Dreams can come true

For those of you who have met Jason over the last 3-4 years, know that he has been utterly and uncontrollably obsessed with purchasing a Porsche.  so much so that 3 years ago he sold his beloved Subaru STi for the express purpose of buying a Porsche one day.  We have been to many events and drooled over the cars..and that particular event even had a 'dream car' for Jason.
3 years later...Dreams come true.
Introducing our newest winery traveling companion

Now the first time we drove it..I feel sure we looked something like this:

It is a 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera

it has a very nice front end..

 

And what some might call..and massive booty

Jason is super excited..now we just need tags, title and inspection sticker.  I think Cali can fit in the back for small road trips..but we will see.
But for now ... and only for a short period..Cali has taken a back seat.

And now we ready ourselves for a trip to an island next week..the Beach Boys say it first in Kokomo...to get away from it all.

Saab story

It is the end of an era..we sold the Saab convertible that has been featured in this blog many times.  Many relaxing drives sitting in the breeze with the top down were had...but fear not we have been gearheads/car fanatics for a long time.  There is no need to dial 911..we aren't sitting on a log like a bunch of Poor Schmos.

Another car is on the way..in fact..the Saab has just been keeping the garage spot warm for the next entry.  Once it gets here (just a few more days)..you will know. ;-)
 Henry is excited..

The couch seems to be a hit.  I had my birthday celebration a few weeks ago with unphotographed trips to the Wine Expo and Blue Goat.  But afterwards, we all piled on the couch.
That is Kristen, Stanley, Dusty, Dante, Jaime, Cali, me, Shiloh and Parker.  

Cali and Belle seem to enjoy it as well

 And for those of you who think Greyhounds don't shed..you've never met Dana.  One brushing session on Saturday plus a wet deck..we need to shave the deck now.

Lots of things happening in the next few weeks..new (to us) car, a certain brindle girl's birthday, a trip to a far away and very warm island and hopefully warmer and drier weather at home!!

Winter cold

It has been a few weeks since I posted..illness hit our household but this time the humans fell.  I had a bad cold one weekend being completely down for the count..and then Jason came down with a mild (but still rough) case of Shingles. 
But luckily, our new couch arrived right before it was needed for rest and recovery.  Well..if I could find a spot for rest and recovery that is...

 There was never a shortage of snugglers however..we had 11 total this weekend

I finally felt like being up and around.  We went outside for a little play.  We are watching Petey and Lulu

 Petey is pretty cute

And then..the 60 degree weather decided to change and after a potty break Shiloh seemed to have come down with a bad case of dandruff?

 What a beautiful morning.

Since the temperatures were supposed to be in the 40s this day..we hurried outside in the morning to play.  This did mean the light was not ideal..so I am not happy with my photos. But now it is a slushy mess outside so this will have do!

 Cali loves the snow..as we have proven in past 'snowier' winters.  She tries to goad Petey in to a race

 I don't think it worked

 Now she tries to goad ME in to a race..this is what I refer to as Crazy Cali

 Petey enjoys playing in the snow.  I threw a snowball which he did actually try to fetch..

 He did master the art of running in the snow when you are little.

 Such a handsome boy..

 And we are watching Smokey.  I don't have many good photos of him, but he tried to pose a bit this morning

 The snow will be gone in a few hours and it is supposed to be in the upper 60s by the end of the week, so hopefully this is the end of winter's cold snaps...outside and in humans.

Pawsome

 Jason is out of town this weekend, so I spent a lot of time annoying the kids with my lens.  I don't think they minded b/c I didn't make them go outside in the cold rain.
I don't know why this made me giggle but I couldn't resist this photo..Cali is always the 'pretty one' so this might be a little 'humbling photo' for her. ;-)

but the day I took Cali's staples out, she excitedly ran down the stairs in hopes I would throw her angry bird 'pig' for her.  She learned the hard way that one should watch where they are going while running down the stairs on the deck.

 Minor scratches..but multiple scratches.  So she will remain bandaged for a bit longer.  Accident prone!
We are watching Blue a beautiful blue brindle girl who is very cute.

 Shiloh shows off her newly 're-furred' nose.  The vitamin A and baby oil baths seems to have helped a little. The legs/ears aren't much better but we will take what we can!

 And Thank you to Brindle Hounds  and Treasure what you have for the Pawsome blogger award

 Henry could hardly contain himself when I told him he was an award winner...

Winter...NOT

 Winter seems to have come and gone..I feel sure it will be back.  But we are back in the 60s. NOT complaining..it is just odd.
But a quick health update..Shiloh's biopsy came back suggesting Sebaceous adenitis which is a fancy term for a genetic autoimmune disorder that causes the sebaceous glands to reject the hair..the good news is that the ONLY symptom/problem with this is hair loss.  so it may look funny but it doesn't mean other things are wrong or there is something bigger going on.  The treatment is oral fatty acids, vitamin A and daily baby oil massages..not kidding.  So now i have a greasy dog.

 

 at least she smells good!
And we are watching Beau and Belle for a bit.  and I was a bad mommy and let them out for a potty and didn't consider they may start playing.  Beau and Cali had a run in and again Cali got the bum end of the deal. It wasn't a big deal and luckily I have all the stuff to take care of minor cuts..so some time to shave, a few staples and some antibiotics..and we are good as new.

 

So she has to wear a coat until the staples come out b/c she will lick them out.  So she gives us the sad face..

 But crisis over and Beau muzzled, everyone played together well.  Even though the weather is great, it gets dark early so the lighting is challenging.  But I tried using my Nifty Fifty lens..which gave weird results b/c I am still learning the ropes on it..so these are great quality but interesting..

 To the victor goes the spoils

 One morning, we were all milling around in the yard and heard some red tail Hawks 'screaming' in the woods.  I grabbed my telephoto and waited.  Two came out and gave us a show! 

 Then I caught Cali and Henry smooching...

 I tried to capture the moon and Venus the other night..no tripod

 My sister came up to look at Phillip..the horse that she is thinking about buying.  I did get to take more photos of the goats!

 But my sister seemed to like him..so we shall see if he ends up in her barn.