Some dogs I've groomed...

I thought I"d show y'all some of the dogs I've groomed. These are before and after pics...




This little toy poodle is 14 yo! I couldn't believe how great he looked and acted. He got a shave all over with a poodle topknot and a donut moustache. And I'm NOT choking him in that one pic....I was just helping him pose properly for the pic!!

This was a little who-knows-what. Probably a terrier/lhasa mix.

And a Pomeranian....he got a "lion cut". I wonder why it's called that....:D

And this had to be the most badly behaved canine on the planet! I don't know why I was smiling. :D Anyway, he's a lhasa (mix?). He turned out OK, considering how badly he behaved himself.

OK, hope y'all enjoyed seeing those!! Everyone else posts pics of their hobbies/jobs (Jenna and her goats being an example. :D) so I thought that perhaps I would do the same!

And on a side note...mom told me to tell you that she is writing a book about our testimony, so you can read that to find out about our experiances. I'll still probably write a post about it though; not everyone is going to want to read her book. ;)

In Christ,

~E

Whew!!

Busy week! Lots and lots of time spent at work; now that I'm a groomer, I'm committed to 2 yrs of 40 hrs per week. On the one hand, it's good because I make more money. On the other hand, it's bad because I don't get as much time at home with my parents, sibs, friends, and dogs. Thankfully, my manager was very thoughtful and asked me what day(s) I couldn't work, so I got a chance to tell her I don't work Sundays and she will make sure that I get scheduled around it. (for the most part. ;))

Right now, I'm doing 3 dogs a day. And that's a little hard for me. I need to work on speeding my grooming up a bit. That's always a work in progress for us new groomers. :)

So, tomorrow, I'll go to church....and then come home and rest. :D That'll be very nice. ;) :D

In Christ,

~E

I'm officially....

....a groomer!! Yes, I graduated on Friday, November 6th 2009. Now, I just have to groom 100 dogs and take a test. Yesterday was my first day on the job. It went pretty well. :) Only one of my two dogs was bad; the other was pretty cute and had a sweet disposition, and that makes enduring the bad ones worthwhile. :D

I have to say, this year has been so full of changes!! I graduated from high school, started a job, got my driver's license, just graduated grooming academy....wow! And that's not all. This has been the first year that mom was actually well. Praise the Lord! I really do need to get started on a testimony for y'all. I know that it would be of interest to you. :) Perhaps later today...

Meanwhile, I need to go do a few chores around the house, run by WalMart to get a few things, give Patsy a bath, etc. "See" ya later!!

~E

This week, I found out that I get to go to grooming academy on October the 12th!!! Petsmart decided they wanted to do one more before the end of the year I guess.....
I only have a few wks left before it starts. Today I bought a good part of my expensive equipment, such as clippers, blades, and scissors. Today or tomorrow I'll pick up my brushes/combs/mat breakers, etc. Those are fairly easy to find and not too expensive to purchase. I also have to find one snap-on comb (it goes on top of a clipper blade to leave the fur longer)...for some reason, it is a very elusive one! I looked and looked for it....guess I'll have to do a more thorough search tomorrow. :)

The Lord really blessed me in this....I wasn't too happy about having to wait 'till January. ;) I'll be going to school for a month, then come back to my store, groom 100 dogs, take a test, and become an official groomer. :D

In Christ,
~E

It's Monday again.

Monday....they always seem like the hardest! I went to work at 8 this morning. Had a super boring day though. :P I think I bathed all of 4 dogs. I'm supposed to do 10. :o Yeah, not good! But, one of those dogs was the cutest 4 mo cockapoo!! Stank to high heaven, (dog pee) too...I felt queasy at my stomach. He'd just been adopted, and you know how dogs up for adoption don't get cleaned very well. Even though I used probably 5 different shampoos and washed him about 10X (yeah, two washings with each shampoo. :D) there was still an odor. That stench was as tenacious as skunk smell!

We have a new market in my city called New Flower; it has the best produce prices, and the produce is wonderful!! I bought 3 bags of their peaches today. Mom will make a peach pie with them. Yum!!

In Christ,
~E

Some news...

Today, two of my brothers and my dad went to a friend's home to remodel three of their rooms. Yesterday, they painted and ripped up carpeting. They'll be laying flooring Today. I just hope they can get it all done before tomorrow!! It's supposed to be a surprise for the mother, who is out of town. We girls get to stay home, clean house, and take the guys lunch. :D I'd much rather stay home, anyway. I was out Mon-Fri working this wk, and I'm ready for a break. ;) Pray that everyone stays safe!!

In Christ,
~E