Now I have to actually count!

Day 33 {FEED ME}

When it is dinner time the dogs will literally sit and stare at me until I get up and feed them. Xena (the big one) will nudge me with her nose if I ignore them too much.

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Day 32 {Halftime}

Not their best game!

Ok, now that the month has switched to February we can no longer count on the calendar to tell us what day of the project we are on.  I have to write the number down to make sure I don't make a mistake.  I made a mistake last year and it wasn't fun to go back and fix it. :)

Day 16 {Poodle leg warmers}

Our standard poodle Xena (the poodle princess warrior) is nearly 5 years old. We have had her since she was a puppy but despite my best efforts the dang dog hates being brushed. This means that once her fur gets a little bit long, if you don't brush her daily she gets matted.

So most of the time we keep her cut short. Well, I finally forced the dog to let me brush her and was able to keep her legs mat free long enough to get me two pairs of poodle with leg warmers!!!!

Woooohooo! Aren't they cute?

I have been playing with using textures in CS3. Textures are addicting!
The "free" textures I used on this shot are from Sketelmess on Flickr.

Day 254 thru 257

Day 257 {Check the tags first}

Before washing new clothes I always check the tags first. What I should have done with this funky shirt that I bought for Reid was to check the tag before I bought it.

It is a t-shirt for goodness sakes and it is DRY CLEAN ONLY!

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Day 256 {Spamalot}

We saw Spamalot today. The website warns that the show is for mature audiences. Mature my foot. Farting and waving genitals in your general direction is anything but mature.

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Day 255 {Getting Crafty}

Everyone went down to see Rusty so I took advantage of some alone time and made some organza flowers.

Easy and fun craft. I made the flowers into hair clips for the girls, but after seeing how great they looked on Xena I'm thinking I might need to make her some too!

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Day 254 {What a difference a year makes}

Last year Kate was in 5th grade. I could barely get her to brush her own hair.
Now she is in 6th (Middle School)! What a difference a year makes.

Day 244 thru 247

Day 247 {Dew drops on grass blades}

I went outside this morning see what the dogs were barking at and found the grass covered in dew. So simple, yet so beautiful.

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Day 246 {Long legs, long shadow}

End of the day and nothing to photo graph....Hello doggies!

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Day 245 {Fairy Prison}

I have yet to find out what Tink and her friends did to land themselves in Popscile stick prison.

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Day 244 {Baking on a small scale}

My oven is broken, so until we decide on how we are going to remodel our kitchen I have to get creative if I want to bake anything.

Tonight......Cooking Lights version on Mac-n-cheese!

Day 189 thru 194

Day 194 {Recycled Art}

This piece of art was created from the lid of a tin can. Pretty neat! Makes me itch to head up to Laguna Beach for the Sawdust Festival where we will certainly find more cool art like this.

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Day 193 {A Barkmark}

Ah, hello........would you like me to stop reading my book and pay attention to you??

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Day 192 {So you think you can groom a dog?}

Friends of ours let us borrow their pet clippers this weekend, because at $95.00 a visit we thought that it would hurt to see if we could figure out how to groom Xena ourselves. This was what I saw after my husband had a go at her.

Reid and I managed to fix her up and I have to say that she doesn't look half bad. But I'm thinking that $95.00 a pop doesn't look that bad anymore.

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Day 191 {The Frozen Bra}

I'm always surprised when I find out that my girls and their friends know about things like, freezing someones bra while at a sleepover. They froze my daughters bra.....with her permission!

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Day 190 {Sleep Over Cup Cakes}

The girls and I made some special cupcakes for their summer sleepover. They were fun and fairly easy to make (and yummy).

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Day 189 {Teen Tips and Tricks}

Using an index card to keep from getting mascara on your upper eye lid. These some of the many tricks one might gain from reading "Seventeen" magazine.

Day 100 {Dog Breath}

Bad Dog!

Day 90 {Poodle-Do}

Before!           After!

Day 62 {Xena}

This is our Standard Poodle Xena (yes, she is a poodle princess warrior).  

One of Xena's favorite past times is to sit on the edge of our property and stare into the canyon. Her second favorite past time is making sure that she knows where I am at all times.

01.28.09

Late afternoon walk.