tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67988952894755731522024-03-13T05:54:29.669-07:00Lucy the LabLucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-18226410869766216862013-06-29T16:37:00.001-07:002013-06-29T16:42:51.627-07:00Hot! Hot! Hot!Finally! After several years of cooler-than-average Junes (referred to as "Juneuary" around here in Seattle) we are back to normal summer temperatures. Yesterday it hit 88F and today so far it's 84F with high humidity. This is the sort of weather that makes me and the cats just want to lay around doing nothing. I did go for a walk today but as soon as I got home I went straight for the tile in front of the fireplace, which is the coolest spot in the house.<br />
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The cats have been laying around, too, although that's normal for them as they rarely ever seem to be awake. Here's Shadow snuggling up with MY jack toy:<br />
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And you know it's really hot when Slinky stretches out!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mom ordered Chinese food last night from the New China Express, which she didn't share with me as she said it was WAY too spicy and hot for me. I think she was lying; I think she just wanted to have it all to herself! Apparently Shadow the cat thought so, too, <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">as he had
gotten on the kitchen counter in the middle of the night and stole the fortune
cookie that was left over from mom’s dinner. It was in a plastic bag along with
packets of soy sauce & paper napkins, but he tore the bag open (mom found
that on the kitchen floor) and then carried the fortune cookie into the living
room where he managed to eat about half of it. I guess he stopped when he got
to the fortune inside, although the fortune looks a little chewed, BOL. He
couldn’t get it out so must have given up after that.</span></span><br />
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<br />Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-72563242258069085232013-06-09T13:58:00.000-07:002013-06-09T13:58:10.548-07:00Finally! An Updated PostMom has been quite remiss in keeping my bloggie updated! I told her she must start posting for me again so...<br />
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Friday there was an exciting package in the mail with my name on it! Then mom got a card with her name on it, too! Here's the exciting package:<br />
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Since it says "Royal Mail" on it, I knew it was from my love, Wiggle The Dog, in the UK. When mom opened it, inside were three little packages. Even the kitties got a package! Here's Shadow getting a closer look (at MY package, I might add...)<br />
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She tried to get a picture of me sniffing the package but I was too excited and wiggly for a good picture. Here is the package with wet spots from my licking:<br />
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Wiggle said I could open mine (mom's is for her birthday next week). Since I've had some runny poos this week and am on a strict diet of chicken and rice, I can only sniff my chewie sticks for now.<br />
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I was all a-blur with excitement!</div>
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Thank you, Wiggle! xx</div>
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<br />Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-7156767052158754812012-08-04T18:02:00.001-07:002012-08-04T18:02:22.253-07:00Dinnertime!Mom really doesn't need a watch to know when it's getting close to our dinnertime. Shadow the cat usually starts in about one to two hours before, and my tummy clock goes off soon after. Slinky the cat will sometimes join in, but prefers to hang in the background & let me & Shadow do all the pestering. Here we are telling mom we want our dinner:<br />
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As you can see, we are not exactly subtle but this is because mom is quite dense & doesn't get our hints... at least I <i>think </i>she doesn't....Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-59272247714109318472012-05-21T13:57:00.002-07:002012-05-23T08:19:32.055-07:00I did a 5K!!On Saturday, May 12th, I went with mom & her friend Adrienne to do World Concern's "Free Them 5K" run/walk for charity. All the donations go to fight human trafficking worldwide, so it was for a good cause. You can read more about it here: <a href="http://www.worldconcern.org/5k/">http://www.worldconcern.org/5k/</a><br />
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It was a sunny day & there were lots of people & lots of dogs, too! Each dog got this fabbie bandana donated by the Christian Veterinary Mission <a href="http://www.cvmusa.org/Page.aspx?&pid=183">http://www.cvmusa.org/Page.aspx?&pid=183</a><br />
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Here I am with mom just before we started:<br />
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We also had a group photo taken with Women of Purpose, the group we were affiliated with for the 5K. I wouldn't turn to face the camera as I would rather stare at mom, I guess:<br />
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After the walk there were booths & stuff with food & live music provided by Addison Road. I myself scored a Krispy Kreme donut that someone had foolishly dropped on the ground so I snagged it, BOL!<br />
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Here I am with mom's friend Adrienne while mom apparently had her finger or something over the camera lens (have you noticed mom never takes attractive pictures of me? I should sack her as my photographer, BOL!)<br />
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I was a very good girl during the whole thing & mom was happy with me. I probably was one of the oldest dogs there, but I am still an active girl for my age! Afterwards mom got us a pizza, so all in all, a totally fabbie day for a very good cause!Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-2044156641529525672012-02-21T21:59:00.000-08:002012-02-21T21:59:41.275-08:00Pancake DayToday is Shrove Tuesday, which in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada is commonly known as Pancake Day due to the tradition of eating pancakes on that day. This tradition comes from a time where any rich foods were eaten on the day before Lent, and fasting, begins. I decided that since my boyfriend, Wiggle the Dog celebrates Pancake Day that I should, too! So when mom got home from work tonight, she made blueberry pancakes for dinner. Here is a pancake frying in the pan:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uehg1_8bve0v7crgB0o0RW7buRFA0mAeYcErwtR12asudv2am-pBDUB8Rb7nYLYB7F-18Y5LF3uBTyzz35Jwn0NM78jRGAF_J6yuvGPi1UyP9v9myAe3mub3kwqi1utGjYPVBDCY_sYf/s1600/2011-11-12+12.41.20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uehg1_8bve0v7crgB0o0RW7buRFA0mAeYcErwtR12asudv2am-pBDUB8Rb7nYLYB7F-18Y5LF3uBTyzz35Jwn0NM78jRGAF_J6yuvGPi1UyP9v9myAe3mub3kwqi1utGjYPVBDCY_sYf/s320/2011-11-12+12.41.20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Monkey is all a-blur with my whapping, BOL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ew9tQj5qszOMnd-xwcfd_Wcf4-ps6I93xeEU8UpHpYhH08AY_trMNiSKQTP9IP3EZHHBDcoCKKoWfrxfdc3Lf6g0yW8srAHL5nKj2LDRSBymwLdFj7NGzzfy5L-OtP9kjxGhOYsNxu8w/s1600/2011-11-12+12.41.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ew9tQj5qszOMnd-xwcfd_Wcf4-ps6I93xeEU8UpHpYhH08AY_trMNiSKQTP9IP3EZHHBDcoCKKoWfrxfdc3Lf6g0yW8srAHL5nKj2LDRSBymwLdFj7NGzzfy5L-OtP9kjxGhOYsNxu8w/s320/2011-11-12+12.41.48.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Stupid monkey is face down, trying to hide from me, BOL BOL BOL. All in all, a good start to the day!<br />
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Yesterday we celebrated Shadow & Slinky's 13th birthday. Since mom is not sure when their exact birthday is she just estimated, as they were 7 weeks old when they were adopted from the Seattle Animal Shelter in December, 1998. They got lots of these nommy little treats (that also freshen their breath, that sneaky mom, BOL!) and then they had a catnip bash which is mom dumping a bunch of catnip around & letting them roll around in it in a very silly manner. Shadow actually fell asleep on some catnip & was snoring loudly & happily. This is Shadow, who is very lazy, even for a cat:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlfkl2UgxSkFvK3CIDxDLXOZNGR-XheRmr7UKikVlvM8SfREK3DxZMfnZ1PFb35GCoUzq17TQ_ehch-Iy7Ce98iXGnA9rFgbP6-9dUZVUsJDy2wuAfhktfl5ifVUeo0d7d8As9hKBsU-b/s1600/Lucy%2527s+Birthday+%2526+others+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlfkl2UgxSkFvK3CIDxDLXOZNGR-XheRmr7UKikVlvM8SfREK3DxZMfnZ1PFb35GCoUzq17TQ_ehch-Iy7Ce98iXGnA9rFgbP6-9dUZVUsJDy2wuAfhktfl5ifVUeo0d7d8As9hKBsU-b/s320/Lucy%2527s+Birthday+%2526+others+010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Today is very warm, rainy & windy so mom decided it was a good day to make her favorite pizza, a pear, gorgonzola cheese, walnut & red onion one. Here it is!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVM4xPEDfFlGvgmQdbJGqouG1KcSRFjuxokNXb_cHVYvjCBbK9OdgzXyFibWn_xokVDBVVSyLev_BIuevtme0AQSQUc-CIjmuaV2LRMXWUDovsmeTHtWj_53yKOv6p7TzhnfjvmE7RAJa/s1600/Lucy%2527s+Birthday+%2526+others+052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVM4xPEDfFlGvgmQdbJGqouG1KcSRFjuxokNXb_cHVYvjCBbK9OdgzXyFibWn_xokVDBVVSyLev_BIuevtme0AQSQUc-CIjmuaV2LRMXWUDovsmeTHtWj_53yKOv6p7TzhnfjvmE7RAJa/s320/Lucy%2527s+Birthday+%2526+others+052.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Making pizza from scratch is very easy & takes about as long as it would if you ordered delivery! Most can be made in about 30 minutes or so & it's fun to do! A pizza stone is very helpful, but if you don't have one you can use a terra cotta planter base turned upside down, which is what mom does. Here is the recipe:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Pizza Dough</span></strong></div>2/3 C warm water<br />
1/4 teaspoon sugar<br />
1 package <strong><em>or</em></strong> 2 & 1/4 teaspoons of active dry yeast<br />
3/4 teaspoon salt<br />
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)<br />
1 & 1/2 C. flour (mom uses half whole wheat & half white)<br />
1/4 C cornmeal<br />
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Put stone in oven & preheat to 500F or 260C<br />
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Put sugar & yeast in the warm water & let sit for about 7 minutes, until you see the yeast foaming. In a bowl mix the flour, cornmeal, salt, & garlic powder. Add the yeast mixture & mix until it forms a ball. Put on a floured surface & knead for about 10 minutes, kneading in more flour if it seems too sticky, until it's smooth & elastic feeling. Let rest for a few minutes, then roll out to a 12 to 14 inch circle.<br />
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Grease a cookie sheet with olive oil & dust heavily with cornmeal. Put dough circle on cookie sheet, place on stone & bake for five minutes, & then take out of oven. You are now ready to add toppings!<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">For the Toppings:</span></strong><br />
Brush pre-baked crust with olive oil, then sprinkle on sea salt. <br />
Add grated mozzarella cheese (about 1 & 1/2 C)<br />
Sprinkle with gorgonzola cheese or bleu cheese (if using gorgonzola, go light - a little goes a long way!)<br />
Then add thinly sliced red onion (about 1/3 of an onion)<br />
Add 1/2 to 3/4 of a very ripe, thinly sliced pear<br />
Top with chopped walnuts, then drizzle with extra virgin olive oil & sprinkle a little more salt.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">To Bake:</span></strong><br />
Gently slide off cookie sheet directly onto the pizza stone (since you've alreay pre-baked it a little this is easy to do) & cook for about 7 minutes or until the edges are browning. Slide the cookie sheet under the pizza to remove from the oven. Let cool for several minutes on the cookie sheet, then cut & enjoy!Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-40873722343504243522011-09-09T12:48:00.000-07:002011-09-10T15:03:12.618-07:00My "Meeting"Often when mom is at the office & I'm at home, nomming my kong, I sense that she is eating all sort of fabulous food leftover from "meetings." Yesterday was one of these days as her company had Safeway store managers in for some product demo. So, they had: bacon, sausages, eggs & pastries in the morning, chicken with carmelized onions, giant pretzels, fruit & cheese mid-morning, and then for lunch (yes, they had lunch after all that!) pulled-pork & beef BBQ with potato salad & cornbread. Anyway, there were lots of leftovers so mom & other employees were snacking on that all day. My boyfriend Wiggle The Dog suggested that I too should have a "meeting" & have snacks brought in. I decided today at noon would be my meeting, and my caterer, who looked a lot like mom, prepared this tasty tray:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBbIEZuk5sqevRMUbR_3wHXlDWqBWiy5cpH7rB33hPQrpCxsDWdoY51Kztd5OxlpIbZEvtuqkWhguirdOzMTzvmv7vVfNQwekUSprjrmnSP6RK8U7odpR78WqDEPw7_xnp2gI7zm2sjKo/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBbIEZuk5sqevRMUbR_3wHXlDWqBWiy5cpH7rB33hPQrpCxsDWdoY51Kztd5OxlpIbZEvtuqkWhguirdOzMTzvmv7vVfNQwekUSprjrmnSP6RK8U7odpR78WqDEPw7_xnp2gI7zm2sjKo/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Calling my Meeting to order:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_yB48b9DVYcS92DG3gSdw1jmYeivChiFlmP7XMJX8FrOO1NrkmiWb5tUKQGf9zXLUV5p4lefD1EQP7UIdq4DWGBQvrVXI6CO9sW4WK8NLz2tiGKmQex7ux4ggwoVcAWUmqzGo996Y688/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_yB48b9DVYcS92DG3gSdw1jmYeivChiFlmP7XMJX8FrOO1NrkmiWb5tUKQGf9zXLUV5p4lefD1EQP7UIdq4DWGBQvrVXI6CO9sW4WK8NLz2tiGKmQex7ux4ggwoVcAWUmqzGo996Y688/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Being served my catered snack tray:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6FsiUXCksKKPsbqfxq66aQkuG891mHJLTy9tHNkg-7XKfVgNOqj-zmRNERjJwyvtTntyusU01H3Dl_JyTsGRux5HmOrXj0zDvAfUDp3j7FTXZztyTYweJj9xmzD3Pr2e9-VTHrnAxwg6/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6FsiUXCksKKPsbqfxq66aQkuG891mHJLTy9tHNkg-7XKfVgNOqj-zmRNERjJwyvtTntyusU01H3Dl_JyTsGRux5HmOrXj0zDvAfUDp3j7FTXZztyTYweJj9xmzD3Pr2e9-VTHrnAxwg6/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Attending to important business - meeting adjourned directly following the eating of snacks<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfQTJq6UPV6sCQFJYfUAI8NM1oTIuzu7DhNZH4fVxSrzo8gfTrRejO3DgyM1RzJGNV5aG9x7cMQKI3Qc0wMnWWeTtptB3sG9_5PL66FYMJWL4TawJ4qh50m1shc8a_6aA7AKFQEhjEbDg/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfQTJq6UPV6sCQFJYfUAI8NM1oTIuzu7DhNZH4fVxSrzo8gfTrRejO3DgyM1RzJGNV5aG9x7cMQKI3Qc0wMnWWeTtptB3sG9_5PL66FYMJWL4TawJ4qh50m1shc8a_6aA7AKFQEhjEbDg/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+046.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Last night on our walk, it was still so warm (84F degrees) we decided to walk down around the Magnolia Bluff, on Magnolia Boulevard, as the sunset was spectacular:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPBlEsNfJPeMjmoX4UJC3BKapxS8ce-6Z6kX9dmm06qRNoWpJuepL_Ap-8dNfy3G4SlMzcSIWy4fjGblO-3hX4BtP83VncUZJbCEJd9_TJ_iy13kYQ0abiDkamLQSNBUW7I17NyMh4Dai/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPBlEsNfJPeMjmoX4UJC3BKapxS8ce-6Z6kX9dmm06qRNoWpJuepL_Ap-8dNfy3G4SlMzcSIWy4fjGblO-3hX4BtP83VncUZJbCEJd9_TJ_iy13kYQ0abiDkamLQSNBUW7I17NyMh4Dai/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Olympic Mountain range west of Puget Sound</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3d6CWBw4cLqfv3wktvl2FOhLNDzlNiEgHS4xAlgnYpAvSeetBqfZaWrklfVT7p7EcfBxDUSCAZo-sOD3nBMTNlnexplRd4_vK1PXpZrIVv1nXZiXtErLkWOk5mHO66h75vW-y43MDUvx/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3d6CWBw4cLqfv3wktvl2FOhLNDzlNiEgHS4xAlgnYpAvSeetBqfZaWrklfVT7p7EcfBxDUSCAZo-sOD3nBMTNlnexplRd4_vK1PXpZrIVv1nXZiXtErLkWOk5mHO66h75vW-y43MDUvx/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+027.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBUgYKl7RpAQrY7SuS21asyIeMsUXVv-LGElYJxsD7AHxdIGZdgunelwh00_5qhRDmVF_Pb87jnCakIO-TIpT7cbZ8icr-tLLTCOI_oRqdsFaJw-MkDWMPJxZpIyL6vhSGpgjGpxvuUpn/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBUgYKl7RpAQrY7SuS21asyIeMsUXVv-LGElYJxsD7AHxdIGZdgunelwh00_5qhRDmVF_Pb87jnCakIO-TIpT7cbZ8icr-tLLTCOI_oRqdsFaJw-MkDWMPJxZpIyL6vhSGpgjGpxvuUpn/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+036.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not much breeze, but lots of sailboats were out in the Sound</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a3J_Rkygtee3pgXSJsp0bway3V-PNMWZd5SKlBwFJoWOrQquqUUUMQFX6wjiYJ2jzAVn9qQttr6MFWmY54Q-pa76tn1pJ3sCbT0RAGtRRHvjKZ9Jnkak3SxB152kVPX967PknxgNKYe1/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a3J_Rkygtee3pgXSJsp0bway3V-PNMWZd5SKlBwFJoWOrQquqUUUMQFX6wjiYJ2jzAVn9qQttr6MFWmY54Q-pa76tn1pJ3sCbT0RAGtRRHvjKZ9Jnkak3SxB152kVPX967PknxgNKYe1/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As we walked southward on Magnolia Blvd we could see the rising moon:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNeaAusv-8UqFvkUFzR5BYxkXtGX-QVRw6-cxGJah89xo-4FNEnSblSmUSax56bI3l6TdQKhJHK1OnJgtwYeCTSBp91x2wTd_UrECLC8IP6qHK-PfBOqwQ1dL0C0fnIPTT2FSIV2Ha3pe/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNeaAusv-8UqFvkUFzR5BYxkXtGX-QVRw6-cxGJah89xo-4FNEnSblSmUSax56bI3l6TdQKhJHK1OnJgtwYeCTSBp91x2wTd_UrECLC8IP6qHK-PfBOqwQ1dL0C0fnIPTT2FSIV2Ha3pe/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+035.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The moon through the Madrona trees growing on the bluff:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6aogBBCm3lIygw7HQieYuLLEQVorExWs-6NQB0g29UgkJ_9hfP-sCFTiDXPegVHhCYc0TyI0J-SrssGu1ktWEeC0m52q8zGi7yEdV7djtZSBUIS3e7i6sf0dGRBPKaYy5Q3ivssbddkz/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6aogBBCm3lIygw7HQieYuLLEQVorExWs-6NQB0g29UgkJ_9hfP-sCFTiDXPegVHhCYc0TyI0J-SrssGu1ktWEeC0m52q8zGi7yEdV7djtZSBUIS3e7i6sf0dGRBPKaYy5Q3ivssbddkz/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Me on our walk last night:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5_mDnkj80X-O7Go0GU1JcZfB_0xD_m7vsd63dQiIUFGo_MJLOaWo0lEgDETl0UlMPLI9Hh-nSon-at8vPfgHROzWdnH80Uq6t2DwJ2m0F2JVX5vndpembORinrBKbIQShnQhDIg32PwG/s1600/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5_mDnkj80X-O7Go0GU1JcZfB_0xD_m7vsd63dQiIUFGo_MJLOaWo0lEgDETl0UlMPLI9Hh-nSon-at8vPfgHROzWdnH80Uq6t2DwJ2m0F2JVX5vndpembORinrBKbIQShnQhDIg32PwG/s320/Sept+8+walk+Lucy+Meeting+034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Such a beautiful, warm night & a fab walk! We met lots of people and dogs out enjoying it just like us.Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-14027831371439943562011-09-05T16:42:00.000-07:002011-09-05T16:42:52.373-07:00Labor DayToday is Labor Day & it's another hot, humid, sunny day in Seattle. We walked over to Magnolia Park off of West Galer Street so I could run around & play some fetch. There's lots of shade there & lots of people were having picnics. I saw some nice dogs, too. Some guys were playing bocce but they laughed at me & told me the balls would be too heavy for me to play with. Below on the left are the booce players & on the right were people having picnics. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczAI9KCAt58ZglSMqCp-L0Hbml1OcugVR8PLj40FBrDwpD60_ci8ZsuBnSFR-iUyV-wEsri9BPxOC45hWhM_1hz4h9r-YsK9EYsrPJC5drvoBbKAqNemL4aeQr0jfvYMA3Ki4LIEYByRl/s1600/2011-09-05+14.19.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczAI9KCAt58ZglSMqCp-L0Hbml1OcugVR8PLj40FBrDwpD60_ci8ZsuBnSFR-iUyV-wEsri9BPxOC45hWhM_1hz4h9r-YsK9EYsrPJC5drvoBbKAqNemL4aeQr0jfvYMA3Ki4LIEYByRl/s320/2011-09-05+14.19.18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Under the tree in the shade, sniffing my flingy ball</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nzqc50JAjHrm38jCajVAts8_jlWSKBEK8IjSfdSTJ9GZFnzjxeF532WMTZqCR0Hi8qpzNyFBqSBkilFfGRZlb0IHg1n-KpXnlmBo6CBtbRzRRRnSdFtOUJyZ9LsfhrkJw79WmXeI58EZ/s1600/2011-09-05+14.05.41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nzqc50JAjHrm38jCajVAts8_jlWSKBEK8IjSfdSTJ9GZFnzjxeF532WMTZqCR0Hi8qpzNyFBqSBkilFfGRZlb0IHg1n-KpXnlmBo6CBtbRzRRRnSdFtOUJyZ9LsfhrkJw79WmXeI58EZ/s320/2011-09-05+14.05.41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here I come!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbNeemBoGP4yvUpNWV8dugGaOrv3lbRxWQIGusaylIvT6UtAhCKxcQX_CTDYH5-Fo6Guv3s6X2ZU9aJfUfK14AChq2OsbqWPjPqoOn12TaEGGuger8s46zHoyiC6Gzv1D8s9q1lAP2p_D/s1600/2011-09-05+14.06.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbNeemBoGP4yvUpNWV8dugGaOrv3lbRxWQIGusaylIvT6UtAhCKxcQX_CTDYH5-Fo6Guv3s6X2ZU9aJfUfK14AChq2OsbqWPjPqoOn12TaEGGuger8s46zHoyiC6Gzv1D8s9q1lAP2p_D/s320/2011-09-05+14.06.18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Doing some BIG running!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXOLWqG5S7zt97UJa36LWsh5CFso2xp91A-jA_Jfl-9nKYLSoJQzQ38V-nJMhJEucZp78PYuxKP5HB31xQNaxd_RAKl4F24OFj7gOjE_0px744UbL5YMEm5PeeB5N6ONExzLr9gn-G20W/s1600/2011-09-05+14.06.35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXOLWqG5S7zt97UJa36LWsh5CFso2xp91A-jA_Jfl-9nKYLSoJQzQ38V-nJMhJEucZp78PYuxKP5HB31xQNaxd_RAKl4F24OFj7gOjE_0px744UbL5YMEm5PeeB5N6ONExzLr9gn-G20W/s320/2011-09-05+14.06.35.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Throw it some more!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJHnsaSr1qgiLR-LROPL_hToOnX5zn3bjHJ_gakbGMJJiyC0FErjBWQbPTXyWlbnzGbBCT4nh3ULHcqLNEGUUkl2Cyw_BzvCHB92o51QaHrkbK37hVx8uNrP0Z-KoKy-rg7dwEQsXg74Z/s1600/2011-09-05+14.20.04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJHnsaSr1qgiLR-LROPL_hToOnX5zn3bjHJ_gakbGMJJiyC0FErjBWQbPTXyWlbnzGbBCT4nh3ULHcqLNEGUUkl2Cyw_BzvCHB92o51QaHrkbK37hVx8uNrP0Z-KoKy-rg7dwEQsXg74Z/s320/2011-09-05+14.20.04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Mom tried to get a shot of the marina, but the blackberries were too high & blocked the view<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoJmxNp1YQpse5eZINI7rYLN6x_88_scgR3CuXbplqgScvOl5b2dMrM5aJ9NxDD9nv9AQyGm4_3yqYwOmewYSa6f8bC9-TYLzXgrw9VYq-98BZtgkPRixBhtIx7D4j6DjZ-IpXP4dqZTX/s1600/2011-09-05+14.43.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoJmxNp1YQpse5eZINI7rYLN6x_88_scgR3CuXbplqgScvOl5b2dMrM5aJ9NxDD9nv9AQyGm4_3yqYwOmewYSa6f8bC9-TYLzXgrw9VYq-98BZtgkPRixBhtIx7D4j6DjZ-IpXP4dqZTX/s320/2011-09-05+14.43.44.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> One last throw:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabXr9K7711ZKga35gL6rjLm7it60VsmN-HdV4FhPJj5RXRAWpv0EFdC2lauh9R4Sm5CVP3DJ3mcaO8h7fJHQTxJn58wb3l25i23kmrIfUGB5lBcfuYr2mYYhwzzOO7m8fZWUfEnmXYAYB/s1600/2011-09-05+14.06.55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabXr9K7711ZKga35gL6rjLm7it60VsmN-HdV4FhPJj5RXRAWpv0EFdC2lauh9R4Sm5CVP3DJ3mcaO8h7fJHQTxJn58wb3l25i23kmrIfUGB5lBcfuYr2mYYhwzzOO7m8fZWUfEnmXYAYB/s320/2011-09-05+14.06.55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Afterwards we rested under a shady tree while I drank lots of water & cooled off before we started back home. Now I'm resting, waiting for dinner....Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-44423653084895681242011-09-03T16:09:00.000-07:002011-09-03T16:09:38.133-07:00Things I Did This WeekWell, summer has finally come to Seattle so I have done some fun things this week. Monday after mom got home from work, her friend Carrie (Jack's mom) texted her & wanted to see if we could come with them to Seward Park on Lake Washington. So we hopped in Carrie's SUV & drove to the park on a pretty, warm evening. Here's me going after a ball & Jack looking around:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegfWd7xdP73-9kDXQDcw3iYBpcw-J92t_4mZBcFoRppiXkSP5LVpjEdWd6nLdMZS0hDY95VX9J5RJYTx8ZShzdMQZ0msjhX9aA17WSA4vfwW0Ms1bsMJQuMZuZAaZmNA3pWql4n8IXo5C/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegfWd7xdP73-9kDXQDcw3iYBpcw-J92t_4mZBcFoRppiXkSP5LVpjEdWd6nLdMZS0hDY95VX9J5RJYTx8ZShzdMQZ0msjhX9aA17WSA4vfwW0Ms1bsMJQuMZuZAaZmNA3pWql4n8IXo5C/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+079.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today we went on a long walk over to the viewpoint at the top of the Magnolia Bridge, just off of West Galer Street. Here I am looking through the fence at the Holland America Cruise ships docked at the marina & downtown Seattle beyond:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbWhbfVKcaYe4E-YFcBNMmR79-dyDVUvnmx0mGv0RNxZNYGcSoXshEI_IykGggUcXts2X6bkRG0omEPM1PNl-aaEJ4dMV_pzvvlBS8Sc6YLQukrz7D4nArkWCJxRKv-VsixwsCIB4SEWq/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbWhbfVKcaYe4E-YFcBNMmR79-dyDVUvnmx0mGv0RNxZNYGcSoXshEI_IykGggUcXts2X6bkRG0omEPM1PNl-aaEJ4dMV_pzvvlBS8Sc6YLQukrz7D4nArkWCJxRKv-VsixwsCIB4SEWq/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+098.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The cruise ships in Smith Cove with downtown in the background:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoi0D7WjS4nJVjiKXB5AkfXy3FmfJwz3RqqQvVduwH_fC7IZOdt-fcJ4GDjSzNLuBeHn8oFUgjBUpSOeQv_AI0RcDyNvU8hP7xfwKcg5hHwm6G02_fY0VWD8oJn0yFyaP1p5H739pateQS/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoi0D7WjS4nJVjiKXB5AkfXy3FmfJwz3RqqQvVduwH_fC7IZOdt-fcJ4GDjSzNLuBeHn8oFUgjBUpSOeQv_AI0RcDyNvU8hP7xfwKcg5hHwm6G02_fY0VWD8oJn0yFyaP1p5H739pateQS/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+096.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Then we walked westward on Galer to this little park where mom let me off leash for a bit to run around & sniff & play:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FPgYQysTiiMhnM1WHLelLi5RyzJLNC-7FLF5473AVSEyk6dOVzWCe3ldVKn2FzZs-scHihJxgIPqlGtPPozXkcnRR_MDAvZn8zRLaBfTHm5o4aZW1SDWcyEGNWn1dF-HYEKEHfyB-ORB/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FPgYQysTiiMhnM1WHLelLi5RyzJLNC-7FLF5473AVSEyk6dOVzWCe3ldVKn2FzZs-scHihJxgIPqlGtPPozXkcnRR_MDAvZn8zRLaBfTHm5o4aZW1SDWcyEGNWn1dF-HYEKEHfyB-ORB/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+101.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> C'mon, let's play!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakknLqkQhpl6O-dnZ5xLi8xjLmUE_h_ytmmk7rgOEHhe-nIO4e71a3kKTkc8wpC-zdFGmduds3AkN-LwSQ1us-Dxpy6BuReJreEnV1JfcYqZQAhL-w4opSSrlQIhf2Kshvimc8eqXoGCi/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakknLqkQhpl6O-dnZ5xLi8xjLmUE_h_ytmmk7rgOEHhe-nIO4e71a3kKTkc8wpC-zdFGmduds3AkN-LwSQ1us-Dxpy6BuReJreEnV1JfcYqZQAhL-w4opSSrlQIhf2Kshvimc8eqXoGCi/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sniffing all the interesting smells</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DIevE5hpBJVAAaeOPjg6zUK-65E5UrCDfFC14fzsS3BQxCcROPcnv9kWVmn3iYbOsATO7c7DG8amN_ULDYyMk4fOVhU6HIaIel4rWoj041H0YWwNEaCNy0uxxDJMcmxAGap8sVPiwaPo/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DIevE5hpBJVAAaeOPjg6zUK-65E5UrCDfFC14fzsS3BQxCcROPcnv9kWVmn3iYbOsATO7c7DG8amN_ULDYyMk4fOVhU6HIaIel4rWoj041H0YWwNEaCNy0uxxDJMcmxAGap8sVPiwaPo/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+099.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sitting for a picture but looking away from mom:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUT6dsMPmvmjTsSvkuNcNCiJWhR-KDJEjeXVlomRuvH-BOpnwJZNW5N5BMaLitmUTy8y7qo4nDT55KBrdAW6xZjelKnJEwiDkmzBFXRN4812zm0II_6yI3d7XGROXpgrBdqndpQfIa_Iy/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUT6dsMPmvmjTsSvkuNcNCiJWhR-KDJEjeXVlomRuvH-BOpnwJZNW5N5BMaLitmUTy8y7qo4nDT55KBrdAW6xZjelKnJEwiDkmzBFXRN4812zm0II_6yI3d7XGROXpgrBdqndpQfIa_Iy/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Taking my last look at the park before mom puts my leash back on:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwku-cgZwBjj-iIUUrL4l-tjHq5TorinPTIG96wxtzhkJU9IafcQTF-hwCCrYrleAmdfcz7jNBETiQIxF0FsZWNhtmYrIwVBnTga9vUrIT5A2SydhrWW5Bl978aDbOnoEWqv06Q4F6UnlA/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwku-cgZwBjj-iIUUrL4l-tjHq5TorinPTIG96wxtzhkJU9IafcQTF-hwCCrYrleAmdfcz7jNBETiQIxF0FsZWNhtmYrIwVBnTga9vUrIT5A2SydhrWW5Bl978aDbOnoEWqv06Q4F6UnlA/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Now I'm inside resting, waiting for my dinner (best time of the day!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwvtjYZFtVjdyyMQOigiXxiDp2N-GSmKMIA4dVDsAgI9kXXL_wdyQPfSGZFKM4GhGmD_hokhnZdInMX0dgVeWz6BOJ0n2555crHMaJHhH_XX7svsI5L_it2W4mcCs0NRa1w7HUfS3nR7_/s1600/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwvtjYZFtVjdyyMQOigiXxiDp2N-GSmKMIA4dVDsAgI9kXXL_wdyQPfSGZFKM4GhGmD_hokhnZdInMX0dgVeWz6BOJ0n2555crHMaJHhH_XX7svsI5L_it2W4mcCs0NRa1w7HUfS3nR7_/s320/Lucy+Aug+Sept+11+107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-54010654222267698922011-07-05T09:13:00.000-07:002011-07-05T09:13:16.814-07:00Fourth of July!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QpWN9cvZlza4BJc2rieZrQRJPsxHUHL6Q8aedUv5hbcmOeGIOZI-hH5axz_vgET_eE6TmPvlLjXut3h68vyLlxE_p6o-0KSQBrvhE2tkmC-0AL0NXz2t-AQMCIkBvWyU7H6kASq_PV3F/s1600/IMG_1631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QpWN9cvZlza4BJc2rieZrQRJPsxHUHL6Q8aedUv5hbcmOeGIOZI-hH5axz_vgET_eE6TmPvlLjXut3h68vyLlxE_p6o-0KSQBrvhE2tkmC-0AL0NXz2t-AQMCIkBvWyU7H6kASq_PV3F/s320/IMG_1631.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We celebrated the Fourth of July at home yesterday, as mom doesn't like to leave me home alone during the fireworks, so she turned down plans to spend it with some friends. The weather was beautiful, 78 degrees. I played in the backyard while mom sunbathed. Then she BBQ'd a huge steak for the both of us - she gave me half of it!!! I got a bit of potato salad she made, too. (if mom's vegan dad is reading this, she RARELY has red meat so don't worry!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM3R8wYaBtWX5OdSM_-1YiIv0QVssGIBBbeATLR_6GgtWLXA7jBcCZsBjR1CtMZk5qoDDE9XZzV5IAh2G4jMP1fzCLgZOhRlK-iOsGlpX2TWnDYu-NUvodI1k0MXbjqbam15IGuSFkZTh/s1600/IMG_1633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM3R8wYaBtWX5OdSM_-1YiIv0QVssGIBBbeATLR_6GgtWLXA7jBcCZsBjR1CtMZk5qoDDE9XZzV5IAh2G4jMP1fzCLgZOhRlK-iOsGlpX2TWnDYu-NUvodI1k0MXbjqbam15IGuSFkZTh/s320/IMG_1633.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Then after I had rested a bit (and she washed the car) I had more extended back yard play time to make up for a lack of a walk. Since fireworks had been going off all day around the neighborhood she didn't want to risk walking me & having me scared. I'm only scared of the really loud, booming ones. I told her I wanted to play fetch with this toy:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks2VUyxm1XemeGVi3Y5Hh-OW4VxZeryh4x4YQyZfvloFGMIT5PpHXlfLSatIf7_56AFdto_tVAEVMVsd758KMgqdl15lfIdbKZsb-cvbcYORjUJykvigBd4zMPyav2bca4NQ631KkJVdA/s1600/IMG_1645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks2VUyxm1XemeGVi3Y5Hh-OW4VxZeryh4x4YQyZfvloFGMIT5PpHXlfLSatIf7_56AFdto_tVAEVMVsd758KMgqdl15lfIdbKZsb-cvbcYORjUJykvigBd4zMPyav2bca4NQ631KkJVdA/s320/IMG_1645.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Flying!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAm0eW0fE3hQUvOWCV-06XeM8DgYEC-1KKVy3CtkpCmQ9LEtRF0WTNQnw_Q8oSRVaDvgXi-IcbL2RpHmeSrZAsSvmwjx1Ofnu44yxGq8CKExXPxNYhYEIb5P67pep0-yIJluSINBFebmvp/s1600/IMG_1655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAm0eW0fE3hQUvOWCV-06XeM8DgYEC-1KKVy3CtkpCmQ9LEtRF0WTNQnw_Q8oSRVaDvgXi-IcbL2RpHmeSrZAsSvmwjx1Ofnu44yxGq8CKExXPxNYhYEIb5P67pep0-yIJluSINBFebmvp/s320/IMG_1655.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Throw it again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ71PbftQDWFQKQd3a6j0Lrmbh-4pybY-e-uDXzPMLl3c2WQCUPtABIaqZ3CwjfPsRBzy4zbhKi1HP0LGAL1V6kGKShS6120xvesxBbJkywAiAFMwurd6KAkMC2gpaC0YRw0G5PGTX7J8/s1600/IMG_1657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ71PbftQDWFQKQd3a6j0Lrmbh-4pybY-e-uDXzPMLl3c2WQCUPtABIaqZ3CwjfPsRBzy4zbhKi1HP0LGAL1V6kGKShS6120xvesxBbJkywAiAFMwurd6KAkMC2gpaC0YRw0G5PGTX7J8/s320/IMG_1657.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sniff break:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK6huWl7eZtnZSRw0HoZcFX2pDczi4Eu4Za97nI0tsd3va504AEvbmiWSPNqfdSmeyLbjA3lNgknhkpLSRt96hw2_le9wBD1hovGQcCpnwDlnvBB23tKieguy67mN7GJLcSP9QY_EgNAv/s1600/IMG_1652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK6huWl7eZtnZSRw0HoZcFX2pDczi4Eu4Za97nI0tsd3va504AEvbmiWSPNqfdSmeyLbjA3lNgknhkpLSRt96hw2_le9wBD1hovGQcCpnwDlnvBB23tKieguy67mN7GJLcSP9QY_EgNAv/s320/IMG_1652.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Leaping!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFs_fS7x1l9cEOu5IkclaBGJcF5Upf2gtRao_mf6wXfUw2jIfginD5Oxxy9W8fD4gx3lO4fEy-NApmw7vFl9lgDlPeQCdjaeq_O2BuhupkTttNnzl6sXXfTaqSK5qTI8r_M9fDvo5b3i1/s1600/IMG_1681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFs_fS7x1l9cEOu5IkclaBGJcF5Upf2gtRao_mf6wXfUw2jIfginD5Oxxy9W8fD4gx3lO4fEy-NApmw7vFl9lgDlPeQCdjaeq_O2BuhupkTttNnzl6sXXfTaqSK5qTI8r_M9fDvo5b3i1/s320/IMG_1681.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hello!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUEDGfKhheFumqP0ihy5GhhK6qUoaqzdj6v2hoHsmp0izst8pDQ2sL50N7EG5Y_16z0epRHJ6aC50g2F4qJHu8hD4t5oZrHYVoR9Idt380SkE_EvlvqHMeLQWlAd9mRtcYprNSYh6ff3i/s1600/IMG_1665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUEDGfKhheFumqP0ihy5GhhK6qUoaqzdj6v2hoHsmp0izst8pDQ2sL50N7EG5Y_16z0epRHJ6aC50g2F4qJHu8hD4t5oZrHYVoR9Idt380SkE_EvlvqHMeLQWlAd9mRtcYprNSYh6ff3i/s320/IMG_1665.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Back to more play:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zRy5migc_33eQZuisMLGHfzqAgXBMs-yV11P4VM82X8tVYLshQT1ipyTVbtIQ2W-fc_LGNYdikHsJxpkNz-pP6SD8vJDZkGrfmI3YACehFzeYgH9vbTe9aIU0w7oBMWlitc6W7WhYgvD/s1600/IMG_1674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zRy5migc_33eQZuisMLGHfzqAgXBMs-yV11P4VM82X8tVYLshQT1ipyTVbtIQ2W-fc_LGNYdikHsJxpkNz-pP6SD8vJDZkGrfmI3YACehFzeYgH9vbTe9aIU0w7oBMWlitc6W7WhYgvD/s320/IMG_1674.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Surprisingly, later on when the fireworks got really loud (we could even see some from our front window!) I wasn't very scared & even went to sleep on mom's bed as usual, so I was a very brave girl :)Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-8011452892304603182011-07-02T15:27:00.000-07:002011-07-02T15:27:43.243-07:00A Trip to the Vet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I went to the vet for my yearly check up & shots. Also, mom wanted to schedule an operation to have my lipomas (fatty tumors) removed & my teeth cleaned, so that is scheduled for this Thursday. I have heard rumors that I won't get breakfast that morning, which concerns me greatly as one cannot go about skipping meals, especially if you're a Lab! To distract me from this worrisome thought, mom stopped off at the field across the street from our old house so I could play there like I used to! First I sniffed the field to see if I could smell any familiar smells:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIA0qGBv7ux9NkIHw_5tL4kdubLGTttmHdKgT42HrtDW6b1M43ZjSMax7yQP-u-3lmeH6QXC-lzgzxVRK1P9fao534Jhyphenhyphen2l83zqn4BhOVHyOp_FECIcrDWI_KNstr9vRk6GKIkiBDy7_j/s1600/2011-07-02+12.53.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIA0qGBv7ux9NkIHw_5tL4kdubLGTttmHdKgT42HrtDW6b1M43ZjSMax7yQP-u-3lmeH6QXC-lzgzxVRK1P9fao534Jhyphenhyphen2l83zqn4BhOVHyOp_FECIcrDWI_KNstr9vRk6GKIkiBDy7_j/s320/2011-07-02+12.53.23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then I ran around, sniffing here & there & generally just being happy:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgh65yjxcR9Ka4dj6a5VRcIbwfgq0YQQVl0TZV3VuuoRGNRBAceB7RIvEx6decp3TkJqNKopfNMtW_cLKBDrx04KtYM0RY6yQalYccet13Zd5d-TZ3mOHHbXkJ93Gj5zRCdbNY4YpxB0E/s1600/2011-07-02+12.52.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgh65yjxcR9Ka4dj6a5VRcIbwfgq0YQQVl0TZV3VuuoRGNRBAceB7RIvEx6decp3TkJqNKopfNMtW_cLKBDrx04KtYM0RY6yQalYccet13Zd5d-TZ3mOHHbXkJ93Gj5zRCdbNY4YpxB0E/s320/2011-07-02+12.52.50.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We got my ball out of the car so I could play with it:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O-ALz16kojx4DBz7T6m15J8KaalUmwKjgCzg0rR-ITTL9MQfBCkhu3oj9m98Aose0XE63IYuhfbWbHpaxiJLnahjgMAq9YiVlrqH-ple29hUc1jM0sEU-DAR0BiDJZRlCxB1ESvm2MIl/s1600/2011-07-02+12.53.31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O-ALz16kojx4DBz7T6m15J8KaalUmwKjgCzg0rR-ITTL9MQfBCkhu3oj9m98Aose0XE63IYuhfbWbHpaxiJLnahjgMAq9YiVlrqH-ple29hUc1jM0sEU-DAR0BiDJZRlCxB1ESvm2MIl/s320/2011-07-02+12.53.31.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here I am on the Pitcher's mound! I plan on pitching the ball low & away, BOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIM8z_JMrZsJ234WKcjjDFR7Dw9WKEUdHhzI5bETlPLFinC9AvuF_4_r9q-FWKY_4hai8P_DF_BMMzK2THm5l2wZCfuy7VBQsU6MswZEum0ZzjRCThGpicRWvMaCC4ghnU14ogp18XK46/s1600/2011-07-02+12.53.06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIM8z_JMrZsJ234WKcjjDFR7Dw9WKEUdHhzI5bETlPLFinC9AvuF_4_r9q-FWKY_4hai8P_DF_BMMzK2THm5l2wZCfuy7VBQsU6MswZEum0ZzjRCThGpicRWvMaCC4ghnU14ogp18XK46/s320/2011-07-02+12.53.06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Surveying my domain:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-juLeaybNstT6rf57V4XTD7ZMno2QlOCKCZDhbY1JCz7btIsp0oL02imBKOrJDyi3RdxUke78ihIF1ZaB8kcYrI7wekZFQKOdXSaypleRqRcwwKM4nom2qIG-_L_Uo0i-4qKcanTVzIy/s1600/2011-07-02+12.53.43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-juLeaybNstT6rf57V4XTD7ZMno2QlOCKCZDhbY1JCz7btIsp0oL02imBKOrJDyi3RdxUke78ihIF1ZaB8kcYrI7wekZFQKOdXSaypleRqRcwwKM4nom2qIG-_L_Uo0i-4qKcanTVzIy/s320/2011-07-02+12.53.43.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here comes Lucy! (mom's favorite picture of the day)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtB37j1kuWTngohPiZFL1QIrmIT2WVKcxgqI1WQukZXf0c_woWjZDTYaxBLAz0MeDU1zqKZJY8w1WhY3odg-Qkk5v6aqtcyojR5F8e6BhrjRohPFDqNV7M4uGXeO2RrFH1fAh5E1gMFwxT/s1600/2011-07-02+12.54.33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtB37j1kuWTngohPiZFL1QIrmIT2WVKcxgqI1WQukZXf0c_woWjZDTYaxBLAz0MeDU1zqKZJY8w1WhY3odg-Qkk5v6aqtcyojR5F8e6BhrjRohPFDqNV7M4uGXeO2RrFH1fAh5E1gMFwxT/s320/2011-07-02+12.54.33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Now we're back home & I am resting on the cool tile as it's a hot day today; patiently waiting for dinner time :)Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-48078493143646780542011-06-11T20:20:00.000-07:002011-06-11T20:20:54.748-07:00A Happy Day at the Park!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I went to the dog park on Mercer Island with my friend Jack & his mom, Carrie. I've never been to this park before & although it's small, it does have a swimming area on Lake Washington so I was in seventh heaven because I LOVE to swim. Jack likes to splash around in the shallow part but doesn't swim per se, but he has fun in his own way (by trying to herd pugs, BOL).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANlZRTqV7zKumvx1VxmcP9-BFqAhlCYyRx0A0_6EQaxgPV2KME1jKARJ5rdZEunitxhCdjbstzus505G8h8uLG4ZyrDaUykG8lkG0HDNfU8UmK8hfeIM1RK34etPsd6FkSwEj4s4YqnsQ/s1600/025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANlZRTqV7zKumvx1VxmcP9-BFqAhlCYyRx0A0_6EQaxgPV2KME1jKARJ5rdZEunitxhCdjbstzus505G8h8uLG4ZyrDaUykG8lkG0HDNfU8UmK8hfeIM1RK34etPsd6FkSwEj4s4YqnsQ/s320/025.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Me & Jack</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pyvvUrlbwA-6L4a5mOAEzSwloOH17lrsPERIxFlZO-DmXRJpqrPxpLiny0ZK_ykJNX67FbhmLHlSbTLIyASz842LICSzrCMquXOp4SPZS4SFhYiRAi-mg2lL32Tj6VnNXAarJWZJG7nk/s1600/026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pyvvUrlbwA-6L4a5mOAEzSwloOH17lrsPERIxFlZO-DmXRJpqrPxpLiny0ZK_ykJNX67FbhmLHlSbTLIyASz842LICSzrCMquXOp4SPZS4SFhYiRAi-mg2lL32Tj6VnNXAarJWZJG7nk/s320/026.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div> Mom brought my toy I got from my boyfriend, Wiggle the Dog, for Christmas because it floats. Here it is being thrown for me (that's Jack's tail you see!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M-9bsY3hYmXPKOWYbHsNFuLZDj3kqwSFPcTUjxzlngyCwKET1pRPvdUfNFrB9QruSlMmmySnSFmLQZN4UbJuzFqizZs-tWJ7FdFnWu_vHfToDfx9vFLv21v_Jluj3Tt5jhJaQFMiRErM/s1600/021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M-9bsY3hYmXPKOWYbHsNFuLZDj3kqwSFPcTUjxzlngyCwKET1pRPvdUfNFrB9QruSlMmmySnSFmLQZN4UbJuzFqizZs-tWJ7FdFnWu_vHfToDfx9vFLv21v_Jluj3Tt5jhJaQFMiRErM/s320/021.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Swimming! O joy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7fZi0V0R4_ZSmvrOD38a_1NsmbPdMUOXezcRIjLYj0zlFrsjlW2e_ph2bZrFvJAWacg3IaK-70psFj6fjdWbY1HDP-mujM2xQBPwHguySGMPGKe0n5CQu8lnW8XTQuFJZNFfeyMZPSAN/s1600/022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7fZi0V0R4_ZSmvrOD38a_1NsmbPdMUOXezcRIjLYj0zlFrsjlW2e_ph2bZrFvJAWacg3IaK-70psFj6fjdWbY1HDP-mujM2xQBPwHguySGMPGKe0n5CQu8lnW8XTQuFJZNFfeyMZPSAN/s320/022.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Splashing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigz38mlT9fi-uvMziKgRP0HM_8lnDJoCC-AEzNEVpyZECuqeA5ulT2Fz-RsPvLGFc80MZn1ZSCcLU93r5kilQl6g-KbX1fp5tl9QnOx87-YuFlBI8Ajg4JMrGOYG1xIFdQbAPkKE0YSXi3/s1600/042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigz38mlT9fi-uvMziKgRP0HM_8lnDJoCC-AEzNEVpyZECuqeA5ulT2Fz-RsPvLGFc80MZn1ZSCcLU93r5kilQl6g-KbX1fp5tl9QnOx87-YuFlBI8Ajg4JMrGOYG1xIFdQbAPkKE0YSXi3/s320/042.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> C'mon, Carrie! Throw it for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh33jnQm7UDU4ewWdj5kNvI_YVHHorleBDZ6pOfirDhetG32Vd3zb30idMulhVBnPjcgAjuS4qy9r0oBW9zSpMTuNgL6PrGo5Ye3RTdQnEVeCoYa_nvdVDZg7N-s82PXlFkAqVQQsYGcK/s1600/030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh33jnQm7UDU4ewWdj5kNvI_YVHHorleBDZ6pOfirDhetG32Vd3zb30idMulhVBnPjcgAjuS4qy9r0oBW9zSpMTuNgL6PrGo5Ye3RTdQnEVeCoYa_nvdVDZg7N-s82PXlFkAqVQQsYGcK/s320/030.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There it goes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFz3xKHLX8P4QGBbV-7fbB9VT5IrZy8ah7tk5DFL2GDm3nFXu80FJev5BlRkeMEmTkpEhpWAWpGN1XjlhxWAghyb_5ivV2aVPac7jWx4E2b9pnGCeXOgmnVT8nvTUCl00LyYXzm-eV9lJ/s1600/038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFz3xKHLX8P4QGBbV-7fbB9VT5IrZy8ah7tk5DFL2GDm3nFXu80FJev5BlRkeMEmTkpEhpWAWpGN1XjlhxWAghyb_5ivV2aVPac7jWx4E2b9pnGCeXOgmnVT8nvTUCl00LyYXzm-eV9lJ/s320/038.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div> Mom had a hard time taking pictures because we kept moving out of the frame so fast, BOL<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWRgIln8G4g0AF2JZSADsWLePiy_wo_gC1L3Txa3Lcb5J5mKVlfYSsO0vaO6ku_tWWoXxTw3bv2vImWm5or3M6sJZzpmD39CTa6uHpDN3tbCcz1I1QPM1OA0JKOr1YUyk1iK52LW5ZWl2/s1600/028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWRgIln8G4g0AF2JZSADsWLePiy_wo_gC1L3Txa3Lcb5J5mKVlfYSsO0vaO6ku_tWWoXxTw3bv2vImWm5or3M6sJZzpmD39CTa6uHpDN3tbCcz1I1QPM1OA0JKOr1YUyk1iK52LW5ZWl2/s320/028.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div> This is my toy:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWlVHUAgiEM_ANHxJQf26cxAPTkJs_5mR3zC-ONTomKt1vvLY3RbGr1hsCRf71pURG8l6whjPG5zlmAA09xPfyiRSZdI0rYpeAqsXUF-FwG5_1M1repvMJrMY9oVAsvobA1w0Q_Fro_x3/s1600/040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWlVHUAgiEM_ANHxJQf26cxAPTkJs_5mR3zC-ONTomKt1vvLY3RbGr1hsCRf71pURG8l6whjPG5zlmAA09xPfyiRSZdI0rYpeAqsXUF-FwG5_1M1repvMJrMY9oVAsvobA1w0Q_Fro_x3/s320/040.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div> I think that this was one of the happiest days ever, because I swam & played & swam some more. I am one tired girl! (and Jack is pretty tired, too, - he didn't even want to get out of the car!) Here I am in my bed, all ready for a nap:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PLNzjHV8MfEtkO28ZRwFOMNK54ijumFcLQdvpGowD3ZKo1fNJGcVDvbPDhj03fOsxfY4wv42wYntr3-wq1HTYE67hLOuMZofnMDOPEqSHPZvrb_8A9tQjapSSDfbWdCBQYHZZdbh9Rx3/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PLNzjHV8MfEtkO28ZRwFOMNK54ijumFcLQdvpGowD3ZKo1fNJGcVDvbPDhj03fOsxfY4wv42wYntr3-wq1HTYE67hLOuMZofnMDOPEqSHPZvrb_8A9tQjapSSDfbWdCBQYHZZdbh9Rx3/s320/002.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-10057728554812224562011-04-22T16:15:00.000-07:002011-04-22T16:15:35.331-07:00A Sunny Day with my New Toy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mom got her tax refund today so that put her in a particularly good mood. When she came back from grocery shopping she brought me this new toy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqEF663JXgiErknK0ykKav6chNff8AYq-MekX3GWWafHoAOjU9MK3WNhyphenhyphen4FSEoc4yuL8WAgXOH4Zbft7mfOB-p3mZgYhpypBCc6UkcAg_jDPocGgixPOzXDhykdqJyWnf6qQ_EKQKk8-c/s1600/IMG_1574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqEF663JXgiErknK0ykKav6chNff8AYq-MekX3GWWafHoAOjU9MK3WNhyphenhyphen4FSEoc4yuL8WAgXOH4Zbft7mfOB-p3mZgYhpypBCc6UkcAg_jDPocGgixPOzXDhykdqJyWnf6qQ_EKQKk8-c/s320/IMG_1574.JPG" width="237" /></a></div> I immediately started running around with it in the back yard while mom was doing some weeding. Do I suspect that she *may* have bought this toy to distract me while she does yard work? No....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkraITySi5b3ubAYb_MTWAuWDVBH0g1DVR4uh0c_MLlPxEnD0BfswIxbXvs4XG8u_k4d1U18ubcdgHf6VJ4U9ID6qLUr4I1RHoYq_A3Yv69wnpd4aN_7UedhqNX-E6cXiz3ODCvv08kgmP/s1600/IMG_1588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkraITySi5b3ubAYb_MTWAuWDVBH0g1DVR4uh0c_MLlPxEnD0BfswIxbXvs4XG8u_k4d1U18ubcdgHf6VJ4U9ID6qLUr4I1RHoYq_A3Yv69wnpd4aN_7UedhqNX-E6cXiz3ODCvv08kgmP/s320/IMG_1588.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Mom thinks I look very cute here!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBAYFx18PeL9CkofDCxEb-cUPiG8fP2XUXpRw5mFOF0I1UAZWmwFSt0mIgpT_FSUsHVK6wxMzeQSoGetF0TIZVxLsbYhUC-Gg_2UVbRHc8-1YQlMo-zrMLO99oAbZ5Mli42HGnBT1lhMB/s1600/IMG_1584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBAYFx18PeL9CkofDCxEb-cUPiG8fP2XUXpRw5mFOF0I1UAZWmwFSt0mIgpT_FSUsHVK6wxMzeQSoGetF0TIZVxLsbYhUC-Gg_2UVbRHc8-1YQlMo-zrMLO99oAbZ5Mli42HGnBT1lhMB/s320/IMG_1584.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I was so busy playing with my toys I couldn't be bothered to drop them while I attended to some business: (thanks, mom for showing the whole world me weeing)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSROcII_5cH_lLALh4qDLfDRWj2jQVC1ZE026EL5fo0zYI3ELBysTXMY_q6y20YTddvB2eQILRUGLom4mbxgyJv0_pxoelknsMJRskJs7FOmadz19uvZhTaS_PYr5bhENeYsARcnSHc0q/s1600/IMG_1580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSROcII_5cH_lLALh4qDLfDRWj2jQVC1ZE026EL5fo0zYI3ELBysTXMY_q6y20YTddvB2eQILRUGLom4mbxgyJv0_pxoelknsMJRskJs7FOmadz19uvZhTaS_PYr5bhENeYsARcnSHc0q/s320/IMG_1580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Leaning into the curve just like a racing pony!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhanSWh50GEPwH0CNQsC5IHIlMfN-I56lbPTLwEsFa5IGE_JzF_72uuY-0bEsjzDzii_-pMhTqY2piudwBpl-pTFwgB2cLitfEocXutzLmCbVZ21zK-JuMlK6OsVwMg803RoOthrjUxWiB/s1600/IMG_1582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhanSWh50GEPwH0CNQsC5IHIlMfN-I56lbPTLwEsFa5IGE_JzF_72uuY-0bEsjzDzii_-pMhTqY2piudwBpl-pTFwgB2cLitfEocXutzLmCbVZ21zK-JuMlK6OsVwMg803RoOthrjUxWiB/s320/IMG_1582.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Resting in the shade & giving my toy chicken a little chew:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H-hvW22nOreVSYLT7J8is0CtnJa6A9W4J9XgExaGVtrvmyc1yV9Y3UiArT65dJiWcEe6zzOXnlc2e2LDOzxOXgWkLm9p7lH7YOLXImlFTKC9JhLkq2cMAivjJbeqjXxo64veAPVzLMqJ/s1600/IMG_1590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H-hvW22nOreVSYLT7J8is0CtnJa6A9W4J9XgExaGVtrvmyc1yV9Y3UiArT65dJiWcEe6zzOXnlc2e2LDOzxOXgWkLm9p7lH7YOLXImlFTKC9JhLkq2cMAivjJbeqjXxo64veAPVzLMqJ/s320/IMG_1590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I didn't like the way this BAD chicken was looking at me so I kept working him over, BOL!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1C2Ka-biJsBeq6FpKymDK0yZgOidBH2PRsXJSKMDs7hfwFQqjVgrACyYDiEKZaQOEY-SPBLAoza-nQifT4PljQR3aXXsEJvpDcfIZD-Ooqu3FkuIJ7vJMTFwetcW_44XFxueIWkcaYjFA/s1600/IMG_1601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1C2Ka-biJsBeq6FpKymDK0yZgOidBH2PRsXJSKMDs7hfwFQqjVgrACyYDiEKZaQOEY-SPBLAoza-nQifT4PljQR3aXXsEJvpDcfIZD-Ooqu3FkuIJ7vJMTFwetcW_44XFxueIWkcaYjFA/s320/IMG_1601.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Now the squeaker is gone (perhaps I ate it?) and his comb has little holes in it:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgie_6KUPAZarJ2VjryoT37swNeDzdmpukD_LaTrGvt8PUb99TMTd0mN0U_iU1aqmaLIsji7N94PKMMPLtgqyiKkUBPP5GlKdxLxjSg0k6aIJSY640TPDkJ2D0qTVy4Tbett7DX8dK6t5Wu/s1600/IMG_1608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgie_6KUPAZarJ2VjryoT37swNeDzdmpukD_LaTrGvt8PUb99TMTd0mN0U_iU1aqmaLIsji7N94PKMMPLtgqyiKkUBPP5GlKdxLxjSg0k6aIJSY640TPDkJ2D0qTVy4Tbett7DX8dK6t5Wu/s320/IMG_1608.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>All in all, a fab day playing in the sunny backyard! That BAD chicken won't be trash-talking me again any time soon, BOL BOL BOLLucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-11805283185866742142011-04-21T13:23:00.000-07:002011-04-21T13:23:48.619-07:00April 21, 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mom has the week off so today since it was sunny (still cold!) we walked along the Magnolia Bluff. We started here at Magnolia Boulevard:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKy_3mPa-MJaaMVBXA_D_FnLc0EgIfcLan0ULJSB2qZ9OJnl2yvMk40t9Bh-0fVrcYAfHfvb31gqSZR5imcqYq_vNzB5MiNNQC3zNjc8j9wXmuGCO4RbhJoqEDmMRzIddVUmJFF1PLn48-/s1600/IMG_1545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKy_3mPa-MJaaMVBXA_D_FnLc0EgIfcLan0ULJSB2qZ9OJnl2yvMk40t9Bh-0fVrcYAfHfvb31gqSZR5imcqYq_vNzB5MiNNQC3zNjc8j9wXmuGCO4RbhJoqEDmMRzIddVUmJFF1PLn48-/s320/IMG_1545.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Then we walked along the edge of the bluff, looking out onto the Puget Sound & the Olympic mountains beyond.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z4elxmo2Isa8pkkQpe3FqBNHI35SVYQZgDBzaGLn_2HmirVqFtTFKZr5EgRhs9X8ghX7XqxcqPide0K6rox7V3pHjfxUDzpfpwLevZy8c_mTHHinumUDkjF1qy1X6ot-l6_hxZNtReIo/s1600/IMG_1549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z4elxmo2Isa8pkkQpe3FqBNHI35SVYQZgDBzaGLn_2HmirVqFtTFKZr5EgRhs9X8ghX7XqxcqPide0K6rox7V3pHjfxUDzpfpwLevZy8c_mTHHinumUDkjF1qy1X6ot-l6_hxZNtReIo/s320/IMG_1549.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> We have had a La Nina winter here in Seattle, which mean colder than normal. In fact, this has been the coldest April on record - mom is still wearing her winter coat! The cold has been hard on the local flora; several old Madrona trees along the bluff did not survive:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMkJSlod2UsCnPACgo9eZpSqJtCShuG1jpaTQQ21vtdZJeI9DAAYuGoQfasCdMcG4dHI2LhmXqmR4CgImyr7G7HpsV32u1A75exBc-vhz0YJOxSIJd_nCNg67yMVr4AL26JUFG2VX8HRP/s1600/IMG_1569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMkJSlod2UsCnPACgo9eZpSqJtCShuG1jpaTQQ21vtdZJeI9DAAYuGoQfasCdMcG4dHI2LhmXqmR4CgImyr7G7HpsV32u1A75exBc-vhz0YJOxSIJd_nCNg67yMVr4AL26JUFG2VX8HRP/s320/IMG_1569.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Our last view before we walk back home:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3DlH2SLymQ4XTYQ7bin4RGjjJcwq0PoLRXHKx3f2kFohsQyExx2de71g7KMmxkLXn7KyU180mUaVW7oOpwJlIrHzylyI73SK7Muq4uBEDYL5tlDHbf3KbekBuGP0o6GoGtdYvV4y37qv/s1600/IMG_1572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3DlH2SLymQ4XTYQ7bin4RGjjJcwq0PoLRXHKx3f2kFohsQyExx2de71g7KMmxkLXn7KyU180mUaVW7oOpwJlIrHzylyI73SK7Muq4uBEDYL5tlDHbf3KbekBuGP0o6GoGtdYvV4y37qv/s320/IMG_1572.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Mom wanted to come here today & was glad the weather was sunny. Six years ago on this day mom's divorce was finalized, and she & I had walked along this very bluff. It was early evening & cloudy but mom wore her sunglasses because she did not want anyone to see her tearful eyes. She walked in a stunned sort of daze, not quite believing she was no longer married after 11 years. I trotted along sympathetically at her side, wishing there was something I could do that would make her feel better.<br />
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Six years later now & we are so much better off then we were then! Mom is at peace now & either though I am older & grayer, I'm happy, too. We give thanks every day for how blessed we are.Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-18076190252870160782011-02-21T13:51:00.000-08:002011-02-21T13:51:51.019-08:00President's Day<div style="text-align: center;">Today is a holiday so mom had the day off. It's President's Day, in honor of our past presidents. Mom needed to get gas for the car & when she came back, she had this most FABULOUS bag with her!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iEnLJw5-LgkZuLWo6NUUVF11J2OxhLmXLLEXU_jH8thn-C4imlmefEb1XvaCjwj-pqjOQSfAHp02rdwcbFZyBGZo5LU06rpbqjFbnpvSb7-yt2X7hzZdH7BI7wqii6iOWPsW2r0MgvV1/s1600/IMG_1508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iEnLJw5-LgkZuLWo6NUUVF11J2OxhLmXLLEXU_jH8thn-C4imlmefEb1XvaCjwj-pqjOQSfAHp02rdwcbFZyBGZo5LU06rpbqjFbnpvSb7-yt2X7hzZdH7BI7wqii6iOWPsW2r0MgvV1/s320/IMG_1508.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And it's not even my birthday! Dick's on Holman Road is right by mom's favorite (read that: the cheapest) gas station so she thought we could have a little treat! Here I am waiting for my cheeseburger, which is just out of view (but not out of smell, BOL)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIvtX5Lg9xFCHyqnS4NRt8CeDS7HKNdgdz6SL5CLEHJJ7NyiRzmR4Sxg46Hey7c3iZbZ9UJe5kZ7AXpSkPpEKw9NhIEcaWkp4VoiaJkEExiXtWR_HFt8j0BjjucoQbXXR1WWq3ggTbIYt/s1600/IMG_1510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIvtX5Lg9xFCHyqnS4NRt8CeDS7HKNdgdz6SL5CLEHJJ7NyiRzmR4Sxg46Hey7c3iZbZ9UJe5kZ7AXpSkPpEKw9NhIEcaWkp4VoiaJkEExiXtWR_HFt8j0BjjucoQbXXR1WWq3ggTbIYt/s320/IMG_1510.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Remembering how I ate my cheeseburger in one bite the last time, she wisely cut it up into four pieces so I wouldn't choke. I gobbled it down in mere seconds! Mom also shared her nommy fries with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlo2YZbyoLxEss8Z0U-ekNhbHJj_5K0BBkn0X_tSbhi7jMzH5AHqU3HbrURX5WYrmChh4aO2laTA6sO8ZgRGlYsxmvhMvAIpT3x9imc4zFdqAjFiKjgs5VqbdU5XSeBgK_m7_6FW-JN80F/s1600/IMG_1509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlo2YZbyoLxEss8Z0U-ekNhbHJj_5K0BBkn0X_tSbhi7jMzH5AHqU3HbrURX5WYrmChh4aO2laTA6sO8ZgRGlYsxmvhMvAIpT3x9imc4zFdqAjFiKjgs5VqbdU5XSeBgK_m7_6FW-JN80F/s320/IMG_1509.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The camera battery needed recharging after the last picture so you can't see me "woogling" on the floor in glee after I finished my treat. Later we will go for a loooonnggg walk to work off those cheeseburgers, BOL.</div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-72891763822070208762011-02-04T14:39:00.000-08:002011-02-04T14:39:50.810-08:00Lazy Cats & MeThe other day was very sunny for January (not very warm, but sunny) so of course Shadow the cat laid in front of the window like a slug, the epitome of feline laziness:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQuTS7YKtrHGkIfucDtJCtJF6x8jyZZd_UCTZuCg3ZkuZdBvX1Yh0v7UOWEdDM9Bs6xk4SQFa62d8Of0P6HSQLGWKfwxbbf7jxkpYOqADKYVB_ncYgEhbnHkJ-I7o8DX-UxyyxTU9XMGA/s1600/IMG_1484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQuTS7YKtrHGkIfucDtJCtJF6x8jyZZd_UCTZuCg3ZkuZdBvX1Yh0v7UOWEdDM9Bs6xk4SQFa62d8Of0P6HSQLGWKfwxbbf7jxkpYOqADKYVB_ncYgEhbnHkJ-I7o8DX-UxyyxTU9XMGA/s320/IMG_1484.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Today it's raining again here in Seattle so no backyard game of fetch... sigh.Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-61179984560709627432010-12-28T09:19:00.000-08:002010-12-28T09:45:28.434-08:00Christmas Wrap-up (there's a pun in there somewhere...)There was a Lunar Eclipse on the Winter Solstice; such a rare event on that day so we stayed up late in hopes of seeing it, despite the forecasted rainy/cloudy weather. Mom did get one good shot in our backyard between the clouds:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yNqW6ZI3zjBvvwnRRlsVvEZRHCEu_X0bY4PbI2xAt3ss-KnYDX1ve7p5cZDlFSO14rdpO4bR_ZBi4JvTgGPiM6mm4_-7dSc_X4NX8Lu4vJiUnS5LoXmTMbPE5jxmKWqaVWbTb7qZVOZM/s1600/IMG_1392.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555785975353014754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yNqW6ZI3zjBvvwnRRlsVvEZRHCEu_X0bY4PbI2xAt3ss-KnYDX1ve7p5cZDlFSO14rdpO4bR_ZBi4JvTgGPiM6mm4_-7dSc_X4NX8Lu4vJiUnS5LoXmTMbPE5jxmKWqaVWbTb7qZVOZM/s320/IMG_1392.JPG" /></a> Here I am in my festive Santa bandana with a little jingle bell, all ready for Christmas!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYEOjcz0wFJxcXFRKD4Vm1elUvp88eMHLLazUSDdlKh706wphSPJ1D3qTx2m_2RytT_K4W5Yl0huVVKq_3iG0820ZZH-o1-8ocTViN6_RsG2z_tZSYmeeQIkmM5HWnFEQR0_h7QIvFopj/s1600/IMG_1396.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555785964211120930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYEOjcz0wFJxcXFRKD4Vm1elUvp88eMHLLazUSDdlKh706wphSPJ1D3qTx2m_2RytT_K4W5Yl0huVVKq_3iG0820ZZH-o1-8ocTViN6_RsG2z_tZSYmeeQIkmM5HWnFEQR0_h7QIvFopj/s320/IMG_1396.JPG" /></a> We were supposed to open our presents on Christmas morning, but Shadow the cat had other ideas & dragged out one of his gifts (A catnip-stuffed fish toy) & opened it early:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqEuLhDbCsgeeDTXPlzPMdyJZ239FwVMGYeTz_pWb6lLOsN-mWVY71Js8tjIMJhFEkC2mIR_XrZ4-W76jjPAs-HtpcO8g7PFJtFC8KXerucDlpqqdItjs2gepL4XcnQ-VFTXlOVQgnGk9/s1600/IMG_1410.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555785957052554850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqEuLhDbCsgeeDTXPlzPMdyJZ239FwVMGYeTz_pWb6lLOsN-mWVY71Js8tjIMJhFEkC2mIR_XrZ4-W76jjPAs-HtpcO8g7PFJtFC8KXerucDlpqqdItjs2gepL4XcnQ-VFTXlOVQgnGk9/s320/IMG_1410.JPG" /></a> Slinky got very excited over this gift & began rolling around with it on the floor in a silly manner:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqTGKmhsVf27fcH_SD_KDHspudmK7d7amPSoVMAfMCBoRq7ak129wdc6KyO7m-JyuD7EQ7PWbAorJ2t_ULb6a7hQQNxzy29SVCt0hWGUl3Igg1LAyUOZYtCcUoci1EAFZXoIA8LZmj2vT/s1600/IMG_1405.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555785953375378482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqTGKmhsVf27fcH_SD_KDHspudmK7d7amPSoVMAfMCBoRq7ak129wdc6KyO7m-JyuD7EQ7PWbAorJ2t_ULb6a7hQQNxzy29SVCt0hWGUl3Igg1LAyUOZYtCcUoci1EAFZXoIA8LZmj2vT/s320/IMG_1405.JPG" /></a> Being a very good girl, I waited until Christmas morning to open my gifts. I got a new furry ball, a new chewy bone, & a large cookie bone that's supposed to freshen my breath (I can't decide if I should be insulted over that one but it tastes very nommy)<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AmOq_LDeg7hAM4hIGhWF3Ui4eJtn8A07FScPMVTj05Kqa3G4WqyPAorjSifSDDc6_8uZwIVfy_eMxNinwDSrDNA78pp-yf114GndIN8toY-htmIZuSeyoZJCd1Qfp1wI_umgBD6za2XZ/s1600/IMG_1417.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555785950597387986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AmOq_LDeg7hAM4hIGhWF3Ui4eJtn8A07FScPMVTj05Kqa3G4WqyPAorjSifSDDc6_8uZwIVfy_eMxNinwDSrDNA78pp-yf114GndIN8toY-htmIZuSeyoZJCd1Qfp1wI_umgBD6za2XZ/s320/IMG_1417.JPG" /></a> Then on Monday I got my Christmas present from Wiggle! I was so excited to smell his lovely snuffle on the package!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_ZPsCB6okAlyoG2-EWy2s1D6OlGTLxoQr3Z4pjNPZB0pG2L0rx3Vpsn7HqwaEGKL2jSE3N3owhLIlca104TFLG5Zmfv9lv0IkQuSpkWcar40-5MBFAyy7eqwo87Ceu1AcrVxoWkXFnWX/s1600/IMG_1427.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555785207739402002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_ZPsCB6okAlyoG2-EWy2s1D6OlGTLxoQr3Z4pjNPZB0pG2L0rx3Vpsn7HqwaEGKL2jSE3N3owhLIlca104TFLG5Zmfv9lv0IkQuSpkWcar40-5MBFAyy7eqwo87Ceu1AcrVxoWkXFnWX/s320/IMG_1427.JPG" /></a> Inside was a lovely Christmas ornament which mom hung on our tree so now we'll think of Wiggle & the human every year when we decorate the tree!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCoQZ6GotoXui_LHrLn51uO-ImypPqeATeea2WmAsw5usdo_8_-eCRzfkqlfnvsfD3-wTpCBvwwV3MOIJaiI-UTbOPCfLJK_0dxW9eLXu52M85JZzF7QXb9ETO0EwsLpKQe8WZThpGaFv/s1600/IMG_1435.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555785203372762818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCoQZ6GotoXui_LHrLn51uO-ImypPqeATeea2WmAsw5usdo_8_-eCRzfkqlfnvsfD3-wTpCBvwwV3MOIJaiI-UTbOPCfLJK_0dxW9eLXu52M85JZzF7QXb9ETO0EwsLpKQe8WZThpGaFv/s320/IMG_1435.JPG" /></a> I got a fabulous, flingy toy from Wiggle that made me so excited mom had a terrible time getting me to sit still for a picture as I was running & flinging it around so much. I even knocked an ornament off the tree in my wild, flinging excitment. But I finally sat sort of still for a picture: <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaOibS9GEU-I1Uuj-KGODdY1Li0CKKfHACGnJbAMGmKdpf8AcgyJRV4CaSe9EWtnLa6Z81jmXHTHXz3WCfP898t6jU21dJzrF-Q5TtcK7LMURG4rr7J8GupXTEDyXnH8XyQaec-M-aFvT/s1600/IMG_1443.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555785196857835634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaOibS9GEU-I1Uuj-KGODdY1Li0CKKfHACGnJbAMGmKdpf8AcgyJRV4CaSe9EWtnLa6Z81jmXHTHXz3WCfP898t6jU21dJzrF-Q5TtcK7LMURG4rr7J8GupXTEDyXnH8XyQaec-M-aFvT/s320/IMG_1443.JPG" /></a> All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas & I hope every one of you had a lovely Christmas, too! Now onto the New Year!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-65454288395639190262010-12-12T15:14:00.001-08:002010-12-12T15:23:14.371-08:00It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas...Yesterday mom got our Christmas tree! It's a nice, fresh cut tree from Ollala Farms & smells so good. She got the decorations out of storage in the garage & then decorated it:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpqqcqcxaYQi2bs0WEGWwFmwDCU1gUR5r3buZR1J4ie1X5tVhgnzMNA6OryQHo3HCKTVoMYvxjMf3cLTBb3i5-34ZsXkNbrDREm2xtwzsYyB-r5r47AODyG5mGUOVs_r5JJuCi4-ivc8L/s1600/IMG_1371.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549938683770426018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpqqcqcxaYQi2bs0WEGWwFmwDCU1gUR5r3buZR1J4ie1X5tVhgnzMNA6OryQHo3HCKTVoMYvxjMf3cLTBb3i5-34ZsXkNbrDREm2xtwzsYyB-r5r47AODyG5mGUOVs_r5JJuCi4-ivc8L/s320/IMG_1371.JPG" /></a> We have some cedar trees growing conveniently next to the house so she trimmed off some little branches to decorate the fireplace mantle:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uQqml-V4D6OCSCX7nSOt1_TwSZ0fPRZv3pMstPRaBMQEO9l1tyfQSPDcAcuiomtd99E7ypKVnbpW704y-3rRlIHpgWQE6oNkvvXaa-DimiIwhXOgVdKI-GxhF-qhiOZCad3M9u-Qv-N4/s1600/IMG_1373.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549938678010233650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uQqml-V4D6OCSCX7nSOt1_TwSZ0fPRZv3pMstPRaBMQEO9l1tyfQSPDcAcuiomtd99E7ypKVnbpW704y-3rRlIHpgWQE6oNkvvXaa-DimiIwhXOgVdKI-GxhF-qhiOZCad3M9u-Qv-N4/s320/IMG_1373.JPG" /></a> I helped, too, mostly by getting underfoot! Here I am with my toy flower:<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfshNJMlB5JfnwKLdot8XrlA7ixhsACQNBG8yoxslikovbwiUB2HhSlNPG4mlWLRUj-zxvZ6V08DrW6wluGJj8z2SRn2LjQxW98gKPPkUrAneNCY8Hw47cTH3RYyvU8skkNMRGrwVWbTp/s1600/IMG_1372.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549938668443380498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfshNJMlB5JfnwKLdot8XrlA7ixhsACQNBG8yoxslikovbwiUB2HhSlNPG4mlWLRUj-zxvZ6V08DrW6wluGJj8z2SRn2LjQxW98gKPPkUrAneNCY8Hw47cTH3RYyvU8skkNMRGrwVWbTp/s320/IMG_1372.JPG" /></a> The cats pretended to be uninterested; here's Shadow watching from the safety of the yellow chair (Slinky was napping in the bedroom):<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsQ9LXMNnOY9tCDPRM3MjFeQze_VGkvRn-xqOV01-EvKeuA7uaZrO3Dx1Txn49vo5C4ls0UtInm7yatCgeABiWn4Sw0B8Bz2Q8c9CTE6evSDLoLSvExZDbWq_Rm1TuT9zDxa6KDyiTGvN/s1600/IMG_1374.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549938659822648530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsQ9LXMNnOY9tCDPRM3MjFeQze_VGkvRn-xqOV01-EvKeuA7uaZrO3Dx1Txn49vo5C4ls0UtInm7yatCgeABiWn4Sw0B8Bz2Q8c9CTE6evSDLoLSvExZDbWq_Rm1TuT9zDxa6KDyiTGvN/s320/IMG_1374.JPG" /></a> Now, if only I see some presents under that tree with my name on them!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-30624049439796067852010-11-23T13:29:00.000-08:002010-11-23T13:40:47.026-08:00Snow!!!!!<div align="center">The first snowfall of the season is here early! Despite the horrendous driving conditions for commuters (including mom) I managed to have some fun in it. Here I am during the first snowfall yesterday:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WG6g8yiYagp0l3-SisEXK-8ay4HByzHU-u3JtLUaAAd88kaOOE-r999krHmFf9n9iRMuGzf4F9PI8Z1BoVm4U7DLVKWUppq7YrqHM3-uSXoo7lhyv94c0KoSar6ZSkomT9ucgFwxtkYb/s1600/IMG_1344.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542861834977404354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WG6g8yiYagp0l3-SisEXK-8ay4HByzHU-u3JtLUaAAd88kaOOE-r999krHmFf9n9iRMuGzf4F9PI8Z1BoVm4U7DLVKWUppq7YrqHM3-uSXoo7lhyv94c0KoSar6ZSkomT9ucgFwxtkYb/s320/IMG_1344.JPG" /></a> It kept snowing until late last night. When I went out for my bedtime wee, it looked like this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9FmJ2dCrRrJ_KLz2icH9aAUAUP4Wz1sWZcR6JdwAgQOsoK1bOs3ZaO1I1y9dOyj-94qcFfielVxXOodmQTfCNaPEcLQn0RXrORe8Tb5siEUUIGYDH2grLGM89ri6pYZgqzB5N442rnyj/s1600/IMG_1349.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542861819406524386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9FmJ2dCrRrJ_KLz2icH9aAUAUP4Wz1sWZcR6JdwAgQOsoK1bOs3ZaO1I1y9dOyj-94qcFfielVxXOodmQTfCNaPEcLQn0RXrORe8Tb5siEUUIGYDH2grLGM89ri6pYZgqzB5N442rnyj/s320/IMG_1349.JPG" /></a> "Let me in, please!"<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwbdY2J0BLN1AUOwFJvO2JzVVySjwxbTMu9FTviZ_FyIbD5qxXTBozcsB_KB5t2JqHOC-TwbMZcxe58R2-31zv6KK4xDPPGjm_3Gb_88_gP6LPvqbwcqyutQnZWTXu6h5aAXoa30N9C6-/s1600/IMG_1352.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542861466275912562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwbdY2J0BLN1AUOwFJvO2JzVVySjwxbTMu9FTviZ_FyIbD5qxXTBozcsB_KB5t2JqHOC-TwbMZcxe58R2-31zv6KK4xDPPGjm_3Gb_88_gP6LPvqbwcqyutQnZWTXu6h5aAXoa30N9C6-/s320/IMG_1352.JPG" /></a> This afternoon it "warmed up" to 27F so I went out to play some more!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCWTAz_I8T0mSoy9vs_4LdymXpAVk5GTgTdT2EjpCQ6wLrCWt0D3v-C90ALxy_GsPearhph-pqq-VTc5e_GFEiV67_JshVYns0xwcy8ivOoJQW64Cs0GNBtmd8paXVbXFbC9CHwojqC4R/s1600/IMG_1354.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542861402292013266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCWTAz_I8T0mSoy9vs_4LdymXpAVk5GTgTdT2EjpCQ6wLrCWt0D3v-C90ALxy_GsPearhph-pqq-VTc5e_GFEiV67_JshVYns0xwcy8ivOoJQW64Cs0GNBtmd8paXVbXFbC9CHwojqC4R/s320/IMG_1354.JPG" /></a> <div>Hey! My Kong-on-a-rope keeps hiding from me! How sneaky...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGHZrwNviuVkwX0XIzgZG30Ai7ZXLtL4MNtJHweLiEkNmtcSTEC1CgTloOXkx8mIlo_hHeiYRpMrOOyAXIT3nRHshWvNM6QWXUNmzhZnXAlFfNosUnlkOvY5j_x6cltk8kqvnVd4hF_cy/s1600/IMG_1364.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542861375181307986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGHZrwNviuVkwX0XIzgZG30Ai7ZXLtL4MNtJHweLiEkNmtcSTEC1CgTloOXkx8mIlo_hHeiYRpMrOOyAXIT3nRHshWvNM6QWXUNmzhZnXAlFfNosUnlkOvY5j_x6cltk8kqvnVd4hF_cy/s320/IMG_1364.JPG" /></a> Aha! I got you!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm0r9LTGOVdx78kdghDpKI7UmVhtGL0ZWEP9gty8FyL7qep23rnuo6UJOpW0HPxo9RPgsDfCb1tw7ylaZn6YjiHBe4Yg-u1GHD3s5CfezxqSLySlav-_1GB9qhbHlbVw178K092vlSooL/s1600/IMG_1365.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542861357505456850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm0r9LTGOVdx78kdghDpKI7UmVhtGL0ZWEP9gty8FyL7qep23rnuo6UJOpW0HPxo9RPgsDfCb1tw7ylaZn6YjiHBe4Yg-u1GHD3s5CfezxqSLySlav-_1GB9qhbHlbVw178K092vlSooL/s320/IMG_1365.jpg" /></a> <div>Sticking my tongue out at mom, BOL!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUpDn1D61QqXrv1RORFZYMOf19W-NjBDrLiNuy_9Bob2ah3Jp0iaw2Fe_FUmP0wNneHujt5ookpeVnKggqKVFWIlG-QtGya6bSVPbmhgxkXSsSLj2EAsYyRl5e1D6OvBpRy6sadHLBHut/s1600/IMG_1356.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542861336505073410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUpDn1D61QqXrv1RORFZYMOf19W-NjBDrLiNuy_9Bob2ah3Jp0iaw2Fe_FUmP0wNneHujt5ookpeVnKggqKVFWIlG-QtGya6bSVPbmhgxkXSsSLj2EAsYyRl5e1D6OvBpRy6sadHLBHut/s320/IMG_1356.jpg" /></a> We're hoping the icy roads will be better by Thanksgiving as mom is doing the honors this year. Regardless, she is still going to cook a lovely turkey so I look forward to snacking on that!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-40114482227134460302010-10-08T18:31:00.001-07:002010-10-08T18:55:04.099-07:00Lucy's 9th BirthdayThursday, October 7th was my ninth birthday! I had a very exciting day, starting with opening the parcel I had received from my boyfriend, Wiggle, in England! Here I am looking very happy to be nine years old:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuAfa1TJs_rYdyTv9YzgEIQ-KvPQF6c__zQLFKzoZHShamMl3RBxMqvdhlDscJCTOONh751G1gC-u_ZZN1ELU5KEBHAszAf7wugDafoBRcoWwtvOpkkSJkvAXEWS3x3kd7l9vkTGjz7A0/s1600/IMG_1307.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525854863941515826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuAfa1TJs_rYdyTv9YzgEIQ-KvPQF6c__zQLFKzoZHShamMl3RBxMqvdhlDscJCTOONh751G1gC-u_ZZN1ELU5KEBHAszAf7wugDafoBRcoWwtvOpkkSJkvAXEWS3x3kd7l9vkTGjz7A0/s320/IMG_1307.JPG" /></a> Earlier in the week mom came home & saw this exciting parcel waiting on the front porch, addressed to me! Mailman Rich thoughtfully added a doggie treat to it:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnUKI2zOrGikhciK_hwmlwEgpXEtr4kNGGWuibAun9qbsES0O5-viTewyOg07rbreD14nW3fy4ICfOLNG75yXesfGDgzmLR-EQbymo8RTheCYzDfVXxfPI318Q4PsCYx-HlM3LJPrmHD5/s1600/IMG_1260.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525854858884689170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnUKI2zOrGikhciK_hwmlwEgpXEtr4kNGGWuibAun9qbsES0O5-viTewyOg07rbreD14nW3fy4ICfOLNG75yXesfGDgzmLR-EQbymo8RTheCYzDfVXxfPI318Q4PsCYx-HlM3LJPrmHD5/s320/IMG_1260.JPG" /></a> It sat on the mantlepiece for a few days along with my card from Wiggle until it was my actual birthday. Then early in the morning, before mom left for work, she let me open it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4faA5wYUOg599wFeguvCwN3u_byD4GrVevFLqEF7AdRnv1lrFzSFxpoZ34xjsjwk1kPh5yKwR29kuN8w0jWGo_PcwFut-CF5TZGN7mB26RlQ0t3eYtUYAyi0p9_co7MMOqi9557qhjQQ/s1600/IMG_1267.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525854854739227874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4faA5wYUOg599wFeguvCwN3u_byD4GrVevFLqEF7AdRnv1lrFzSFxpoZ34xjsjwk1kPh5yKwR29kuN8w0jWGo_PcwFut-CF5TZGN7mB26RlQ0t3eYtUYAyi0p9_co7MMOqi9557qhjQQ/s320/IMG_1267.JPG" /></a> On the very top were two beautiful seashells from Wiggle's trip to the Devon coast in August:</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV_P35myJRxx8NL30gdjSUkbcdOv3oiSHnapMzdGsL7wSBwlPNqSsJRusu2C62lepGyzqJqQHAsXqtOItckCl96MepXYai43h5s5DqXslxRT6bcGxFGd9OTOF8Gay4QoDjU_w3AwpMzjF/s1600/IMG_1269.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525854200976245442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV_P35myJRxx8NL30gdjSUkbcdOv3oiSHnapMzdGsL7wSBwlPNqSsJRusu2C62lepGyzqJqQHAsXqtOItckCl96MepXYai43h5s5DqXslxRT6bcGxFGd9OTOF8Gay4QoDjU_w3AwpMzjF/s320/IMG_1269.JPG" /></a> He sent me a lovely card and some of his sweet fur was taped to the box. Mom helped me get it open & it was full of these fabulous treats & gifts:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4Ssjc_u-EW5re2zfsC9uScydmLTsenzHy4YHaGnwXkKoXtYxvLHvXErtYUKKwnpl3sAC10ZH6jRyVG4-7r1_nPrqIjr7bWtqg8IZOayoemW14zIuzdhucAR9FHNTJ-9W1QC5Jo2lk9uN/s1600/IMG_1276.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525854198947462146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4Ssjc_u-EW5re2zfsC9uScydmLTsenzHy4YHaGnwXkKoXtYxvLHvXErtYUKKwnpl3sAC10ZH6jRyVG4-7r1_nPrqIjr7bWtqg8IZOayoemW14zIuzdhucAR9FHNTJ-9W1QC5Jo2lk9uN/s320/IMG_1276.JPG" /></a> Mom let me have a treat or two & then she left for the office. After work she stopped on the way home at the most fabulous place in the world, Dick's Drive In, to get me my birthday cheeseburger & fries!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY74yxigu4W8Vna26EWrY_j35FX_MyuT1-JQ96vAjF2SrptCSaU1fbyhxohX3EQ2vLpEhwFharKGQrqJDDaIYAGC2LQkgSgZRLnUMkI-BOWLKUyEp_zc5LhhY2hS9MUdFQj3GI0TagGjzd/s1600/IMG_1279.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525854179966891762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY74yxigu4W8Vna26EWrY_j35FX_MyuT1-JQ96vAjF2SrptCSaU1fbyhxohX3EQ2vLpEhwFharKGQrqJDDaIYAGC2LQkgSgZRLnUMkI-BOWLKUyEp_zc5LhhY2hS9MUdFQj3GI0TagGjzd/s320/IMG_1279.JPG" /></a> I ate all the fries in two bites & then I stuffed the whole cheeseburger in my mouth, bun & all! Mom was worried I was going to choke but I managed to swallow the entire burger in one gulp. I pretty much finished my birthday dinner in under 20 seconds, BOL.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtT_mdicsrtsfxPeBIxBM4pK3ZO2WDIkaU1LuDb261Y1i9Bj-DoZfwDDT1pKGL1KzuFhWEE68hXb9npIO6eaQcqowCOTFg96xTnvv3PgTk5xbgV3TQmJrPpJpv8AzhvuRqSr_NgbhNHLT/s1600/IMG_1283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525854178013000770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtT_mdicsrtsfxPeBIxBM4pK3ZO2WDIkaU1LuDb261Y1i9Bj-DoZfwDDT1pKGL1KzuFhWEE68hXb9npIO6eaQcqowCOTFg96xTnvv3PgTk5xbgV3TQmJrPpJpv8AzhvuRqSr_NgbhNHLT/s320/IMG_1283.JPG" /></a> Afterwards, mom fed the cats their dinner & I thought I should have some, too, never mind I had just gobbled down the cheeseburger & fries moments before. So mom gave me ½ serving of my usual kibble. Here I am looking at mom expectantly for my second dinner:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVdWkV9Y2ga8pHM81YM1djuWrQhzbWoJedgXYe6olsKavm7qjfinUA9tt0Pa1_SJtCztneoz-Vxtln3_pn9CoGNmdKVa2M3jsuXzpNopYPPLDZ-jFUOVWH_LzKzg-VhIb2pMbCvYu9o45/s1600/IMG_1311.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525854175956353938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVdWkV9Y2ga8pHM81YM1djuWrQhzbWoJedgXYe6olsKavm7qjfinUA9tt0Pa1_SJtCztneoz-Vxtln3_pn9CoGNmdKVa2M3jsuXzpNopYPPLDZ-jFUOVWH_LzKzg-VhIb2pMbCvYu9o45/s320/IMG_1311.JPG" /></a> After I had a little rest mom played fetch with me in the backyard & I played with my new, flashing ball from Wiggle! Then the next day I got to go to PJ's to pick out a new toy so I got a new squealing rubber monkey (bwah-ha-ha!) We'll see how long <strong><em>this</em></strong> one lasts, BOL!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-10742323955570327912010-09-09T13:02:00.001-07:002010-09-09T13:12:21.541-07:00A New Bed!Mom decided I needed a new bed as my other one was several years old, lumpy & mishapen. She found this online at Mammouth Dog beds - it's huge & puffy! At first I wouldn't lay in it; I guess because it was new & didn't smell like me.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANW5MZ9E6uyZvaEyFLRgxttN1qHtpN4QOrOEV4rBk9pMSGcF1U7wJ3JsLtgN3-jc4g2fsvQSPSCOKBfSF8Ha0hha0rFUpq3cT6EBXbSZRtSu_7Mv7Sq7-UKBgJztfhKN8MuHHdT5Envry/s1600/IMG_1235.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515007485696646866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANW5MZ9E6uyZvaEyFLRgxttN1qHtpN4QOrOEV4rBk9pMSGcF1U7wJ3JsLtgN3-jc4g2fsvQSPSCOKBfSF8Ha0hha0rFUpq3cT6EBXbSZRtSu_7Mv7Sq7-UKBgJztfhKN8MuHHdT5Envry/s320/IMG_1235.JPG" /></a> Then later when mom was in the living room I decided to put myself to bed & when she peeked down the hallway into the bedroom, this is what she saw:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlJEEPpeYquK4ntElPnfz3f1Qeav-oN4ESeMFS3YG9iGkkzeNqAs9wheBVoJEmyfJv9oouh70miBa57SoqpTL42vKrdUHjgg6LnGi3EwOAAFmdLJ0cTjFScUnc4uulYkaQVi_khmC3lpH/s1600/IMG_1236.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515007480929257026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlJEEPpeYquK4ntElPnfz3f1Qeav-oN4ESeMFS3YG9iGkkzeNqAs9wheBVoJEmyfJv9oouh70miBa57SoqpTL42vKrdUHjgg6LnGi3EwOAAFmdLJ0cTjFScUnc4uulYkaQVi_khmC3lpH/s320/IMG_1236.jpg" /></a> I was sleeping on the new bed! It's VERY cushiony & comfortable. Not to mention huge!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zty5UlAtekdDLcl7ZnXKZuhhlibL5WQRAzCz1W1M7zJS1KE9jPWyw6BPPOQ8zHIGFbQnwFS_7rvnRdpe392LFmln5S6dnnzOGFfJ8dE9BopXlBa5Rde8z6lTaMNAawZ8FQvhhytVRgeA/s1600/IMG_1237.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515007471378484258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zty5UlAtekdDLcl7ZnXKZuhhlibL5WQRAzCz1W1M7zJS1KE9jPWyw6BPPOQ8zHIGFbQnwFS_7rvnRdpe392LFmln5S6dnnzOGFfJ8dE9BopXlBa5Rde8z6lTaMNAawZ8FQvhhytVRgeA/s320/IMG_1237.JPG" /></a> Spidey said he wanted to see what he looked like in the bedroom mirror so I was happy to oblige (by biting his butt, BOL)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-43nxPtXBkxkJW83v48PtoE74783000yCCqJJ7nuZhUftaQQIS4hnGmH8z-Y1IWAbGlfWxWBPqcALmYrUuQrBcgIxB29COvmdiCqbSNgkSD27enePl6zySOQLZkGmrzV7GkkcDn6xGXs/s1600/IMG_1239.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515007465066749762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-43nxPtXBkxkJW83v48PtoE74783000yCCqJJ7nuZhUftaQQIS4hnGmH8z-Y1IWAbGlfWxWBPqcALmYrUuQrBcgIxB29COvmdiCqbSNgkSD27enePl6zySOQLZkGmrzV7GkkcDn6xGXs/s320/IMG_1239.JPG" /></a> I love my new bed! Thank you, mom! Now, if those stinky cats, Shadow & Slinky, will just stay out of it....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798895289475573152.post-67043032146292466132010-09-03T13:50:00.000-07:002010-09-03T14:00:08.727-07:00Bath Day<div align="center"> Today was a nice, warm, sunny day so I got the long-awaited bath. I really didn't think I needed one because I believe my doggy smell is quite lovely, but apparently mom didn't agree. So I got into the tub & she scrubbed me & rinsed me off, then let me play a bit outside (naked! without my collar!) to dry off.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512793497163766178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6jlZY-MEDZFhz9UTm9kN0h-XPsJlpY-Zsi1RbcBseKJel040HRwZbNir1F5BnfkswFtlQFFRiatVbTENHVwyXT3NI1WxhpH-dHdfvoGoXhWzCxQaAcStVUzz4IklQSJwsPJjOzWdEbHc/s200/IMG_1222.jpg" />Looking up at mom with my cute face:<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEz-I-Fix1vbyKxqTQLgfdRt0k8_AIxFo9AVFKnVyZ2i-JtdRfpfpGgtGW7qTqQ9B1riIF_FB3baMIHoiCIWRqJ72IE0quXsyuCECflQX9q6FO0vzdsMEly6GyDkfZrKdJTuuj8GkTljXK/s1600/IMG_1224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512793240487735906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEz-I-Fix1vbyKxqTQLgfdRt0k8_AIxFo9AVFKnVyZ2i-JtdRfpfpGgtGW7qTqQ9B1riIF_FB3baMIHoiCIWRqJ72IE0quXsyuCECflQX9q6FO0vzdsMEly6GyDkfZrKdJTuuj8GkTljXK/s200/IMG_1224.JPG" /></a> Running really fast with my kong on a rope:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFfUzFN9e2EKRHixtGB7-oqIoNycD6rzAEYbQn48v77cmkrKd4ceSH_M1Vlsfdtqgzd9xRSZ1Jdta7lvM7oJg05cfAbt2Y1vZlC5v2Bbh9QJvfVaRFTLe2PqXetFGPYhhPX8wU3969VrZ/s1600/IMG_1227.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 142px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512793228005024306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFfUzFN9e2EKRHixtGB7-oqIoNycD6rzAEYbQn48v77cmkrKd4ceSH_M1Vlsfdtqgzd9xRSZ1Jdta7lvM7oJg05cfAbt2Y1vZlC5v2Bbh9QJvfVaRFTLe2PqXetFGPYhhPX8wU3969VrZ/s200/IMG_1227.jpg" /></a> Whapping my Kong on a rope!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95c36bxQYewIInnGSBcqNeQP8IKhOo5HKe9LSq5ZFj1o0ABWWi85UFn7pIkJJdQMeWm6yeJHLwcsAGr91P_KY-2MVjF0rAsB6vRpGBN2sof4orfoMKBxmtTNBRYEggBb_Fefka375L9YK/s1600/IMG_1228.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 155px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512793228800354642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95c36bxQYewIInnGSBcqNeQP8IKhOo5HKe9LSq5ZFj1o0ABWWi85UFn7pIkJJdQMeWm6yeJHLwcsAGr91P_KY-2MVjF0rAsB6vRpGBN2sof4orfoMKBxmtTNBRYEggBb_Fefka375L9YK/s200/IMG_1228.jpg" /></a> Taking a little rest from whapping:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE-HaWIoHJPFKXAxpIPLjmhRvkABc67V0o03twCyNBxh4jRoTD1lCmDC-trinDxdiOCMbsfR-FVlxH3fdmyiDObrzlYY2InXHaHQIg9Q4h3OSVedvnD_yZLeVH9ZIHjnyTXlhHikk1PIQ/s1600/IMG_1229.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512793219168586178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE-HaWIoHJPFKXAxpIPLjmhRvkABc67V0o03twCyNBxh4jRoTD1lCmDC-trinDxdiOCMbsfR-FVlxH3fdmyiDObrzlYY2InXHaHQIg9Q4h3OSVedvnD_yZLeVH9ZIHjnyTXlhHikk1PIQ/s200/IMG_1229.jpg" /></a> Looking very adorable & happy:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73144tlBcTtCJ2RHEnBqz_jB3gqvmyrm3a3O8P7TQfSPZwHJORmLq7YHWRkZAEXhXTjMuGTxE9SEKe4MZBqHu7YRwVTWEM2cfbIigtjhT428ZOxftFo3JxO9lo6U978j04F8Nfawsd5Ek/s1600/IMG_1233.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512793214918366610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73144tlBcTtCJ2RHEnBqz_jB3gqvmyrm3a3O8P7TQfSPZwHJORmLq7YHWRkZAEXhXTjMuGTxE9SEKe4MZBqHu7YRwVTWEM2cfbIigtjhT428ZOxftFo3JxO9lo6U978j04F8Nfawsd5Ek/s200/IMG_1233.JPG" /></a> If only my boyfriend Wiggle could see (and smell!) me now... *sigh*<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Lucy the Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390917570385216163noreply@blogger.com1