On the Road Again

Our bags are packed and we are ready to go...

We've thrown in a bone or two as well...

We can hardly wait to meet our new granddaughter...

Training

We've taught them to sit, stay, down, heel...

We just can't seem to teach them to pick up their toys.

One Year

It has been one year since we sent our Ashley to the Rainbow Bridge. She is thought of and missed every day.

Her favorite place was in the sun.

The sunnier the better.

Her second favorite place was on anyone's bed.

All the toys in the house were hers, whether she wanted to play with them or not.

The ONLY dog she ever shared with was Emilio.  He had her wrapped around his dew claw.

She was a great watch dog.

And she could be a good administrative assistant in a pinch.

We are sure that Ashley is lying in the sun, hogging all the toys and keeping all the other animals in line at the Rainbow Bridge.

Today also ends National Vet Tech Week.  Thank you to all who chose this profession.

Finished for Friday - HURRAH!

Say it like a Marine...WHO-RAH!

After several weeks of the inability to muster up the energy to get anything done, I am so pleased with my accomplishments this week. After getting the Christmas stuff put away last week, I was ready to get our house back in order. I am ashamed to admit that it had not been cleaned since December 23. EGAD! Almost an entire month of dust and dirt! Tonight, the house is clean and every thing is back where it belongs. Laundry is done as well.

I rearranged my studio as I needed to make room for a "new" sewing machine.

While I was rearranging, I decided something needed to be done with my fabric stash.

All the fabric was put into piles according to color...

...then repacked into plastic totes.

All of these bits and pieces of fabric were gathered from hither and yon and now have a plastic tote of their own.

Another accomplishment this week was filling out adoption applications with two boxer rescue groups. The first step in finding a sister for these two. Rough life, eh?

Since I've worked so hard this week, I think I need a reward. Tomorrow I am heading to the "big" city. I will do some thrift shopping and some major smooching on these little cheeks.

Next week? We've got some packing to do as we will be heading to Milwaukee next Friday.

Milwaukee in January? Are you crazy?!

Yes, we are! Crazy about this little guy who will turn two next Friday.

What have you accomplished this week? Big or small, share it with us at Lit and Laundry.

In Rememberance

The last two days have been hard for Hubs and me. We lost our boxer girl, Ashley, Friday morning. It was evident in the last few months that her time to go was drawing near. We thought we were prepared. There is a large void in our house without her.

Ashley touched many lives. Because she was such a great dog, we decided to add another boxer to our home. That decision led us to contact Mo/Kan Boxer Rescue and we became volunteers for this wonderful organization. Over the next few years, we had many boxers in our home as foster dogs, we did home visits to people wanting to adopt a boxer, we spent hours at meet and greets showing off our dogs and talking to people about boxers and rescue. Eventually, we adopted Quade, then Emilio, both coming into our homes as foster dogs.

Ashley was THE Alpha dog. We know without a doubt once she reached The Rainbow Bridge, she started kicking butt and taking names, letting all know she was there and she was the boss.



Run free, Ashley.

Tuesday Tidbits - Clutter

Does it seem like Monday to you? Pa-Pa and I had a busy weekend. We picked up the grandson on Friday evening. Lots of time was spent outside the entire weekend. There were lots of squirrels and birds to chase. Long walks to take with the dogs. Trees to climb.

All of that makes one thirsty.

And tired!

Do you have a place in your house that just seems to "attract" clutter? Ours is a kitchen counter right at the back door. I know this doesn't look too cluttered compared to what it can look like.
Kelly at (un)Deniably Domestic has her office to clean. I have a room upstairs that I call "The Storage Room". It should be the second guest room but before the painting and redecorating can begin, all that is stored there needs to be put away/donated/recycled/trashed. Kelly and I are talking about challenging each other with our cluttered rooms. Do you have a room that needs decluttered? Care to join us in this challenge?

Tagged!

While I was away, Elizabeth tagged me on her blog, "Thoughts from an Evil Overlord". She asked me to tell eight things about myself.

8 things I'm looking forward to:

1. September beach vacation with all the children and grandchildren.
2. Summer visits from family and friends.
3. Getting front porch completed.
4. Getting back to work in my studio.
5. Fiftieth birthday.
6. Day trips to the beach.
7. Visiting grandson in Milwaukee.
8. Weekend with Boogie.

8 things I did yesterday:

1. Planted annuals.
2. Planted two grape tomato plants in my Topsy Turvy that daughter gave me for Mother’s Day.
3. Picked up mail at post office.
4. Went to local flea market and bought a vintage dresser scarf and a vintage tea towel. $1 each.
5. Stopped at neighbor’s yard sale. Bought four old medicine bottles, a vintage clover seed bag and a vintage sugar bag.
6. Visited with Miss Ellen, our dear neighbor.
7. Posted to my blog.
8. Worked on an embroidery piece.

8 things I wish I could do:

1. Tap dance really well.
2. Be in two places at once.
3. Twitch my nose like Samantha of “Bewitched” and the house would be dusted and vacuumed.
4. Talk to my Grandma Lawhon.
5. Read the thoughts of our dogs.
6. Sleep all night.
7. Upholstery furniture.
8. Not look so much like my sister.

8 shows I watch on television:

1. Criminal Minds
2. Numb3rs
3. The Mentalist
4. Big Bang Theory
5. Survivor
6. The Tonight Show
   
7. Flashpoint
8. CSI – all of them

The eight people I have tagged are all bloggers that I read faithfully and would like to get to know better. They are:

CC of "Lace 'n' Ribbon Roses"
Patty of "Pip Stitch"
Threeundertwo of "Lit and Laundry"
Rosie of "Reading Rosie"
Dawn of "It Just Dawned on Me"
Miri of "Milk and Honey Quilts"
SueLovesCherries of "My Secret Garden"
Roslyn of "Ros-the-quilter"

Check out these ladies and their blogs.