Fig N Luna /Family photo

Fig at 8 months with Luna in the background.  I just did baths, nails and blow dry on these two.  They looked so nice so I took them out to the bigger yard to see what I could get on camera.

 Both of these guys just keep getting better.  I am especially pleased with Luna's mental progress.  I can say that she trusts me completely now.  No concerns that I will make her/force her into something she is not accepting or understanding.  She will do most anything for me now that she fully trusts that I will take care of her and that I understand what she needs. Fig is just plain wonderful.  No one can have a bad day if Fig is there.  Loving,loving,loving...a big sissy(well he is the baby here) with the most huge bark, but loving : ))

 This blur is the usual for the two of them.  I let them play and tried to distract them for a few seconds.  Considering I did this all on my own, I managed to get some cute ones. 

 This family photo was taken on March 4 at church.  I do not know when we may be able to all be together again so wanted a photo.  It was also Samuel's 22cnd. birthday.  He is in his last semester of 4 years in college.  His plans are to do mission work in Japan.

Wystan,Luna, the group- updates...

This is Betsy and Wystan on 'Going Home" day.  Thankfully his ears were only in that tape for a week and he never had to do that again.

Here is Luna enjoying the big bed.  She is SO awesome.  I LOVE this dog!  I am so glad I got her back and was able to give her what she needed and so glad I was able to figure out how to fix what was so misunderstood about her.    So attentive to me, David, and goes crazy over Hannah. She loves attention herself too, oh, and loves the cats..a little too much...there is only so much licking a cat can take!

 Sharing the bed with her best bud, Fig.  They adore each other.  Actually this is a rare moment of quiet!  They are usually frapping non stop...I have to tell them to chill so I can hear things, talk etc..

 Group siesta.  There were actually two more dogs not in the photo.

 Me and Peeker posing at Tractor Suppy Co. in front of a "Quiet Time' bed with Peeker's photo on the tag.  I do not like this picture of me but it's all about my grand ole gal,Peeker.  She'll be 11 this year. The dog bed tag photo was when she was 5.  She got to chase a tennis ball up and down the isle a lot...the ladies that work there were in love with her....hopfully she'll get into the TSC employee newsletter and I'll get a copy.

Wystan (Twizzler)

Heidi came today to visit the Rush X Nibbs Puppy (8 weeksold).  He is one gorgeous puppy.  Heidi took photos with her phone, so here are a variety of shots.

He is so interested in the chickens.  He is fearless about everthing!

...And so darn cute!

Merry CHRISTmas!

This is a wonderful Christmas message I received from my neighbors, Karen and Brendan,who, I now consider family. 
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Though December 25^th isn’t the exact time of the birth of our Lord and Savior, it is still important that we set aside a time of the year to remember him.

Without the birth of Jesus our race would be dead, but because “God so loved the world,” (us) He sent His dearest son to buy back life for us. Jesus is the King of Life.

Jesus says;  “To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. “ (John 18:37)

If the casting away of them (the Jews) has brought us opportunity, and if the receiving of them (the Jews) back into favor again is life from the dead (Rom. 11:15) how much more has the King of the Jews brought us. When the entire world of mankind receives Jesus as their King in the Kingdom we all pray for, “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on the earth…”

Jesus’ birth into the world and his ransom sacrifice for Father Adam are truly the best gift this world has ever gotten. As the Apostle Paul says, it will be testified in due time.

So when you think of Christmas, thank God that He gave His dearest son to be the hope of the entire world.

just plain perplexing

New computer finally!!-no long distance phone calling and no e-mail - the old one died and I had been unable to communicate for a week! 

I suppose I should write a journal on the horrific year I've had.  But then, I don't really want to remember.  I will tell you the latest but don't want to dwell on it for any length of time.  I am a forward type of person.  I don't recall dates of sadness and cry.  It is behind me and I look forward.  I do give reverence to the past as appropriate but it is what it is and I try to see what I have, not what I have lost or suffered.

I had to put the one blue boy pup to sleep.  He was suffering. I had taken him to the vet with the other pup and showed him questioning what was wrong with him.  An x-ray reveiled an abnormality but it was out of my vets ability to answer so he sent me home waiting for more information from a referral vet that he was going to talk with...but it never got that far for poor Skimo.

 I must be in for something good, since I have had FIVE bad things occur that I have never had in breeding Cardigans before, all in ONE litter.

good report

I took the pups into the vet today.  I had him listen to their heart and lungs.  They are 15 days old today,fat and vigorous.  He gave them a clean report saying there wasn't anything there and they seemed like very healthy puppies.  I almost started to cry I was so relieved.  I would not allow myself or Hannah to become attached.  So, now I can enjoy them fully!

pup in a dish

LOL!  I fed Nibbles in the box, went back in to check and this is what I found.  I burst out laughing.

That is just TOO cute!  The look on Nibbles face is " what?!"