More Snowy Fun

Hello Everyone! It's Mumsie here. We've been having lots of cold, snowy weather here in the Boston area.......We went for a walk in the woods today to follow some deer tracks. There were 5 deer right next to the house at 8 AM and so we all wanted to see where they went. Needless to say we did NOT find the deer. But when we came back we went sledding and we played in the snow with the dales...YIPPEE!

Yes, very handsome dales..... they love the camera. Most times they have no idea what their crazy mamma is doing with that thingy that makes clicking noises and has a bright light on it.....yes, we were taking pictures again today. My babies bring me such joy.

Look at those gorgeous dale faces and how beautiful they are! Mamma Sherry ~ you breed some fabulous looking Airedales. Mamma Sherry, Paddy, Apache, Snookie, Yalo & Tara Dales have all given us these 3 beautiful pups to share our lives with. We love you and appreciate the magic that is in our lives because of these doggies.

The Dales of course had fun and are now sleeping on the sofa RECOVERING from their big day. Ha! Spoiled babes. I did get some GREAT pictures of the furkids though. Just love the snow buddies! They are easy subjects, for sure.

Hope everyone is enjoying the cold, snowy weather. It has made my dog walks a little uncomfortable....not all doggies are made for pouncing, bounding, digging and wrassling in the snow like the Dales! Uh, guess we do have the perfect dogs....cause they also love the water and the sand and being boat babies....Who said boat? Ah, memories of sun and sand.......June and July will be here before we know it. Until then, we continue to enjoy the New England weather, go on adventure walks after the deer, and bounce and pounce to our hearts content!

Here are my 2 favorites from today.....pretty magical if you ask me. Dales just being dales but they make my heart SING!

To those that have MLK Day off, enjoy!!! For those that have to work, and I have a few walks to do myself....well, just keep smiling!

Cheers!!!!

Mumsie Griffindale

Winter Wonderland

Jingle Dales, Jingle Dales,

Jingle all the way!

Hello, hello, hello!

Yes, we've missed you all, too!

Well the Griffindales did a holiday magic disappearing act - huh? We didn't really go anywhere, we were just *very* busy! As you know I have been pouring myself into my company and getting my business going....it is paying off. I THANK GOD everyday for the growth and stability I have after only being in business these past months. I have AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL CLIENTS AND PETS in my roster and it is an absolute joy to go to work each day.

So, that being said, I do all my own marketing and design work, I visit vet offices, local supermarkets, post offices, industrial parks and pet stores to leave my brochures and flyers. I also have a pretty good website that I do myself and it has served me pretty well. I have taken classes, joined the appropriate organizations and really focused on saying 'thank you' to those that have referred me. I appreciate any and all help from my family and friends.

Meet Tucker - one of my favorite clients!

Yes, he's a Wheaton Terrier, not a dale.

Not everyone owns a dale!

Ahhhhhhh...then the holidays came and I had to shop for presents! For the family, friends and THE BUSINESS! Yikes....and plan for the family parties (yes, parties....more than one) and the food and the beverages and the desserts...yadda, yadda, yadda. And still operate my business. Insanity set in when I had to think about holiday cards for the business AND for us....TWO sets of cards, ADDRESSES AND STAMPS! Hmmmmmm, I love the holidays, I love the holidays, I love the holidays..... I will NOT become the grinch, I will NOT become the grinch, I WILL NOT BECOME THE GRINCH!

See, the kids say sledding was fun this year in ALL the snow we got!

However, in the sea of holiday "BLISS", I discovered that I love my family, my pack of dales, my business and of course....I still had my spirit of giving! It is all kind of crazy and yet we love it and we do it over and over - year after year.

Santa came for a visit and we managed a few entertaining things for ourselves. All in all, a great holiday season.

Sean and I actually got to attend things together and with the kids.....busy but FUN!

Now, we are back to "normal" - we turned the page on 2008. Ring in 2009...it's gonna be just fine. I look forward to a year of wonderful and positive things. For lots of quality time spent with my dogs and being able to take one of them to work with me each day. I feel blessed to have all that in my life. I feel blessed that I found my way to "my calling" - working with animals - at age 40 and not at age 55 or 60.

Anyhow....after sharing my holiday season enlightenment with you....here are some GREAT pictures of the dales and a friend or two.....Enjoy! AND HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Much Love and peace to you all ~

Debbi

Still Miserable....

Lola Dale here....

STILL miserable....my earies are STUCK ON MY HEAD! I keep telling Mumsie but she won't help me take them down! Oh my dog...I'm so tired! Ahhhhhh, well, I guess I'm just stuck. I'll be back to let you know how I'm doing soon.....I hope!

Lola signing out! Nose pokes!

Errr, WHAT IS This?

Ok, check it out...I LOOK like a patient. I'm not really but there's this stuff all around my ears. Mumsie says it is the price to pay to be booootifullll for the rest of my doggie girl years.......I'll get back to you on if it is worth it or not.....

For now, put your paws together and pray this baloney ends soon!

Lola 'sad girl' Dale ~ I'm hoping to end this soon! Wooooah is Lola!

Hangin out at home wiff our family

Howdy! Mr. Cracker Jack here...Mumsie calls me Bum-Bum on account of my cute bum I guess...she has wots of cute names for each of us. Anyhow, thought I'd share some family fun pictures wiff you!

Here's me & the Lola dale just having fun, we're the best tug-o-war team in the da World! We are so good at it....she is a tough cookie, my sissy dale. Never gives up!

Alas, I always seem to win....maybe it's my size advantage...anyhow, I don't mind but that girlie...she minds. She keeps saying "Wait til I get a little bigger, Jack-Jack, I"m gonna win!" She's probably right...she's getting big!

And Here is my brother Roy Boy, just chillin on the family sofa. He's Mumsie's love bug. Always wants to snuggle. And I guess he's a pretty good boy cause Mumsie calls him her 'angel boy Roy'. Angel? What about me?

Well, here I am hanging wiff my boy Jake watching TV. Mumsie calls me 'frog man' when I lay like this. I do it cause it feels good on my hips and my leggies.....I LOVE to stretch out .

So that's it...nothing doing round here...just hanging...

Oh, yeah we got tubbies yesterday too...so we are CLEAN! Mumsie clipped Lola Belle, we boys did not get cuts...on account of winter coming. But Lola will get her ears glued today....so, Mumsire needed to clip her to make sure the glue will set right. Okie Dokes...Bum-Bum saying "Later, dudes". I'll check in again this week!

BIG NOSE POKES, Everyone!

Here is Master Roy Boy in all his glory. I love this picture of my oldest guy and wanted to share with you all his gorgeous good looks. You know, he gets them from his Mamma, that would be Apache Tears. Isn't he just beautiful? I thank God for Roy Boy everyday. He's my pal through thick n thin and always knows when to love on his Mamma.

Yep, he's my handsome boy Roy. Love you Roy!

Smooches....

Mommy

Hi-ho, Hi-ho, it's off to work we go.....

Lola Dale reporting here today.....I've been a busy little camper these days. I'm a working girl now. No more of this sitting around on my butt yawning all day.....hut-two, three, four....that's my chant when Mummy calls!

See, I work for Pawesome Pals, Mumsie's new busyness...yes, she is busy, busy,busy. And now so am I, Jack and Roy Al....we are busy all the time working wiff her. We take turns, who goes what day, but we all wuff it! See me and Tucker here...Mumsie runs in the woods wiff Tucker and me or Roy or Jack. And then we go to see Miss Bella, or Sheamus, or Digger & Bailey, or Tyson or Holly...well, you get the picture. We walk all day long...Mumsie is getting skinny and we are having a ball. It totally rocks! How cool is it that we get to go to work wiff Mumsie? Neat- eh?

















So, this is Mumsie and me and Tucker one day in a park called Norris Reservation. We love this place and we do lots of running and walking here. We see Tucker 5 days a week. He's a Wheaton Terrier...our hooman kiddos say we must be cousins on account of having the same black button noses....My Lu-Lu may be right...he's pretty cool and Jack really likes him so we'll let Mumsie keep him as her client.





And this is me and Tucker walking...Mumsie wouldn't put in the butt sniffing pictures but think they were cool. Anyhow, see how nicely we walk together. We run like crazy little nut bags when we are jogging...Mumsie does a lot of giggling. It's pretty cool to hear Mumsie giggle so much on account that she was so sad when I first arrived. She tells me all the time it was "Lola Magic" that made her smile again. Tee-hee!















See this picture...this is Mr. Cracker Jack, my big brother, and Tucker at a boathouse on one of the trails along the North River. This is the same river you saw me boating on this summer wiff Mumsie and Daddy. Tucker's house is on the river, well, next to the river.....so that's why we walk wiff him everyday.







Cracker Man likes to run the show but sometimes wiff Tucker he has to walk right next to him....he gets peeved but he doesn't tell Mumsie....he just does his job as a working man should. Good Boy Cracker, way to help out Mumsie!

















This one is on a day that Mumsie had a friend wiff her too. We all walked together in the park. So much fun for one little girlie. What would life be like if Mumsie was still in Real estate? Geesh, I wouldn't have this much fun I don't think....Glad Mumsie is a dog walker and pet sitter...it is WAY more cool now.











Just so you don't think I do all the work, here is Jack at Digger n Bailey's house...he walks wiff the shelties....they like him and he does a good thing over there...he helps Mumsie just like me do.
Ya know, we don't have any pictures or Roy Al working wiff Mumsie...hmmmmmm...I'll find some he does it too ya know....helps Mumsie out.






And so this concludes my first report on being a working girl. I'm sure there will be much more to tell soon enough. It's hard to be so busy but we need to help out Mumsie and we love being outside wiff her all the time. (errr, except when it rains...SHE still walks the dogs but we don't...we stay home!) Anyhow, I'm learning a lot, manners and good girl behavior and all kinds of stuff...Whoo-hooo!


Lola the Airechick signingout for now! Love ya my wet bearded slimy colleagues! Aireslaps and nose pokes!