A to Z Blog Challenge - J

Letter J

Jackson

He is my 8 1/2 year old Golden Retriever. He is such a sweetie! Always has been. He has never been any trouble what-so-ever! My heart saddens as I think about him getting older. We lost our first Golden at the age of 9, when his kidneys suddenly shut down. It was horrible!! I know that it is something that you have to go thru with pets, but that doesn't make it any easier!

Jerk

This is what my legs do!! They jerk. I have Restless Leg Syndrome. I am very thankful that there is medication that I can take to help calm my legs down, but I hate having to be on medication for the rest of my life. **Frown** RLS is NOT fun!! The "jerking" happens when your body is at rest. Something "misfires" in your brain, and your legs still think they are moving when they should be at rest. It is genetic. My mother has it, as well.

Japan

My heart still goes out to the people of Japan and the horrible natural disaster that they have been through and continue to deal with. 

Jelly Beans

This is one of my very favorite candies! I can not buy them, because I will eat them all! I don't really have a favorite color or flavor. I like them all! My favorite brands are Brach's & Jelly Bellies. Last Summer, when the girls and I went to Universal Studios in Florida, we went to Harry Potter World and we bought some of the "Bertie Botts Jelly Beans". In the movie... the jelly beans had flavors such as grass, black pepper and ear wax!! BLECH!!! But, the box of beans that we bought, tasted pretty normal. It was fun to try each flavor though! We had fun sitting in our hotel room trying to guess which flavor each bean was! I only had one nasty tasting one. It was a brown color. I'm still not sure what flavor it was!

Jackets

I have a "thing" for jackets. I am attracted to them in stores! I have no idea why! LOL! I don't have a whole lot of jackets, but I have quite a few!

Chester's T-shirt

You know how babies and young children have attachments to objects such as blankets or stuffed animals?? Well...... my 6 month old puppy has an attachment to a t-shirt!!

It all started when he was a very small puppy. One of my girls put one of their old t-shirts in Chester's crate for him to sleep with, hoping that the "scent" on the shirt would help him sleep thru the night.

Here's a picture of him, sleeping with it....

Well,now... this T-shirt is one of his favorite things!! He loves for us to throw it over his head. Then, he runs over to Jackson and he and Jackson "play fight" as Jackson tries to take the shirt off of Chester's head! It is hilarious to watch!! It's like a game that they play.

The t-shirt is now full of holes, has nasty stains on it and stinks pretty bad!! I DO wash it, but he doesn't like for me to. As soon as I pick it up to throw it in the wash.... he follows me to the laundry room, trying to get it back!!

Here are some photos of him and Jackson as they have fun with the t-shirt ---

Yep... he likes it on his head!

This is what he looks like when he brings it to you so that you can put it on his head.

He has it hanging from one (or two) of his bottom front teeth!

I PROMISE!! Jackson is not really being mean. He's just playing.

The tug-of-war commences!!

Chester won and the shirt is now, back on his head!

Back at it again!! -- I PROMISE... Jackson is NOT hurting Chester!

Chester succeeds in keeping the shirt on his head.

Another round of "play fighting".

This is a nightly (and sometimes twice, nightly!) ritual at my house!! They definitely provide the entertainment!

A to Z Blog Challenge ~ W

Today's word is WIMPS.

I picked this word because that's what my dogs seem to be! My dogs seem to be scared of EVERYTHING! Jackson has been scared of things since he was a puppy, and now... so is Chester!

Jackson has always been scared of "new" things in a room, such as a helium balloon tied to a kitchen chair or a box sitting on the kitchen floor. It's quite comical! He will do anything to avoid the room with the new "thing" in it.

One time, he wouldn't come out of my bedroom because there was something... (it might have been a box. I can't remember.)... near the doorway. The funny part is... he had walked past the item when he went INTO the bedroom and hadn't even noticed it!

Sometimes, he will walk between the chairs to go under our kitchen table and then he can't figure out how to come out! He will stand under there and whine until someone comes and moves a chair for him! It's hilarious!

One good things is....  he's not afraid of checking out sounds that he hears or someone new coming in the door. He will bark and go check out what it is he hears or sees.

Chester, on the other hand..... HIDES when Jackson barks!! If he's inside when Jackson is barking, he will hide under the end table. If he is outside and Jackson starts barking at a squirrel or a deer, Chester will run to the screen door and cower on the step!

We laugh at Chester the most when he sees his reflection in something and then growls and hides! He sees himself in places like our fireplace doors, the glass in our living room cabinet doors and the mirror in our bedroom.

Both dogs are terrified of the vacuum! Jackson will just go to another room and lay down, but Chester will either crawl under my desk or hide behind one of the chairs in the living room or bedroom. Sometimes, I have to go looking for him to find him because he won't come out!

It's no doubt that these two precious pups provide us with LOTS of entertainment!

My Boys

These photos are just too cute not to share!

 I just happened to catch this moment of sweetness between them!

I'm surprised that I managed to get this one of Chester.

He wouldn't stand still!

When Jackson has had enough of Chester, he practically "sinks" into the floor!

This is what you see if you are standing at the kitchen counter at my house, eating peanuts -- two adorable faces staring at you, waiting and HOPING that you throw them one!

Side view...

I found Chester HERE this morning!

He had no idea that I was even in the room!

  

Totally OUT!

After taking quite a FEW photos... I finally got Chester to sit still

for a couple more!