The loss of Pinto

My brother, who's children are his dogs, lost one of his beloved son's yesterday. He has two dogs Jack and Pinto. Pinto was a little Jack Russell/Chihuahua mix who only weighed 6.5 pounds but was a very much loved dog. I have not in many years heard my brother cry like he has for this dog and although I know he did everything possible for his baby he still seems to blame his self. You see Pinto loved to play with his favorite toy, a string shaped into a bone. He would pull and tug at that toy until there was nothing left of it. Unfortunately one of the strings got stuck inside him and he was unable to pass it. They tried to do surgery to remove the blockage but to no avail. And the best thing for Pinto was to let him pass. For my brother this knowledge brought much guilt of allowing him to play with his beloved toy. Although we all know there was no way for him to know this would harm Pinto in such a way he still feels very guilty. So this post is dedicated to the memory of Pinto and the love that he gave and received. Pinto you will always be missed!

I Stoped Smoking!!

Check out my quit meter!!

Wooley Worms

I was outside today getting in my van when I ran into an all black woolly worm! I haven't seen one of those in years. So I asked my father what that meant and according to the folklore it means a very bad winter. I tried to find a picture of an all black woolly worm on-line but to no luck, so this one will have to do!

The one we seen was actually more black then this one!

New Theme

As anyone that knows me knows that I get bored with backgrounds very easy and need changes. I hope everyone likes the new theme! Please leave me a note to let me know how well you like the new theme!

Halloween

I lost our only camera on a recent trip to VA beach for work, so I have no photo to offer but I can tell you the kids had a blast! Ash decided that she would wear her prom dress from two years ago and add wings to it. As usual she was very beautiful young lady. DJ decide this year to be a ninja. He thought this way nobody would recognize him, well as you know his blue eyes stand out and everyone knew who he was. We also had my sister kids over this year so that they could join in the fun. Dad and I took DJ & Clark around to get candy and although we both were exhausted after the boys seem to have a blast. I will quote Clark he says "It was the best Halloween ever!". Oh to be that young again!! Kristina and Ash went out with several of Ash friends and seem to have a blast with each other. Krissy decided to dress as an 80's girl and to be honest this made me feel very old seeing how that is the years I spent being a young girl myself! But besides that she made a beautiful young 80's lady herself!

Ash's Photos

Okay I have been asked to post Ash photos here and being a VERY PROUD mom I wil1!

Tagged

I was "tagged" by Gin here :http://waitingforchina-girl.blogspot.com/ to take part in this little game. Apparently I have to list 7 random/weird facts about myself. Here are the rules:



1. Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules. Share 7 random or weird facts about yourself. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and link to them4. Let each person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. I'm not sure if I have 7 people to tag, but anyway, here are 7 things you may or may not know about me.

1. I love Alpaca's!! If I could have an Alpaca farm I would

2. I love to travel. My only wish is that my hubby could travel more with me.

3. I love haunted houses and the paranormal. I could watch Ghost Hunters all the time

4. I love Gatlinburg TN. My dream is to have a cabin there someday

5. Christmas is my favorite Holiday, I have so much Christmas stuff that we can't put it all out!

6. Pogo.com is one of my favorite sites

7. I am a very religious person, I just haven't found a church "home" yet.

And now I am tagging Gin back, because I don't really have anyone else to!

Long time since last post

I have been awhile in posting but my life is never my own! I don't have much time now but plan on updating more later

DJ 8th Birthday!

DJ celebrated his 8th birthday on Saturday. Boy he is gowing fast! I snapped a few photo's on this wonderful day!

Winter Days

Well I just have to say I am hating this winter! I am not a fan of snow or ice and the cold. It has been a mixture of both this week. My company even shut down half a day on Thursday due to the ice. I am so ready for spring! Ash and I spent the day out at the mall and really had a great time. It is so nice to be able to spend time with her these days. She is growing so fast and before I know it I will be sending her off for college. So I am really taking in anytime I can with her and cherish it. She is becoming a pretty young women and sometimes I wish she could see it, but she is just like her mom!

David surgery is one week out. I am getting very nervous about it all but wanting it all to be over with as well. He is in so much pain these days that I know he is hoping that this will end some of the pain. I am just not sure, I guess living with this for so many years and seeing how much his limitation change each year does not leave me much hope. My only wish for him would be to see him be able to do anything he wants without the pain that he has. I miss being with him and being able to take the kids with us to the zoo or anything really. These days it is just me going with the kids while he has to stay at home. I just miss him.

Family

Busy Days

Well it has been awhile since I posted so I thought I would tonight. Today David and I started all the pre-op procedures. Another long afternoon at the hospital and only the start of it all.

Ash is having alot of time with her boyfriend these days but seems to be doing well. She has choosen her classes for next year and no surpise to me she choose photography. She loves taking photos and there really good.

DJ had his best friend Spencer over the weekend and seem to enjoy the company. We are all looking forward to his birthday on March 1st. I can't believe he will be 8; boy time sure does fly by.

Snow Day

Well Louisville got the snow we have been lucky not to have. We now have about 3 inches of snow, not so bad but we had ice on top of that, so we had our first snow day in years! The kids are loving it and hoping it will be that way tomorrow so they can stay home again. For me I will be back at work, I don't think taking two days off would be liked very much. I am taking off 4 days as it is in March for David surgery and hoping to take a week off in June to spend with the kids. I don't know if we can go anywhere but I am hoping for a nice week with them anyways. They sure do need it! I am posting a pic of Ash that she took of her self over the weekend. She is growing so fast and is becoming a beautiful young women!

Saying Goodbye/Goodluck

We, as are many americans, just attended a sendoff for our nephew Ronnie. He is heading to Irag sometime in the next month or two. He will first head back to Germany on Thursday, where he has been station for the last several months. I found it hard to watch him go. But he will be in our thoughts and prayers. DJ is looking up to him and even wrote a short story at school about how he wants to be just like him when he grows up,so I took this photo of them before we left today. Please pray for Ronnie as he travels on what he says is "Just a job" Ronnie we are so proud of you!

Budwiser Shootout

Okay just had to post this, WAY TO GO DALE JR!!!! Altough this race is not for points but it sure well help him succed in the future with Hendricks Sports

DJ

Okay who said kids were not smart? Our loveable DJ has had many problems this school year with his behavior, his grades great but no so much his behavior. Well he is on a color system at school, Green is a great day, Yellow a good day but with some problems and so on and so on. Well it goes to Red which is a bad bad day and could end up in a referral. Well to encourge him to be on Green we came up with a bonus for him, on Green 15 extra min for bedtime. So instead of 9 he can stay up til 9:15, which usually goes into 9:30. Well yesturday he had a substitute and was on Red and it is his job to color in the star on his homework page for us to see what he did for the day. Well he colored in Green so that we would have no ideal that he was on Red and would get the extra minutes. So when the teacher returned today he seen what he did and put him on Yellow and called David. When David grounded him he states that "I am no longer speaking to you because you grounded me!" Then later ask David "Didn't you ever do anything wrong when you were my age" Too smart! That's our son, you have got to love him!

Sunday

Well it is Superbowl Sunday and although David & I don't get into football too much we will be watching. Our favoriate sport is Nascar and we counting down the days to the Daytona 500!! Dale Jr is of course of favorite and we are dying to see how well he does this year with his new team. Another thing we are excited about is that Lost is back on and although there is only 8 new shows, thanks to the writers strike, we along with Gin ( our friend and neigbor!) will be watching every Thursday!

Life

Well another week has come and gone! Ash boyfriend, Kody, left on Thursday night and to my surpise she seems to be handling it well. She had KME comptiution this moring at her school. That did not go so well, but she got through it.

DJ is doing well in school and as always keeping us on our toes! We signed him up for another spring of baseball. He will once agian be on the Yankes and we are hoping this year will be good for him! He is very upset that David will not be able to make it to the games at the very begining but understands. So maybe I will soon have pics to post of him in his uniform, he is always soo cute!

David and I are just getting through. We are just taking in one day at a time!