Hiking at Contra Loma

I love the poppies that are in bloom now....

I love my hikes with my pups and my hunny Ryan.

Cirque du Soleil's "Ovo"

The show, "Ovo" came to the bay area a few months ago and my mom and I made it to the last show before they left the area. I went to a the show, "Quidam" 13 years ago with my good friend and her family and absolutely loved it! I've been wanting to see another show for years. My mom has never seen a show, so we made it a day for just the two of us.

The show "Ovo" was a lot different than "Quidam" but very good. I'm always so amazed at the talent, dedication and strength of the performers. Simply beautiful and amazing. The next mother-daughter outing will be the play, "Wicked" in San Francisco next month.

Jade gets spayed

The decision to spay Jade was very difficult. I delayed the surgery for months weighing the pros and cons to having her maintain her ability to have puppies. At the age of 10 months (64 lbs) I finally made the appointment to have her fixed.

When the day to drop her off at the vet arrived, I was so grateful to have my dad available to drop her off. I knew that it would have been impossible to walk her through that door, much less drive her to the clinic. Breaks my heart.

Here's my sweet girl on the ride home before wearing the "Cone of Shame"

Rarely does this little girl make a peep, but on the ride home, she was whimpering very quietly...made me want to cry....

The moment we got home, Timber was eager to be by her side and smothered her in kisses...

Awkward and uncomfortable in her Cone of Shame...

Timber and Chico

Timber and I drove down to Orange County to visit "Auntie" Christy and "Uncle" Dylan and play with Chico the dog. The plan was to breed the two dogs. Chico will be 4 years old in June and if the breeding was successful, this will be her first litter.