Corgi Day?

 This morning my newsfeed announced that it was National Welch Corgi Day.

I begrudgingly thought it was only appropriate to honor Miss Shirley...

But then I saw that International Corgi Day was scheduled for June 4, 2021...

What the heck, another day to honor her?

I did find yet another day, 

International Corgi Day is April 20!

Shirley said it's going to be a big celebration so she's cleaning house...

And getting supplies...

It's going to be a big one!

Which is making Winnie rather disgruntled...

How about that?!?

One whole post without photos of grandkids!

Think again!

~sigh~

Grandma life!

Bathing Beauties!

Last night after dinner,  Tony came over to give the girls their baths!

Shirley, being a corgi, is shedding her summer coat.

What a mess!

Before I go on, I need to talk....

There are some things in nature that I do not understand:

Giraffes

And why corgis have to shed their summer coat before winter...

I mean, why not just add more hair?

Okay, so Shirley is shedding so bad that every day tufts of hair 

float through the house like tumbleweeds.

Tony wrapped her in a towel and carried her upstairs to my bathroom...

Next came Winnie...

 

Afterward, in typical dog style, they pranced and raced around!

Winnie acted like a pup even though she is 11

 We so appreciated it when Tony volunteered to do it...

I will admit that I was dreading the clean up...

When I  went upstairs, my bathroom was spotless!

Thanks, Tony, we appreciate it!

Remember Shirley?

Remember this adorable pup?

 

 

 

 

She's still around, still has Mr. K wrapped around her (not so) little paw...

 

And wow!  How she's grown!

 

 

She is a "Croce Girl"

 

Meaner than a junkyard dog!

 

Love you, Shirley!

Call of the Wild...

I'm having a terrible time sitting here, typing, when the sun is on my back!

It's going to be in the 70's again today...but with a chance of thunder storms this afternoon!

That brings back memories of the LAST thunderstorm...

The one where I had a trembling, drooling, whining Corgi on my lap,

right beside a scared, clutching two year old,

 

who was scaring the jeebers out of an old Basset Hound who just wanted peace and quiet!

I wanted to get up and google places that never have thunder storms. 

Especially since I am afraid of them too. 

(This is TMI, but when I get scared of nervous, I get the poops.  This was so common that my family began rating storms by my trips to the bathroom: 

 "Wow, that was a bad storm last night; I think it was a three pooper!"

 or "They are predicting a bad storm tonight, maybe even a five pooper!)

I finally figured out what to do with Winnie...

 

 

And Locklan soon settled down...

But Shirley was having a terrible time!

 

 

I researched, asked, investigated...

I was finally advised to buy a...

Thundershirt!

 

 

Since storms were predicted again the next day, I headed to PetSmart to purchase one for $40.

Forty dollars!  I won't even pay that much for a shirt for me (just kidding, you know I would!)

Did it work?  Yessss...you could say it did.  We never got another thunder storm,

which is why we don't have a photo of Shirley wearing it!

 

Now, back to what I was saying...

 

It's now 74 according to my desk top thermometer. 

 

I have a load of laundry to do...

 

I need to sweep the dog hair into submission in the family room...

I need to sweep the leaves out of the garage (how to they get there?)...

I need to organize my schedule for the rest of the week (and Easter)...

I have three quilt tops ready for basting...

Two ready to quilt...

 

 

But will I?

 

Probably not. 

 

The sunshine is calling!

 

On the other hand,

 

Andy and Locklan came over yesterday.  Since it was raining, Andy put Ashley's car in our garage and did some maintenance (it's all Greek to me).

 

Locklan helped!

 

 

 It's so much fun to see him imitate us!

 

After a while, he came upstairs to eat. 

 

When his belly was full, he asked for a blanket!

 

 

Not that comfy, but he was happy!

 

Okay, I'm feeling guilty. 

I need to get something done.

 

See you next time!

Visiting royalty!

It's no secret that Locklan runs the show.

 

He walks in the front door and heads for the back door.

 

He loves to be in our back yard,

 

where he finds some of his favorite things:

 

the toys, Pappy Ron and Shirley.

 

The other day, he managed to combine all three:

 

 

 

Some people might say he's spoiled...

 

But the truth is...

 

We're spoiled!

 

Being a Baby is Hard Work

One day this week, Locklan came to spend the day with Granny Jan while Mom and Dad were at work.  As usual, he was adorable, but I realized just how hard he worked...

 

As soon as he came (at 6 AM), he thought he'd like to go upstairs and catch just a few more zzzzz's.

 

 

We went into Grandma's room to make her bed..

.He thought he was so cute that he took a selfie...

 

 

Then Granny took the phone and took a better shot of all his awesomeness...

 

 

After breakfast, He shared his toys with Shirley...

 

 

 

 

Even Shirley seems to think he's adorable!

 

 

Next, Pappy Ron sat on the floor with him.  Locklan loved it! 

 

Seems that Pappy Ron makes a great climbing wall.

 

 

Yes!  He pulls himself up on things now!

 

 

Pappy's great for hugging, too!

 

 

And then it was time for yet another selfie...

 

 

 

Who can resist all that cuteness?

 

He noticed Pappy Ron going out the French doors,

so he investigated...

 

 

So THAT's what they do out there!

 

 

At the end of the day, I'm tired...

I thought that being old was a lot of work...

But when I see how much work it is to be a baby...

 

Andy sent me this photo of Locklan after his bath...

 

 

Apparently cuteness comes naturally for some of us...

 

 

 

 

 

Hanging out with Grandma Jan...

Yesterday morning, Ashley sent me this photo via text message...

 

Locklan was having breakfast...

He had a big day planned,

he was coming to spend time with Granny Jan!

 

We couldn't decide what to do first...

So we went and hung out on the hammock...

 

 

One of our favorite places!

 

We stayed quite a while...

 

 

And then he got that funny look on his face...

 

 

Poop time!

 

Next we visited with Shirley...

 

 

Who has much more patience with Locklan than she does with me...

 

 

But you know how tiring it is when you have fun...

 

 

He's amazing, isn't he?

 

We were blessed!

 

 

 

 

No excuses!

I'm retired, I have no kids at home and this week, I don't even have a husband at home...

 

You would think I'd have time to blog every day, wouldn't you?

 

I just don't understand it!

 

I want to tell you about the great times we had at the river last week, and I will, but lots of other things are going on as well...

 

Let me share...

 

Shirley keeps us hopping!  She is into everything and anything.  She insists on chasing the broom, so when I go to sweep (which is often since I have two shedding dogs here), I either put her in her crate, or let her annoy Winnie...

 

 

Every time she goes upstairs, she makes a bee line for Mr.K's bathroom.  She thinks he hangs a roll of toilet paper there for her amusement.

 

He doesn't feel the same way, so we try to keep her down stairs with gates, barriers...all kinds of things.  Still, this...

 

 

Is not unusual.  How does she get through?

 

For more excitement, Mr,K's grandson, Nick, got this...

 

 

His driver's license!

 

I renewed my relationship with my hammock...

 

 

it's such a wonderful place to  read (kindle?) before bed...those warm summer nights are the best!

 

Mr.K's grand daughter, Larissa, decided to try it too...

 

 

but she had company!

 

Tony finally got Mr.K out on the driving range...

 

 

They were both pleased with his progress!

 

 

I got to babysit this little guy...

 

 

Doesn't he look our of sorts?

 

He wasn't feeling well at all...

 

Shirley decided she could make him feel all better...

 

 

She gave him a kiss...

 

 

And they both snuggled in for a little cuddle...

 

 

Mr.K and I were able to take his grandson, Johnny, out for a birthday dinner...

 

 

Because some people can be poop heads, we have not seen him in two years! 

 

Mr. K was thrilled!

 

I decided I needed a Christmas quilt

(in reality, my collection of Christmas fabric was taking over my sewing room...

 

 

It's still a work in progress...subject to change?

 

And to top things off,

 

Tony's phone has a mind of it's own...

 

 

 

And that's why I don't have time to update my blog...

 

 

But when I do...

 

I'll tell you about this...

 

and this...

 

 

and this...

 

 

and even this...

 

 

And more!

 

See ya soon?