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Tue 24 Nov 2009

A Month of Thanksgiving – Our Pets

“A dog wags its tail with its heart.”
—Martin Buxbaum

I am so thankful for our pets, Autumn the cat, Missy the puppy, and Teddy the neighbor’s dog. Each one of them bring such joy and fun to our lives. How good God was to give mankind the special joy of pets!

Would you like to join me for A Month of Thanksgiving?

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14

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Mon 26 Oct 2009

Fall So Far

After a very busy summer, we are enjoying a much quieter fall. Missy is doing so well and has no problem with her once broken leg. After being cooped up for so long, she is enjoying spending almost all her time out in the backyard every day. She is such a joy to us. She is learning to bark at things, but barks more often than we’d like.:) The girls and I all have been sick for over a week, but are now much, much better. I find I still tire easily, and some of us have lingering coughs every now and then, but we are all doing much better. Our appetites have returned, and I find myself ravenous at times.

We are cleaning and organizing today, and will get back into our schoolbooks tomorrow. My youngest has been thoroughly cleaning her room today. She is a little pack rat, and saves the oddest things.:) The oldest girls do a great job of keeping theirs neat. I’ve got a lot of paperwork that I want to take care here in my bedroom/office. The girls will be hauling a load of pine cones to use as fire starters, and they will be cleaning out the inside of my car.

It is so hard to believe that November is almost here, and then Christmas will be following close behind. We want to start back to yard sales soon, to get Christmas gifts for our family. I do dread the busyness of the holidays—we almost always end up sick after going, going, and going. I’ll have to be diligent on not taking on too much, but it seems every year that there is nothing I can say no to. Taking quality vitamins, eating well (which is hard, when you are on the run!), and getting enough rest should help.

Here is a picture of Missy and Autumn on the bed. Missy loves to playfully attack her brother, and sometimes they will wrestle. Missy doesn’t understand why Autumn doesn’t join in playing with the dog squeaky toys though.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14

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Mon 13 Jul 2009

Introducing Missy Anne

Please meet our new family member, Missy Anne—Anne with an “E”.

Missy Anne

Her mother is a Labrador, and her father is suspected to be a Boxer.

Missy sleeping in the Grass

The girls have never had a puppy of their own, and are so excited.

Missy Buns

And worn out.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14

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Sat 27 Jun 2009

Animal Adventures

Lately there’s been a lot going on with our animals and wildlife. Living in the country gives one much to see and talk about. I cannot say how many snakes I’ve shot since the weather turned warm, several of them being water moccasins at the pond behind our house. I usually will not shoot a nonpoisonous snake, unless it’s too close to the house and may bite one of the animals or might get into the house, as one did last year. Our landlord had a time getting him out of our attic! Last week, I shot 2 rattlesnakes within 10 minutes, while we were walking in the woods along the mown trail. It has really discouraged me from walking in the woods. We normally walk in the evenings after supper; perhaps the snakes will be hiding during mid-mornings.

Daddy helped me get a shotgun last year, because he was tired of driving out to kill my snakes. I was really scared of guns at first, but now I love the security they give me. I don’t have to feel helpless when I see a snake, or feel someone is trying to harm us. I have a pistol that I carry when I go walking—it looks like one a cowboy would tote—but I love my shotgun the best. My oldest girls enjoy shooting, especially my middle daughter—she loves it!

A cat from the neighborhood jumped on our kitty Autumn last Saturday night. Autumn ended up with an infected wound and is on antibiotics. He is doing well, despite having to endure us shoving a buttered pill down his throat every morning.:) (In the picture below, Autumn was actually sleeping like this, but opened his eyes when he heard the camera click on.)

Our neighbor’s dog, Teddy, who spends 90% of his time with us, often brings up things he has killed, including rats and ducks. When we were walking in the woods one morning a few weeks ago, Teddy was chasing grown deer. So it really came as no surprise to me this morning when he brought home a little baby fawn he had killed.:( He is a Labrador-Chow mix, so I find it hard to be mad at him. He’s just doing what Labrador’s do, and he probably thinks he is helping to provide for us. He is the best dog in the world—he obeys so well and is so sweet. He truly loves us, and we him. He’s so smart and does all sorts of tricks, like sit and stay. For some reason, though, he thinks speak means sneeze! He “sings” by howling with us. We so appreciate that our neighbor allows Teddy to spend so much time with us. I honestly thought I didn’t like dogs, because I had seen so many people let their dogs trash their homes and yards, but now realize that if dogs are taught well, or have plenty of room, they won’t trash things, nor leave their business in the yard.:)

My friend’s full-blooded chocolate Labrador just had 11 puppies! (She had 10 last time.) My friend believes the father is a Boxer. I’m not sure how they will look grown, but this is how they look now.

Teddy brought this little fellow home to me one day after finding him at the pond. Teddy started to try to kill him, but obeyed when we told him not to.

The girls call these little fellows the “weathermen”, because they let us know when it’s about to rain or already is raining.:) They always smile for the camera.;)

Weathermen

Last is my mom’s rooster, who the girls have named Wendall. Wendall really doesn’t belong to anyone, but takes his meals at my folks’ house. He definitely lets them know when it’s time to get up and when it’s time to eat.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14

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Sat 7 Mar 2009

Pamela and Claudia

On our landlord’s property, there are three deer stands, two of which are occupied by flying squirrels.

Pamela lives in the one closest to our house,

while Claudia lives in the farthest one away.

Both girls are very shy, petite, and beautiful. Claudia keeps house much neater than does Pamela.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14

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Thu 17 Apr 2008

A Little Friend

While about my house, I kept hearing a voice calling very loudly and noticed that it sounded like it was coming from a pipe. I found this little friend in a steel pipe outside.