Sunday Stuff

Happy Sunday everyone!  I hope you’re all having a good weekend – what have you all been up to?  Not to much happening here other than the usual boring stuff.  I can’t seem to completely shake off this flu this winter so I haven’t been feeling all that well again.  Spring sure can’t come soon enough for me.  At least the weather has been warmer although it’s supposed to cool off for a few days again but with March around the corner it doesn’t seem so bad anymore.

As for reading this week I’ll have a review up of The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin tomorrow.  Wow, what a fantastic book – it’s my favorite of hers so far and it’ll be a favorite this year.  I’ll also have a review of Ruta Sepetys newest Out of the Easy up at the end of the week.  It’s very different from her first book but also very good.  I’ve been so lucky lately with all of the books I’ve been reading. Of course I don’t generally pick anything that I don’t think I’ll like so I guess that helps.  LOL.  Speaking of books – look at what I got this week…

Oh yeah, Beth Hoffman’s newest novel releasing May 28 called Looking For Me!  I am so excited to read this one.  Of course my review won’t be posting until close to the release date but I did tell Beth that her book may be the earliest ever that I’ve had a review ready to go because I just don’t think I can wait until May to read it.  Anyhow, isn’t it pretty how she wrapped it up in pink paper with a bow – I love it!

So what has the Sammy Bear been up to this week?  Not much really.  He was really pretty lazy all week as you’ll see in the pictures and video I have for you this week.  He has to go to the vet on Tuesday for his check up and to see what we’re going to do about his shots since he got sick last year.  I’m leaning towards leaving him at the vet’s for most of the day and just maybe they’ll let me stay with him if I beg enough.  Enjoy…

 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh – one of my most favorite places to sleep – in the sun!

 More sun!  I love to sit here.  My most favorite thing to do is sit right here in front of this door and bark at absolutely everything and everybody I see especially those other dogs who dare to use my sidewalk and walk in front of my house!

Another favorite place to sleep.  Mommy simply can’t understand how I can be comfortable with my head up on this hard table but I am.  I love it under here!  It’s also a great table to hide under when mention of baths or brushing happens to hit my ears…

Last but not least is this video of Sam I took.  It’s about a minute long so not too bad.  I wish I had turned the volume down on the tv though as he was making some cute noises but I couldn’t really make them out over the tv.  This is what he does when he wants my attention or to go outside – he’s just too cute!

Well that’s it for this week.  I hope you all have a good day and a great week!  Happy reading!

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The River Valley covered in snow.  There’s some beautiful walkways and such and it’s a wonderful place to take a walk when it’s not too cold.

Happy Sunday everyone!  What are all of you up to this weekend?  Well this should come as no surprise but it’s snowing here again. Yup, more snow.  I can’t believe it already – this is the worst winter we’ve had in years and I’ve had enough.  Not that Mother Nature cares that I’ve had enough but I can still voice my frustration.  It has thankfully warmed up though – at one point last week we were at forty below with our windchill.  That’s already dangerous weather as you can’t even step outside if everything isn’t covered up so I’m glad that passed through.  Anyhow as usual Sam is loving the snow as you’ll see in a picture below.  I’ve got to remember to take a video with my phone when we go walking and he’s dragging his head and body through all the snowbanks for next week.  It’s hilarious.

As for reading I’m savoring Temple of a Thousand Faces by John Shors (be sure to enter my giveaway if you haven’t already).  I am loving it.  It’s a chunkster so it’s one of those perfect books that you can really sink into and enjoy for a while.  I’m also reading Shadow on the Crown by Patricia Bracewell and it’s really good as well.  One is a paper copy which I can only read in the daytime and one is a digital for nighttime reading.  The joys of getting older when you can’t see paper copies at night anymore.  lol.  So those reviews will be up at the end of the week and the beginning of the week will be devoted to a few book spotlights and giveaways so I hope you’ll pop in and check them all out.

Now on to Sam.  I got a few pictures of him although it’s like pulling teeth sometimes.  I beg him to turn around and he adamantly ignores me.  I got a few more under the covers because I can’t resist them – they are so cute.  Enjoy…

 Sometimes I like to do naughties up against these things but mommy gets a little excited when I do.  There shouldn’t be so many of them standing there tempting a puppy like me since they look a little like trees if you want my opinion.  Sometimes I like to chase them when one of my humans is pushing them along the sidewalk – that’s pretty fun too!

 This is my favorite snowbank.  I come from my walk and hop right up on it.  Mommy says I’m going to roll myself right off the other side onto that sidewalk but I don’t think so…

 I’m really tired but she insists on pointing that iPod of hers at me whenever I bury myself under my favorite blankie.  Oh well it must make her happy because she does a whole bunch of oooooooooohs and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahs when I do it so I guess it’s ok.

 Ok, enough mommy.  It’s sleepy time for me.  I know I’m cute but I want to sleep already.  I love everyone on your blog too but two pictures is enough when it’s bedtime for puppies.

 I didn’t want my picture taken and nor did I want to have the hair trimming that mommy had every intention of giving me.  What do I care if I can’t see out of my eyeballs anymore.  I know where my food is and my treats – that’s good enough for me so I stuck my tongue out at her.  She laughed – that wasn’t quite the effect I was looking for.

 Bye everyone.  Have a good week.  Mommy and I send hugs to all of our bloggy buddies.

Isn’t he the sweetest!  I just love him so much and he’s such a cuddle bunny.  I’m very blessed to have him in my life.  I hope you all have a great Sunday with family, friends, or just relaxing and reading a good book which is exactly what I’m going to do.

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Good morning everyone.  I hope you’re all having a great weekend. Has anyone done anything special or fun this weekend?  Here in Alberta it was much too cold to do anything but stay inside unless you’re a die hard winter fan which I’m not!  We had a winter storm this past week and got a dump of snow but it’s really the cold winds that are the worst.  With the windchill it’s about 20 below in Fahrenheit – very cold.  Worse yet is that Sammy still seems to love it out there even though it’s so cold.  I’ve been putting his boots on – it’s just too cold without them.  I let him out once without them and he was lifting his paws within a minute or two.  It’s a battle to get those boots on though.  I’ll have to get a picture of him this winter all dressed up for you guys.  I didn’t this week but I will.

I haven’t been doing too well with my reading.  I just can’t seem to motivate myself to read.  I’m really tired though so that could be it.  This cold weather really does take my steam right along with it.  Normally I like to read in bed early in the evening and into the night once I get Sammy to sleep but lately I’ve been falling asleep with him.  Luckily after tomorrow it is supposed to be warming up – thank God!

What’s up for the blog this week.  Well let’s take a look…

Monday – Review of So Far Away by Christine W. Hartmann
Tuesday – Book Spotlight/Giveaway of Running Away to Home by Jennifer Wilson
Wednesday – Still up in the air
Thursday – Guest Post/Giveaway with Melissa Foster, author of Come Back to Me
Friday – Still kind of up in the air – depends on how much I feel like reading
Saturday – Book Spotlight/Giveaway of Narrow’s Gate by Jim Fusilli

Now for Sammy.  Did I tell you guys that he still wants to go for a walk in this crappy weather.  Needless to say we are not going far because his mommy has a really hard time breathing when it gets this cold.  So we bundle up – him in his booties and coat and me in so many clothes and scarves that you can barely find me.  I just take him a short way down the block and up our alley and he seems happy enough with that.  It’ll be nice for him when it warms up though and we can go a bit further.  He hasn’t really done anything terribly bad this week – surprise, surprise and other than the battle we have putting his booties on he’s been good.  His tummy is a bit off this week so maybe that’s why he’s actually been fairly good.  Hopefully this week will be a better week for him.  Anyhow I only have a few pictures of him to share with you this week.  I’ll try to get more for next weekend.

Oh where or where can I hide my sockie this time???  By the way mommy wants me to mention that I cry the whole time I’m trying to bury my sock.  I don’t know why that’s important since all she does is laugh at me but she wanted you all to know. 

Ok, I need something else to do now mommy or I’m going to have to find something on my own and you know what happens when I do that – you start yipping at me and chasing me around the house to get whatever it is out of my lips.  It’s really no fun for me since obviously it’s something I’d like to chew up. 

Maybe I’ll relax a bit although if she keeps up with that camera I’m going to get up and find something to get in trouble with.  Mommy says I have a bit of a mischievous look in my eye and she’s probably right.  I do spend my days looking for things to chew or destroy.  It’s a pretty good pastime in my doggie world.

Well that’s it for me.  I’m going to spend the day trying to read and not freeze.  Hopefully I’ll finish up my laundry and get the bed changed as well.  I still have my summer clothes to put away and pull out any of the winter stuff that still fits.  After losing almost 47 pounds I can tell you that nothing fits me anymore and I never did pop into the store to buy some warmer stuff.  I’m not a fan of shopping for clothes but I’m going to have to at least get some pants.  It doesn’t matter if sweaters are too big but your pants falling off isn’t really a good thing.

I hope everyone has a great week.  I did an awful job of visiting your blogs this week.  My motivation for that is nil as well but I’m going to try to get my butt in gear this week.  I miss everyone and knowing what’s going on in your lives so if anything important has happened please let me know.  With it warming up again my hands should feel better and I can get my commenting fingers going I hope.  Take care everyone!

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