Baby pics

Update on two new grandsons. First one is growing. Need to take more pics. He had been sick with a cough. It has cleared up but still takes breathing treatments. He is a happy boy!


The second grandson seems to be doing well. He is growing and, according to his dad, a very easy baby to care for. I won't get to see him until next month, as they live about 9 hours away.

Just A Little Green

I haven't been able to work out in my flowers much since fracturing my right wrist. My husband waters and tries to weed for me. I can deadhead with my left hand. Still, I miss getting out and working with my plants.



My lambs ear has taken off this year. It has had some friends eating on it's leaves though.



This is a new lily I planted last fall. Don't remember it's name though. I planted yellow and pink ones. The yellow ones are the only ones that came up. I bought them for a fundraiser for the local high school.

We are on a trip this week to MO. Won't be posting "in person" until we get back. Need a break but will miss the grandson!

It's Bath Time!

Phoebe doesn't enjoy a bath. She knows when you get her towels and shampoo out that it is time to find a hiding place. Her she is under the bed in the computer room. Hiding behind the many musical instruments my husband keeps. I don't know how she got her fat little body over all of them but there she sits. My husband had to crawl under the bed and get her. Once the water part of the bath is over, she settles down and gets to playing. I think it is the relief that the worst is over. It is for her anyway. We still have to dry her. I don't know if any of you have pugs, but it takes forever to get one dry! They seem to have more hair than a sheep has wool. We start off with towels, at least 4. Then, we follow with a hair dryer. Then, after several hours of her resting on a towel, we take her outside to brush.



She enjoys the brushing. It takes a while though. Thank goodness it is windy usually when we brush her.



This is just a little of the hair that she sheds after her bath. The rest is all over the yard. The birds love to gather it for their nests. Something you may not know about pugs - they shed a lot! They shed all year long. You can brush, rub, buy special shampoo, vacum and dust and you will still have hair everywhere. We have had 3 pugs. They all shedded tons. This is my daughter's beloved pug. She will be the last pug I have in my home. We love them - but, the hair is terrible. If you don't mind the hair, they are very loving and playful pets. Good thing we LOVE Phoebe.



Maggie had her bath also. She loves getting all wet. She sheds very little and dries in about 15 minutes of frisbe time.



She doesn't mind that Phoebe sheds. She loves Phoebe too! I guess we're hooked on our (babies) dogs!

Go to http://hookedonhouses.net/ for Hooked on Houses and see what everyone else is hooked on.

Play Strong Scarf

I joined Kelee at Katillacshack in decorating scarfs to help lost or abandoned dogs. The deadline is July 6th, if you are interested in participating you will need to hurry! For more information, go to:

http://www.katillacshack.com/

Here is Phoebe Faye wearing the scarf. I didn't do it all myself. My husband helped do the little embroidery flowers on each side of the word buttons, sweet. (My hand wouldn't let me finish, so he stepped in. Hurrah!) Phoebe loves to pose, especially if you have a treat in your hand!




Here is Maggie May wearing the scarf. She is a real rescue dog. We got her in 2006 from the local pound. Look below and see how she looked then. She is such a sweet dog!





We didn't find Maggie on Petfinder ( She was called Sunnie then.) We saw her in the pound when we were looking for a companion for Phoebe. She wasn't in the little dog section but in a cage between two very large dogs. She was also very wet! They had washed her cage out just before we came. We thought they had sprayed her but later found out she loves to chase water and get wet. We fell in love with her right away! Sunny was a cute name but she just looked more like a Maggie to me. A trip to the vet, a good cleaning, and she was our dog! I can't imagine not having her around.

Maggie Loves Her Play Time

Maggie loves to Play!



She plays,



and plays,




and plays,




and finally, she will take a break before she starts all over again!



Don't mind the grass! We do water and fertilize but it is just so dry here!
( The structure in the background is my husband's office. It's a real man cave!)

Moving Things Around

Oh, no, we're moving things around in the computer/guest room again! Phoebe wants to be near but has learned that small round older dogs should stay out of the way when boxes come out and things get moved around.




Phoebe is just not sure it is safe to be out and about after all that moving around. Maybe she will get moved around too?

I just moved some books out of storage and I'm wanting to paint the room ( but may not?). I want to do more of a Patriotic theme ( with a splash of bears!). Change is good! I haven't changed this room in a while. It was the main guest room until my daughter got married, then it became the computer room/extra guest space. My husband uses it for his music room also. A lot to ask of a 10X11.5 room isn't it! Now, you see why Phoebe is in hiding!

This,That, orThe Other?

Can't decide if this plate goes well with this picture. I have had six of these plates for years and have wanted to do something with them. I found this picture at HL on sale. It is smaller than I like but thought maybe with the plates arranged someway around it? Still playing with it.

Sometimes It's Just Good To Share!

Maggie and Phoebe having a siesta. They were both asleep but the camera woke Maggie. This is where they hang out if I'm on the computer. Their blanket is suppose to cover the bed, but they are using it more as a pillow here. They don't share the bed at night. I'm afraid Maggie has to sleep closer to me. Poor Phoebe can't jump up on our bed. That's a good thing though. She snores terribly!!!!! Maggie stays on the foot of the bed. (At least she does until after my husband gets up. Then, she takes his spot! )

Sometimes it is just good to share isn't it? Thanks for sharing your time with me!

Maggie Getting Sad

Maggie just wants to go play frisbe. Let's not look at baby pics, be on the computer, or babysit. Let's just go outside and pick one of her FOUR frisbe's and PLAY!

Maybe we will .......................... when I get this cast off!!!!! (Sorry I'm just a little irritated. Excuse my rambling.)