Dear readers,
Firstly we must wish you a most prosperous 2013. For us, this has been a busy and most wonderful year! Highlights included:
Attending the shoot of a little film written and directed by our friend Jason and edited by my Baby Daddy, Tim. I was in heaven because I got to rub elbows with some of the featured “actors” as pictured below (this one reminded me of you know who):
Reuniting with Michelle and her husband, Sig, who adopted a precious bulldog puppy named Bianca from our friends at Motherlode Bulldog Rescue:
Ordering and eating the most delicious birthday cake (thank you, Debbie Does Cakes) in the shape of my favorite bulldog, Cookie:
True, she’s not a baby anymore, but she’ll always be my sweet little girl.
All the bullies in our life turned another year older.
Lucy is 9:
Winston is 8:
and Cookie is 8. And proud of it, as you can see:
They are slowing down a bit, but all in excellent health. Cookie is sporting a few more lovely lady lumps on her skin these days, but who isn’t? Our vet tells us that they are just age spots or little sebaceous cysts. Nothing to worry about, and Our Girl is back to a trim 49 lbs!
Always the relentless coach, she supported us in our first Tough Mudder this year. Here she is in action:
Cookie is as sassy as ever, being banned from the office for just two brief stints this year, and that was only because someone pushed her buttons! I’ll have to coach her on “composure”, “art of feedback” and “political savvy” at the workplace. Unfortunately, we did get 86′d by our mailman this spring because he thought Cookie looked unfriendly. 
Or maybe he felt threatened by the competition. 
Not to worry, we signed a waiver and we’re back to receiving loads of super saver coupons, credit card offers and political fliers.
Our holidays were bountiful.
We had visits from Auntie Flash, Uncle Brandon, and Brooksie.
It was great fun and Cookie misses everyone a lot.
And of course, we rang in the new year quietly at home in front of the fire, always our favorite way to to celebrate.
We would like to give a special shout out to the ladies at Hope Hospice Healthpark in Ft. Meyers, Florida, where Tim’s awesome mother, Aletha, volunteers. Cookie sends you all big sloppy bulldog kisses for the new year.
And lastly, we have adopted this perfect meme for 2013:
It’s definitely working as our daily affirmation, because we are already off to a very good start!
