Tira: a good day

We're taking it day by day with Tira. Today was a good day. She wanted cheese, and I gave her about six pieces and she also ate her dinner hungrily.

I took her out with me and the gang while I cleaned the snow off the gazebos. Afterwards, I let them all out for a run.

I like this picture as on the right are two of Tira's daughters. I had to check and re-check as Mais Oui looks so much like Tira in this photo. Paris is on the right, Mais Oui, Bunny and Taboo is in front.

Bridgit...too cute for words!

Stormy (Laureate PaRay Per Se). I'm not sure if you can tell, but she has the most amazing ear set. She also has the best blue colour of our blues.

A funny colour balance on this shot, as it was completely in the shade; but I love this picture. That is 13 year old Gabi trying her hardest to keep up, and miss Bunny Foo leading the pack.

Tira doesn't like snowballs between her toes.

Heading for home.

Bad Bunny

Bunny has gone from a innocent puppy to a challenging adolescent overnight! She has grown an inch since she came last Wednesday, so she is almost 13 inches at 10 1/2 weeks old! Now granted she has a little tougher time than most puppies as not only does she have to get used to her new human "pack", but she has to fit in to our pack of Shelties. She is playing with them in her own way by pulling on their coats (see the picture of her pulling the weeds below...well she pulls their hair like that!). She seems to know enough to leave the old girls alone, but she is challenging the youngsters, especially Wall-e and Juno. Wall-e is closest in age to her at four months, but is 1 1/2 inches smaller. He thinks she bites too hard (I think she does too). Wall-e and her have seemed to sort things out after a few arguments, so she was trying her luck with Juno. When Bunny first came Juno would look and me as if to say "what the heck is this!!!???"as she had this attachment on her neck! But she wouldn't tell her off, I think knowing she was a baby. Well today Juno had had enough and Bunny's "puppy licence" ran out. Juno gave her a scolding and for now, Bunny is leaving her be. I think that is going to be how things work themselves out. But until she plays nice, she's in her own yard when I'm not there to watch! (little stinker)

Oh, we got the Gazebo up. It isn't where it is going to be as we're preparing the area, but at least we've got it this far! Yeah Pete and Andrew!

Hello, my name is Kim and I'm a Costcoholic!

My friends know I spend a lot of time (and money) at Costco! Pete and I have even been known to visit Costco's in different cities to see what they have...it is a real problem! I'm a self admitted costcoholic! We purchased this gazebo at our local Costco in June and it sat in the garage until we removed the pieces and put them in a separate yard. There they remained all summer, while weeds grew overtop until this past weekend when we found time to put it together...to this stage, anyway. Now, this was not an easy feat, as it contained what must have been 900 pieces and instructions that were poorly translated from Chinese. All we need now is 8 to 10 strong people to lift the roof up onto its legs (as my Dad says...we need to have an "erection party")...hopefully before the snow flies!