Sitka, Tia, and Cornelia Marie

Wordless Wednesday

2010-07-28T12:38:00.003-04:00

Meow,
Tia

Happy Gotcha Day Cornelia Marie

2010-07-12T17:53:00.005-04:00

Wooo!
Two years ago today, Mom, Dad, and I went to a place called Memphis, TN. I had no idea what we were doing, but it was a road trip and I love those!

We got there and met lots of cool bipeds and these crazy little fuzzy ones...
Now... this was when they were CALM! And when they were trying to bite everything in sight... I tried to get away from them.
So the next day .... we were all outside and the little red one got up on the table to get her nails done.
Then I had some one on one time with her...
Little did I know this was about to happen....
Wait a minute... she is in my jeep! What is going on here? And see how her mouth is open? Yeah she was yelling. Alot. All the way from TN to GA... 7 hours or so in the Jeep. Yell Yell Yell. And she still does it now. But to tell you the truth... I would not trade a single day of it. She is my little sister, Cornelia Marie. Happy Gotcha day wee one.

Hugs,
Sitka

Wordless Wednesday

2010-07-07T13:28:00.003-04:00

Hugs & Puppy Woos,
Sitka & Cornelia Marie

Cat in a Bag?

2010-07-02T12:08:00.004-04:00

Meow my friends...

A month ago, Mom was getting ready to go on a trip with her friends. She pulled out her bags and had plans to put her monogram on them. However, before she could get them to the embroidery machine, I intervened! Oh, these photos are courtesy of the iMeow (Yeah, the Sibes call it an iWoo, mom calls it an iPhone... I think I am right)...

What? I am simply trying to help!

I mean, if Mom didn't have me to help, how would she get anything accomplished?
Hope you all have a great weekend and a Happy 4th of July!
Meows,
Tia

Mad Surfing Skills

2010-06-24T16:13:00.004-04:00

Woooo!

So while Sitka was still healing from her lung surgery, Mom and Dad slept on an air mattress at night to be near Sitka. I think I got the sweetest deal out of it, because I figured out in a matter of moments that you could surf on those things. It was really fun. All mom had was her iWoo (iPhone) and the lights were turned down... but woo will get the idea!

Fun huh?

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

I gotta wear shades...

2010-06-19T09:58:00.005-04:00

Wooo Puppers....

So a while ago, Dad was playing around with me. Mom snagged this photo with her iWoo (ok, it is technically an iPhone, but I personally like iWoo better). My future is so bright, I gotta wear shades...
.... I must admit.... I don't sport them as well as my sisters boyfriend, Zim, and his brother, Dave, does. I think they both are super talented to be able to keep on their glasses without human assistance!!! Check out Zim by clicking here, and here, and Dave, by clicking here!

Have a great Saturday!!!
Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Cookies!!!

2010-06-17T11:36:00.008-04:00

Well... we are back. Thank you all for the sweet comments wondering where on earth we went to. We did not intend to take a break from blogging... it sorta happened. With my recovery, I ended up hogging alot of mom's time and that prevented us from blogging. Mom has also been very busy with work and stuff so that has taken her away from helping us type on the Mac. Anyroo... we are sorry for leaving our friends hanging. We hope to get back on schedule on blogging AND reading your blogs. We just hope you all haven't forgotten about us!!!

Anyroo, between all of the running around and healing and stuff... Mom found time a few weeks ago to go to a place called Hilton Head Island with her friends. Rest assured, she did not forget about us. There is a cool store called Tail-Waggers that Mom has actually taken me to once before.

So.... I wanted to share with you the treats that Mom brought back for Cornelia Marie and myself!
Aren't they too cute to eat? Oh no worries.....

Now you see it...
Now you don't....

Look at CM's chompers...

CM was very careful to get the icing all over MY bed!

SO... we didn't get to go run in the sand and play in the ocean... BUT we got these cool treats out of the deal!

Oh, and if you are wondering... I am doing VERY WELL from my surgery in February. My fur is coming back in nicely. I still have a mohawk, but it isn't as noticeable. I will see if Mom can get some recent outside photos of me so you can see :)

Well... Hope you all are doing well... and we are going to catch up on reading now... we may not comment on all of the posts. Hope you understand!

HUGS!!!
Sitka

Our Cherry Tree

2010-04-02T12:44:00.005-04:00

Woo Everypup!!!

Mom and I were just outside and our Cherry Tree's blossoms have started opening up. I think Mom told me it is a Yoshino Cherry Tree. Anyroo, I wanted to share a few photos with you all that Mom took on her iPhone!

Here I am snooting the ground below the tree!

And here are the beautiful blooms!

We hope you are all having a beautiful Good Friday and hope you have a blessed Easter.

P.S. We really hate to do this, but we are going to have to turn on Comment Moderation for a while. We have been getting spammed pretty heavily and we don't want that on our blog, and more importantly, we don't want you all to accidentally click on a link that may turn out to be a virus from these spammers. We hope you understand and continue to leave comments!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-31T12:49:00.003-04:00

Hugs,
Sitka

It's my Birthday!

2010-03-11T07:55:00.004-05:00

Hey Puppers and Kitties!

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. We have been in the mist of something called recovery. Apparently it is a long road. But I am doing pretty well with it, I must admit. Mom says we keep hitting speed bumps (although they are not all my fault) but we are trying to move through them.

Anyroo, today is my 6th birthday! Can woo believe it? I used to look like this:

Wasn't I a little cutie??? And here I am now... (well right before I got sick)...
Ahhh I love to give kisses to my mom!

Well I hope you are all doing well. I promise to post some photos of myself so you can see me with my cool mohawk!

Hugs to all,
Sitka

Sitka is home

2010-02-22T08:29:00.002-05:00

Thank you all, old and new friends, for your support through all of this. We got Sitka home yesterday and are still trying to adjust to everything right now. We really want to get around to all of your blogs and we will. It may take us some time. Also we really want to get to know our new friends who have come out to show support.

Here are a few photos of Sitka before we started our journey home from Athens.

Hugs and Puppy Woos,
Sitka and Cornelia Marie

UGA Day 7: Morning Update, Possible Discharge

2010-02-20T14:02:00.001-05:00

As always, I am remaining cautiously optimistic. Talked with the doctor this morning. He said we are going to plan on a discharge for Sitka tomorrow morning at 10am. He said she is flirting with her food, drinking plenty of water, urinating outside, no poo yet because she hasn't eaten. They are going to change her pain meds from morphine to something lesser. That should help with the nausea. The report on the lung fluid came back fine. White blood cells are fine. BUT it indicated some inflammation. They are doing an extra culture on that to rule out infection. He said nothing else about her points to an infection (temp ok, white blood cells fine, etc), but he wants to be safe. That will come back Mon/Tues. We were also told that when Sitka went out, she tried to frolic. Of course, she kept her calm, but she said that was very encouraging that she was feeling much better without the tubes.

My mom is coming tomorrow to babysit CM and attempt to expend energy from her. I think we have a plan of reintroducing them together. Hopefully it will work. It will help that we will outnumber the dogs so there will be a dog-less person to help pull back someone if needed.

I am SO happy, but I am SO nervous. I am ready for this, but not ready, know what I mean?

Oh, the one other thing they said was the ICU was very quiet this morning because alot of dogs were discharged yesterday. They said that has made a BIG difference in Sitka. And because of that, our doctor said that he feels confident that she will heal very well at home because she is used to a quieter environment. OH, one final thing. He said they normally xray before discharge, but he is not going to do that with Sitka because they would need to sedate as she gets very stressed, but he feels that there isn't any cause for concern as they did an xray yesterday when they took out the tubes.

UGA Day 6: Afternoon Update

2010-02-19T15:40:00.002-05:00

Sitka's nurse just called with an update.

They pulled the chest tube and lung tube. They did sedate her to do so. They stapled the incision shut, put ointment, and bandaged her up. She has not produced any air over 36 hours, so the air detected Tues night into Wed was probably due to the chest tube. They can never be 100% sure what caused the air, but they speculate that it was the tube. She is not fully awake (still groggy), but is well on her way to being out from under it.

She said there is a good chance her eating may improve now that the tubes are gone. She said sometimes those tubes can kill their appetite because it is so painful.

They did take a sample of the fluid that was coming from the lung tube. They are going to do a test on it to look for any infection just to be on the safe side. They may get that back today, but heading into the weekend, it could be tomorrow/Monday.

The plan will be to get her back on her feet. Outside potty. Eating. Monday could be the day she could come home. But that is not set at this point. Just a speculation. Next update will be in the morning, unless they need to talk with us tonight.

Sitka sends thanks to The Husky Hill Pack for the yummy liverwurst! She should be looking forward to that when she has woken up! My husband told Sitka's nurse that she could have some liverwurst if she wanted some and she said it was the foulest thing she has ever smelled, LOL!

UGA Day 5: A brief visit with Sitka

2010-02-18T20:48:00.001-05:00

NEW UPDATE!!! Just got off the phone with Susan (8:15). Sitka ate some liverwurst AND lemon cake. That's my girl!!! Susan said the plan tomorrow is for her to make a goulash for her (with all that we brought), lol! She is now 100% on room air and is taking in 100% of the oxygen. The Path report shows the lung tissue surrounding a pneumothorax looks different under a microscope than other lung tissue. The lung tissue samples were labeled by location so that the pathologist was able to match the pneumothoraxic tissue by location. The path report was clean regarding cancer, parasites, etc. When we were there, we noticed the fur around her eyes was wet. We asked Susan what that was. She said they are using a sterile lube in/around her eyes to help keep them moist (because they have a tendency to dry out from the medication/stress).

I am glad we went up to see Sitka today. I really wasn't even planning to do it until the Doctor told us on Tuesday night if she didn't come home on Thursday that we should come see her because he thought it would help lift her spirits. She whined when she saw us. Gave Jeremy a little kiss. She laid her body into mine. We each only had 5 minutes to be with her as she is still in ICU. That 5 minutes went by like a bolt of lightning. We took her dog food, and all kinds of treats including Ginger Snaps, Lemon Cake, different types of dog treats, and Liverwurst. She seemed interested in the Liverwurst but never ate any. But the doctor thinks there MAY be a chance she eats some after we leave.

We will get an update in the morning. The hopeful plan is to take her off the chest tube. It hasn't pulled off any air since yesterday when they un/re bandaged her. No word on when she could come home. We are just taking it one day at a time. Still fluid draining from the chest cavity, but it is tapering off. The fluid is fairly clear (as opposed to cloudy, which would indicate infection). He said he hadn't seen her as rambunctious or as vocal (which was really just whining) as she was when we got there. He takes that as a good sign.

I miss my baby girl so much and I want her home with me. BUT I want her to get better so that she can come home with me. She is getting there, but it is taking longer than expected. Again, thank you all for your support through this. I feel like I am barely holding it together, but to hear all of your support for us, well, it really does help.

UGA Day 4: Afternoon Update

2010-02-17T17:21:00.001-05:00

Report from the Surgeon:

Throughout the course of the day (well beginning last night), they ended up taking off a liter of air. Because of that, they took off the bandages today and checked the incisions and chest tube. Put some extra ointment around that. Put her back on the chest pump, but she hasn't produced any air. The air they found earlier, they don't know where it came from. It could have been the incisions. It could have been the hole they thought the repaired. Or again, it could have been a different hole. They can't know because right now, there isn't any air coming out. What this means is we could be looking at a situation where there was another hole that resealed.

Jeremy asked if she now has a 50% chance of this happening to her again. He said probably not because they removed the abnormal/diseased tissue that usually is the cause for reoccurred.

It is too soon to say everything is fully patched up. They need to keep her monitored on the pump for the next 24 hours, possibly the next 48 hours.

He still thinks we should visit tomorrow. We can only visit 10 minutes each. No more than that due to the strict ICU rules.

He said this is not where he wanted us to be right now, but this is not necessarily bad. We just need to be cautious about it.

Report from Susan:

We just talked to Susan and she said the dry food they are trying to get Sitka to eat is the purina pro plan, chicken and rice. She tried warm water and Sitka sniffed and licked at the bowl, then turned her nose up at it. Jeremy asked if her not eating is a problem. She said no. She said truth be told, with all the pain meds she is on, it tends to make them nauseous. She said she is getting all the fluids she needs, but just doesn't feel like eating. She said to bring food from home and treats. It can't be a bad thing to see if it will help.

UGA Day 4, AM Update

2010-02-17T11:04:00.001-05:00

She is doing well... but had a setback...

Spoke with Dr. Glassman just now. Starting at 8 PM last night, at Midnight, and at 4AM this morning, drew air out of her chest. The most it ever was about 60 mls. He said this is not a large amount of air compared to what he saw before (but it needs to be addressed). He said it is a bit discouraging, but at this point, they are not really sure it is coming from the lungs. If it were coming from the lungs, he feels like it would be more than that. He also said the fact that she didn't have any leakage for 24 hours after the surgery, makes him think it is not from the lungs. The most likely source is the chest tube itself. When she moves, there may be air getting in through the surrounding area of the tube.

This AM, they are going to unwrap the dressing and examine the tube site and see what it looks like. They are probably going to want to keep her for at least another 24 hours to see what happens. He said, alot of doctors would remove the tube at this point, but he is being more cautious about it at this point. They will leave the chest tube in at this point, unless they determine that is the source of the air entering. If it is the chest tube, they will remove it.

There is no evidence of infection. She has been up and exercising. She still hasn't eaten. Susan is going to try to give her warm water on her dry food and see if that would help. But the Doc doesn't know if that worked this morning. He thinks we need to visit tomorrow afternoon (need to be out by 6pm) and bring some treats/food from home and see if that makes a difference in her eating. Tomorrow is a surgery day, so he may not be available if we have questions. Also Susan may also be in surgery as well. There should be someone from the surgical team who will be there with us and if nothing else, he can call us back.

The exercise she has been doing is just going out and walking. They just monitor and see when she gets tired. Usually about 5-10 minutes.

UGA Day 3: PM Update

2010-02-16T20:19:00.001-05:00

We talked with Susan around 6. She said Sitka was holding her own and resting fine. They upped her pain meds today like we discussed this AM and that seems to have helped her. They tried to feed her this AM but she didn't want anything. Which is normal at this point in the recovery process. There is still some fluid draining from the tracheal tube. That is also not unexpected at this point. The chest tube is still in, but they are not seeing any more air leakage. And they are not using the pump anymore. She is still on oxygen. Currently the reading is at 98%, which is very good at this point. The goal will be to get it to 100% by tomorrow. Last night and again this AM they tried reintroducing her to room air and she did ok. They will slowly reintroduce that. The incision they did is about 10 inches long. While that is a substantial incision, she is actually doing very well with it. Sometimes she rests on her side with her legs extended but they have noticed she spends alot of time actually laying on her chest, with her front legs in the "froggy doggy" pose. This indicates that the incision isn't causing her significant discomfort at this time. Overall they are "completely amazed" at her recovery. Today they took her outside to the exercise area where she walked around the entire enclosure and even got to a trot. Susan said that when she hits the cold air, you can tell she really enjoys it. Really not anything substantial to report just waiting for her to continue recovery.

Talked with Dr. Glassman around 730. He thinks either he misspoke or we misunderstood something he said last night. He was certain there was only one hole (bullae) which they fixed. We thought he said there was another that potentially resealed, but he is certain that was not the case. He thinks the surgery was very successful and is glad they decided to do the larger incision and a full lung exam because that is the only way they would have found the additional abnormal lung tissues that they removed. That should head off problems in the future. The goal for tomorrow is to get the chest tube out. If the chest tube is ready to come out, the fluid she is producing continues to reduce, and they can get her to eat, she could be ready to come home Thursday. If she is not ready to come home on Thursday, they will still likely remove her from ICU and let her stay in the regular ward. IF she doesn't come home on Thursday, he thinks a visit from us may be helpful as he gets the impression that she misses us. He did say she was doing very well.

When she gets home, she will have limits (ex. no stairs). Dr. Glassman is confident that she will "self limit" a good bit too. In his experience dog who have this kind of surgery can tell their limitations alot better than dogs who have other procedures, like knee surgeries for example. He is fairly certain she will still be tender around her sternum and will no want to be touched there. In terms of reintroducing her to CM, he doesn't think it will be tough. He said he would be more worried if we had multiple dogs (pack mentality kicks in, etc). He thinks Sitka may be a little touchy but as long as she and CM can smell and see each other they will probably be fine. He also said dogs have a way of letting you know how much contact to allow. His advice was to go slow.

Snow, Feb 12 and 13, 2010

2010-02-16T15:00:00.000-05:00

With all that has happened, we have not had a chance to share our snow pics with you all from last Friday and Saturday. Cornelia Marie tugged at me and said that she wanted to share, so I am going to turn this post over to her.

Wooo my friends. Friday, we sat around ALL day waiting on the "so called 2-6 inches of snow". By lunch time, we were about to give up. Rain started. Yuck. Then, guess what... sleet... and then that white fluffy stuff! It was SOOO fun and our backyard became a winter wonderland. EVEN Tia ventured out to check things out. Can you believe it?? I want to post some photos of our fun for you all to enjoy because I think we need something to smile about while we send my sister some healing vibes. And we do appreciate all of your comments - from old friends and new ones as well. They mean so much to all of us!

We are posting one photo of each of us, but in addition, we decided to put the photos in a slide show because in looking in the album of over 150, we picked out about 28 to share and that is to many to post in the blog. Hope you enjoy them!

And now the slideshow....

And again, we appreciate all of your thoughts for Tia and my sister. We can't want for her to be home with us again.

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Day 3: UGA AM Update on Sitka

2010-02-16T10:18:00.001-05:00

I just spoke with Sitka's nurse/tech. She is more alert this morning than last night when we talked with her at 9:30. Sitka is also grumpy. So they will increase her pain meds a little to help with that. They don't want her to stress.

The incision area looks good this AM. The fluid from her chest tube (post opp fluid from inflammation) has gone from 75mls to 17mls. Leaving in the chest tube - that is how they are giving the anesthetic.

BP is normal. No sign of heart arrhythmia. Recovery is going as they expect it to at this point. They took her out on the cart last night to urinate, which she did not. Susan went to put her on the cart this morning and she was not having any of that. So, she walked out on a leash. No urination, but she did get a little trot in her step. To which Susan told me, "Yup! They do like the cold!"

Not sure of when she can come home. Couple of days ... up to 5. Just will have to see how her recovery is going to make a decision.

She is in ICU and will remain there until discharge. She is right at the main desk, so someone always can see her. She does much better if someone is right next to her. Not sure about visiting her.... Susan is asking to see if that is a possibility in the next few days. I don't want her to stress or get excited, but I know she will have to see me at some point and we will have to cross that bridge.

My concern is keeping CM calm when she sees Sitka for the first time. CM is going through some separation issues right now that I am trying to figure out the best way to work with her on that. She yells even if I walk into a room she can't go in. That is not the case generally.

I can't thank you all enough for your support. I try to thank you all individually, but I know there may be some comments I miss responding on. But know, I really appreciate your support, thoughts, and words.

Sitka is out of Surger

2010-02-15T19:52:00.002-05:00

Report from Dr. Glassman at UGA just about 10 minutes ago.... Have a few other questions that have popped up, but we will ask when we receive another call tonight.

Ok... here is the report.

He told us he was sorry it took so long to call... but she is fine.

Initially when they went in, could not see any bubbling, even from the bulla they knew was ruptured. They ended up looking at ALL lung lobes and found several bullae most in the Left cranial lobe area of the lung. They found two dime sized bullae on the left cranial lobe that didn't appear ruptured (although they looked to be on the CT from earlier today) but were abnormally inflamed. So they removed a portion of her left lung - a 1-2 centimeter size.

On the right side. They did fine one hole that did not show up on the CT. They fixed this one. So, this is why he was very glad they took their time in looking over ALL areas of her lungs. So they removed 1/4 of one lobe on the right. (I think dogs have 2-4 lobes on each lung - and you can be fine without all lobes).

The areas they removed are called Eosinophils, which are abnormal cells which can indicate irritation or infection or parasites. He did confirmed that Sitka was on heartworm medication. He also said that the percentage that they saw on her was 2 or 3 % and sometimes there are no cause for them. Dogs just have that abnormal tissue growth. But they will know for sure after the path report comes back.

He said that he thinks she may have had another ruptured bullae somewhere that resealed itself since they have had her in the oxygen container and on the chest tube pump.

For now, there are no leaks in her lungs. They left her open for a short amount of time to make sure so they would not have to staple her shut then reopen the incision.

She is still sedated. But she appears to be tolerating it very well. No heart arrhythmia apparent. Breathing is good. Still has the chest tube however. They are going to keep her over night on a local anesthetic for the chest area for pain.

He would have preferred to go in using the scope, but he had to do a larger incision to get the abnormalities out. Other than the bullae disease, they did not see any other abnormalities but they are submitting the tissue they removed to pathology just in case.

They did do the tracheal wash. In doing that they noticed some inflammation of her trachea. This could be some sort of infection but he thinks it may be from all of the huffing/puffing she has done over the past couple of days.

Sitka is in Surgery

2010-02-15T15:46:00.001-05:00

The Dr. called from UGA. They sedated her for the CT exam. It showed one ruptured bullae but given the amount of air surrounding her lungs, that indicates that there is another rupture somewhere but it didn't show on the CT. So instead on pulling her out of sedation, they are going ahead with surgery. They will insert a fluid into her lungs to find the other rupture(s). Kind of like putting soapy water on a car tire to see where the leak is. They think this was caused by "bullae disease" but in her case, it was spontaneous (as they see this more in trauma patients - such as being hit by a car, etc). Good news is the doctor said, and I quote, "There is a 90% chance this will not happen again." And it wasn't caused by any of the other bad stuff, like cancer, etc.

They will touch base with us after surgery, and throughout the evening as she is in recovery.

Send those prayers....

Day 2, 2nd AM update from Soft Tissue Surgeon

2010-02-15T11:28:00.001-05:00

Sitka is doing fine this am. Appears comfortable, still under narcotics. A lot of pain right now is associated with chest tube. Having something stuck in you is painful. Heart rate is normal and she is handling the tube ok.

Heart arrhythmia – this is what happening – some of the contractions that start on the top of her heart are not going to the bottom. “It is not worth worrying about”. Will look at it later if need be. It is the kind that they may do short term meds, but they think it will correct on it’s own. Doesn’t think it is congenital. Things it developed with the stress. They see with dogs who have this condition, it messes with the nerves around the heart and this can occur. He feels it will resolve itself.

He is certain of what the problem is. He is certain she does not have asthma. He thinks what happened is the Bulla of the lungs…. This is what inflates the lungs – he thinks one burst. When she breathes in, air would normally go into that sac (the bulla), but since it burst, air is going through it and surrounding the lungs. He said there are many cases of this involving Siberians. They call it spontaneous pneumothorx. Doing the suction pump, there is a 50% chance it could happen again. They find with Siberians that they leave them with the pump, and they never really get better. The way to fix it and not lead to a reoccurrence is to go in, find it, and fix it.

They did more xrays. There is no evidence of any tumor. They have ruled out cancer.

Next course of action. Tracheal wash. Flush solution down her throat and suction it back out and do a culture. Reason: Determine if she has an infection, which can cause a bulla to rupture. They are also doing blood work this AM and that will show the white blood count. He is not certain that the elevated white count on Sat night means an infection. It could have been stress. She may not have an infection, but they are going to 100% rule it out before going forward.

Next step is to do a CT scan of the lungs. Reason: they can pinpoint where the ruptured bulla is. Then they can go directly in and fix it. If nothing shows up on the scan, then they go in and do a thoracoscopy. They would stick a camera in and see if they see the rupture. To be sure, they also may put fluid into the lungs and see where the saline bubbles out. This would also show them where the rupture is.

All told – What they intend to do… if everything is as they expect, they will do the CT scan and the thoracoscopy 11-12. We should hear back from them around 12:15. He would let us know before they do any kind of surgery on her so we are in the loop.

Jeremy asked about surgery – what kind of procedure. He said it varies. It is as simple as slipping a wire in and repairing it. Sometimes they have to open an incision and fix it. He said it sounds more invasive than it is and amazingly dogs respond better to that surgery than humans do. Nothing we should be worried about if this is what they have to do.

Jeremy also asked – if able to repair the ruptured bulla – what are the chances we would go through this again – he said probably won’t. This is generally a onetime thing. Among dogs in general, the reoccurrence of this is 10%.

In terms of complications in surgery repairing the bulla – they look for risk of leakage after the surgery. Will need to monitor her for a while after to make sure. Also there is an infection risk after any surgery. The most common place they see ruptured bullas, is on the tips of the lungs. That makes for a less invasive surgery. Another complication – this is a delicate surgery but would have to put her under general aesthetic. They don’t expect any complications from general aesthetic from what they have seen of her, but there is always a chance.

In terms of the infection. Looked hard on the xrays. Usually the infected tissue will show up and they see no evidence of that yet.

Long-term prognosis – they feel they can fix this with surgery. He said at this point, the problem to figure out is why the rupture happened. He said it can be completely spontaneous. What can cause it is: a foreign object, he has seen them inhale a blade of grass/small pebble/etc and that cause an obstruction that messes things up. Sometimes it can be an infection. That will cause the tissue to be inflamed and cause a rupture. Another thing is you can get a tumor that causes it, but with her, they have ruled that out.

He said if there are multiple bursts, then they may have to take out a portion of one of the lobes of the lung. Each lung has three or folds of lung tissue that are fanned out. Sometimes if there is a large or bad rupture, you have to remove the lobe that it is on. No long term complications if this is the case.

Prayers for Sitka

2010-02-15T09:54:00.003-05:00

Hi to all of our friends... Some of you are aware of this per Facebook, but to those who are not on Facebook, I wanted to let all of my furkids friends know what is going on with Sitka. We had to rush her to the University of Georgia Veterinary school yesterday in a life or death situation. Below are the updates I have posted on Facebook. I will hope to continue to post the updates to the girls' blog as we continue to receive more information on Sitka's condition.

Thank you all for your prayers through this difficult time. We are not out of the woods.

Day 1: ER Vet and Trip to UGA
First off, I want to thank everyone who has commended on my posts and my friends posts wishing us good thoughts and healing vibes for our daughter, Sitka. I would also like to thank Veronica, her husband Randy, my Mom and Dad for coming to UGA's ve school today to be with Jeremy, Cornelia Marie, and myself. Karen, Penny, Shelly, Valerie, Andrea, and Tiffany - thank you for your calming thoughts and conversations yesterday and today. And to everyone else with your text messages and personal emails, they mean more to us than you can imagine right now. And I promise to respond to all of them.

Friday night Sitka started to dry heave. By Saturday Morning she was having some odd breathing. We took her to the vet and she suspected acid reflux. Saturday continued, and breathing got worse. Took her to ER vet in Gray (Dr. Gadd) and received the best treatment. Treated for asthma and the onset of pneumonia as that was what her films and actions were showing. This morning, she was getting worse. We called Dr. Gadd and she met us at her clinic. The hope/plan was to admit her for IV steroid treatment. After more chest xrays, she was getting worse. We got her referred to UGA Vet School and made the hardest drive that we ever could. We were racing the clock as there was a significant chance that Sitka could die on the drive. I thank my husband for being strong holding her in the back of our Jeep, for Cornelia Marie staying close to Sitka, and to God for providing me the strength I needed and for getting us all safely to Athens.

At this point, we don't have any firm answers. But we are on the way to them. The diagnosis now is that it is not asthma. She has a tear somewhere that is allowing air to fill around her lungs. More than a gallon of air has been drained from around them. They are currently inserting a chest tube to help remove the air from her until tomorrow. Tomorrow will begin the search to see where the tear is.

My three furry animals are my children. I would move heaven and earth to get them the care they need. God gave Sitka the strength to fight on the drive to Athens. We thought about 30 min away that we were about to lose her. But God got us there and helped Sitka to fight. Now she is in the hands of some of the best vets around.

She is stable, but is still very critical. We are not out of the woods yet. Please keep those positive vibes and thoughts coming. We need each and every one of them. She will be 6 in March and is too young to leave this world. I feel like I have been hit by a mac truck. Friday, Sitka was such a happy girl, playing in the snow and enjoying life. Last night and today, she was literally fighting for her life. Life can change THAT fast.

I love you Sitka. I am here for you, though I am 2 hours away. I am staying strong for you and want you to get better and come home to your family. You be the best patient you can be and do your job with the vets to get back on your feet and home to us. I love you my sweet daughter.

Day 1: (Sun) 7:30 pm Update:
7:30 pm update (Last of the night):

Chest Tube is in and the air pump is running. Breathing is almost back to normal. Heart rate is normal. But this is due to the chest tube/pump. She has her head up and is looking around. She is on a narcotic for pain. This has been sufficient to keep her calm. We asked about the incision they made for the chest tube. She said it was only about a centimeter, but they went ahead and shaved her chest almost bald for sanitary sake. They have not been able to determine the cause or location of the tear, but they will work on that tomorrow. Coincidentally, they have had some other similar cases involving Siberian Huskies. While some dogs don't require surgery to fix this, they have found Siberians that they have treated tended to require surgery. We are not out of the woods yet, but they are feeling better about her condition compared to what they saw at noon today when we got her there. There is a team of techs and a doctor on call through the night and someone is with her at all times (which is a HUGE relief to me). She is also receiving IV fluids and is urinating alot. We will know more when the doctors call back in the morning between 730 and 8 and will go from there. Pray they don't need us overnight.

Day 2 at UGA, AM Update:
Talked with the Dr. at UGA. She is resting comfortably. Her breathing stayed normal overnight. Her blood oxygen levels right now are not as high as they would like them to be. But are not critically bad either. They think this would be the result of either A. Some level of damage to the lungs or B. Some sort of lung disease (like asthma). She also seems to have a mild heart arrhythmia. They are not really worried about this as long as it doesn't effect her BP. Which it doesn't appear to. And she only seems to have the arrhythmia when she is asleep (when awake, it is nonexistent). Since she has never had an EKG, the doctor thinks it is possible she may have always had it, but they are going to continue to watch it. Haven't completely ruled out asthma. When they took the xrays of her lungs yesterday, they didn't look normal but one of today's jobs will to be determining whether that was caused by the air compression or asthma. At this time, we are just in a waiting/holding state for them to continue to do diagnostic work.

They will be having a team meeting this morning to decide whose case Sitka will be transferred to. Then we will hear from that doctor and get a report. Hopefully between 9-11 this morning.

I have posted two other updates from yesterday that tell what happened to get us to this point. So if by chance you are interested and missed those, please look in my notes to catch up.

Enjoying the Sun

2010-02-08T15:03:00.003-05:00

Meow friends...

I hope your week is off to a great start!!! I had a great weekend with my family. Before that Super Bowl stuff came on, I was able to lure Mom to the door and let me out on the porch with my two sisters.

See, sometimes I like to go out on the porch and get some fresh air. Maybe sometimes bask in the warm sunshine. Only, I fooled Mom. I had other plans in mind. Check out my little video below...

Ha! That will show Mom! Don't you like how I paused at the top of the steps as if to say, "Mom, you see me?" So, once I got down on the grass, I totally upset Cornelia Marie. She has never seen me go outside before and she was really concerned for my safety.

Anymeow... I found some patches of cat nip and I was in heaven! Check out some of these iPhone photos :)
Ahhh, sunlight... and cat nip... does a kitty good!
Meows,
Tia

Hard Working Puppy

2010-02-02T15:27:00.004-05:00

Wooo Friends,

I tell ya, it is hard work being the helpful puppy that I am! Not only do I have Executive Sous-Chef to add to my title, I have ... well, I am not sure what to call it. Table Putter Together Extraordinaire?

Anyroo, Mom bought a new pup table for the kitchen. And do you know who put it together? No, not me. Mom did, but I assisted. I inspected every piece of the furniture. And I supervised her handy work. You know, she may have not put it together properly if I had not been around.

Let's take a look at my handy work from mom's iPhone camera... (look closely in the 2nd photo... yup. That is Sitka. Doesn't look like she is working too hard, does it???).

Wow. That was alot of work! With bathroom breaks, it took Mom right over an hour. She was pretty proud of herself. And do you want to know what thanks I got...

Yeah right! Chicken? Pesto Noodles? Wine? Not on your life. I did get plenty of head rubbies, and bellie rubbies. OH, I did get extra treats :) I still think I should have gotten a tiny taste of chicken. Oh wait. I did :)

Hope your week is going well!
Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Happy Meowday to Me!

2010-01-27T08:00:00.001-05:00

Meows all my friends!

Today is a very special day in my house. Do you want to know why? It is my 17th Birthday. Now, let me ask you. I don't look like a 17 year old kit-cat do I???

Would you like to know how I am spending my day? See, my Mom and Storm's Mom were talking and there was mention that Storm and Zim should come over to my house to have a big birthday bash. You know, do all the things we can't do - raid the fridge, toss toilet paper all over the house, zoomies until we can't zoom anymore... that sorta stuff.

Well, Storm and I intercepted our parent's emails and saw that no real plans were made to transport us to see each other, so we took matters into our own hands...er paws. I made my way to Kansas while Mom was at work.

Check us out!

Don't we look like a couple of lovely ladies? My BFF Storm is so sweet to ask for a group birthday song for me, isn't she?

Well, I had a meowtastic time on my secret trip to Kansas to see Storm (and no worries, I said my meows to the rest of the Ao4). Time now for a nap. Traveling can be exhausting, meow!!!

Thank you all in advance for the lovely birthday wishes! I appreciate each and every one of them!

Meows,
Tia

Talking...

2010-01-18T09:26:00.003-05:00

Wooo Friends,

Recently I have had alot on my mind. I have been talking, talking, talking to Mom. She is unsure of exactly what I am saying, but I like to keep her guessing. Wanna hear some of what I have been saying?

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Welcome Twenty Ten!

2010-01-01T19:25:00.005-05:00

Wooo Friends...

We all want to wish you a Happy New Year! We hope this year, 2010, brings much love and happiness to you all. And I would like to remind all of the humans out there who think fireworks at 1 am (when I am trying to snooze) are cool ... these are the only fireworks that are acceptable (in a photograph!!!).
Happy New Year! And Happy Birthday to MY Zimmie Man! He turned 10 today in the year 2010. Ha rooo!!!!

Hugs, Meows, and Puppy Woos,
Sitka, Tia and Cornelia Marie

Waiting...

2009-12-24T10:36:00.005-05:00

Woooo friends....

We wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas Eve. We are just hanging out by the window waiting on Santa Paws. We hope that he is good to all of our friends this year! I won't lie, I have snooted under the tree but I have yet to find anything that smells like it would be for me. I really hope Santa brings me something yummy to my tummy tonight :)

P.S. Sitka wishes that Santa would bring Zim to her! Shhhhhh don't tell her I said that!!!

Pup Pup Puppy Woos!
Cornelia Marie

Wordless Wednesday: Christmas Photoshoot

2009-12-23T11:18:00.004-05:00

Santa Tia?

2009-12-22T19:37:00.004-05:00

Meow Friends,

While the puppers have been helping Mom set up decorations, they also pulled out one of my very special kitchen decorations. It is a spoon rest. Wanna take a look?
MEOW! Isn't this the coolest thing ever??? Dad bought it for Mom many years ago. Well, I need to get back to my nap! Oh, and Mom had a very nice birthday yesterday!

Meows,
Tia

Dreamin...

2009-12-18T11:03:00.006-05:00

Woo Friends,

I hope you all are having a great Holiday Season so far! Mine is off to a rockin' start! Mom has been off work for a week now and will be for the next 2! I am the luckiest pup ever!

So between now and then... I am going to prepare for my 2nd Christmas. I wonder what Santa Paws will bring to me? Snow perhaps? The forecast is making small mention of something Christmas Eve night. That is all I will say about that!
Speaking of dreaming.... I better think of what I am going to get Mom for her birthday on Monday! I need to go consult with my sisters, I suppose.

Catch you all soon!!!
Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Wordless Wednesday: The Ottoman

2009-12-16T10:10:00.000-05:00

Checking out the decorations

2009-12-15T16:49:00.008-05:00

Wooo Friends,

Mom pulled out our tree and decorations the day after Thanksgiving. We, of course, assist with this process. Lots of snootering to do with stuff that has been packed up for almost a year. So, once we finished assisting, we stepped back and checked out our work.

Let's start upstairs. Mom puts a tree in our bedroom for Tia.

Doesn't she look cute sitting under her tree? Just this morning, somehow she removed an ornament from the tree and was batting it around the bedroom. Silly kitty!

Oh CM! She loves to get into it all. As mom was putting the ornaments on the tree, CM was trying to take off with boxes that some of the ornaments are in. And yes, she did put her head in the tree!
Tia even came down to check out the tree downstairs. Here she is admiring the hard work!
And finally, here I am checking out the flag on the Court House! (Keep in mind, when CM checks it out, she tries to put it in her mouth. Typical child!)

Hope you enjoyed seeing some of our decorations! Stay tuned! Mom promises us that she will get out the video and get some footage of us inspecting the Happy Tappers! Just you wait :)
Hugs,
Sitka

Wordless Wednesday

2009-11-25T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hiking in the Fall

2009-11-23T10:34:00.006-05:00

Wooo Friends,

Sorry we have been absent from blogging and from reading your blogs. I suppose we are going to have to steal Mom's calendar and enter us in so she will remember to assist us with this. Sigh!

Anyroo, a few weeks ago we set out to a place called High Falls for some hiking. It was a lovely day and well, Mom and Dad said they were looking for a way to tire us out. We wanted to share some photos with you all from our outing.

Check out this water. Too bad we could not get in it.

Ahhh here are our fluffy tails with Dad!

Ducks! For some reason we were not allowed to go with Mom when she took this photo.

Look how lovely!!!

Oh a lizard! Mom said there were tons of them on the rocks!

This used to be the old Power House. Mom could not get close as there was a fence around it.

Hope you enjoyed seeing some of the many photos Mom took. Hope you all (if you celebrate it) have a great Thanksgiving Holiday!

Hugs!
Sitka and Cornelia Marie (and Tia too)

Dressing Up... Sorta

2009-11-09T19:38:00.003-05:00

Wooo Friends!

Hope all of woo are doing well!

This year for Halloween, I decided that my Lobster and I would dress up! Wanna know what we went as???
GHOSTS! Ha rooo!!!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Siberian Tomato

2009-10-04T16:44:00.004-04:00

Wooo Friends.

Once again we have fallen behind. Behind on blogging and reading. Oh so sorry! In other news, I wanted to share with you all my Siberian Tomato. Note, I am referring to it as mine! I mean, I helped plant it. I helped water it. I helped harvest it. It is mine, right?

Well, it sure is pretty and it tastes GREAT but there isn't any fir on it. How can something called Siberian not have fur?

Oh, also we have tons of bananananananana peppers. Mom keeps telling me that despite their name, they are not banananananas.

There is my garden update. We still have TONS of tomatillos, cherry tomatoes, and okra. The cucumbers finally stopped producing. My newest trick is running by the tomato plants and snagging something off the vine. Just the other day, I snuck over to the vines and snagged a tomatillo! Dad told me to drop it and being obedient, I did, but I really wanted it.

Hope all is well with my friends!
Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

That's Mine!

2009-09-15T14:33:00.004-04:00

Wooo my friends...

I know, we have been slackers. Mom has been busy with work and stuff and has neglected assisting us with updating our blog. All is well, no worries!

The other day I was accused by Tia for taking something of hers. Perhaps the accusation was true, but there is no photo of the event happening. So if there isn't proof, I can never be found guilty, right?

Anywoo, here is what happened. Mom went to the store and bought Tia some of her special canned food. Let's have a look...

She looks pretty happy right? So, mom took "said" cans back to the kitchen and proceeded to open one and place her amount that she gets on a plate. She walked away for 2 seconds and when she returned, the food on the plate disappeared. "Gasp" she said, then looked at ME! Me! Are you kidding? I would NEVER steal cat food off the kitchen counter. She disagreed. Seriously... how can you doubt this face?

So do you think I am at fault? I don't think she has a case. She doesn't have any proof.

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Not my 'maters

2009-08-20T11:29:00.006-04:00

Wooo Friends...

While CM was outside checking the vegetable garden with Dad, they found something getting dangerously close to the tomato plants! Dad and CM came running back in the house and told Mom to get the camera to take a photo. Wanna know what it is? Let's take a photo look...

It is a horn worm and they do bad things to our 'maters. See how big it is? I mean, it was well over 3 or 4 inches. It was munching on the gardenia bush. So, it had not made it's way to the 'maters. But WOW it was big. Apparently they spit when they are threatened. So as Dad had to move it to a new home, it spit on him. Ewwwww.

We are off to the University of Georgia tomorrow for CM's CERF exam. GO DAWGS!!!!! I am not sure she knows what it means because she has been running about the house excited because she thinks she is going surfing. Hummmm....

Happy Thursday!

Hugs,
Sitka

FINALLY!

2009-08-13T11:21:00.007-04:00

Woooo everyone :)

Finally! We have tomatillos! Well we have over 25 on the vines outside right now, but four were ready to come inside the house for us to eat. Oh wait. Mom just looked over my shoulder and said it was for her and Dad to eat, not us. We shall see about that. We are the ones who helped plant the seeds. We are the ones who watered every day. We helped inspect the vines of all of the vegetables. We DESERVE tomatillos. Oh wait. Mom looked over my shoulder again and said since we did provide our assistance, we can sample it. WOO HOO!

So here is what it looks like growing on the vine:

And here is what it looks like on our counter ready to eat... well almost. The husk has to be removed.
LOOK how yummy these tomatillos look.

And look how yummy it looks in CM's mouth, HA ROOO!

Hey CM..... This is how you are supposed to properly inspect the fruit.

Now you try....

Much better! Good Girl Cornelia Marie!

Now, what shall we make first with our first ever home grown tomatillos??? We have lots of recipes, including one yummy looking one Lorenza sent to us!

Hope everyone is well. The weekend is almost here and Mom's summer vacation has come to an end. Back to work 5 days a week for her. Boo :(

Hugs to all!
Sitka

Marbled Bark

2009-08-08T09:34:00.006-04:00

Woooo!

Last night, we helped mom make some Marbled Chocolate Bark. Wait a minute. What is wrong with this? Chocolate? We helped make something chocolaty, but never fear my friends... we were not allowed to taste test.... well, not exactly. (You may remember I helped Mom make this before.)

See mom and dad are going over to some friend's house tonight and they made this to take. Wait a minute. What is wrong with this? Notice, I said Mom and Dad, not US! Sigh.

So, we helped make something that we can't taste and we helped make something for them to take where we can't go. Sigh. I think we got robbed.

So, let's see what we made.
Yummmmy right? We were fortunate that Mom had some honey graham crackers in the pantry. So, we got to sample that. At least we were rewarded for our efforts, right? Here we are accepting our treats (Note CM finally sat calmly to take her prize... normally she turns into a jumping blur!!! You can really tell who takes treats like a true southern bell.... Notice you see her teeth, but not mine, HA ROOO!)

Well... Hope you all are having a great weekend and hope you were not tortured or tricked into helping your parents make something that not only you can't have, but you can't go where they are taking it. Hrumph! At least we overheard Mom say that she bought us more bully sticks.

Hugs,
Sitka

Announcement for Mom

2009-07-30T09:08:00.004-04:00

Woo!

Today we wanted to share Mom's new blog with you all. However, this new blog still relates to us! Don't you all think we are letting her create a new blog that doesn't revolve around us in some way.

See, Mom and Dad like to cook together. And 99% of all Saturday's they cook together. They started a new "tradition" called New Recipe Saturday back in May.

So you wonder how we are involved, right? Well, I am the executive sous-chef. Sitka is too, but she mainly does supervision stuff and I do the actual assisting with cooking, cutting veggies, taste testing. Ok, Sitka does taste test as well.

A few things to remind you of...

Sitka made an Apple Cake
I tried to attack a Pineapple
We both work in the garden. See here, and here.
We make Wooscotti
We assist with the making of chocolate truffles
Even quality control is enforced on store bought pizza
Most recently, we assisted mom with making a Tart and Banana Bread (see photos below)

So, as you can see, we are very active in the kitchen and even though Mom has a new blog sharing recipes with you all, we are still involved.

So, her new site is called New Recipe Saturday. Every Saturday she features a new recipe, and during the week she has been posting older recipes and new ones as well (like last night's Honey Lime Chicken Sandwich).

Hope you have a great Thursday! The weekend is almost here!!!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-29T09:40:00.002-04:00

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-22T14:58:00.002-04:00

Meows,
Tia

A Queen's Life

2009-07-16T13:12:00.006-04:00

Meow my friends...

Long time no purr, MEOW! Anymeow, Mom took some photos of yours truly and I wanted to share a few of them with you.

In addition to lounging around, I have taught the little red one to give me a pedicure. Whatcha think about that??
I hope everyone has a great Thursday! The weekend is almost here!

P.S. Please head over to Steve and Kat's blog. They have been entered into a photo contest and need your voting help!

Meows,
Tia

Garden Update

2009-07-11T09:29:00.006-04:00

Hello my friends...

We have a little garden update for you all. We are sad to announce that our squash did not make it :( They developed some sort of sickness that Dad could not bring them back from. But, good news is that we have tons of Okra, Tomatoes, Tomatillos, and Cucumbers. Let's see what is going on in the garden....

Here we are supervising the garden area... (beyond CM is our garlic... which is about ready to be dug up)
So what am I intently looking at? The Okra and Tomatillos of course. Let's see... Okra, tomatillo, cherry tomatoes, and cucumbers. Mmmmmmm

Can you believe that all of this started from these seed packets? Moving right along.... let's see a few things from our garden..
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Now, when are we going to get to taste, Mom???

Hugs and Puppy Woos,
Sitka and Cornelia Marie
Garden Extraordinaire Assistants

My Sitka...

2009-07-10T00:01:00.002-04:00

Meow my friends...

The other night I shared the bed with my two furry sisters. However, I prefer curling up by Sitka. See, Sitka has been sleeping under the bed since it has gotten hot. And the other night, she slept on the bed! I took full advantage and went and curled up right against her! Don't I look comfy and happy? Do you see her paw sticking out from under me? Meow!

Additionally, I let the little red one up on the bed. I like this photo. Look at all three of them below and look at our heads. Sitka never moves, but Cornelia Marie and I move in unison. I have no idea what caught our attention, but it sure made for a cool series of photos, right?

Well, I hope you all are having a great Friday! We are looking forward to a relaxing weekend with our mom and dad!

Meows,
Tia

P.S. Mom said she was sorry the pillows were all messed up. See, the little red one had to make the bed comfy and she rooted up the pillows from under the quilt. Silly puppy.

Wordless Wednesday: Different Perspectives

2009-07-08T00:01:00.002-04:00

Meows, Hugs, and Puppy Woos,
Tia, Sitka, and Cornelia Marie

4 Years Ago Today

2009-07-06T00:01:00.001-04:00

Time sure does fly! It is very hard to believe that 4 years ago today, my brother, Simi, went to the Rainbow Bridge. I wanted to take a moment today and remember him and let him know that we all love him very much and still think of him ever day. Here are some photos of Simi that were always our favorite!

He was always known as the "laptop cat" for this obvious reason. If you left the laptop for more than 2 seconds, he was laying right on it when you returned!

This is our most favorite photo of Simi!

We love and miss you Simi!
Meows,
Tia

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-01T10:45:00.003-04:00

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie (and Hugs from Sitka)

The Vets....

2009-06-26T12:55:00.001-04:00

Wooo Friends...

It happened. I went to the vets office. I thought something was fishy because I had been reading that alot of you had been going for your annual check ups. I guess my time was up, ha roo!

Humm... I am supposed to go through the door straight ahead, but the door to the left that leaves the office looks good too....

Here I am checking out the exam room. Mmmm treats!

Waiting patiently... but when they came to get me, I refused to go with them. I put on ALL four breaks, ha roo!

So after the poking, prodding, and stealing my blood, I got my all clear from my sweet vet. OH! Thank goodness I did my business this morning because they used that for a fecal float instead of poking me in the furry you know what! So, that is a good thing right?

Anyroo - Happy for the good report and I am done with the vets for another year :)

Hugs,
Sitka

Dakota

2009-06-24T21:25:00.005-04:00

We wanted to give our sincere sympathy to Dakota and her family. Dakota, our dear sweet friend, crossed the bridge today. She was shown the up most respect today (which is very hard to do) and her family allowed her to go wait for her them at the Bridge. May God help Dakota's family through this tough time. We will be here for our dear friends now and in the coming days, weeks and months.

Godspeed Dakota. Wear your silver harness with pride and run free of pain.

Here are a few of our favorite photos of Dakota.

Hugs,
ALL OF US

Pineapple Wednesday

2009-06-24T08:58:00.005-04:00

Wooo to my friends!

This weekend I was introduced to a Pineapple. Let me introduce you.... Here is the Pineapple.

Doesn't it look cool? I have never seen one of these before. Mom asked me to sit and she let me smell it. Mmmmmm smells so sweet!

HEY! What is the green stuff! Let me see what THAT tastes like.

Ouchie! It kind of is prickly! Let's see what Sitka thinks about it.

Ouchie! I think it got her too. So she went in for a smell of the bottom part of the pineapple. I think she likes it too!

So, I patiently watched Mom as she cut it up and I did a little woo for her to let her know I wanted to taste it! Not to her surprise, I LOVED pineapple. I also assisted in helping her cut up strawberries and cantaloupe. No photos, sorry, but I LOVED those fruits as well.

Happy Hump day to all! The weekend is almost here! Woo Hoo!

P.S. Please keep our dear friend, Dakota, in your thoughts and prayers. She has had a rough go of it and really could use some vibes... for her family too. Please stop by and visit her.

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Have to get a job...

2009-06-17T19:04:00.003-04:00

Wooo!

Apparently Mom said I need to get a job to pay for all of the Happy Heart cookies I eat. Anyone looking for a Certified Ear Cleaner? I promise I do a thorough job!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

She is home!

2009-06-16T15:15:00.000-04:00

Hello friends!

Mom is home from her weekend away with her girl friends! They went down to the beach :) We sure would have liked to go to the beach too. I mean, we are girls. How come we didn't get to go? We asked mom this, but she did not offer up an answer that suited us, ha roo! Anyroo, we got to see some of the photos she took and thought we would share some of the tasty and scenic ones :)

Here are a few beach shots!

While Mom was out taking some photos of the beach, there was a guy out fishing as the tide was going out. Guess what? He caught a baby hammerhead shark! Let's take a look (you can click to enlarge). Oh, in case you are wondering, he did let it go back into the ocean.

Mmmmm now on to the food! The first night mom had scallops! Her friend had Tuna. Look at it! Isn't it yummy?

Mom had two tasty looking dishes. First is a Shrimp and Scallop dinner, and the second is a Calamari Taco! Mmmmm.

Mom went out to the pier on the last night at the beach and caught these incredible photos of the sun setting.

Well.... hope you enjoyed the photos! And hope you all had a great weekend as well.
Hugs,
Sitka

Veggies....

2009-06-10T16:57:00.005-04:00

Wooo!

Do you all remember when I helped Dad plant seeds? Well a tragic thing happened and the seeds never came up. So, we had to redo all our work. It paid off.

I wanted to share with you my tomatillos. They have lots of blooms on them, which will become the fruit! Mom is pleased with them. She says they have never grown any before. Let's take a look at them. (you can click to enlarge)

Do you see how the bloom folds backwards on the last photo? That becomes the husk that covers the tomatillo! Cool eh?

P.S. We would like to thank the AO4 for giving us this cool award! Thanks so much!

We would also like to thank Khyra for this lovely award! Thanks so much!

Well Happy Wednesday....
Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Mmmmmmmm

2009-06-06T13:52:00.004-04:00

Wooo Everyone!

Guess what we got today? WOOSCOTTI! Mom finally got around to making us some, and WOW! It is really yummy!

Mom didn't make it all pretty like Steve and Kat's Mom does, but it was still very tasty!!! So, let's check them out on the cooling rack...

Looks like a heaping mess, right? I think our mom needs to take pointers from S&K's Mom. Now, let's see how it tastes....

Sitka is the BEST taste tester because she is patient. All the photos of me taking my first bites are a blur. Wanna guess where Sitka took her Wooscotti??

If you guessed the sofa, you would be correct. Now, let's check out where I had my Wooscotti....

Mmmm it is so good. See the rug I am on? Mom got us a new one for the den but she made one BIG mistake. Do you know? What color is the rug? Black! Our fur sticks to it and makes it gray, HA ROOO!

Anyroo, hope you all are having a great Saturday! Woo to you later :)
Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Yes, all is ok!

2009-06-04T17:10:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone...

Wow! It has been a month since we blogged. Mom said that May was a BUSY month for her with dance recitals and all. But now she is on summer hours at work so she has NO excuse to help us keep you all updated and stay updated with all of you. We have over 350 unread posts in Google Reader.... we promise to read all, but we may not comment on all. Hope you will understand. Oh, and to add to the craziness of May, we had to send off the Mac for keyboard repair. It seems the T kept coming off and needed to be fixed. Anyroo, we were without a computer for about a week. Let me tell you, it was ROUGH! And lastly, mom got a new camera (yes, again!). She will not stay out of our faces now. She got a Nikon D60 (and you will recall she just got a Nikon CoolPix back in December). Will we ever escape the photo taking?

We would like to share a few photos (taken with the D60 of course) with you all to show you what we have been up.

Tia has been busy! She has been serving in her role as Queen, allowing Cornelia Marie to sniff her, and she has been assisting in the kitchen (quality control of the shrimp)!
Sitka has been prepping her portfolio for modeling agencies. What do you think?

Additionally.... Sitka has claimed the Mac since it has been back home.

Cornelia Marie has also been working on her portfolio!

Lastly, while outside, we tend to find some cool stuff. Below we have a Bumblebee (that CM caught) feeding on the Butterfly Bush, a beautiful butterfly that followed us up on the deck one day, and the sun shining from behind the clouds.

And I suppose we saved the best for last - although that statement varies pending on who may be speaking.... Sitka found this in the yard. CM came over to check it out and ROLLED on it. Mom removed CM from her roll she was in and discovered a baby corn snake! YUCKOLA.

Well our friends - this is about it. Hope all is well with you and we will be catching up VERY soon.

Meows, Hugs, and Puppy Woos,
Tia, Sitka, and Cornelia Marie

Two things...

2009-05-04T16:50:00.000-04:00

Wooo Friends....

I wanted to quickly tell you about two things that makes Cornelia Marie move faster than the speed of light...
Did you make out anything in that photo? Here let me help. Look closely... there is a heart in the upper left. The blurred blob is Cornelia Marie... So, what else makes her move at the speed of light???

Yup! A laser pointer. And why does she move so fast? It is because of Happy Hearts Dog Cookies!!! Head over to Huffle's blog to see what the hype is all about!!!

Hugs and Happy Monday!
Sitka

What could it be?

2009-05-01T15:42:00.003-04:00

Woo! Happy Friday my friends...

I am just going to lay here and look out the window. Oh wait a pup... what do I have in my mouth? Can you guess??? (Click to enlarge...)

Puppy Woo,
Cornelia Marie

P.S. A little update... I forgot to add a title! Ha roo!

What happened???

2009-04-27T15:50:00.001-04:00

Meow! Happy Monday!

Do you all remember the other day when I was lounging on my bed with the stuffies? Well you are not going to believe this? I had to SHARE my bed!!!

WHAT?!?!?! I am 16. Shouldn't a 16 year old have their own bed??? Hey Mom, what can be done about this? Excuse me Cornelia Marie....

Great! Now not only is she on my bed but she is snooting upward toward the ceiling fan!

So, let's see if I can get comfy on the foot of my bed. I really would like to nap. But I am keeping my eye on you red one....

WAIT A MINUTE! Look at that! She is trying to mess up my covers. My Covers. I am the only one allowed to get under them.

A kitty still can't get any napping done. I wonder what she is up to now...

Perfect! I just spent 5 minutes trying to get comfy on MY bed and now Sitka jumps up to check things out.
No worries my friends.... I did get my beauty sleep and Cornelia Marie is being a very good little sister. She is respecting me, which pleases Mom. She tries every now and then to taste the tip of my ear, but mom doesn't allow it. Thanks Mom!

So after some bonding time on the bed, Sitka got down and under the bed. This was all you could see....
And THIS happened on my bed. It happens every night. CM spends about an hour on the bed with me. The little red one curled up, watched some Dogtown before getting down and in her kennel.

Ok, they are not bad really... I just like my bed and I like being able to spend time on my bed with my mom and dad.

Well, back to napping...
Meows,
Tia

Lazy Days

2009-04-24T16:40:00.005-04:00

Meow and Happy Friday!

So, I see my two sisters have hogged the blog again. I thought I would let you know what I have been up to. I have been keeping my comfy bed guarded! Check me out!

Do you happen to see stuff around me? I brought some of my toys to the bed - the lobster and my frog. As a bonus, I found my sister's stuffed turtle laying around, so I grabbed it too. I love hording toys! So, I wonder what I should do today....

Oh I know... Mom, grab my lobster....

Yes, I love when she dangles it before me. So much fun! And for your viewing pleasure... a video of yours truly playing with my lobster!

Ahhh that was a lot of fun! Time to take a nap again.
Meows,
Tia

Happy 1st Birthday Cornelia Marie

2009-04-22T00:01:00.001-04:00

WOOOO!!!!

One year ago today, my sweet little sister was born over at the home of the D'Azul Siberians! It has been so much fun having her here and teaching her the way of the Sibe, HA ROO!

Mom and I put together this little video of photos of Cornelia Marie. We used photos from every month she has been alive!

Well, did you enjoy that video? We sure hope so. Oh, Cornelia Marie wanted to get up on the stage and woo you all a little song. I told her that she could since it was her 1st birthday!

Pretty good voice, eh?

We all want to also wish Khady Lynn, Shinzou, and Dawn (Lily) a Happy Birthday. Lastly, we want to send a little birthday wish to Hilde, Cornelia Marie's sister who passed away too soon on May 9, 2008.

Happy 1st Birthday D'Azul's Cornelia Marie! We are so blessed that you are a part of our family.

Hugs and Meows,
Sitka and Tia

Name That Snoot - Reveal

2009-04-21T16:44:00.003-04:00

Woo!

I hope you all enjoyed Name That Snoot! It is now time for the reveal. Let's see which pups and kitties lurk behind those snooters, HA ROOO!

Snooter #1 belongs to the handsome Steve....

Snooter #2 belongs to Tia's boyfriend, Wilber!

Snooter #3 is the ever beautiful Dakota!

Snooter #4 is sweet as an apple pie... or is that a sweet potato. It is Amber!

Snooter #5 is Tia's BFF Huffle! Huffle, we are so sorry we used the photo of you from the vet! It was the best close up of your snooter, however.

And Last but not least... Snooter #6 is our Supreme Commander, Storm!

Thank you all for allowing me to use your snooters and THANK YOU all for playing along. How did you do? Who did you guess, and who did you miss???

Stay tuned to tomorrow... it is a very special day!
Hugs,
Sitka

Name That Snoot, Part 2

2009-04-16T15:29:00.007-04:00

Wooo!

Ok, now that you all have had a chance to see the snooters in question AND maybe prowl around on blogs for some hints, I will give you all a few hints to try to help you out. It is harder than it looks, isn't it?

Here are your hints:

Snooter #1 - This pup knows how to charm the brown eyed ladies, and if you look closely... loves some good cookies!
Snooter #2 - This cool cat once used a tunnel to get to his food.

Snooter #3 - This is one real pretty girl... One may even call her a Princess, which is a rightful title for her.

Snooter #4 - SWEET is your key word... This gal is as sweet as an apple pie.

Snooter #5 - You may say Mom, but this cool cat says Mum.

Snooter #6 - This pup really knows how to take command of any situation.

Well, I hope you all get a bit of help from these hints. Good luck and happy hunting!
Hugs,
Sitka

Name That Snoot!!!!

2009-04-13T20:40:00.001-04:00

Woo! Hey There My friends...

I have a little game that we came up with called "Name That Snoot!" I captured the snooters of several friends and thought it would be fun to see if you all can guess who they are. I would love for you all to participate in this if you like.

Your initial two hints: Over the next day or two, a hint will appear out there on some blogs. Additionally... all photos of snooters more than likely have been featured full size on some blogs.

Let's see how you do with these 6 before I give out more hints! Have fun and happy hunting. If you need a closer look at the snooters, you should be able to click the photo to enlarge.

Have Fun!!!
Hugs!
Sitka

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T08:50:00.005-04:00

Good Morning!

We wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter. We hope you have a blessed day. (You may want to click on the photo to see the cute bunny font!!!)

Meows, Hugs, and Puppy Woos,
Tia, Sitka, and Cornelia Marie

The Camera Strikes Again

2009-04-06T00:05:00.000-04:00

Wooo and Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a nice weekend. Mine was great up until the point that Mom got out the flashy beast and insisted upon capturing some photos of me...

First, Friday night, we went out for dinner and Cornelia Marie and I got Ice Cream. Hey, I can't help it I got an ice cream "chin-stash". Do we really have to photograph this?
Apparently we did, and apparently, I needed to show you all. After my ice cream, I settled down for a nice nap. Great! Here comes the camera again. Now what is she after?
Humm... Let's change the camera angle...

HEY! I can't help it if I have a bit of drool from my snooter. Some things really should not be photographed.

Anyroo, hope you all have a great Monday! See ya soon.
Hugs,
Sitka

Fun Friday

2009-04-03T09:06:00.004-04:00

Happy Friday my friends!

I love Fridays, but this Friday being here means that Mom's week off with me is about over. I don't think that I am ready for her to go back to work... BUT, one of the cool things is that she only has April and May, then she goes to summer hours (That means she works two days a week).... so, I just need to make it through April and May. I think I can do it.

Anyroo, Mom and I were looking though some recent photos she took and we found this cool one of me near a beautiful Orchid that her dear friend gave to her. Let's see a photo of the Orchid first...

Isn't it lovely? I think so. Well one morning Mom was inspecting it and caught me in a photo near it. We decided to do an effect on it... one that mom likes to do, but can never find the right photo to use it on. I think this works... don't you? (You may need to click on the photo to make it larger so you can see it better.)

I guess it is time to get to business. Nap! I heard Mom complaining about having to do some cleaning. I hope that isn't the case, but if it is, I know right where I will be... on the sofa or looking out the window.

Hugs!
Sitka

Rainy Days...

2009-04-02T15:07:00.001-04:00

Wooo Friends....

Do you know what is the best thing to do on rainy days??? We do! We found it best to take over the sofa in two different ways: Nice little chocolate and cinnamon buns and stretched out. Check us out!
We would totally invite you all over to hang out on the sofa with the messy pillows, but there isn't any room. There is a slight chance Tia may share her queen bed. Even her fort! Worth asking, we suppose.

Well best that we get back to napping, however, we sure with this rain would go away. At lunch today, the weather man said we have gotten over 4 inches in the past 48 hours and MORE to come.. and SEVERE weather too... they even said the tornado word. Tonight we may be pulling out the air mattress.

Hugs,
Sitka

Hold on to your ears...

2009-04-01T10:21:00.000-04:00

Woooo! Hope all is well with my friends!

April brings some excitement! Two things that stand out are that the Deadliest Catch TV show comes back on AND Cornelia Marie turns one! Can you believe it?

One thing that has not changed since she came to be a part of our family is her ability to let us know what is on her mind. See, this is one of the many things we...I...love about her, even if she can get a bit annoying.

I would like to share three videos with you all. This is what I deal with on a daily basis. This talking session occurred a few days ago and lasted for 15 min or so. Enjoy the videos, watch your volume, and grab your camera to have your mom record you if you come over to inspect the computer. You have been warned, HA ROOO!

So, how did you like all of that talking. Sometimes she sure has a lot on her mind. Oh, she also has several different voices... she has this bark, this high pitched howl, and many others. As annoying as it can be sometimes, it is so cute!

Well... that is all for now.... Mark April 22 on your calendar... our little Cornelia Marie will turn one!

Hugs,
Sitka

My Sleeping Fort

2009-03-31T13:15:00.005-04:00

Meow to all my friends!

I hope you are all having a terrific Tuesday! I am having yet another lazy day. It is supposed to start raining today which makes me extra sleepy :)

Do you all remember the bed that my parents bought for me - that Queen Bed fit for a Queen? Well, I have to say that it is the most comfy bed I have ever slept on. And my boyfriend Wilber and my BFF Huffle have been posting photos of their sleeping positions, so I thought I would share with you all my sleeping fort!

Mom came up stairs and found me under the comforter. So, she helped me make my own kitty fort. Check it out!!!!

Doesn't it look cool? Oh, check this out. My new bed has a peep hole, MEOW!!!!

Well... time for me to get back to my lazy Tuesday.
Meows to all of you!
Tia

Happy Anniversary!

2009-03-29T19:40:00.003-04:00

Wooo Friends! Happy Sunday!

Today is our parents 6th wedding anniversary! We have all had a great time spending the day together.... until we went and bought this...

Wait a minute.... Let me have a look....
Friends, we are in trouble now. So, let's see a few more pieces.....

Ohhhh Sticks! These look like more fun that that guitar.... Can we chew on it?

Well, if you have not already guessed, here is one more hint....

Yup! They bought the game Rock Band for the Wii. They have been playing for 5 hours today - Mom on vocals and Dad on guitar. Mom does not think she has a good singing voice, but dad thinks otherwise. She was doing great on all her songs.... scoring 95% or more. So, can a puppy please play now????

Anyroo... we love our parents and we wish them a great 6th wedding anniversary!
Puppy Woos to all,
Cornelia Marie

Cherry Blossoms

2009-03-27T16:46:00.005-04:00

Wooo and Happy Friday!

We are especially happy today because it begins Spring Break from work for mom and she will be home ALL next week with us. PLUS, Mom and Dad's anniversary is on Sunday, so we hope to celebrate that as well!

Anyroo, we wanted to share some photos of the Cherry Blossoms that are blooming here in our town. We hope you enjoy them! (You may be able to click on them to make the photos larger.)

Have a great weekend!!!!
Hugs,
Sitka

Queen Tia

2009-03-19T09:40:00.003-04:00

Meow my friends! Hope your Thursday is off to a good start! And you know what happens after Thursday... the weekend! I am really excited about that.

We have had some excitement this week... well I was unsure of it all as it was happening, but now I am really glad it happened. Sunday night, mom and dad started moving mattresses around and Monday morning, they took down my bed! WHAT! I was really mad at them. Pouting, sulking, meowing my deep mad meow, looking at them, sharpening my claws just in case.... AND then Monday afternoon, these guys showed up and I was locked up in the guest bedroom. Are you kidding me? I am the Queen and this is how I am treated?

Then the most wonderful thing ever happened... A Queen Bed arrived with the fluffiest mattresses ever. A Queen Bed fit for a real Queen! Finally!
Well, time to get back to napping!
Meows,
Tia

Spring time...

2009-03-17T22:00:00.001-04:00

Wooo my friends...

I can't exactly say that I am pleased about Spring beginning on Friday. However, in honor of it, we have changed our blog to a "springy" background.... and changed our header too. And to show you what kind of rebels we are, Cornelia Marie and my photo are photos from when it snowed on March 1st! Ha!

Hugs!
Sitka

Happy St. Paddy's Day

2009-03-17T08:11:00.004-04:00

Woo! Happy St. Paddy's Day from all of us!!!

Hope you all have the Luck o' the Irish with you today AND hope you are wearing green. Woo don't wanna get pinched!! Stay tuned tomorrow for our "new blog look"!

Meows, Hugs, and Puppy Woos,
Tia, Sitka, and Cornelia Marie

Funny Friday

2009-03-13T00:01:00.002-04:00

Puppy Woos my friends!!!

I was goofing around with mom the other day when she was constantly snapping photos of me. So, I thought I would share a few of them :) Enjoy!

Here is mom's attempt to take a photo of my spotted mouth :) I will have to ask my first mama if I have a pink spotted or liver spotted mouth. Wonder if she can tell from this photo? (Tia says that my whiskers look like kitty whiskers in this photo, ha rooo!)

This is my best lion imitation!

Look at my cute nose!!! I think all of my friends should show up close photos of their noses!!!

Have a great weekend!!!!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Happy Birthday Sitka!

2009-03-11T00:01:00.001-04:00

Meow and Puppy Woos!!!

Today is Sitka's 5th Birthday and we want to invite every pup, kitty and hamster over to enjoy this great day!!

I am going to start the party with catching some bubbles!

Wan't that fun??? When you all get here, we can take turns at shaking the crab stuffie! Check out Sitka...

So you all head on over! We have tons of Happy Heart Dog Cookies in lots of flavors! So Happy Birthday to our best sister! We hope you have MANY more great birthdays!!!

Meows and Puppy Woos,
Tia and Cornelia Marie

Yummmmmm Veggies

2009-03-09T00:01:00.008-04:00

Hey my friends....

This weekend, we thought it would be fun to help Dad plant some stuff. Mom and Dad love growing their own veggies, which works for us because we love to help them eat it!!! Do you need some assistance from the puppy???

Hummmmmmm.....what about both of us???

Ah ha! Exactly what I thought... he does need our help. Let's take inventory... Oh, and I should mention... the bell peppers have not been planted yet... so there may be a part two to this blog later on....

We have, in this order... Red Siberian Tomatoes (yes... a red Siberian planting red Siberians, HA ROOO), Okra, Banananananan Pepper, Cucumber, Salad Greens, Tomatillos, Tomato Grape Jelly Beans (they are red and yellow).
Now, time to sew the seeds in the little box.... with my help, naturally! (And, that is a finger file, not a knife... we are being safe!)

Well, hope you enjoyed spring planting... stay tuned... there will be more!!!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Blow Up Bed... thing

2009-03-07T16:45:00.006-05:00

Woooo!!! No snow this weekend :( Boo. I sure miss it.

Well, since it is officially Tornado Season here in Georgia, Mom and Dad finally went about bought one of those blow up bed things. They complain that sleeping on the floor hurts their backs. Personally, I am tired of hearing them whine, so this should solve the problem! See, the closet we get in is downstairs and our bedroom is upstairs. So when tornado action happens at night, we all have to sleep downstairs. Tia and I sleep on the sofa, so no problem there. Cornelia Marie sleeps in her kennel with her primo pad Khyra gave her, and Mom and Dad are on the floor...tossing...turning...complaining... Hopefully this little thing they bought today will get rid of all of that.

So we did what was natural to us... give it an official Siberian inspection. Let's check this thing out... it is blowing up right now...

Well, this seems interesting enough. We heard through the grapevine that Storm likes to jump on hers when her mom inflates it. She thinks it is like a carnival ride. So, we tested that out and sure enough, it is super fun!!! Oh, here is Cornelia Marie (oh and Dad too) checking it out once it was inflated. Pretty cool, eh?

And finally... I had to make my inflation inspection.... Yup! I like it. I got right up, turned a few circles and settled down... then some puppy jumped up and made it rock back and forth.

Now... first let's hope for no tornadoes... but second, should we get any, let's hope Mom and Dad don't complain anymore!

Happy Saturday my friends!
Hugs,
Sitka

SNOW!!!!!!

2009-03-02T16:15:00.001-05:00

Woooooo Friends!!!

We have some excellent news to tell you about. Yesterday it SNOWED at our house!!! It was the best day EVER! Here is what happened ....

Shortly after 1p yesterday, it started to snow. It didn't stick or anything, but it was still snow! So I pouted a bit to see if that would make the snow come back. Can you see the tiny bit of snow on my head?
Well, after that, nothing for over 2 hours! We were thinking we would not get any snow. And WOW did the snow start to fall from the sky in the biggest flakes EVER! We had so much fun playing in it. CM even tried to eat some flakes. Here are a few photos of those big flakes and some videos of CM trying to eat the flakes.

And here are some photos of us just enjoying the snow!

Hey Mom.... Got Snow?

Last but not least.... Cornelia Marie discovered she could eat the snow! See photo :) And today, we still have some snow in our yard. Everytime we go out there, she scoops up some ice in her mouth and brings it back inside the house, HA ROO

Well, hope you enjoyed our snow day!
Hugs,
Sitka

For Bogart

2009-02-22T10:00:00.004-05:00

Wooo everyone!

Sweet Opy and Charlie are organizing a photo album for Bogart and his family. Bogart's dad, Klaus, is very, very sick and we are sending him nothing but Kitty and Siberian Healing Vibes so that he can get better and come home where he belongs! We created a card for him and sent it over to Opy and Charlie so that they can put it in the album they are working on to send to Bogart's mom. (You should be able to click on the photo to make it larger.)

Hurry Home Klaus!

Meows, Hugs, and Puppy Woos,
Tia, Sitka, and Cornelia Marie

Valentines Day!!!

2009-02-14T00:01:00.007-05:00

Happy Valentines Day.....

We wanted to take a moment and wish everyone out there a Happy Valentines Day! We hope you have a great day with your loved ones and get lots of candy... er, treats :) So from us to you....

And Finally.... Zim, will woo be my Valentine? Hugs, Sitka

Meows, Hugs, and Puppy Woos,
Tia, Sitka, and Cornelia Marie

Sleepy Thursday

2009-02-12T12:04:00.002-05:00

Wooo!

It is almost the weekend and we could not be more excited. So, we need to take a nap. Woo!

Hugs,
Sitka and Puppy Woos from Cornelia Marie

Boys....

2009-02-08T09:33:00.004-05:00

Wooo! Hope everyone's weekend is going well! Just wanted to share a few photos with you all (Mom won't stop taking them of us.... so we figured we would share one of each of us).

.... Thinking of my Zim ...

... CM thinking of Domi-NO (yes with a ball in her mouth) ...
... Tia thinking of Wilber ...
You may be able to click on the photos to make them larger if you like! Anyroo... hope you all are staying safe from the camera. We are doing our best. Maybe if we go take a nap then mom won't take our photos? You think that will work?

Happy Sunday!
Hugs,
Sitka

Huzzy Day - a Day Late...

2009-02-05T14:39:00.003-05:00

Meow to everyone!

Well, I am a day late but not a dollar short... MEOW... Last month Sitka and Cornelia Marie participated in Huzzy Day. So, without further ado, here is the moment you all have been waiting for....

Hope you have a great Thursday!!!
Meows,
Tia

Tag Tag Tag

2009-01-30T12:39:00.004-05:00

Meows! I hope everyone is ready for the weekend, cuz I am :)

My BFF, Huffle, tagged us in a folder game. Here is what you do...

Open a document or file folder,

click on the fifth folder
and then the fifth photo.
Post the photo and describe it.

Then tag 5 other bloggers.

So... let's see what comes up....

How fitting that the photo that comes up is of me... well sorta. Now, here is the story. Dad went upstairs one afternoon. H spotted a lump under the covers on the bed. He called for Mom to bring the camera. He took photos of the lump under the bed. Then came around the bed to lift the covers to take a quick photo of yours truly under the covers. Instead, he got this. A bolt of fur not happy because I was disturbed during nap time!

Hope you liked that! I know I am supposed to tag 5 of you... but we are late (as usual) in reading blogs, so not sure yet who has done it and who hasn't. So if YOU have not done it, please feel free to partake!

Happy Weekend!
Meows,
Tia

P.S. The AO4 tagged my mom... she is working on it :)

My Sweet 16

2009-01-27T00:01:00.006-05:00

Meow!!! I hope everyone is having a meow-tastic day!!!

Today is a VERY special day. It is my 16th birthday! Can you believe it? My sweet 16! So I CAN drive, right? I did ask my mom for a new car but she did not come through with one. Humm.

Anymeow... I think today is a day for celebration. So you all get our your party hats and come on over to my place. We will be partying ALL day and night!!!! There will be cake, ice cream, HAM, CHICKEN, TURKEY, livergreat, etc. You name it, we will have it!

Here are a few photos that mom put her special touch on of yours truly!!!

Even my furry sibe sisters wished me a very special meow-birthday.

And finally.... all of my SMS buds wished me a Happy Sweet 16 up at that Cabin that I didn't get to go to last weekend (I think you can click to enlarge and I hope I didn't forget any SMSers... if I did, I am sorry).
Ahhh, now I am gonna kick back and relax and beg mom for ham, turkey, and chicken all day. I sure hope the beggin' works!!!! Cross your paws!

Meows,
Tia

One Year Ago....

2009-01-26T00:01:00.002-05:00

Meow Everyone! I hope that everyone had a nice weekend!

A year ago today, I was taken to the vets office because I was one sick kitty. You can read here, here, here, here, here, here, and here for all kinds of info about my pancreas. I was one sick kitty and in the hospital for a week. I wanted to share with you all some photos from when I was there a year ago today....

Now, look at me! I am one healthy kitty. I wanted to post today because we are celebrating a wonderful year and looking forward to many more.

Stay tuned to tomorrow.... it is a VERY special day. You won't want to miss it!

Meows,
Tia

Can You Believe it?

2009-01-24T14:01:00.007-05:00

Wooooo! I hope every pup, kitty, and hamster are doing well!

Cornelia Marie and I wanted to let you all know what we did last weekend. See for Christmas, mom gave dad a little card and on that card it said that we were going away for the weekend to a cabin in the mountains! WOO! Our first trip with the little one. So we went to this place called Blue Ridge in Georgia. We had SO MUCH FUN! Mom took over 350 photos in three days! Good gracious. She never put the camera down.

Anyroo, we arrived to this cute little cabin last Friday to a warm 23 degrees F :) That night, it got down to 7 and we were ALL thrilled!
Upon entering the cabin, Cornelia Marie did something that we were not allowed to do... but she did it anyways!
Then Cornelia Marie settled in for a nice little nap in front of the fire and I stretched out on the sofa!!!
After a good night sleep, we awoke to a beautiful sunrise!

Heading into town, we made a discovery. Look at this. DAVE has his OWN road. How cool is that????
After we went into this cool store to get us some yummy treats, we set out to find a double waterfall. It was on this hike that dad thinks I am a mountain dog, HA ROOOO!

Wasn't that waterfall pretty? Oh, I almost forgot. As we were heading back to the cabin, we crossed this really neat bridge. Only one car could go across it at a time!

Now... we mentioned cookies. Mom got us these cookies that were called S'mores! MMMMmmmmmmm! So good and very nice to enjoy before the fire.

But wait! There is still one last COOL thing to tell you about. It SNOWED while we were at the cabin. We had headed back to town and mom was sitting in the car with us as Dad got dinner and sleet started to fall. Dad came out and helped mom get us out because it started to SNOW! Can you see it on our fur?

After dinner, more and more snow kept coming. It was so cool! Cornelia Marie tried to jump into the air and catch flakes. Look at us in our Puplights! We sure appreciate Steve and Kat telling us about them!

By morning, we had gotten about 1/4 of an inch of snow. How cool is that!

The snow tapered off from falling and mom got this really cool photo of the mountains.

On our drive home, the roads were kinda messy in some areas. This was a really scary curve. I didn't appreciate it. We went slip and sliding around but made it around just fine!

We were so happy to get home and see Tia. Our granna had come to check in on her while we were away. It took us a day to recover from the three day trip. We did alo of walking and hiking and snoofing and stuff. We go back in March and are super excited. There was so much that we didn't get to do, so we look forward to the next trip!!!

Well, just wanted to share some photos. It was hard going through the 350 plus photos to put photos in this post! Whew! Oh, and next Monday and Tuesday are special days ... so stay tuned!

Hugs,
Sitka

Huzzy Wednesday

2009-01-07T17:30:00.001-05:00

Wooo!

Several of my friends pawticipate in Huzzy Day, which is the first Wednesday of the month. Well, mom finally got around to shaking out some photos from her new camera, so we thought we would pawticipate today. Here we are in all our furry glory.

WOOO!

Hugs,
Sitka

Harbor Report: Wonk Wonk Wonk

2009-01-06T15:54:00.006-05:00

Woooo!

Hope you all are having a nice Tuesday! I know I have been falling down on my Tuesday Harbor Report... but we are all going to try to be much better with our blogging and reading in 2009! This will be a quickly today but I needed to show you all some photos.

Meet Wonky! Dave likes Wonky. Dave chewed off and ate an ear (I think) and his Wonky went to Wonky Heaven. Mom found a Wonky in our house. Mom let me have Wonky. Dave, wanna come over and play with Wonky?

Wonk Wonk Wonk Wonk Wonk Wonk

Wonk Wonk Wonk Wonk Wonk Wonk. Hey, this is pretty fun. So... Dave... I am waiting for woo!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Hey Ammy...

2009-01-04T08:48:00.004-05:00

Puppy Woos!!!

Today, I want to dedicate my post to my soon to be sister-in-law, Ammy! See, she does something that my Mom callds the "Ammy Ears" and she looks SO CUTE doing them. See this post for an example!

Last night, I looked at mom....

And I asked her if she would give me some good Sibe lovin'!

Then with some assistance from mom, I was able to accomplish the "Ammy Ears"! Don't I look just like Ammy? I think Ammy is so pretty!

HA ROO! See, mom and dad went to Savannah yesterday and we got to hang out with our Granna some. We had so much fun and got so much lovin'! When mom and dad got home, Sitka asked her to take a photo of her for her Zim! Sigh. Those are such the love birds. So, Zim, here is your photo.

So, what do you all think of my "Ammy Ears"? Do you think I will be able to do them one day on my own like Ammy does?

I hope you all have a great Sunday! Mom goes back to work tomorrow. We are not too excited about that. Plus, we are supposed to get some storms (small "s" storms of course). Well, I better scoot so I can spend the day lounging with the 'rents!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Happy 9th Birthday Zim!!!

2009-01-01T17:30:00.001-05:00

Wooo and Happy New Years to everyone!!!

Today is a very special day... see it is my boyfriend's birthday. So, I wanted to dedicate my post today to my handsome red headed boy, Zim, and share with you some of my favorite photos of him!

Here he is helping his Mom with the bed!!! Oh so snuggle-y!

Zim takes pride in assisting with every aspect of the house. Here he is helping his Dad do some workouts!!!

Always the good helper! Zim found a mini CAT in his yard and A-Hammer!

Ever so clever... I love when he lays like this with his sweet head under the chair! Check out those back paws! Now that is some skills!

Ahhh... one of his mom's favorite photos of Zim! And mine too! Doesn't he look so dreamy???

And one of my TOP favorite things that Zim does... FORT BUILDING! Friends, he takes serious pride in this job!

These are just a few of the hundred's of my favorite photos of my main man! Happy Birthday Zimmie! I hope you received lots of ear scratchies and snooter kisses... and perhaps a sniff or two of your dad's cappuccino. Please ask your mom to deliver one to you from mom and me!

Hugs,
Sitka

Truffles!!!

2008-12-31T12:11:00.008-05:00

Happy New Years Eve Friends! Remember last year when I helped mom make an Apple Cake? Well this year we are making Truffles! MMMMMM! I love to help mom in the kitchen, but Cornelia Marie has really become the sous-chef of the family. She is in the kitchen everytime mom and dad are... I have really become the supervisor of the kitchen!

Anyroo... I wooed my orders to mom to get the pawty started!

Then after watching for a while, I decided to go get on the sofa. Here is Cornelia Marie making sure the truffle balls look ok.

Ohhhh! Now here comes the fun part. The decorating. Let's take a look at our options...

We have chocolate that needs to be melted. Also, I see some white chocolate. Humm... there isn't much of that. Maybe mom is going to use it for drizzling, you think? Now, moving on to the powdered stuff. We have cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Yummm!

Now we need something for the truffles to go on. Ah ha, I have the perfect idea.

And... take a look at these! Don't they look good! The white chocolate didn't do as mom wished because she didn't have enough of it. Oh well!

Wait a tick (ha roo... did you catch that phrase from Austin Powers movies???).... there is chocolate in this? You mean I have been slaving in the kitchen all day and I can't have any? Humm.... Well, I will just go back to dreaming of Zim.

Woo know his Honorary Birthday is tomorrow, right?? Now if I can only figure out how to drive the car to Kansas to give him a smooch, ha rooo!

Hugs and be safe if you get out on the road tonight!
Sitka (Oh, and Tia and CM send their loves too)

Singing

2008-12-28T20:59:00.003-05:00

Wooo!

I wanted to share with you all my singing voice. See, every afternoon when The Andy Griffith Show comes on, I perk up and watch the TV. But when the ending credits roll... that is when I get all excited. I stop what I am doing... run toward the TV and watch it. Mid ways through the credits, I begin my singing! Here... check it out and tell me what woo think!

I hope woo enjoyed that!!! And I hope you all had a great weekend.
Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

2008-12-25T00:01:00.002-05:00

Woo!

We would like to wish all of our friends a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season. For those of you who celebrate Hanukkah, we wish you a Happy one as well! We wanted to share with you part of our Christmas card that mom sent out this year. Cornelia Marie and I really put our heads together and came up with a fun little song. Unfortunately, the snow has not arrived but we are still hoping.

You should be able to click on those photos and make them bigger, but in case you can't, here are our lyrics to "Let it Snow."

Tia's inside and toasting,
All summer we were roasting,
Now Mom's nose is turning blue,
Hear us woo, Hear us woo, Hear us woo!

The weather outside is chilly,
And we're really acting silly,
Since it could be kinda fun,
Let us run, Let us run, Let us run!

By the time mom kissed us night,
No flurries were in sight,
But each winter you never know,
There may just be snow!

Us sibes are both out sledding,
While Queen Tia is on her bedding,
Oh what a lovely glow,
Let is snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!

So we hope you have a lovely day and get to enjoy spending time with family and friends. And if you have any snow, please feel free to send some our way :)

Hugs, Meows, and Puppy Woos,
Sitka, Tia, and Cornelia Marie

Harbor Report: Checking under the tree

2008-12-23T00:01:00.004-05:00

Wooo!

Are woo all getting ready for the holidays? I sure am.

I have been doing alot of helping around the house....Helping mom in the kitchen cook (I am her personal sous-chef you know), clean up, do laundry, etc. You know, helpful stuff. She folds laundry, I unfold it. See! Helpful. But I think one of my most important jobs is keeping a watchful eye over the Christmas Tree.

I also guard the presents under the tree.

Just yesterday I tried to unwrap a present under the tree. Well, I had to see if it was mine. I can't help that my toe nail accidentally poked a hole in it so I could take a peek. Mom picked it up and muttered something about "Maybe I can find a bow so I don't have to rewrap". Sheesh. I was just trying to see if it was mine.

What? I am just sitting here looking cute, right? HA ROO! I can't wait to play in all of the paper. Sitka tells me that is the coolest part!!! Well, I need to get back to work, ha rooo.

Oh, but before I go.... Sunday was my mom's birthday!!! She wants to thank everyone for leaving her comments wishing her a happy day!!! Yesterday (Monday) was my 8 month birthday. Can you believe it? And today is my granna's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Puppy Woos,
Cornelia Marie