Christmas Tree -2005

I hate cold weather ! I have been

cold for the past 4 days and cannot seem

to get warm..

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Smokey won't stay in the house-- he is loving this weather,

and the other two stay out most of the day but want to

be in the house at night.

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The neighbor behind us had a dog that barks about

20 hours out of 24 - and since we are in the county

there is NOTHING we can do about it .

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Serena has a doctors appointment on Monday.

She is getting close- she has about 5 weeks before

baby No-Name gets here.. She is still feeling good

and I think she is ready for this . She is well

informed and has stayed healthy.

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I will have to get busy and do a little baking. We have a

Christmas party to attend on 12/22 and I don't want

to show up empty handed.

There have been a couple of dinners we have attended

and tomorrow we will go to Kenda & Alans for birthday

cake for Alan & Nick. Happy Birthday guys !!

Also Happy Birthday to Chryl on 12/24 !!!

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I guess it is time for me to get some sleep.

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TRAVEL

I must be in need of a REAL vacation.

I go to bed at night and wake up exhausted!!

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So far this month I have been (in my dreams) to Alaska and

also taken a trip up the Amazon River.

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In Alaska, I went kayaking and took afloat plane trip. In this

dream I was searching for ?? somebody. Tom & Strider were

with me , and even with their help, I could not find what

I was searching for.

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The Amazon trip was fanatstic-- it was such a real

dream that I woke up sweating ,swatting mosquitos

and all this time I still had my camera in my hand

ready to get some great pictures.

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These dreams only prove one thing!!

I need a vacation !!!

No Nativity Scene in Washington DC this year

No Nativity Scene in Washington, DC this year...

The White House, Congress and the Supreme Court have

issued a joint statement that there will not be a Nativity

Scene in Washington, DC this Christmas season.

There aren't any religious reasons for the decision,

the statement claims, rather that it's simply impossible

to locate three wise men and a virgin in the Nation's capitol.

There were however, plenty of asses to fill the stable.

When I am Old

A friend sent this to me --she knows me well

Thanks Joan !!!

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WHEN I AM OLD

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When I am old... I will wear soft gray sweatshirts... and a

bandana over my silver hair... and I will spend my social

security checks on wine and my dogs.

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I will sit in my house on my well-worn chair and listen

to my dogs breathing.I will sneak out in the middle of a

warm summer night and take my dogs for a run,

if my old bones will allow...

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When people come to call, I will smile and nod as I show

them my dogs... and talk of them and about them...

the ones so beloved of the past and the ones so beloved of today...

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I will still work hard cleaning after them, mopping and

feeding them and whispering their names in a soft loving

way. I will wear the gleaming sweat on my throat,

like a jewel, and I will be an embarrassment to all... especially

my family... who have not yet found the peace in

being free to have dogs as your best friends...

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These friends who always wait, at any hour, for your

footfall... and eagerly jump to their feet out of a sound

sleep, to greet you as if you are a God, with warm eyes

full of adoring love and hope that you will always stay,

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I'll hug their big strong necks... I'll kiss their dear sweet

heads... and whisper in their very special company....

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I look in the mirror... and see I am getting old....

this is the kind of person I am... and have always been.

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Loving dogs is easy, they are part of me.

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Please accept me for who I am.

My dogs appreciate my presence in their lives...

they love my presence in their lives...

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When I am old this will be important to me...

you will understand when you are old,

if you have dogs to love too.

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-- author unknown