swim! When I get tired out from my shenanigans I flop down on the grass or couch and nap my face off until I’m primed to go again. Usually when that happens, Mom’s ready for one too, so we cuddle up together. Speaking of Mom, she’s doing pretty great right now. A lot more tired than usual but we’ve been going for walks and having a lot of fun. Zuc even seems to be super hyper and loving life! He loves the summer even more than me. His favorite pastime is definitely sunbathing, weird, I know.

Mom is switching jobs yet again. We’re all going to miss The Lodge but things were getting out of hand. Now she works at the same place as Dad! For now they get to go to work together. It’s easier for us since they come home at the same time. Mom says not to get used to it though because pretty soon she’s going to switch to nights.

Uh, Mom, hello? You’re narcoleptic!

Dogter Zuc had to clear this one up for me… Narcolepsy doesn’t just mean Mom falls asleep randomly during the day. It actually means that Mom has no sleep cycle! Can you believe that! She’s sorta like me and can sleep all day or all night or even both sometimes. I do get cranky if I don’t sleep at night though. Anyway, in Mom’s case, the neurotransmitter thingies in her brain that tell her body when to release melatonin and other chemicals like it are being destroyed, most likely by her own body. She falls asleep all the time because her body is crazy confused. So, if she just switches her medications and routines, working the night shift should be a breeze!

Then we just have to watch out for Fibromyalgia. We’re not sure how this is going to fit into it all but we’ll see I guess.

Let’s Get You Up to Speed

by Alfredsson Jane, posted in Alfie Stories

While I was gone:

  • The Dog Lodge LLC happened
  • Mom changed her last name, and mine.
  • We ditched nursing school

It’s been an interesting few months!

The Dog Lodge

What an amazing place. I’ve only been there a few times but mom brings home all kinds of smells! When I go we mostly stay in the training arenas. I’m going to be an agility competitor!

Last Name Changes

We’re Peets’ now! Mom and Dad got married in October. It was the best time! I got to dress up and be the life of the party. Everyone loved us. I’ll give you more to dig into later.

Nursing School

I’ve decided to dedicate an entire post just to that. It involves a lot of fibromyalgia and mental health so there’s a lot to talk about.

 

I’m Back!

by Alfredsson Jane, posted in Alfie Stories

So I’ve been a mischievous puppy. Mom and dad have been crazy busy so of course I go about my puppy day doing puppy things. Those things include: counter surfing, chewing up the recycling, spreading anything and everything I can find from one end of the apartment to the other!

You may ask, “why are your mom and dad so busy?”. Well, mom is now the MANAGER of The Dog Lodge LLC and dad, well I’m not sure what he does but I know he spends a lot of time there. They’re both working hard to get Zuc and I a yard! I can’t wait! It better be a good one, like Artemis’ yard with lots of trees and squirrels.

Oh. My. Gosh. You don’t even know who Artemis is it’s been so long!

Artemis is my new best friend ever. She’s just like me except she’s a black schnauzer. Her mom is Ana. Mom and Ana both went to nursing school together and now they both work at The Dog Lodge together! (Nursing school was horrible and we just aren’t even going to talk about it. That’ll be a post all it’s own.)

Anyway, I’m back and it’ll be as interesting as ever!

 

DIY Heart of Memories

by Alfredsson Jane, posted in Alfie Stories, DIY Decor

One of my favorite decorating tools are pictures. In the past I’ve had a whole wall of cork board and all of my memories (pictures, ticket stubs, ect) were pinned there. Now I have to come up with more creative ways to display them since 1) I rent and 2) I’m a broke college post grad. In my dorm I hung Christmas lights (of course) and used string to hang pictures from them. In my first apartment I had this small cut off blank wall where I hung bundles of string like a clothes line with pictures hanging out to dry on them.

I loved those ideas but the clothes line idea, no matter what changes I made just looked cheap. I don’t like to look cheap even if I am being cheap. I decided to try a wall heart made from pictures. When you don’t want to pay for expensive picture frames you build a picture out of pictures!

picture heart

First attempt I used double sided tape- seems like the perfect idea, right? Wrong. They stayed on the wall for all of 2 minutes then fell into a big sticky pile on the floor where I had to throw a bunch of them out. Not cool. At this point you’re probably wondering, where’s Alfie? Well, she’s picking up the bunched up photos and running around with them. Until she realizes there’s tape and that they aren’t coming out of her mouth because of said tape. She starts to panic. Things get destroyed..

At the last place I lived they used a paint that came off with tape so I could not use command strips and such. Well I did. I used that little trick where you stick painter’s tape to the wall first and then stick the command strip to that. Worked like a charm! So I rolled some strips of painter’s tape up and stuck them to the back of the photos.

I can’t completely take credit for the idea but I can for my design. I basically just played with the photos until they worked together. I have another large wall I’d like to use to play with other designs too!