Zak's latest Graduation!

So Zak graduated tonight from the Intermediate Education class. I am so proud of him! I have posted a few of the pics from it. The next step would be going to Advanced Education and then taking a test for completion of all of them, but I have decided against the next step. I reviewed the commands taught in the class and they are pretty much only necessary if you have a show dog-I am not paying $109 for socializing my dog for an hour for 8 weeks. The teacher did recommend that I enroll him in the Click-A-Trick class which is actually an agility class. I definitely want to do that. The dogs have to be at least 1 year of age (which Zak will not be until March 24). I think he is a little ball of energy and so smart that I think he will do great in the class. We will see where we stand in about 6 months. Wish us luck!

Crazy Weekend

So this past weekend I dog sat for 3 little puppies. Sweet Babies! I finally came home Sunday night after work and it was so relaxing. I love dog sitting, but I also love coming back home to all of my babies. They get so excited to see me.
My grandmother's birthday is coming up soon and I wanted to do something special for her because she has always been is secretive about her birthday and her age. I bought her photo ornaments. I made three of them at shutterfly.com. They are so cute and I hope she likes them very much. One picture was of her and her sister and my cousin's wedding, one was of me and her at my wedding, and the other one is of me, Randy, and her at my wedding. Too cute!!!
Zak graduates next Monday from Intermediate class at Petsmart. It is bitter sweet. He loves to go and have fun and play with the other puppies and I love to watch him play like that because he certainly doesn't get it at home. On the other hand, it will be kinda nice to not have to worry about going every Monday night. It can get a little exhausting sometimes. The next step is Advanced class but I don't think he will need it at all. Some of the stuff he has learned in this class now he doesn't even do at home unless we give him treats. Spoiled rotten little boy! I will be sure to post his graduation photos next week.
He is scheduled to get neutered on Nov.3. Very sad! Wish him luck (well, as much as he can get). Peace out!

The weekend

So I am officially dog/house sitting for the Boudet's which has 3 little Chihuahuas this weekend. They kept me up all night! Maybe it was the excitement of having someone new at their house- I don't know! But I love these babies! They see me so much that they know who I am and Tiny even got so excited when she saw me that she went a little pee pee. I also go to see both of my own boys last night as my husband brought them up to work for me to see. Chip is recovering nicely. He is playing with Zak and he was playing with Randy today. I will see them tomorrow night for a little bit since I am off.
I also went and did a little shopping tonight on my way home from work. Kim gave me a gift card for my birthday and told me I could only use it on myself so I did just that. I went to T J Maxx and bought a cute little summer/spring dress, a purse, and some new black socks for work for only $25.00. Not bad, right? Thanks Kim! You are the best!
Ohhhh....I am still trying to get pregnant and want to so bad. I keep seeing all my friends having babies and it makes me sad. Now don't think that just because they are having babies, I want one. Not true!!! I have wanted one very badly for a long time now, I am just now officially trying and I know it is still very early, but it doesn't change how I feel. I am also praying for great fertility for me and my best friend April! Baby on woman! Love ya!
Once again, thanks for reading my ramble! I really appreciate. Maybe one day soon I will have something a little more important to talk about! wink wink!

Chip's Birthday

Today is Chip's 6th birthday! He went this morning to get his stitches taken out. He is a happy little boy and actually was playing with Zak this morning. He is also getting special treats today. He is a spoiled little boy! Please wish him a happy birthday!

Not a whole lot...

So not a whole lot has been going on. I have not been feeling very well between my lovely woman "thing" and now I have a cold sore on the tip of my tongue and one on the back top part of my gum. These cold sores hurt so much they give me headaches and today my husband was a little cranky towards me so the day was not great. He did apologize, but ultimately I still feel like crap. I start house/dog sitting this weekend tomorrow for 3 little Chihuahuas. They are so cute. I am auntie Danie to them. So with all of this needless to say the baby making part has been a little postponed until I and Randy both start feeling better. Randy has also been feeling like crap too with his blood pressure going through the roof and his stubbornness keeping him from going to the doctor. He has a leaky heart valve and he thinks that the doctor will not be able to do anything for him. Men are so stubborn!!! Anyways, thanks for reading my ramble. I'll keep you all posted this weekend with the puppies I am watching and I am also going to go look for my Halloween costume-fun!!!

Cumming Country Fair was a blast!

So yesterday I went to the fair with my pseudo child Kilissa. I love her and was so happy to spend some time with her. It has been a long time since I have seen her. Originally the plan was to go with Erika and meet Jonathan and Mindy there. The morning of Erika cancelled on me and since I didn't want to feel like the third wheel I tried quickly to find someone else to go with and blessed enough to go with KK. Then when Mindy and Jonathan were supposed to meet me, Jonathan called and cancelled on me. Thank goodness I brought KK because I would have been left high and dry and felt very stupid at the fair. Anyways, we had a blast and that is all that matters!

Cumming Fair

So Sunday I am going to the Cumming Country Fair. I am so excited about going. Fairs are just fun and the fattening food is the best. I love the fall time because of all the fairs. I didn't get a chance to go last year because I did not have anyone to go with and couldn't work it out with work. How exciting! Maybe I will take some pics so I can post some new ones! Chat later!

Shopping Online

So I love shopping online- anyone else? I just bought some new food bowls for Zak and some new cutie pajamas for Chip, even though he can't really wear them until he is fully healed. The boys love to eat and will eat very fast and sometimes make themselves sick. Goodness, we feed them 3x a day. What do they have to be hungry about? Anyways, because of this they have to use special "Brake fast Bowls" that kinda have 3 prongs in the middle of the bowls to help the dogs slow down their eating habits. This way they have to maneuver themselves around to eat everything. These bowls are the best things I have ever seen. If you need some you can get them at Amazon.com. Of course the pajamas are too cute!!! They are brown and beige with little doggies on it and little bones and are thermal. I love them!!!!

Zak is such a Show Off!!!

So tonight I took Zak to puppy class (Intermediate) and he was such a show off. We were going over "heel with left and right turns". I took a shot in the dark and asked the teacher if I could try it with him without his leash on. She got a shocked look on her face and said, "Go ahead". So I tried for the first time and he did it perfectly. I and the rest of the class were shocked and amazed at how great he did. I swear he does it all for the treats. He has a harder time at home doing stuff because we don't want him to be dependant on getting treats every time. I am so proud of my little show off. I love my smart boy Zak!!!

Frustration

So Chip came home yesterday and he is such a handful with his very new surgery and stitches. He is wearing an E-collar all day long but still tries very hard and comes very close to getting to his stitches. I actually have to watch him more than I have to watch Zak trying to get him. Totally not what I thought, but Zak is a very submissive scared dog most of the time anyways. I have been very frustrated with Chip but at the same time I am very glad that he is home with us and not at the vet and once again, it saved us a nice bit of cash because he came home so early.
By the way, still no signs of pregnancy but wish I would get pregnant soon.

Chip's Home!!!

Chip came home this morning!!! He had surgery yesterday and everything went well and we can keep a better eye on him at home than they can at the vet's office over the weekend. I can't wait to get home and see him. He has to wear one of those collars because he has an incision on his front legs from the IV's and things and he has stitches on his booty. On Chip's birthday (the 16th) he gets to go back and have his stitch's removed.

Chip's Surgery

So today Chip has gone in for his surgery to remove his anal glands. The doctor called about 2:30 and told us that he is fine and the surgery went great. They will be keeping him over the weekend and I should be able to pick him up on Monday with no problem. Well of course he will still be very sore and might even have to wear a little collar thingy to keep him from trying to lick his stitches, but at least he will be at home with the family. I miss him already!

Jobs in Need

So a few people in family could use some better permanent jobs. They are all hard working employees and pretty much can do anything. Most of them have restaurant background but would prefer to get out of the food industry. They are pretty much available for the areas of Duluth, Johns Creek, Roswell, and Alpharetta. Depending on the job they may be willing to travel a little bit further. With the way the economy is going so far I am not sure if anyone can help but if anyone knows of anything please let me know and I can pass the message along. Thank you so much for your help and concern.

eating healthier

So I also forgot to tell you all that 3 out of 4 of my goldfish have now died. We think there was something in the gravel. Randy cleaned it before he ever even put it in the aquarium but apparently it was something that was too strong and didn't want to die. So we have thrown away all that gravel and bleached the aquarium and are waiting a few more days to put the last of the goldfish in there to see how he does. If goes OK then we will probably buy 1 or 2 more goldfish just because the tank is so big and needs more than just 1 tiny little goldfish. I'll keep you all posted on the fishes.
So since the weekend I have kinda let myself go again as far as eating healthy goes and to tell you the truth I have felt like crap again. I have just been drinking a lot of soda and snacking on junk food and eating fattening foods. I haven't been eating healthy for that long but it is amazing how much better I have already felt since starting it. So moral of the story is to stay eating healthy (especially if I want to get pregnant). Baby needs a good home and doesn't deserve to start off with bad nutrition.