Friday, February 27, 2015

gimme paw

bailey is being very demure and is, ever so gently, offering me her paw.


until we meet again my friends-

Thursday, February 26, 2015

she's a survivor

to see bailey walk on leash you'd never know she was immobile 3 months ago. because of how well she does outside, we are letting her walk around the house more and more. she does pretty well as long as she doesn't try to go too fast. the tile floor is still off limits though. she has no traction and can easily lose her footing. my little girl is a fighter, and a survivor, and i have no doubt her recovery will continue to defy the odds.

"i'm a survivor!"

until we meet again my friends-

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

{52 snapshots of life} #mirror

the doors sang "keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel" but keeping my eyes on the road is hard when ...


this cutie is in my rear view mirror!



thanks to the lazy pitbull for hosting 52 snapshots of life blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-

Monday, February 23, 2015

tiptoe through the tulips

or maybe i should say prancing through the pansies. BOL


we had no sun on sunday. it was cold and rainy. but that didn't stop us from getting out of the house. during one of the breaks, we bundled up and went out for a little stroll.


bailey gets tired pretty fast, so we kept it short and sweet. and good thing too, because when we got back to the car, it started to rain again. time to go home and turn on the heater!


until we meet again my friends-

Friday, February 20, 2015

another surprise package from chewy

earlier this month i told you about a portrait of aoife that chewy surprised me with. well guess what! i got another surprise package from them.


and guess what was in there this time!


a painting of my little bailey!!! oh chewy, thank you sooo much. you guys are beyond awesome. xoxo


until we meet again my friends-

Thursday, February 19, 2015

{52 snapshots of life} #love

here we are at week 7 of the 52 snapshots of life challenge. this week, we are to photograph "love".

i know i've used this photo before, but it's one of my favorites. it's a sweet and tender moment, filled with love, that i captured between bailey and her daddy.



thanks to the lazy pitiful for hosting 52 snapshots of life blog hop.

until we meet again my friends, xoxo-

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

product review: blue buffalo blue bones dental chews

february is national pet dental health month so this month's product review is of blue buffalo blue bones dental chews.


these are some of the reasons i like it:

• cleans teeth and freshens doggy bad-breath
• vegetarian-friendly treat
• glucosamine and chondroitin promotes good joint health
• calcium from alfalfa helps build strong bones
• no corn, wheat or soy
• easily digestible
• made in the USA

i ordered the mini bones, which is recommended for dogs 5-15 pounds, but it is also available in small, regular and large sizes. as you can see, aoife ate it in just over a minute. maybe i should have ordered her a larger size! BOL. it was very easy to cut into small bite size pieces for bailey, who by the way, also enjoyed it.



note: chewy.com provided us with the package of treats for our honest opinion of the product. the opinion stated in this review was written by me and was not copy supplied by blue buffalo or chewy.


thanks to kol & sugar for hosting tasty tuesday blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-

Monday, February 16, 2015

shopping for fun

when we go shopping, making it fun for bailey is our main objective. she has decided that she needs another new bed, so she's always testing out the furniture and doggie beds to find just the right fit.

"this is adorable but not very comfy."

she also likes to search for goodies in baskets of odds and ends. sometimes she finds a treasure and other times she comes out empty handed paw'd. either way, she has a good time and that's really all that matters.

"nope, nothin' in here."

until we meet again my friends-

Friday, February 13, 2015

my funny valentine

♬ my funny valentine
sweet comic valentine
you make me smile with my heart ♬


bailey, you goofball, this is why you don't have a date for valentine's day.


until we meet again my friends, happy valentine's day!

Thursday, February 12, 2015

{52 snapshots of life} #create

this is week 6 in the 52 snapshots of life challenge. the word we are tasked to photograph this week is: create.


i crocheted, or created, this lap size afghan for myself ...


... but bailey says it's just her size and has taken it for her own.



thanks to the lazy pitbull for hosting 52 snapshots of life blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

let's do this.

now that bailey is feeling a bit more like her old self, we can start to have a little more fun with our picture taking ... like sticking her in a home depot bucket. (she's such a good sport.)


of course when aoife sees me taking pictures of bailey, she wants in on the action (& the treats!). aoife is a perfect model, and she knows it. she also knows she will be rewarded for her ability to follow direction. do you hear that, bailey? aoife can follow direction. BOL


until we meet again my friends-

Monday, February 9, 2015

first in line

picture time = treat time at casa chihuahua, so when bailey heard the treat bag come out, she jumped in front of aoife to be first in line.

"me first! i'm still recuperating."

aoife is such a sweetie and so tolerant of little bailey's antics.




until we meet again my friends-

Friday, February 6, 2015

burn baby burn

every so often i like to write a post about a fun project that we've done around the house. like the clothesline project or our linen closet makeover. since i don't write a diy blog, i stick bailey in a couple of the pictures and it ends up here. BOL. also, this way my folks can see what we've been up to over here. this is such a post.

we have two fireplaces in our home: a decent one and an ugly one. this is about our ugly one. it is a small gas log burning fireplace. it was dingy, the single line of flame barely put out any heat, it was off center and i finally just got fed up with it. ok, time to update.

"let's go shopping!"

this is our sort of before picture. it had old lava rock on the bottom but i forgot to take the picture before hubby removed it.


hubby took out the log burner and replaced it with a glass burner.


we ordered some fire glass ...


... and bailey supervised as hubby poured it in the fireplace.


voila! just a few hours later, we have a brand new look to our old brick fireplace. the glass burner gives us more flames and more warmth than the log burner. we should have done this ages ago.


until we meet again my friends-

Thursday, February 5, 2015

#chewy immortalizes my grand dog

packages are always so much fun to receive in the mail; especially unexpected ones. imagine our surprise, when we received a package from none other than chewy! i knew i wasn't expecting anything from them so i tore it open and what a surprise! a portrait of my grand dog, aoife! how adorable and how sweet.


"thanks chewy!!!"


thanks to ruckus the eskie, love is being owned by a husky & barking from the bayou for hosting thoughtless thursday blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

{52 snapshots of life} #winter

i know this is not the typical winter shot but we live in southern california and this has been our weather the past few days. today will be high 70's and tomorrow should be low 80's.



thanks to the lazy pitbull for hosting 52 snapshots of life blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

product review: blue buffalo wilderness trail treats salmon wild bites

what has got bailey's attention?


salmon wild bites.


every time we go out, i always have a bag of treats in bailey's doggie bag. if she gets a little fidgety in the store, i can always calm her down with a little nibble or two. then when we get back to the car, she gets another nibble.


salmon wild bites are soft and easy for bailey to chew. she likes them so much, she didn't even wait for me to cut it up for her! when this package is gone, i'm definitely gonna buy more.

"mmm, salmony"

* 100% grain-free
* high in protein
* contains no gluten, corn, wheat, soy or by-product meals
* made in the USA


note: chewy.com provided us with the package of treats for our honest opinion of the product. the opinion stated in this review was written by me and was not copy supplied by blue buffalo or chewy.


thanks to sugar and kol for hosting tasty tuesday blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-