What day is it?

I keep hearing it is March 31, but the weather outside is frightning!

SNOW SNOW SNOW!

Don't get me wrong, I love winter and downhill skiing, but what good does all this snow do when the slopes are closed? At first I was thinking all the snow advisories were just a very well coordinated April Fools joke - I guess not. I wonder a what a snow day on April Fools day would be like? Me at home trying to knit or read and my kids planning & pulling pranks all day long on me - or worse yet, each other (I can just hear the fighting!).

Well, I guess I hope that they go to school tomorrow. It is my normal day off, and I truly appreciate the peace and quiet. Plus I have a few errands to run, so I don't want to be tethered by them.

Change of subject (my husband wishes I would say that aloud often in our conversations so he can follow along easier). Took Mocha (new puppy - see earlier posts) for a walk yesterday. I am so impressed! Not to brag, but she is training up really nicely.

Confession: Gunnar's room was completed as far as painting during my break, but his furniture is still not back in place and the wall stickies aren't up. Still some work remaining.

I guess this isn't too bad because I only have 6 UFO's, One only needs buttons and another is hibernating. I am trying to just finish projects this month, but I know I am going to break down and buy something during the April 4 Yarn Tasting at Amazing Threads. I also have this really strong desire to start up a couple of different socks.

Oh great yarn stash - keep me from adding to you this month! Anyone out there can help try to keep me accountable.

Side Tracked, but almost done

Puppy training, influenza in the house and some other family issues have side tracked me from completing by blog site, but all I have left is to fix the corners. Some day I will add more yarn pictures and something that better shows off my FO's, but, for now I am just enjoying many of my favorite colors.

Why is your 'golden' doodle black?

After posting the pictures of our new puppy, as well as e-mailing them to family, I received the same question many times. Why is your 'golden' doodle black? So, in hopes of answering many people at once, here is the answer.

Golden Doodles are not purebred, but a hybrid dog. They are a combination of a golden retriever and a poodle. In our case a BLACK standard poodle is Mocha's father. Because a poodle comes in pretty much every doggie color, doodles come in a wide variety of colors as well. Click HERE to see a photo gallery of the many colors of doodles. Doodles are supposed to shed less, if at all. It is said that a later generation doodle provides even less shedding. Another interesting item is that doodles are now coming in different sizes. My understanding is that the golden's are being bread with different size poodles to achieve this. This is where I believe the label of 'designer dog' refers to.

Feel free to post questions, I am still learning, but will always make an attempt to answer.

our newest family member - meet MOCHA!

on saturday we made a visit to "see" a puppy. we came home with her. after a few hours of brainstorming and conversation, she was named Mocha. she was 10 weeks on 3/1. she is a golden doodle. her mom, the golden retriever, was about 50lbs & pop, the standard poodle, was 80lbs. We're hoping for the smaller side of that range.

she is growing fast, so I will try to keep this updated. the kids are really pitching in - hope it lasts ;)