Animal Crackers - What is his is mine...

Yep... I do believe that Hubby has shared his illness with me. Wasn't that sweet of him. Oh well gotta keep going, some meds and I should be over it in a few days right?

Well the puppies turned a week old this week. I can't believe it has only been a week!! LONG week. But they are both doing great now.

How adorable is Tuco now that he has some meat on his bones...

 ok so it is only a little meat.. he is still very small but he makes up with lots of cuteness! I am just dying for those little eyes to open up!

The Big Guy.. Ammo - he is totally adorable as well, just in bigger format. I think he already has a bit of copper showing on his cheek... takes a few weeks before you really know if they are going have much copper coloring or not. But I bet he is gonna look a lot like his Daddy Autie.

Handsome man isn't he? Great Daddy too. He loves to lay just outside of the puppy box so he can see his two boys -

Before I headed outside, I thought I would show you Gato's newest spot. She LOVES the new chair from IKEA that is in the Living room. It is her spot. Now it helps that the dogs are not allowed in the Living Room, so she has total peace in there. LOL

Look how big Fuzzy Estella is getting. I just totally adore her "bangs". They are out of control!

Now little Sonia also really has some bangs issues. Heck she has just hair in general issues! She is really a long haired girl - totally matted too. The girl loves to roll in the leaves and dirt - But when you are that cute it is all ok.

Little Leticia came running over... me too me too - I am cute! Yes she is! But her hair is totally under control - LOL

And then my girl. Gabby Goo - She is spoiled rotten, all that time she lived in the back yard and the couple of days she spent in our bathroom when she was so sick. But not now - this girl is healthy and loves to run and play. She loves for me to kiss the end of her nose.... and as soon as I took this shot I did!

From all the babies... and adults -
HUGS! and have a great Saturday!

A Cold but Beautiful Sunset

Hi- Thought I would give you a bit of update. Still crafting away for CHA. Oh I am telling you these new Stampavie images are totally awesome! I am in love. Wish I could give you a little sneak peek... I have one coming up next week though :0)

But for now I thought I would share a photo of the sunset tonight. I took the dogs out a little while ago just before it was totally dark. Looked to my right and saw the most amazing sunset. This really isn't nearly as gorgeous as it was. I had to run all the way through the house get my camera find my camera card and then run all the way back through the house. It was already much different, but still very pretty.

Had more purple in it when I first saw it. Funny how fast a sunset changes isn't it.

Updates on my sick babies here. Hubby is still just dying with his cold. Actually he is doing much better. No more fever, and now he is coughing, which we all know means it is on the downhill side. How long he will cough I don't know. I finally fell asleep last night with all his coughing going on, and he woke me to tell me he was coughing... LOL men.

Tuco the teeny tiny puppy. He is still so little, but he is really doing much better - here is a photo I took with my phone... Really cracks me up how BIG Ammo is. He looks like he is from a totally different litter! And Tuco is really the older brother.

I do feel better about Tuco though. He is eating more his "share". And is moving around and even dreaming. I don't know that means he is well, but to me when a puppy kicks and twitches in his sleep he is sleeping well and feeling better.

So now I'll go back to my crafting desk.... after I get Hubby another cup of hot tea -
HUGS and

I am still here ---

Sorry I went MIA on you - Things got a bit stressful and tiring. Puppies... They are doing pretty good today - Yesterday it was a different story. I spent most of Sunday night, and all day Monday totally freaking out over the little Blue Merle - "Tuco" the little guy we want to keep. You see he lost all his strength, and wasn't eating. His much bigger brother seemed to have control over all the milk. Tuco just had given up and decided it wasn't worth struggling to get in there and fight for his space. We took them into the vet and decided that we just needed to boost his sugars and vitamins and then it should kick start his strength. So I began trying to feed him a teeny tiny bottle. He DID NOT like it! I did get a little into him a few times over night and early this morning. And at this time he seems to be getting in there and telling his brother to share. But I am going to keep a close close eye on him. The vet weighed both of them... Tuco still weighed his original 1/4 pound - his brother, who was getting all the food, weighs in at 3/4 pound! PIG!

 Darn they are cute though! Now... I have told you we are keeping Tuco, the tiny Merle. But the great news.... That little Piggie... my BFF Tracey and her husband want him! His new name is Ammo. Can't imagine why they didn't like me calling him Toad - Pudge or Piggie can you? I am excited that someone I know is taking him so we can see him... he will probably even visit from time to time :0)

Here is Libbie with two of them chowing down.  - She is a really good Mommy :0) I totally love that Pink Heart blanket. Hubby bought it for Libbie as a welcome to your new home blankie. She loved it as a puppy. Then we brought Autie home and he used it. And each litter of puppies have used it. During normal times it is always in Libbies bed, she knows it is hers and loves sleeping on it. Good thing it washes so well huh?

Then on top of my Puppy worries and stress... Hubby is just so ill he can't live. Ok, so it is a cold. But he thinks he is dying.... I have waited on him all day, covered him in his recliner, made hot tea many many times, and even made homemade Potato soup for him. I think he is going to live... I am sure of it, but wow... Men are really bad sick people!! I really don't mind taking care of him when he is sick, he was a pretty great nurse for me after my accident. All in a great marriage right?

Crafting - so I have gotten to do a little bit of crafting, but it is all hush hush secret until CHA end of the month. OH I can't wait to show off what I have been doing!!!  I'll try and get some other things to share this week for you - besides animals. I know the crafting is the "main" purpose of the blog after all. LOL

HUGS!!

Animal Crackers - Puppies, Christmas Carrots and some CANDY

Hello! Oh it is so wonderful to have healthy puppies. Libbie was taking her sweet time, and I was getting.... totally freaked out! But she had them and they are totally adorable! Two sweet little boys. Now I think I have mentioned that if we had a Blue Merle, like Libbie,  that Hubby was probably going to want to keep it. And just as expected. He has already claimed him and named him. LOL He of course keeps saying maybe we will keep him, but I know him... this guy is gonna be a member of our family -

Cute huh? His name "might" be.. LOL ... "Tuco" - yes, one of Hubby's favorite movies is The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, and he loves the character Tuco Rodriguez. I just hope he is a sweet boy and I really have all my fingers and toes crossed that he has blue eyes like his Momma.

Puppy two - now we have a couple of nick names we have been calling him. "Toad" and "Pudge" but the new owner can name him officially.

We might have someone that wants him... fingers crossed there too - then they will both be officially claimed.

Libbie has been her fabulous self - a wonderful MOM.  She barely leaves their presence, and when she just HAS to go outside, she barks the whole way there, goes really really fast, and then barks the entire way back. I guess that is so they know she is still there. LOL too funny.

Can't wait to take a million puppy photos and share!!

Then while getting ready to post today I realized that I never shared our traditional Christmas Day Donkey photos. It was rainy and cold so we didn't spend as much time as we like to with the donkeys, but they got like 6lbs. of carrots so they were ok.

Here my niece Cori is making sure that everyone gets a carrot... not just the ones with long necks through the fence. :0)

 Cori very quickly learned that Lacy is very greedy with the carrots and grabs them up fast... move slow Cori and watch those fingers! :0)

Kaylynn has that sweet confident reach - Love that new puppy hat with ears she got for Christmas! LOL

This was just too great of shot over the fence to not share...

 Tali was brave and ended up feeding Ted E. Bear, the standard. He is Totally obnoxious about getting carrots... or anything else you have.

 OH and just had to share this one of Little Leticia! She is too young for carrots, but it didn't mean she wasn't going to push her way to the front of the fence to get some loving! She is SO DARN CUTE!

Now I have something a bit different. This year I made up some calendars from Shutterfly

 it had been years since I had ordered anything like this, but I wanted a few for some family and friends for Christmas. Talk about FAST service!! I ordered on a Sunday night late, and Hubby brought in the box from the post office on Tuesday! Seriously FAST! And they really turned out pretty darn cute - Now I can post a large photo from the site due to their copyright stuff... but it is really cute - trust me :0)

So I have one of these that I got for one lucky ready of Animal Crackers... :0) If you need an Animal Crackers Calendar.. post here and I'll pick a winner and announce next Saturday ok? Make sure you let me know who you are if you post anonymously - 

Gotta run - Hubby and I are taking a day with some friends... IKEA for the girls, and a stop at Cabela's probably for the boys - and a late lunch for all of us!

HUGS and

PUPPIES!!!

Finally! They are here! Libbie had her puppies early this morning! Two totally adorable little boys - One looks like her, One looks like Autie :0) Better photos on Saturday's Animal Crackers.

 horrible photo sorry.... but they are still cute with their Momma :0)

They are noisy! LOL but that is ok with me, they are too adorable..... Can't wait for their eyes to open. That is when all the personality really shines!

HUGS and-

Papertrey Ink - Friendship til the End

Hello - It is January, and most of crafting time is so exciting right now... Oh I SO wish I could show you all that I have been working on!!! But I can't... not just yet :0) New release for Stampavie for CHA! And this year is gonna blow your socks right off! Seriously!

But I have also am going to try and work on my News Years Resolution... the same one from last year. I am going to try and use some of my "other" stamps - I did pretty good last year, my Dust it off Sunday post were working pretty good. I probably made 1/2 of them... and that is pretty good right? So I am going to try it again this year. Maybe I can do better -

And yes I know it isn't Sunday today... but well I don't have anything else to show and I really loved how this came out. I am just craving Spring. Warm - Sun and Flowers. So I decided to color up my own flowers. And this was the perfect time to use one of my much loved but not yet inked Papertrey Ink sets.

This set is called Friends til the End. I love these bold big flowers, they come in two sizes in the set with LOTS of sentiments to go along with them.

 Colored with my ProMarkers - and then die cut out with Papertrey Inks matching dies! LOVE matching dies!! Cream colored card stock for the base of the card, then scrap hot pink card stock. And what do you think about my sentiments stamped on twill. Love how that looked. Soft... and different.

I used October afternoon papers, zig zag stitched to the card stock. This pattern seemed to match perfectly with my flowers, country like. I even did the inside! Shocker I know, but another thing I hope to do more of in 2012.

A bit simpler  - but I love it. Fun -

Felt good - warmed me up I guess you could say. I used my Papertrey stamp, and got some pretty pink flowers. Already planning my next Dust it off project!

So what are you resolutions for 2012 - Oh I have one more. DIET - I know four letter word! I was doing so well with that one last year too... lost 26 lbs! And then a little of it came back over the holidays. I went a bit nuts... and a bit chocolate... and a bit bread.. you get the idea.. LOL  So here I am again. Recommited and back on the Weight Watchers Wagon.

I need some support here.. so I was thinking. Since I spend so much time with all of you, any of you interested in a bit of support group for loosing weight? If so let me know... email me, maybe we could help each other... cheer each other on? Just an idea.

Ok off to get a few more CHA things done... oh can't wait to share.... he he he

HUGS and-

Tina Wenke's Winter Birdhouse - Cocoa in a Bottle

Hello and Happy New Year! 2012 - wow. The holidays are over and now it is time to focus on the new year, but before I move on I wanted to show you a project I made as a little present this Christmas, using Tina Wenke's Winter Birdhouse image. Totally ADORE this image!

 Now I would like to tell you that I worked over this project for hours, but reality. It took just minutes. The bottle is from Coca-Cola - their vintage 6 pack from last year. I HAD to have them when I saw them, but then never made anything with them. This year I clean and sanitized them, filled them with Hot Cocoa mix. Now you could mix up a homemade batch... but me. Well I just purchased a large box and divided it into the individual bottles. Then I found some cute corks for the tops at the craft store.


To decorate, red swiss dot Bazzil card stock, EK success punched border, Satin dotted red ribbon... done. The image. Now here again, you could color up individual images for each bottle. But time was short for me. So I colored up one - then made color copies on white card stock. Can you tell it is a copy? Cut out and added to the front.

Now you do need to add instructions - so I found tea dyed tags from my stash, added the same border to the bottom and hand wrote the instructions and tied to the top.

Hot Cocoa on a cold January night - yummy!
HUGS and