We all miss you grandma!
Peeps is such a good duck...everyone should have a Peeps :-)
Wow...could she be any more precious???? And so small!!! It is hard to believe that this little ball of yellow fluff has grown into the big, beautiful duck she is today. I remember when she was this size all she did was "peep" and now she will tell it like it is. She is very opinionated and if you are not feeding her fast enough at meal time she will let you know. If you come home after work and do not go say hi to her she will QUACK until you do! If her duckuzzi is not filling up fast enough she has words for you...but best of all...if it is right before bedtime and you are giving her some loving, she will love you back and give you that soft little "peep" again to tell you she loves you! 
What's a duck to do on a hot day other than sit in her duckuzzi and cool off! That is exactly what Peeps did today. I put the hose on top of her cage and let the water fall into her tub and she loved it. I think she is pretty much done with her big-girl molt and her attitude has gone back to good duck status. Not biting :) Her feathers are a gorgeous cream color and she seems to have put on some weight during the molt...she did have quite the appetite!!!!
...Peeps and Terra trying to get the same treat...Terra won because Peeps' beak does not fit through the wire of the cage :) Peace out!
And here is her cage just 30 minutes later! Look at all those feathers!
She is currently going through her "big girl" molt where she will lose all her big feathers and get bright and shiny new ones. I will sure be glad when this is all over because she is very irritable right now as she loses feathers and gains new ones. The new feathers coming in are full of blood and make her very sensitive to touch so we are not petting her or picking her up which is a very hard concept for me to grasp because I love my Peeps hugs and such. But I just keep thinking of how more beautiful she is going to be when this is all over and will start laying eggs again.
Oh my sweet, sweet, innocent Peepers...um yea...she bit Nicole on the lip last night...not once, but twice!When I put Peeps to bed everynight I kiss her little head and tell her I love her and last night was no different except that Nicole was "helping" me. Now I understand Peeps' body language and sounds very well, like last night, Nic was a little close to Peeps and I could tell she wanted to flap her wings so I asked Nic to back up and then Peeps flapped her wings. Well when we went out to put Peeps to bed she was in her duckuzzi and I did not really want her to get her straw bedding all wet so I put her on top of the pen and towel dried her a bit and then let her do some preening to get more water off. While she was preening I leaned over and she preened my hair a bit and Nic thought that was cool so I told Nic to try it and Peeps was having none of that and in fact I think that got her a little riled up so that when Nic went to kiss her, Peeps bit her on the lip. So what does Nic do? She tries again and Peeps gives her another "peck." I told Nic that they were love bites but she was not buying that :-)
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I took this pic with my cell phone during the shoot. Boy did we get a lot of strange looks and people making comments like "hey there's a duck...IN A STROLLER!!!!" It was a good time and I think Peeps enjoed the attention. When I get the real photos back I will post them.
In my never ending pursuit to make Peeps famous I entered her in TMZ Crazy Pet Contest...unfortunately she did not make the final 4 BUT she did make the TMZ website :-)
Last night, before putting Peeps to bed I brought her in the house for some play time. I put her on the diningroom floor (because it is easiest to clean) and then I laid on the floor as well. First thing Peeps does is come over to me and stand on my arm and preen my hair...I wish I could have gotten a picture of it, it was hilarious. She must think she is part parrot now since she hears the wild parrots outside all day. So after her standing on my arm I realize that her nails NEED to be cut and I send Nicole looking for the nail clippers. I thought the clippers were in Peeps' travel bag so Nicole procedes to take everything out of the bag and put it on the floor. The minute she set the treats down Peeps went right for them and as she tried to eat them through the bag they slid across the floor. It was funny. Peeps is quite the character...gotta love her!!!!!!
Peeps got to meet a new friend yesterday when Nicole and I took her out to see Nic's Auntie Becky in Redondo Beach. Peeps really seemed to like her new friend and I think the feeling was mutual on Becky's side too. Peeps was very attentive as we hung out at the back of my car and chatted. It appeared that she was actually listening to what we were saying and she was actually very quiet. It is a good thing that she did not know that there was a BIG pool on the other side of that fence, man would she love to swim in there!!!!
This egg right here was laid at exactly 6:46 this morning...you know how I know? I got to see Peeps lay it!!!! It was pretty cool. Peeps has been laying eggs since October '08 and this is the first one I ever got to see actually come out of her. What an amazing thing to see to start off my Friday...today is going to be a good day :)
She is not very patient, especially when it comes to food and she does not listen to "commands" at all! She tries to bite the dog everytime she gets too close and she can be VERY noisy at times BUT she is still my Peepers, I love her and she is the best duck in the world :-)
My little girl turned 1 year old yesterday and to celebrate, I made her this "cake." It is made of her dry duck food soaked in water to form the cake, the "frosting" is made from Cheerios soaked in water and then decorated with peas, corn and tomatoes...HER FAVORITE! She did exactly what I thought she would when we gave it to her...she picked off all the tomatoes first then went for the peas and corn and then rummaged thru the rest of the cake looking for more tomatoes :-)
Oh my little girl is all grown up and gonna be 1 year old in a week! Man time flies!
Woo hoo, today is Friday and what better way to start off your day than getting a hug from a duck first thing in the morning!!!!!! Oh how I love Peeps' hugs, they make me feel special :) i wish everyone could experience a duck hug...I think I am going to make it a requirement that everyone that comes over to the house has to get a duck hug. Geez, if everyone in the world got to experience a hug from a duck it just could be the start of world peace...of course in Peeps case it is whirled peas! Oh I crack myself up! :) But seriously, next time you are over at our house say, "I am here for my duck hug" and I am sure that Peeps would be happy to hug you.
** A Public Service Announcement from Peeps
I may be biased but I don't care...Peeps is a good looking duck...and I think she knows it. And after this molt that she is currently going through she will be even more beautiful. I swear that everytime I go out to her ducky duplex after work it looks like a duck exploded...THERE ARE FEATHERS EVERYWHERE!!!!! Maybe I should make a pillow :)
So Peeps may not be able to fly but she can jump...for food that is! We tried for about 10 minutes to get this shot of Peeps in mid-air going after a treat. She's got mad skills...lookout Michael Jordon it is is AIR PEEPS!!!!!
So this was Peep's 1st Easter and she had a good one. Of course Saturday we made the road trip up to Grandma's house to celebrate Easter and the whole family was there so she got lots of attention...which I think she likes just a little :) Then on Sunday she laid her very first REAL Easter egg at home!
Well Peeps was quite the celebrity last night. We went on our first walk with the OC Hiking and Backpacking Club. The walk was from Newport Pier to Balboa Pier and back. We ended up getting to the meeting place late (Jen's fault this time!) and the group had already left but we geared up the kids and headed out. It is funny watching people's reaction when they hear a quack coming out of a stroller that they thought a baby was in :) "OH MY GOSH IT'S A DUCK! A REAL DUCK!" Yep she is real and seemed to really enjoy her first trip down to the beach and of course enjoys the attention...look at how she posed for this picture that one of the walkers took!
(photo is from a while ago, when me and Peeps lived in Gardena. Forgot to snap a new pic this weekend)
Terra and Peeps may not be close in species but they are technically sisters in this crazy mixed-up family and they have their differences but one thing they can both agree on is the beauty of a nice log nap in the sun. Of course Peeps prefers her nap to be in the sun AND water at the same time :-)
Bugville was a town with bugs. Little bug big bugs. Then Peeps the horrfying, terrifing, monstrous Peeps attacked Bugville. Peeps had a wite body, orange feet with nails, and a quack that can crack open a watermelon. Then Peeps ate bugs. The Peeps owner came home. Then Peeps quack all day. The Bugville made a trap while Peeps was a sleep. Then Peeps got trapped. Then Peeps never came back. written & illustrated by Lauren Jennifer Guijarro age 8.
Wow...Peeps has had one busy weekend. Saturday morning Peeps and I packed up the car and headed off to grandma's house. Auntie Shirley was also up at grandma's so it was nice to see her. She had brought up some giant pickles for me and despite the fact that I am not supposed to have them I ate one anyway :) Peeps was sitting in her stroller next to me while I was eating and I thought it might be fun to see if she likes pickles so I gave her a small piece. She is very food driven and will easily take anything from your hand and she took the pickle, rolled it around in her mouth for a couple seconds and then spit it out! It was hilarious! I tried a few times and got the same reaction every time...hmmm maybe Peeps doesn't like pickles :) Speaking of Peeps being a "picky eater" Aunt Shirley and I went to some feed stores in town and I figured I would ask for duck food since we were out in the boonies and many people have livestock out there. We walked into this one feed store and asked the lady if they had any duck food and the lady said she did but she named off some duck food that I know Peeps won't eat and I said to her, "oh my duck won't eat that." The lady gave me the weirdest look and I had to explain to her that I have a princess duck and she will not eat just any duck food!
Sunday morning I woke up and Peeps had laid an egg...WOO HOO. It was small and the shell was very soft but it was an egg nonetheless and I was happy she had passed this one ok. So after "brunch" Peeps and I loaded up the Element and headed back home, this time Peeps was up in the front seat in her carrier. I rolled the window down and let the wind go thru her hair...she loved it. So we are driving down PCH and in the Malibu area listening to Barbra Streisand on the iPod and since I know where Babs lives I decided to hang a right and do a drive-by of her house as I sometimes do. So we arrive at the exclusive cul de sac where she lives and I glance over at the barn (one of the multiple houses on her compound) and there she is...standing out there with her hair pulled back and maybe doing some gardening? Me and Peeps were very excited to see her and I would have stayed longer to try and get a pic but there was this security/driver-looking guy standing nearby so we drove on. I think this is Peeps' very first celebrity sighting!
Sunday was exactly one week since Peeps had her stay in the hospital and since she was almost 100% better (I say 99% because of the small, soft egg) we decided to get some cookies and take them over to the nice people at the emergency pet clinic. Luckily when we got there they had no other patients in the waiting room so the person working the desk went back and got Dr. Weber. Peeps seemed happy to see him, she even game him some kisses. The vet tech who helped work on Peeps was also there and very happy to see her up and moving. It was nice! I highly recommend this place if you ever need emergency animal services, they will treat you and your animals good there. It is the Emergency Pet Clinic of Garden Grove, here is their website - http://www.er4yourpet.com/
Well it was a busy weekend for both of us but since Peeps has been moved back outside to her Ducky Duplex I am sure right about now she is relaxing in the Duckuzzi!!!!!
