BAD DOG CHARLIE, BAD DOG!!!

Ever want to kill your dog? Mine barely escaped death several times today. First he ran from me when he got out of the gate for about 10 min. Always making eye contact with me and then giving me a Eat Sh*t look and taking off. Then he found the neighborhood mutt that is never kept in a fence and has no collar and played chase with him for another 10 min. Meanwhile I had gotten my car and set off to find him cause it was dusk and I couldn't see 5 feet in front of me. Once I found them, the mutt would come to me, but not Charlie. He would get within 1 foot of my reach and dart out of the way. I finally decided to drive back up to the house and set off on foot.

Once I got close to the end of the road, I could see them in the distance. There was also a car pulling out of her drive. Well, I guess Charlie got tired of playing catch with the mutt. The mutt was growling and coming after him. When Charlie saw me, both dogs came running. Charlie is looking at me like, "Help, help, this little mutt is attacking me." Naturally, the neighbor starts to back out of her drive right about the time both dogs are behind her car. I had to yell at the top of my lungs to get her to stop her car.

Once I got him the mutt is still in attack mode and is growling and biting at his neck. I grabbed his fur (this is a small mutt) and held him to the ground while I was holding Charlie for dear life. I thought the mutt had calmed down so I let him go and he attacks again. Once again, I had to hold the mutt to the ground screaming all the while for them to CALM DOWN!!!

Finally, the mutt calmed down and I was able to pick Charlie up (all 40 lbs of him) and carry him all the way back to the house up a very steep hill. I thought I was going to blow a lung by the time we got to the house. I am still so mad at him that I can't even look at him. I even turned his picture down in the kitchen. I think we are all going to be sore in the morning.

Why are they sooooo stupid sometimes?

I am rethinking those training classes. ARG!

Favorite Foto Challenge

This week at Double Happiness the challenge is to share 10 things you like/love that begin with a randomly drawn letter of the alphabet that Donna assigns.

So, Gimmie a . .

Weddings -

Our wedding was in November and it was a beautiful day. I have never been more sure of anything in my life.

watermelon

I love watermelons and could eat a whole one easily, if it wouldn't get me sick.

Warm Weather

I am not a fan of the winter months, at all. I love it when the temperature starts to rise and the days get longer.

water

I do love to drink my water. I especially like a lot of lemon in my water. I have been known to squeeze half a lemon in one glass. I almost always get my 8 glasses in a day, sometimes more.

Weekends -

Sleeping in, watching movies and shopping, that is what we tend to do on our weekends. I am lucky that my hubby also likes to sleep in and doesn't mind trips to Target and the outlet mall.

World Wide Web


What did we do before the internet? I have met and made so many friends b/c of the internet. It is a wonderful thing!

Washing Machines -

Can you imagine life without one? We would never have time to get on the internet!

women- What would the world be like without us? Can you imagine? Who would give birth?

work
I truly love my job as a NICU nurse. I lucked into a job in a

level III NICU right out of school and have been hooked ever since.

weight loss - Thank God that this is possible! I play this game every year. Gain a lot, lose a few.

Happy New Year

THE YEAR OF THE PIG 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007People born in the Year of the Pig are chivalrous and gallant. Whatever they do, they do with all their strength. For Boar Year people, there is no left or right and there is no retreat. They have tremendous fortitude and great honesty. They don't make many friends but they make them for life, and anyone having a Boar Year friend is fortunate for they are extremely loyal. They don't talk much but have a great thirst for knowledge. They study a great deal and are generally well informed. Boar people are quick tempered, yet they hate arguments and quarreling. They are kind to their loved ones. No matter how bad problems seem to be, Boar people try to work them out, honestly if sometimes impulsively. They are most compatible with Rabbits and Sheep.

I wonder if we will get a year of the pig baby. It would be most fitting since we raised pigs when I was growing up! As it looks, our chances are pretty good for our baby to be born in the year of the pig. I think a Boar Baby would fit just perfect in our family.

Happy Valentine's Day! Thank you to my sweetheart of 10 years!

What started out as a horrible day, you helped to brighten up.

Happy Valentines!

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Book Meme Tag

I have been tagged by Shannon. What I'm supposed to do: grab the closest book and open it to page 123; type 6-8 sentences from that page. So here goes......

Marcus looked away. He would ask God to his face why he had allowed Hadassah to die. He would ask him why, if he was the almighty Creator, he had created a world so full of violence. Most of all, he wanted to know if God even existed. "If I ever find him, I'll ask him about many things," he said heavily and glanced back at the boy. The small shepherd studied him with dark pensive eyes.

"You will not find God on Mount Moriah," the boy said simply.
"I've already looked on Mount Gerizim."
"He is not on a mountaintop, like your Jupiter"
"Then where will I find him?"
The boy shrugged, "I don't know if you can find him in the way you want."

This is from the book, "An Echo in the darkness" by Francine Rivers. It is II in the Mark of the Lion series. I loved these books!

So, now who can I tag. I think it will be . . . Lisa, Kim and Krista.

Review Room Baby!

Small steps of progress!

This means our dossier is in the review room!!!
Congratulations to all the new families and to all those who have been praying for an update to the review room!

Continue praying that April flies out of the review room next!