So... today I got my Buc~A~Buc taxes FINALLY done, the form filled out (itemized w/ prices) for replacing the lost food from the ice box debacle, and a whole bunch of other mind numbing paperwork DONE and ready to go out in the mail.  We also picked up a new to us chicken tractor which Rebekah has already claimed for those ding dong (kill me now) Silkies of hers AND we cleaned house.  YIKES!  I'm tired.  House still needs more cleaning (big surprise) and I need to do a bunch of cooking tomorrow.  Hoping to still make it down to pick up Grammie before Easter.  She's still holding out which is odd.  I guess she got a better offer!  LOLOL!!!  I can't IMAGINE not wanting to join the insanity that is Willson for Easter!  Oh well.  :)  Grandmar and Grandad are still coming as well as some friends we've not seen for a while.  YAY!  Can't wait!

The Great Cake Adventure

Sooooo... I've never been much of a baker.  Sure I've made a few cakes over the years but very few, and they were always out of a box.  Recently my friend Lee (who can throw a rotten tomato and match stick together in a pot and come out with something wonderful) invited us over for supper. I brought the meat, she made the sides and desert.  We had a wonderful time and the cake she made was beyond delicious.  I wish I had taken a picture because along with it being insanely tasty it was just beautiful.

My family LOVED it and my husband was particularly pleased when Lee sent him home with a large chunk of it for another day.  I think he managed to get three slices out of it, which he ate with gusto.  There was no question throughout the family that they'd best leave Daddy's cake ALONE.  And so finally I decided I should at least TRY to make this cake.

I even ran into Lee at the local Wal-Mart and she helped me find all the ingredients she used - I insisted on using EXACTLY the brands she had used so it would taste the same.

And so I took it all home and about a week ago finally had the time to actually make it. Rebekah was my assistant, and really, we had a great time making it.  We followed all the directions including for the icing.  In the end, apparently...  something went wrong:

Yeah.  Like I was saying.  Something went ... wrong.

But still... it tasted good.  But... oy.  The presentation definitely left something to be desired.  

And so I tried again and this time... May I have a drum roll, please...

With a little help from Lee...

and a recipe from Joanie...

BEHOLD the KEK!

RARE Lavender Orpington Cockerel for Sale. Only $20.  Should probably not go to a home w/ small children.  My daughter is afraid of him, though we've never witnessed him being aggressive.  My guess is she is timid around him and he acts "cocky."  In any event, she is scared of him so he must go.  He's a pretty, pretty boy and less than one year old.

"Pic A Pic A Peanut Butter"

This is what my daughter calls him.  I have no idea...

We are sad to report there will be no puppies this spring. Precious was due 1 March. We realized she was not "showing" but held out hope since she typically "hides" her pregnancies until about ten days before delivery. As her due date approached we became more concerned but hoped it was simply she did not have many in there. Sadly an xray reveled today NO puppies. Besides the blow to our customers and our heartstrings, this is a serious financial blow to Buc~A~Buc - having thus far invested over $1700 with no refund or puppies to show. SO. Oh well. God has a perfect plan in all of this. Perhaps the timing was just not correct. We will make one more attempt this summer for Fall puppies. If you are on the waiting list, check your in basket for more details. Hugs. Cindy Lou

PUPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have exciting news! PUPPIES ARE ON THE WAY!!! They are due March 1st and will be full siblings to these:  

Our AKC registered American Yellow Lab Precious First Light (Precious) has been bred to gorgeous Deep Run CH/UKC CH Caer Bren Rugby. Rugby is a beautiful dog and very large. He looks a lot like POOH BEAR. :0) Rugby is an AKC registered English Lab. He is OFA Excellent, OFA Elbows Normal. He is ACVO Clear and current CERF, Optigen B, RD and OSD Clear, OFA Cardiac, CHIC. He is DNA tested CLEAR for Exercise Induced Collapse. Rugby is a champion in both the ring (beauty) and the field (brains).

Precious has excellent bloodlines and has earned her Canine Good Citizen title (with my special needs daughter as trainer), and enjoys excellent health. She is OFA good and is EIC clear. She is a beautiful dog and sweet as the day is long. She is also very large, currently topping the scale at 108 pounds.

The AKC registered puppies from this pairing will have both English (blocky, chunkier) and American (longer, taller, and more streamlined) traits which generally produce large blocky dogs, usually with even the females exceeding 100 pounds. These puppies come from excellent hunt and show lines but will also make wonderful family pets, companions, and couch potatoes.

If you are interested in getting on the waiting list for one of these puppies just let me know. There is no obligation to get on the waiting list. It’s simply to hold your place in line should you choose to purchase a puppy. Most of our puppies are spoken for well before they are born.

Once on the waiting list you will receive updates as we have them, and once the pups are born weekly photos and videos. :0)

We offer quality AKC Registered Yellow Labrador retriever puppies with excellent bloodlines, EIC clear, OFA certified parents, and FULL registration. (No strings attached.) We breed to the best, vet the dogs to the nth degree, and do our absolute best to offer only the best of the best in health, breeding, and sanity.

All of our puppies come with first (and second shots if you are local), puppy kit (food, training information, shot records) and 7 weeks of FREE beginner obedience lessons if you are local enough to attend classes. Puppies from this litter are priced at $900.

Here is a video of a full sibling to (Rudy – now Buddy) at eleven months old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOUM7ys3Qlc