Petal Paints

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Marquie

Today I mixed together some flour, salt, water and food coloring and Petal learned to paint!

The recipe was a bit of a pain to make (for me, anyway, because I’m gifted). It’s very very simple, but loooots of arm-cramping stirring is involved and it doesn’t smell very pleasant if you burn it like I did. Oops.

Next time we’re going to use plain yogurt and food coloring instead. It’s even simpler and no stoves are needed. ;]

But all in all Petal and I had fun!

Maybe one day her artwork will be featured in museums and go for a couple thousand dollars just like Tillamook Cheddar.
Or maybe I’ll just end up with lots of Petal’s paintings on my fridge.

Lots of Pictures

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Marquie

Today we went out and played in the mud and dirt and got nice and dirty!
Well except for Lassie, of course, ’cause that would’ve messed up his nicely brushed hair. ;]
But the girls had no problem with getting muddy and dirty.
Lassie says that’ll all change for Petal once her coat is long like his.
We’ll see. ;]

The girls had a blast while Lassie and I kicked back and took photos.

Little Stinker

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Marquie

What’s the first thing Petal does when you leave the book you were reading?

Pulls the bookmark out and throws it on the floor.

“Hah! You’ve lost your place!”

What’s the first thing Petal does when you leave your spot on the couch or get start to sit down?
She snatches your spot with lightning speed.
“Haha, it’s my spot now!”

What’s the first thing Petal goes for when she’s in the kitchen?
The trash.

*shakes head*

a small collection of funny photos

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Marquie

One thing is always true…

.. my dogs are goofballs.
And I love it. ♥

Bully Sticks

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Marquie

So my dogs were just introduced to a new tasty chew: bully sticks.

I have no idea why they were such a big hit seeing as they’re smelly and made from.. well, you don’t want to know.

But the dogs loved them.

Especially Petal. When I gave them their usual pressed bones this evening, Ella and Lassie happily settled down to chew, but Petal was less than impressed. She threw her bone at my feet, made eye contact with me and barked. It took a lot of convincing to get her to chew on it even though it wasn’t a bully stick like she wanted. And she would only chew on it for a few minutes at a time before she’d stop and complain again.

I guess these pressed bones just aren’t going to cut it now that she’s had bully sticks.

;]