Calamity Kim

Sadie gets a new bed

Sadie loves to get her bath, and will bring me a towel to let me know that she is ready for one. She pulls them out of the hall closet- it has open shelves.She will sit with the towel on her head forever until I come with the brush and hair dryer. Not moving a muscle.Good Dog, Sadie MaeI tried to get a picture with her in her "house" but iot was too dark- the flash bleeds the color- I need to read the manual so that I know how to set the flash. Maybe I should take a class at the Vo-Tech....I made the "matress cover-pillow case" from a thrifted sheet.I bought the yellow floral ticking fabric from Jo Ann's by the other pillow ticking and muslin section. It is sturdy and thick.
Her old one was about 4o bucks at Sam's Club and was that memory foam, which was kinda hot.
This was easy and fast and I can throw it in the wash.
I pulled the plastic tray out from the bottom of the cage to use as a pattern.
Easy Peasy! and she likes it.
She was crate trained when we got her at 9 weeks, so she likes to sleep in there.
Its all cosy and the top is covered with one of my Rachel Ashwell tablecloths. Functional, yet pretty, too!

Dog Day Afternoon

Sadie will be 2 on July 31. That is also the day that 300 comes out. We are having a Greek themed birthday party to celebrate the two events! We used to have Movie Night regularly with my Brother and his wife. We seem to do it more frequently in the summer when our regular scheduled programming is on hiatus.  The Mister and I saw 300 at the theater and loved it. It made $210,609,234 in the US. That's a lot of tickets and popcorn! Hot Fuzz also is being released on the same day. By comparison it only made $23,472,882. It will probably make more once its on DVD, like Shaun of the Dead. Our menu is going to be Gyros, Greek salad and spanakopita . My Brother said what about moussaka? I said you get what you get!

Sadie will get some homemade dog biscuits.

Last year I bought several Three Dog Bakery Cookbooks and found dog bone cookie cutters  to make bones for her party. They were so tasty that I considered starting a dog bone company!( Sadie Snacks).  We have several Gourmet Dog Treat Shops here in Sarasota and one of them is even a health food type store! Spoil em if ya got em , I say!!

Here's a recipe for Birthday Bones from The Three Dog Bakery Cookbook by Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff.

2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 cup natural peanut butter
1 cup skim milk

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

In a bowl,  combine  flour, and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk.
Add wet mixture to dry, and mix well.

Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and cut out shapes.

Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on a rack then store in an airtight container.
Simple and tasty with no chemicals or preservatives.

The Three Dog Bakery has several Cookbooks and I highly recommend them. Making dog bones is a fun way to spend a rainy afternoon and if the kids want to taste one it won't hurt them a bit! I used to love doggie donuts when I was about 5 and didn't know any better! One for the dog, one for me!( never got caught by Mom !)

Maybe I can convince the boys to wear some party hats! I seriously doubt it, but it's worth a try!

I think they would be adorable!

Maybe I will make some T- shirts with her picture on them instead!

They probably will just laugh at me, but I don't care!

This girl deserves a Party!! The movie is really a lure, otherwise he wouldn't come over for a dog party! Boys! They are so serious sometimes!

Between chores and dog bathing and sanding the bookcase I spent a little bit of time binding this beauty yesterday:

  I will work on it later when it gets too hot to sand and paint the bookcase and cupboard. Mister says I have to get them off the carport! I will post pictures when I am finished- it's so hot that the camera lense fogs up when I take it outside and I worry that it may cause some sort of condensation inside it? I don't know if it would or not BUT if it did- Oh, The Calamity!!!!!!!

Big Sister Sadie

Big Sister Sadie, originally uploaded by calamity kim.

Made this Sadie art over at Flickr, with some toys they have: www.dumpr.net  Fun stuff!