Frosty Paws, a Penguin and a Bowl full of stamps...

The following is somewhat of a "Catch Up Post".

This past monday the girlz received a special package from their friend Garth over at The World according to Garth Riley. You see a few weeks ago Garth and Frosty Paws had a terrific giveaway (some certificates for some FREE Frosty Paws and a stuffie!! Well, the girlz were one of ten lucky winners. Many thanks to Garth and Frosty Paws for these yummy treats. I do think we will wait til it's a bit warmer to get the Frosty Paws though. Their paws are pretty frosty now!!

as you can see here is the box from Garth

Gracie wasted NO time ripping into the package.

She was so excited to get into that box.

Here's the loot...certificates for 2 boxes of Frosty Paws, a Frosty Stuffie (not for dogs) a nice letter that Garth dictated to his human to write,

 Garth's business card--

he's a famous Trick Dog/Philosopher, a therapy dog, entertainer and a MODEL!!!

Schatzie with the prizes.

On to another subject....

Wednesdays post included a photo of 

Gracie either yawning or reacting to having to wear her boots.  

The answer was YAWNing... she had just woken from a nap!!

Penguin

So what's up with this penguin??? This is Schatzie's favorite toy. He is only about 4 inches all and 2 inches wide. She got him for Christmas from her Santa Pal Joules at Fear the Beards  I just love to watch her groom him, snuggle with him and best of all keep him away from Gracie. You just never know where Penguin will pop up!!  Penguin STILL squeaks and that's a miracle around this house with Miss Gracie. 

Another Prize!!!

In December we were lucky dogs again when we were winners in the PBU daily Christmas give away.

We opted to get this fancy dish with Gracie's name on it. 

Many thanks to Pam and Oskar at Pet Blogs United for this very useful prize.

It's holding all of our used postage stamps!!

What are we going to do with these stamps--glad you asked!!

We are saving them to send to our friend Lori at What Remains Now

she then sends them to her friend in the UK to help with Grey Hound Rescues.

Something easy and for a great cause--join us!!

last but not least it time to get some color back in my life!!!

I've had enough of these gray days :)

Hope you are having a great day.

Wordless Wednesday....

Is it a yawn or a reaction to having to wear her purple boots?!?!?

We'll be back tomorrow--gotta shovel some snow!!

When I listen...

It was another gloomy day for us, it would have been easy to curl up on the sofa and watch movies, 

read a book or maybe just take a nap.

but....I decided to listen to the girlz urging me to take a walkabout the property late this afternoon. 

 At first the girlz weren't too excited because they had to wear their purple boots, 

but once out the door we were destined for a messy walk. We love messy!!

Come see what we found.

 The trees looked as though they were weeping...

or did we find a diamond in the rough

 A milkweed seed in slumber

and some were all exposed...

oh yes, it was messy

 at times the girlz were barely visible...

the sound of silence was so peaceful.

there was so much to explore and sniff 

 Look what I would have missed had I neglected to listen.

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Thanks Girlz :)

Have a great week.

Val and the Girlz

January Blues...

I've been in somewhat of a frump the past week, guess the January blues bit me in the behind. 

It was past time to take the girlz out for some photos, 

 They made me laugh, they knew just what I needed. 

Happy Sunday

val

Cuz, I'm the leader...

Whenever possible I love to take the girlz out on our property (80 acres) and just let them be, well...dogs!

They are not leashed, they can run, sniff and chase to their hearts content. I usually have the camera in hand, you know just in case there's a photo opportunity. We have a number of  wooded areas, 4 ponds  and  3 small pasture areas and  a number of pheasant and quail, so the girlz have plenty to explore. I do my best to give the girlz variety in their adventures. If I'm moving they're moving.  But, what I find amusing is that once I plop myself down to observe my surroundings they follow my lead. Bottoms down!! 

They watch my every move...

 I smile...

I guess I really am their pack leader. 

watching the world

Gracie's turn to watch me

 Schatzie's  turn

So do your dogs follow your lead??

***30/30 Challenge Update***

the Girlz have only missed 1 day due to pouring rain.

I have missed 2 days due to the dreaded flu.

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Happy Monday Everyone.

Black and White Sunday...

Secrets between Sisters

A New Hat...

Thought I would share a shot of Gracie and her new Heidi hat that she got from Auntie B.  Auntie found a lady in Minnesota that makes these cute hats for dogs. Well I had to have one for each of the girlz.  As you can see in this photo Gracie was not as excited about the new head gear as her momma.

Want to thank you for the kind words of encouragement for Miss Gracie. She received her 3rd Adequan shot yesterday.  I don't know if I am seeing much change in her movement yet, but it maybe cause I just want her to be "perfect" again right now--Patience is not my best virtue. She is also taking extra fish oil, cosequin plus and receiving lots of EXTRA belly rubs while resting on her big bed in front of the woodstove.
We continue to do our walkabouts as it is important that she keeps those knee joints moving. She seems happy to be with her pack exploring the farm. I have noticed that when she stops the rear legs just quiver. That makes me nervous.
I have some questions to throw by Dr.J. when we see her again for Gracie's evaluation. Thanks to you I will ask about water therapy, cold laser treatment and pain meds.  I am thinking just like us humans with arthritis the cold temps must be dreadful on her joints---wonder if I could talk my husband into moving back to Hawaii for the dogs sake??

I must apologize for not visiting and commenting  your blogs lately. I am having issues with my computer again and do believe it's about ready to head for the technology junkyard. Been busy backing things up (especially photos) cuz, I know one of these days ---bam it's going to be gone.  Plus, living in rural America has other issues with internet connections. Let's just say that satellite internet providers are not what they're cracked up to be....Hopefully these situations will be remedied in the near future.

Happy Saturday.