WOW, ON ME OWN TODAY

Can you believe it?  I can't.
I am on me own today... everyone is gone... kids to school, men to work and Bex back to work in Hamilton.

What will I do?  Hmmm.... I could spend the day doing housework?
Or sewing?
Or ... or....  hell... I might just go and buy a LITTLE bit of fabric!  I am having withdrawal symptoms I'm sure of it!

Oh and guess what?  The Metformin seems to have killed my hunger pangs!  I don't even feel like eating sometimes, and I only do cos it's 'Lunchtime' or 'Dinner time'.... habit!  I really want to start listening to my own body... and not feed it just cos it's 'time' for a meal!  The number of times lately I have eaten then felt revolting is increasing... and I can only think it's cos I am not even hungry.

Must work on that.

*sigh*... might as well add a puppy photo... cos I can... and there has been no opportunity to take any today yet!

ABOVE: so cute, Saffron was playing with this little toy last night.   The pups must be teething cos they are all starting to chew things.... yaaa... next thing to happen will be them biting each other, their own paws etc and crying about it!  lol
That stage is rather funny to watch... *smiles*

Stew helped me with the weigh in last night with the puppies, and it was the first time he had held each and every one of the pups!  I got some darling photos... DON'T WORRY!  I didn't post them all!  lol

ABOVE:  I love that Stew is so gentle and loving towards ALL BABIES!  He's the loveliest man ever. 

Right... time to go and make a start on the day...

ONWARD...

I had to smile at my clothesline today:

ABOVE:  I washed a few baby clothes and the puppy soft toys...

ABOVE: and this baby gown.  I have two of them, they are VERY SPECIAL... cos Stew's MUM (the one that raised him) made them for me when I was pregnant with Steve!  They are 26 years old!  I hope Bex uses them... even if it's only a couple of times.  Stew's MUM died when Steve was only 11 months old.  It was so sad, she only got to spend such a short time with her  first grandchild.  

*** PEPSI UPDATED *** PEPSI UPDATED *** PEPSI UPDATED ***

This morning:  I picked up Lacy and Keera and we went to Spotlight, where I got a few fabrics... then we came home.

When I feed Coco, I put her food bowl in the whelping box and once she is finished I put it up out of reach of the pups and Teddy.

Today I did what I have been doing, and fed her in the whelping box... but today one of the puppies (Dill) decided to dive in and help herself to a pellet and she started to choke!

OMG I was off my seat in a flash, upending that puppy and giving her a little shake... and thankfully the pellet came out of her mouth.  I was terrified I was going to lose another puppy!

Deep breath... she is fine.  Clearly the pups are showing an interest in 'food' so I got my trusty mortar and pestle and ground a few puppy pellets .. added boiled water and gave them a taste.

 ABOVE: pups showing an interest in Coco's lunch...

 ABOVE:  my mortar and pestle, which I love.  Stewy got it for me years ago...

 ABOVE: pups checking out the food... most of them had a lick or two.  It will take a few days for them to get used to it and actively want to eat it.  

ABOVE:  the fabric I got today.  A Nursery panel, some really lovely patchwork block fabric and the lilac fabric, which was in their sale area... I got lots of it cos it is a versatile colour and it's pretty too.

The BEST thing about today?  Lacy came back to mine and she's doing all my vacuming as my lower back just KILLS ME when I vacum, wash floors and hold a bent posture for too long.

Ahhh the joys of having a bad back eh?

End of Day:  well an interesting day today.  Loved having someone else do me vacuming!  
nite nite.