Ollie's especially good at cuddling when he's a little sedated.

I got some peanut butter on my ankle.

Check out the new addition to Ollie's new look. I still think my puppy looks adorable.

HE'S BACK!

6 weeks of crate rest makes Ollie something something. "Go crazy?!? Don't mind if I do!"

Really hoping his Kong keeps him busy....

missing my puppy while he's in surgery.

trivial pursuit with good friends. energy may have been low, but we had fun. (that's my foot on ben's leg)

Really good self portrait photo shoot this morning.

Ollie loves to cuddle my shoes. (This was the last picture taken of Ollie before he broke his leg this evening. Later, he got pretty shaven...)

Ollie being good in my office.

Ollie and I were surprised to find pretty parts of campus to take long walks through.

"Why is nobody scratching my tummy?!?"

Ollie is not really as big as he looks in this picture.

Good family walk, then a good working day.

Then a couple hours off to watch the bike race in Portsmouth.

Then a YUMMY dinner. (porterhouse steak from the farm, homemade corn salsa, sweet potato fries)

Here's my sleepily watching Ben sort his gear before going out to dinner. Happy New Year, everyone!

YUMMY DINNER.

Joelle tried to do yoga and Ollie climbed into her lap as soon as she started.

Then Thursday night dinner, where Ben and J matched!

and Ollie made a new friend with whom he liked playing a little too much

and needed some managing (read, feeding treats in exchange for calmly staying seated until I ran out of treats and Ben brought him home).

My wonderful sister in our kitchen, where she did more than her fair share of cleaning up and cooking during her visit.

Which one of us is cuter?

Ollie and Ben had some male bonding time today, then when I got home, Ollie went nuts. I guess he missed me? I wish he had a calmer way of showing it, though. Eventually he calmed down....

Dog park for like 3 hours today.

Ollie loves to be chased.

especially by his new friend Darla

who met some friends like her today!

Really cold today. Drafty windows.

Felt like this today.

Thursday night dinner at our house. Ben got rid of (almost) all the boxes!!!

(Also, I did a pretty good presentation in class today after having cooked for a great portion of the day. Nicely done, me.)

flushable poop bags:

can't use them in the rain, because they dissolve in water

can't tie them, because then they won't dissolve in water as easily and might clog the toilet

can say goodbye forever to them as soon as we get into the house

can count on our garbages not smelling like the worst thing ever

verdict: love them, but keep the plastic ones around for rainy days and trips elsewhere.

Wine by the people who make clif bars. Our four bottles from winewoot.com arrived today. Hoping we like it!

Ben made our kitchen into a kitchen!

Then we went for a dog friendly hike.

Then to another beach:

where Ollie tried to dig to China

played with some more seaweed

and took a swim!

Then he came home, ate dinner, attacked his bed for a while, puked, and passed out.

Overall, good day for puppy:)

Ollie's first trip to the beach....

He checks it out from a distance.

Still seems to like the water!

Even if the waves are a little terrifying....

Oh, and he LOVES seaweed.

Ollie likes to do this:

And this: