Remember This?

Remember this photo of me when I was out playing ball in the yard?

Well I won in a drawing over at http://paintingapupaday.blogspot.com/
and she did a mini painting of me.
Go and check it out here....

I absolutely love it!!!
Thank you ever so much =)

Hello Out There

Come one Come all and join in on this Fabulous contest!!!

Found out today that Honey is holding a slobber contest............so being as how I love to participate in all (or as many as I can) contests, here is my photo to join. =)
(that truly is my own slobber)
Next mom was tagged by Sue from Random Ramblings to do the Honest Scrap
and being as how you all know so much about me, I figured it would be okay for mom to jot down a few things about herself. =)
Take it away mom.
Liz here, wow 10 things about myself, and try to make them interesting.
Hmmmmmmmm.................................

1. I graduated from college with a degree in Criminal Justice and I do not use it.
2. I completely and utterly despise feet (except these feet)
3. I love to travel and have seen the grand canyon, Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, pikes peak, Devils tower, Wisconsin Dells, Yellow Stone National Park, Black Hills of S Dakota, the Gateway to the West in St Louis, Washington DC, Mile High Stadium in Denver, the Crazy Horse Memorial and many more places.
4. I love the smell of Mason's paws (well traveled) notice the paw placement.........
   
5. I used to have 7 aquariums going at one time
6. I love 4-wheeling and campfires
7. I am a workaholic being that in the past 11 years I have only missed 4 days of work.
8. I love taking naps on the couch with my Mason
9. Fall is my favorite time of year but Christmas is my favorite holiday.
10. and lastly this is my last year in the 20s and I am dreading it.

wow that was pretty tough, thanks for reading along my boring life. =)
Now back to the fun stuff.............Mason.
Cocorue has given me another award, what a great pal.

"The only rule for this award is that to accept it, display it proudly on your blog for all the bloggy world to see your greatness and/or pass it on to other bloggers as you see fit..."

Not sure if this has made it way around bloggy world, so if you do not have it, take it, it would be my pleasure to pass it along to every pup, kitty and hamster. =)

Check out my awesome Pay It Forward gift from Clover and Chewy.
So now I need 3 more pups, or kitty's to pass along too...........
any body interested? Send me your address to masondixie.dixie@gmail.com
the first 3 I get, will get something special from me. =)

A new collar made by Tibby's mom, I checking out all the designs over at
their new web site..........
What loot do you think I found in here?

And check out the mess I made opening up my package. he he

Now that you have seen the mess let's check out what caused it, he he

Oh and one last thing, did I happen to mention..........
I won the Bingo game!!!! Woot Woot!!

I Was Tagged by Cocorue

Have you met Cocorue yet? If not then hop on over there and say hi. =)
Well Cocorue tagged me with the Honest Scrap Award, it has been a while
since I have done this, so I will do it again. =)

The rules are as follow:
1 Tell everyone 10 things about you they may not know but that are true.

2 Tag 5 bloggers with the award.

So here are ten things you may not know about me...

1. I like to drink my water then run over and dribble on my mom. (she is not a fan of it)
2. I am afraid of storms and firecrackers.
3. I collect collars
4. I close the bedroom door when it is time for bed
5. I do not like motorcycles and will bark at them on the road
6. I love peanut butter
7. I once ate an onion and my mom fussed over me for 3 days for fear of me getting sick.
8. I love love love to swim
9. Bread is my favorite human food
10. I love my teeth to be brushed, it tickles.
    

Monday Montage

Mom came home from work today with bags of grocery's!! Now you may
be wondering whats the big deal my mom does that all the time? Well
that is your mom, he he (do not tell her I said that).
Any who, it was chuck full of loads of different things, see she
was trying out a new recipe.
First she made a snack with fruits and dipping sauces.
I got my first taste of watermelon!! I see Maggie and Mitch always eating it
so with enough begging finally I got to taste what all the fuss was about.
Boy what a mess it made. BOL
So with out further ado, here is the montage of the preparation of
Skillet Gnocchi with Spinach and White Beans.

And of course the recipe if you are interested in making it. =)
(30 minutes from start to finish)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided

1 16-ounce package shelf-stable gnocchi (see Tip)
1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup water
6 cups chopped chard leaves (about 1 small bunch) or spinach
1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes with Italian seasonings
1 15-ounce can white beans, rinsed
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add gnocchi and cook, stirring often, until plumped and starting to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
2. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil and onion to the pan and cook, stirring, over medium heat, for 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and water. Cover and cook until the onion is soft, 4 to 6 minutes. Add chard (or spinach) and cook, stirring, until starting to wilt, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, beans and pepper and bring to a simmer. Stir in the gnocchi and sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover and cook until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling, about 3 minutes.

Oh and how are mom's plant doing you ask?

Her first 3 tomatoes and 2 peppers, which is a huge success for the mom. =)

side note: sorry I have been MIA lately summer is a hard time to keep up on every body and to keep up on my own blog. I am here and thinking of you, I am visiting as much as I can just may not always leave a comment. I hope to be back in full gear soon, when the time alots it. =)
Take care.

Beware of the Dog

Beware of the Dog

Upon entering a small country store, a stranger noticed a sign saying DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG! posted on the glass door. Inside a harmless old hound dog was asleep on the floor besides the cash register.

He asked the store manager, "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"

"Yep, that's him," he replied.

The amused stranger inquired, "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"

The owner responded, "Because, before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."

Ha ha ha roll on floor laughing. =)

Monday Montage

Thank you every pup and kitty for the well wishes of my paw.

I hurt my paw while dock diving on Sunday, mom did not
realize it til we started to walk down the path and I
could not put weight on my paw.
She got all worried and was about to carry me, soaking wet and all,
but I walked through the pain.

I did however make quite the mess with the blood, but
mom was more worried about it not stopping.
She held me in her arms applying pressure til it stopped.

I have quite a gash on my big pad on left paw, limping a lot less today
but taking it easy. =)

And now the worry wart mom has a question.......
Liz here, Mason is shedding worse than I have ever seen her in
all her 5 years. One swipe of the brush and it is full.
Any suggestions? I brush her and bathe her and she swims a lot,
is there any thing else I can do?
is this really common?