tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24533583909219451582024-03-05T06:56:04.777-05:00Rouky - Adventures of a CavalierRoukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-8741504525628851152013-01-01T09:01:00.001-05:002013-01-01T09:01:54.497-05:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy New Year dear friends!</div>
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The Holidays are fantastic this year:</div>
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Santa has been very generous for</div>
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all members of the family</div>
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and our parents still have a few days</div>
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off from work.</div>
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Have fun today and see you soon!</div>
Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-78799139363327858632012-12-03T13:57:00.000-05:002012-12-03T13:57:10.896-05:00We're still here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't worry! </div>
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We are still alive and well</div>
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(and a bit bigger than usual,</div>
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thanks to all those treats).</div>
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Mom is still getting used to the</div>
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dear big brudder Jerome</div>
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asks for attention the minute </div>
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he gets home.</div>
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See, he wants to play with</div>
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mom's new toy, her iPad.</div>
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She took these pictures with it.</div>
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You'll get more news next week.</div>
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By then, we'll have received our</div>
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picture with Santa and</div>
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hopefully, the Christmas</div>
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tree will be up.</div>
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Have a great week and, if you are in Canada,</div>
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drive carefully on those icy roads.</div>
Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-76439134892664166542012-10-01T09:51:00.001-04:002012-10-02T11:24:22.118-04:00It's time to go out, get clean... and walk!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Before the chilly winds of autumn,</div>
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our family took time to go out a little.</div>
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Here they are, at the Parc</div>
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des Iles-de-Boucherville, a provincial</div>
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Our big brudder was brave during</div>
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the whole shaky hour!</div>
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Here he is again, ready to visit his cousins.</div>
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"Jerome, you have the same look when you're</div>
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about to play flute really loudly close to </div>
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our sensitive ears!"</div>
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As for us, we recently got groomed.</div>
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We stayed that clean for about 1 hour!</div>
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Good news! We are now getting</div>
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walked every workday morning!</div>
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Mom is out and about with us for about</div>
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25 minutes, before showering</div>
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and preparing Jerome for daycare.<br />
In the evening, it's dad's turn.<br />
We love this new routine!<br />
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When are the next Olympic games again?</div>
Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-79202621696693757812012-08-15T19:54:00.000-04:002012-08-15T19:54:08.278-04:00Look! A park!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Look at what we see from</div>
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a park!</div>
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Yes, we now live in front of</div>
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a large, green space,</div>
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with nothing on it except</div>
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trees and 2 big rocks.</div>
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there is a second, smaller park, close to home.</div>
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Now, mom, can you just please</div>
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do as you say and wake up</div>
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extra early to walk us in the morning?</div>
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Thanks! :-)</div>
Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-58856189594590369232012-07-14T08:29:00.004-04:002012-07-14T09:20:48.273-04:00Our new life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">As you can see, our brudder is adjusting</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">very well to our new house</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">(ugly flooring included!).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">He's happy all the time,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">loving daycare more and more and,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">apart from needing to get bigger,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">his health is much much better.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">It's super cool, right?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"> Dad found a new job last week, for a big</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">company in Montreal.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">So far, so good!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">We are not exactly happy about this,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">but we do get a lot of attention in the evening...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Everyday, mom rushes from her workplace</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"> closer to home and with</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">shorter hours, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">picks up our brudder and</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">hurries to get us out.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Fino, who never got the top grades</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">in housetraining, finds this challenging.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">I'm doing great!</span></div>
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Let us tell you, the grass is delicious!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-11481339747408914032012-05-23T18:10:00.000-04:002012-05-23T18:10:24.947-04:00Our new house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love our new house!</div>
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It is bigger than the first one...</div>
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and we finally have an outdoor playground</div>
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with lots of big trees!</div>
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Jerome is really happy about all of this,</div>
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despite what the photos show.</div>
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He is the one who insisted on wearing</div>
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his winter, one-size, now-too-small</div>
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pajama during the hottest afternoon</div>
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last week-end!</div>
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She's now back at work and Jerome is</div>
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We were worried about being alone all day, </div>
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A few weeks ago, daddy lost his job</div>
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He's working hard to find a new one.</div>
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Now, where's that camera again...</div>
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<br /></div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-30100933869254510042012-04-06T09:32:00.002-04:002012-04-06T09:48:35.437-04:00Bye bye townhouse, hello bungalow!<div style="text-align: center;"><span >Who is this moody little guy?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Our brudder Jerome, of course!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >As always, he wants to play with the camera</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >instead of being photographed...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Jerome started daycare last week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >He's a big boy now!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >He still would prefer to stay home with Fino and I,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >but he has so many new things to learn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Jerome also started speech therapy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >and he's making progress every day.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vLo25gT2xgWodXuavflutiCeGh6N4GlI8O-4Py1Y4fvaIAluwq5L8j2Q5x82V39pQi9p0lMW9zNQs_TRMul2PEQXtTqncatEIqpijADXqB1_LyLyTcpaq_8V3DA96zFb45Qi56XZdZI/s1600/%25C3%25A9cole+004.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vLo25gT2xgWodXuavflutiCeGh6N4GlI8O-4Py1Y4fvaIAluwq5L8j2Q5x82V39pQi9p0lMW9zNQs_TRMul2PEQXtTqncatEIqpijADXqB1_LyLyTcpaq_8V3DA96zFb45Qi56XZdZI/s400/%25C3%25A9cole+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728280841480645474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Where does that leave us?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I guess we'll have to entertain ourselves during the day...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and mom or dad will have to wake up extra early</div><div style="text-align: center;">to walk us a bit in the morning.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRer4CjX4S7gJVwlScV4INkvMWvaW7h_6aiPPOk3-g_zBUPyvaHRK2-z80oo7YfSZwz9TlEaNYUvEWhDLX02XvOmpJYznlyxh0O6NZCXLGu89GLaeInxnNl6rS7CMglfzgWw2A7eEhKM/s1600/%25C3%25A9cole+003.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRer4CjX4S7gJVwlScV4INkvMWvaW7h_6aiPPOk3-g_zBUPyvaHRK2-z80oo7YfSZwz9TlEaNYUvEWhDLX02XvOmpJYznlyxh0O6NZCXLGu89GLaeInxnNl6rS7CMglfzgWw2A7eEhKM/s400/%25C3%25A9cole+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728280834739792834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The good news is: we'll soon have a lot more room to play!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll be moving at the end of the month</div><div style="text-align: center;">to our very first bungalow!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We can't wait!</div><div style="text-align: center;">No wonder our parents are so tired these days, with</div><div style="text-align: center;">all these changes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Easter everybody!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember:: chocolate bunnies are for humans only!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-52563865120465501512012-02-19T16:18:00.004-05:002012-02-19T16:49:37.366-05:00Jerome turned 3<div style="text-align: center;"><span>We had a fun run in the park this week-end.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Look, there is ice everywhere!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Surprisingly, the weather is a bit warmer now,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>so there are lots of fun stuff to sniff!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>"Dad and Jerome, look down before </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>you take another step!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqz9r3kVodrYV3jx67paLYl6PLg3o_pCVGnFrEL4yzwnx4jyglA3LgxnLQGsJiYsruehlTs1YzETtbqdj8XxntD3IBBKJQhyphenhyphenPqteYixlxRoc-p4y952mEs5Gl8CXN6li5Nb0EPTp-mpu0/s1600/parc+fete+065.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAJYmia_QnH8GFuM_ttO05nAXoJYvxcoxkkhoJvhrGbx0oeiv6mjVqEOF4Q2bsiVigJBoI0ooMydLGVPmANC8yPhfjkd8uFB8ZncM-bHdh_NptiB9VIYpFDnN1kQye99R7yTWascNre4/s400/parc+fete+064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710959908177390482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Speaking of Jerome, he is turning 3 this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>He is a big boy now and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>he wants to do things</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>by himself,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>including walking us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">He's not yet ready!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Yesterday, we invited mom's family</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>for a big birthday lunch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>As always, our big brudder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>was spoiled!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaHtEFZNzRwIU7FA0hBr6Gx2bQPXrEDBaicTmSDTMCS8mfNu1OvHQvYX7eEywDUtDhXowi_nw_wVRjMvmS9XgYhjbF3pZsHALIEhHtf79qTv1JaAgrq2i3VTOvLHMmXuW2IRoycgwoVE/s1600/parc+fete+017.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaHtEFZNzRwIU7FA0hBr6Gx2bQPXrEDBaicTmSDTMCS8mfNu1OvHQvYX7eEywDUtDhXowi_nw_wVRjMvmS9XgYhjbF3pZsHALIEhHtf79qTv1JaAgrq2i3VTOvLHMmXuW2IRoycgwoVE/s400/parc+fete+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710959897474211666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Earlier this week, Sophie's mom</div><div style="text-align: center;">also made a visit and brought </div><div style="text-align: center;">educational games.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This month's challenge:</div><div style="text-align: center;">learning the colors.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHarXm4stnawKUaL1OAQqHP8ZP4BAeEcQMcUcWlAf3h1FjTVmDdFMwxbgW6dmRGJWUSCVMKjhLeVNcxf_66GoAjpOvNRuWCt7l4CRToe87NW2PifdedZXRKBZVTJCBcxBiaYAOhTF-aY/s1600/parc+fete+002.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHarXm4stnawKUaL1OAQqHP8ZP4BAeEcQMcUcWlAf3h1FjTVmDdFMwxbgW6dmRGJWUSCVMKjhLeVNcxf_66GoAjpOvNRuWCt7l4CRToe87NW2PifdedZXRKBZVTJCBcxBiaYAOhTF-aY/s400/parc+fete+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710959891065220866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Start by the most beautiful ones,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome: chestnut and white, of course!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-18221383749901673932012-02-04T13:03:00.003-05:002012-02-04T13:22:28.238-05:00Relaxing options<div style="text-align: center;">Up until recently, when mom was working on the computer</div><div style="text-align: center;">(or catching up on her friends's whereabouts</div><div style="text-align: center;">on Facebook), Fino and I did not know</div><div style="text-align: center;">what to do. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Usually, this happened when</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome was taking a nap</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (which is rarer these days)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and I must admit that</div><div style="text-align: center;"> stealing his toy cars</div><div style="text-align: center;">when he is not around is not that much fun...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why not relax a little, then?</div><div style="text-align: center;">To help us with that,</div><div style="text-align: center;">mom bought us two great day beds</div><div style="text-align: center;">just before Christmas...</div><div style="text-align: center;">We love them a lot!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3MmH-wNtKdmUTsVpq3oAxOl-lJijLyQ-0U_jT6GXORlnoLkhEBLeXrbMkWg_MIyIkk2qhU-RuMa30qqZJXPIHpa97OWsz3_OdBIzbORCKIP2a-vgXG8kmXEjsrjyLxoTp_OMKWfFZGg/s1600/dodo+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3MmH-wNtKdmUTsVpq3oAxOl-lJijLyQ-0U_jT6GXORlnoLkhEBLeXrbMkWg_MIyIkk2qhU-RuMa30qqZJXPIHpa97OWsz3_OdBIzbORCKIP2a-vgXG8kmXEjsrjyLxoTp_OMKWfFZGg/s400/dodo+020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705344480224857106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Fino sometimes chews on the pillow,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but he has not done serious damage yet...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-BbBzvIXr4wlEpSpvQknfj0Gt2go0jHybRM6bf3m-4A4txsuHmtCN8IF2OEildGeLjUTUc-TngzocT7jXcpU1y2B3AA_g9HYsEYMM6L-BCtcmg_Mzbm5TGLRqCtbFWgZuo3W6lk7EZc/s1600/dodo+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-BbBzvIXr4wlEpSpvQknfj0Gt2go0jHybRM6bf3m-4A4txsuHmtCN8IF2OEildGeLjUTUc-TngzocT7jXcpU1y2B3AA_g9HYsEYMM6L-BCtcmg_Mzbm5TGLRqCtbFWgZuo3W6lk7EZc/s400/dodo+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705344472016648050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now that Jerome's health is much better,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we are enjoying seeing much more of him.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We know that he is growing fast!</div><div style="text-align: center;">He is now going to daycare 2 mornings/week</div><div style="text-align: center;">to help him gain more independence</div><div style="text-align: center;">before going full-time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can do it, big brudder!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll sure miss you during the day!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-36296741131188177432012-01-15T13:42:00.004-05:002012-01-15T14:03:46.896-05:00A hot award for a freezing time<div style="text-align: center;">The trees, the yard, the cars:</div><div style="text-align: center;">all is white outside!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's also freezing cold...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To warm our hearts, our dear friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">Momo and Pinot</div><div style="text-align: center;">did this amazing thing:</div><div style="text-align: center;">they gave us the Liebster Award, </div><div style="text-align: center;">created to help small blogs get</div><div style="text-align: center;">more recognition.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq7s0gqlFtB4gSbdNMTF0AO8OdDVzx8cLA8FAbJM8GKPn-wkKs3h5aF0VTTj7PDv3Ghy3CMHRBfpuCATZ4D3YwhhLzQAVjW1P_i02WBcZbDEghyphenhyphen3Mu0cWiJqNLs92sNB6MO2_ZzFPKZg/s1600/momo+2613.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq7s0gqlFtB4gSbdNMTF0AO8OdDVzx8cLA8FAbJM8GKPn-wkKs3h5aF0VTTj7PDv3Ghy3CMHRBfpuCATZ4D3YwhhLzQAVjW1P_i02WBcZbDEghyphenhyphen3Mu0cWiJqNLs92sNB6MO2_ZzFPKZg/s400/momo+2613.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697931884076018562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's now our time to give back!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We'd like to share this special award with some of our friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">(their blogs must have 200 readers or less, sorry Remington!):</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kodee and Becky</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kosmo and Faith (we love you and we'd like to read newer posts!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Soggibottom</div><div style="text-align: center;">Charlie</div><div style="text-align: center;">Baika</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The links to their fabulous blogs are on the left column.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Merci Momo and Pinot!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We LOVE your blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJlBQN4834W1msL4Ox8tmPiplCHeRn7TrHBXx_JCcLDHJCGdR1EpHSmOHw4b-WrmR5EUZHegei1xMt9yN3pkvQVkaCn-J0lBOYcbua7FPWAtzWG_766D0im3E6JxP-TawneGgnTMZO60/s1600/Rouky+et+Fin+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJlBQN4834W1msL4Ox8tmPiplCHeRn7TrHBXx_JCcLDHJCGdR1EpHSmOHw4b-WrmR5EUZHegei1xMt9yN3pkvQVkaCn-J0lBOYcbua7FPWAtzWG_766D0im3E6JxP-TawneGgnTMZO60/s400/Rouky+et+Fin+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697931766047578354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Since we are not big fans of the cold, we are spending</div><div style="text-align: center;">long hours snoozing inside, while Mom and Jerome</div><div style="text-align: center;">are being busy visiting day care centers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They may have found the right one!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We will keep you posted on this later this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, our big brudder had a very special day yesterday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After being postponed many times last year,</div><div style="text-align: center;">his christening finally took place.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pictures coming soon! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gBLl6hyphenhyphenUyTlK1DBsHDnMMomAFEg6VKM5PJYRlv2A1qojt99q2Hvc3aOpA_AAjTth2YHy0b3DIfprED6cNZ6x8r3EKuh6k9qdebYYg1tvL_6v7L_jKdmvPaEDSEKjJIzcShF9F-rEzwE/s1600/Rouky+et+Fin+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gBLl6hyphenhyphenUyTlK1DBsHDnMMomAFEg6VKM5PJYRlv2A1qojt99q2Hvc3aOpA_AAjTth2YHy0b3DIfprED6cNZ6x8r3EKuh6k9qdebYYg1tvL_6v7L_jKdmvPaEDSEKjJIzcShF9F-rEzwE/s400/Rouky+et+Fin+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697931761946404642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sleep tight!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-76894996261610009032012-01-03T10:44:00.002-05:002012-01-03T11:02:17.399-05:00We love the Holidays!<div style="text-align: center;">Fino and I had a great Holiday week and we hope</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was the same for you!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our aunt Marie (dad's sister) surprised the family</div><div style="text-align: center;">by inviting us to spend the day at her house</div><div style="text-align: center;">on Christmas Day, so we wouldn't be left alone in our crates.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a fantastic time and we behaved really well</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Marie wisely took time to hide all her kids' small toys</div><div style="text-align: center;">before our arrival).</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were so happy when we were finally</div><div style="text-align: center;">all together for dinner!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPRS7NXi8EkZV0xPGJj1BAk37_eN78oG-MlkeBXP59L3aJ1eBHE4QhMZ98fFOSLLdHg5RldYde9ioK6cse-9djV4pjKF-s3QP6dDBI6XI4W1bV35RhYrAm0PZ3DGtKcs1YJo_Zq3xRaw/s1600/NOEL-2011+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPRS7NXi8EkZV0xPGJj1BAk37_eN78oG-MlkeBXP59L3aJ1eBHE4QhMZ98fFOSLLdHg5RldYde9ioK6cse-9djV4pjKF-s3QP6dDBI6XI4W1bV35RhYrAm0PZ3DGtKcs1YJo_Zq3xRaw/s400/NOEL-2011+032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693433008822052530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome was spoiled with lots of toys,</div><div style="text-align: center;">including a train table that mom and dad gave him.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He played with it for hours on Boxing Day!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lIVZKxmCmbxAmqyk9SeRprFEGmRzpto37ylsZhcbKDI9PkaiYBsgcYoaNwyobdFLCr04V3hCgW1n5TycG3iSXYBbrZKS7HMLgdRPX-LhmsvC7L5qwj80PraamO10cxDpPgKHakAL_p4/s1600/NOEL-2011+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lIVZKxmCmbxAmqyk9SeRprFEGmRzpto37ylsZhcbKDI9PkaiYBsgcYoaNwyobdFLCr04V3hCgW1n5TycG3iSXYBbrZKS7HMLgdRPX-LhmsvC7L5qwj80PraamO10cxDpPgKHakAL_p4/s400/NOEL-2011+042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693433005797077202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We were not forgotten!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom bought us pretty new day beds and many boxes</div><div style="text-align: center;">of healthy treats. She also received two</div><div style="text-align: center;">beautiful cavalier Christmas ornaments</div><div style="text-align: center;">that she'll cherish forever!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjwUipoos9ISpPH6Efk92pay7lt3KEvLOaEojSow4xymFzpvSo3ouVoeH57PI8_rtP62rl5WmqUi7_iZ-oSMbm4-8AbLaGDnAO9qFyUgmG2KwEhAdAvDNpn4GxSfnHD8CnI8JFLgmit8/s1600/NOEL-2011+050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjwUipoos9ISpPH6Efk92pay7lt3KEvLOaEojSow4xymFzpvSo3ouVoeH57PI8_rtP62rl5WmqUi7_iZ-oSMbm4-8AbLaGDnAO9qFyUgmG2KwEhAdAvDNpn4GxSfnHD8CnI8JFLgmit8/s400/NOEL-2011+050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693432997314031090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our favorite gifts were the two soft Nylabones</div><div style="text-align: center;">that mom gave us for the New Year,</div><div style="text-align: center;">after subjecting us to a full </div><div style="text-align: center;">shampoo-conditioner-brushing routine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have been chewing on them non-stop since then!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRezZKvaJ-sf22y6PfHmma7nh-Jv5DbvC0yzXsvFOuwfsLrVpR5RAIzPDpzNnH_t5Szdt_UtKcZq8yf9qxRXKv_Slpuvew6-ikfoFBaMYwV3Z8ZDIZ4MsPkU7ImWbj40t1qL8cLFkyKs8/s1600/NOEL-2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRezZKvaJ-sf22y6PfHmma7nh-Jv5DbvC0yzXsvFOuwfsLrVpR5RAIzPDpzNnH_t5Szdt_UtKcZq8yf9qxRXKv_Slpuvew6-ikfoFBaMYwV3Z8ZDIZ4MsPkU7ImWbj40t1qL8cLFkyKs8/s400/NOEL-2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693432993091710978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-26468313094376382732011-12-14T20:19:00.004-05:002011-12-14T20:48:42.568-05:00Meeting Santa<div style="text-align: center;">We just love the Holidays!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fino and I got to meet Santa</div><div style="text-align: center;">together for the first time last week.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The photo shoot was planned during</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome's stay at the hospital.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom had to rearrange her schedule</div><div style="text-align: center;">to let us go (thanks daddy!).</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was worth it, wasn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0NB-79XQ-LGoLrd-Vb7Luqc3U1Tapf1T0kKGp4zFMvC6DiZie5qk2rVoJZQve5TQWzf8YgGh8WleJXCLZuQSeDBy7koTvoSJ-LMPsb2YtzTevGGmEotAfFXGUz6e2uGi4FFVwulPMWs/s1600/num%25C3%25A9risation0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0NB-79XQ-LGoLrd-Vb7Luqc3U1Tapf1T0kKGp4zFMvC6DiZie5qk2rVoJZQve5TQWzf8YgGh8WleJXCLZuQSeDBy7koTvoSJ-LMPsb2YtzTevGGmEotAfFXGUz6e2uGi4FFVwulPMWs/s400/num%25C3%25A9risation0001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686158618631272274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of our big brudder, he's now home</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he's feeling much better. We're so happy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday, his surgeon removed</div><div style="text-align: center;">the adhesive plasters of his lower abdomen</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and he told mom that she could</div><div style="text-align: center;">stop giving him his massive dose of daily antibiotic. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He could finally take a bath!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Later this week, we are going to show you</div><div style="text-align: center;">our Christmas tree.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I, Rouky, broke only 2 decorations this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If only for that, Santa really has to</div><div style="text-align: center;">give me the new doggie bed I want!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-53444263777465492462011-11-21T19:01:00.002-05:002011-11-21T19:23:28.702-05:00Very busy times<div style="text-align: center;">Our family have been very busy these past weeks...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom says she is wayyyy behind in commenting </div><div style="text-align: center;">the blogs</div><div style="text-align: center;">that she follows</div><div style="text-align: center;">and she is really sorry for this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In between the occasional play session at the dog park</div><div style="text-align: center;">and our daily walks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fino and I had to spend some time in our crates...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and build up our separation anxiety problem.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">See, our dear brudder Jerome </div><div style="text-align: center;">had numerous appointments</div><div style="text-align: center;"> at the hospital. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Two weeks ago,</div><div style="text-align: center;">he had a same-day surgery to have a drain</div><div style="text-align: center;">removed from his right kidney...</div><div style="text-align: center;">only to have to replaced two days later</div><div style="text-align: center;">after a long day at the ER.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems that the vital organ could not</div><div style="text-align: center;">work properly without it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, his horrible, hard-to-kill</div><div style="text-align: center;">bacteria manifested itself again</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he had a week of daily IV treatments.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruTGwbaHFytUZ22sVi4o3Y20NeLT31c6IJMwwgNKNhMeSltHkR9U11CvJvgsWY8zkpAX8iPttA_f_vFvVYKQkXFM9v7wI4hyphenhyphenPwuTsMxldcUTa_lxpU-wlsz61YFgyShLv6ccMrb7S-nI/s1600/JeromeEnTaoDoucet+078.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruTGwbaHFytUZ22sVi4o3Y20NeLT31c6IJMwwgNKNhMeSltHkR9U11CvJvgsWY8zkpAX8iPttA_f_vFvVYKQkXFM9v7wI4hyphenhyphenPwuTsMxldcUTa_lxpU-wlsz61YFgyShLv6ccMrb7S-nI/s400/JeromeEnTaoDoucet+078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677604006335809874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Certainly because of our cheerful presence,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome was a trooper all the way.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He's the best!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The little guy will have to go through another surgery</div><div style="text-align: center;">(this time a major one, like the</div><div style="text-align: center;">one he had earlier this year)</div><div style="text-align: center;">on November 29th, if things</div><div style="text-align: center;">go according to plan.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiohJCjCzSbKLuWWgwbMD6Ne5x-l65me_NknNQjolcYLaMx_K9eKosvOWYXYBdTQpYFaYgL3xCtkInZywKsh4S1fbpfeu4P23Ml6pmdMgjdjDap8OkHV6qz1BI05nEFnfFRCguNMy0wPw/s1600/halloween+069.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiohJCjCzSbKLuWWgwbMD6Ne5x-l65me_NknNQjolcYLaMx_K9eKosvOWYXYBdTQpYFaYgL3xCtkInZywKsh4S1fbpfeu4P23Ml6pmdMgjdjDap8OkHV6qz1BI05nEFnfFRCguNMy0wPw/s400/halloween+069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677604003482679970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mom thinks that we'll go to the doggie hotel again.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dad replied that, with his days off from work,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we could probably manage without it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He mentioned something called "money".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Orijen kibbles and delicious treats, we understand,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but money? What is this anyway?</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-69858519674112260102011-11-01T08:43:00.002-04:002011-11-01T08:56:36.745-04:00Happy Halloween!<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Halloween!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you had fun and got lots of treats!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Things were really special at our house yesterday,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as Batman (aka Alex, Sophie's brother)</div><div style="text-align: center;">rescued an authentic Chinese panda!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our big brudder understood what was</div><div style="text-align: center;">going on early on and he learned to say</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Merci" to every generous person who gave him candy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpjIl57AAlnugLvkgC9CZuuRVvSBaiwhmlIiLhqeRL7CWxASm0OMCEXQb-k83bF3erD2bRbE1QK-XvYc2g2HwOIdyemeVpBweYVNn2O89db651zbV9qMFrLjvUAHC1SNsdkQcu6EzShA/s1600/halloween+110.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpjIl57AAlnugLvkgC9CZuuRVvSBaiwhmlIiLhqeRL7CWxASm0OMCEXQb-k83bF3erD2bRbE1QK-XvYc2g2HwOIdyemeVpBweYVNn2O89db651zbV9qMFrLjvUAHC1SNsdkQcu6EzShA/s400/halloween+110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670007609677783842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Fino and I wanted to be part of the event and mom was </div><div style="text-align: center;">thrilled about this until the very last minute.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She then got afraid that we might steal the show</div><div style="text-align: center;">in a bad way if we got too anxious and started barking.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We did meet Batman, though.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHti9Mx4P-d3IRRlY4S9ipSJjpdDgdMM6PMw4n0zxhOx4iAXazu8JjgNA2X4186zkQrXOa6O8etP6TNbqRGAPNHXDFW67MGfBJ4n9Vm5BcTnzTMo_oqgxcbKRm1yL2bQWINC6rwicP4o/s1600/halloweenFAlex.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHti9Mx4P-d3IRRlY4S9ipSJjpdDgdMM6PMw4n0zxhOx4iAXazu8JjgNA2X4186zkQrXOa6O8etP6TNbqRGAPNHXDFW67MGfBJ4n9Vm5BcTnzTMo_oqgxcbKRm1yL2bQWINC6rwicP4o/s400/halloweenFAlex.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670007596571820354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And Fino got to show part of his shiny Halloween t-shirt.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPVWQQ3aAj3uwQJ3l8uiHnzL__hsx4mzoenzoUnVleKr6Z-AzlYPk0NnKgarx92IYDDrj9IhJK39vI_EpESS-RInyntsCUh77_bSYEFaUz9M0tXg_A1yZh1IPRTlSHne6Zzs9ME0Cg2o/s1600/halloweenFino.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPVWQQ3aAj3uwQJ3l8uiHnzL__hsx4mzoenzoUnVleKr6Z-AzlYPk0NnKgarx92IYDDrj9IhJK39vI_EpESS-RInyntsCUh77_bSYEFaUz9M0tXg_A1yZh1IPRTlSHne6Zzs9ME0Cg2o/s400/halloweenFino.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670007594614233778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me? I didn't really like my fluffy orange collar, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so I refused to parade in from of the camera.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe next year with a better costume!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-12528942196578584802011-10-10T17:54:00.002-04:002011-10-10T18:12:17.865-04:00A very special day<div style="text-align: center;">Time goes by so quickly, humans say...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is a very special day for Mom and Dad:</div><div style="text-align: center;">they met baby Jerome for the first time exactly</div><div style="text-align: center;">one year ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Their lives has changed so much since that</div><div style="text-align: center;">precious moment!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Look a him, in their Beijing hotel room,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so small in his orphanage's clothes...</div><div style="text-align: center;">At the time, he was still drinking for the bottle</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he had very bad skin, but</div><div style="text-align: center;">he already was a sweet, curious and mischievous</div><div style="text-align: center;">little boy!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLTNe49lJzbCEF3THfeLn6Bjco2du5gJwSem8-nqYL_AmI3pVNDXikFnRSl4rwhkgW1w7hhvnx1WXBvfwHKMYqF2MHq-EoZSavix_4CuFVOgza0jplFKBLeLmCgPSSclFoBJiVQ4bfDA/s1600/Chine+10+Dim+32.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLTNe49lJzbCEF3THfeLn6Bjco2du5gJwSem8-nqYL_AmI3pVNDXikFnRSl4rwhkgW1w7hhvnx1WXBvfwHKMYqF2MHq-EoZSavix_4CuFVOgza0jplFKBLeLmCgPSSclFoBJiVQ4bfDA/s400/Chine+10+Dim+32.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661986120086410754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at him today, playing in grandpa's backyard!</div><div style="text-align: center;">He has grown up in so many ways!</div><div style="text-align: center;">He now calls me "Touty" and wants to know</div><div style="text-align: center;">where I am all the time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">His best friend is Fino:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome is obsessed with trying to put</div><div style="text-align: center;">his harness on!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Fino is very patient (most of the time...).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clearly, our big brother needs to go to</div><div style="text-align: center;">daycare next year!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDClqZx_auob-Qxq0tO0c5wym9G80FcQ0PXF8ihJoCvw9Q4X9YupMD2f-ZYh3Kw5UdO-2uS3o3gTb9tPyd_9FVzRvZlxxIzAhNcTlWT7cTM6lnv3Cky6qL8BHTR51bz8W7XqlHvuuVybI/s1600/IMG_1417_s%255B1%255D" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDClqZx_auob-Qxq0tO0c5wym9G80FcQ0PXF8ihJoCvw9Q4X9YupMD2f-ZYh3Kw5UdO-2uS3o3gTb9tPyd_9FVzRvZlxxIzAhNcTlWT7cTM6lnv3Cky6qL8BHTR51bz8W7XqlHvuuVybI/s400/IMG_1417_s%255B1%255D" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661986114652881618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome still has many follow-ups to go to</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the hospital. We wish him the best!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, he has now officially entered his "no" phase,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which can be quite funny sometimes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And let's not forget his endless energy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He just never stops!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You are the best brudder we can have, dear Jerome!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-5189372187916492262011-10-04T17:50:00.003-04:002011-10-04T19:58:19.258-04:00Stars for a day<div style="text-align: center;">A few months ago, in early June,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom took us for a ride to the </div><div style="text-align: center;">doggie daycare where we sometimes go.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another fun day at the gym?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not this time!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Instead, we were welcomed </div><div style="text-align: center;">by a very nice man</div><div style="text-align: center;">who was starting a new career as a photographer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We would be his models for the day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom wanted to have a picture of both</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fino and I to use as a header for the blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It turned out that we were not</div><div style="text-align: center;">calm enough to pose together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Strike the pose!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fino, you go first!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cBX40xyAS-qBuaNebltE806hRcBojlo4tiRolh7ltbBJF6neNU6Vn6BHsJJ4CWrmjI3M1c08BzXQ76iPKdzV-sx8b6_aBl0hdhrWJ4SQSut-s6maBmYqJ-4Fmf95dpvkFnFmPH9GB9Y/s1600/20110624-_DSC4223-2-Edit-Edit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cBX40xyAS-qBuaNebltE806hRcBojlo4tiRolh7ltbBJF6neNU6Vn6BHsJJ4CWrmjI3M1c08BzXQ76iPKdzV-sx8b6_aBl0hdhrWJ4SQSut-s6maBmYqJ-4Fmf95dpvkFnFmPH9GB9Y/s400/20110624-_DSC4223-2-Edit-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659758065035366914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My turn!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXbCv6ds2PLRN9CQ3H6_bwsYdjfl3AbLUpuga416fFl96m9w40BD-BQUf8yKtI3JpRiPtd0pgi5RsvM4mnMLWue-0GOSLElPpyj_Cu3Lbb94aKkpuMp-1TAMMW_4dsVdzIJq6HSnFSkk/s1600/20110624-_DSC4220-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXbCv6ds2PLRN9CQ3H6_bwsYdjfl3AbLUpuga416fFl96m9w40BD-BQUf8yKtI3JpRiPtd0pgi5RsvM4mnMLWue-0GOSLElPpyj_Cu3Lbb94aKkpuMp-1TAMMW_4dsVdzIJq6HSnFSkk/s400/20110624-_DSC4220-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659758051755057010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What a great experience we had!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-73962743870214421952011-09-27T12:15:00.003-04:002011-09-27T12:31:36.328-04:00What a Sunday!<div style="text-align: center;">Sunday morning, I was ready for</div><div style="text-align: center;">a great day filled with adventures, walks</div><div style="text-align: center;">and naps on the sofa.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The action started early:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome's breakfast went</div><div style="text-align: center;">the other way and I got</div><div style="text-align: center;">stuck with eggs in my ears.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not pretty...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe6F7-beQ8NLlXJMmEhTHw6FI9qJqqRpiw0dl33xd4aOuUL6bIysmXEtJfIkczEmwYFbKOlMojDQ2ZR-M1Rg_so99MECjvuEp6EAuwV3nd1ipvIw3yQXBlDtQcj0xv9uLkMMtq-gfZ20/s1600/malade+005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe6F7-beQ8NLlXJMmEhTHw6FI9qJqqRpiw0dl33xd4aOuUL6bIysmXEtJfIkczEmwYFbKOlMojDQ2ZR-M1Rg_so99MECjvuEp6EAuwV3nd1ipvIw3yQXBlDtQcj0xv9uLkMMtq-gfZ20/s400/malade+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657074699444666210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Everything went fine until late in the evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dad let us out to do our business one last time</div><div style="text-align: center;">before going to bed. Usually, he goes out with us,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but not this time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Someone else was keeping us company, though:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a small black and white animal</div><div style="text-align: center;">that seemed quite friendly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A skunk!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Guess who learned a valuable lesson...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJqGLuWHlTE8C9X0ougL5wX98FGNTENL3KmPoYn2VOEx0xTNJ_EKl5nty4Yazm9InGKvhSK6wM0sas28sj-VawRei67NvnixByNQyzhCiuVpi4xDwhZL9Jxl9C4rgvBbfdDQeTceXK9s/s1600/malade+036.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJqGLuWHlTE8C9X0ougL5wX98FGNTENL3KmPoYn2VOEx0xTNJ_EKl5nty4Yazm9InGKvhSK6wM0sas28sj-VawRei67NvnixByNQyzhCiuVpi4xDwhZL9Jxl9C4rgvBbfdDQeTceXK9s/s400/malade+036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657074701624803746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The next day, Mom rushed Fino and I to the groomer...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then to the vet because the skunk's urine</div><div style="text-align: center;">burned my eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She was really worried for me...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, I no longer smell awful, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I'm going to look like this for 10 days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay inside, my friends!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-33105694641123260202011-09-11T09:34:00.003-04:002011-09-11T09:49:33.251-04:00Two days at the zoo<div style="text-align: center;">This week-end, mom received photos</div><div style="text-align: center;">from Jerome's happy days at the</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ecomuseum zoo and the Granby zoo, taken</div><div style="text-align: center;">by uncle Alex and grandpa Robert.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a Siberian big cat that really</div><div style="text-align: center;">impressed our big brudder.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFtRCrBS7yz7ZY2EAGnF0JB0ciH5b9DAoxS87HRhdIqEeBU8EmogTehdQLq7CNVyXmGvPjM1-oWWhggkCcy__3BHGc7qhFZgjVnqLzrWbRm0gEVdm7VvS05aFi-QLGugP1vUBs_M6vYo/s1600/Zoo+034.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFtRCrBS7yz7ZY2EAGnF0JB0ciH5b9DAoxS87HRhdIqEeBU8EmogTehdQLq7CNVyXmGvPjM1-oWWhggkCcy__3BHGc7qhFZgjVnqLzrWbRm0gEVdm7VvS05aFi-QLGugP1vUBs_M6vYo/s400/Zoo+034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651096241585923442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome loved the train! He's been saying</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Choo choo" ever since!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0yUIOEWToMi_cUP9IW8SHU-LJxxWT4kJOtYb5JrotLiKSlO2H32lGjKjzKP8dPw32XMfYcr34xDrVDV2f1u5ztaJGql1hushJ_Vx61AbG60j6Q-J0YU8nLPiMt-tf8c4q2zpqjCPWGA/s1600/Zoo+024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0yUIOEWToMi_cUP9IW8SHU-LJxxWT4kJOtYb5JrotLiKSlO2H32lGjKjzKP8dPw32XMfYcr34xDrVDV2f1u5ztaJGql1hushJ_Vx61AbG60j6Q-J0YU8nLPiMt-tf8c4q2zpqjCPWGA/s400/Zoo+024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651096237717432098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here he is, with grandpa, a bit unsure of himself.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He gained confidence as the day went on.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NODij16c3PyFSHSiFQT9f-U8tvK-ckRp8GgAoYPm42l3EgsmNAU-INDUXA0mmfJSHoDpHUZVmefTU52MBZK1eYegO5fMD3KoTvQczPZSnVj22sYOX6wEPwP4yW0_UEJCxvKL5BTcH-M/s1600/Zoo+023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NODij16c3PyFSHSiFQT9f-U8tvK-ckRp8GgAoYPm42l3EgsmNAU-INDUXA0mmfJSHoDpHUZVmefTU52MBZK1eYegO5fMD3KoTvQczPZSnVj22sYOX6wEPwP4yW0_UEJCxvKL5BTcH-M/s400/Zoo+023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651096234505725618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The otters made Jerome laugh! He kept</div><div style="text-align: center;">running from one window to another.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPDzTKbnW7KMuLTqmMo_lRoOTs2xYuC2CLnUx0gXnMTN_5jXWUgcitIcNeJzOCsx-pgxvJi2TeurFQ6-Y2gMnjxyxC8n_pIyAPNJAZbCmZvU-JuwZsfCJjdIJUPtaxkUYti4zgQejCCM/s1600/Zoo+011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPDzTKbnW7KMuLTqmMo_lRoOTs2xYuC2CLnUx0gXnMTN_5jXWUgcitIcNeJzOCsx-pgxvJi2TeurFQ6-Y2gMnjxyxC8n_pIyAPNJAZbCmZvU-JuwZsfCJjdIJUPtaxkUYti4zgQejCCM/s400/Zoo+011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651096235344009122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Seeing fishes, birds and lots of exotic animals is fun,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but running from one exhibition to the next</div><div style="text-align: center;">is still the best!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEm6HZcFNY8pl_7lmvv1yI8Se1llrzZapfI6AppesyP-Awajeyz39UbiqRnlgxE0mdAPAgZjwJUvs5p9OSB9XQb9vIzWrjtW-wUD2mPq-2sHi-y5aFdvdEsWWsccIMtXgE40LkQ33wYs/s1600/Zoo+006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEm6HZcFNY8pl_7lmvv1yI8Se1llrzZapfI6AppesyP-Awajeyz39UbiqRnlgxE0mdAPAgZjwJUvs5p9OSB9XQb9vIzWrjtW-wUD2mPq-2sHi-y5aFdvdEsWWsccIMtXgE40LkQ33wYs/s400/Zoo+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651096227647328706" /></a>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-72344873521661896732011-08-28T13:25:00.005-04:002011-08-28T13:44:23.127-04:00Back from our vacation<div style="text-align: center;">We are back from our vacation...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and from a long absence motivated</div><div style="text-align: center;">by our spokesperson's laziness</div><div style="text-align: center;">(yes, we are talking about you, mom!).</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year, Fino and I took a separate</div><div style="text-align: center;">vacation from the rest of the family.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The humans went to Kennebunkport, Maine,</div><div style="text-align: center;">for a week. They had a really nice time!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome saw the ocean (and was a bit afraid of it!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he ran across the lobby of the hotel at numerous occasions.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Everybody got to know him!</div><div style="text-align: center;">His first time swimming in the pool went well, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so he's going to take a class with mom this autumn.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He's going to be a sea turtle!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPy9USKlYpE_L1NAntMUdoeHuXFUoYA63PlHN4xyN28dysytwmLnJnOfQDeC6qAk6jzEY21WtdS-smVMSgkVr7mROthxwxFs-jg-cW2y9xwDv1q6woXmNcsM2ha6itD-86X_JxS0hg1w/s1600/Maine_2011+019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPy9USKlYpE_L1NAntMUdoeHuXFUoYA63PlHN4xyN28dysytwmLnJnOfQDeC6qAk6jzEY21WtdS-smVMSgkVr7mROthxwxFs-jg-cW2y9xwDv1q6woXmNcsM2ha6itD-86X_JxS0hg1w/s400/Maine_2011+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645959968529043186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Back home, Mom and Jerome visited a small local zoo.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Snakes? Behind a glass, they are OK.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Discoveries are fun!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvse2qeQKdlJW38P86MEZeaHmrjyC1TulObylu7lMmA8auoM3CmZXGy77zeBLyi7TpPGedUDjJBiRPL-AZqCgO2ecO2Xz0Pu9xDvUkmrdlAV03MTwb10_eNxmdedFxe3DOmCyOK-Fycc/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvse2qeQKdlJW38P86MEZeaHmrjyC1TulObylu7lMmA8auoM3CmZXGy77zeBLyi7TpPGedUDjJBiRPL-AZqCgO2ecO2Xz0Pu9xDvUkmrdlAV03MTwb10_eNxmdedFxe3DOmCyOK-Fycc/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645959962990196066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">While the rest of the family was away,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fino and I spent a week at our trainer's house, Christine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's the best! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> We moved so much (up to 3 hours of exercise every day) </div><div style="text-align: center;">during our stay that, at night, we were exhausted. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We even agreed to sleep in the same crate.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a first class experience! </div><div style="text-align: center;">We even got to swin in a pool, on leash.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Christine!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF_k5F7tcqsBBJNz53s3Srt0dsE3xC31Ur1vJrYUp0NAS4tfrjV0AZT2-dkCt8rCvvObe2NVnkW-HqRcTNm375MhefA4HdvMIzLsrCbY6W7QJWlVp5yid37CWl6ADwZSHESuvw6XnjR4/s1600/RFCage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF_k5F7tcqsBBJNz53s3Srt0dsE3xC31Ur1vJrYUp0NAS4tfrjV0AZT2-dkCt8rCvvObe2NVnkW-HqRcTNm375MhefA4HdvMIzLsrCbY6W7QJWlVp5yid37CWl6ADwZSHESuvw6XnjR4/s400/RFCage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645959966113565682" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FQumS7n3asr4OVKRX-BDc4w5PA7lrOfcMccvkiMy9j48FnXbO8nEX24za5hw2F42hW3N6RXhyutXIzJVStDg5ifJ9251VpCOvFXthekIsRu1siEAfgtT-7Dvjb9gZQUOf6RrgAvIXE8/s1600/RoukyCoussin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FQumS7n3asr4OVKRX-BDc4w5PA7lrOfcMccvkiMy9j48FnXbO8nEX24za5hw2F42hW3N6RXhyutXIzJVStDg5ifJ9251VpCOvFXthekIsRu1siEAfgtT-7Dvjb9gZQUOf6RrgAvIXE8/s400/RoukyCoussin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645959959047003586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Now that we are back, we'll keep you posted</div><div style="text-align: center;">about our adventures more often!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-47798154132317848562011-08-05T13:24:00.005-04:002011-08-05T13:41:11.531-04:00Another day at the dog park<div style="text-align: center;">Another day, another dog park!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom, Jerome, Fino and I</div><div style="text-align: center;">visited this one, located near our home,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> twice this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our brudder has lots of fun running in the grass,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in a section where dogs don't really go.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom had a harder time trying to catch Fino,</div><div style="text-align: center;">who was able to escape</div><div style="text-align: center;">by squeezing under the door...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4RxHn5duxIgQoQEZf01AC30fJiW-m7VFydZBxvyG7foHfmXELmdQM_eQyUTdPhibb-C7iNfnMLJ30aEXl3VGEeg5O39zu_l1KIhzYspa8WG1ah04IEdj2VlZh46VVBrjlyp7qxzMYyo/s1600/pl1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4RxHn5duxIgQoQEZf01AC30fJiW-m7VFydZBxvyG7foHfmXELmdQM_eQyUTdPhibb-C7iNfnMLJ30aEXl3VGEeg5O39zu_l1KIhzYspa8WG1ah04IEdj2VlZh46VVBrjlyp7qxzMYyo/s400/pl1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637424891711050498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome is thinking about a great change that happened on Tuesday:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fino no longer barks when Mom walk us </div><div style="text-align: center;">with our brudder in the stroller.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Way to go, Fino!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This gives us more opportunities to exercise.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sophie is soon going to get arms of steel!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSemjk5SSD0hf-YBCexb-uD59Oo3_sTp9sxHXSu3NQH9AZZNzEnhP-IwRRJLuUNPHfe30IqUmrGxDPiqytveMW0y2x10XIDaM-J6tKBc6c9XqE5840OuWd5lNbDqhqBhWQ0UzXb2kX748/s1600/parcl+018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSemjk5SSD0hf-YBCexb-uD59Oo3_sTp9sxHXSu3NQH9AZZNzEnhP-IwRRJLuUNPHfe30IqUmrGxDPiqytveMW0y2x10XIDaM-J6tKBc6c9XqE5840OuWd5lNbDqhqBhWQ0UzXb2kX748/s400/parcl+018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637424885583478994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And please, don't worry...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fino and I still find countless reasons to bark</div><div style="text-align: center;">every day!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-75905667456666838022011-07-27T12:49:00.003-04:002011-07-27T12:56:29.056-04:00A what?<div style="text-align: center;">On Monday, our brudder Jerome</div><div style="text-align: center;">met our cousin Maki-the-Persian-cat</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the first time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome looooves cats!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maki belongs to Alex, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sophie's brother.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's usually very shy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcJVnta_jEvP6fxZtMwt9ZmwpIJtrVQ1wzagK5sUpquXFB-BFPTCQIHt3vqio7uuVXcef0hSDMYVCJeJTzzFucQbTCD0IjKb6sjCdZtFy340xGddQZu2HAzCsMQhlyjTo6H8EovYUQh8/s1600/chat3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcJVnta_jEvP6fxZtMwt9ZmwpIJtrVQ1wzagK5sUpquXFB-BFPTCQIHt3vqio7uuVXcef0hSDMYVCJeJTzzFucQbTCD0IjKb6sjCdZtFy340xGddQZu2HAzCsMQhlyjTo6H8EovYUQh8/s400/chat3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634075451268924866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMMEgnEv6WhriPoL9XkKHbhdmOtIaLtfqvR9lc_gTKQae6lJn9odVJ08nSGo37t2kapJsNlxlJOEOmcU1bK2IJZcJ6qVHL1hA89otnRUsjhgcIV1tejbxynpj6z9mwKr7myDguo0aVgg/s1600/Chat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMMEgnEv6WhriPoL9XkKHbhdmOtIaLtfqvR9lc_gTKQae6lJn9odVJ08nSGo37t2kapJsNlxlJOEOmcU1bK2IJZcJ6qVHL1hA89otnRUsjhgcIV1tejbxynpj6z9mwKr7myDguo0aVgg/s400/Chat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634075444509203250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What? She is allowed on the table and not me?</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-64228475927651612562011-07-25T19:27:00.002-04:002011-07-25T19:43:46.291-04:00A very hot summer<div style="text-align: center;">What a hot summer!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The sun has been shining so brightly</div><div style="text-align: center;">recently that we had to play mostly</div><div style="text-align: center;">inside during the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My speedy brother Fino</div><div style="text-align: center;">has taken up a new habit:</div><div style="text-align: center;">he bites my ears until I accept to run after him.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This got me a solo trip to the groomer this morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do I look happy?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe not, but my fur is now shiny... and mat free!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRXfjdJkUVPHZfvTV_v_m1MQzLtntOhJu_N5QGyqAbh7eLEFjEFea7zqh_dmeA8ZTEf5v-7nB8xUakD_DB3FJhkT54oxrBhg98je0Zop7QbWFKbJxQYevo0qogNbqzKe-ilbaEjdTOnM/s1600/dodo+047.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRXfjdJkUVPHZfvTV_v_m1MQzLtntOhJu_N5QGyqAbh7eLEFjEFea7zqh_dmeA8ZTEf5v-7nB8xUakD_DB3FJhkT54oxrBhg98je0Zop7QbWFKbJxQYevo0qogNbqzKe-ilbaEjdTOnM/s400/dodo+047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633436561983663826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rest, little blenheim brother...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I'm going to win our next tug-of-war session!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCnWlPQJoWDOn83JM2I3CzzkZ80RJq17Lrnn7pMQqGgbGe_BP4DIvY4VI2mTjkn4t2Uv1Vc2ilBS9s7IN-J6UrfF69aMv-jOrONhgegGvAC8lY68DZPt4YYkpmtdP3vfcRvUgD1znl7c/s1600/dodo+049.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCnWlPQJoWDOn83JM2I3CzzkZ80RJq17Lrnn7pMQqGgbGe_BP4DIvY4VI2mTjkn4t2Uv1Vc2ilBS9s7IN-J6UrfF69aMv-jOrONhgegGvAC8lY68DZPt4YYkpmtdP3vfcRvUgD1znl7c/s400/dodo+049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633436551349045186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I guess the visit to the dog park that</div><div style="text-align: center;">mom promised to us </div><div style="text-align: center;">is now</div><div style="text-align: center;">compromised...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerome, get out of our seat now!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You're not going anywhere, dressed in your pj!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOTnuY5AnkeMZdnH3xWPyTNDmcDLXkkxNGMA4ivqoyP8-kWNb29VmYjYqGaIsyCJwDN8JmI75cFA0lSWLgC87viA0L5Sh5UlqDLSmrHzsbz4UDOb5KtVAWPvQ2pFgBdvM93ZkKAE06BQ/s1600/dodo+JJ.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOTnuY5AnkeMZdnH3xWPyTNDmcDLXkkxNGMA4ivqoyP8-kWNb29VmYjYqGaIsyCJwDN8JmI75cFA0lSWLgC87viA0L5Sh5UlqDLSmrHzsbz4UDOb5KtVAWPvQ2pFgBdvM93ZkKAE06BQ/s400/dodo+JJ.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633436551818067842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our brudder never gets tired of playing in the garage.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have fun!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-70810556715870347232011-07-11T07:35:00.002-04:002011-07-11T07:38:28.121-04:00And now... a frog!<div style="text-align: center;">You all thought that my brother Fino was a dog, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;">It turns out that he is a frog!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKX0Ut5OvS1yhrSL2BJ4Krsl-zWrqOd4SsssENtn6xMDDRXJZRz0xS_XEU6ZgGL87pd6aTPMjqtv21Udr1qUFNbYrojAFlzJsz5el2Dzeo059eNog5V7f-tX_SXlXfKmgDdM84P57bGgI/s1600/grenouille.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKX0Ut5OvS1yhrSL2BJ4Krsl-zWrqOd4SsssENtn6xMDDRXJZRz0xS_XEU6ZgGL87pd6aTPMjqtv21Udr1qUFNbYrojAFlzJsz5el2Dzeo059eNog5V7f-tX_SXlXfKmgDdM84P57bGgI/s400/grenouille.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628057061262623682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great day!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453358390921945158.post-58551724587750817592011-07-01T17:17:00.002-04:002011-07-01T17:49:33.256-04:00Happy Canada Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vdP_JbRO5Xabax_VAsxgJ5ktksQAnPRC32ggtwge0a_P-QTlwF86U3iMNBw4X6VA-5-TlxmLPFrJF7zOmnml4DuIjfdU7erZIzCR3Si_zjCwPRAIWEMGbGp05XfCiKxOoK0FiURSguA/s1600/canada+013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vdP_JbRO5Xabax_VAsxgJ5ktksQAnPRC32ggtwge0a_P-QTlwF86U3iMNBw4X6VA-5-TlxmLPFrJF7zOmnml4DuIjfdU7erZIzCR3Si_zjCwPRAIWEMGbGp05XfCiKxOoK0FiURSguA/s400/canada+013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624504235807155010" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY CANADA DAY!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great long week-end!</div>Roukyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230518222293825056noreply@blogger.com4