Molly, 13 yr, shih tzu - lhasa aspo - Molly has passed

Oh yea, he is going. We work for the same company, different departments though. I think he knows everyone in every office and I'm one of the lucky gals, married to a dancing machine. The guy can go all night. I'm the one pulling my shoes off and having peeps deliver me drinks on the dance floor to cool off. LOL

We usually fly in, go to the party till however long it last, we all stay in whatever hotel the party is in and then the room parties start up after the regular party. I've been known to get on the plane home with no sleep at all and be a zombie once we do get home. Once I had actually changed clothes and started to climb in bed at around 4am, when a call came to head up to anther room, so jumped out of bed, pulled on some leggings and a sweater and back out we went. The man is a party animal a couple times a year. LOL

I'm sure it will be a blast. Molly hates us in January because she spends so much time boarded. LOL

hugs,
sharlene and molly muffin

Will check in later with everyone. Heading out for evening of wine and cheese :)

ta for now
Sharlene

Ta ta Sharlene!! Have fun, I would like a nice piece of brie and some bubbles!!!

Hi Sharlene,
Keep those stories coming. You seem to have more fun than anyone I know.:D

How's the little Miss doing, other than being grumpy about being boarded? Has she terrorized any vet tech lately? If they'd do things right, she wouldn't have a problem.;) It couldn't possibly be that she's a tad bit spoiled. :D xxxx

Honestly I would need a week off to recover after one of your office parties!! haha you go girl, we can all live vicariously through you :D:D xx

Hi Sharlene,
I totally agree with Kathy, you have a lot of fun! And I sure enjoy reading about all of your parties and adventures. I have to live vicariously, you know. :D And I love all of the stories about Molly. She is just a doll.

Thank you for checking in on me, Jasper and Shelby, I appreciate it so much. I finally had time to post an update. Thanks for asking about my Nana also.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo

Now I understand why you want to come to NYC on New Year's Eve :-)
Have a blast, you deserve the fun.

Sharlene:
You must have an abundance of energy. I am getting tired just thinking of all the stuff you do! Hope you have a lot of fun at your parties, and that Molly does not get too miffed at you for the boarding. Blessings
Patti

I solved the 1940's outfit problem!!!! How you ask? Well, I called in a professional. LOL When it doubt, go to those in the know is my motto, so yesterday the hubster and I went over to a costume shop, that provides period costume and set rentals and spoke with them about what we need, the era, colors of choice, to wig or not wig (not a clue yet), and they'll put together a selection for us and call when ready. That solves that issue. We might look at some additions for our glamour costumes for the following weekend.

Yea, I looked at our calendar and we're pretty much busy every weekend for the month of January and if we get to sneak in a week down south in mid February, then I think I'll chill around the end of Feb. That is the general plan now. Toronto party is this weekend. No theme, just a dinner out with the gang at a nice restaurant.

Molly is not happy with the weather either. She can't find a place to poop, held it too long today and then had diarrhea. I'm sure she'll be fine now that her belly feels better, but we had a poopy bum mid morning.

Tonight is my relax evening. Hubs is out with his friends playing racquetball and I have nothing on my calendar except a cup of tea and a good book, just started reading Dan Simmons "Abominable" So hope to be appropriately engrossed in an thrilled (it does say thriller) by said book. :)

Kathy, not spoiled a bit our little diva. :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Sharlene please post pictures of you in costume. That sounds like a BLAST!

I think we all need to party with Sharlene!!

Can't wait to see pictures and hear the stories. :D

I think calling in the experts was a good idea, but you need the wig :D

Sound like you will need that rest mid February at least to recover from all your parties :D We will all live vicariously thru you :p

Have a fab New Year :D

Sharlene:
I am with the others hoping you have a swell time and that we get to enjoy a small part of it by seeing some pictures. Hope Molly does well. Blessings
Patti

Well I am pleased to hear the costume is well in hand!! Oh yes, I think the wig is a definite if you cannot get to the hairdresser! You are such a social butterfly Sharlene, you are going to collapse in a heap at the end of the month and we are going to have to feed you energy drinks!!! Nearly 4pm there on NYE so you have a few hours left to get ready!!

Happy New Year!! xxxx

Happy New Year to Molly, you and the family from Henry and me

Happy and health new year sharlene and molly!

Sharlene:
Happy New Year to you, your hubby and Molly. Hoping for a great year for us all. Blessings
Patti

Happy New Year

to all my k9cushings Family

May you all have a better year this one than last and may you all find health, peace, joy and happiness in the wonders that surround us.

HUGS and LOVE to each and every one of you
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Sharlene:
I hope you took pics so all of us can see your costume??? Hope Molly is doing well. Blessings
Patti

Hi Patti, this was just a dinner out with friends last night and another dinner thing this weekend.

The 1940's party is on weekend of January 11th. :) I'll take pictures then. :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Happy New Year to you too Sharlene!!
I posted on my thread about Trixie's problem with the new sweater...it's an epic fail. Haha..on top of not wanting to wear anything she has now been groomed...so, not too much fur on her. She wasn't shivering this morning, it was moderately cold-22 degrees. Snow and much colder in the forecast here so she will have to wear something over the next few days! :eek:
How is Molly doing with all this cold?
Your super cold temps are headed this way with some blizzard conditions for us on Friday. That is always hard dog walking weather..and I suppose it's not "walking" at all..it's just "quick-do what you need to do asap so we can get back inside!"
The 40's party sounds super fun...should be some great dancing to the big band music!
Barbara

Well Sharlene from the dog forum in Canada is a big hit with my family :D:D

I did the spaghetti, bought the fresh stuff, mixed in olive oil, cherry tomatoes, basil and the cheese. Then had the meats, prosciutto, little salami's, smoked salmon on a side plate with salad, olives etc. Ohhh also made fresh croutons and home made bruschetta for starter. Then brandy snaps, meringues and choc dipped strawberries and cherries. The loved it, I told them how you came up with the menu :D:D There were eight of us so one very happy family and they said to tell you thank you and you improved my cooking!! Cheeky buggers!

Plus I bought fresh peaches and made it into the puree for the bellinis, I froze it so it was kinda semi freddo. The first lot they said was not strong enough so the next batch had more of the peach schnapps in it. :eek::eek:

We had a lovely evening, my brother's cat Timmy (the one with lymphoma on chemo at 14yo) "gave" my brother Greg a toy for Christmas... this toy is a helicopter thingy, that flies , hovers and has a camera attached and takes photos or videos through a programme that runs through his phone that connects to the hand controls :eek::confused::eek: It looks like a blardy UFO with flashing lights, it can go 200m straight up into the air and can zoom along at 50km/hr. Anyway I am telling you this because we were flying it about in the school tonight, Flynn was running around having a fine old time and Greg was hovering it over him chasing him along so I am really hoping I can share the video with you when Greg downloads it all and sorts it out!! That Timmy is a very generous cat!

Anyway, thanks for your suggestions Sharlene.... I've already had requests they want the same next time they come to dinner!! :D xxx

Just popping in to see whats for dinner tonight, after reading Trish,s post I am rather peckish now. I think out of that lot all I could have made was the Bellinis lol :p

wow Trish's meal sounded fantastic!! :) Those were your ideas/recipes Sharlene???

B.

I just threw out ideas, Trish made it her own. :)

It sounded so good that I had to make something similar for us tonight. :)

Tomorrow night is another dinner out, salmon for me. :) I had a chicken pesto that was divine for New Years eve. (the key is whole roasted pine nuts, yummy) :)

Alas, though the story here is the bitter cold and the wind chills. Molly and me both freezing out there, even with her coat on. Tonight we went out earlier as it is suppose to get even colder over night, snow blowing. Molly did her thing pretty quickly then wanted to run back to the house. I had a down coat on and a scarf over my face trying to just keep the cheeks from freezing (the coat has a down hood on it too) Glad I picked that one up at the outlets this fall. wish it came down to my ankles though as the wind was cutting right through the pants.

Earlier I picked molly up and carried her home and she was shivering, so I pulled her in close to keep her warmer. It's really rough out there right now for animals and I hope not to hear of any being left outside in this.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin

It breaks my heart for dogs that live outdoors. It's a problem in Alaska, and other places, for sure. But, we have this amazing dog rescue up here that does outreach for dogs that live outdoors. They provide insulated dog houses, straw, food, interaction, and education to the owners. Such an inspiration!

We're surviving the cold weather. Not a fan though, really not, will be looking into vacations south for sure. :)
Currently Molly is going out into the back yard to do her business, there is some wind break back there at least.
I'm sick, not fun, so if I don't answer anything too promptly, you know why. Yea, I made it to the dinner on Friday night and having much left the house since, except for a run to the pharmacy. (Yes have my flu shot)
Must be better by weekend!!!! So, I'm working from home for the first part of this week at least. We'll see how it is by thursday.
Poor molly, I think she started to get another ear infection. I saw her shaking her head and on Friday night when we got home from the dinner out, sure enough she had thrown up like 3 times. Poor thing. She hasn't done it since, but if her ear was bothering her and she got an upset tummy, that would do it.

Anyway, molly and myself are going to work at feeling better this week.

hugs all,
Sharlene and Molly muffin

Aw I,m sorry your not feeling well, good idea to work from home that way you can have a rest when needed. Poor Molly throwing up like that I hope she is better now. I don,t envy your weather, we are being battered by wind and rain but rather that than your snow and ice.

Hope you both feel better soon :)

Aww, thanks Tracy. How did the job hunting go today? Anything interesting out there? How are you feeling?

Gads, still wind and rain. Hope you guys catch a break from that soon. It's just as bad in a different way. Flooding is nothing to mess around with. We had horrid flooding in Calgary this year, took out train tracks, roads, homes. Horrible. (my brother in law and their family are all in Calgary and surrounding area).

I tink moly Is feeling better. I started to put meds in her ear, Sat morning. She is currently pouncing on some toy, barking at it in the living room.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Theres not much out there in the job front, but I,ve registered with 2 agencies so wait and see. I,m not bothered at the moment what kind of job I get so long as I get one. Of course I,d like to be a lady who lunches but that's not gonna happen lol. Glad Molly is feeling better.:)

Oh no Sharlene, not you and Molly too!:o At least you can stay home.you are sick, so don't work too hard! Stay warm and dry. sending wellness thoughts and healing energy your way. xxxxx

It's true that is one of the good things about my job is that I can work from home if I need to.

How are You doing Kathy? Hows the coughing? I hope it's some better and you are getting plenty of rest. Did you try to go back to school today? When is the certification class again? This week wasn't it?

I am betting that Molly still has some microscopic bacteria in her ear from the last ear infection that didn't get cleared up completely. I'm doing a week regime dose both ears and then will have the vet check them this weekend, when she is suppose to be staying over while we are away.

Latest news though, is that hubs is now sick too. EEEKKKK

Lemongrass and spearmint tea is my friend. (Tzao, makes a great one) I bought a box at the pharmacy today in fact. Add honey and throat is happy. :)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

I just answered the work questions on ADDY's thread. You angels are very sweet to ask. You can get the update there.

Feel Better Sharlene. Is your hubby one of those who acts like they are dying when they get a little cold. My dad and brother are like that. It drives me nuts! :o xxxx

Sick hubbies are the WORST. Biggest.babies.evahhhh!

Hehehehe.

Fiances fall into the category too.

Achoooo... and another one goes down (or three counting hubs and poor Molly with her sore ear). Aww phoey Sharlene sorry to hear you are all crook, we nearly have Kathy out the sick bay and you are heading right on in!! Very pleased you can stay home and work a wee bit here and there. Hope you both recover for the big party this weekend!

Those ear things are such a pain, only need a few bugs for it to flare back up again so hopefully this week of meds will fix Miss Molly right up!!

Feel better, I like the sound of your tea :) xx

Sharlene:
I am so sorry that you whole house hold is ill. That must be terrible. No one to take care of one another!. Poor Molly with that sore ear. Please stay safe and warm and feel better soon. Blessings
Patti

Hi Kathy, saw your update on how you are feeling. Sounds like you are doing better than most in your situation would be but still pretty sick. That coughing is not good, so hopefully it will end soon.

Yea, my husband is currently in the "i can't believe I caught this from you stage" in other words not happy and he doesn't do sick real elegantly. LOL
I sigh a great deal and he moans a great deal. ROFL!!! We just get through it but having us both down at once is not the best scenario.
If we don't get better, might have to cancel the trip to the 1940's party this coming weekend. We'll see how it all goes this week.

Molly was in and out the back door faster ever seen her this morning. Not interested in hanging outside at all. Smart for her!

hugs,
Sharlene

Hi Sharlene-
With this weather, it's a wonder that the whole North American continent isn't sick with pneumonia!!! You have to get well for the 1940's party. So any of us are planning on going along with you!

Take care of yourself!
Hugs,
Susan

Hope your remedies are kicking in and your feeling better, that Molly is such a smart girl... no chilling her patootie outside if she can avoid it :D Are you still home resting up! Gotta get those bodies back into form for the big 40's do! Maybe Molly has infected you both so you can't go away the scheming minx! :D:D Has her ear rubbing settled down? xx