feeding the puppies

too cute for words

took these photos the other night,
they are just too cute for words

had to share them with everyone
:oD

feeling

frustrated ...grrr....

spring

saw this stunning tree in full srping blossom behind the cinemas at garden city
could not take my eyes off it
i dont know what tree it is
but i love love LOVE it

too pretty!

in the perfect world
in my dream house
in my garden
i want one of these trees

coffee with friends

i will never be a good food reviewer, becuase
1. i keep forgeting the names of places/restaurants i have eaten, even if its really good.
2. i keep forgeting to take photos of the food!

i get so carried away with all the delicious looking eye candy i just dig in and then say...f@$%!!
i was supposed to take a photo.
anyways, this time i remembered to take a photo but i have forgotten the name of the restaurant.
i know its in sth perth and it used to be linq/oyster bar and it is right next to cocos.
so if you're a perth person, those clues should give you a good idea about where we ate.

the menu look liked it was indian inspired because there were a lot of spices and unusual combinations for desserts.[sorry i dont actually remember them!]
anyways i ordered an ice chocolate which was delicious and refreshing.

this is the dessert tasting plate we shared, lots of exotic flavours which was nice but not quite my cup of tea.

this little coffee session was to say goodbye to our friend mrs madsen. who has relocated to singapore to be with her husband. it was not that long ago when she moved from brunei to perth and now shes gone again. our little santa group has lost another person.

there is nothing like a group of old friends who you have shared your life with
<3

school holiday projects

Every school holiday i try to get things done around the house.
Just little improvements to make life a little easier and hopefully a little more organised.
Here were these school holidays "projects"

1. Put together the new shoe shelf from ikea and add extra shelves
i love this one because i can now keep all my shoes organised, theres heaps of room and
the extra shelves are awesome!
i keep the heels to one level, flats in another and sneakers in the same place.
Now to improve this i could get those clear shoe boxes from www.benjibox.com.au...
now that would look awesome!

clear shoe boxes from benjibox.com.au
i love how they are stackable and slide out
the perfect shoe organisation system - definitely want to add these to my wardrobe
my shoe shelves - the taller one was from ikea - $79
extra shelves made up from bunnings $15
extra organisation & storage = priceless
[the short grey shelf is for my hubby's shoes]


remember how i bought that large white mirror?
well it took me a loooooong time to hang it up
it's finally up and i am totally loving it because i can now
properly check out my outfit before i go out :0D
[you can also see my hubby's messy study table hehehe]

the other major project of these school holidays are the puppies!!
mummy Bella is living INSIDE the house with us
she is normally an outdoor dog
she is now fully doted on by 2 humans
we are on call 24/7 to all of her needs

toilet break at 3 am - no problems [escorted outside to do her business]
hungry at 11.30pm - easy [ a range of snacks will provided for]
need a break to get away from the kids? - done, hang out with mum and dad in the games room - get lots of cuddles and pats
makes a mess ALL OVER the house? no problems, mum runs around cleaning up all of Bella's discharge and blood and gunk and whatever
oh it is a sweet life for our little mum
she is fully loving it and milking it for all it's worth
she does not want to be an outdoor dog again

how ever we do get to play with these adorably cute pups
and thats priceless!

meet the puppies

puppies were finally born on tuesday evening, around 5.30pm or so
we have been waiting for these lil buns in the oven to arrive,
very excited and nervous, we had sooo many questions
are we going to get a girl this time? what will they look like?
would they be like mum or dad? how many?

our questions were soon answered
4 pups in total
2 passed away
originally there were 2 girls and 2 boys, but now we only have 1 girl and 1 boy left.
1 of the pups had their stomach develop outside the body[very deformed] and not operatable
the other lil one was very weak and had lots of fluid in his lungs
no matter how much we tried to revive him, he just didnt make it
[there was a lot of human/puppy mouth to mouth resuscitation]

mum was super groggy after the c section
but bounced back on the next day
shes doing such an awesome job looking after her babies
shes such a natural at it

we all slept on the sofa on the first night just to make sure bella and the pups would be ok
they slept on the floor next to us

the vet also told us that bella wont/shouldnt have any more puppies after this
apparently theres a lot of scar tissue on/in her uterus
any future litters would be very complicated and put her life at risk
so this is our last litter with bella & boo
we're going to get her snipped before her next season is due
oh well, at least it makes planning holidays easier
no more last minute emergencies :oD

here are some gorgeous pics of mum and babies
[puppies are very shy, they dont want to show their faces yet]