It's been a busy week around here with tackling deadlines, cleaning the house, attending meetings, running errands, and taking the boys on lots of walks. And an emergency vet trip with Cooper on Saturday, but more on that later... A handful of busy days turned these guys into slugs! Is there anything cuter than a sleepy puppy?

One of the challenges with my job is that I'm entirely self-directed. Completing assignments, finding work, staying occupied... it's all on me. While I'm usually pretty disciplined, I occasionally wander off. Recently, I had a "wander off" day when I discovered that a moth (or butterfly?) had emerged from his cocoon and was trying to fly on my patio. After I discovered him clinging to

"Your dogs are very well-behaved." I've heard this several times recently, and while I'm flattered, I can't help but think... "Are you talking about my dogs? Really?" And then I mentally list all the things that still need work: Emmett counter-surfs, Lucas reacts to other dogs who get too close, Cooper pulls a lot on our walks, and so on. Because even though I know that they're usually

I remember a time when phones were just phones. Now, I couldn't live without internet, email, and Twitter on mine. While I love the functionality, the camera... it's not so great. However, that doesn't stop me from (incessantly) snapping pics of these guys all day long and sending them to people with picture mail! Here are 9 I sent around from the last week (you can click on the individual pics to