Meet the Newest Member of our Family

 Coffee/Tea of the Day - Cinnamon French Toast coffee

Hooray, it's the weekend! 

I ended up not feeling too well this week, plagued by nasty migraines and seizures, so crafting was not on the agenda unfortunately. but I wanted to share with all of you about the newest member of our family.

over the past few years we have sadly had to say goodbye to our precious pups, Brutus and Palmer. it's still hard to type this without crying. we are 'those' people whose dogs and cats are huge parts of the family. their loss is devastating. 

so last January David had finally decided that he was ready for a new dog. we had been watching the website of our favorite rescue center when he saw a chocolate lad puppy. so off we went. 

we brought home Watson, a 6 month old chocolate lab/Chesapeake Bay retriever mix. he is so full of personality and enthusiasm for EVERYYHING!

he has quickly grown into a big cuddly bear. like all of our dogs, he absolutely loves going to camp every day to run and play and greet everyone. we are so very blessed to have him in our lives! :)

have a fantastic weekend!

Jennifer

A Special Labrador Card for Hubby

Coffee/Tea of the Day - Coconut coffee to be followed by Lavender Mint iced tea later today :)

Hello and welcome to the start of a brand new, marvelous week! :) what wonders to behold!

I am slow getting my projects posted, and I do apologize for that. still not feeling real whippy, so everything is taking even longer to get accomplished these days. one of our lovely DIL's was at camp last week with her youth group. it was a delight to see her and spend an hour or two with her each day! Palmer was able to go out to camp on their last day, and he was over the moon to see Elizabeth again! we are huge pet lovers in our family, and our beloved cats and dogs are treasures. I think I have more photos of the pets than I do my children! ha!

on that note, I want to share a card I made for Dave. our Labradors have held very special places in our hearts. my sons have never known life without at least one in the house. so I knew when it was time to make a card for David, I needed to include one of our precious pups.

I found the vintage image online. sorry, but if I don't write absolutely everything down these days, I forget. I will try to do better. gosh, I can't remember from which Etsy store I found the paper either. I think the tag is from either Shabby Dabby Doo Dah or Artymaze. ugh. this head of mine....

lots of distressing and ink squirty tool. vintage buttons are from my stash, and the seam binding is from Zipper Stop.

I made the wonderful decision this weekend to give away all of my Copic markers to one of my DIL's. I never use them and have over 300. she is an artist, and they will get great use. I feel as if a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. no pressure to try to master Copic shading and blending. wooohooo! as the saying goes, you gotta do you, and Copics are most definitely NOT me! ;)  she is very excited, and I can't wait to see how she uses them.

all of you have a most amazing week! love to each of you! :)

Jennifer

Challenges:

Corrosive Ch - anything goes

Crafter's Castle - anything goes

Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers - D is for dogs

Craft Rocket - for the men/boys

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Classic Design - anything goes

Country View - do what makes you happy ( this card combines LOTS of my happy! my hubby, our dogs, crafting, vintage, vintage buttons!, distressing...)

Crafty Animals - anything goes with an animal

Creative Crafters - anything goes

TTCRD - anything goes

Thank You

Coffee of the Day - Marzipan

Thank you so very much for all of your kind and loving comments about Latte. They mean a great deal to me!

We are all still having a tough time with her being gone. My sons call me in the middle of the night in tears because they miss her so much. I wake up crying because I dream of her. Mocha, her sister, keeps looking for her outside and refuses to come in until she finds her.

I haven't been able to do any crafting. that will come in time, I know. so please be patient with me. my birthday blog candy will probably be put off a bit, but I will see.

Just know that your kindness has touched my heart. and you are each loved - truly, deeply.
Jennifer

A Sick Pup....and an Update :(

Coffee of the Day - Kahlua and Cream

I haven't done any crafting for a bit because I have a very, very sick puppy at home. :(  my beautiful Princess Pup, Latte, isn't doing very well. not sure if she will make it through the day.

(photo taken last year when we got new dog beds)

oh sigh.... she has been my coffee buddy, my nurse, my so much more than a friend. I'm doing my best to take care of her and be strong, but gosh, my heart is breaking into tiny pieces.

I can't leave her side because she starts crying and moaning if she can't see me. so I have been talking to her, petting her, and doing all I can to be in some small way a comfort while she doesn't feel well.

will try to get to a vet later today if she doesn't start showing signs of getting better.

just wanted to let all of you know what is going on.... makes it all the more difficult that my family is gone for the summer.

go hug your four legged friends for me - real tight! and then hug those two legged ones as well! :)

update -

our wonderful Latte died a little after 1pm today. the tears haven't stopped.
I was able to talk to her and pet her head as she passed away. my heart hurts.

13 years together wasn't near long enough, Pretty Girl.....

and They Call It Puppy Love! Happy Valentine's Day!

Coffee of the Day - Chocolate Cherry Almond

Yesterday I was able to deliver Valentine goodies to Mick and Brutus. we picked up Tyler, who was between classes, and headed out for lunch. what a glorious time together!

again, sorry for the lousy card photo, but I am trying to get better - I promise!

LOVE the pix of Mick and Brutus!

image is from The Doodle Garden, digital papers are by Far Far Hill, burlap ribbon is May Arts. everything else is from my stash. dog was colored to look like Brutus, of course! lots of distressing on this one. also a touch of faux stitching.

Happy Valentine's Day to YOU, dear friend!

isn't that the cutest? they were made for each other! true Puppy Love! :)

light was coming thru window so it was hard to get a good pic. sorry

Our Newest Family Member!

Coffee of the Day - Almond Joy

On Monday Mick was able to rescue this wonderful lab/American bulldog mix from the shelter down near where he lives in Kent. the pup has a new name of Brutus for his new life with Mick! we are all so very excited to welcome him into the Scull family!! :)  the top pix are from Brutus's professional photo shoot at the rescue shelter. these next few are from when Mick took him to the park and then when they got back to Mick's apt.

Brutus and Mick came for a visit to our home on Tuesday while Dave and I took a trip to Indiana to see Ryan for a belated birthday visit. Mick was taking care of our pups here at the house while we were gone for 2 days. evidently Mocha was not too thrilled to have a new family member, but Latte took it all in stride. considering the dogs here are over 12 years old and Brutus is about 2, things went pretty well! :)

we had a great visit with Ryan at IWU. God is just doing such amazing things in Ryan's life there. even though he is so far away, it makes my heart so happy to hear him talk of all that is happening. I am so very proud of Ryan, and his brothers, too!  here is a link to an interview with Ryan done for a neat FB group from his school if you are interested. :)

I am trying to play catch-up on emails and computer stuff today, but should have my Pink-tober blog candy  up by Saturday for World Card Making Day! there will be one big prize and 2 smaller ones, so that gives several people an opportunity to win!  I hope you will stop back by!

take care and know I am thinking of you today! :)