Wordless Wednesday

Progression of Sleep

She Did It!

Mom has successfully quit smoking!  Today is the 32nd day of being smoke free and she can now call herself a non-smoker, woo hoo!

Mom has been smoking since she was 15 years old.  So that means she's been smoking now for close to 30 years.  She has tried so many times in the past to quit this nasty habit, but never was successful.  She wasn't that heavy of a smoker, about a pack a day, butt still, that's enough to cause a lot of damage.  The longest she went before was 2 weeks, before she gave in to the craving and lit up.

She was thinking about quitting again, and even tried for a couple of days back in September.  Butt the night before Thanksgiving was when she finally had it and said "enough with this bad habit!"  She thought about the many reasons why she should do it, such as:
1.  She'll live a lot longer
2.  She'll be saving a ton of money (which means more that she can spend on us, BOL!)
3.  Her lung capacity will come back
4.  She won't smell like a stinky ashtray anymore
5.  The house won't smell like a stinky ashtray anymore
6.  Butt most importantly, and one of the main reasons why she had to quit, was she was very worried about us breathing in second hand smoke.  She said she would be devestated if we got cancer because of her, especially seeing as how she's doing everything in her power to keep us healthy and living long lives.  She also said that she was so tired being a slave to the addiction.

So, the Monday after Thanksgiving, she woke up, slapped a patch on and has not looked back.  She says it's true when they say "You'll only be successful with quitting if you really want to quit."  And she really did want to quit and be sucessful this one last time.  It was hard for her in the beginning, even with the patch on she still had cravings, butt she always kept the thought in her head that the craving will pass, which they always did.  Butt this past week she didn't even think about cigaretts and smoking.  And she's already feeling an improvement healthwise (although right now she has a nasty cold!)....she doesn't have that smokers cough anymore, she's not huffing and puffing when going up the stairs, she has lots more energy and is not tired as much, she smells delicious all the time now and the money she has in her pocketbook now, oh Lord!

Mom, we are so very, very proud of you!

"Twas the Night Before Christmas

And all through the City
Not a creature was stirring, not even a Chihuahua;
The stockings were hung by the curio cabinet with care

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
The pups were nestled all snug on their couch

While visions of treats danced in their heads!

Did Santa Paws come yet?


(Sigggghhhhhhhh) Nope, not yet.

Guess I'll go back to sleeping, maybe next time I wake he'll have been here.

Holiday Pet Blog Hop Giveaway & Noah's Arks Rescue!

Furfriends, we are so excited about the Holiday Pet Blog Hop Giveaway over at Park Avenue Chihuahua!!  There are so many neat and cool gifts that you can win, butt, you can only win something if you mosey on over there and follow the rules of entry.  We picked out 3 nifty items that we'd like to win, butt we're hoping that we win the $10 Petsmart gift card, beclaws if we do, we are going to donate it to Noah's Arks Rescue!

Noah's Arks Rescue is a group of angels who work to help end the senseless killing of animals.  They provide emergency medical and surgical services to abused animals.  We have made it our mission to help Noah's Arks Rescue and have pledged that 10% of every sale at Lilibell's Couture will be donated to Noah's Arks Rescue.  Mom has even created an Angel dress (named in honor of the volunteers at Noah's Arks) that will be for sale at Lilibell's Couture, with 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this fabulous dress to be donated to Noah's Arks.  The dress will be listed for sale this upcoming weekend, so keep your eyes out for it!

Here's a little preview of the dress

This is a one-of-a-kind dress and only 1 will be available for sale.  And no, I cannot keep that dress, I'm only modeling it, butt that's okay with me, beclaws I know it's going to a terrific cause!

A Celebration of Me!

Saturday night was the night of my big birthday celebration bash!  Mom and I spent the day in the kitchen getting everything ready, I snoopervised her while she slaved cooked and baked, making sure she didn't burn my birthday cake or the meatballs, steamed the veggies just right and cooked the hamburgers to pefection.

Then it was time for us to put our best pawty outfits on and wait for the guests to arrive.




We were waiting on Auntie Lisa, Auntie Julie, the Boy and of course my divine girlfriend Sally Jean.

I think they're here!


My girl Sally Jean stuffing her beautiful face with a hamburger and steamed broccoli and carrots....a girl after my own heart!


The moment I was waiting for, ever since the smell of it baking drove me crazy with desire...Mom's famously nummylicious birthday cake.


Make a wish Chewy!  (I wish for lots and lots of toys, BOL!)


And wouldn't you know....my wish came true!


Butt, this is my favorite gift, my quacking duck (no, it has not driven Mom and Dad crazy...yet, BOL!)




My Mom is the bestest Mom in the world because every birthday she always make sure that we feel extra special that day.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy Birthday to Me,
Happy Birthday to Me,
Happy Birthday Dear Me,
Happy Birthday to Me!!!



I am 3 today!

Then:


And now!


Mom is going to have a little birthday party for me tomorrow.  She said that Auntie Lisa is coming over with the Boy and my girlfriend Sally Jean.  We'll be having a hamburger with steamed veggies for supper and Mom's making her famous birthday cake, with peanut butter frosting especially for me (because I LOVE peanut butter, nummy, nummy, nummy!!)

Stay tuned for pictures from my Birthday Bash!

Have You Missed Us?

Here is a picture of our furry faces, in case you forgot what we looked like, BOL!

We've so missed being on here, even though we've been almost able to keep up with everyone.  Our Mom secretary has been awfully busy lately trying to get sample outfits made for the debut of Lilibell's Couture, which opens up on October 1.  We are hoping that after the madness has died down that we'll be on here more often.

Butt, we decided to pop on here today because we heard through Twink that this is National Dog Week and she is having a Show Us Your Tongue contest!  We have decided that Lilibell should be entered in this contest because she has the most delicious, pinkest and longest tongue for a little Chihuahua.

If you haven't yet, pop on over to Twink's blog to find out more about National Dog Week and the contest.  We wish everyone who has entered this contest good luck!