Now seems as good a time as any to tell of when I met Sophie the dog for the very first time. As told in a previous post, we drove two states away and ferried out to Vashon Island in Washington to find her. We arrived as instructed at 7am. We were then led to a barn. In the barn were two stalls. In one stood a single horse, who was keeping watch over five puppies in the stall next to her, almost as if she were their nanny. I went to the stall full of puppies, all bouncing and fumbling over each other as if to be saying, "Pick ME! Pick ME!" I knew by pictures that had been emailed which one was mine so I bent down and plucked her out of the pile. She put both little paws up around my neck and nuzzled her nose into my hair and refused to budge from that position for almost an hour. I kid you not. She was like, "I just knew you'd finally come for me!!" I signed the papers and got in the passenger side of our car and finally, some time down the road, pulled her away and said, "Now, let's have a good look at you!" Seriously, folks. This doggie was meant to be ours. And, probably because I have been so militant about the training period, I was just beginning to think that we might very well have THEE perfect puppy. ahem. Until today. Today I got up off the couch (leaving Sophie on the couch alone), went into the kitchen, heard plastic being chewed, ran back in thinking she had the remote, and retrieved my 1 gig SD camera disc that has pictures all the way back to Christmas on it from her sharp little teeth. This pretty much sums up how I felt.
argh. I feel strongly that the little memory board inside the hard plastic container is not mutilated. In my immediate reactive state I ran it to the nearby photo shop, where Joaquin the Manager is to look at it on Monday. argh. I am not too hopeful so far, but won't give up easily. Any suggestions or previous good luck stories would be much appreciated!
Oh. Here's the little fart, chewing of course, taken with my other camera disc this afternoon.
What? Chewing? Me? I don't know what you're talking about! I don't have anything in my mouth! (exactly what she says when she breezes by the litter box and just briefly pauses. YUCK!!)
So, I had already taken pics of everything that is to follow, but tonight I had to quickly (and grumpily) retake them all.
I joined a cupcake swap over on Sharon's blog a couple of months ago. I posted one of the things I made, mailed it off, and then didn't think much more about it. This week I was nicely surprised when I received my package from Australia. The darned thing had been in the post for 5 weeks! But OH was it worth the wait. Just look at the quality of this bag
Really cute, huh? But seriously; look at the workmanship!
John was checking it out over morning coffee earlier this week...his mind could just hardly go there. "Get the *&%# outta here! A stranger whom you never met did all this stitching BY HAND!?" Yup. That's the way we bloggers roll. ;-) Here's the loot in it's entirety
I just couldn't be more pleased Rachel! Thank you thank you so very much. And speaking of cupcakes and Sharon. Look at this sweet cosmetic bag she sent me just because she's that kinda gal
In the package was all sorts of other cutie stuff too, but it's all been distributed about the house and I HAD a picture of it and, you know the rest. THANKS so much Sharon! You're a peach. :-)
I've been plugging away for almost two weeks now on some yo-yo kits. Two different sizes in two different fabric lines so far. Had some great pictures taken and was just about ready to list but, yeah.... I'll try to wake up with a better attitude tomorrow and retake the pictures. Here's one I snapped tonight.
I wish I didn't lose the one of these all loose in a green Martha melamine bowl. Darnit! Oh well, like mama always said; it could've been a lot worse!
cheers.
jen
Interesting to know.
Posted by: Apria | October 27, 2008 at 01:21 PM
OUCH!!
The ONLY things my 'perfect' Cardi has ever ruined, have been high-cost things like a $70 headset for Hubby's phone, and my FAVORITE pair of shoes.
Then again, that's also not counting the hamper he ate though, to get to panties, and the panties he's eaten! LOL As a whole though, he's been a MUCH better dog than ANY of my others, my whole life. Our GSD/Aussie mixed mutt has ruined a huge list of things every year, for over 4 years!
Posted by: Emily | October 21, 2008 at 09:42 AM
Sophie is just an adorable little Cardigan!Corgi's are the best without a doubt. Sweet dispositions and smart! I had one for almost 13yrs. Also about the chewing.. at my house we call it "distressing". :o)Thankfully they do grow out of it quick!!
Posted by: Bridget | September 29, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Glad you liked your little bag!! Hugs!!!
Posted by: sharon | September 27, 2008 at 11:31 PM
That's precisely why God made puppies so very adorable :) Lucky for your pup she's extra adorable, so that will help her more than a little when she destroys your stuff! If the camera shop can't help, you might want to check out data retrieval companies, they ain't cheap, but they do amazing things!
Posted by: Sue McGs | September 25, 2008 at 05:46 PM
doesn't matter. too cute to be mad at.
just don't let her near those yo-yo's!
xo
di
Posted by: Diane Duda | September 25, 2008 at 08:25 AM
Cant help you with any useful memory card info but.....that face is tooooo gorgeous - you cant be mad for long!
The colours in your yoyo kits are fabulous!
xo
Posted by: Tamy | September 25, 2008 at 04:45 AM
Ah, so Sophie enjoys the occasional "Kitty Tootsie Roll." Yum! Our old dog loved em'. So sorry to hear about your photos...I truly feel sorry since I really don't like this part of marketing. The yoyo's look great though! Keep them away from the pup:)
Tracy
Posted by: Tracy Nuskey-Dodson | September 24, 2008 at 03:27 PM
well you know the only reason puppies are SO cute is that when they are naughty you can't drop kick 'em! :)
that is one sweet doggy!!!
Posted by: tina | September 23, 2008 at 07:05 PM
So sorry about the memory card thing...but just look at Sophie....way, way cuter than any doggie should ever be!!! And that PURSE!!!!! A BIG WHOO AND HOO!!! So wonderful.
Posted by: Cheryl | September 22, 2008 at 10:07 PM
DUDE! I feel for you... I'd be so mad... but like everyone else says... not for long with a cute little puppy face like that! When we got our puppy I turned the cat box to face the wall (it has a lid on it, but it's slightly angled) so the cat could still get in, but the dog couldn't without me hearing him. He pretty much stopped trying. I love the bag, but the coat rack it's hanging on... OMG! SOOOOO cute!
Posted by: missy ballance | September 22, 2008 at 07:52 PM
Ahhhhhhh puppies! Lovin' all your goodies, and especially your yo-yo work of art. I'm on a yo-yo kick (I drank the yo-yo Kool-Aid that Pam served up a while back ago). But I need to take some sips... I've only done two so far.
Love seeing the bama-bling! xoxo-m
Posted by: happy zombie | September 22, 2008 at 06:03 PM
Your work is always perfection. I couldn't enjoy reading a blog more than yours. The doggy story is sweet really. He's just a puppy and chew chew chew! Our dog is several years old and If I drop a pen on the floor - its history. Now a pen is not as bad as a memory stick. So you got me there. On saturday my kids made me stop at the roadside where someone was selling puppies. I was stupid enough to do it. They were mad at me all day Saturday because I didn't get one. We HAVE a dog. But that doesn't matter I guess.
Posted by: Nanette | September 22, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Oh....come on.....that cute adorable puppy face.....don't believe he's responsible for a second. I think he was framed!
Posted by: Karin@creativechaos | September 22, 2008 at 09:31 AM
What a sweet and adorable little face. Just look into those eyes...how can you stay mad? That was one nice cupcake swap you lucky girl.
Posted by: Susan@ black eyed susan's kitchen | September 22, 2008 at 06:42 AM
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Oh, sorry. I am just so happy to find out that your puppy was naughty once. Now I don't feel so inadequate. :)
Posted by: Kathi D | September 21, 2008 at 04:17 PM
awwww man, i'm so sorry about your pictures. but she probably is the perfect puppy, in that she wouldn't be a puppy if she didn't occasionally get into trouble?
and those yo yos! brilliant!
Posted by: nancy | September 21, 2008 at 01:21 PM
Oh those pesky puppies. Love the photos you do have, the bag is darling, love the yoyo's.
Posted by: pam | September 21, 2008 at 09:02 AM
Oh, should be occasional not occassional. Major type-o.
Posted by: michelleinfantino | September 21, 2008 at 04:31 AM
That puppy needs serious access to rawhides. lol. The vets hate them and they are gross but they-sometimes- keep the dogga from chewing up your house. Her little teeth must be hurting. Unfortunately those little neat bones you posted about earlier never worked for Macy.
Let's see--I'll try to make ya feel better here. Macy chewed up a desk, pissed on my bed, chewed up a crossstitch pattern (when I was almost done with the piece), ruined our carpet (we've sinced moved, lol), chewed Mark's glasses, mutilated the underneath of a mattress, pooped in her cage and smeared it from top to bottom, and here's the kicker-------I can't believe I'm typing this in a public forum----- got hold of the occassional tampon, eeeeeeeeck (my stomach is lurching just as yours is), etc. Ya see, Macy is a major garbage picker. The good news---all she does now is be sweet, raid an occasional trash can, sleep and eat. lolololol. Not sure if all that makes you feel better or just makes ya wanna pull your hair out.
Looks like ya made out on your swap. Cute bag. I still treasure all you've sent me.
Oh, I sure hope you retrieve your pics!
Posted by: michelleinfantino | September 21, 2008 at 04:30 AM
That little cutie patootie! Have memory card will chew, it's in the dog manual. Must chew anything important to mom! xo, suzy
Posted by: suzy | September 21, 2008 at 04:15 AM