Pajama Party Meetup!

HO HO HO

Thanks Kiki

Kiki heard we had money left in our EBA account. Thanks Kiki!

What? But Santa I am a good little girl!

Kiki was a little worried at meetup. She heard Santa was coming for a visit!

Thankful November - Day 30

I may or may not be feeling a little bit like this painting today!!!!

Heard strange metal noise in house before work.  Ran up and down stairs 5 times, turned off heat, rain to basement, ran back up - THEN discovered the storm window was open and the noise was OUTSIDE.

Next went into garage to leave for work.  Had telephone charger cord in my hand instead of car keys.  Too bad for me the house keys are on same ring as car keys.

Called dad for help.  Got lecture (yes at my age!) about having a spare key.  Opened house, got keys and discovered that when my darling husband took my car last night the NEED GAS light had come on in the car.  Headed to gas station for gas and actually made it to work in one piece.

Mid morning had a sneezing fit and gave myself a bloody nose.  Worked through lunch.

You see how my day is going?????????????????????? 

On a happy note the above print is available on an auction that is going on RIGHT NOW!!!  If your on facebook - check out the Kentuckiana Pug Rescue Auction!!!! (Just ask to join and someone will add you right away)  Lots of wonderful items to bid on to raise $$  for our favorite thing:  PUGS!!!!

Me?  I'm heading home to drive myself totally off the edge....P is getting his first smart phone.  Need I say more?

Thankful November - day 29

Thankful for Thursday night football with pug daddy on the couch.

Thankful November - Day 28

I am always thankful for my couch full of Pugs, even when me seat has been taken!

Thankful November - Day 23

Today is a thankful to my etsy customers!  In honor of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday I am offering 10% off items in my shop.  Many items have been added and already reduced for shopping.  To get the extra 10% off just enter code SMALLBUSINESSSAT12 at checkout! 

Thankful November - Day 21

Today I give thanks for rescue.  For those that rescue, foster, transport, donate, fundraise, love, cry, and laugh for these little guys.  On November 5, 2006 I adopted my first rescue Pug.  Things have really changed in the 6 years since then.  When I worried about number four now there are five and six.  A belated Happy Gotcha Day to my man Marty and the post when I first announced him into our home on this blog:


Okay, let's talk about Marty to clarify his existence! First, yes, Marty is indeed Carlos. He is 7 1/2 years young. Although we know very little about his previous life, we do know he was with his last family for only 5 months. He is the Pug that I rescued and delivered to CNY Pug Rescue, the whole 184 mile journey thing. After I dropped him to them, I kept in contact with them about his placement. All the homes that had wanted an older male Pug were not interested in him. The second week he was there, a woman was going to adopt him, but she changed her mind the day before he was to go with her, so........ it was decided that he should come and live with us. I know weak moment, crazy in the head, the whole nine yards. Yes, four Pugs is a lot, but he deserves a forever home. He has adapted very well to living with us and the girls have adapted to him quite well too. There are the crazy moments, but that was true even before he arrived. He sleeps in a porta-crib in my bedroom at night and the girls get in the bed and everyone is just fine with that. He seems to be getting a little less clingy with me. Before, everytime I left the room he would sit by that door I went through and cry. Now I think he realizes that I will indeed be back. We've learned a few things about him in the past 2 1/2 weeks he has been with us.... he is wonderful with potty outside, he does NOT mark in the house, he runs in from potty like the devil is after him for a treat, he snores horrible, when he coughs he sounds like a human, he had bad breath, hates garbage trucks, and loves to play crazy with Rosie. He is home

Thankful November - day 20

Today I am thankful for a sense of humor and patience when it comes to my little helper Kiki!

Thankful November - Day 19

Thankful for my little Zoey.  Peanut, Little Bit, Biddy, Zoe Zoe...she is a little spitfire and always willing to model whatever I am making for my shop.  Love that little girl!

Thankful November - Day 17 and 18

For busy weekends and perhaps now a little rest??  Baby Shower for DIL, home visit for rescue, and sewing orders!

Thankful November - Day 16

Today I am thankful for my Grammy. She loved nothing more than her family and was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. She taught me how to knit and crochet, bake terrific Mollases Cookies and to always follow through on my promises.

Thankful November - Day 15

Today I give thanks for blogging!  I TOTALLY missed my blogoversary with all the wedding excitement and now the new human baby coming to our family!  November 3rd marked SEVEN years of blogging for me!  So many posts and so many friends.  FB has taken away many of those that regularly blogged and I sure do miss the days when I'd sit down late at night and read about what was going on with everyone.  FB just doesn't feel the same!  So today I am thankful for finding blogging and not being afraid to reach out!!!  Keep blogging!!!!

Thankful November - Day 14

Today I give thanks to my dad.  He taught me that less is more.  To fix something before buying new or throwing out.  To give rather than receive.  To wake up singing and tell bad jokes!  To love cookies and to work hard!  My dad will be 78 and still works at his own business.  Thanks Dad!

Thankful November - Day 13

Today I am thankful for birthday parties and all the smiles they bring to our house!

Thankful November - Day 12 - CHLOE TURNS 10!!!!

Today our babygirl Chloe turns 10!!! So hard to believe how fast these 10 years have gone! So very thankful that her birth on November 12th changed this sad day for me. A sad anniversary for this same date is the passing of my mom in 2000. Chloe helped make the day something much better. She opened our world to new friends, new travels, MORE Pugs, and much laughter. So Happy Happy Birthday to our furry babygirl....Chloe!

3-39 to 11-10

Thankful November - Day 10

Giving thanks for today for life....

Thankful November - Day 9

Pumpkin Soup.....wow, really thankful Fall means Pumpkin Soup!

Thankful November - Day 8

Today I am thankful for the ability to travel where I want, when I want, with whom I want and to meet people as crazy as me!

Thankful November - Day 7

Today I am thankful for all those that come into my life, no matter how short their time and leave a little footprint on my heart.  Many losses in the fur world this week.....

RIP little friends and cyber hugs to their families

Thankful November - Day 6

Today I am thankful for the freedoms that living in the US gives me. Today's freedom being the right to vote and choose those that should lead....it has become cloudy, but still a right nonetheless....

Thankful November - Day 5

Today I'm thankful for my husband. His great work ethic, his kindness, being my best friend and allowing me to be the crazy person I am and loving me for it!

Thankful November - Day 4

For our rescue Marty who shows us every day that getting old and going blind does not hinder the spirit of a dog!

Thankful November - Day 3

For glorious sunsets over the lake.....

Thankful November - Day 2

Today I give thanks for my beautiful daughter.  She has grown into a wonderful young woman and is a kind and giving and the best friend a Mother could have.....

30 days of Thanks

Several years ago for November I did 30 days of Thanks here on the blog.  In light of all the sadness and despair happening around the world, and to combat negativity I decided to re-visit that theme both here and on Facebook.  I love all those that are taking the idea to their own pages and finding something to be thankful for.  Let's hope we all continue to reach inside and find a daily thing, no matter how big or small, silly or serious....30 days of Thanks!

Today I am thankful for a roof over my head!

Halloween 2012

Happy Halloween to our friends near and far.  Thinking of those in storm struck areas tonight who are without lights, heat, or even their homes.....

I'll wait right here......

More Wedding

Getting ready - I made the bridal bouquet and added special charms of my mom, gram and in-laws

Anxiously waiting to enter the church

The bell tower

One HAPPY bride

Me and my best friend!

Time to start - me and my son

The bride and her daddy!

Almost there!

The happy new couple

I am anxious to see the photographer's photos of the actual ceremony.  It was so beautiful and over so quick!!!!

Almost time!

Bride texting while getting her hair done.

We started the morning by all meeting at a local salon to get our hair done.  C got her makeup done too.  It was busy and festive with lots to nibble on and drink.  I was too anxious to do much of anything other than get my hair done and head to Walmart to pick up more ink!!!!  I had about 30 more programs that needed the insides printed on, plus the flower delivery and company coming!

The flowers arrived and I was able to finish up the printing and we got all the stuff for the church in the back of P's truck and then drove up the street to the hotel the girls all stayed at.

Getting in the truck with one last ride with her daddy to church

The happy bride and her nervous daddy

We got to church and all headed downstairs to the bridal room to get our dresses on and wait for all the guests to be seated.

Upstairs our adorable flower girls waiting for their debut.....

little L our great niece and in the middle bigger L who C has been nanny for since she was 3 months old!

And there were cookies. Lots and lots of cookies!

My friend does baking and we decided to do cookies favors for the wedding. Over 600 cookies were baked! I assisted in the frosting of the cookies on the Wednesday before the wedding. I only ate three of the little ones!

There were cookies everywhere!

Wow, time has flown by!

Wow, what a whirlwind the past few weeks have been. Bridal showers, dinners, home repairs, closing camp and THE WEDDING! I'm going to take the next few posts to share what we've been up to! Rehearsal and PJ's birthday! Dinner was held at the beautiful reception area of the chapel grounds. What a great time with the two families and wedding party!

Feeling better

Thankfully the antibiotics are working and Marty's facial swelling has gone down. I know the bad teeth are still there, but buying more time to think about him having a dental......

Closing time again

Hard to believe that another summer is behind us and camp is closing for another year. Why does time have to fly by so fast?

The oldies waiting to go home.....

Marty & Chloe sat patiently in the back of the truck waiting to go home on Sunday morning.  Marty was really not feeling well with a swollen face due to bad tooth, but you'd never know it.  He is such a sweet little old man.  His white face makes me very sad.  He is now on 2 weeks of antibiotics to buy some time to see what we will do next.  The whole dental thing makes me nervous.