So I feel like I am living in Seattle with all the rain we have been having and seeing as it is another damp Sunday afternoon I figured I would update with some new pics. First on the list is some pics of my orchids. Some of the folks at work wanted to see so here they be:

Second, felt like a good day to do some updated portraits of the WeThrees: Ain't they sweet !


And last but by no means least, my neighbors youngest, Michaela, played in the AVLL youth softball finals this past week. Unfortunately they did not make the playoffs but it was a nail biter to the end. Way to go SUNBIRDS !!!

Well it has been quite the week for the WeThree corgis. Paddi ran his first excellent runs at the Mayflower Corgi show in Boxboro at the Sheraton. He did a wonderful job and really did a great job. If it hadn't been for a few handler errors, hhmm wonder who that could have been, anyway he would have qualified. Regardless it was a great time. Met some really nice folks, Bridget and Juanita. Bridget was running her boy Remington and Juanita was there just to watch. Its amazing how rain can bring folks closer together. Anyway, then came baby Echo's first showing. I gotta toot a horn for her, she carried herself wonderfully in the ring. She did a nice self stacking that was right up there with the best. She got a few really nice compliments from other breeders so I am a very proud mom. Will try to have pics later.

So here it lunch time at the office, Yay..... went to my neighbors youngest daughter, Michaela's softball game last evening before I had to come back here for Zoning hearings and thought I would share some snaps of the game.
She is developing quite the pitching arm.

And has a good eye and can get on base pretty consistently...

I just love watching and cheering them on... Love the game.

Got to work a tad early today, Hhhmmph, can't figure out why there wasn't any traffice but good for me !!! Anyway, spent Saturday at the USDAA NEAT trial in Hampton Falls New Hampshire. My boy ran pretty good and at a good speed too. Was a pretty good day all in all.
Doesn't he look graceful as he sails over the jumps! :-] That's my boy......

So me and the WeThrees were at some agility trials this weekend and I thought I would show you all how Little Sydney deals with all the stress.

Also thought I would show you my little dwarf weeping cherry tree. (I still can't figure out why it is so sad ? :-] )

So I do believe Spring is finally here, especially since it is gonna be about 85 degrees on Saturday and Sunday of this week. We will be in Wrentham this weekend to do the AKC and NADAC trials. Anyway, baby Echo wanted to thank Auntie Christie for her new tug toy that I brought home for her last nite. She just kept dragging it around with her last nite so she wanted me to send this thank you out to her.

My boy Paddi's nose was a little out of joint cuz all he had to play with was this stupid blue sheep.......

Yippeeeee! A long weekend is upon us......

This is the little tyke that I gave to my neighbors girls the other day. His name is Scoots cuz boy he can really scoot. Their old cat went to that kitty place in heaven before Christmas so this has been in the works for a while. He is very tiny but a big ball of purrrrrrrr. Please welcome Scoots to Brianna and Michaela's home. I sure will have fun cat sitting from time to time. :-]

Okay, I still have a lonely swollen gland that just won't seem to go away. I am sooooooo done with the virus thing.

Okay, so still not feeling well. Sore throat, still. I have had just about enough of the virus thing. At least it was a terrible windy day. Good to stay indoors. Hopefully I will get better as the weather does. Think I'll play a video game for a while.

Okay, so now I am the slacker.... I have had some virus thing for the past 5 days and it has NOT been pretty. Anyway, after visiting the clinic and being told that all I had was a nasty virus I am almost back but still not quite. I'll tell ya, I have been from a fever 0f 100.4 to swollen glands about the size of little golf balls... Not a comfortable thing.... Anyway, on the mend. And my Wethrees took very good care of me. There was not a moment that they weren't surrounding me. Kinda cool their pack leader was not feeling well and they needed to make sure I recovered.... Gotta love it... :-]

spring fling

I'm gonna combine a bunch of items in this post. The other day while I was sitting in the yard while the pups ran around I happened to notice that some little tulips were up! Yippee !Second it was such a great day that I took the wethrees to play frisbee and romp in the sun.

And last but not least, some of you may know of my stories of a red tailed hawk that frequents my yard quite often. I usually panic when it arrives cuz either my little yorkie, Mindy is out and about and she only weighs 4 1/2 pounds and I worry about little Sydney so I try and keep a sharp eye on days like today. Well, as usual the hawk arrived and hung out in this tree assessing the yard and things going on. It sat in this tree for about an hour not showing any signs of leaving. I think it was waiting for diner !!!

I can't figure out if this is a youngster or those are its winter feathers.

Okay, so I decided to take Tuesday off from work. Hope it is a nice day to spend with the wethrees. Hopefully I will have some fun pics to post. Stay tuned...

Here it is Sunday. My, my how the weekends do fly when the weather is beautiful. Almost makes ya want to call in sick tomorrow. Hhmmm, should we ?? Anyway, it has been a wonderful weekend with lots of things to do. The best was being able to take the we threes to the golf course that is down the street, around the corner from me and let the wild things run with the wind. They had a ball and are very tired this evening.
Last evening, my neighbors oldest daughter was in the school musical, "Horton hears a whoo" so they wanted me to rag along to see her perform sooooooo, I brought the camera. Here's a few shots. I must admit, these kids did a fantastic job!




Bird girls. My neighbors daughter is second from the left.

It was very entertaining to see these kids do a wonderful job. Congrats to all of them and a special one to Brianna G. And a BIG birthday wish to her younger sister Michaela G.

Spring hopeful

Okay, so when I returned home after work today and the dogs were running around feeling dead grass between their toes once again, I decided to go in search of any visible signs of Spring and this is what I found:
Pansies from last year in my planter on
my deck. Daffodils in my front yard













Lillies and Oooo look, the weave poles are up !

It's raining !! Hurray !!! At least it's not white and I don't need to move it with a shovel !!!! Yippeee !!!!

Ughhhhh....... sigh..... It's snowing again....... heavy sigh......

So my Great niece had her 2nd birthday yesterday so I thougt I would share some of her moments. She is such a cutie !!!

This is Avery. She was checkin out the bounty of presents that had appeared.

Mom needed to speed up the card reading stuff and her big sister Samantha was ready to lend a hand.

Lets get down to tearing into this stuff !!

And then, the eating of the cake.... I think she was a very happy little girl dressed in her princess dress and all and I bet she was also a very tired small one by bedtime.... Happy B'day Avery !!!

Sitting here listening to the sound of the melting that is happening today, YAY, I thought I would share some pics of the gang playing in the snow that just happened this past weekend. Figured it would turn to mud and that will be a whole set of other photos !! So here ya go, enjoy. My guys are so cute when their roughing it up in the deep snow. I swear they think they are Huskies..

Ain't they cute....

oooooohhhhh, Antie Em !!!

Well here we are, I have just spent the better part of the day removing snow from the yard and driveway. I almost thought of not doing the paths for the kids today but when we went outside first thing this morning they were in shock ! I'll tell ya, it was the shortest outside visit we have had. They returned to the deck and just wanted in... So did I....... I keep hoping that if I close my eyes real tight that I will wake up and see grass and green things...... Aahhh not..... Whatever...
I guess the positive side to this was I got to take the day off from work.. Looking forward to sunny and 75.....

So here is a little picture oof what we see when we walk.

Okay, I was gonna wait and put this on tomorrow but I just couldn't help myself. We, all of us, spent the afternoon out in the yard rqaking and picking up branches and twigs that have fallen all winter. Figured I would get some of the clean-up done before the onslaught of snow comes in a day or two. Anyway, the dogs were being good, playing tag and chasing and investigating the smells that have been gone for a long time and feeling grass between their toes again. So, I thought I would take them all for a walk so I gave a yell and young miss Echo came bounding around the corner of the house and look at her !!!! She had either been digging or rolling in the mud with her sister Sydney. The three of them were covered but Echo was the absolute worst. She just looked soooooo proud of her new cloaking device. Anyway, thats it, everyone had a hosen to rinse and a towel dry and in we came. They all seem very satisfied of their day out of doors . Hopefully whatever snow we get will be short lived...

Okay, so as we sit and await yet another snow storm, and most of my friends know how much I dislike the snow scene, I came across some photos that I need to hold onto until this weather thing goes away soooooooo, I thought I would share . Take a look.......

Okay, so I really, really need to be sitting on the dock in Wells, Maine dangling my feet in the water listening to the sound of the ocean... UUgghh, it just seems like it is so far away....

I guess I will just have to dream on....... and I will patiently wait for these little guys to come and visit me and my yard.

My friend Louise tagged me for this month's front door back door meme so, here's how we are looking in Massachusetts these days.
So, here ya go!














This is my backyard and when the sun is out and the temperatures warm it is a really nice place to just sit and enjoy the birds and the quiet. All my boys and girls love running around . Baby Echo always can find something to investigate.














This is my front yard and it is terribly muddy at this time of year. Eeeoooowwww !
At this point I am just waiting for a greener time of year...

So, hope others will share.
Join in if you like - the guidelines are simple: This is a photography meme.
1. Step out your front door and take a picture.
2. Step out your back door and take a picture.
3. Put them on your blog, along with the rules.
4. If there are things in the photos that you particularly like or dislike, you can point them out, or just explain what we are seeing. Maybe changes over the seasons or some junk in your neighbor's yard that drives you nuts.
5. Tag as many or few people as you like - preferably at least one though.6. Do it again next month if you like

We just got home from puppy agility class with baby Echo. She seems to enjoy what she is learning . Anyway, must go iron for work tomorrow and do some pick up around the house. We seem to have taken every toy we have out and brought them into the living room yet we are snoozing at this point. Everyone is so content it would be a shame to awaken them with the sound of the vacuum, ahh, we will wait and do that tomorrow... Oooh, see how easy it is to re-direct and justify putting off the cleaning.... Think I shall settle for the nite and relax. Surely there must be something on cable tonite. Lets have a look... Will make sure everyone is all set for a while and then put my feet up... Later

Notice how innocent and peaceful they look, especially baby Echo. Read the story below. She spent a very long day digesting the news........