I know its been too long.

Hey, so I know I'm a bad puppy for not writing for so long. So much stuff has happened. I have so much to tell you! But I have to start from the present. It's October! And my mom keeps talking about Halloween. Mommy and daddy have been decorating the house little by little with all this cool stuff! They even got themselves costumes, and plan on getting me one. I'll let them put it on me, but like every shirt mom gets me, ill try to take it off. Here's a cool picture of the stuff upfront.

So I'm now 7 months and 12 days old! And I'm getting so big! Mommy thinks I get bigger every day, I don't know, I can't tell. Oh, and mommy and daddy switched my food from Purina puppy chow to blue buffalo puppy chow. It's so much yummier then the old food. I even got new blue buffalo puppy cookies, they are so yummy. I think there's banana in it. Mommy spoils me with them. Oh and I got a new toy a few weeks ago and I love it. Not only does it squeak, mommy doesn't get annoyed by it. It's also a doggy. I even sleep with it. Mommy calls it my baby.

Oh, last week mommy started to leave me in the backyard when she and daddy are gone, instead of the crate. And I don't have to sleep in that darn thing anymore. Mommy trusts me to sleep with her and daddy. It's nice because that stupid crate is getting small for some reason. Not too sure why, again mommy says its because I'm getting bigger. So no more escape plans right now, but mommy is talking about getting a bigger one so ill be trying new plans soon.

So mommy went out of town last month to go see her mommy and daddy. I didn't like that. I had a fun time with daddy, but I missed mommy, I was even throwing temper tantrums and acting out. She was gone for about a week. It felt longer though.

So that's all for now ill write again tonight with more stuff. I have to greet mommy and daddy at the door.

Recovery

Hi everyone, I know its been a while but I had that surgery and haven't been able to write. The surgery went well, I had to wear this cone thing though, which I hated. Mommy seemed to hate it too because she took it off me. Yay! Mommy said I was a brave girl. While I was there I had a microchip put under my skin, so I won't get lost. I also got my shots, my nails trimmed, and got new tags. I think the tags are these new things on my collar, but I'm not sure. I keep trying to play with them, but I can't seem to reach. They are so annoying!

Mommy is at work today, so I get to play with daddy! I get to play rough with him, not mommy cause she doesn't like playing rough. Time to go play! I'll write more later tonight.

new website

Hey everyone! I'll still be posting here but just so you know I have a new site www.macyslife.com

It will have recipes and my blog

Mommy's photo shoot, and the olympics

Hi everyone! So who has been watching the Olympics? We have!! Ok so my opinion on the opening ceremonies was kinda boring, what did yall think? Not sure what was going on, everyone just kept walking around and then kids were dancing on beds. Why were they on the beds? And then big blow up things came out of no where! I wanted to go play with them. Anyways, who has been watching the games? I can't believe Michael Phelps didn't win. I think mommy said he was 4th place? What do yall think? I'll keep you posted on him.

So mommy did a photo shoot last week, and we finally got the photos yesterday. The one that they took with me in it was great. I remember when I was there during it. Mommy didn't even know I was gonna be coming to the shoot. And then mommy tried to take photos with me, but all I was thinking about was, what a weird contraption that guy was using. It was clicking and sometimes flashes a light. Weird. But mommy loved it, even though I didn't kiss her like she was asking. I think she wanted a picture of me kissing her face, I kissed her arm instead.

But mommy was very happy with all the photos from the shoot. I'll post them on the photo page on this site.

Oh and mommy was very happy yesterday. She and daddy found a BBQ place that had authentic Texas bbq, and it made mommy feel like she was back home. I wish I could have tried some. They said it was really yummy. I love bbq, its sooooo tasty!!!

Ok dinner time!!! Byes! Oh here's the family photo.

First tooth!!

Hey everyone!! Guess what! I lost my first tooth!! I did! I was playing on the couch and it just fell out! I thought it was a toy and I tried to play with it, but daddy's mommy (sorry she wants to be called grandma). But grandma took it from me and her and daddy put it in a little baggy for mommy! Mommy said shes gonna start a baby book for me.

Today daddy is working. I know I said daddy doesnt have a job. Well he actually doesnt, but he does detail cars for people. He's very good at it, and he doesnt even charge that much. He's doing one today, and possibly one tomorrow and even one this weekend. Mommy thinks he should do his own car this afternoon, because it's dirty.

So ya, today daddy is working, and mommy is home with me. She has to work this afternoon, but not till later. So I get to play with mommy! I love playing with mommy, she's fun to play with. But right now I'm pretending to nap and mommy is watching The Notebook. She loves this movie. She thinks I'll like it, but I think I'm too young for it right now. I'm not understanding what's going on.

Daddy just got home!!!! Gotta go give him lots of kisses!!

Panda & Bamboo's Homemade Chicken Jerky

Thanks to Carol Hammons for sharing this recipe. With the number of reports out there concerning chicken jerky treats, you might as well make your own.

Ingredients

• Chicken Breast Fillets. What more do you need?

Suggestions: You could also sprinkle garlic powder, parsley or Parm cheese before baking.

Directions

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Lightly grease baking sheet.

Rinse chicken and remove fat. Using a sharp knife, slice the chicken with the grain. This makes the jerky even chewier.

The slices should be very thin: 1/8" to ¼" thickness.

Put on cookie sheet and bake 2 hours. Cool and cut into bite-size pieces, or give whole.

Store in refrig. up to 3 weeks or freeze for 8 months. Yummy for the puppies!!

Chicken Tetrazzini

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Prep Time:

35 min

Inactive Prep Time:

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Cook Time:

1 hr 0 min

Level:

Intermediate

Serves:

6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

• 9 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound white mushrooms, sliced
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups whole milk, room temperature
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, room temperature
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 12 ounces linguine
• 3/4 cup frozen peas
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
• 1 cup grated Parmesan
• 1/4 cup dried Italian-style breadcrumbs

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Spread 1 tablespoon of butter over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Melt 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil in a deep large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the hot pan and cook until pale golden and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate to cool slightly. Coarsely shred the chicken into bite-size pieces and into a large bowl.

Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil to the same pan. Add the mushrooms and saute over medium-high heat until the liquid from the mushrooms evaporates and the mushrooms become pale golden, about 1-2 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, and thyme, and saute until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the wine and simmer until it evaporates, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mushroom mixture to the bowl with the chicken.

Melt 3 more tablespoons butter in the same pan over medium-low heat. Add the flour and whisk for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, cream, broth, nutmeg, remaining 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Increase the heat to high. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until the sauce thickens slightly, whisking often, about 10 minutes.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes. Drain. Add the linguine, sauce, peas, and parsley to the chicken mixture. Toss until the sauce coats the pasta and the mixture is well blended.

Transfer the pasta mixture to the prepared baking dish. Stir the cheese and breadcrumbs in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the pasta. Dot with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top and the sauce bubbles, about 25 minutes.

Escape part 2

Hey everyone! So sad story, mommy gave me a bath and now I'm stuck in my crate till I dry. Mommy would use the blow dryer, but oh my gosh, that thing is so loud! It comes at me like it wants to eat me! So I attack back, but it still comes after me. So mommy stuck me in here, she says to stop attacking the dryer. Now I'm stuck in here, cold, but I have some new things I hid in here to try to escape with! Some kinda remote, my old collar, daddy's shoe, and my hanger. I also have my bone in here just in case.

I'll keep yall posted. Gonna try out these things real quick.

More new friends

Hey everyone! So last night I went with daddy to a friends house while mommy went out with her girlfriends. I met two new puppy friends! The one I played with was Lacy, she was a dachshund. We went running outside together, and because I was bigger, I had the advantage. We were rolling and tumbling around for hours. Until daddy passed out on the floor. I then went to sleep with daddy's friend Ryan, on the bed. mommy had come home at 2 am but me and daddy weren't home, so mommy got mad at us because she couldn't get inside to go to sleep herself. When daddy woke up he realized his phone died, and that mommy was trying to contact him. He came to get me and we left to go pick up mommy and go home. Daddy is now in the dog house. I'm not sure what that saying means, I've never seen a human actually in a dog house. And daddy is lying on the bed, so what did mommy mean by that? Oh well.

Today was uneventful. Mommy slept all day, and daddy was on the computer. I for once got to sleep with mommy, and wasn't sleeping in my crate. Mommy thinks I'm getting bigger. I'm not sure why, I feel exactly the same. I have the vet next week. Is this spay thing gonna hurt, I'm kinda nervous about it.