tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76182664433935641382024-03-13T14:33:57.212-05:00Running With The Fur-HerdGoings-on in our lives and the lives of our four-legged family.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-15938965235645940472012-08-22T11:29:00.001-05:002012-08-22T11:29:42.866-05:00The Birth of Griffin<object width="425" height="425" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-ui.swf"/><param name="flashvars" value="configXMLURL=http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/config/config-share.xml&slideshowModuleURL=http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-module.swf&projectGUID=0AaOHDlqzbuWWOaA&swfName=slideshowFlashContent&showReplay=true"/><param name="menu" value="false"/><param name="quality" value="best"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><embed width="425" height="425" align="middle" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="wrapper" quality="best" menu="false" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="configXMLURL=http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/config/config-share.xml&slideshowModuleURL=http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-module.swf&projectGUID=0AaOHDlqzbuWWOaA&swfName=slideshowFlashContent&showReplay=true" src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-ui.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AaOHDlqzbuWTnA&eid=115">Click here to view this photo book larger</a><div style="margin-top: 10px; width: 425px; text-align: center;">You'll love award-winning <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-books" style="color: #6666cc;">Shutterfly photo books</a>. 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...I love coming home to this little girl. =] And, I sorta get the impression she is just as excited to see me. ;-]Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-7368519325808656642011-07-31T21:41:00.000-05:002011-07-31T21:41:52.454-05:00Position senseIt's been so long since I've posted, I feel guilty. So here's the 3rd post in one day!!! Aren't you excited?! (I can tell you are.) ;-] Reese likes to claim the leather recliner for her spot when we're chilling out. She pulls herself up to the side and actually swings her butt under her to sit upright like a person. I have NO idea where she gets it. =] <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me: "What the...?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reese: "What? You gotta problem?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reese: "Yeah, I'm comfortable. What's the big deal?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reese: "Here's my opinion about your paparazzo tendencies."</td></tr>
</tbody></table>=]Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-13319723379029786112011-07-31T21:28:00.000-05:002011-07-31T21:28:52.005-05:00LOL dog and more Reese<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The epitomy of a "LOL dog" =]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kisses*</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">smilin' Reese</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">goofball</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bout a year old here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">funny long dog!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jGkBTJtGG2E/TjYOwQJSwDI/AAAAAAAAAak/dlyeNoEucuk/s1600/IMG_0851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jGkBTJtGG2E/TjYOwQJSwDI/AAAAAAAAAak/dlyeNoEucuk/s400/IMG_0851.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at dat face! =]</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-49150466790145703062011-07-31T21:23:00.000-05:002011-07-31T21:23:34.615-05:00Yard buddiesI came across these pictures as I was perusing my photos and thought I'd share. Reese sure enjoyed stalking around the old backyard with Titus one April afternoon when we were having a beautiful spring about 3 years ago! She kept a really close eye on him and pretended to just be smelling the flowers, like he was, so he wouldn't suspect anything. ;-}<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What are YOU doing out here?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GWE2Xblngyw/TjYMm6j1a1I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/I_kGMB10tDQ/s1600/IMG_0863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GWE2Xblngyw/TjYMm6j1a1I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/I_kGMB10tDQ/s400/IMG_0863.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"You just go about your business, I'll keep watch."</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ojfjdBpx2rY/TjYMnasZFqI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/zMBIhM9Z4oc/s1600/IMG_0864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ojfjdBpx2rY/TjYMnasZFqI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/zMBIhM9Z4oc/s400/IMG_0864.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Did you find something good and stinky?"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Really? Do I HAVE to suffer the indignity of this mutt as a babysitter?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reese: "Did you hear that?!" Titus: "Yeah, whatev."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Oooh, what did you find?! Is it stinky?!"</td></tr>
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<b>Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Sauce</b><br />
Yield: 6 servings<br />
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<i>Ingredients:</i><br />
6 (6-oz) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; flattened to 1/4 inch thickness<br />
3 tablespoons butter, divided<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<br />
4 ounces morel mushrooms<br />
4 ounces button mushrooms, thinly sliced<br />
2 cups chicken broth<br />
1/4 cup whipping cream<br />
4 1/2 cups hot cooked egg noodles<br />
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<i>Directions:</i><br />
1. Heat 2 teaspoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken breasts evenly with salt and pepper. Add 2 breast halves to pan and cook 3 minutes on each side, or until done. Repeat procedure twice with 4 teaspoons butter and remaining chicken. Keep warm.<br />
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</tbody></table>2. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms to pain; saute' 5 minutes or until moisture evaporates, stirring frequently. Remove mushroom mixture from pan. Add broth to pan; bring to boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 5 minutes). Return mushroom mixture to pan. Stir in cream; cook 2 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring occasionally.<br />
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3. Place 3/4 cup egg noodles on each of 6 plates. Cut each chicken breast half into 1-inch thick strips. Top each serving with 1 chicken breast half and about 1/3 cup mushroom mixture.<br />
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This was a recipe out of the May 2009 Cooking Light magazine (you can find it on their website too...<i>and </i>it has a pretty picture of a prepared dish on it!). Now, I just typed exactly what the recipe said. When I'm making this dish; however, I don't follow it exactly. I may use just 4 whole chicken breasts (cuz we can each eat at least 1 chicken breast by ourselves!), and if I have more mushrooms, I add more mushrooms! You can't let those puppies go to waste. =] Of course, if you don't have morels, you can use any other kind of mushrooms, but I'd suggest something with a meatier flavor/texture...like shitake. Play around with this recipe and see what you can come up with. Make it your own!<br />
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Enjoy!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-42738449719353519202011-06-20T22:14:00.000-05:002011-06-20T22:14:31.495-05:00Mushrooms!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So this post is a little late, but we did go Morel mushroom "hunting" this spring. It was a blast, as always. And, we didn't get skunked this year! We came across a little hill with a whole bunch of 'em and came away with a grocery sack full. Yum. Here are some pics from the day and I will do another post with the delicioso chicken mushroom dish I make with those delectable little morsels!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ooh, think we found one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin got credit for the first find!</td></tr>
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me without any of those darn things stuck to ya. Stay tuned for an awesome chicken and mushroom pasta recipe!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-18446397266395241732011-05-24T21:26:00.000-05:002011-05-24T21:26:37.437-05:00Me from A to Z...simple as Do, Rei, Mi. (Yes, I'm a simple creature folks!)<strong>Ok, so a reeeallly long, long, time ago (and over the hills and through the woods we go), after reading her blog post with all kinds of good tid bits, I told Elizabeth over at <a href="http://chroniclesofcardigan.blogspot.com/">Chronicles of Cardigan</a> that I'd share some juicy details of my own. So, here goes it! </strong><br />
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<strong>A</strong>. <strong>Age</strong>: hahaha...I'm 27. Yes, but I feel like more of a mother hen around here than my age would suggest. ;-]<br />
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<strong>B</strong>. <strong>Bed Size</strong>: Queen, unfortunately. Gotta get that king size someday!<br />
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<strong>C</strong>. <strong>Chore I Dislike</strong>: Cleaning cat litter boxes. And, doing dishes by hand. Yuck. I actually like some chores. (I'm sick, I know!) I think they make a pill for that. =P<br />
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<strong>D</strong>. <strong>Dogs or Cats?</strong>: Dogs - 1, Cats - 3 (Like Elizabeth, I was a cat person first. heh)<br />
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<strong>E</strong>. <strong>Essential Start to My Day</strong>: Shower. No other choice. MUST shower.<br />
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<strong>F</strong>. <strong>Favorite Color</strong>: A nice, bright orange. However, this changes with my moods as I'm an artist!<br />
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<strong>G</strong>. <strong>Gold or Silver</strong>: I've been more of a fan of silver lately, with turquoise.<br />
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<strong>H</strong>. <strong>Height</strong>: bout 5'6''<br />
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<strong>I</strong>. <strong>Instruments I Play</strong>: I played saxophone for a year in 5th grade, then I got headaches from practicing, so had to quit. =[<br />
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<strong>J</strong>. <strong>Job Title</strong>: I work for the feds and help veterans on a daily basis. Really. A long shot from what I went to school to be: a relationship/sex therapist. I got burned out after my first four years of school, so grad school just didn't hold its appeal any longer so I joined the adults in the working world instead. <br />
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<strong>K</strong>. <strong>Kids</strong>: Hopefully two. (Don't have any yet) =]<br />
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<strong>L</strong>. <strong>Live</strong>: In a house, in Iowa. Originally from Illinois. <br />
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<strong>M</strong>. <strong>Most attractive feature</strong>: Hmm, I didn't want to put my mom's maiden name like Elizabeth (she said she changed it to suit herself). So, I changed this to be one of those other "standard" questionnaire inquiries. I'd have to say my hands. LOL <br />
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<strong>N</strong>. <strong>Nicknames</strong>: Umm I don't really have one, but my dad calls me A-Nate' (pronounced "nuh-tay") It's my middle name, like after the perfume. <br />
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<strong>O</strong>. <strong>Overnight Hospital Stays</strong>: Yes 3 occasions: twice for carbon monoxide poisoning; once for gallbladder removal (cholescystectomy, or something like that).<br />
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<strong>P</strong>. <strong>Pet Peeve</strong>: Public speakers that say "umm" a lot, liars, a messy house, people who spit with reckless abandon. *shudders* Ew.<br />
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<strong>Q</strong>. <strong>Quote from a Movie</strong>: "Mock-Yeah; Ing-Yeah; Bird-Yeah! Mocking bird, everybody, have you heard? She's gonna buy me a mockin' bird." Ok, not the same effect as the movie...but it's from Dumb and Dumber. Best ever; and, the only thing I could come up with on the spot here.<br />
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<strong>R</strong>. <strong>Right- or Left-handed</strong>: Right.<br />
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<strong>S</strong>. <strong>Siblings</strong>: Yes, a younger sister.<br />
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<strong>T</strong>. <strong>Time I Wake Up</strong>: 5:08 a.m. on weekdays; 9-10 a.m. on weekends.<br />
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<strong>U</strong>. <strong>Underwear</strong>: I like the string bikini kind. Too much information?<br />
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<strong>V</strong>. (No one else did 'V', so I'm making one up.) <strong>Vacation Wish</strong>: Ooh, Irish getaway with horseback riding through the green, green hills. Or, Australia visit to Sydney, etc... PLEAAAASE?<br />
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<strong>W</strong>. <strong>What Makes Me Run Late?</strong>: Usually my husband not listening to me as I list the things that need to get accomplished before we leave the house, so I have to run around like a chicken with my head cut off to do them myself. Then, he blames it on me. *sigh*<br />
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<strong>X</strong>. <strong>X-rays</strong>: My right arm, right ankle, teeth. I broke my right radius as a kid, and recently rolled my right ankle. Who hasn't had dental x-rays? I got braces at 23 years old! So fun. Not.<br />
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<strong>Y</strong>. <strong>Yummy Food I Make</strong>: You ain't had good food til you've tried my home cookin'! *said in the best Southern accent I can muster* I love to cook!<br />
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<strong>Z</strong>. <strong>Zoo - Fave Animal</strong>: Toughie. I am not sure on this one. Animals are so cool...probably horses cuz they're so beautiful and fun to ride. =]<br />
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<strong>27th Letter</strong> (yet to be designated): ? Hmm, If you caught my spit comment above, you may be wondering what is up with that. I have a bit of a spit phobia. Ewwww. Long story - goes back to high school and watching a brother/sister fight at a friend's house and seeing (in slow motion) spit fly from his mouth into her mouth (inadvertently of course). DIS-GUST-ING. I have to go wash my hands now. ;-]<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">*****</div>Ok, I hope I have satiated your lust for personal information about me! heh. Please feel free to re-post this and share you own! Don't we humans just love that little glimpse into peoples' personal lives? We're such voyeurs at heart. ;-]Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-37755445461646558482011-05-23T22:57:00.000-05:002011-05-23T22:57:58.721-05:00Cool and comfy for summerOk, so this post is not dog-related. Sorry if that's all you tune in for. I do like to feature Reese as the main attraction, but this is just too good to not post! <br />
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Loki is no longer Maximus Fluffimus for the summer! See his reaction to this new cut below...<br />
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You should know a little more 'bout the Lok-ster to fully appreciate this clip. He will be 5 years old in a week. His coat has always been longer than his brother's. By the age of 3-4, a Ragdoll's coat should be fully filled in - what you see is what you get, right? Well, we thought so. The really great thing about a Ragdoll's coat is how bunny-soft it is and how it doesn't mat because it has no undercoat. We barely ever needed to brush the two boys because their coats were very low maintenance. Titus has a shorter coat and it has never matted. Now, Loki's has always been longer, but it's never matted until this last 6 months or so. I just couldn't keep up with it. It kept growing and growing, and no matter how much I brushed him, it would always ball up under his armpit area. He hated having to go through wrestling matches with me and the brush. I admit, we even laughed sometimes, because when he tried to lick his chest, his "mane" got in the way and by the time his tongue got to the end, the hair was still stuck to it and he had a heck of a time spitting hair out of his mouth constantly. Poor guy!<br />
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We finally took pity on him when we moved and realized how it was getting warmer, and how he just looked even more miserable as his coat was growing what seemed like constantly (and the mats were getting worse by the day). I called the groomer up and they said they only do lion cuts. Figures. We'd always laughed at how silly those cats looked, but there was no other choice at this point. Poor Loki.<br />
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The minute he got home from his grooming session, he started acting like he owned the place (well, he's part owner anyway, but this was just NOT like him)! You should have see him! This perpetual wallflower strutted around the house like he was the bee's knees.The other cats were horrified. Who <i>was </i>this intruder who smelled all perfumey and looked unlike any cat they'd <b>ever</b> seen? They hissed and growled when he came their way, but Loki paid no mind to these nay sayers. Normally, he would've been cowed into a corner or retreated to a dark room if the other cats had behaved toward him this way. Not anymore.<br />
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I am so happy for the big guy cuz he is so much happier than he's ever been. I just wish we'd thought of this about 2 years ago cuz he's always acted hot in the warmer months. Side note: I realize now why he acted this way all those years though...even with his hair so short, you <b>STILL </b>cannot see his skin if you try parting the hair...it's so dense it's unbelievable. And, he's not nearly as fat as he always looked...lol!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-86964751391330838342011-05-22T22:27:00.000-05:002011-05-22T22:27:07.794-05:00Houston, we have a .....CGC?Today my morning started off with a bang. <br />
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Normally, for me a Sunday morning consists of...well, not much. I like to sleep in as long as possible to delay the inevitable return of work the following day. Sure, I have to do chores around the house and run errands that don't get done during the week because of the perpetual shortage of time that occurs on the days from Monday through Friday; however, I also put these off as long as possible (or at least until I've wrinkled myself like a raisin in the hot shower). <br />
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Reese got a surprise this morning! I decided we should take advantage of the local rescue league's Canine Good Citizen testing opportunity! So, up at 7:30 for a nice long walk/jog to wear her out (a bit at least!) so that she wouldn't be bouncing off the walls and barking at every moving thing once we got to the facility. It was overcast and windy, but humid as all get out...so we got sweaty, but the wind/lack of sun kept us somewhat cool. We journeyed two miles! Truth be told, we both needed the exercise anyway! By the middle of the second mile, she was stopping off in the grass to test if I'd let her just relax and take a load off. Nope...leisure was not the idea this morning! <br />
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Once we got home, we had to coax her toward the car to load up...<b>COAX</b>! The poor pup was grudgingly walking toward the car like we were going to torture her with a trip to the dog park or somewhere else she'd have to walk forevermore! It was too funny to see her expression. =]<br />
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Anywho - immediately after we arrive and take her outta the crate, she starts barking at every little thing (unfamiliar territory after all) and she is pulling on the leash like a madwoman with a second wind! I can't believe it and my heart sinks. All I can think is, "Great, so much for THAT brilliant idea...now we're going to look like fools and fail the test because she is going to be a basket case as long as we're here." Luckily, I see there are only a couple of other cars there..."Good, there appears to be a shortage of witnesses for our humiliation." heh<br />
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Fancy my surprise when we walk into the building and Reese quiets down and puts on her game face. It was instantaneous. She was curious and wanted to look around and check things out...which the judge excitedly encouraged us to do (she was a VERY nice lady!). I walked her around the training room so she would become familiar with the sights and sounds and she was a dream after that. The judge was taken with her and thought her absolutely adorable. =] We ended up having to go first for everything (wasn't too excited about that), but all went well and I didn't fall on my face or make a fool of myself.<br />
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So, that's the long story...but she <i><b>PASSED </b></i>with flying colors and will now be a CGC! I will post pictures once we officially receive the certificate in the mail, but it's SO exciting! I couldn't wait to post it. =] I took some great pics of her after we got home and will maybe have to get them framed with the certificate or something. I definitely want to submit the pics to the <a href="http://corgibutts.blogspot.com/">Corgi Butts</a> "Corgis with blogs" calendar contest! <br />
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PS - Reese was interested in the agility stuff on the sidelines and the judge told me they do a 4 week class for agility . We are seriously thinking of signing up for it! *squeal!!*Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-82760194077267756362011-05-10T22:06:00.000-05:002011-05-10T22:06:43.454-05:00Ultimate dog teasePoor blog readers. You POOR, poor things. I know you all miss us... Your nights of longingly clicking on our page with glee building up inside your bellies from the idea that you might find entertainment in the silly antics of our fur-herd or one of Ryan's funny videos, only to have your hopes dashed beyond recognition because we haven't updated the blog in weeks, will soon be over. Not quite what you feel when you click on our blog only to find that we are being very lazy lately? Well, at least humor me. ;-]<br />
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We miss you too! I'm dying to get some posts up; my idea list keeps getting longer as the days go by. Rest assured that there will be many fun/amusing posts to come in the near future because we have seen the light at the end of the tunnel! We signed the papers tonight to close on the sale of our house and we have pretty much unpacked everything after moving into the new place. There's less work to do now, so I will finally have time to fill my nights with<i> fun </i>stuff instead of feeling like an overworked elf on Christmas Eve at 10 pm. =]<br />
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To tide you over for a little while longer....please watch this amusing video that Ryan found tonight. It made me laugh cuz you just KNOW that is probably what is going through a dog's mind when we talk about stuff they love! ;-]<br />
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</tbody></table> Hard to believe our favorite girl is 4 today and we brought her home 3.5 years ago! (It seems so much longer than that! HA!) But, I digress... ;-] So here are a bunch of my favorite photos of our princess...<br />
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</tbody></table>Love our Reeser - she really lights up our lives. Can't imagine not having her in our family. Thanks to Diana Mann at Fernbriar and Marla Gardner at CardiRidge for allowing us to bring her home with us that fateful day in November 2007. =]Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-18814980205867356492011-04-10T19:34:00.000-05:002011-04-10T19:34:41.964-05:00Moving fun<div style="text-align: left;">We have been packing/moving fools this weekend. Got the okay from the bank and we are on our way outta here! Made a couple of trips to the storage unit and did a lot more packing. Hopefully we will be living in the new place by next weekend. As a result, posts will be few and far between in the coming few weeks or so. Please bear with us, we will be back! (And, if you wouldn't mind crossing your fingers for great moving weather for us, I'd be ever-thankful! Iowa is famous for being finicky in spring!) =] </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Without further ado...here are some pics as proof that we must enlist the help of our fur herd to make this move somewhat fun...=]</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cats like views from on high. So, we thought maybe the dogs would like a good view too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's an old pro. Very patient with us while we get our kicks with the camera. ;-]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walt sez, "Ha! See, I have a sense of humor too." </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everybody smile for the camera! Wait, where's the Loki?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah Ha! He was hiding, so we "helped" him join the fun. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loki not amused. =|</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*pouty face*</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">They are such good sports, don'tcha think?! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and I'm not complaining one bit. =] </td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">And, after a few days of trying to remind ourselves to set the cream out at a reasonable time so we would be able to work with it 12 hours later, we did it!! WE MADE BUTTER! I dunno why, but I just feel so good about myself knowing that I can do something like that. I love to create, and I strive to do things naturally when possible. Plus, it's just so simple. Simple enough that you can't really make any excuse about being lazy. We used an empty pickle jar. No - the butter did not taste or smell like pickles...but I'm surprised, to be honest, because the lid still had a faint pickle smell in the rim. =]</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Here are some pictures of our adventure with butter-making!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaking it up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The results of shaking for 3 minutes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the butter "globules" and buttermilk are separated now...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">straining out the buttermilk and rinsing the butter with cold water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Voila!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glorious, beautiful, enchanting...butter! ;-]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, the highlight - we melted it onto our freshly steamed veggies for dinner right after it was finished! YUM!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Now you wanna give it a try, don't ya?! It's worth it...trust me! The texture is so light and fluffy...way better than the stick brick. And, if you rinse the buttermilk off really well with cold water before you store the butter, it keeps quite a while.</div><br />
~AAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-3728044030912997392011-04-06T22:05:00.000-05:002011-04-06T22:05:54.496-05:00Lazy dog daysIt's a hard life being Reese and Walt. Have a look-see at the evidence...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, they're on the guest bed and Reese is on guard watch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walt sez "No flash please."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Oh fine, I'll just hide my face..."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hope she doesn't mind..."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What? Creeper..."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*such a hard life*</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They're not sleeping...just resting their eyes. ;-]</td></tr>
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We haven't been carrying the camera around everywhere lately (see aforementioned busy-ness)...so we don't have new pics of the animals to share just now. Have no fear though...I found a couple of good links to share! I hope, as readers of our blog, you have the sense of humor I think you do and you can appreciate the awesomeness of the videos and pics I'm about to share in their stead. =) <br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipTZFAmeIaY&feature=related">First - just a general "Happy St. Patrick's Day" video with some good Irish music</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7g3RuoreRc">Now for some good Dropkick Murphy music. I hope I can keep this attitude as I grow older! ;-)</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0cEFF599Rg">Just an amazingly artistic music video..the tune isn't bad either. Starts to get stuck in your head actually... =|</a><br />
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<a href="http://syndicated.livejournal.com/bestweekever/4922040.html">Finally - just a cute link with funny dog pictures. Basset hounds are so awesome!</a><br />
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Enjoy!<br />
~AAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-22196336364661790292011-03-02T19:02:00.000-06:002011-03-02T19:02:56.648-06:00Escape artist extraordinare!I decided to make Sulley the subject for this post because he has a way of really throwing a wrench into things when you least want it to happen. Nay, when you least NEED it to happen.<br />
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Have I mentioned he's a skilled escape artist? Well, he is. He has nearly perfected the "sneak-and-sprint" maneuver that gets us every time. You learn to predict it though. I'm really good at heading him off when I'm coming IN to the house.<br />
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Here's my system (one must do all 3 steps at once):<br />
<ol><li>Make sure to step into the house with front foot waving in front of me</li>
<li>While bent over, wave my purse or whatever else I am carrying in one hand, and...</li>
<li>Hiss through my teeth like a snake as menacingly as possible. </li>
</ol>I know it sounds complicated, but it works for <i>some </i>reason. =] It's the LEAVING the house part that gets us in trouble...er, gets HIM in trouble. I swear he has a device embedded in his brain that detects when we're the most distracted. <br />
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It wouldn't be so bad if he were like Titus or Loki. Those two boys have zero self-preservation instinct when we let them outside (granted, it's not just cuz they're dumb...it is kind of part of their breed characteristic). They just bumble about the yard, gingerly sniffing the air and taste-testing the grass. The best part about those two is they never look <u>UP</u>. <br />
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However, Sully not only looks up, he looks <u>all around</u>. This is where you get in trouble with a cat. One fateful day, he figured out that he can jump and <b>CLEAR </b>the 6 foot privacy fence and land on TOP of our neighbor's shed where he gets a <i>glorious </i>view from on high. That was that. Every time he gets out, he heads straight to that part of the fence and up he goes. He also figured out that he can jump from their shed onto the roof of their actual house. It takes some coaxing, but we can usually get his attention and lure him back to the edge of the shed with a bag of treats that crinkles (he goes BONKERS for that sound and the word "treat"). Let's just hope he doesn't become desensitized to our tactic anytime soon! <br />
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He always strikes at the most inopportune times too (for us at least). Take for instance one afternoon when we needed to be gone by 1pm so that our Realtor could show our house. At 12:35 (while Ryan and I were in a frenzy, hurriedly grabbing last-minute dog necessities and things to keep us entertained for a couple hours elsewhere), Sulley shoots out the back door under our feet. We worked frantically to get him back in the house, but we still ended up seeing the people who were coming to look at the house pull up in their car as we backed out of our drive! Awkward. =\<br />
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Just yesterday, I was meeting Ryan after work at the nearby lake to get some fresh air and take the dogs for a walk. About 10 minutes after we were supposed to meet, he calls and says Sulley got out and he has to grab him. I say okay. He calls 10 minutes later, calls off the walk, and says I have to drive home to help him get the cat because he won't come out from under the neighbor's front porch. I say okay and start driving the 15 minutes to the house. Ten minutes out, he calls and asks if I still want to walk. I said yes, so he tells me to turn around and meet him in 15 at the lake again cuz he finally caught the little turd. Soooo...nearly 45 minutes after our relaxing evening was <i>supposed </i>to begin, we finally made it to our meeting spot and got to take advantage of the nice weather. *sigh* It <i>was </i>a bit colder than it would've been 45 minutes earlier, but I digress. At least the cat was safe and we still got to go on our walk (for which I'm sure the dogs were duly appreciative). <br />
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Here is a picture of the troublemaker caught in a rare moment of innocence. It'd be too hard to catch a photo of him in the act of any of his trouble making because he's always moving. Our snapshots almost always capture him sleeping or snuggling in some form. So, enjoy this picture of the "angel." Mwuahahaha I do just love the texture of his fur here though. <br />
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</tbody></table>Aww. So cute; so cuddly, you say. Pffft. Don't let him fool you folks!<br />
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~AAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-37189906747411704352011-03-02T17:43:00.000-06:002011-03-02T17:43:46.860-06:00Titus' homage to the Blair Witch<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*sniffle* "I'm s-s-scared."</td></tr>
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Editor's note: This is not my reaction to the "Stylish Blogger Award" passed along to me from Elizabeth over at <a href="http://chroniclesofcardigan.blogspot.com/">Chronicles of Cardigan</a>. I will have to blog my acceptance speech another time...still trying to gather my own nominees. It is just a funny moment I caught while Reese enjoyed her pig ear. I NEVER catch these moments normally! Yay me! =)<br />
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~AAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306936401365666712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618266443393564138.post-1545291060531905032011-02-27T16:37:00.001-06:002011-02-27T17:33:22.372-06:00Nom nom nom...The big fur-kids got a couple of new choice chewies today. <br />
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We took Wally on a field-trip (read: socialization outing) to the Iowa Pet Foods store where he got pats and smiles outta people and met a nice lady that thought he was just "beautiful." =] While there, we picked out a nice beef snout and pig ear for Walt and Reese to try out. They enthusiastically ripped into them as soon as we got home, and I was able to catch the reaction on video. Yay me!<br />
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