Dog Tired

Incredibly long several days but wonderful to be home.

 We still have a long way to go on unpacking but in all honesty, I actually feel like we are ahead of schedule.  I think I will have the Christimas tree up and decorated barring anything unforseen, tomorrow. 

I didn't take any pictures of my current longarm room out in the barn but here are some shots of my regular sewing room.   I am still setting it up and have a ways to go.

I am absolutely thrilled with it.  It looks quite bare but I am saving the better part of one wall for a design wall and there will be a lot more color once I finish moving in. 

The girls have been champs. 

Pearl has been an angel but this has taken its toll.

OMG, they are tired.

Pearl has the lightest eyes of any of our Samoyeds.  Still brown but very light brown.  I think they're pretty.

Happy Quilting,

Penny, Evelyn and Pearl

Road to Oklahoma

We are on the road and left a practically empty house.

The girls were completely freaked out.

They just didn't know what to think.

Pearl was rolling with it until her crate was broken down and that was just too much.

She was a basket case after that.

Hard to believe that we won't be back.

I just like looking at the house pictures.  It looks clean.  I have been cleaning for weeks. 

We managed to leave at about 11:45.  Pearl and Evelyn first rode with their dad but at the first break, two hours down the road, Pearl began riding with me.  Look at that pretty curly coat:

She was pretty excited and did a great job.

Evelyn is an excellent traveler but I have rarely seen a happier dog than she was once she got furniture. She does NOT like to sleep on the floor for any length of time.  That has been the hardest part of the move, for her. 

Look at that face!

The girls were worn out, as were we after about 7 hours on the road. 

But like I said, Evelyn was thrilled.

This is a picture of the girls glancing back when their dad walked in from getting something from the car.

Pearl started to get pretty tired.

So did Evelyn.  Look at those sleepy eyes.

They started winding down within about a half hour of our arrival.

Sweet Pearl.  What an angel.

Next stop, Arkansas.

Oh wait, I forgot to share a picture of Pearl with one of her birthday presents (she also got an Oklahoma bison and Frosty Paws).

Yes, you guessed it, it is a skunk.

Happy Quilting,

Penny, Evelyn and Pearl

Happy Birthday to Pearl!

Pearl is one year old, today!

She was such a little thing when she came home.  I used to call her Itty Bitty.  Here she is in her dad's arms the day we brought her home.

The first day, next to Evelyn.  Evelyn looks gigantic.

She was a sweet, sweet puppy and remains that way.

The girls became friends immediately.

I give Saint Evelyn a lot of credit for the success of their relationship.

At a certain point, Pearl entered the "awkward" age that most Samoyeds go through. 

Here she is getting her monkey face going. 

Most Samoyeds get a monkey face for a few months as their ruff starts to grow in.

Some get it worse than others.

Mercy.

It is hard to look glamorous covered with mud.

Here is a picture showing her tail growing in.  Who knew it would end up so magnificent?

This here is a monkey face!

At this point, she is still a baby but thinks she is grown.

Mercy, look at those long legs.

Pearl started to grow into her long legs and ears.

I am not sure she will ever grow into her ears.  She frequently looks like Yoda.

She is even starting to pull off the "wet" look without looking utterly ridiculous.

Never saw a tail this pretty.

Yup, she began getting hints of beauty.

See her ruff starting to fill in?

All of a sudden, she was nearly as big (or as big) as her sister and started looking like a young lady.

This captures her sweetness.

And then, she WAS as big as her sister.

She is so busy, that it is hard to find shots where she looks "mature."

Looking grown.

She is turning into a beauty.

But she is still a puppy!

This will be an insanely busy day.  Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, loading, loading, loading.  We head out, tomorrow, so this is the day I need to have things ready to walk away.

 

But we'll take time for presents and Frosty Paws, tonight. 

Happy Quilting,

Penny, Evelyn and Pearl