Ieri c'era nevica, oggi c'è sole ma fa un freddo cane

Il mio cane, chi è un yeti.

Il mostro neve.

Neve due

Here are a couple pictures after it stopped snowing, after 24 hour of snowing.




Talk about crabby acuba!!!!!



The little boy hiding under the picnic table.

C'è nevica!!!

It's snowing!!!

Yesterday it was forecast for snow starting around midnight, so the entire state started closing. The place where I work even cancelled a conference we were hosting. Today most of the city, much less the state, is closed. It did not start snowing until after 2:30 this morning. (Don't ask how I know that. Between the full moon and hot flashes, I was awake and out of bed.) We have about 5 inches on the ground and it continues to snow. The forecast is for another 2 to 3 inches. This is the most snow I have seen here since moving here 7 years ago. I plan on going out and playing in the beautiful white fluffy stuff. I am going to chase me dogs until they are white, covered in snow. Here are a couple preliminary pictures.

SunRae's Baby Pictures

I have been going thru some old pictures and came across these pictures of SunRae when she was a puppy.


Poor bored puppy, just laying on top of her toys. Nothing to do.



I gave her a toy you pull the string and it vibrates. She is not sure what to do with it. It feels funny.



Rae decided to put the toy in her mouth, since she is teething. (You can see she is teething because the tips of her ears are curling.)

She decides she likes it. It feels good.



Rae figures out how to pull the string herself. She doesn't need any slow human to pull the string for her.


And she pulls, and pulls again, and pulls again, until she pulls the string out and breaks the vibrating part of the toy.



Back to poor puppy with no toys to play with.

What Miesha Knew

Miesha was a very smart dog. Here is a list of some of the things she knew.

Commands
sit - English, Italian, hand signal
come here - English, Italian, hand signal, whistle
go home - English, Italian, hand signal
down - English, hand signal
go lay down - used more for 'go find a comfortable place and lay down' rather than 'down' which means 'lay down right here, right now'.
this side - used when out walking to indicate to get between me and the post or mailbox, so the leash would not get tangled in said object
wait
walk on
with me - aka heal
shake - shake hands
other one - shake with the other paw
crates - used to get her in her crate, yet hardly used. As soon as she heard the treat jar opened, she went into her crate.
get in the car
show me - she would go point at the drawer where the greenies are kept (see greenie)
leave it
take it
hup - jump up on the bed
go - English, Italian
go potty
go poop
kiss - English, Italian, hand signal
enough - English, Italian

General phrases
walk
want to go outside
greenie - her all time favorite treats. She would even ask for them.
car ride
sticky stuff - what I call putting on lotion after a shower. Miesha loved to help he spread the lotion, aka lick it.
nap - she knew to go into the bedroom and lay down


Some of Miesha's favorite foods/treats
Greenies
broccoli - raw or frozen (a veg-cicle)
oat meal
biscotti
Zone protein bars
french fries
peanut butter
white rice

Miesha and Stimpy

The night of Wednesday 6 January 2010, Miesha and Stimpy transitioned to the other side. Miesha transitioned after the rapid progression of a tumor on her spine left her paralyzed in the back legs and in excruciating pain. Stimpy transitioned after dealing with lymphoma for several months. They both will be missed.

My Magical Miss Miesha
23 December 1999 - 6 January 2010





Stimpy
23 August 1993 - 6 January 2010