Sweet on Corgis...

We got some exciting news the other day... Our breeder contacted us and let us know that our future puppy is on its way! They bred a Red & White female, Darla, with a Tri-Colored male, Monte, and now Darla is expecting 6 puppies on March 27th! Brandon's birthday is March 26th, so he is happy to have the puppies born close to his day.

What's even neater is that my friend Debbie has a Corgi named Riley. He is Darla's brother! So that means that he will be the Uncle to our puppy! Riley and Darla both have wonderful personalities & temperaments, which is important to me. I am happy our puppy will be coming from the same lineage as them.

We went to visit our breeders early this month, and some of you may have seen the pictures on our family site. The ones above are also from that day. The sweet, smiling face is a female named Emilee. She was sweet, but very hyper! She jumped up on my lap immediately, giving me big, wet, Corgi kisses! I couldn't help but laugh. In the picture, I had to hold her in order to get her to stay still for a moment so I could snap the picture. I absolutely love that picture! It truly captures the sweetness of Corgis. They just want to love on you all the time!

Something else is going on in relation to dogs in general here at the Martinez household. Andrew has taken to making homemade Gourmet Doggie Cookies! He has looked up some basic recipes and then modified them to make them his own! He has had 3 orders already for his products. He offers "Nutty Buddy Peanut Butter" and "Paw-Lickin' Chicken " flavors. They are all-natural and partly Organic treats. They need to be refrigerated since they have no preservatives. They have been a huge hit with every dog we know! And we know a LOT of dogs! In making our list, we realized our friends have over 15 dogs combined! Wow! We are looking forward to becoming fellow dog owners this summer. Our puppy should be able to come home just before my birthday, around the first or second week in June.

We hope you all have a great weekend with your dogs, if you have them, they sure make life fun, don't they?! And if you are interested in Andrew's Gourmet Doggie Cookies, he will have flyers available soon!

Blessings,
Eliana

Valentine's Day = Sugar !!!

Valentine's Day is Saturday...what do you do with your special someone? For the past 2 years, my husband and I have had a nice dinner at home, complete with our own waiters! (The boys dressed up and waited on us!) It's fun, easy and we don't have to brave any crowds!

Valentine's Day, for me, is a day to let everyone know how I feel about them...all my family AND friends! I love the verse,

"A Friend Loves at all Times - Proverbs 17:17"

and I always print it on cards and give it with goodies to friends. One of our favorite comedians jokes that Valentine's Day used to be just for your girlfriend/wife and now it has extended to include everyone. He jokes how awkward it was the first time he got a Valentine's card from his grandmother! I think it's sweet. I love any excuse to give a gift and show I appreciate others, it's just who I am, I am a giver by nature!

So, I currently have 4 batches of colored sugar cookie dough chilling in my fridge! 2 bright pink and 2 bright purple. Tomorrow will find me baking Valentine's cookies (heart-shaped, of course!) Later I will drizzle them with royal icing and sprinkle them with colored sugars. Then I will wrap them up individually to give to those I care for...and the joy I get from their faces when they receive them, that is MY reward!

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day no matter what you do...take a moment to tell those you love how special they are to you!

Blessings,
Eliana