2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 30: Project Completed!! Whoot!!

I started this blanket last year for my son for his birthday...it got too hot to work on it any longer, so I saved it for this season of cold weather~IT IS FINISHED! Yaaaaaay!! AND I just laid it over him as he lay sleeping!! Whoohoo! I am so thankful it's done...and so is this year's Gratitude Challenge! Thanks ladies for your giving of gratitude to me each day from your lives...I've not gotten by everyday, but I did try on most...and to Brenda~THANKS so much for your creativity and blessings each day~YOU ROCK!

Head over to ck out the other grateful HERE! AND tomorrow we begin a new theme~Holiday Bliss...I'm beginning early...LOL..SEE YOU tomorrow~hugs!
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2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 29: Beautiful Daughter

Seems like yesterday she was a bright eyed little tyke running and playing...I remember her first birthday party~Pocahontas~baby blue iced cupcakes...balloons and fun~Today she's a young woman...driving and an author~I am so proud of her and love her dearly~she's MY girl!

I am so thankful  to be her Mom~

Read more from friendsHERE!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 28: FOUND Treasures...

front view shoulder bag

Have you ever lost something? I've done it so many times and the frustration is awful~but TODAY~my hub pulled a box loaded with my sewing stuff from the basement~woot! woot!! HERE was my purse I made last spring I HAD WONDERED what I did with it~as well as some gift projects just needing a few finishing touches~I JUST LOVE FOUND treasures!

I am so thankful too that hub hauled that box up AND I FOUND my purse! LOL!!

Head over to read these others on the last leg of our thankful journey                   !

side view.

We'll be heading on in DEC for some discussions about Holiday Bliss~you won't want to miss it!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 27: REVIEW STUFF/FUN

Short and sweet today~ha! SisterT is incredibly grateful to be on the TOS Crew checking out new stuff for our homeschool and you, dear reader ;-)) And ALL the other wonderful reviews I get to do too...

It's not just about the stuff for me~in fact, it's a very small part. What I love most is the connectedness between us all as we sail these waters together!  LOVE YOU all! AND YOU TOO, my dear readers~HUGS!

Head HERE for mo~It's almost OVER...how sweet it's been!

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2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 26: ThanksGIVING and a Novelist is BORN!

SisterT has two...okay~more than two..but mentioning two things I'm really grateful for TODAY~
My daughter has completed her National Novel Writing Month novel~LAST NIGHT! Well, really 1AM this morning! WTG Girl Thing One! whooot!!

The second has to do with my eating plan~in order to become healthy and do well in life...I was able to maintain my plan of no sugar/white flour..yesterday making 7 weeks! WHOOT! This was a huge challenge for a gal who likes to eat~AND EAT FOOD...not cookies/pies/candy/cakes..but FOOD...and a holiday known as GOBBLE GOBBLE Day, did I have a chance?  Ha!! LOL! YES, with some planning and prayer...yes, God got me through and the focus wasn't the meal..in fact, it was just a meal...but the blessings were so grand...the reward of feeling GREAT afterwards...thank you, God!

With less than a week til this THANKING challenge is done, I'm a little misty eyed...but believe me, dear reader..SisterT has been really blessed reading all the other grateful posts..there's something transforming about gratitude in our lives. Do we need to continue? Huh?? Whaddaya think?  RING ON IN with your thoughts~AND...head on over HERE to read my friends who are grateful too!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 25: Family

I'm truly Thankful today for my people.  My hub and I've been married over twenty years~our children who are quickly becoming adults, and my Mother who has been the most important person to me throughout the years~ALL OF US will sit down together~TOGETHER today and Praise God over a nice meal~not too much and very healthy!
Happy ThanksGIVING!
 Thank You, God!
Head over HERE to read more!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 24: Shopping DEALS

Another silly gratitude:  I'm thankful for the sales and deals.  I shop in some unusual places and ways.  I look for great finds at prices I can afford.  One of my fave stores in the Grocery Warehouse.  It's a one store business where they are only open certain days of the week~have LOADS of fresh fruit and veggies for a song~and the very very best deal they have is packaged ends of delux quality  roasted turkey and smoked ham...for a song~no joke!  We buy and eat it about 5-10 packs a week...for this price~$1.39 for 20 ounces...you can't beat it! This stuff is low calorie too~2 ounces is 35 calories!  Today I got out there and purchased our weekly fare.  We just love the fresh veggies and fruit! Sooo got that stuff.  Yesterday I ran to another thrift type grocery and purchased whole grain oat nut bread~you know, that $4 a loaf stuff for FIFTY CENTS a loaf~omgoodness! AMAZING! With bagels large and small!!  I am so blessed that at this time, I don't have to bake my own bread (which I've done as cost saving measure!) each day or several times a week!  Good healthy inexpensive food is such a blessing.

I'm sorry that I didn't get this up on the 24th~I truly passed out early last night~PRAISE GOD!  Wonder what the others are thankful for?  Head HERE!

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL! HUGS!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 23: Trivial Gratitudes!

Didn't match the dog, tho..LOL!

This is going to sound really dumb~but I'm so grateful for the work my husband has done today~he has made to match some lighting for our kitchen and living room/dinning room.  I know this is trivial compared to so many things, but it's a dream for this ole house that was in such poor condition to finally be somewhat coming together~ANNNND to make the day even sweeter on the same trivial note (promise to do something actually profound tomorrow! LOL)...I found a matching rug runner to MATCH -completely and totally match the ones I found at a yard sale this summer~oh yeah!! AND soooo for a song, SONG, song I have matching gorgeous rugs! (If you only knew HOW LONG I've needed and wanted rugs...) GOD IS SO GOOD~even with my petty desires! I went looking for a runner and what did I find? THE MATCH! whoot! When hub has my chandelier rehung, I'll post some pics...some befores and currents~you are not going to believe the difference!

Thanks so much for gracing my bloggy world~YOU mean so much! God bless you, dear reader! Please head over HERE for some more blessings from my fellow grateful challenger friends! ;-))

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 22: Cozy Snuggly BED~HA!

SisterT likes her warm, cozy bed.  There was a time in the not too distant past that our box spring wouldn't go up the stairs so we slept on the floor, and  I just about tore my shoulder from climbing out of it each day...Today, we have a king size made with two twins (YEAH, they definitely went up those stairs! LOL) and are strapped together!  Just a few weeks ago they weren't strapped~talk about a hoot trying to sleep and ending up in the grand canyon~LOL!! Well, it's allllllllllll good now! FINALLY!


I am so thankful for my bed which I just crawled out of and had my breakfast. 

It's a simple thing, I know~but the creature comforts are so essential!
Head on over to read what the other GRATEFUL are thankful for                 at the challenge!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 21: Bountiful WRAP UP~Delish Recipe!

SisterT's been busy! LOL...it all began last spring with the garden hub and the kiddos planted in the back yard.  I told them to plant a larger one than last year, and that's what they did by almost double.  We were amazed at what we got from it.  More important, though was the wonderful things my mother and I made to eat fresh and preserve.  I've canned a little before, but mostly I've frozen in the chest freezer we were blessed by from friends at church when they shared with us their older one.  WOOT!

Here's what was put up for winter or made and we ate~

• Tomatoes~stewed and frozen in qt bags~didn't count and ate our weight in fresh ones too!

• Green tomato sweet and sour pickes~pint jars~didn't count...2 or 3 batches, though!

• Red tomato ketchup~used Mrs. Wages mix and Splenda~1 batch.

• Salsa~didn't can this, but ate it fresh.

• Dill Pickles from Cucumbers

• Bread and Butter Pickles from Cucumbers (few yellow crook necks thrown in for color...) Splenda used.

• Yellow Crook Neck Squash Pickles (Splenda used.)

• Pickle Relish (cucumber and with sugar~given to a friend who requested.)

• Pears packed in juice

• Pear Relish

• Applesauce (no sweetner) in freezer

• Pickled beets (didn't can, we ate these LOL!)

• Pickled cauliflower (didn't can, but ate this too.)

WOW~this was loads of work, but soooooooo worth it! No wonder I'm WORN OUT lol~not really! It's such a kick to see how much we accomplished!  AND the taste can not be compared. I've posted some more info on canning the pears HERE and did quite a bit of research figuring out how to get this done.  I really used my freezer more in the past, but now I see how easy waterbath canning/preserving can be!  I also think that canned food has less potential of spoilage~not worrying about power outages or mechanical failure of an old freezer!!  So I am going to save the freezer for bread and other deals we find at the store. I am soo blessed to have a store where I can purchase whole grain~nut grain bread for FIFTY CENTS a loaf~we stock up frequently!! Also we purchase yogurt this way...a 4 or 6 pk will often be 89cents! NO JOKE!  I also purchase my meats this way~in bulk at rock bottom pricing.  Did you know about Thriving With No Green$?  Head over and ck it out~

My mother has an original recipe she came up with years ago we just love!  We use applesauce with fresh cranberries which I can only get this time of year~bought 10 bags for the freezer~

Betty's Holiday Fruit

• 1 bag cranberries (fresh from the fruits/veggies aisle)
• 1 qt applesauce (unsweetened)
• 1 large fresh pineapple trimmed and chopped into tidbits (if bought~1 can tidbits in juice)
• 1 Jello Sugar Free (cherry, cranberry or strawberry work best!~to your taste)
• Splenda IF you want it.  I like it without.

Take the juice from the pineapple and put into sauce pot and make hot. Don't need much~about 2 tbs to 1/2 cup.  Use water if don't have so much juice or from the canned pineapple. Use a lid on low heat.
Sort and wash cranberries then put into juice and stew them with a lid on. LOW heat.
When hot, add jello with NO water. Add Splenda if you want it now.  Mix well. Don't break up the cranberries~they will do this as they cook.
When the cranberries are popped and stewed, add pineapple tidbits~turn off heat.
Add applesauce stir well.
Cool and then chill for DIVINE eats!
BEST cold.

I am so thankful to God for first making our garden grow. Without His blessing, we'd not have had this bounty! Thankful for the friends who shared the freezer and the fruit: Karen/Cliff, Terry/Carol and Steve...also my Mama for her recipe and talents in teaching this ole war horse (ME~ lol) HOW to can and do...oh yeah...this is great! AND for HUB and the KIDDOS for their willingness to work that plot of land we're so blessed with~

With all my bless-ed bragging, LOL~you have to know how much you all mean to me~the other grateful offer-ers who are taking this Gratitude Challenge right along with me~love you all dearly, and feel the bonds of friendship forming tightly and strong~YOU ROCK! God bless~have a beautiful day! HUGS!

Check out those friends HERE!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 20: Christmas!

In the kitchen...

This one's going outside on the porch.

I'm so thankful for Christmas~the miracle of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  There are some fun traditions that come with this holiday~we decorate a tree, but more importantly, I've been blessed with several nativity scenes that I get to display~I love the reminder of Christ's humble earthly beginnings...Head HERE to read more uplifting stories of gratefulness!

Daughter decorated it this yr!

 

Angels on high~

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 19~ Homeschooling 10th Year!

I am so thankful that I have been able to home school my children.  It's been such a blessing in our family to build the bonds of closeness, and it seems that they have learned quite a bit~while I'm sure we're not perfect~it's been GREAT! Today this applies as I have a head ache, and they can take personal responsibility for their learning~they KNOW what to do! This is great! We'll be back at it tomorrow~probably will continue to school all but Thursday...drama takes its toll, but so worth it!

I invite you to ck out my Free/GivAway tab and sidebar where you can see a list of resources I've been able to find~whoot! I have a few giveAways coming too~

Check out the Thankful  HERE!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 18: Pears Canned and Pear Relish!

It all began on Sunday when our friend at church brought several bushels of pears (the hard cooking kind) that he'd gotten 'in the country' lol~What a sweet friend to bring and offer to everyone in the church family some pears~and WHAT a huge blessing for US that he sent the rest home with me...oh wowsy wow wow! AND then, they were not the "best" looking pears as some had been on the ground, spotted and definitely a golden yellow ripe...what to do with our blessing?  Well, PRESERVE them~eat what we can right now and can the rest...

Off to find the proper instructions:

I felt a good need to review the process and wet my whistle for more kinds of canning in the future~

Almost done when I remembered to take a pic!

My READING LIST:

University of GA Preserving Site  loads of recipes and procedures! Awesome site! 
How to Can Fruit 
Pickles! whoohoo!
No Sugar Jellies and Jams!

We've made pears as fruit in its own juice with Splenda.  Here's our variety~about 1 cup of Splenda to the stewed pears and then hot packed per instructions.  YUM! The Splenda makes a very light syrup and virtually adds no calories~this is sooo delish!

peeled and sliced for both kinds.

Label with what it is and date.

Beautiful canned pears!

We've made pears as relish.  You can see Aunt Edna's recipe in the graphic~we followed it EXCEPT we used Splenda (cup for cup) and some colored (red and yellow) bell peppers along with the green ones~soo pretty!  Also she doesn't talk about grinding them up into a fine to medium coarse grind.  OKay, don't laugh, but hub has this ole timey meat grinder thingy thingy that attaches to the table and you hand crank it~oh wow! NOW I know how the Col Sanders (KY Fried Chicken) made his cole slaw the texture it is~b/c my relish with the perfect consistency and texture! Grind it all up anyway you can~coarse chop in the food processor/blender or hand crank thingy if you have it~but grind it! This is almost like the texture of pickle relish you buy in the store...oh btw~SisterT is gonna make some of that divine cole slaw today!! yum! AND anyway, put all the veggies though it~HINT: do the onions last so you don't cry through the whole process! ;-))  THAT'S not fun~if you do them first b/c onion juice with burn you the whole say! LOL...well, I ended up with lovely lovely relish! And so you know~we got 7 quarts from this recipe.  We added NOTHING to Aunt Edna's recipe so if you are on a low sodium or no sugar~use the Splenda and you are soo good!

Be sure to let it sit for a couple of weeks for all the flavors to really blend~wow! It's wonderful!!

I am so thankful on so many levels regarding my homemade goodness~first that I was given the pears, that I have what I need to can them, and then lastly that I have my mother and her knowledge to do the job (and borrowed her camera, LOL)~whoot!

Thanks for reading my ramblings too~if you will, head over and read my other THANKful friends HERE!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 17 A GOOD Day for Remembering

Today is a very special day.  For eight and a half years, this day has particularly been hard, but even more special than it ever was in my life.  Today is my brother's birthday who died in 2002.  You see, it was an untimely death which was quite unnecessary.  He was in a hospital receiving medical care and suffered a medical mistake that cost him his life as his providers didn't catch it~no one did, but the coroner's office.  But not to 'go BACK there,' I prefer to remember him on his birthday as I've done each year since he became my little brother.

Russell was born Nov 17, 1966, and I am his big sister.  There were only two of us, and I can't say that we always got along.  In fact, it was a sweet and sour relationship in many ways, but one thing I knew for certain was that he was MY little brother~even as the hulking 6'3" huge man he was~he was smart: had a masters degree in education; he was funny~oh my goodness!  He was wild~he had a side to him that defied gravity LOL; and HE WAS my brother. I miss him.  I love him.  And one day~the HOPE I have is to see him again.

Right after he died, so unexpectedly, I went into appreciable shock. But as grief set in~there was fear and doubt (in the wake of funeral and pastor wife duties..go figure!)...but the realization that OUR HOPE is IN GOD~it's really ALL anyone who's lost someone has got~HOPE in the hereafter and HOPE in the future.  I remember saying to myself and sometimes I will even say it today,  "Hope thou in God..." and "Lord, help Thou, mine unbelief..." knowing that HE IS ALL HOPE~of a day to come when death and sorrow will be wiped away~all joy in Jesus will defeat this enemy and God will reign! But until that day, the day of the Lord when we shall be with Him forever, I am HERE~left to do God's will and walk worthy of the calling He's called me to do...it's my reality...so now ya know, HOW SisterT ticks a bit~and WHY I am grateful for my brother today~more than any, but always.

Have a very blessed day today...and remember to hug your brother...for me.

This is a very special meme of talking about our reasons for thanksGIVING each day this month~and  you can join up OR just read~either way, you'll BE BLESSED...I know, I have! Go HERE!

This is another SHAMELESS plug~head over to my Carmex Skin Care GiveAway HERE ENDS 11/18 11:30 PM EST~whoot!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 16 PLAY Pics~

I am soo thankful for one of the moms who has a great camera and took these pics~head over to see these AWESOME homeschoolers~HERE!

Do they *look* weird to you? Some ppl say we are warping our kids b/c we homeschool~Read what I'm sayn' about it  HERE!

 It was really a good performance, and I am feeling very blessed to have a daughter in it, as well as have my kids be a part of this group!

Head on over here for more thanksGIVING HERE!

Did you KNOW I have a really cool GiveAway going on for Carmex Skin Care~$52 BUCKEROOS worth?? GiveAway!  God bless and have a blessed day! I am making the pear relish today and will post up SOON! YUM!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 15 OUR HOME

Welcome to our home.  We live in a small town in small time America.  There are only 1600 ppl in my town, and we have no red light, but if four way stops count we have two~one on each end of our little village. Yes, actually we are a village just one mile off of a major interstate.  I feel so blessed to have this old house.  This house was purchased two years ago last month and has been a total gut and remodel because it was so torn up.  It was horrifically torn up because they left dog in here that had stayed three weeks before they were freed by realtors. It was a sad unappy story of people losing their house and leaving the dogs...while the pooches suffered, I know that it was anger that HAD to have motivated that action. NO one would harm an animal that way, much less practically demolish a house with their frightened and desperate clawing to get out...but they did..and so we were able to purchase our home for loads less...and such a blessing b/c we had..notice the word..HAD debt...we were still in the consumer credit counseling commitment to repay 30K..yes, you read that right...at a hefty payment each month that was lasting 4 and 1/2 years..........OKAY~you HAVE to know, that last month was our LAST payment! Praise the Lord..but, but wait. I'm off topic...I am talking about the house we have...and well, not only did we have the consumer debt repayment to make each month, we also had a house in KY we couldn't sell...a gorgeous victorian 3k sq ft home...I loved,,,but not in the right city anymore much less state..it had to goooooo..well, it sold in June of this year...SEE how GOOD GOD is to us? Well, He really rewarded us with this old dilapidated repo home...for a song. A song.  We cannot rent for our mortgage!
But the damage was severe: ceilings down, plumbing toast, door facings and window casings chewed...floor a total waste~yeah-dog waste! And I could go on..but..BUT it had so many good things too...size~2250 sq ft on three levels which means it's easier to keep warm or cool...double insulation-somebody had been thinking! It has blown in insulation AND the foam under the vinyl siding~NEW double hung vinyl tilt in and out windows WITH STORMS...newish heat and air...newish roof on house and garage...3 car garage...full basement (included in the 2250~but has really made it possible to be comfortable in this house...oh well,,,it still has problems...like the funky paint on the outside..somebody got the "bright" idea to paint only a portion OF VINYL SIDING~go figure! But the house is rock solid and warm-huge qualities in this 30below windchill climate! Needless to say WE ARE A WORK in progress! My mother has recently this year moved in with us so we have added a bedroom in the basement and kitchen pantry~but we also added den space...the floor plan is open concept and the kitchen has been redone and the baths are being worked with...NOT a pretty sight where our flooring is concerned, but in time..in time, GOD makes all things beautiful in HIS TIME~so I await further blessings! Last year we opened up a side front porch for a mud room.  Can you imagine how nice it is to have one now instead of slushing in and out all the time?  Oh just in case you wondered, my house no longer smells of reekishness..but often of the good cooked foods and a CLEAN home! whoot! Here's some pics..remember these were taken early~HERE and HERE!  And they are a bit old...no camera right now; CAN somebody call Santa for me?? I'm struggling and FRUSTRATED! LOL!

Head here for more grateful posts HERE!

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2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 14 Pears, Plays and People!

Sorry to be posting so late. It was a late night or VERY early morning when we got done with the cast party with my kiddos and their drama group~but it's done and Sarah, Plain and Tall is now a wonderful memory! I am so thankful it's over~the last two weeks have been pretty intense for getting kids to the practices and crew meetings.  But I am so proud of the wonderful job they did~AMAZING group of homeschool teens who do community theater level performances! whoot~ Go ck out their website HERE! 
Here's a video they created about their mission~my kids aren't in it, but it's pretty good!  

I am also thankful for the two bushes of pears that were given to us today by our church friend. What a blessing he is to share, and this is an added blessing to the 45 qts of applesauce we put up earlier this summer! whoot!! We plan to pickle them (TRUST me, this is good!) and to also make pear relish~it's absolutely delish! NO JOKE and it's going to be the Splenda variety! Oh yeah!!

I am incredibly thankful for my church family.  We are a pastor family and our family goes out of their way to show that they love and care for us in so many ways...I have to be very careful not to mention a need or want...VERY careful...and I am just blown away by their love...why me? I will never understand such love or why God desired us to experience such...I never dreamed!

I know I'm way late in posting today's blessings~but trust me, I was out running the streets (LITERALLY!) when most folks were just turning over heading deeper into dreamland and then on with my day...I am really really blessed~3
Please head on over to read the others who are counting their blessings HERE! It's a Gratitude Challenge and you can participate~join on up~ it's fun!  BTW~head over to my CARMEX Skin Care Prize Pack: $52 value: ends quick~in just a few days...11/18  11:30PM EST  HERE!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 13: Hulu~AND not the HOOP!

I'm so old I remember when the hulu-hoop came out! LOL!! Well, the hulu I'm grateful for today is actually a web movie/tv show hosting site that offers different things on varying months not the hula hoop! My hub was a beta tester a few years ago, so we've known about it for sometime, but today, did you know that they have some cool movies? I am so thankful that this morning I got to snuggle with the hub and watch a Danny Kaye film...oh it's soo cute and clean and FUNNY!! Imagine a frosty, chilled morning with no one up but us giggling to some silly, slap-stick antics of one of the most under rated talented men of the movies~Danny Kaye.  Sooo if you are looking for some wholesome entertainment that even your toddler can watch, check out these films HERE.  I am thankful for warm blankets, hub, the lap top we played it on, and our nice comfy bed...something about the comforts of HOME~

Head on over here to ck out the other grateful posts              !
btw~SisterT is not off her game...I KNOW it's a hula hoop! LOL!! But thanks for worrying...sometimes I NEED help! LOL!!

2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 12: Riches Untold!

Being on a Gratitude Challenge is a challenge! Today I am thankful for my health~wealth and stable (DON'T ya'll argue with me! LOL...) MIND!  Yeah, I am not crazy, and I know, I'm not...just let me get out this padded blog...Okay, bad joke!

But seriously, I am so thankful for my health.  I am not in perfect health, but I do pretty good~I can do most things I enjoy and find that I don't run to doctors a whole lot.  This is a blessing!  My teeth are yet good and soooo far I have a head good hair...yeah, the wrinkles are coming, but kinda slow...and well, my body is strong.  I am so thankful!

Wealth is a precious subject for many of us.  Who wouldn't like wealth on their side? Well, while I'm not rich in cash, I am rich in Jesus! I am so blessed to have Him, but about the money, we just paid off after 4 1/2 yrs of consumer credit counseling a 30K credit card debt.  Our LIVES are so rich with a piece of mind! ALL this in a crashing economy~we sold our victorian home~sooo blessed to have sold it IN THIS market~woot! God is soo good~I have few needs!

My sound mind is a commodity that can't be underestimated.  I thank Him for my abilities to think and reason. He's amazing at allowing me to figure stuff on my own, too~Just like a great Father our Heavenly Father allows us to build strengths.  I AM in reality; of course there is THIS temptation to see purple elephants..ok~again, I'm kidding!  I am so thankful I can think and rationalize. WHAT a blessing!


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2010 Gratitude Challenge: Day 11: ALL God's Creatures: Great and Small

I'm thankful for the beasts in my life...NO! I'm not talking about the hub...LOL OR the kiddos...but our pets~

Melody

Sweet girl~PROMISE!

Tinkerbell, also known as "Tink!"

Which ONE do you think is mean?  Uh..it's NOT the big dog...LOL!

Fireheart, AKA "Clifford" He's the sweetest kitty ever!

Shinobi which means ninja in Japanese.  He has gorgeous green eyes and is jet black. We found out he's a bombay breed. 

My friend Toni sent me this video taken in FL a few weekends ago~it's long, but really really cute! ENJOY!
Dog O Ween!
Go check out the other THANKers  HERE! It's a 30 day challenge~don't you wanna join??