Gifts in the mail

 So the other day, I went down to the mail box, and we had received a gift from Florian and his family.  Inside the box was some really fun stuff, a CD of their gospel choir ...

Peanut flips....(Two BIG bags...YUM)...and yes one was opened shortly after this picture...

A little figurine for my mom

A very old Mickey....Florian's Grandma says that his dad played with this Mickey when he was little...

And, more chocolate....

Thanks so much for thinking of us, we love it all! 

The view from my office

So I looked up from my computer today and what do I see?  Mobi, who is obviously bored, and watching me, waiting for me to be done with work for the day.....

Now, this pillow/bed she is laying on...we recently got new beds for the girls and this old one was out in the living room.  Mobi has decided she can move it all over the room if she wants.  First it was in the entry way, and I am not sure when she put it outside my office door.

I can tell you though, that seeing this was enough distraction to get me to take at least a little puppy break.

Great Dane Elevated Feeding Dish

When you have a Great Dane, they say that having a raised food dish is a must.  It helps with digestion, and bloat prevention.  Most elevated contraptions only go 12 - 18 inches high, well you have seen Mobi, that just isn't enough.  We had one we had bought and our friend Ron, decided he could use that concept and make a bigger one....One that was Mobi sized..... 

Here is the one we purchased....it is is great, sturdy no problems, just not very tall.  

This is the one that Ron built for us....

You can see the two together and see the height difference

 Best of all, the new one is Mobi approved!  I don't think she will need it fully extended by the time she is full grown, but this one will last for sure. 

Thanks Ron!  Now, if she didn't eat so much, then drool and slobber all over........

More Mobi

 Mobi loves to lay on pillows, recently the pups got new beds and she drug the old one over and we found her like this (yes I know there are puppy toys everywhere, it is hopeless I can't keep them cleaned up)

Everyone is always asking how big she is getting, well she can put her feet on my shoulders now.....she makes a great dance partner

 But she still likes to sit in my lap....

yummy dinners

Sometimes, meals just look and taste so yummy, you have to take a picture and talk about them. 

Here are two recent dinners, I made for Kevin and I.  First, is a sliced filet sandwich with cheese, and truffle butter, with a mozzarella and sun-dried tomato salad. 

Second, is a tortilla encrusted tilapia with salad and a fresh mix of zucchini, cucumbers, tomato and red onion. 

The girls approved of both too, as they sat in the dining room with us.  

Finally things begin to bloom in CO

We had a really mild winter, and it has been VERY dry.  March was our driest ever on record, and April is winding up the same way.  It looks to be a very drought like summer coming up as we have already had days that are almost 90 and it is just late April.  What is the summer going to be like.  I am guessing we won't have things green for long, so I wanted to take some pics while things were blooming.

My lilacs are all blooming and they smell so great!

 Our other flowers and items are starting to come out and get ready to bloom too....

 Our tall grasses are starting to come out also

And the trees are starting to bloom....Aaahhh, I wish my days were filled with sitting on the deck relaxing and enjoying....

Spring Time is play time

 Since we had some really nice spring days, the dogs are "itching" to go out and play, so we accommodated them:

Look at those ears stand up.....she was running full speed

Mobi is pretty fearless and very athletic and will jump to catch the ball if she can

Stormy, decided she had enough running and would just take a break. 

Visiting the family

So as I said earlier, Kevin and I got to spend some time with my Wonderful Aunt Nancy, and my cousins and family.  It was a good weekend, as I had not seen them for a very long time....and now it is time for them to come and visit me .... hint hint hint

Kevin and I forgot to take pictures earlier in the weekend, but this was Sunday night and my last chance to see everyone.  So Kevin got out the camera and started taking pictures.  We had a great dinner of Lasagne...and then strawberries and ice cream for dessert.

This is me and Allison....

 And then Allison took over the camera:

Tammy and Ron (Debbie's husband)

Me and Tammy and Cathy

 Ron again

 Roy (Cathy's Husband)

Chris (Tammy's Husband)

Allison couldn't help but take a close up of her mother....Allison says this is how she usually looks to her.  :-)

Mrs Wonderful (Nancy)

Kevin and I and the group, front row left to right: Tammy, Nancy, Kevin

Back row left to right:  Jody, Cathy, Debbie

I really enjoyed seeing everyone and laughing and catching up.  

California

So many of you know Kevin is working in San Diego.  Every week, he travels out works and comes home on the weekends.  Well a couple of weeks ago, I decided to fly out also, we stayed over the weekend, did a little siteseeing, but mostly it was about seeing Family (watch for another post soon). 

We went to the Toys R Us nearby and I met this Lego Fireman, and I needed to kiss him for his "service". 

We also decided to go to this lake and do a little walk across the bridge.  You can see that the it was a really gorgeous day outside the sky was really blue. 

 I love bridges and when I saw this from the road, I knew I HAD to walk across it. 

We also got to go to a couple of nearby Vineyards and did some tasting.  Here Kevin and I are stomping.....don't you love Kevin's dress?  (Yes he is the girl)

 I loved all these barrels.....

After the weekend, Kevin still was working at the offices there, so I hung out at the hotel and worked from there.  There was this pretty lemon tree ...

 And the hotel pool, I would sit out here in the afernoon, or if I just needed to get out of the room for a bit....

 I really liked the grill area outside the pool too. 

10:30 am an already 80 degrees, it was wonderful.