Today Jellybean is 13 years old! I can remember that harrowing Easter Sunday whelping like it happened only last week, but all's well that ends well, and she is still hale and hearty at the ripe old age of 13 She is going a little deaf (or else she just doesn't care what we are saying to her and ignores us totally) but aside from that, and normal slowing down, she seems to be doing just fine.

Here she is this afternoon, enjoying her birthday marrow bone.



What else is going on? 4 of the puppies have left now, and it seems that bad girl Hootie may be staying. Who can resist such a bad puppy girl? Whenever there is trouble, you know that Hootie is going to be in the middle of it! Saturday afternoon she ran through a big mud puddle in the back of the yard, and when Marc picked her up, she kicked him twice in protest and he was covered in mud - he had to go change - we couldn't stop laughing, she is SO BAD! Nobody else would want a bad puppy like that, right?

I got some pictures of both of the longcoated pups in their new homes. They are so adorable!

First, Maisie (formerly Roxie). Who can resist a face like that?





And then Bryce, doing what he always did best, stretching out and taking a nap! Notice the pink piggy there? His new owners came expecting to bring home one of the girls, but Bryce (formerly Brady) charmed them into choosing him instead!

Puppies are starting to leave and its not quite as crazy around here - a little easier to manage now. Between club activities and doing things around the house, we have been busy! Last Tuesday I turned on our 3 year old TV to listen to the noon news, and the TV went on, the screen flashed a bright lime green, then went black. That was the end of that! We decided we'd get a new TV over the weekend, which meant watching American Idol and Dancing with the Stars on the 12 inch TV from upstairs. Quite an adjustment to make!
I caught up on reading and played WoW most evenings because it was just too irritating watching such a small screen. It wasn't hooked up to the digital cable box, either, which meant no DVR and about 15 channels, so choices were definitely limited. Saturday afternoon Andy came over and helped move the old TV out (it must have weighed 150 pounds), then got everything set up with the cable, DVR, and DVD player. Thank goodness for sons who understand electronics! I think the HD looks kind of weird, almost too sharp and vibrant, but Marc loves it.

I've made it to level 49 in World of Warcraft and am definitely getting better at this. I downloaded The Burning Crusade last week, and can now visit new territory - cool!!

Cassie was spayed last week and after a quiet day or two, is now back to her sassy self. Hurray! One less to come into season and drive the boys nuts. March was a big birthday month - Cassie was 8 on the 10th, Dylan and Stormy were 6 on the 20th, and Biz was 8 on the 31st! The time sure does fly by.

Phoebe is almost a year old and loves to babysit the puppies. I got a couple of snapshots of her yesterday when I was able to get the pups out to play inbetween rain showers.