A Gloriously Exuberant Ending!

You know this guy?  If you do not, his name is Peanut.  Full name: Peanut Patches Jet-Fighter.  You can learn more about his name origination here.  

 Last night, he gave me quite a fright!  Peanut made me feel sick to my stomach -for the whole 20 minutes that he was lost!! Although, I do not think he knew that he was lost! As far as he was concerned, he was on a walk by himself -and quite enjoying it too.  It was kinda rainy, I know, unusual for the Seattle area.  Go figure.  I had just parked the car, waiting for my son D and his friend L to finish up their indoor rock climbing.  The dogs were with me, so the 3 of us got out of the car for a bit  for fresh air.


So, what happened?  Peanut disappeared! I saw Peanut go through a sparse, tall hedge, but did not think anything of it. I was looking toward the door to see if the boys had come out yet, and then I turned around and saw where Staxie was, and just thought that Peanut was behind the small bush too, as she is always right with him. Could not find Peanut anywhere! I called him, and called him -knowing that he probably couldn't hear me -his hearing is playing tricks on him these days. Near panic set in, as I got the pen light from the glove box. The boys, by now waiting in the car, got back out to help me look. Ugh, having looked in the obvious places, I had to go into the creepy dark bushes on the side of the building, calling out to him. Creepy, like dead  bodies could be back there.... {shiver} Wasn't too bad, the creepy bit just lead to the back parking lot. Not there. Sent D along the drive that took us in there, just in case Peanut had jammed that way. Then I started off in the direction through the bushes where I last saw him head. So, 2 parking lots over, I realized that I needed to call L's mom, and tell her that she may need to come and pick the boys up, as I might be there until 1:00 in the morning.... She agreed to head down immediately -I suggested that she wait 15 minutes... and, as I was talking to her, I saw a little movement of white, by a white van, -in front of the black tire. Were my eyes playing tricks on me? Were the rain spots on my glasses creating a wavy shadow? Nope!! Joy of joys!!!! It was Peanut!!! -Not really sure why I was so excited to see him. I was shaking, I was so relieved! Stinker. O.K, that is my story. I would make him wear a bell, but  that might interfere with what he actually could hear. Like me calling him. 

  Here he is trying to get out of trouble by helping me show you a sneak peek of fabric.  When the weather warms up, I'll be using it to cover a really comfy chair that I got for free!  {He really should be drooling -I gave him a gazillions treats trying to get him to look at the camera! Guess he got burned out from modeling when he was in that calendar a few years ago.}
Good to see you,
~Shelly

What's In A Name?

Here is our little Peanut.  

He came to live with us when he was 2, and his name was, "Patches."  People kept asking if he was a boy, or a girl, so we thought a gender-specific name would be a good idea.  One day shortly after, we were on a family walk, and a man admiring our little ball of fur shouted out -"Hey, look at that little peanut!"  We knew right away what his new name would be.  Gender-specific be darned!  That day our boys gave him his full name:  Peanut Patches Jet-Fighter.  Since he is part of our family, he has our same last name too -not, Jet-Fighter.  In the interest of his privacy, we are keeping his last name out of this post. I just noticed..... look at the thin line of his mouth -doesn't he look like he is smiling?  Besides his handsome self, he has a funny side too.  You can check that out here!


Thanks for stopping by!
~Shelly

Linking to:  Fabulously Flawed, Photo Challenge

Just Another Day in Paradise

Summer has arrived!!!  Ta Da!  I was lucky enough to enjoy the morning of beautiful sunshine on my friend's dock.  I even had to don my sunglasses, which is unusual for me.   Whenever I visit, I get to bring my pooches too, which is very cool.  Pictures are courtesy of my cell phone in sepia mode. :)

Here is Peanut.  He is actually finished visiting and would like to go now.

 

Staxie is enjoying the sun, and trying really hard to stay in one place for me so that I can snap a seemingly natural pose.

 And what would a visit be without hanging out with Molly too?

Enjoy the sunshine!!

~Shelly

Linking to: Seasonal Sundays 

 

UPDATE:  No such thing as too much of a good thing...

Show Off Your Fur Babies Linky Party!

For those of you who are fellow animal enthusiasts... Debbie at Debbiedoos is having a pet party. Started off by her Lovely Lucy! Last spring, we had just lost our beloved Rosie, and we were very sad. :( Then Staxie came into our lives to help cheer us up! This is Staxie Blossom Cuttle-Bear.We do not have too many pics yet.. well let me clarify -picures where you can actually see her face! Her fur is so black, it usually looks like a shadow. :)

And of course she came along to keep our Peanut company as well. Here he is on a friend's dock on the lake, very proud of himself that he went for a swim.


And in memory of Rosie, how she was that same day on the lake, having a bit of a "surf." {sniff}

And, here is Tigger, but he seems to be hiding behind the curtain....


To see more of Peanut, and how he would look if he were an owl.... go here. Thank you Debbie for the partay!!

If Peanut Were An Owl...

Some of you may have noticed Peanut having a tea party with Rosie at the top of my blog. Just so you know, this was not his first photo-shoot. Peanut was previously made famous due to a volunteer photo-shoot with freelance photographers, Sharon Eide & Elizabeth Flynn. He was featured in 3 different calendars from Browntrout Publishers. The calendars were from 2006 and 2008. Peanut's "fee" was a free calendar for his family!!! And of course, we had to buy a few extras for our extended family! LOL!

Here he is driving around town with me as my partner-in-crime.


I was viewing images today, thinking about a project I want to attempt and I came across this picture. And I thought, "If Peanut were an owl, he would look like this!"


Do you see the resemblance? Does your family's furry companion have a double?