Did You Know Sometimes Life Gets a Little Sad....

It's hard to believe that April was the last time I updated this blog. I think about it all the time but I just couldn't seem to bring myself to sit down and write.

On Thursday, August 6th, late in the afternoon, my Mom passed on.

I am happy that she isn't scared any more. I drew this picture because I believe when she left her body she was greeted by my dogs, and hers, that have passed on. Together they walked along a path framed with zinnias, heading forward where they will once again see all our long lost family and friends who were waiting for her on the other side of the hill.

Until next time...

Springtime....

I love springtime....

The tiny white flowers remind me of fireflies. 

The waterfalls make such a peaceful sound and are a great place for the birds to take a bath.

Maizie enjoys the pond too.

What is springtime like where you live?

Thanks for stopping by!
JD

Amazing Maizey....

We've gone insane and adopted another dog....my daughter was fostering a young female lab mix and we just fell head over heels for her....She reminded us so much of our Ruby - loves having fun, independent and crazy for the water....so after much back and forth debate on the advantages of having only two dogs versus three....we made the commitment and adopted her....

Please meet the newest edition to our family.......our Amazing Maizey....

To help the dogs become more comfortable with each other we loaded up the car and took Maizey and our other two girls, Chloe and Kasey, to the dog park yesterday. 

Below is a picture of our Chloe Bell....Kasey seemed a little camera shy so we didn't really get very many good pictures of her....

Our county off-leash park is a wonderful three acre dog paradise with large trees and a big pond. The dogs love exploring every inch of the three plus acres and swimming in the mini lake....

Everyone - even our pets - should have a fun place to sneak off to for a little fun in the sun....How about you,  is there a great place where you and your pets can enjoy a little adventure? 

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JD and the girls

My Ruby in the pool....

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JD

My Casey Pearl....

I created another digital painting - this one is of my Casey Pearl.....

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JD

My Chloe Bell...

I created a digital painting of my Chloe Bell....

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JD

My Ruby....

My Lovely Ruby
02-02-2002 - 12-09-2012

Just before Thanksgiving our Vet diagnosed my lovely Ruby with advanced cancer. They told us it was pretty advanced and we could keep her comfortable with steroids for a few weeks, maybe even a couple of months.

She's been in our family for almost eleven years and I count her as one of my very best canine friends. She is curious and fearless. She would have made an excellent search and rescue dog, because she has never been wrong when she would insist there was something under the couch, tv console or the bed....even if we didn't see it right away she kept insisting it was there until we eventually found it.

If I raised my voice during a television show, such as when I was cheering on Seabiscut or Secretariat, she would come running and place her head in my lap, those gorgeous eyes full of worry watching my face until I reassured her it would be okay.

She's never been far from me when I'm home, laying in the kitchen when I cook dinner, curled up at my feet when I sit on the couch, and every night, she has slept next to my side of the bed where I could reach down and touch her back......I have to be extra careful when I get up and head to the bathroom so I didn't step on her leg or nose by accident.....

My Ruby loves the water in any form, drinking from the hose, standing over the sprinkler so it sprays her belly, or laying in the backyard waterfall.

Ruby isn't doing so well now. The cancer is advancing and we are going to have to make a decision on how to help her. She's my girl and I love her dearly.


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JD

The Family Expansion....

Last week my daughter decided to adopt a puppy so we did some research and found a rescue organization that had a litter of puppies ready for adoption. Saturday morning we met the puppies at PetsMart and instead of coming back with only one little girl, we came back with two. The one my daughter wanted and we brought a sweet little girl home to live with us.

Here is Charlie (my daughter's pup) on the left and our newest addition Chloe is in the pink collar to the right.


Chloe and my son share a quiet moment by our backyard pond.

We don't believe in keeping a dog in a kennel all day so here is my husband's attempt at blocking an area in our kitchen for the pups to stay in while we are at work. Needless to say, the puppies out smarted him....I came home and they had escaped and were having a fine time running around the house. 

Puppies keep life interesting don't they? It is a good thing I have such a wonderful husband who is so patient and loves dogs as much as I do.

Snow Days.....

Meet the Girls....

Let me introduce you to my two girls, Ruby and Kasey....

Ruby is my chocolate lab. She's independent and very bossy when it comes to getting what she thinks she wants.  About three years ago she had major surgery on her hind legs so that she could walk again. She was in a pen for almost seven months and of course she became very spoiled. Mainly because every time she barked one of us ran over to check on her.

I'm thankful and happy to say that  she had a full recovery from the surgery.


Our yellow lab is Kasey. If a dog could be a princess it would be Kasey's calling. She is all girl, dainty and full of gentleness. If you raise your voice, it just about breaks her heart.


























Their favorite place to relax is on this pillow by the front window. They love to lay there, with the window open, and watch all the activity along the street. Unfortunately, there is only room for one dog and it is on a first come, first serve basis.