I didn’t have this ready in time to post on Gus’ actual birthday, but here is a video montage of photos taken since Gus was born on December 28, 2008. There is sound, but if you’re at work or your ears are too delicate for swears and rap music, you may want to listen on mute. Also, it’s kind of long because Gus is pretty cute and we’ve take a lot of pictures of him, and by “we” I mean “me.” I’m like the paparazzi up in …

Janie and I were recently discussing the worst Christmas songs ever.   She was telling me about the most horrifying song she has ever heard, called Christmas Shoes.  Have you heard this terrible, terrible Christmas song?  No matter.  I happened upon this You Tube clip of Patton Oswalt going over the entire song.  This is for Janie.  You are not alone.

Janie’s friend Mary sent Gus a winter coat. It’s a little snug for him, but it still fits. We normally have him out wearing a sweater or a waterproof fleece jacket for evenings when the weather is chilly and wet, but since we’ve had some significant low temperatures the past few days, it might well be time to bust this coat out for a few of our evening walks. I think he’ll be especially thrilled when it’s time to put on the hood.

This was probably taken sometime in the early spring of this year, based on the ever-evolving ways in which we tried to keep Gus contained in one part of the house (see the white board).  This is one of my favorite Gus videos. I apologize in advance for my high-pitched puppy-talking voice.