SCHOOL HOLIDAYS... OH FRIGGIN YA.

The kids are home for the next 2 weeks.  It is going to be a long 2 weeks.And I have to go out today to get Miss Brylee something for her birthday... she's 12 tomorrow... and I have no idea what she wants.  Nor does she.GREAT.While I contemplate what to do today... here's some cheesy photos of the pups:ABOVE:  I think this is Pepper's face!  Yeah, it is ... ABOVE:  the little pile of puppy's from a different angle, and that is Pepper on top.  She's got a large roundish spot on her left side.ABOVE:  Clearly that little love is a boy... and it is ... Chilli.ABOVE:...

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YAAAA..... A FINISH AT LAST

Last night I finally finished the Cot Bumper Set... and I'm really happy with it:ABOVE:  yep, I got to sit and do the hand sewing while keeping an eye on our babies...ABOVE:    Taa Daa... done!  Now I just have to wait for A) the Quilt that matches the bumpers to come back from the Quilter's and ...B) the BABY!  lolI think I'll leave (B) up to Bex somehow.Daylight Saving started this morning, so we lost an hour ... takes a bit of getting used to.  I much prefer when we turn our clocks BACK so I get to sleep in longer.I'm not sure what we have on the agenda today......

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DAY OF REST, ONE HOPES!

I don't think we have anything pressing on this weekend.Steve is at work today, so it's just Stew, the two kids and I here all day.Oh... and the dogs and puppies of course.Cos I've got nothing better to post ... I give you a couple of darling photos of our pups and Coco.ABOVE:  how darling is this!ABOVE:  That is wee Poppy snuggled up by her Mum Coco.  I can't get enough of looking at them, they are just so cute.ABOVE: after me visit to the hairdresser's yesterday.  Next time I go I'm thinking of getting blonde/chocolate stripes... I've had that before and liked it.I might...

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A SURPRISE AND ... ODDS 'N' ENDS

Late yesterday afternoon I got a really lovely gift delivered to my door:ABOVE:  A gorgeous bunch of flowers, wrapped in BLUE of course!  So pretty! So lovely of Paula down in Christchurch to think of sending me flowers to cheer me up.  THANK YOU CHICK.... and hmmmm... how did you get my address???  *smiles*  I know now.. you became a stalker!  LOL  Well done on your detective work. 10 outta 10.SAGE'S corner of the garden.  Now she has company too...ABOVE:  I'm happy with her spot now.ABOVE:  I love the little 'mushroom girl'.ABOVE:  see the...

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CAN'T RELAX

After our sad loss yesterday I kept jumping up and checking on the pups over in the far corner of the lounge.It wasn't working for me... I was up and down every 5 minutes.So I moved the whelping box:ABOVE:  Bex holding the pups while I moved the box...ABOVE:  now I can keep watch while in my chair!  I hope they hurry up and grow so I can stop stressing...ABOVE:  the kids and I stood watch while Stew buried our wee girl.  In the next few days I will buy a Sage plant to put here too.TODAY:  seriously?  I doubt I will be doing ANYTHING except watching the pups!...

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BLOOD TEST... TRAIN... BABY... AND DOCTOR

BLOOD TEST:  Bex has to do a glucose tolerance test this morning... so she will drop Steve off at work and go do that.Meanwhile, I will pick Lacy and Keera up this morning and drop Lacy off at the train station.. she needs to see her lawyer in town again.Keera will stay with me.  I plan on taking her with me to the Doctor's... my doctor expressed a desire to meet our Miss Muppet, so today she will.Well.. that pretty much covers the entire morning.Once I've finished at the doctor's I plan on going to the mall to post a couple of parcels, pick up my photo CD's and then go home!Hopefully...

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I'M GOING OUT TODAY...

Coco has been managing just fine in looking after her pups.  She's a lot better at caring for them this time around, and she's not so stressed out over them either.Now when one cries, she doesn't start crying too!And if one strays from the 'huddle'... she just noses it into place again!It's darling to see her mother her pups so well.So, I feel confident that she can look after them while I'm out.I have a few things to attend to... like prizes for the winners of me little 'PUPPY' competition!Until I get back, here's a couple of photos:ABOVE:  Steve after having his X-Rays.  That...

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INVASION OF THE SNAILS ... AND OUCH!

Last night Stew went out the glass sliding door in our bedroom to trim his hair on the grass ... he uses an electric shaver... anyway, he called me to come see something:ABOVE: Snail invasion!!!  Like, where did they all come from... and why are they congregating outside my bedroom?  Weird, and slightly gross.Now, what else?  Oh yeah.  Steve went down to Hamilton to get all of Bex's stuff, they said she "only had a little bit of stuff"...ABOVE:  Well bugger me!  That's a full truck load if ya ask me!   And now it's all in me garage.ABOVE:  Steve twisted...

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