Puppy Cuteness for Saturday

One of our errands this past week took us to the local pet/puppy store looking for some bling for Chester.

They had this cutie out in the play area......

Alexa the Akita.
How come I always think a great name for an Akita is Evita, like in the song lyrics from "Rent"? lol

Alexa is 4 months old and quite large already.....look at those massive paws!

I sent my daughter a text with Alexa's picture and she wanted me to bring her home.....of course my daughter loves all largish dogs and wants them all too live with her.  ;-)

The pet store had gotten in some new chihuahuas too; 2 long hair males, 1 long hair female and 1 short hair female(the runt)-all the same litter.

They didn't have photos of the girl huas on their website so I asked in the store if they had the photos there.  The lady said she had them in the back.

I thought she meant she had the photos, so imagine my surprise when she carried this little cutie-patootey out......

This is Chaca.  A terrible name for an adorable 2 month old puppy.  I held her and got lots of little puppy kisses and nibbles.
And no, I didn't bring her home.  I'm not crazy enough to spend what they were asking for her...Yikes!  Not as bad as the $3500 for a French Bull Dog they had but still........

I don't think Chester would cotton to the competition of another Chihuahua.

Sluggy

Last Weekend's Frugal Wanderings

The weather here was amazingly warm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Temps we haven't seen since last September so we've been going out and about more.

First off I took myself to the movies on Friday afternoon using a free gift card........

Saw "Going In Style".  It's a remake of the 1979 comedy with George Burns and Art Carney.  I have now seen both and I have to say that the remake is better.
I forgot that even though this showing was a Matinee, Friday is considered a weekend so the price was outrageously high.
Ugh!
But no worries since I used a freebie gift card.

While in the city South of us on Friday I hit Rite-Aid.......

I used the 3rd card to get 4 more bottles of free nail color.  The store only have 5 bottles of this variety and it seems like R-A is phasing this one out in favor of more expensive types of Sally Hansen polish.
Whatever, I got my limit of 12 bottles and made $1.50 total in Plenti points to boot.

On Saturday Hubs went with me and we went to Lowes....

10 bags of garden soil bought and carted home.  We used a free gift card so nothing out of pocket.

Then we hit the Bread Outlet.....

3 loaves of Arnold's premium bread for $4.

Then we went to the pet store.........

To pet puppies of course! ;-)
I will confess to having a touch of dog fever lately.  Our last beagle, Cherry, passed away about 3 years ago now and except for the grand dog Cinnamon, we have been dog-less for awhile.

This little guy is Cisco the chihuahua.  He was a peppy little thing.

This is Foxy the Fox Terrier mix.  She was sweet but didn't much like to be held.  Since when do pet stores sell mixed breed puppies for in the neighborhood of $1300?!?

This tiny guy is Cisco's runty brother, Chico.  AT 10 weeks old he is still so small they have to keep him in the back in a cardboard box lined with heating pads.

I wonder what big old Cinnamon the Husky/Shepherd would think about this fellow? lolz

Hubs tore me away finally and we headed home.

I noticed that the forsythia bush has begun to bloom....

Next to go will be the tree next to the house by our bedroom. It blooms tiny white flowers to drop off before the tree leaves out.  I don't know what it's called though.  Will try to get a photo of it and the flowers and see if anyone who reads can tell me what it is.

On Sunday Hubs and I decided to take a ride to an animal shelter we've adopted from before in the county South of us.
They had this bonded pair of chihuahuas on their website waiting for a new home.  Their owner got too old and sick to care for them any longer.

The larger one is named "Scooter" and is obviously older.  Daughter loves how he is missing teeth and his tongue hands out the left side of his mouth. lol

 The smaller guy is named "Munchie".  He is a love and if you ask him he'll roll over and let you rub his belly.

They also had this little cute(about the size of Munchie)who wasn't listed on their website.
His name is Charlie and he was a stray.
Who just opens a door and lets a dog like this out in the world to fend for themselves?!?

He has more typical "Hua" behavior....the bluster and barkiness.  It took awhile to get him out of his crate and onto a chair set up for visiting with the little dogs.

I got a brief clip of Hubs petting Charlie.


I don't think I'll be getting a dog any time soon though since I have to go out of town for 3/4 of May but it's fun to look and think about it.

On the way home we stopped in at Kohl's.  I had a $10 Yes2Rewards certificate to use before the end of April.

I found a short sleeved nightgown on sale for $16.99.  Most of the nighties are for cold weather so I needed this.
After my 20% off coupon and the $10 certificate I paid $5.59 OOP for this item.

So aside from the usual puttering around stuff that basically was our weekend.
We spent $9.59 total(besides gas and wear and tear on the car)OOP.  I'd call that a pretty frugal few days.


Sluggy