SHADOWS OF DAKOTA

We cast shadows

not so unlike 

reflections

in water

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BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

We got snow today

Not tons but enough

to make everything pretty

and white

Kota loved it! 

He wanted to play ball 

in the snow but mommy wanted

to get back inside.

It's just way too cold out there

Hope everyone keeps warm and dry

HAPPY 4tH OF JULY !

MR. GOOFY

I couldn't stand it, 

had to post about my Kota again

After work 

I took him for a short walk 

to the tennis courts 

near our house

As you can see the net was ripped

 which allowed

for an interesting 

photo shoot

He found a tennis ball

 and then went nuts

scroll down 

to see

Mr. Goofy

He was in his 

glory

Rolling all around 

in the grass

This was one 

"broken in" tennis ball

and 

he was loving it!

We must have 

hung around the tennis court 

for about 15 minutes 

and then he was ready to go home 

He insisted on bringing his new toy

 home with him

He dropped it in the garden

 near our front door

Where it remains

until next time

DOGGIE ICE CREAM

By now some of you have been getting to 

know my sweet Kota dog a little.

He is such a blessing to us. 

A few years ago we lost our Riley boy

and we were just miserable.

We have had dogs for years and 

after about a month of not having the

love of a good dog by our side

I started, on the sly, to look for another.

(My husband had put his foot down and 

said "no more dogs").

Little did he know that I need to have a dog to love on.

I spotted an ad in the Sunday paper -

someone offering a white husky

Sounded exactly like what I was looking for.

This was the first ad I had even looked at 

I knew this was a sign from above

I had to see this dog

I think hubby was even starting to get interested

We have pretty much only had husky dogs and 

I just love 'em to pieces so this was a major no-brainer for me!

I suggested that we stop by after church - just to take

a look... hmm (not what I was thinking)
It was mad love at first sight..
It was official- hubby and I were smitten

Anyways the rest is history...

Kota is our sweet little guy that was surely

a gift from God 

Making Kota happy is really easy, all you have to do is:

Love him lots,

Walk him lots

and ...

give him homemade doggie ice cream

Here is he is enjoying a cup:

To make these you will need:

* 1/2 cup plastic cup containers with snap on lids

(the kind that Hefty and others make,

they come in an 8 pack at grocery & other stores),

* A can of dog food (Kota eats Merrick Chicken 

Pot Pie- which he adores and it's all natural)

* About 1 spoonful of peanut butter (I use the natural kind) &

* some sort of blender.

I use a milkshake maker type blender (the ones with a really

tall metal milkshake cup)

 

He loves these.. can you tell?

I will then put about 1/2 cup of the can of dog food

in the milkshake blender along with the

spoonful of peanut butter and

fill the rest of the cup about 3/4 way with water

Must be intermission time

Then I will pour the mixture in the plastic containers

and plop them in the freezer. 

They take a good 3-4 hours to freeze

Kota sometimes doesn't understand that part though

but he is a patient boy and simply waits 

Here he is posing for his picture

Love to make him happy

(Isn't that what life is all about anyways?)