The Cupcake Debacle

I love cupcakes.  They make me happy.  This is something my friend over at "little bitty bites" and I have in common, other than high school...

I had six beautiful cupcakes just like this.

I had a wonderful six-pack of yellow cupcakes with butter cream frosting starting on Saturday night.  By Sunday afternoon, I had three left.  And by Sunday night, I had NONE.  ZERO.  They were gone.  I miss my cupcakes.  I'd like to say I am ashamed to have eaten six cupcakes in 24 hours.  It's happened.  I am a little ashamed to say I ate three cupcakes in 12 hours, and I am sad to say I didn't get the other three...

What happened, you ask?  Stryker.  Stryker happened.

I've been such a proud puppy mommy for the last week, and then last night - The Cupcake Debacle.  Stryker has been so well-behaved that we've given him some privileges over the last week.  The first few days, he had the basement to himself.  Then, we started leaving him to wander in the house with the doors closed to rooms we didn't want him in.  Last night we let Stryker have the run of the house while we went to a concert.  He had eaten his dinner, and he had been walked and let out, so we felt safe.  I inadvertently left our bedroom door open...that was MY mistake. 

I own that.

When we finally arrived home from the concert sometime around midnight, all seemed well.  Stryker was a little sleepy, but he still met us at the door.  I let him out, and we played with him for a bit.  I looked around, and everything seemed to be in place.  When I went upstairs to the bedroom to change into jammies I turned on the light, pulled out my clothes, spun around to turn on the television, and shrieked, "Ahhhhh! Stryker!"  My  husband immediately yelled, "What did he do!?!?!?"  My response:

"HE.    ATE.    MY.    CUPCAKES. 

ALL.    OF.    THEM."

On top of completely obliterating my hair pick (luckily, I had two), he had taken the plastic container of my treasured snacks and destroyed it.  He ate all the remaining cupcakes, all six wrappers, licked up all traces of butter cream frosting and sprinkles, and shredded the plastic container.

I wish this was what was left of my cupcakes...

The packaging he ate through.

So today Stryker will be in the basement, having lost his house-roaming privileges...I will have to be more careful about where I store my precious cupcakes going forward...perhaps I will keep them in the guest room (the door is always closed to that room) so that I can enjoy the cupcakes without worry. 

Stryker's first night and first morning at home

Stryker is proving to be an amazing dog.  He lets us know when he needs to go outside.  He does not try to eat our food.  He will sit, lay down, and stay in his dog bed.  He is so good at fetch with his rope toy.  He had a great time playing with us last night in the basement. 

My favorite thing, however, was that he spent part of the night sleeping at my feet...it was awesome.  My husband takes up the length of the bed with his 6ft 6in frame, but when I curl up, there is plenty of room for Stryker.  If I stretched out, he stretched out between JR and me, and rested his head on my shoulder.  We love this dog so much already!

Stryker woke me only once in the middle of the night to go out.  He rested his head on the bed and whimpered very quietly.  I got up and took him out, and he ran right back into the house and up both sets of stairs to the bedroom.

This morning when the alarm went off, he was between JR and me, and his head popped up, very alert.  He was ready for a walk!  I got up, dressed, and leashed him up, grabbing some plastic bags for the trip, and off we went.  We walked for about 45 minutes, and it was great.  We got back to the house and played in the yard a little while longer, then we went back inside so I could get ready for work.  When I got out of the shower, Stryker was in bed with my husband, and they were adorable! I wish I had the camera handy because as soon as I walked in, Stryker jumped up...

I am looking forward to getting home tonight to play with, walk with, and love on Stryker (and JR, too).  This family became even more connected yesterday.  I truly believe that having Stryker in our lives will give us the motivation we need to keep moving and get that exercise in every day!  No more slouching around for us...we can't possibly spend an entire day without leaving the house anymore.

When I met JR, I knew he was the one.  When we went to look at the house we now call our home for the first time, we knew it was the one.  When we met Stryker on Saturday, we knew he was the one...

A New Addition

The Andersons welcomed a new member to the family today.  Stryker (Ted Stryker Anderson).  We visited him yesterday at the West Suburban Humane Society and put a hold on him to consider it overnight.  I was so excited this morning that I couldn't sit still waiting for the minutes and hours to pass until the shelter was open and we could go see him again!  We played with him for about 20 minutes and realized we were just sure - he was going home with us!  We went inside to the office and took care of the paperwork. 

They brought him out to us, and the whole family jumped in the truck and went to the pet store for a doggie bed, a rope toy (it was his favorite at the shelter, so we got a similar one), food and water dishes, and some other essentials.  The shelter provided us with some food and his medicine (he's currently got a bout of upset tummy, but he's well house trained).  He's micro chipped, neutered, and vaccinated.  We plan on taking him to the vet within the next two weeks to get a thorough check, but he's gorgeous and happy!  Take a look:

(Ted) Stryker Anderson

We have been playing with him most of the day, and we just came home from an awesome 45-minute walk.  He is amazing, and we love him already!  We are all set to go pick up some more things at the pet store and give this gorgeous Brittany/Collie mix the forever home he's always wanted!