Santa, Dear Santa, Here is a List of the FEW Things I Really WANT for Christmas

Lots of puppers ask me “Noodles! What do you want for Christmas?” Well, if I had MY way, my list would be VAST. But I don’t. I was told by my Mommys to keep it short – keep it simple. Okay. Okay. I can do that THIS TIME.

Luckily I have spent a lot of time REVIEWING products (and by that I mean TREATS) and places for this blog. This gives me the chance to CHECK OUT a lot of things perhaps my Mommys would NEVER think of (being HUMAN and all). I have to admit I mostly like everything EATABLE and I am not so adverse to clothes. I draw the line at stuff like ELECTRIFIED collars and fences, CAR restraints, and barbed ANYTHING.

That said, there are a lot of less tangible things that I think I would like for Christmas. After all, my BIG ROOM (pen) is getting a little crowded with Molly and all of our combined toys and outfits nestled within. So while writing this list, I attempted to think OUTTA THE CHRISTMAS BOX and pick more conscientiously.

So here it is, for your LISTING pleasure, my Christmas 2014 WANTS:

• Tropiclean Treats and water refresher
• Woodrow Wear Socks made to wear on long walks
• A trip to the beach - ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
• Anything I want from Biscuits. . . What? I can’t ask for something that vague? Well, okaaaaaaaaaay. . . a new kimono OR my choice from the treat jars
• A new GRANDE bed from PetSmart because SOMECAT peed on the old one and it DID not survive the washing
• A year supply of HALO Spot’s Stew because it is yummy
• For all the pets in the HSSV (shelter) to find forever homes (just not MINE)
• ANYTHING from Pugs in the Kitchen – the YUMMIEST SNACKS IN THE WORLD
• A new leash in some color OTHER than black. My Mommy is so picky she can’t DECIDE on a color so I am stuck with BLACK. Not cool for dainty flower NOODLES
• For all my BLOGVILLE, Google+, Wordpress, FB, Twitter, and Pinterest FURiends to have the

HAPPIEST HOLIDAYS EVER

I don’t think THAT’S asking too much, do you?

Resume for an ELF Position

I WANTED to be the ELF

COVER LETTER

Dear Chief Elf Recruiter
My name is Noodles and I am applying for your recently advertised position of ELF. I think I would be an asset to your North Pole organization and I don't even mind a little cold now and then. I work well with PEOPLE and ELVES (other dogs and pugs, not so much) and am very very VERY willing to please. I am including my resume which I think you will see is quite varied. Although it may on the surface seem like I am a Jill-of-all Trades and master of none, to borrow a phrase - in truth I think my wide range of experience is what makes me the candidate to fulfill all of your ELF needs.
Yours truly,
Noodles (the Pug)

RESUME
Noodles (the Pug)
Cali Gurl, USA

Objective: To work as Santa's ELF and bring joy to everyone

Work History: I am a PUG PRINCESS and as such do not WORK. I await my Mommys so I can beg for food and cuddle by their feet and on their laps. That is my JOB and I do it well

Education: I was born a PUG. That's all the education I need. . . but I do read the newspaper a lot

Skills: Eating, Cuddling, Snuggling, Eating, Clinging to legs, smiling for the camera, Eating, Going outside to do my bidness, Greeting everyone at the door, Eating

References: Check out A Bowl of Noodles on Blogspot. That should provide all the references you need

I DO Hope I GET the JOB

Finally Friday

OMP! All that decorating really wore me out AND we are not nearly done! I am kinda glad the weekend is gonna be kinda rainy so we will stay INDOORS and concentrate on getting the house all ready.

We pulled out box after box of decorations trying to decide on a theme for this year's tree. Sometimes it is old fashioned, sometimes it is Asian (4 out of 10 of us are Asian, kinda) and sometimes we honor the MOUSE - Mickey Mouse. I know what ever we finally decide will be lovely.

Today I think we will put up the tree. We have an artificial tree because my mommies and aunties are afraid of the flammability of real trees. They remember many houses catching on fire from over dry trees and lights so they just do not want to risk it. Plus, the fake ones are not AS MESSY and look very consistently nice. We have had ours for YEARS! That means we have saved almost, what. . . . a BILLION live trees? Maybe not quite that much. . . but a lot.

So it takes time to put up the tree and shape the branches JUST SO. Then we add a zillion lights so you cannot even look at the tree without sunglasses on. So cool. That should take all day because we take a lot of breaks for hot cocoa (Mommy) and Christmas Movies.

Have a great weekend EVERYPUGGY and have fun Decking YOUR Halls.

Decorating For The Holidaze

• Mommy #1's show...........CHECK!
• Trip to Coronado.............CHECK!
• Thanksgiving....................CHECK!
• Back Home......................CHECK!

That leaves - 

• TIME TO DECORATE

I am buried up to my TAWNY neck in Christmas decorations!!!! Mommy said she needed my help and me, being Noodles the PUG said, OF COURSE I will help.

So we went out to the GARAGE and sorted through eleventy-million boxes until we found the one marked CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

I love stretching my creative muscle when it comes to Christmas. I can be as fanciful as I want. . . I just need to avoid this all too common error

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I've Got a Bone to Pick. . .

Happy Wordless Wednesday

Sock It To ME

Me and Molly and our naked feet

Over the course of my 1000+ posts,

I think I have made it pretty clear that I love to shop locally. My favorite dog boutique, BISCUITS (here is their YELP review) for example, is located in Japantown a scant 3 miles from my house. It is not only convenient - but the owner, Ms Jennifer, is always so nice to me and pets me and talks sweet to me.





But I DIGRESS.








So WHAT I AM SAYING,  is I like to find backyard talent and not just bargains because, well, there is just nothing like the sense of community I feel when I shop the ‘hood.





Imagine my delight when I came across a BRAND of doggie wear that was created by someone in my town? It’s true. I was reading a local newspaper (online, of course) when I spotted a color story about a local woman, Lorraine, who created these special therapy socks for dogs called Woodrow Wear. These socks are made to provide traction to pups that need help due to disability, illness, or just plain slick floors (like Molly and our stairs, commence rolling eyes).  And unlike normal dog socks, these are made to STAY ON the paw rather than slowly ooze off. I cannot tell you how many socks I have lost because they just work their way OFF. This is aggravating. My interest was therefore peaked and I made it MY mission to FIND OUT MORE.

I emailed Ms. Lorraine for more information about her product because, as I have said before, I like to highlight local talent where I can. Despite a CAH-RAY-ZEE schedule, she emailed me all kinds of info regarding her product, how it came to be, and how effective it is. This is some GOOD reading, I tell you. Very interesting – most of it can be found on their website www.woodrowwear.com.

What I found to be most INTERESTING about her product was the enormous number of testimonials from people who as a last ditch effort tried WOODROW WEAR to give their struggling dogs some mobility. One video brought TEARS to my already liquidy brown PUG eyes as it showed a doggy who was confined to a rug ALL THE TIME because she could not get any traction on the wood floor. She had some sort of hip or leg problems, too. First the video showed the doggy with NAKED paws slipping and sliding all over the floor. Then the video showed the dog taking its first steps OFF THE RUG while wearing WOODROW WEAR socks. You HAVE to check it out here http://www.woodrowwear.com/VIDEO.



These socks really seem to work. I think I NEED some (Hey! Christmas IS just around the corner) to TRY out. I am wondering if they will stay on my dainty feet and protect the “knuckles” when I go on my walks. I have this nasty tendency to drag them sometimes and the result is bloody paws if Mommy does not stop me in time.

The Woodrow Wear socks are supposed to be durable enough for outside wear (they even have some for SNOWY conditions!!!). Then I think I might get MOLLY some for Christmas so she can try them. She has a dickens of a time negotiating our stairs because of her excessively FURRY paws. She goes SPLAT almost every time and the HUMANS end up carrying her up the stairs. If these will stay on her skinny feet they may be just the thing she needs to tackle the stairs herself.

So what I am trying to say is - You just never know what you will find in your own BACKYARD

Check them out! I think you will like what you see.

RAIN!!!! And There's More

As you know, CALIFORNIA is in a serious drought. We had ALMOST no rain in the past 3 years and our RESERVOIRS are getting low. Our yards are all brown (at least up here in NorCal).

Hopefully THAT is about to change. We have had RAIN and quite a lot.

AND there is more on the way.







What to do on a rainy SUNDAY?