The Lizzettes

Here are a few pictures from Father's Day. I was in serious need of some puppy kisses, so my husband, Mike, and I headed over to Jeri's house.

Jeri, Charlie and June. (I love those tags. It still would be hard to tell the pups apart without them.)

Cute little Charlie and June.

Cade, Echo and Vegas.

I don't know which puppy this is, but I loved the look of total contentment.

My hubby, Mike, and Vegas.

Happy Birthday!

I know that I have been neglecting my blog lately, but this is one event that I cannot miss. I had the great pleasure of helping Jeri with her first litter. Huge congratulations, Jeri! They are so beautiful.

I know that she will be posting tons of pictures of them in the future, but here are a few from the big event. I don't think you can ever see enough pictures of cardigan puppies.

Here is Lizzie the Lovely being a good mother and checking on mini-Pilot.

I cannot think of too many cuter things than sweet Charlie holding a cardigan puppy. :o)

I love all those cute guinea pigs. Look at the cute little feet.

Look Who Is Playing In Agility

Rush and I have been taking agility lessons for several months now. I am hoping to be able to compete with him this summer. Here are a few pictures from last night's class.

Practicing his sits and downs on the table.

So far it is really nice, Rush seems to have no teeter issues. :o)

Boys and Their Toys

I made a run to the store and took the boys with me. When I was done shopping, I went looking for them. I think this just goes to show that boys are never to old to play with toys.

PS: They both are 15 years old. :o)

Spring Is Finally Here .... I Think

Yay, it is getting close to my favorite time of year again. My garden is beginning to emerge and I will have all kinds of great material to photograph.

My daffodils are starting to bloom, so I thought it was time to dust off my camera.

And of course, no photo session is complete.......
without being accompanied by my head gardener......
Rush. :o)

Cardigan Fronts

Jeri has started a thread on Cardigan fronts. She has called me out of blog hibernation to post picture of Rush's front. I have dug through my files and found a couple of his early puppy pictures. It is interesting to see that between weeks 7 and 8, his ears popped up. I remember laughing because I went to get him out of the pen in the morning and they both had sprung up over night. And they stayed up too.

Week 7
Week 8
14 months
(Thank you Jeri for helping me get this picture.)

It's not always easy to know what you are looking at when evaluating puppies, but I did see the nice wrap around on Rush at a really young age. BTW, have I said lately how much I love that dog. :o)

My 6th Photo

Hi, I am back after a month long break.

I have been tagged by Dawn at Days at Daybreak to post my 6th photo. Here's how it works: You have to check your Photo Archives (or wherever you store your images) then select the 6th file folder, open it and post the 6th picture contained there. After that, tell the story behind it.

This is my son, Kenny (he's the one with the red tie) with a group of his friends. He is in college, but he was invited to attend a prom with one of his female friends in the spring. I am not exactly sure what they were doing in this photo because all the girls have their hands over their hearts.

So now I tag; The View Ain't Bad From Down Here, A Day In The Life, Lyberty Girl, GITU and who ever else would like to play. :o)

Sky Watch Friday

Sunset on the Big Island in Hawaii.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a great day. Don't forget to watch the dog show. It is on at noon on NBC. :o)

Wrestling

My boys can never let the grass grow under their feet, so Brent decided to join the High School wrestling team. He had his first tournament yesterday. It was in a very hot and very crowded gym. My husband arrived after lunch. As he sat down on the bleachers by me he said, "Ahhhh, just smell that testosterone". Ewwww. It must be a guy thing.

We counted at least 10 schools there. It started at 8:00 am and finshed up at 10:30 pm. What a long day! I think it lasted so long because they only had 3 mats going.

Brent was in the 127 lb class with 20 other boys.

That's Brent in the blue.

During one match, he split his lip and got blood on the mat. They had to stop the match to wipe up the floor and Brent.


Brent and his coach wait for his next match.

But the really cool thing was that not only did Brent come home with a split lip, he also came home with a 3rd place medal out of 20 boys. Not too shabby for a newbie, huh?

It's Official

All remaining points are accounted for . . . .

Rush is now a Champ! :o)

Priceville, AL - Drum Roll Please . . .

I am very pleased to introduce my first Bred-By Champion:

"CH Regent Midnight Rush"

Today Rush was WD, BOW and BOS for his last point. YAY! Jeri and Lizzie the Lovely have news too, but I will let her post it on her blog.

(Jeri pointed out that the angle of the photo is awkward. It makes him look cobby, but he isn't. Hopefully, the photographer's is better.)

Priceville, AL - Day 3

Today Rush was WD, BOW and BOS for his 14th point. Yay. And Jeri with Lizzie the Lovely was BOB. Another big Yay.

Dare I hope for that last point tomorrow?

And since I am always reading vanity tags, here is one that I spotted in the parking lot today.

Priceville, AL - Day 2

It was a repeat performance for Rush. He was WD and BOW for another point. But the cool part was that he got a Group 3 in the Herding Bred-By! Judge Joanne Paulk was really great. She told me that she went the Cardigan National this year because she is working towards being certified in the Herding Group. She gave me great compliments on his lovely wrap and that she had not seen many fronts as nice as his. OK, so my head just swelled for just one moment because she was talking about my baby. :o)

Now back to reality . . . . we still have 2 more points to go.

Sky Watch Friday

It's cotton-pickin time in Madison County, AL.