The Puppies Are Here

Before

After

These are the new arrivals! They came Thursday, May 21st, starting at 7:50pm, delivering the last puppy at 10:41pm. She had 5, but we only have 4 living. That 5th one was still born. We have 2 boys and 2 girls. We've named them, Big Girl, Big Boy, Little Girl and Little Boy. (I don't want any of us to get too attached to these little things since they will be sold!) Sadie was a champ! She never freaked out, panted, whined or anything. She just popped those puppies out like it was nothing. They are so tiny. If you can believe, they have really grown in the last few days. They are still like little mice. The girls and the whole neighborhood are so excited. We have visitors on a daily basis. Sadie is doing so well. She could be awarded "Mother of the Year". She is so attentive. I couldn't be happier. I invisioned needing to hand feed these little critters every 2 hours. Thank goodness I don't need to. Whew!

Tails....or no tails....that was the question.

For the faint of heart, don't read on. As customary with Yorkies, their tales are usually docked, ie, cut off. It needs to be done within the first day or two of birth or it's too late. So, Mike being the courageous guy he is, read up on it through the internet, got the cutting board and butcher knife out and did the dirty deed. Of course, they were a bit wiggly and needed a second hand to hold the tails. Oh, it was horrible. Anna and Amelia were crying. I was holding the tail with my eyes closed and ears plugged with a shoulder and my other hand. Unfortunately, I could still feel when it was cut through the tail. Did I say it was horrible?

With tails

Without Tails
I should have layed a ruler by these too. They're not even an inch!

CONGRATULATiONS, OUR ALLiE GiRL !!!

(I'm starting to feel like Michael Phelps now.)

Ok. So, every year there's an awards assembly. I get the usual letter from the school notifying us that Allie's receiving an award and that parents should attend. Allie usually receives an award or two. I was able to go this morning with our adopted grandpa, Raymond Johnson. (Bummer that Mike was working in Mesa today and had to miss it.) Allie started receiving award after award after award. Her friends were starting to joke saying, "You should receive an award for getting the most awards!" To make a short story long, the assembly was dragging on and on with all the sports awards, etc., that I was ready to leave. I even asked Allie if it was ok that I left. She consented. But I was with Raymond and he had driven. I asked him if he wanted to go but he didn't really answer. Maybe he didn't hear me or maybe he was just ignoring me. I'm not sure which, but we ended up staying until the bitter end. Although the end wasn't bitter. It was very sweet. The last award presented was by Principal Webb for the Student of the Year. And it was awarded to.....OUR ALLiE GiRL!!! We were both sooooo surprised. I cried, making Allie cry (and she cried for almost the rest of the morning because she was so overwhelmed). She has worked so hard at her school work and in all she does. Rarely is she recognized publically. I was so thrilled (and proud) for her. Her name will live in infamy, being engraved on a plaque that hangs in the school.

WAY TO GO, ALLiE!!!

I'm gonna be a Grandma

I'm too young to have grandkids, or granddogs, in this case. Sadie is getting so big. A dogs gestation period is 59-63 days. Tuesday, May 19th, is day 59. We should be seeing puppies pretty soon! Sadie seems so oblivious to whats going on. She has gotten slower, not so excitable and sleeps all the time. (Lucky dog, no pun intended.) Sadie doesn't look so cute since I've given her a substantial haircut. I figured it would be more hygienic?? The difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut is a few days....for humans. For this Yorkie, it's a few weeks. These puppies are going to be so cute!!

We are expecting!!!

Puppies that is. During one of our windy Sundays in March, the gate got blown open and let both our dogs out. The day before, bikes got put inside the gate and not latched well enough. Unfortunately/fortunately, Sadie (the Yorkie) was in heat. She made her way into the neighbors house through their doggie door. She was inside and "connected" with their dog (thank goodness theirs is a Yorkie, too) when they got home from church. What a nice National Geographic scene for their family! We should have puppies in a couple weeks or so. The girls are thrilled. I'm not sure I feel the same. I am excited for the cuteness, but not the work. And then I'm worried about how Sadie will do. She's only 7 lbs. It's her first time. Ours too. Overall, we're excited and the anticipation is killing some of us! Any guesses as to how many she'll have??? Or how we're going to get rid of them? Any takers?

HAPPY CINCO de MAYO!!!

It's a big thing in Arizona. Not necessarily our area, but in parts of Arizona they have Cinco de Mayo festivals. One of which Allie had to miss during the Spanish Club Field trip to make it home for her piano recital. If it were my choice, I would have skipped the recital and stayed to have fun.