Doggy Day Care Walks for Diesel...

Diesel has started going to Doggy Day Care one afternoon a week, Kat picks him up from home, and with a van full of dogs (just imagine the noise of the barking!) heads off to either the river trail or Belmont Regional Park, where they go for a 2 hour run, then Kat returns Diesel home absolutely buggered.  He just loves it.

Kat sends through an email  later that night with photo's of their run and a brief outline of how he behaved and what he got up to on the run!  So cute :D

Diesel boy having a moment's rest

Running with Summer (flat coat retriever)

Dog Squad

Don't they look happy
(except the Lab who's busy ignoring the camera completely!)

Buddies...

Diesel in the snow!

The family's snow adventures... while I'm at work :(

At Kaitoke, Wellington Heading to Kaitoke Heading to Kaitoke Like ice candy floss! Cute! Mr Frosty Becky's snow angel :) Just past Te Marua Lakes heading to Kaitoke By Kaitoke Waterworks turnoffBrr don't you feel cold just looking at these pics?

Keep Warm

Mr FuzzyMan...

Have you met Mr FuzzyMan? He is the cute large blue toy on the Purina Beneful tv ad's... check out the video clip below to get an idea...


Well in the groceries last night I had to get Diesel more bikkies and it so happens he eats Beneful and they had a mini Mr Fuzzyman as a promo gift - couldn't wait to get home to see what Diesel thought...

I think he likes him...

Not the best pic of DH, however Diesel just wanted to share the 'love'...

Then Bella had to climb over the towels to check out what on earth was going on...

Diesel just loves "Mr FuzzyMan"...

Have a happy week
Hugs

Not much quilting going on...

The posts are very few and far between at the moment... Have not been very productive of late, working a little more on the secret project and working on the Butterfly Garden BOM blocks, and working on another quilt top though nothing of note to show.

I did knit some fingerless gloves a few weeks back - these are excellent for those frosty mornings on the train - can still read my book and turn the pages LOL though the hands are kept warm and toastie. I haven't used those double ended needles before - you use 4 at a time - was a bit of a confusion to get started though after knitting three gloves I got a perfect pair!

Today DH helped his Dad split more wood (they had 6 huge gum trees felled a few weeks ago that were leaning over the road) - so while they did that I went for a bike ride - 39km on rolling Masterton backroads - was gorgeous as the Tararua ranges where snow covered - though was freezing, by the time I got back to their house my feet were like blocks of ice. Yummy hot shower and delicious lunch got the blood circulating again in no time.

You would think after a day of Diesel playing with my Mum-in-law's dog he'd be tuckered out - he still has enough energy to have a round or two with Bella!

And to finish of today's post... my darling, gorgeous girls, photo taken a few weeks ago when DD2 (on the left) turned 13. DD1 (on the right) turns 16 next Sunday... my how time seems to fly by.

Hope you've had a lovely weekend.

Hugs

Ear, Ear...

The boy (Diesel) - is now 10 weeks old and his ear's are on the way up! Won't be long and he'll have gorgeous pointy-up ears. He's still a darling, desparately wants the 4 cats to play with him... they're not having a bar of it.

An apple a day...

... helps Diesel's teething pain (and saves our ankles!)

Who'd have thought a cold apple could provide so much entertainment, and gum relief for puppy. My girlfriend suggested we give it a go as she had done the same thing for her puppy! And it works - other suggestion was either raw corn on cob (or cooled cooked cob) and that too is really good for their gums and saves your ankles from being the chosen knawing item.

Diesel has a chew rope, a couple of DD2's old stuffed toys an egg carton (the knobbly part) for chewing and he's decided his other favourite chewing items are used plastic milk containers. In some ways these puppies are just like little children, the simpliest things provide them the greatest entertainment. My girls most favourite toys were the peg tin (and throwing the pegs all over the wooden floor, makes a great noise and the pegs scoot in all directions) and the cooking pots from the cupboard (they make great drums when using the wooden spoons or whisk on the pot bottoms).

Darling Bella thinks Diesel is a true imposter and really can't lower herself to spend any time in his company. Quarry cat is the smallest and sassiest of the cats and takes great delight at 'standing him down'. Licorice is a tease and torments Diesel, and Jazz is our weary one who hisses and spits if she even sniffs that he's in the same room.

I know you've been waiting...

Here's our wee man...Diesel...

After a very long day of travel on Friday, he is now settling well into our home. Today he's full of spunk and mischief.

The cats are not impressed, they are still coming home for dinner and cuddles though they're mighty miffed that 'another' fur baby' has taken residence (especially the older 3 they were just getting used to my fluffy baby Bella).

Bella is appalled with this new creature, and the fact this is the first time she has seen this thing called a dog has totally upset her (poor darling Bella).

Have got all these great plans of getting so much done today :( and its now 3.15pm in the afternoon and so far can honestly say have only ticked off ... hmm... 2 off the things to do list. It is such a howling northerly here today, cold and the kind of day I can't get myself organised enough...

Oh the other great news... I've got a permanent full time job - starting 25th Jan 2010 - with IRD (Inland Revenue) as Personal Assistant to Group Manager Customer Products & Innovation (phew that's a long title)... am very excited and looking forward to starting. My current fixed term contract with Workbridge finishes on 15th Jan 2010 - so this is perfect timing for everyone.

Right my friends will sign off here to go and get a few more things finished on the to do list...

Hope you've had a lovely weekend.