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Sunday Ramblings & Pics of Sammy

February 20, 2011 by Darlene

Well friends it’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a Sunday Ramblings. No excuse really. I just couldn’t seem to find the energy to get one written out. I’m back suffering my migraines and they really drain me. However, this week I am putting my foot down and getting a post written.

There hasn’t been a whole lot going on in the life of me. It’s winter here and we Canadians tend to hibernate in the winter – well at least some of us do and I’m one of them. Our temperatures have taken a serious tumble downwards in the last few weeks and it’s just so, so cold. You can’t go outside without full winter duds or you’ll find your skin freezing within minutes. Again, I have to wonder why I continue to live here – oh yeah, family and friends! Anyhow, at least we haven’t gotten any more huge dumps of snow but I’ll tell you spring and summer can’t come fast enough for this girl.

On the reading front I’m currently reading Love, Love, Love by Deborah Reber. It’s a young adult novel and really cute so far – I’m enjoying it. I’m also reading The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner for his blog tour with Pump Up Your Book and really enjoying that one – the Tudors are always my favorite to read about. This week is a busy one here at Peeking Between the Pages – here’s the lineup as it stands now:

Monday – review of Amaryllis in Blueberry by Christina Meldrum (loved it!)

Tuesday – I hope my review of Love, Love, Love by Deborah Reber (this may not happen)

Wednesday – I hope a guest post with Deborah Reber (won’t happen if I don’t finish book)

Thursday – review of The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner

Friday – guest post with C.W. Gortner

Whew! I get tired just looking at that. What I do know is I’d best get down to some serious reading. lol. Thank goodness both books are really good and have captured my ever wandering attention.

On the Sammy front things are going much better. He is becoming much more behaved everyday, thank goodness. He can still be a little terror at least a few times a day but now he is much more prone to actually listening. I had him at the vets last week and he said Sammy was chubby so I said he isn’t fat though and my vet looked at me, laughed, and said yes he is. lol. It’s ok though because he’s a puppy and up to 2 years he’s still growing into himself. He’s already 18 lbs though and he’s a heavy little guy.

I’m finding that Sammy and me are forming a bond now. I think at first I expected so much because I missed the Budster so terribly. I talked with a girl at the vets that I had become friendly with when taking Buddy and she said that you have to give it time. I had Buddy for so long that he was just another piece of me. So will Sammy be that; he’s already getting there but it doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, patience and just being together. He’s definitely my puppy though. He follows me around absolutely everywhere except when he’s off getting in trouble chewing a baseboard or something and he cries up a terrible storm when I’m not around. I love him so much that it scares me especially after Buddy but I know I can’t live thinking like that. I just have to enjoy now and love my Sammy Bear.

So, I’m off to do some reading and have some more coffee but not before I leave you with a few pictures of Sammy. He desperately needs a haircut but with our cold weather I haven’t yet. It’s just too cold. Hopefully soon the weather will break and I’ll see what kind of a mess I can make. lol. So what are all of you up to today? I hope whatever it is that you are having a wonderful and relaxing day!

Enjoy…

Awwww, what’s better than a puppy nap! MOMMY – what are you doing??? Showing me off to the whole world like that! lololol…

Must you take out that camera while I was having such a nice nap???

My two most favorite and special guys in my world… Daddy and Sammy. I love you both!

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Sunday Ramblings and Pics of Sammy & Snow, Snow, Snow

January 23, 2011 by Darlene

Good morning everyone. Sorry I’ve been pretty much missing in action this past week. I got a flu or something last weekend and really never felt well all week. It’s taken all the energy I have to just get the things done that needed doing. I’m feeling better now so hopefully it lasts. The flus are really making their rounds here.

I’d like those of you who pray to say a prayer for my dad. He goes in for heart surgery tomorrow to repair a flutter he has. He’ll still need another surgery after this one but they are trying this one first. Needless to say I’m pretty scared about it – this is my daddy’s heart they are going to be messing with. I’m in my forties now but I still am and will always be a daddy’s girl. I love my papa more than life itself so I’m going to be a nervous wreck tomorrow until it’s over with and I know he’s ok.

As for books, well I’m still in a reading slump. I can’t believe it’s lasted this long but it has. This week I’ll have my review for Lily of the Nile up and then I’m reading a book called Prayers and Lies by Sherri Wood Emmons next. I hope to read more than that this week but at this point, the way it’s been going for me, I’m not betting on it.

Sammy is still doing well. He’s teething big time right now so chewing and biting are high on his list off priorities. As you will see by his picture he still isn’t cut. I’m debating on how to get him groomed because he’s not well behaved at all even when I try to trim around his eyes. I haven’t worried too much about it because it was so cold out but now that it’s warming up some he’ll need a cut. I may try phoning around to some groomers and checking out what they do if puppies are still really biting. He’s starting to listen a bit better so that’s a plus but he still dislikes having his picture taken. Where Buddy loved to pose for a picture, Sammy likes to walk away. I love Sammy so much but I have to admit it’s been a hard week with missing Buddy. It really seems to come in waves but thank God for Sam because I don’t think I’d be doing half this good without him.

I’ve got a couple of pictures of Sammy this week – a few of his bath which he didn’t really mind all that much. I thought it was going to be a battle but it wasn’t. Then the other in his very standard pose – the one he takes up as soon as he hears the camera turn on and his I’m bored with you mommy pose. The others are of our piles of snow. We’re hoping we don’t get a fast thaw this year or there will be many flooded basements. Not to mention there really isn’t anywhere for more to go. We’re cutting Sam off one half of the yard simply because we need it to put the snow in. He still has a fairly big section to run around in so he’ll be ok once he gets over being ticked off.

This is our backyard on one side when the snow finally finished. I took this from inside the house because you just can’t see the piles all too well when you’re right in them.

This is the other side of the yard. Sammy just stands and looks up the sides of that snow – it’s pretty funny. See all that snow piled up on the shed!

This was the front street before they plowed the snow. It just looked like a field out in the country. You couldn’t even pick out the road because everything was just so white.

Wow, what do you know – there is a road there! They were hauling the piles of snow from the front street out in semi trailers. It was quite the production!

Mommy, what the heck is going on here??? Isn’t it you who is usually in here – what am I doing in here???

Well this isn’t so bad. Hmmmm, I might even be kind of enjoying this…

Awwwww mommy, must you take out that camera again!

Boy, it’s been a rough day. I think I’ll just plop my head up here a while and rest a bit…

So, what’s everyone up to today? Did you all have a good weekend? What are you reading this week – is anyone else in a slump? What do you all do when you get into a slump this bad? I have a lot of book commitments so I’m going to have to drag myself out of it somehow. Anyhow, everyone have a great week and please remember to send up a prayer for my Dad!

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Sunday Ramblings & Pics of Snow and Sammy

January 9, 2011 by Darlene

Good morning everyone! I’m coming to you this morning from the depths of a great deal of snow. We are hopefully just coming out of a blizzard here. It has been awful. The roads are a nightmare and the side streets and alleys are impassable for the most part.

It started Friday night and just didn’t quit- total we will probably have about 2 feet but the drifts are upwards of 4 feet or more. I had some fun early Saturday morning at about 2 am when I took Sammy out. First the back door was snowed in and I had to push that open and then I couldn’t even find the steps down. They were completely snowed in and consequently I slipped on the last one – I didn’t completely fall thank God as I had Sam in my arms but I slipped enough to pull all the muscles in my back and ribcage.

So there I am at 2 am trying to shovel a path for Sam to do his business. Then again at 7, then again at about 9 am I am shoveling a path for my dog. Needless to say my shoulders and arms are aching as well. The snow is supposed to stop sometime today and then the rest of the digging out will start in the neighborhood. Thankfully we have a snow blower because without it I can’t even imagine trying to move all that snow. I have absolutely no idea at this point why I live here anymore.

I’ve got some pictures of the snow for you all coming up. Oh and Sam loves all this snow. He wasn’t too thrilled until my Dad snow blowed some paths for him but now he’s loving it. I meant to get a pic of him on his path but never got around to it. I can’t even see him when he goes around the other side of the path. lol. Anyhow he loves to run around in circles and back and forth and jump into the snowbanks or stick his head in. He’s nuts! Here’s the snow…

This is my backyard Saturday morning. I made those paths with my boots for Sammy or he never would have made it! The snow is almost to the top of our fence in some places.

These are my back stairs – the ones I slipped on. This was how much more snow came down after I had just shoveled not even an hour before. Sammy kept running back and forth in the morning trying to find them to get back in the house. lol.

This is a picture of my front yard and all the piles of snow. You can just see the footprints from the fellow who delivers the journal. I’m surprised he made it. There is a sidewalk in there somewhere!

On the reading front I have to say I’m in a reading slump. I just can’t seem to get to any serious reading lately. I finished Nocturne by Syrie James yesterday and will have a review up tomorrow. I enjoyed it well enough. I’m still pretty much working on all the same books as I was last week. I really dislike reading slumps – they are so frustrating. I feel like reading – it’s just nothing is keeping my attention.

I only have a couple of photos of Sammy to leave you with this week. He’s teething big time right now- 4 of his bottom teeth fell out and 1 top so far. He’s been moody and biting like crazy. I think he’s mad- – lol. It’s kind of funny when he’s licking – it’s almost like he’s thinking I know I had these sharp things before – where have they gone? The other teeth are already coming in though but thankfully they won’t be as sharp. Hopefully once he’s past teething, he’ll start biting less.

So how was everyone else’s weekend? Did you get any reading done or anything else for that matter? I hope you all have a great week ahead!

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Sunday Ramblings & Pictures of Sammy

January 2, 2011 by Darlene

Good morning everyone! How did everyone fare over New Years? Any major hangovers? Not for me. I’m not much of a drinker – I like a few glasses of wine or Baileys but that’s about it. I had a very quiet New Years – I was sleeping. lol. My best friend of over 20 years came by for supper and Sammy was very obnoxious all day long. He wouldn’t settle down and wouldn’t sleep so consequently his mommy spent most of her day chasing him around and not really getting to visit much. When she left I was exhausted so Sam and I went and laid down and that’s about all I remember. lol.

Sammy is still quite the handful. So much for getting a nice calm dog this time. I’m sure Buddy’s spirit is lurking in this little guy. Not to mention he is getting big! I weighed him yesterday and he’s almost 13 lbs now – he’s furry and heavy. The breed is supposed to be 7-13 lbs but obviously Sammy is going to be much bigger. The vet figures around 20 lbs, maybe a bit more. The nice thing is he’s quite rugged – you don’t have to worry about being too gentle with him. He is still bad with his biting but at least this week all my body parts are in one piece.

I wouldn’t give him up for anything though. I love him dearly already and I can only imagine how much more it will be over the next years. He loves to cuddle in bed and I really like that. It’s so sweet when he puts his head up on the pillow with me and takes a nibble from my ear. I know I’ll miss the puppy stage when he grows up even though it’s driving me crazy so I try not to wish him to get older for any reason.

On the reading front I’m not doing the best. I really need to buckle down this week and get some books read. I thought I’d get so much read over Christmas and really read pretty much nothing. What I’m working on now is Beneath the Thirteen Moons by Kathryne Kennedy, Tropic of Night by Michael Gruber and The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly. If I really buckled down I know I could finish them this week. Later this week I’ll have my self-imposed challenges posted. I’ve got 5 challenges that I’m going to try hard to finish so we’ll see.

I don’t have too many pictures of Sammy this week. I forgot to take any so there’s only a few. I do have a couple of Sammy and I together. Not the best pictures but they’ll have to do for now. I seriously need a visit to my hairdresser but we all know how crazy things have been for me these past few months. I’ll get there soon I hope.

Hmmmm, what’s in here I wonder? I love those little pom-poms!

Hey, I’ve almost got one of those things out of here! What fun!

Sammy and mommy! Mommy, this isn’t a very good picture – you’re showing off all my private parts you know. lol. But geez, I am one cute puppy!

Awwww, mommy loves Sammy!

That’s it for this week. I can’t believe it’s already 2011 – time sure does fly by. So how about the rest of you? What have you got planned for the week? What are you all reading this week? I hope you all have a wonderful week!

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Sunday Ramblings & Some Pictures of Sammy

December 26, 2010 by Darlene

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Ours was very quiet – my parents went to my cousins place for dinner but I stayed home with the Sammy Bear. I wasn’t about to leave him alone yet. Plus, to be truthful, I wasn’t yet in a celebrating mood. Losing Buddy really took it out of me this year and I just wanted quiet and that’s what I got and I was happy with it. I played with Sammy, got him a few toys, and for my trouble got bit in the nose. He got me good too with his sharp little tooth inside my poor little nose and all I was trying for was a kiss. lol.

I finished a good book last week called Beach Roses by Jean Stone and I’ll have a review up later this week. Yesterday I read some of The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly and finished up Dating Mr. December by Phillipa Ashley of which I’ll have a review this week too. Today I think I’ll probably read a bit more of The Winter Rose and start something new. I have several books in my currently reading folder on my Kindle.

So, that’s about it. Sammy Bear is still a bundle of energy. He just doesn’t quit when he’s awake. He goes from one thing to the next – the cutest is the way he sits still for a minute and looks all around himself at just what he can get into next. His newest is chewing the plastic on his pee pads and running away. That may not be so bad if it was actually possible to catch him and get the plastic out of his mouth. Obviously his biting hasn’t gotten a lot better if my nose is any indication. This one is bound and determined to keep on biting people.

I’m going to venture into unknown territory soon and give him a haircut – just take a bit off. It’s too cold here for a real haircut. I may have to muzzle him to do it though. lol. Oh and he’s gotten better outside only because we found these soft treats that he loves! I cut them up into a few pieces and now he knows – he finishes his business, runs up the steps, into the door and promptly sits down and looks up for his treat. It’s really cute.

Well that’s it for this week folks! I hope you’re still enjoying your holiday time and relaxing reading a book or something. That’s what I fully intend to do! Here’s some pictures to hopefully brighten up your day…

Here’s our tree up on the table so that Sammy can’t get at it. He did attempt a few times to pull on that lace but then gave up. I wanted to take one at night but it still comes out looking like this.

Why, oh why can’t I go down there??? Hmmmmm, could it be that I was bad??? No, I doubt it – it just couldn’t be that. Look at me – look how sweet I am – I’m not bad.

She’s watching me right now…but just wait till she looks away for a second…

See, I told you she’d look away. Boy the corner of this new bed mommy bought me tastes real good!

Well…I guess I’ll give mommy a break for a bit. I’m really tired after all that carousing around. It wears a puppy out.

This last picture is of one of those bed pillows we have that we folded in half and stitched. Sammy folded himself right up into it – that’s his tail to the left of him. lol. Till next week everyone…Have a great week!

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Sunday Ramblings & Sammy Pics/Video

December 12, 2010 by Darlene

Good morning everyone! It’s snowy and cold here – it hasn’t been winter for long and I’m already tired of it. Not much going on today except for getting the tree decorated which should be interesting since it’s sitting on top of an end table. Other than that I really hope to catch up on some more reading if the little guy will let me.

Sammy has now mastered the outside steps to the backdoor and the one into the house. He’s been scared of that one but the other day he just jumped right on over and has been since. The same with the house stairs – all of a sudden he just seemed to know what to do to get up them. It’s kind of cute how he goes up though – kinda sideways. He still hasn’t attempted going down but I hope he does soon so I can quit carting him around although that will give him even more opportunities to sneak off and destroy things without me knowing. Otherwise he’s just been raining havoc on the house as usual. I put his toys away each night and each morning he proceeds to scatter them across the living room. I’ll get a video of that mess next week.

On a different note Sammy is quite destructive. He destroys every toy I give him. I bought him a nice fleece blanket with a cute little paw sewn into it. Well it now has a very big hole because he’s trying his hardest to eat the paw. Yet another thing on my list to try to repair. Those rope toys – he pulls the strings out within minutes. Buddy had those for years without mishap. It’s just unreal – I have no words for the damage this one can do if he feels like it. I will say though right now I think he’s teething really bad because when he chews on my hand he’s chewing extra hard.

I think the most fun is that he doesn’t know stop or stay so as he thinks everything is a game it’s often quite impossible to catch him. On top of it he’s not really fond of treats so I’m not sure how I’m going to go about training him. Of course I praise him when he does something right but still I need some way of rewarding him. He’s really smart so I know he can learn – he’s also very stubborn and only does what he wants most of the time. I know I’ve said this a million times already but he is a handful and a half. I’m just amazed that one little fellow can get into so much trouble. Stop watching him for one second and he’s found something to get into or destroy. lol.

On the reading front I’m still working on The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick. It’s a chunkster and I fit reading in between chasing the dog. I should have it finished in the next day or so though. That’s the only book I’m concentrating on — I have several others to catch up though and I hope by the end of January I’m at least caught up on the ones I recently had committed to like in August and September.

The video I’m going to share with you today is how much fun I have with Sammy outside (please ignore the doggie do piles). In this video you’ll see that Sammy is learning to bark and bark quite well and loudly. He also hates my big white boots which you can’t see but which he is barking up a storm at and trying to attack.

So, what has everyone else been up to this weekend? Are you all ready for Christmas? Did you manage any reading this weekend? I hope you all have a fantastic week ahead!

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