Cinnamon Star Corley

2 years without you

2012-02-05T15:11:00.001-08:00

I went to Marymoor today to walk around the park and visit your stone.
Lindsey was gone to be with her Grandma in California but I sent her this picture so its like she was there with me, she misses you a lot too.

Love you Cinnamon

Year and eleven months

2012-01-05T14:04:00.000-08:00

Happy 17th Birthday

2011-12-24T14:06:00.000-08:00

Wish you were here with us

Year and ten months

2011-12-05T15:47:00.001-08:00

Year and nine months

2011-11-08T13:38:00.000-08:00

love you girl, you were in my dream last night and it was a nice surprise to see you.

One year Eight months

2011-10-05T18:09:00.000-07:00

1 year 7 months

2011-09-05T10:50:00.000-07:00

1 year 6 months

2011-08-05T12:51:00.000-07:00

Miss you Cinnamon. We were down in Redmond, OR and passed a dog park and wished you were there with us. The weather was great and the grass was soft. You would have loved it.

A year and five months

2011-07-05T13:49:00.000-07:00

Year and four months

2011-06-05T15:05:00.000-07:00

a year and three months

2011-05-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to the dog park, we saw lots of Goldens that reminded us of you. We miss you a lot and wish you could spend time with us running in the park.

One year two months

2011-04-05T13:59:00.000-07:00

2011-03-18T16:35:00.000-07:00

Had a nice dream with you in it last night, it was good to see you again.

One year and one month

2011-03-05T10:24:00.000-08:00

We wish we could have told you,
in words you'd understand,
We wanted you to stay with us.
This wasn't what we'd planned.

We wish somehow to tell you,
How empty we now feel.
A part of us went with you,
A part that time can't heal.

We wish we had you back again,
to fill this empty space.
But one day we'll be together
in a far, far better place.

2011-02-05T18:02:00.000-08:00

Today is one year since we lost you.
We miss you so much.
love you baby

2011-01-22T14:30:00.000-08:00

It was about a year ago when we found out about your tumor. We got you ice cream because we didn't want you to feel to bad and we know you love ice cream.

11 Months

2011-01-05T18:53:00.000-08:00

Miss you Cinnamon, Love you

Happy 16th Birthday Cinnamon

2010-12-24T17:27:00.000-08:00

Today you would be 16 years old, we wish you were here celebrating with us.
We love you Cinnamon.

10 Months

2010-12-05T17:57:00.000-08:00

It's been 10 months now without you.
We got our Christmas tree today, I wish you could lay under it like you used to do..
Another reminder that your not here with us.

we love you

you have our hearts

2010-11-10T13:48:00.000-08:00

9 Months

2010-11-05T23:10:00.000-07:00

We think about you every day
Love you so much baby

Memorial Stone

2010-10-18T11:06:00.000-07:00

We got a stone engraved at Marymoore park so the whole world can know of you Cinnamon. It was a hard day seeing it, but we tried to pick a nice one with a view of the pond and fountain.

We love you so much.

8 Months without you ...

2010-10-05T15:03:00.000-07:00

I miss going to the park with you and letting you run around and smell everything and playing with the other dogs. We love you.

Fall

2010-09-20T15:12:00.000-07:00

Its windy today, fall is coming.
I wish you were here so we could go for a walk together.

Love you baby

7 months...

2010-09-05T15:03:00.000-07:00

Love you

2010-08-26T12:35:00.000-07:00

6 months without you

2010-08-05T10:06:00.000-07:00

We love you so much, and miss you every single day

Miss you

2010-07-27T20:35:00.000-07:00

5 Months without you

2010-07-05T22:48:00.000-07:00

Love you so much

2010-06-18T11:11:00.000-07:00

For some reason this I remembered this morning that a while back my friend Josh asked if he could put Cinnamon's picture in a game environment for one of the Nancy Drew games he was working on for work. And I put her picture in an illustration for a website.

It's nice to think lots of other people I've never met get to see her beautiful face.

Lonely

2010-06-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

I miss you a lot tonight Cinnamon.
For some reason I keep remembering the last moments we had with you and it makes me really sad. I wish you were still here with me. I wish I was thinking of the happy times. I wish I could give you some more loving right now.

4 months

2010-06-05T19:35:00.000-07:00

Today is four months without you Cinnamon.
We walked by the grass spot at the end of the street that we used to sit at on nice days. The one with the yellow flowers, and where you would find good grass to eat.

Its paved over now except for a small area, so its not like you remember it. Its hard to pass now and not wish we were in the past sitting there with you.

We love you so much.

Today is three months without our baby

2010-05-05T14:30:00.000-07:00

I sit and try to write the words, I want your heart to hear.
Hoping to find some comfort, in the fact that your not here.
I look out into the open field, that you once occupied,
Knowing now that field is empty, because my love, you've died.
I do believe with all my heart, that your soul has gone to be,
With all the other angel dogs, that you were meant to see.
We will have to stay behind, until God calls us too,
So do not be afraid, that he's only called for you.
The water is still, in the pond that you played,
And your bed is so empty, where your pretty head laid.
Our bed is to empty, where you once laid between,
the two people who LOVED you and now only dream,
That one day our eyes will shut one last time,
and you will come greet us, angel of mine.
Until then, I'll keep trying to see through my tears,
with memories you left us, to reflect through the years.
We'll never forget one minute we spent,
of loving and laughing, of places we went.
And I dread the day that your scent disappears,
for it's "proof" to me, Cinnamon, that you were just here!
But one day will come, when we'll start to see through,
the pain of the moment, and remember just "you".
Now you go and play, and look down when you can,
remembering we love you, and this isn't the end.

-Holly W. Gray

2010-04-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

"They will not go quietly, the dogs that shared our lives.

In subtle ways they let us know their spirit still survives.

Old habits still make us think we hear a barking at the door.

Or step back when we drop a tasty morsel on the floor.

Our feet still go around the place the food dish used to be,

And sometimes, coming home at night, we miss them terribly.

And although time may bring new friends and a new food dish to fill,

That one place in our hearts belongs to them... and always will."

Yesterday was 2 months

2010-04-06T10:28:00.000-07:00

Miss you girl.
Love you.

Cell Phone Pics

2010-04-02T10:12:00.000-07:00

I miss you rolling around

2010-03-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

You were here

2010-03-05T11:05:00.000-08:00

Today marks a month without Cinnamon.
We miss her so much.

As I sit in those moments of quiet,
When sadness invades me,
I know that yesterday,
You were here.

Now you are away from us,
Not knowing your future,
Or when you'll come home, but yesterday,
You were here.

It has now been a week,
A week since you last were in the house,
An entire week since we carried you away,
To the place where we did not know your future,
But just last week,
You were here.

Another day passes;
a week ago, you were still with us,
In daily reports from the clinic,
They did not know your future,
But we could still hope, and,
You were here.

More days pass,;
A week ago you left us,
Your head cradled in our hands,
Your spirit gracefully moving upward,
But for a few hours of that day,
You were here.

Sadness invades again,
As I know that once those hours pass,
I can no longer look back,
Over the span of a familiar week's time,
To find that comforting point when,
You were here.

More time will pass;
Sadness will not so much invade as menace,
And I will mark the days,
Saying things like,
"last month, last summer, last Halloween, last year,"
You were here.

I dread that day,
One year from now,
That first marking of the time,
That your body was no longer with us;
Though we will never forget you,
Your tangible memory fades,
The feel of your fur, your head, your back, your weight against us,
The smell and sounds of you when,
You were here.

The emptiness is beginning to fade,
To change into another reality,
One with you still playing a part,
But a role of ethereal presence rather than physical comfort we crave;
Your memory, your spirit, your essence and counsel,
Dwell with us, but this feeling is not the same as when,
You were here.

-Jenine Stanley

Apache Prayer

2010-02-28T14:46:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we received a letter in the mail from the at home vet.
They wrote that they are sorry for our loss of Cinnamon, and its always hard to read these cards but one thing they said was that she was a 'silky soft gorgeous dog' and we liked that a lot.
She is gorgeous, everyone always would say things like that when we were out on walks or at the dog park, she kept her coat very clean.

The letter also had a Apache prayer in it which we both liked reading, it was as follows:

Do not stand by my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am a diamond glint of snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starshine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and cry.
I am not there . . . I did not die.

Our Baby

2010-02-22T11:45:00.001-08:00

So much more than a dog

Having a drink at the park

2010-02-16T20:06:00.001-08:00

She's so pretty

Happy Valentines Cinnamon

2010-02-14T12:27:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago we heard the song Crazy Love by Michael Buble and the lyrics made us think of Cinnamon, so we would play it and sit and love her. These are they lyrics:

I can hear her heart beat for a thousand miles
And the heavens open up every time she smiles
And when I come to her that's where I belong
Yet I'm running to her like a river song

She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love

She's got a fine sense of humor when I'm feeling low down
And when I come to her when the sun goes down
She takes away my trouble, takes away my grief
Takes away my heartache, in the night like a thief

She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love
(Love, love, love, love, crazy love)
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love

Yes I need her in the daytime
Oh but I need her in the night
Yes I want to throw my arms around her
Kiss her hug her kiss her hug her tight

And when I'm returning from so far away
She gives me some sweet lovin, brighten up my day
Yes it makes me righteous, it makes me feel whole
Yes it makes me mellow down in to my soul

She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love
I need her love, love, love, love, crazy love
Crazy love, crazy love, crazy love

Cinnamon's Pain

2010-02-10T12:02:00.001-08:00

The last time we were at the vet, I asked if we could see the x-rays of the tumor.
They gave us a couple images, but this was the only one where you could see where the tumor is.
I circled it in purple, you can see it was jutting out of her pelvis and starting to poke into her spine, which is what was causing all her pain.

More ice cream at the park

2010-02-08T14:13:00.000-08:00

Her favorite thing

More pillow time

2010-02-08T13:47:00.000-08:00

Look how happy she is.

Good Morning!

2010-02-04T11:24:00.000-08:00

This was the first thing I saw when I woke up this morning, Cinnamon's beautiful face looking over at me.

Drinking water by her baby

2010-02-04T11:16:00.000-08:00

mmmmm

2010-02-04T11:05:00.000-08:00

You can't see them, but Cinnamon is looking at a handful of tortilla chips that we were eating with dinner last night.

She was so cute we had to give her one.

Shoving her nose under her blanket

2010-02-04T10:59:00.000-08:00

One of her favorite things.

Slumber Party

2010-02-04T10:44:00.000-08:00

This week we've tried to stay together as much as possible, so instead of being high up in our bed while Cinnamon sleeps on the floor in her bed, we decided we would spend the week sleeping on the floor with her.

I think she really enjoys us being down there with her.

Lessons from a Lady

2010-02-02T21:36:00.000-08:00

Many of the lessons we have learned from Cinnamon over the years can be very well translated into a human life. Some of them…well…some of them are just for dogs. We will let you decide which is which.

1. Always let your tail show what your heart is feeling – or if you don’t have a tail – just show those around you what is in your heart.

2. Take a moment to stop and smell the flowers, sniff the grass and enjoy the breeze.

3. A good bark in the right direction can be a great thing.

4. Looking longingly with big sad eyes isn’t begging, it is simply being adorable and it cannot be helped.

5. Take sleep seriously! Do it. Lots. Tell me that doesn’t feel good.

6. Don’t let your breed determine your actions. Just because Golden Retrievers are supposed to like water doesn’t mean all of them will want to swim.

7. Don’t poop on the carpet – if you can help it.

8. Always be excited to see the ones you love. You will never know how much your excitement means to them.

9. You are never too old to enjoy a nice cuddle with your favorite squeaky toy. NEVER!

10. Make every walk an adventure, because you never know what is around the next corner.

11. Be sure to eat all of your dinner so you can get to the good stuff…Desert!

12. Snoring is sexy. Okay, maybe cute is a better word, but it is wonderful.

13. Be thankful for the parents you have. They have helped get you this far.

14. A yellow ball is ALWAYS a great gift idea.

15. Celebrate life. Love Unconditionally. Because life is richer with you in it.

With all my love,

-L

Ice Cream Monday

2010-02-01T21:18:00.000-08:00

Today was a pretty hard day for the Corley house. We needed something to lighten our hearts. Nothing like a lovely dog eating an ice cream cone to brighten ones spirits.

-L

Pillow Dog

2010-01-30T23:20:00.000-08:00

How come no one ever told me that sleeping with a pillow was so wonderful?? After 15 years of sleeping on the floor - Cinnamon has now discovered the joys of the pillow!

Hold My Calls

2010-01-30T23:09:00.000-08:00

We are trying to spend a lot more time together as a family in the evenings. Mike and I lay on the floor with Cinnamon and we tell her about our day, give her lots of kisses, and maybe a treat or two.
Cinnamon knows how important our time together is so she "asks" us to turn our phones off so we are not distracted! SO cute!

Sleeping with Mommy

2010-01-30T23:00:00.000-08:00

Cinnamon sleeps a lot these days and I feel like it is my responsibility to support her in this pastime!
LC

Sleeping with all her babies.

2010-01-24T15:42:00.000-08:00

Sleepin on the bed.

2010-01-21T21:46:00.001-08:00

One of her favorite spots after a long day.

Elbows Out!

2010-01-21T21:44:00.000-08:00

Sheets

2010-01-20T11:26:00.000-08:00

We needed to change the sheets, and look what we did! We made a beautiful dress for Cinnamon.
Or maybe its an elegant cape? It's something great, whatever you call it.
-M

Vet

2010-01-19T11:24:00.000-08:00

Cinnamon had to go to the vet early this morning for her shot, plus she got some xrays done.
Boy is she tired now. She plopped down in front of our french door as soon as we got home and is now snoring away.

Sleeping on the Computer

2009-12-26T11:59:00.000-08:00

Christmas!

2009-12-25T11:49:00.000-08:00

Cinnamon got some nice things for Christmas, in her stocking she got a stuffingless penguin for her to play with, and a bag of doggie treats which are peanut butter flavored. Her 'big' present that we wrapped was a doggie snuggie, though unfortunately the largest size was too small, and she looked uncomfortable in it so we will take it back an get her something else. It was fun taking pictures though.
-M

Happy Birthday Cinnamon! 15 Years old!!

2009-12-24T12:03:00.000-08:00

We made her a doggie cake this year, it was a dog specific recipe so no sugar or anything crappy in it. It was made mostly of peanut butter and bananas. I tried it and it was a little bland... BUT she loved it. Look at her chow down!
-M

Breakfast in Bed

2009-12-21T14:15:00.000-08:00

Since her leg is still hurting pretty bad we've been putting her food on a plate and bringing it to her in her bed. First meal was on a paper plate, but now they're on our nice plates that we use, cause she deserves it.

The reason you see cheese and crumbs on the side of her bed is because when she eats she tends to take a bite off the plate and then move her head away from it to chew so sometimes little bits fall out of her mouth. And the reason you see cheese is because she loves it.

And everyone loves breakfast in bed.
-M

Vet

2009-12-18T19:09:00.000-08:00

Cinnamon's hind left leg has been hurting pretty bad lately, so we took her to the Vet today.
We had to leave her there for a couple hours to get xrays and blood work done, I know she was probably very scared and uncomfortable so when she got home we gave her one of her favorite treats: Frosty Paws, a brand of doggie ice cream.
She loves it, she just sits there and licks the cup empty. I hope it makes her feel a little better.
-M

Under the Tree

2009-12-16T20:59:00.000-08:00

For some reason, Cinnamon loves the Christmas tree, both last year and this year she has spent as much time near and under it as she could. Nearly knocking it over at times, which is funny.
Everyday there seems to be new ornaments on the ground that she knocked off the branches.

Shes very pretty sleeping under the tree.
And that green present that shes laying next to, its her present.
I bet she knows that.
-M

Working

2009-12-15T17:26:00.000-08:00

Often when I'm working, Cinnamon will make her way under my desk and have a nice sit. I'm fine with it, except for one time she sat back by that mess of cords and my monitors flickered off... So now I make her always sit closer to me facing out.
I don't know why she likes it down there, but she does.
-M

Shiverin

2009-12-14T12:16:00.000-08:00

The past two weeks have been very cold, in the 20s and one day as low as 13degrees!
Our house doesn't have the best heating because we have vaulted ceilings so the floor where Cinnamon usually is has been incredibly cold. So much so that she has been shiver-shaking.

Now we follow her around and wherever she lays down we put her snowflake blanket on her.
Sometimes when she gets up for a drink of water or something, the blanket will fall off of her, and when she goes back to wherever she was she pulls at her blanket trying to get it back on her... Its very cute. We help her of course, wouldn't want her to freeze!
-M

Cell phone pics

2009-11-20T12:24:00.000-08:00

I got an error message saying I had too many pictures on my phone and needed to remove them to take more, so I had to download them all onto my computer.
Of course they were nearly all of Cinnamon. Heres a few.
-M

2009-11-12T15:15:00.000-08:00

Sleep dog, is sleeping.

Going Home

2009-11-05T16:28:00.000-08:00

Every night we go for a walk with Cinnamon after work, its very pretty out now with all the fall leaves. Cinnamon loves it, she walks through giant piles of leaves and walks around sniffing every one. She looks really pretty against a leaf backdrop too!

Sometimes when were almost home, we take the leash off her and walk a little behind her and she leads us right to the door, and then she waits and looks back waiting for us to open the door.
-M

Teeth Brushing

2009-10-29T13:28:00.001-07:00

I don't think Cinnamon has ever been to the dentist but she knows she has to take care of her teeth in her old age, she doesn't want to lose them! So after each meal she lays on the carpet and brushes her teeth by rubbing her face back and forth.
Its pretty funny, and this is the first time it has been caught on film! As shes a very private person and its hard to take a picture of her brushing without her noticing.
-M

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-24T22:13:00.000-07:00

We went to the Farm today, and Cinnamon helped us pick out some great pumpkins!
-M

Captain Cinnamon and the Carpet Sea

2009-10-23T15:50:00.001-07:00

Lately when were watching tv or eating dinner or just not paying enough attention to Cinnamon she will grab the corner of her bed (that is usually right next to the couch) and she pulls it out into the middle of the floor to get our attention. And then she gets tired and has a nice sleep, floating on her boat out in the Carpet Sea. Ahoy!
-M

And sometimes she just goes back and sleeps in the sea where her bed used to be...

Autumn Dog Park

2009-10-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

We took Cinnamon to the park today, its been a while but we wanted to get nice fall photos of her with the orange and yellow trees all around her. Unfortunately the trees at the dog park hadn't changed their color yet...
We took some pictures anyways, and she was happy running around there again.
-M

It's a Miracle!

2009-10-11T21:53:00.001-07:00

Today as we were getting ready to give Cinnamon a bath I noticed that her eye was bleeding....!

I worked fast to clean off her eye and noticed that the growth that used to be on her eye was gone!! Take a look at her before and after pics we took today. The growth would pull her eye down and looked like a swollen raisin - but now she is good as new.

-L

Ocean Shores - Day 3

2009-10-04T12:34:00.000-07:00

The last day was the best of all! The sun was out and we relaxed on the beach all morning together. Cinnamon's paws got so sandy, but that didn't stop her from licking them clean!

When we got home that evening we had to hose her down before she was allowed back in the house. She just stood out in front of the house and let us wash all the sand away. She is so cute when she is all wet! It was a great trip and we are going to try and find more places like that so cinnamon can vacation with us more often!

-L

Hello?

2009-10-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

How come there have been no new posts lately?
Lonely dog is lonely.

Ocean Shores - Day 2

2009-09-06T13:58:00.000-07:00

Took Cinnamon for a morning walk in the dunes first thing in the morning. The air smelled like sea water, sunshine and fresh grass - she loved it. We walked through all of these trails together and she was stopping every other second to smell every last bit of grass out there.

-L

Ocean Shores - Day 1

2009-08-21T18:10:00.000-07:00

We made it to the hotel and went straight to the beach. Cinnamon romped in the water and then laid down to soak up the scenery. What a perfect first day of vacation!

- L

Going on a trip...

2009-08-19T22:21:00.001-07:00

Guess what??!! The Corley's are going on a trip! Mom and dad started packing, so Cinnamon decided she would gather her things for the vacation to Ocean Shores. Boy was she excited. She needed to get her raccoon baby - where is that thing. Oh yeah, it is by the bed. Got it mom - I am all packed and ready for my car ride

The first snow

2009-08-11T10:13:00.000-07:00

Cinnamon was born in Florida, so of course she had never seen snow until we moved to Washington.

We moved when when she was 2 years old, back in '96, it was fall and then that winter it was the first snow for all of us.

This is me with her enjoying the snow. She probably wasn't looking up because she was getting attacked by snow flakes, or maybe she was eating them, or maybe she lost a contact, who knows.

But look, there she is! smaller, younger, and all cinnamon colored.

-M

America's Next Top Doggie

2009-07-28T22:51:00.001-07:00

Watch out Tyra and your crew of underfed - semi pretty drones....Cinnamon Star Corley is going to put all of your models to shame!

Great Smile.

Look at that bone structure.

So flexible.

No one stands a chance against this cuteness!!
- LC

Family Photos!

2009-07-16T14:31:00.000-07:00

Look!

2009-07-09T16:57:00.000-07:00

Hey look! Cinnamon can curl her arms back, or hands, paws is it? whatever.
She can do it and its awesome! Look at it, look, just look, its so cool.
Shes happy about it, look at her, that happy face, all about the curling.

Take notes, this is talent.

-M

Sunny days for business dog

2009-07-08T11:19:00.000-07:00

When its sunny out the sun is bright, people get all squinty with their eyes cause its so bright, doggies do to. Us people use sunglasses to help with the squinting, but not dogs, well I guess some pets wear sunglasses for brief periods of time for funny photography. Thats probably all over the web, I bet there's a website called letsputsunglassesonourpetscauseitsfunnylooking.com

If there is I'm not a subscriber to that site. When Cinnamon wears glasses its serious stuff, shes all business when she has those on. Oh? Shes wearing them indoors you say.... well, uh... she was in a meeting, about business when these photos were snapped.

Seriously.

That laying down pic, well, you know how boring some meetings can be.

-M

work sucks

2009-07-06T14:21:00.000-07:00

Why does momma and pape have to work?
They should stay home with me and the raccoon baby!

Stairs

2009-06-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

Stairs can be hard when you get older, if you were 98 would like to climb two stories of stairs every time you want to go outside and play or go pottie? I should think not.

Cinnamon also doesn't seem to enjoy the stairs as of late. Shes a trooper though, she tackles them with stiff determination. So stiff that sometimes her back legs act up in a manner to which they've been giving out on her because they are, oh so tired.

We understand that stairs are no fun, so we have begun to carry her upstairs when Cinnamon does not feel like climbing them that day. It's really quite nice, she just tucks her back legs under her tummy and looks around wondering when this human elevator will let her down.

Thankfully shes not too heavy, but of course even if she was, we'd still lift her.

-M

The Deck

2009-06-07T21:45:00.000-07:00

We've cleared off the deck and layed out a blanket for Cinnamon to sit on when were out there. At first, she had to be coaxed out, but she would just run from one door to the other not staying outside, then about a week later she would lay down if we sat on the chairs out there, now, we have both the sliding glass door and the bedroom door open to keep the house cool, and Cinnamon just goes out on her own now. She used to be pretty hesitant, unsure of the surface, her nails make a clicking sound on the ground so I think that makes her uneasy, but it bothers her less now it seems.
She likes it especially after we grill, and she sticks her head under the grill and licks whatever grilling juice has leaked through. We always tell her not to lick it up, but I don't really mind.

-M

Sunny with a high of 75

2009-05-17T22:00:00.000-07:00

I brought home the nice camera from work again this weekend, so Cinnamon had a wonderful day long photo shoot. We went to the park as a family, then went and got a bath, then came home and hung out and slept. Cinnamon was so pretty in the photos that Momma bought her a new toy, a non-stuffed Raccoon! It's her new baby.

-M

2009-05-17T21:51:00.000-07:00

Always Cute. Always.

2009-05-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

Bananna?

2009-05-04T21:16:00.000-07:00

I think I may like these...mom, will you share?

Who Needs Toys...

2009-04-27T15:24:00.000-07:00

When you can play with empty milk jugs? The Corley's recycle drink containers into fun!!

Sleepy after gardening with Mommy.

2009-04-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

Going for walks, sitting in flowers, eating grass.

2009-04-18T23:12:00.000-07:00

TeddyBall

2009-04-05T20:45:00.000-07:00

Today it was sunny with a high of almost 75. First real day that felt like spring this year, the non rainy kind of spring day at least. We woke up and had cream of wheat for breakfast then took Cinnamon to the Dog Park.
It was a beautiful day, we stayed there for probably 2 hours just sitting in the sun watching all the dogs. Cinnamon found a nice stinky smell that she wanted to roll in, which she managed one roll until Lins stopped her cause she just had a bath yesterday and we didn't want her to be all dirty again.
We left and went to Costco quickly getting what was on the list while Cinnamon waited in the car, then we ran back pushing the cart to the very back of the lot, the only place we could find a parking spot, opened the hatch and I pored Cinnamon a bowl of water and we sat with her until she was done drinking.
We went home and just lounged around for the rest of the day/evening.
I played DS and Lins watched T.V. then I looked over the side where Cinnamon's bed is and she was laying all curled up with the ball in her legs held close to her chest like it was a teddy bear.
We quietly managed a couple pictures of it before she woke up.
- M

The Prettiest Dog In The World

2009-03-29T11:29:00.000-07:00

Cinnamon Goes to NYC! (vicariously)

2009-03-27T14:38:00.000-07:00

Flying in a Plane! Skating at Rockafeller Center! Watching Wicked on Broadway! Hanging out in Times Square! Running under the Brooklyn Bridge! Strutting on Coney Island beach! Waiting for the Subway! Chillaxing on the Subway! Hiring out a Carriage ride! Crossing a bridge! O Hai, it's Central Park! All my favorite things!!!

Kickstands

2009-03-25T22:39:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when Cinnamon sleeps she puts out one leg, as a makeshift kickstand.
It is a necessary precaution to prevent sudden doggie capsizing often created by strong winds or parental snuggle attacks.

-M