10 Lovebugs

Blue's Double Doodle Puppies were just too adorable today.  They were very big helpers with some of the farm chores!

"Hey Mr. Yesteryear Acres!  Wait for us!"

"He is a fast walker!"

"Which way did he go?"

"Not up here"

"We found you!"

"Oh Boy!  Poop Patrol!  We can help!"

"Do you like all the presents we left for you?"

"You missed one over here!

 Ha ha ha ...We are sooooooooooo helpful!!!

We are the 10 Little Lovebugs"

Mr. Blue Pawprints Collar Boy

Mr. Black Pawprints Collar Boy

Mr. Camo Collar Boy

Mr Red Bandana Boy

And Mr. Blue Argyle Collar Boy

and of course we can't forget the girls!

Miss Apple Collar Girl

Miss Butterfly Collar Girl

Miss Pink Argyle Collar Girl

Miss Cherry Blossom Collar Girl

Miss Rainbow Collar Girl

"Whew! That's a lot of puppy picture cuteness!"

Happy Friday!

Snack Time....Milk, No Cookies

We thought today would be a good day for Blue to teach her puppies to go on a short little hike.  Blue thought it was a great idea too.  Hike?!  YAY!  We got all the puppies out and were ready for the big adventure.
The puppies had a different idea.......

"Hike???? We thought you said SNACK!"

Snack Time is WAY better than Hike Time!!!!

Blue is wondering just how long snack time will be

And when will her snack arrive?

"You kids done yet?"

Nope!

Milk!  No cookies!

Warm milk is the best!

Thanks mom!

"Hey, Where are we going?"

"Guess we better follow mom!"

"She found Mr. Yesteryear Acres!"

"Heh heh heh...I got mom's tail!"

"This is so much fun"

"Wow! Mom is really good at playing fetch!"

"Guess we better run back to Mr. Yesteryear Acres"

So this is what they call "sit"

"Thanks for the lesson mom!  Let's play again tomorrow!!!!"

Spa Magazine

I believe my Doodle Doggies have secretly obtained a Spa Magazine subscription.  Evidently they are very fond of discovering all the wondrous effects of mud treatments. The allure of the very elite and posh mud treatments at all the finest spas must have been calling to them.  "Mud treatments promise to draw out toxins!  Make your skin super soft!  Relieve joint pain! Mud treatments are Healing and Rejuvenating and Relaxing!" I believe my Doodle doggies have bought into all the mud propaganda because.......
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Oh my.  I have a very muddy bunch of Doodle Doggies and every single one of them has a great big SMILE on their face.  When I look at their very happy and very content faces, I think.....maybe they are onto something!  They do look very youthful and relaxed!  Perhaps I have been missing out on our "luxury mud treatments" all these years.  I bet I find out because these doggies need a bath!

Nothing Special Fabulous Kind of Day

Today was a "Nothing Special but still Fabulous" kind of day.  Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Nothing incredibly exciting or newsworthy. Still - it was a most wonderful day.  I woke up with a kitty snuggled on one side of me, a doggie on the other side of me and another kitty and doggie at my feet.  It made getting out of bed very difficult!!!  Everyone wanted more snuggle time so I enjoyed a few more luxurious moments in my big comfy bed surrounded by my furry family. When I went downstairs, Mr. Yesteryear Acres had a perfect cup of coffee waiting.  We had a nice quiet breakfast together and then set out to do all the farm chores.  The weather was so nice and it felt like spring and our chores were all done in record time.  The rest of the day followed suit, delicious lunch together, afternoon chores enjoying each other's company, animals who adore us, and tonight we are going to have the BEST dinner.  I love my life!  And I am eternally grateful for all my Nothing Special but Fabulous Kind of Days!

February 1st Happy Puppy Day

Goodbye January - Happy First Day of February!   Here are this week's pictures of Blue's Adorable Double Doodle Puppies.  We still have one Doodle baby available ...ready for new homes Valentine's Day weekend. Blue is a great mommy and her puppies get cuter every day!!!

This little girl is totally a snuggle bear

Little Teddy Bear Girl

Two Cutie Girls!

Little Red Apricot Boy

So adorable

I think these two boys look like stuffed animals

"Wanna know a secret?"

"I love you!"

"Hey, I love you too!"

It is awesome to spend our days surrounded by such cuteness

Double Love

Such Cute Boys!

"Wanna Snuggle with me?"

Happy Puppy Picture Monday!!!!

Spring in January?

I have gotten to the point this winter where I absolutely don't know what to wear.  Is this an arctic parka day or is it a short sleeve and flip flop day?  A few days ago Mr. Yesteryear Acres went ice fishing on our pond wearing appropriate deep freeze winter clothing. The weather was like this

Definitely appropriate January weather.  Gloves, mittens, winter boots, scarves - all required. The Doodle Doggies were romping in the frozen tundra, chasing snowflakes as they ran.

Yesterday my son and Bri went ice fishing on our pond........wearing T-Shirts!  The weather felt like this

Everyone was in short sleeves and I believe the Doodle Doggies were looking for Butterflies!  Is Spring here already?  Oh of course it isn't!  Next week.........freezing weather on the way!!!  Time to put aside the flip flops and bring back the ice cleats. Or maybe we should just wear one of each.  That way we will be sure to be dressed appropriately!

Colors in the Sky

The other day when I was out - the most beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.  I immediately stopped what I was doing and watched the beautiful colors fill the sky. It was so good that I started stopping people so they wouldn't miss the rainbow.  Most people stopped to take a look and a few people stayed right with me the whole time to watch the deepening colors. It wasn't too long before a full double rainbow appeared.  The colors in the sky were so clear and the sight was amazing.  The thing that really surprised me the most were the people who didn't stop.  There were some people who just kept walking by and didn't take a second to even look up.  I felt sorry that they were missing nature's beauty.  I felt sad that they didn't appreciate the brilliant painting in the sky created just for us. As for me......I will always stop to look at a rainbow. I will always be in awe and appreciation and thankful for the colors in the sky.

Thank you beautiful rainbow

Your sky painting was beautiful

Birthday Goodness

My younger daughter's birthday was yesterday.  She hasn't been home for her birthday for several years so we were super excited that she was able to celebrate her birthday at home. I think that she was even more excited than we were.  She has really missed her special birthday dinner so yesterday she got all the fixings.  Mr. Yesteryear Acres was the real hero of the day.  He made sure to have everything just the way my daughter likes it.  Steak, cabbage, homemade rolls and for dessert - banana cake with vanilla frosting - all from scratch of course.  Mr. Yesteryear Acres even made extra portions so my daughter could have a delicious birthday care package to take home. It was a really awesome delicious night. I have a sneaky feeling I know exactly what my daughter will be having for dinner and dessert tonight!  Happy 23rd Birthday my sweet, dear, thoughtful, caring, bubbly, happy, devoted, hard-working, shining star!!!!!!  We love you so much!!!!!!

Jump for Joy

Meal time is always a favorite time at Yesteryear Acres.  We are big foodies and have homemade delicious dinners just about every night. We love food. I mean we really love food!  Even with our love and devotion to our gourmet feasts, our appreciation pales in comparison to our Doodle Doggies.  I think serving our Doodle Puppies and our Doodle Doggies their dinner is my favorite time of the day.  Almost every meal is the same.  I mean dinner is a great blend of duck and turkey and salmon and chicken and lamb but, essentially the meals are all the same. I have never once had one of our Doodle Doggies say, "Chicken AGAIN?"  I have never once had one of our Doodle Puppies forget to wag their tails when the dinner tray arrives.  Our Doodles literally jump for joy every single time I bring them food.  It is yet another reason why I love them so much.  They are full of tail wagging devotion and are always appreciative of every hug, every meal and every day.  I think we should all jump for joy when dinner arrives.  It is a nice way to be happy!

Woo Doggie

Yesterday the morning started out with the most horrific smell permeating every crevice of our house.  A great big skunk met its untimely death right out in front of our house.  No critter is a match for the fast car traffic out on our road.  Everything in our house smelled like dead skunk that even the dogs were saying, "Woo Doggie....WHAT IS THAT SMELL?!"  Thankfully, Mr. Yesteryear Acres was kind enough to put skunk removal at the top of the to-do list.   He went out in the middle of our dangerous road and scraped the skunk remains off and gave Mr. Stinker a proper burial.   I was very thankful that in our list of chores and duties, skunk burial clearly falls under Mr. Yesteryear Acres list. Luckily, the fast speeding cars were quite willing to slow down for the skunk scraping and within a few hours, the smell finally dissipated. Skunk Burial.....CHECK! Or so we thought......
This morning, much to our surprise, we woke up to the most horrific smell permeating every crevice of our house.  Mr. Stinker had a brother!  Evidently Mr. Even BIGGER Stinker was looking for the original Mr. Stinker.  Yes, today we had our second skunk burial morning.  If it is not too much trouble, could tomorrow morning be stink free?  Thank you.