Month: September 2019

There are some beautiful places to hike on Bainbridge Island. We stopped at the Grand Forest and hiked around a bit with James. James is reading all about the history of the park: More blackberries!!!

I noticed on the cruise that my beloved No 7 Airbrush Away BB Cream wasn't quite the right shade. I have been using a face self tanner lately so I am a little bronzer/warmer than usual. And I am finally getting a good summer tan. So the Air…

Right near Bainbridge Island is a casino resort called Suquamish Clearwater Resort and Casino. There are casinos all over Washington State. Some are really small - like the size of a convenience store. And others, like Suquamish, are big re…

Bainbridge Island is one of those places I always wanted to see and we finally made it! I knew it was a quiet island just a short ferry ride away from bustling Seattle. The island has a small town feel - the streets are painted where high s…

While we were in Ketchum, Idaho, we found a cute dog shop called Thunderpaws (link no longer available). They had so many toys and of course dog food and treats. They also had dog boots! And then we spotted this giant frisbee from Ruffwear.…

Back in April when James got sick , we knew he was feeling better when he wanted to play frisbee. Frisbee is J's favorite game! It is actually a game of keep away and James works on intercepting the f…

When my Dad first moved to Wisconsin, he told me he was training to be a firefighter! I was really impressed! My Dad's instructor even said my Dad is the oldest student he has taught (Sorry Dad! I won't tell everyone how young you are). My …

Pier 1 always has cute decorations featuring dogs for the different seasons. I just happened to see a Pier 1 store and I decided to stop in and see what they had and if anything featured Poodles. I was really excited to see one of their fou…

Luckily, I don't have any stories of airplane etiquette being ignored. But when I saw this old tweet from Izzo (@motaz_askar) I could NOT stop laughing!!!! So this random old lady i was sitting next t…

We were in Florida for the cruise and rented a Ford with CarPlay. I like CarPlay because of the larger navigation map and the fact that I get to play my own music but I don't like how it saves info from my phone to the car, specifically bec…

Royal Caribbean has a private island in the Bahamas called Coco Cay. It is called the Perfect Day and we really did have a perfect day there! The Mariner of the Seas pulled right up to the pier - it was nice not having to wait in line for a…

Since all of us were together on this cruise, we had the ship's photographer take a nice photo of us on formal night. Sandra, Chris, Kirk, Patty, Wilson, Sam, Beau, Ben and Jenny.

The last time we took a cruise that stopped in the Bahamas, we stayed on the ship and lounged by the pool all day. This time, we decided we wanted to walk around Atlantis and see all of the big yachts…

Chris' parents Kirk and Patty are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year. They decided they wanted to take all of us on a cruise to celebrate! We decorated Kirk and Patty's door. This wa…

We are in Florida for a cruise and we had an extra day planned just in case there was a flight cancellation or delay. Luckily, our flight was smooth and on time. Since we had extra time, we drove up t…

I am going through old photos and I found these photos of James when he was three weeks old back in May 2010. We don't know for sure which puppy is James but we have a pretty good guess in some of the photos. Which puppy do you think is Jam…

We are really enjoying the Oregon beaches. I just love that they are dog friendly! Someone told us when the tide is out, you can walk out to that big rock you see behind James. I'm not sure if I believe it, but you can see that the water is…

I was driving the other morning in the rain and the car in front of me had really pretty tail lights! From a distance, I thought it was a Jeep. But as I got closer, I realized it was a Dodge Durango! I really like the look of the newer Dodg…

I am always excited to find cute patriotic shoes. I've posted about it on the blog before here, and also here and back in 2016 here. I was glancing at Zappos and I saw these new Brooks Launch 6 tennis shoes in red, white and blue and they f…

I love when Chris does sweet little things like pick me a flower, pick up a leaf turning colors or pick up a cute little pine cone bouquet. We were out walking and Chris handed me this cluster of teeny tiny pine cones and it just melted my …

If you know James, you have probably seen the photo of his Austrian dog treat obsession: Rabbit Ears. These aren't just treats made with rabbits. They are a full ear of a rabbit, with fur, from the rabbit's nostril to the tip of its ear. An…

Ever since we left Austria, James just hasn't been NUTS about any dog treats like he was for those Austrian Rabbit Ears . Yes, he loves pretty much all treats. But he hasn't gone bananas over a treat.…

I love checking out farmer's markets in new towns and seeing what is grown and sold locally. Being from Florida, I never saw fresh raspberries, blackberries or blueberries at the farmer's market! And …

When we were in Oregon with Brandy and Justin, I sent Chris into a Safeway for some eggs while we all waited in the car. As Chris was getting out of the car to head inside Safeway, I said, "Be sure to get happy eggs!" This is a silly thing …