Monday, March 5, 2018

3 Dog Night

Hello dear readers!  Did you have a great weekend?  We had a quiet one as our son, DIL and two grandsons went on an adventure - an airplane museum and a swim park that has a 747 airplane on top of the massive building full of pools, a wave section and 6 different water-slides!  All of the daffodils opened up, they smell wonderful.. so Spring-y!


The dining table is my view from my easy chair in the den and I've so enjoyed my St. Patrick's Day decor.


I just realized that my little boy and girl figurines are the size of Leprechauns!  



I am introducing a new little Easter figurine I found, yes, she's a bit premature.. but I had to show you.  She is made by the same designer that made the boy and girl above.  Bethany Lowe's "Chickie Poo in Tutu".  Isn't she cute?



She's covered in yellow fuzz and holding a tiny basket of colored eggs.



She's going to look awfully cute with the other Easter things which will come out after St. Pat's Day is over.. Easter is VERY early this year, on April 1st.  



We watched two depressing movies this weekend.  The first was "The Hours" about Virginia Woolf - it is about 3 women dealing with suicide in their lives.  It was a good movie but not very uplifting!  Then we watched "Angela's Ashes" about an Irish family in the 1930s and 40s.  The family is so poor that the babies die one after another and the father can't hold a job and whatever money he earns he spends on getting drunk while his wife and children freeze and starve in their horrible flat which floods on the main floor.  Sheesh.  The photo below is me using my Woodland blanket to warm me while watching the movies all the while crocheting row after row.



Now to explain the title of this blog post.  With the kids all gone over the weekend, we were in charge of 3 dogs.  The first night when we brought them all into our bedroom, Dayle put Buddy on our bed as usual and what do you know, the next thing was Meeka gracefully leaped upon the bed too!  I was actually amenable to try and let her stay there but Dayle did not think it was a good idea so he told her to get down.  Shelby had her foam bed at the foot of our bed.  We were glad the big dogs slept well through the night.  Dayle had extra dog walking duty with three of them but we all did fine.  :-)



Meeka spent the first 24 hours laying with her eyes on the back door hoping for the boys to return, but by the 2nd day I lured her into the den to hang out with us.  That's her right by my easy chair next to my bag of yarn.  :-)  And then Dayle called her over and she jumped in his lap for a chest rub.


Dayle and I had to do the mail-out of the Friends of Multnomah Falls, my sister Denise usually does it but is on a cruise through the Panama Canal.  I did the folding, Dayle applied the labels and stuffed the envelopes.  I'm the editor of the newsletter and take most of the photos and write some of the articles.  :-)  If you're interested in reading any of the issues, click HERE.



We took the newsletters to be mailed and collected the mail for FOMF, then went out to a late lunch, early dinner to Bumper's Grill.  Instead of our usual tenderloin we had their prime rib.  Oh my, it was delicious.  I had cole slaw instead of a baked potato.  :-P  (Edited to add - we both took home half of our dinner, so no.. we did not eat that whole big prime rib at one sitting.  lol!)


I'm off to swim soon.  Back to the weekday grind!  :-)  What are your plans for today?  ((hugs)), Teresa :-) 

16 comments:

  1. Teresa, you had a busy weekend. I love your blanket, so cozy while watching a movie. I'm familiar with Va Woof's life and her problems with depression. So sad. We visited her home in England and learned quite a bit about her. When I read Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt years ago, I cried. This book affected me to the core.
    Your new little Chickie Poo is darling! I love her basket of eggs. ♥

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  2. The daffodils are lovely! Chickie Poo is so cute... I'm sure she loves hanging out with your Irish folks. When we keep our grand dogs the older one always looks so sad and keeps a close eye on the door, waiting for her people to come back!

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  3. Your daffs are beautiful, all the best with the dog sitting. Ooh those films, they both sound sad, bless you. Have a good week, Cathy x

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  4. Wow, huge piece of meat! I only eat a little meat, coudn't manage that anymore. Meat is very expensive here it is gradually disappearing from our diet. Chicken is the only thing still within the budget plus bacon,ham and sausages

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  5. Sounds like you had a busy weekend with all that dog sitting. Love the smell of daffs. They really help you think Spring is on the way. B x

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  6. Meeka looks like such a sweet dog. I know she will be glad to have her boys return.

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  7. Your daffodils look lovely and such a cute new ornament for easter too Teresa.
    Those dogs sure love hanging out with you guys. Here I am packing for our trip to NZ and we head down to city tomorrow to stay a few nights before our flight ♥

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  8. Chickie is so cute! I enjoyed learning about your busy weekend. We had a nice drive to and from medical appointments yesterday and today...perfect temperature, blue sky, pink and yellow and orange flowers! [We watched a lot of Columbo reruns :-)] xx

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  9. I really like your sweet little Chickie poo, but my favorite part of your post wa sabout the sweet puppies. Poor Meeka, waiting so patiently for her boys to come home. Dogs are SO loyal. I spent around three hours today putting candy into about 350 plastic eggs for an Easter egg hunt. I’m not done yet but stopped to crochet! I’ll finish up later.
    Blessings,
    Betys

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  10. Your little Easter figurine is very cute. I think I've seen both of those movies but am never very good at recalling what I've seen. On the plane to Sri Lanka, I watched Victoria and Abdul and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing MO. Then on the flight back, I watched The Fault in Our Stars and Me Before You, both of which had me crying so that I had a headache by the time we landed. :/

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  11. Loved the little Easter figure, I have made a start with the Easter decor early so that I can enjoy it. Poor Meeka waiting for the boys to come back, sounds like they had an amazing adventure away.

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  12. Cute little Easter decoration. And oh my, your prime rib looks so good! When I read your post title it made me think of the group three Dog Night - lol. Haven't thought of them in years.

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  13. Glad you mentioned it, Easter is early this year. This had completely escaped my mind. Meeka looks like a sweet and loving dog, and very cuddly. I avoid sad films, can't quite handle it. I know, pathetic. I hope you had fun swimming? x

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  14. Aw, Im sure your grand dogs are glad that you are so sweet to them. They DO miss us when we are gone, don't they? The daffodils are gorgeous. I will read one of your newsletters Teresa! Thanks. And as for today. Snowing here. Groceries, laundry, washing wooden floors. One gift: i heard from an old friend who worked with me in the NICU. It was so sweet that she sent me an email. Made my day. Oh I also made Irish Soda Bread.

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  15. Hi Teresa, hope you had a good swim! I had two walks in the rain yesterday. Yes after the snow lots of rain. Most of the snow washed away now. love Chickie Poo and the daffs. Thanks for popping by my blog - hope you get some of your watercolour cards done. Today I had to go to the chiropodist :-( then to collect new specs, dealt with several phone calss and a little crafting. Relaxing now after dinner. Anne x

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  16. That poor baby missing his family! I love your new chick, it is never to early to decorate. Hugs to you.

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