A Chiweenie photo shoot /birthday project

 I decided since my mom is turning 50 this year i would like to do something special for her birthday, not just dinner and cake (which of course we are doing) but something extra special and there's nothing my mom loves more then her dogs. Hugo Boss is our oldest guy right now hes 13-14 (he was a stray/shelter dog) He's a chiweenie, dachshund and chihuahua mix and for some reason impossibly hard to photograph. I had my immensely talented cousin come over and we had a little doogie (as hes called) photo shoot, there's a few with my Dog Falkor as well

2 of our dogs passed in '09 but we had a very special relationship with them, of course we have loved all of our dogs but the last 4 we have had , have somehow seemed to have worked themselves into our hearts just that little bit extra 

Mossimo (we got him as a puppy and lived to be 17) 

Giovanni (we got him from the shelter and he lived to be about 12) 

Falkor had his pictures done when he was a puppy, but he will be getting them redone on the weekend given how much he has grown in the last 3 years 

Falkor totally dwarfing Doogers and of course half of Marc lol 

My plan is to do something along the lines of this, oversized "gallery" prints   not sure if i'm going to do colour or black and white 

illness, surgery, tooth extraction, and a light at the end of the tunnel

soo, Ive been away for a while and that sucks cause i love writing, even if no ones reading it lol. I had serious health issues and needed an operation, luckily i live at home and had both my parents and my amazing boyfriend to look after me. Its taking me longer to get back to "normal" then the Drs thought it would but that doesn't really surprise me, i feel like it always takes my body longer to recover then the average person.  about a month after the operation i was still feeling pretty awful and able to eat next to nothing, so i will  be heading back to the dr to find out what still "wrong" with me and i had to go to the dentist to have a wisdom tooth pulled after a week and a half of pain, swelling and constant headaches, Thank goodness its out! Due to all my illnesses i had to put my plans for both my basement apartment renovations/reorganizations and starting up my online business on hold. Its been frustrating and more then once my frustration and general bad mood has been directed towards people who do NOT deserve it! Especially Marc, who of course takes it like a champ (for the record i do apologize) i think it has alot to do with what i'm eating or lack their of! The main staple at this point is easy mac (bllehh) which is extra bad when your used to eating salads, fruits, chicken and the like for your meals not i'm stuck with processed foods and cookies and its really doing a number on me and my moods. Hopefully my dr will have some answers for me wen i go next week. In other news in my life Marc is starting school beginning of September i'm soo proud and excited for him. we finally got a peak at his schedule, and it doesn't look to bad, given i'm not the one going to school but nothing before 830 in the morning or later then 630.I'd like to get up with him the mornings, make him a healthy breakfast and lunch and see him off (we'd both like to make some healthy changes in our diet) but it will be a wait and see, i don't want to be in the way while hes trying to get ready to go.
Its been an interesting month, but i think things are going to start getting better. Marc will get into the routine of school, i will get my health worked out and then get my butt in gear with my business dreams and getting my whole house in order. im choosing to think if it as The summer was rough but i'm looking forward to a great a fall!