FASHION NO NO

Things are crazier here today than yesterday. ALL the flights are cancelled out of Portland, all the roads closed. It is a pitiful situation. Sheba refused to go out last night and finally could not hold it any longer, I let her out a 1am and she went down in the snow over 2 feet. We have had about a foot of snow but the drifts have made it seems like much more. Arrow has her purple coat, so hence she has created a fashion no-no. Purple boots with a blue coat/snooze. I thought of Macey when I put her boots on. She is ready for the elements the next time nature calls. I hear it is pitiful today in Holland too. I called Jean to wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and she said church was cancelled, etc.....You will have a lot of snow for sledding tomorrow night. I will keep you posted how things fare out here in the Pacific NW, where it is NEVER supposed to get below 32....

SNOW, SNOW , SNOW

Even we have snow now in Portland, more than a "dusting" that shut the city down all week, now we do have a storm that is almost a never in Portland, the last big one was 5 years ago and I was snowed in for 5 days with NO DIET COKE. Rest assured that will never happen again, but things are a bit dicey out there. The airport is still open but you have to have chains on in order to drive or they will ticket you. Of course I have NO chains, so I will not be going anywhere soon.
Sheba seemed to like the snow the first time out, but she came barreling around the corner and did a body plant that resulted in a YELP, so the 2nd time she went out, Mom made sure she had her coat and boats on. No problem the 2nd time around. I am sending a few pictures in her green coat, minus the boots, I will get one of her with hat, coat and boots but she shies from the camera when she is all decked out.
I was so sad to get the word on Arrow today, that he has cancer, ( lympathic) and probably will not live long. I kinds wish he was back with me, I miss him, he is really a love bug. Have fun sledding on Monday, I may update before then, until then...I leave you with the Queen....

Macey's masterpeice framed

I am sure you all remember that GREAT picture that Macey made for me for my birthday. I am proud to say it is framed and hanging in my bedroom so it is the last thing I see at night when I go to bed. I love you Macey

New hat for Sheba

Here are a few pictures of Sheba in her new hat/PJ's...and one of poor Arrow in his coat trying to stay warm,,,

Barack in a box

I have spoken about my beloved Barack in a box before, but I thought it was time to show the world my most prized piece of history. Check out this gem

Time flies

I can't believe that Christmas is less than 2 weeks away. I still have Thanksgiving decorations out. I have been so busy with ETSy that all else has gone to hell in a hand basket. I was glad to hear about Bill's birthday dinner and the chance for the girls to meet Jean. I hear that it went well. I am still in a quandry about Arrow. He keeps having the same symptoms, took him to the vet on wed and to aspcialiston this coming Monday. He will not eat anything but Val's homemade dog cookies, have changed his food,all kinds of medication....the poor fella is skin and bones. Sheba is very sweet to him....
Assuming that all the kids are home from college breaks and I know Dave, Rachel and Katie-Kat are in town this weekend for the Hamberg get together. Jean sold one of her bird bracelets on ETSy.....way to go, you never knwo with this ETSY thing, but it has kept me busy.
The weather is supposed to get frigid cold here in the next few days and maybe some snow, which is a rare thing. Wish I could be there for Christmas.....the sweater idea and the new games sound like fun

Somehow I missed the writing when I posted this blog of Sheba and Arrow getting ready for Christmas wearing thier festive collars. Actually these are 2 pictures I used to post on ETSY for the holiday collars for sale. Poor Arrow, he still keeps losing weight, I have him on all kinds of special food, he will kill himself to get human food but I am not allowed to give him human food. I sold a few items yesterday and also about 30.00 worth of Greyhound stuff at a GPA Christmas tree sale.
Arrow is a snuggle bug, he does jump up on the bed and lays right next to me, probably trying to stay warm since I turn the heat off at night. I did get Sheba a new sweater from an ETSy site and she DONATED a sweater for Arrow when she found out he is so thin. She asked his measurements and said I will have both in the mail by tomorrow. Her site is called hoverfly at etsy.com. You end up meeting a lot of cool people on the site when you buy and sell.
Not really in the mood for Christmas, I am surrounded by bags of crafting supplies as I continue to post items each day. Don't know when Robert will get here since he has 2 major repair jobs going on in the house right now that he is paying for someone to do. All the electrical and all the laying of the 1 by 1 inch tiles in the bath and foyer. About 20K worth of work. I once tried to do the tile and lost my mind after about 12 square inches. It is VERY HARD to lay 1 by 1 inch tile....
With is big expenduture and people working in the house who knows when he will get here....
Confrats to J/S who have had a few sales at ETSY. Make sure you tell all your friends about our sites!!! Sheba nad Arrow thank you. LOVED the ugly sweater post by Brenda, and as always, Jen's posts of the girls....just what does Macey want for Christmas.....I have a THIN 10 year old Greyhound I am certain she would love

Going to the Dogs for Christmas

New Pillow cases

I got these pillow cases from Jean at Cottage Corner today, now tell me they are not perfect for the new quilt I got from the cottage.....she will not take any money, so I guess I will have to tell Bill just to give her 20.00 bucks, they were 8 dollars each and she mailed them to me. I was very happy to get them and for them to be so cute.

Pillow covers

Lull in the action

My ETSY store was doing pretty good and now I have hit a wall...no sales....I keep making things and posting at least a few every day. I am trying to get some greyhound stuff made this week since GPA is having a sale this weekend. Not much new here except for crafting, etsy and crafting....I sure need the money so I hope it picks back up.
Arrow still is not feeling real good.....He does not complain but he is not eating like he used to. It did not help that Sheba ate his food 2 days in a row so she is in the "naughty spot", which for her means NO TREATS.
I love Brenda and Jenny's new blogger backgrounds, and I can't say enough about how funny that Macey is with her quotes and how darling BOTH those girls are. Kelsey looks like she and her sister definately need to be in movies, an advertisement, or whatever contest Jen can find