Swim, swam, swum.

Last week Luke took a day off. Gasp! Shocking, I know. Aside from the fact that we had to use this day to make a run to a far off Les Schwab to retrieve a few tires, it was a lovely break from the norm.

On our way to Napa, we made a stop at Lake Del Valle in Livermore. With very few lakes close by to let Jackson pursue his dream of becoming the next (ah, crap...what's that swimmer guy's name? You know, the Olympian weed smokin' one? Phelps!!!!) Michael Phelps, we take every opportunity we can to let him put those webbed paws to use.

This is the lake. It's no Folsom, or Tahoe, or Bullard's Bar, or Rollins, or Scott's Flat, or not that it's obvious I miss living near lakes or anything....But it's nice. A little small, but on a Wendesday morning it was drunk idiot free. I like that quality in a lake.

Our little piece of shoreline...

After we surveyed the place and found a good spot, we proceeded to lose 2 tennis balls to the current and an easily distracted dog. Thank you, Tractor Supply Company for carrying .99 cent tennis balls. Otherwise, I would be broke. Destitute. On the street, I tell ya.

Two confused peas in a pod.

"Can somebody get this leash outta my dog pit, please?!"

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming....

Passed out on the drive home...

And that's the truth of the matter. Although Jackson loves the swimming, we also love the exhausted hours of quiet that follow. What is it that people say? A tired dog is a good dog. Good night.

Frost-ay Paws. Brrrrrr...

Yesterday I texted Jen. The conversation went as follows:

Me: "I'm currently making dog ice cream."
Her: "DOG ice cream?"
Me: "Ice cream for the dog. Not dog flavored ice cream. Eww."
Her: "Riiiiiight."

For the love of Pete, who makes dog flavored ice cream? I don't even know what flavor dog is. I eat high end Chinese food, thank you. Funny ha-ha. No? Anyways...

Once every couple of weeks I whoop up a batch of homemade Frosty Paws for the Jackson-ator and he daintily eats his ice cream each night before bed. I kid you not. We run a spoiled ship around here.

This week we tried strawberry!

Woofity woof woof...Frosty goodness. - Jackson

I mix this stuff up in a bowl:
32 oz. vanilla or strawberry non-fat yogurt
1 well mashed banana
1 T honey
2 T peanut butter (with the vanill'er)

Then I toss it in our ice cream maker for about 20 minutes, plop it into muffin tins, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze. (Which is totally inconvenient when I decide to make muffins. Note to self: invest in another muffin pan.) When the pup'ster is ready for one, you can just pop one out, throw it in a bowl, and dessert is served. Or, you can eat them. They're delicious. I may have eaten one before.

Two paws up for ice cream treats!