On my way home from work this evening I stopped and bought Roxy a new bone. A good size bone. She has been running from room to room looking for a place to bury it for over an hour now. She tried the corner of our dinning room first, even leaving it there for a few minutes and walking away like she had done her job. Then she tried behind our living room chair and when that didn’t work she took it to the end of our hallway and decided to munch on it for a while. Now she is back to the dinning room pretending to dig a hole. It cracks me up when she does this. There is no stopping her like she is on a mission
Meet our new friend, Princess Gwen.
What beautiful hound she is !
I walked in to our living room this morning and found Roxy sound asleep in her chair and my husband asleep on the couch. They looked so sweet I had to snap a picture.
Now this is what weekend mornings are all about. Once it snows and we get that winter cold weather, I am sure there will be a lot more weekend mornings like this around my house. Only I’ll be right there watching movies and snoozing with them. Not sure where I’ll fit but I am sure we’ll figure it out some how.
My husband and I are planning on giving our garage a good clean up before winter gets here. Then in the spring we are planning on giving it a real make over so to speak. I can’t believe how much stuff we have cluttering it up that could be put away. Our first step will be to add garage cabinets so we can get all of the gardening tools and all of the kids yard toys up off of the floor. That alone is going to add a lot of space. Maybe after we add the garage cabinets I can talk my husband in to a doggy dog for Roxy?
I slept on the couch last night and Roxy on her chair next to me. I woke up early this morning to my daughter Allison snuggling up with Roxy and telling her how much she loves her. What a sweet way to wake up on a Sunday morning. Then they walked down the hall way to my daughters room and played for a good half an hour. I could hear Allison talking a mile a minute. I wonder what goes through Roxys mind during these play times. It’s either please God, make her stop talking or she could be thinking, my girl, she loves, she really loves me.
Well, surprisingly I did not dress Roxy up for Halloween this year. So I have no photos to share.
My house was just too hectic. I had twelve people over for dinner and to celebrate Halloween. That is a lot in our little house. It was a little crazy at times but a whole lot of fun to. My sister and I walked our kids around four blocks to trick or treat and by the time we got back I was just too wiped out to even think about dressing Roxy.
I know I am bad doggy mamma.
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I feel so bad for Roxy this morning. When ever our granddaughter is here she takes over the living room and Roxy has to stay in the kitchen behind baby gates. She is still way too hyper and strong to have around a three month old baby. I do bring her out to sniff and check out Rebcca from time to time but she has to be on her leash. That is the only way I can have complete control of her. This morning she is not taking it very well. There has been lots of wimpering and yelping going on. I can’t wait for the day that she calms down and I can trust her. I just pray that day comes!
Some one in this house made cup cakes tonight.
Some one made sure the Princess had one.
Okay, maybe more than one.
Who could resist this face?
After all that scrubbing and bragging about how good she smells, Roxy went and rolled in some thing nasty.
I mean the girl has got a stink on! Why does this happen right after a bath?
She will not be sleeping any where my bed tonight. Not until she gets another scrub down.
With Gerry starting his own small construction and finishing business from home I told him we needed to shop around and compare some of the small business phone systems that are available. Then we can use that dedicated number on all of his new business cards, flyer’s and his web site. That way we also don’t have the kids answering calls from his customers. I also believe we can write off some of the bill on his taxes this year.
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Now that fall is here Roxy has been trying to sleep in our bed. It must be too chilly down on the floor in her bed. I really don’t mind. In fact I kind of like it. Last night I left the window open so it was really chilly and windy in our room and it was pretty nice to feel her all snuggled up at my feet.
Now, if only I could get her to stop waking me up with her loud snoring. I swear at least once a night I have to nudge or shake her to stop it.
I love the way Roxy reacts after being groomed. She walks around and shows herself off every time. As to say. look at me, look at me.
I always get her “the works” when I take her in. A good deep shampoo, ears, nails and teeth. And I always pick some new girlie smelling shampoo. This last visit I asked for vanilla and wow did she smell yummy.
My husband and I have plans on redoing most every room in our house. When we bought this house we both swore the first room we were going to do was the living room. We are getting the ball rolling. We plan to pull up the carpet, take down the wall paper from the previous owners, repaint the hall way and add some nice Blinds to each window. Well, the carpet and paint were no problem to pick out but when it came time to pick out theBlinds there were just so many to chose from. And they really can give your room a whole new feel depending on style. I do believe after lots of shopping I have decided on Textured Vertical Blinds for our huge front window. At least I an one step closer to having things redone and having a nice new living room to enjoy.
Roxy loved her blanket !
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No matter where I put that blanket, Roxy always found it and moved it to her bed. It was so funny.
It’ was an on going game around here.
Roxy’s newest love is ice cubes. Her grandma who lives with us will drop one on purpose every time she opens the freezer door. So of course, no matter where she is in the house Roxy can now hear her grandma’s foot steps when she walks in to the kitchen and comes running in hopes she will open that freezer door. It’s so funny. I mean what could be so great about a boring ice cube. I guess I have been wasting my money by buying her all those yummy treats all this time when I could have just been giving her ice.
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I can not believe how fast my hound can swipe a slice of pizza off the dinner table.
I bet I looked away for less then a minute and when I turned back it was gone.
Just like when you have kids, when it’s too quiet, you know they are up to no good.
How’s this for no good? While I was busy taking a bath, some one tried to eat the cable remote.
Dad is going to be so mad when he gets home.
Update -
Roxy was grounded to the kitchen for the entire night for chewing our remote. Dad came home three hours later and our smart pup knew she had none wrong. All he had to do was walk in the room with the chewed remote in his hand and she gave him “the look” the look that says, I am sorry daddy, I just couldn’t help myself.
On the top of my Christmas list this year is a Hamilton Beach® Eclectrics® All-Metal Stand Mixer . To be honest, I would really love it if my husband came home with one as an an early holiday gift for me this year.
A week or two before Christmas I spend an entire day making Kieflies with my mom, my aunt and my sister. It’s a family tradition that has been passed down from my great-grandmother to my grandmother and my mother and now to me and my sister. This is a holiday tradition that I truley love. I plan on passing it down to both of my daughters and I am sure my sister will be doign the same.I love the idea of our daughters spending a day together every year making Kieflies and talking about the tradition. I just know all the mixing would be much easier and it would save us a lot of time this year if I show up with an Eclectrics® Mixer. Let me tell you a little about the features on this mixer, they really are just incredible. It has 400 watts of power to mix even the toughest jobs like 9 dozen cookies. When we make the Kieflies, we make at least 9 dozen, or more. I think last year we ended up with about 12 dozen or so. That takes a lot of time and preparation and it would be so much easier if we used a Hamilton Beach® Mixer It also has a professional 2-way rotating head for thorough hands-free mixing and their high-performance electronics ensure constant power. The Hamilton Beach® Mixer is going to be a lifesaver for us! There are 12 settings on the mixer, a 4.5 quart locking stainless steel bowl and it’s a lot quieter than our current mixer. Which at times we have yell to talk over. Another thing is they offer a three year warranty! Three years is a long time, I mean you can’t wrong there.
Here is a recipe for Kieflies. It’s not my family recipe because that is a family secret, but it’s close enough:
3 cups unsifted flour
1/2 cup sour cream (plus 2 tablespoons)
8 medium egg yolks
0 small lemon, rind of, grated (yellow part only)
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 lb butter (or 1/4 lb butter + 1/4 lb margarine where you don’t use all the margarine)
Filling
1 lb walnuts, shelled, and ground fine
8 egg whites
1 lb confectioners’ sugar
Mix flour and butter until mixture is like cornmeal.
Beat together sour cream, egg yolks, lemon rind and sugar, add to flour mixture.
Knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Dough will have a satiny appearance and all the dough will come off your hands. Knead at least 20 minutes. The longer you work the dough the flakier the finished product will be. Do not cheat on kneading time. Pinch off pieces of dough no larger than a walnut and form into balls. Place balls side by side in a cake pan. Separate layers with wax paper. This should make about 85 balls.
Roll each ball into a 4” circle. Circles will be tissue paper thin. Use as little flour as possible to keep dough from sticking to pastry board. It is best to make a mixture of 6 tablespoons flour and 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar for sprinkling the board.
Lay rolled out circles of pastry on a large tray just barely overlapping so they will not stick together. Use waxed paper between layers. When a dozen balls have been rolled, refrigerate the tray so dough does not become too soft. If this happens kieflies will not be attractive. It is easier to assemble if you roll out about 36 balls, fill and bake. All the balls may be rolled at one time, but keep pastry circles refrigerated until ready to fill. Work with only as many circles as will it an one cookie sheet at a time.
To assemble kieflies, place a semi-heaping tablespoon of filling across the middle of each circle, but not quite to the edge. Fold 1/3 of the dough over filling, overlapping about half way; fold the remaining 1/3 of the dough so it overlaps the first 1/3. Use a gentle hand when overlapping the filling so that when it bakes the filling will have room to expand. Shape the rolls into crescents, using thumbs and fingers. When forming the crescents the edges might curl up slightly. Do not try to smooth out the dough. To do so would not allow the dough to expand and become flaky.
Always place filled kieflies on a cool, ungreased cookie sheet. Bake no more than 1 sheet at a time. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake 10 to 12 minutes or only until lightly browned.
While kieflies are still warm generously coat with confectioners’ sugar by sprinkling it through a small sieve or shaker.
Getting ready for Halloween.
I think she has the “please give me treats” trick or treat look down.
I was going to go with the whole “witch” theme but Roxy decided to eat the hair out of this hat the day after I took this photo.
Good thing I saved her costumes from last year.
Roxy, doing her share to clean up the kitchen after breakfast.
Roxy is being so loving this morning. Maybe it is the chilly fall weather but she is just one big snuggle bug. Every time I even start to get up or walk away she pushes her nose on me for more loving. It’s really very sweet.
