As promised-puppy pics

As promised, here are some pics of our furry family members.

This is Ozzy. Isnt he a cutie? Believe me, he knows it too.

He is a 4 1/2 months old Soft Coated Weaten Terrier.

These are our 2 standard poodles Ziggy and Cash (Cash has the ball in his mouth)




While unloading the pics on my camera, I realized that
I had lots of photos stored on my camera that I havent downloaded yet.

This is the love of my life (El Amor de Mi Vida), my husband Tommy.

We are at the Botanical Gardens in Washington, DC

Here is a pic of a piece of artwork that I made for my friend
Tony Nelson as a birthday gift.

This piece is called "How long have we been in space?"

This is a piece that I made after returning from a trip to DC. Its called "Missing My Poodle Boys"This proudly hangs in our gallery-the bathroom :)

HUMP DAY~

Had a wonderful lunch w/ my friend Anna today that I havent seen in a while. And she has the day off from her job. Another lunch at Carinos.....she likes to have a drink with her lunch-ha.. She is so funny, she told me to 'dress casually'-like I need to be told that-ha. Everyday is 'casual day' in my life.

Of course, you cant ever go wrong with Carinos. I got the Chicken Panini. Its awesome and if you do not want the fries to go with it, you can ask and they can substitute a veggie-I got the green beans and they were awesome too!! Be sure to get the Italian Wedge salad-it ROCKS!!

Puppy update:

"Ozzy" the Puppy goes to his 2nd training class today at Petsmart. Glad to say that he is improving BIG TIME! We are now completely housebroken as long as you pay attention to his clues of going to the door when he needs to go outside. Both of the other dogs (standard poodles-Ziggy and Cash) have totally accepted him and love him. There are some great wrestling matches in the backyard with all of them and they are a RIOT! I should sell tickets to those matches-ha. I promise to get some pics up later today..

Just another Thursday....

My family and I LOVE Carinos. Its one of my favorite restaurants and one of my most favorite places to have Happy Hour!

My mom went to Carinos today for the Mothers Day promo (a free 3 course meal). She called me from the restaurant to tell me what a wonderful lunch she had and to thank me for telling her about the deal. :)

This promo ends tomorrow-you can view it here: http://www.carinos.com/
My mama gave it thumbs up in case you wanna try it out for yourself.

Our local coupon club meeting is tonight in S Austin @ Wm Cannon library from 7-9pm in conference room. I would love to see you there! Feel free to join us. Just bring your unwanted coupons, sissors and something to carry your coupons home in.

In case you didnt know this, you can get a free 1 lb package of strawberries at Tom Thumb, Randalls & Safeway stores with a printable coupon from their websites! No Joke! And you can print 2 coupons-so that is 2 free packages of strawberries. The coupon coupon is valid until 5/31 and you must use your card and purchase $10 in produce. Just go to their website to print the coupon. Here are the links if you need them:

Tom Thumb
Randalls
Safeway

Mothers Day Freebies

**I will constantly update this section as I find the deals.

FAZOLI'S- All Moms eat FREE on Mother's Day, May 10. No other purchase required.

Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse - Free Entree for Mom on Mother's Day.

TCBY is giving a free cone to moms on Mother's Day

T.G.I.Friday's - Mom's get their choice of free dessert with the purchase of an entree. Always call ahead to make sure your location is participating! Join the Give Me More Stripes program and get an email with a coupon for a BOGO Free Entree!

FREE Mothers Day card on Photobucket. Limited time offer Use coupon code: mom2009

Carino’s- Mom’s eat FREE May 4th-8th at Carino’s. With the purchase of one entree at regular price, Mom receives one 3-course meal FREE!

Cold Stone Creamery- free ice cream cones to moms on Mother's Day

FREE Kickboxing and Taekwondo Classes for Mom. Drop off four cans of vegetables at any of the 18 Sacramento area Robinsons Taekwondo locations during the month of May and receive one month of free Cardio-kickboxing or Taekwondo classes for your whole family. ALSO-Join the Robinsons Family for a special Open House Saturday May 9th from 1p-4p for special prizes, demonstrations and fun for Mothers Day.
Mom's get in FREE to Medieval Times on Mother's Day Weekend with purchase of one full price ticket. (Texas, Maryland). You can add the Mother's Day Package for an additional $30 and get a Royal Mother's Day photo, glass of champagne or mimosa served in a keepsake flute, Mother's Day sash, knight's cheering flag, and commemorative scroll.
Hallmark- http://www.hallmark.com/ iFree Hallmark card including stamp (they mail the card for you). Use coupon code: CARD4MOM at check out.

Michaels-
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/static?page=mothersday-events Celebrate your mom and take these free workshops; make various things such as T-Shirts, Keepsake Plates, Wooden Frames and more! There is a new and different class every day May 3- May 10th.

World of Wines of South Tampa- They are celebrating Mother's Day with an Italian Wine Celebration and learn all about these fine wines. The cost to attend is FREE!

San Fransisco Bay Area has 17 Museums you can visit for FREE on Mother's Day

Daily Grill - Austin Join us for Mother's Day & all moms will receive a $15 gift certificate on her special day to use on a future visit.

Free Small Root Beer Float or Freeze or Free Small Slushee or Limeade with purchase at A&W. This coupon also expires May 30,2009.

Outback Steakhouse http://www.outback.com/ is having a Mothers day promo too. They are giving Moms a $10 gift card on their next visit when they eat there on Mother's Day.

FREE KickButt Coffee!!

Click on the link below to get a coupon for a FREE cup of coffee at Kick Butt Coffee in Austin, TX. Expires 6/21 **this is ONLY available to the first 50 people that use this coupon. After the limit has been reached, I will take down this coupon.

When_Are_you_Going_to_Kick_Butt.pdf [~1500K]
*hope this link works...

If the link above does not work, feel free to cut the coupon off this page and copy it to a word doc and print it.

Puppy News

Boy, I am still elbow deep in housebreaking the new puppy. He (Ozzy) is so adorable. My other 2 dogs have now accepted him into the pack and love him as a brother.

Today Ozzy got a walk around the block. Since he is only 15 weeks old, that took alot out of him so now he is taking a nap. This Wed. we start taking puppy training classes. I cant wait, he really needs these classes. Its been years since I have had to go thru training classes so I am really rusty. He is also needing to get use to being in the cage when I leave the house. He HATES it and cries alot when I put him there, but that is the breaks. The cage will also help me to house break him.

Yesterday I made some crackers. Everytime I make them, they just taste better and better. I now want to try my hand at baking other things too. But since there is only 2 of us, I cant bake too much at one time unless I am going to make room in my freezer for these things. I have also been making my own doggie treats and I am finding it to be quite rewarding.

Just typing about baking has put me in the mood to bake. Maybe after the dogs wake up from their nap, I can make some biscotti-its easy and there is room in the freezer for it.

Here is the link to the Double Chocolate Walnut Biscotti that I made about 2 weeks ago-it was awesome! http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Double-Chocolate-Walnut-Biscotti-10994 I substituted pecans for walnuts tho-its a Texas thing...ha. If you have never made Biscotti, do not let it intimidate you its surprisingly easy. Really...try it and see..