The Lois Growth Chart
Our puppy Lois has been growing at an alarming rate! Lois is now five months old and her amiable personality is starting to show. We adopted her in November 2011 when she was a sleepy, six weeks old, eight pounds bubble of fur. Now she is probably 50 lbs and an energetic burst of playfulness!
Gunshy shows Lois where cookies appear, in the kitchen.
Lois and Gunshy are officially best friends. Gunshy has been a great, big brother to Lois, teaching her “sit” and “go to blanket” within weeks. (However, Lois hasn’t quite learned “High-Five!” yet.)
Lois tends to be a little needy with the cuddles, but the three of us are managing her constant climbing over our faces while we sleep pretty well as a team.
"Seriously, baby. I'm trying to sleep!"
Lois has not really got to experience a true, Michigan winter; however, she has had some romps in the few snowy sceneries we’ve had. The Free Press tweeted a photo of Lois’s first snowy experience a few months ago.
Lois's photo shoot for the Detroit Free Press
Here’s a snowy run Gunshy and Lois enjoyed in January:
Newborn Lois and her kissing siblings!
While Lois really enjoys napping, don’t let these pictures fool you. She’s usually running circles around Gunshy in the loft, crewing on gloves and shoes, or jumping into guests’ laps while they are sitting on the couch.
My favorite, beautiful girls!
Lois insists on sharing all couch naps.
Lois made some new friends when Becca was doggy sitting. Becca has two beagles!
Lois enjoyed Christmas, especially the wrapping paper.
Usually these two are cuddle buddies, unless Lois is biting Gunshy's nub tail.
We love taking the dogs to the park by the Howell Soccer Field.
Lois adoption day!
This was Lois's first night home, and she determined Gunshy was her pillow.
Can you find baby Lois in the litter of her brothers and sisters?
Chasing sticks and chasing Mom!
Monday, Feb 13 – WHMI 93.5
Radio Performance & Interview
8:45 AM on Mike & Jon’s Morning Show
Howell, MI
Special thanks to Mike and Jon for inviting me on their show. I’ll be performing “Damn Fine Day” and talking about the charity campaign to help the Howell Opera House. You can download the song and make a minimum donation of $2 by clicking on the music player below this paragraph. All donations will be tripled on March 31 by two generous donors!
I’m trying to learn (or relearn) one cover song each day this month. Here’s my homework for February, including some standard cover songs, 90s fun, and favorites from my dad’s record collection.
Spotify Playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/thenbt/playlist/25OFv22CaqXEOdp6zobH9F
Spotify Playlist for Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/music/playlist/February-Cover-Songs/10150636220646014
1. Not Over You – Gavin Degraw
2. Cough Syrup – Young the Giant
3. Flagpole Sitta – Harvey Dangerfield
4. No Rain – Blind Melon
5. Dirty Rain – Ryan Adams
6. Buddy Holly – Weezer
7. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
(Changed from Centerfold – J. Geils Band. Natalie and I have decided Centerfold is a terrible song. I felt creepy singing it.)
8. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
9. Solisbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
(Changed form Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen)
10. Hey Mama – Mat Kearney
11. Feelin’ Alright – Joe Cocker
12. Here I Go Again on My Own – Whitesnake
13. Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
14. Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
15. I’ve Just Seen a Face – Beatles
16. Jack and Diane – John Mellencamp
17. Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
18. Life By the Drop – Stevie Ray Vaughan
19. Living on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
20. Maggie May – Rod Stewart
21. Mexico – James Taylor
22. Tempted – Squeeze (Ari Hest version)
23. One Headlight – the Wallflowers
24. The Letter – the Box Tops
25. Powerful Stuff – Sean Hayes
26. Take the Money and Run – Steve Miller Band
27. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show (Bob Dylan lyrics)
28. Sub Homesick Blues – Bob Dylan
29. It’s the End of the World – R.E.M.
Today was the official release for my song, “Damn Fine Day.” All donations given for the song (which can be purchased at Bandcamp) are going to the Howell Opera House’s Restore the Glory campaign.
My goal is for the song to be downloaded 1000 times, and raise at least $1000 for the charity. All donations will be tripled by two generous donors on March 31st, so it’s really exciting to think how one song and the generousity of many can really make a strong impact on our little downtown we love.
Natalie wrote a great press release for the song campaign, which we emailed out today. Her family members and Lansing friends were the first to donate, and I thank them dearly for supporting this project.
I’m also pretty excited about the response so far through Facebook and Twitter! My friend Brian shared the link of the LivingstonPost’s artile about the campaign, and one of his friends mentioned that he heard me on Ann Delisi’s Essential Listening show on WDET this weekend. This little note really floored me, and it’s indeed a damn fine day for me.
Furthermore, I’m really proud of how well the song turned out. When I wrote it (with Natalie’s help!) last December, I knew I had a nice lyrical theme. David Mosher did an amazing job recording the track, and Marshall Block was very kind to find an hour to fit me in last Saturday for the mastering session. Plus, how about those gorgeous, backing harmonies by Hannah Fralick! She made that seem so easy in less than an hour at David’s studio
I’ve had a few people purchase some other music of mine through Bandcamp, and this is a wonderful bonus for me, specifically so I can use that money to donate to the campaign too (and offset some of the Paypal fees).
Thanks a lot of giving my little song a day of attention. The Opera House supports local music so much, and it feels great to give back to them.
Give a donation and get the song by clicking the picture!
Thursday, March 1 – The Pam Rossi Show
Live Radio Show Interview/Performance
Stream live at noon: udetroit.com
You can also attend the taping at:
uDetroit Cafe
1427 Randolph St. Detroit, MI
No cover, all ages
12 PM- 1 PM
Mike will be performing “Damn Fine Day” and discussing the Livingston County Arts Council’s “140 Day Challenge” to restore the Howell Opera House. (This was moved from Tuesday, Feb 28.)
