Where does the time go?

I've been really slacking off when it comes to blogging lately. Here's a quick update of things that happened in the last few weeks:

Keeley got the weird growth removed from his foot. It was benign. He just got his stitches removed last friday and seems to be doing good.I thought it looked like he had a little race horse leg when he had this bandage on it. But I sure am glad that it's all over now.

We went up to Madison to visit with Romare and his dads last Saturday. Keeley and Teagan had a great time. But we have really bad news to report: It turns out that Romare needs both his hips replaced. He hasn't been acting like himself for quiet some while and now we finally know why. Poor Guy! We totally love Romare and it makes us sad to know that he's been in pain. Now he's on medication to help control his pain until he has the surgery. We brought him some Buddy Biscuits and a Tug-0-war toy to cheer him up. His dads said that was the first time they saw him want to play tug in a very long time.

Also, Irish Fest happened. Her are just a few quick pictures I took of some of the Irish dogs that were on display there this year. They always do hand stripping demonstrations on the Irish Terriers, so that's why they're all looking so scruffy. This was only the second day of the 4 day event and so these dogs haven't been stripped yet. They had other kinds of Irish dogs there too, like these Irish Wolfhounds.Celtic Canines also include: Irish Setters, Red and White Setters, Irish Water Spaniels, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Wheaten Terriers, and Kerry Blue Terriers.

I'm worried that I might actually get hired sometime in the near future and I have no idea how my dogs are going to be able to deal with that. They've gotten really super attached to me over that past 6 months. Anytime I leave them home with my mom, she reports that they are all out of sorts and unable to settle themselves while I'm away. She keeps telling me that I should put them in their crates and leave for several hours each day, but like where am I supposed to go? Today I took Teagan to daycare and went grocery shopping. When I came home, Keeley was so happy to see me that he threw up his breakfast. Maybe he's a little sick or maybe it's his way of expressing some kind of separation anxiety... I don't know. I've decided that I really do have to get serious about getting them adjusted to me not being around all the time. I'm planning that I'm going to start on this tomorrow and really try to stick with it. We'll see how it goes.

Irish Fest

Keeley's grandma and I went to Irish Fest today, but because there are "No Pets Allowed", Keeley went off to daycare so that he could have a fun day too. Even when I'm apart from him, my sweet little pup is always on my mind. As soon as we got there, we went right to the dog area.

Now, I know I said that the rule is "No Pets Allowed" but Irish Fest always has an area to showcase the various breeds of Celtic Canines. It's by invitation only and I'm pretty sure you have to be part of a club too.

There are Irish Setters, Irish Wolfhounds, Irish Water Spaniels, Kerry Blues, Soft Coated Wheatens, Glen of Imaals, and of course, Irish Terriers. Irish Fest is where I first discovered Irish Terriers and where I decided that it was the dog for me.
For a while we watched this cutie run around the agility ring making her own course.

There was a sign by the Irish Terriers that said: "In the body of every Irish Terrier is the spirit of a Leprechaun. If you look into the soft, brown eyes of an Irish Terrier you'll see someone looking back at you. People watch dogs, Irish Terriers watch people." This is certainly true for the Keeley pup. He loves people watching.
We checked out the other dog breeds too but most of the time we stuck with the Irish Terriers.
There's lots of other stuff to see at Irish Fest too (besides the dogs) such as watching Irish Dance, Irish Music (both traditional and rock), watching Tug of War, Hurling, and Currach Races, Plays, Contests, Food, a Parade, Shopping, and more! It's definitely one of our best ethnic fests.
Of all the fests, it's also the most kid friendly. In addition to the children's play area and fountain, there also a children's activity area with projects and games.
When we got home (after picking up Keeley from daycare) we gave him all the Irish goodies that we had gotten for him.
Keeley's grandma got him this Paddy McFest stuffie and a new Irish Fest bandana to add to his collection.
Keeley really seemed to like the stuffie!
Keeley's grandma also got this pillow for herself because she thought it was very fitting.
I got Keeley this Irish tank top. He's not too thrilled to be wearing it, but sure does look cute!