A PPA Peek.

It’s Wednesday and time to take a peek at this week’s Pals Paper Arts card.  I will tell you a little secret…there are no pearls.  Can you believe it?  Be sure to join me Thursday for the reveal!  And in the meantime, be sure to check out this week’s winners!

And don’t forget to check out my newest favorite challenge…Freshly Made Sketches!  Lesley and the Design Team have cooked up some awesome inspiration cards for you! I hope to be able to play along again this week!  Until next time…

Twin Talk

As many of you know, Muffy Lin is at “Puppy Boot Camp”…at least that is what Michelle the Handler is calling it.  It means that our sweet little Diva Dog is staying two weeks with Michelle and is working on her ring manners…like standing STILL!  Imagine our surprise when the phone rang and it was none other than Muffy!

Mom:  Muffy, how did you dial the phone?  Does Michelle know you are calling?
Muffy:  She left her special purple phone on the table, Mom.  I think she wanted me to use it.  It’s really cool.  There are no buttons to push.  You just touch the screen.  I used my nose!
Mom:  Muffy…is that her NEW phone?  You better not ruin it.
Brody:  Is that Muffy?  I wanna speak with Muffy.  Muffy is that you?  Are you in the phone?  How did you get in the phone?
Muffy:  Hi, Brody. It’s me. I had to stay with Michelle after my last show.  She loves me sooo much she wanted to spend extra time with me. I’m special.
Brody:  That’s not what Mom told me.  She said you were so bad in the ring that you needed extra work.   I don’t have to do it because I am a good boy!  I stand really still for the judd and I don’t try to eat food that other handlers have left behind.
Muffy:  But I did really well at the last show I was at.  I was the Winners Female both days. 
Brody: But you were really bad at the BIG show.  It was ‘barrassing, Muffy.  I didn’t want anyone to know we were Twins.  Mom didn’t even claim you.
Muffy:  That’s not true.  Moms always love their kids.  Whatever.  You are embarrassing.  And no one would ever guess we are Twins.  You are BIG and UGLY with a Frankenstein scar!
Brody:  I’m not ugly.  I have a gorgeous head.  And I don’t have Frank Stein’s car! I don’t even know Frank Stein. Mom takes me everywhere with her now that you are gone.  We went to the Post Office to mail a card to Tall Jean in Ostraylia.  Then we went to Mick Donald’s and I got an egg.  Oh, then we went to the place that sells dog food, and I got  some new chew toyz.  Mom gave me rawhide chews because I don’t swallow them like you.  And then Mom and Dad went out for lunch and I got to …
Muffy:  We’ll see who Mom loves best when I get my champion title first!
Mom: TWINS!  Muffy Lin…I have you on speakerphone!
Muffy:  Oh, no! Here comes Michelle…gotta run!!!

It is quiet without Muffy here.  And Brody is right…I have been doing a lot with him so that he does not feel as lonely.  However,  he returns to the show ring this weekend for the first time since his surgery, and will be reunited with his sister Friday.   I am sure stubby little tails will wag and Boxer butts will wiggle.  Until next time…

And the Winner Is…

All good things must come to an end…and so it is with my latest Blog Candy promotion.  Without all of you, I would not have reached the one million hit milestone.  I have enjoyed reading your comments, and I do appreciate your support and friendship.  Having said this, it is time to get right to the winner.  A big congratulations to  #280,  Tanya! Tanya said:

What a beautiful card from the vault! I still think that leaf is one of the prettiest, and I totally love the stitching. I need to try some hand stitching myself, love the look. Have a fabulous weekend!
September 16, 2011 3:46 PM
Tanya, just email me within the next 48 hours from the date of this post to claim your $100 Stampin’ Schach Gift Certificate!
I want to thank everyone who left comments.  And if you did not win this time, it’s only 979,434 hits until I reach the 2 million mark.  Who knows what the Blog Candy will be then!  Until next time…