Who I Live With

It's a cold, grey day in Sunny CA. While we need the water, I'm ready for our sunshine to be back. In the meantime, here is a picture of my husband Ray and me. He is amazing and can do anything. Right now he is remodeling our bathroom. It will be so nice when it is finished.



The rest of our house is shared with our furkids!

Daisy Dog--she is 14 1/2 and going strong. She has mellowed so much with age, but is still our big protector. Our granddaughter and I put bows on her whenever we find one that will stick to her collar well. 

Next is Quincy Jefferson. He is such a love bug, just the sweetest guy. He is about 6 years old and is a double dapple doxie. We loved his coloring and the fact that my friend Susan (photo with me on left) has his dad. His mom's name is Cocoa and she belongs to Susan's daugheter's mother-in-law. Both mom and dad are great dogs. When I looked double dapples up, I called and told her not to breed the two dapples again. They were lucky with the dogs they got. You can read about them here. Double Dapple Doxie Information

Our newest is Lucy Belle, part wire-haired doxie, aka fuzzbucket! About 1 1/2 year ago, my husband made me go to the swap meet with him. My granddaughter saw puppies in the back of a pickup. We knew Daisy was aging and wanted a buddy for Quincy before she passed on. Our granddaughter instantly picked Lucy Belle. Little did my husband know Daisy would still be hanging in there. Seriously we're all glad. One other thing, I don't think I will ever have just one doxie. It is so much fun to see the two of them together. They are funnier than any comedy on TV. It is just a blast to watch the them!

2010 Going, Going . . .

It's almost over, where did it go?

My friend Sandy has been after me about creating a blog. In my Close To My Heart newsletters, I try to share a little bit about me with my friends and do so with a smile. Even the worst of times can be better if I make someone smile.

This year has brought a big change to our liveswith the biggest being my retirement. This is due to Fibromyalgia and moderate to severe osteoarthritis. Mainly in my knees and throacic spine area. A fancy name for the spine thing is Spondylitis--I can't spell it let alone pronounce it. To me it's a big long name for backache! At some time in my life I've also broken my coccyx. I can even pronounce this one but the common name is much easier--tailbone. Part of this employment change is I have to budget and it is the pits!

When I'm hurting, I try some different things. Scrapbooking and rubber stamping are right up there at the top of my list. I also use this time to thank God for my knees hurting--the pain reminds me that I have knees for which I'm thankful. Then I also go on to ask His blessings on my friends with similar disorders. There are days when these tactics help. Occasionally there are times when I just have to focus on, "this will go away."

So here I sit with my Weird Weiners (2 tweeny doxies beside me), my husband in the chair next to mine, my granddaughter (LOVE my Sambones--she helps, is fun, and I can't get enough of her!) asleep on the couch, her friend next to her, and my old girl--Daisy Dog on her bed next to the TV. They're all watching CSI Miami and I on the computer. Nighttime is my computer time.

Thursday I have my friends coming over for a playday--this is a time to share my knowledge of stamping and scrapbooking with them. I will be working on project samples tomorrow. I look forward to these days of fun, laughter, and visiting.
One of my goals for 2011 is to post more regularly to this blog. Hey, maybe I will learn what I'm doing . . . won't that be something!