Sadie my Savior

I have a story to tell you, but first, I hope you all remember Sadie. We got Sadie from a man who had saved a litter of black labs. We weren't really looking for a large dog, we had recently lost our other black lab, Ginger, but Sadie found us. She has been here for about two months I think and still fitting in with the yorkies. They are a little leery of each other, really the yorkies, but I am working it slowly. This is how the story begins...
I Had decided to put sadie on a leash in the back yard and then let the yorkies out so they could all be together , yet I would have control of Sadie. I had been doing this for a while now and things were progressing well. Today I did the same, with Sadie on the leash we all visited outside. This day was a bit different,  the horses came down to the fence to see us and the craziness began. I still had Sadie on the leash and the yorkies were barking up a storm, so far so good, until the horses began to run. Sadie was new to seeing horses and I'm not sure if she had seen them bolt like that, but I know I never had a leash on her at the time. Anyways she jerked so hard she turned me sideways and twisted my knee. Before I knew it I was on the ground.
So there I was...wind knocked out of me and twisted knee. I had hurt my knee recently and was getting therapy for it, so this was not good. I was surprised at first and assessing the situation, when I realized Sadie was right by my side almost hugging me and very worried. I had left the leash go and she was still right there. This is the first time anything like this has happened to me. I have heard stories about it, but never experienced it first hand. She was guarding me, she knew I was hurt and she was staying right there until I did something. I was kind of stuck because I was out in the yard and had nothing to help me up, putting weight on the knee was almost out of the question, but what choice did I have? So I decided to try. Do you know that wonderful dog came right next to me and let me lean on her to get up! She stood there steady as can be and let me put all my weight on her to get up. If she had not helped me I would have been out there for a while.  I was so amazed I went to the deck and sat down and hugged her for a long time. She in turn licked my face. I will never forget this day and I am so blessed to have experienced this and to have Sadie. Oddest thing was, I wasn't sure if she was happy here...funny how things happen.

Christmas Cookies Must Be Made

In the past, I usually do a lot of baking for Christmas. I have been wondering if I should do that this year. The kids aren't here to nibble on them and heaven knows I don't need to be eating them. So I have been pondering this for a few days now and have made a decision. I will continue to make the cookies as I usually do. It's Christmas for goodness sake, what was I thinking! I love doing the baking and seeing how pretty it all come out. The kids love it and hubby is the cookie monster. I will just have a few and send them along with the girls in a nice big cookie bag. How can we not make Christmas cookies. Santa, I hope you don't read this, but if you do notice there will be a plate for you.

A Thanksgiving for BK

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, I know this kitty did. We got up,went out to the barn before putting the turkey in and there she was. She has adopted us and the horses as her family. I wasn't sure of a name because I have named so many animals, so I came up with Barn Kitty, BK for short. Skinny little thing she is, but as you can see, she won't be for long. This one is all hubby...lol I think he enjoys taking them in too. We went out later to check on her and she is great pals with the horses and the chickens. I am thankful she found us.

Have A Happy Thanksgiving!

Remember Your Friends this Thanksgiving

To: God.com

Dear Lord,
Every single evening
As I'm lying here in bed,
This tiny little Prayer
Keeps running through my head:
God bless all my family
Wherever they may be,
Keep them warm
and safe from harm
For they're so close to me.
And God, there is one more thing
I wish that you could do;
Hope you don't mind me asking,
Please bless my computer too.
Now I know that it's unusual
To Bless a motherboard,
But listen just a second
While I explain it to you, Lord.
You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds and ends;
Inside those small compartments
Rest so many of my friends.
I know so much about them
By the kindness that they give,
And this little scraps of metal
Takes me in to where they live.
By faith is how I know them
Much the same as you.
We share in what life brings us
And from that our friendships grew.
Please take an extra minute
From your duties up above,
To bless those in my address book
That's filled with so much love.
Wherever else this prayer may reach
To each and every friend,
Bless each e-mail inbox
And each person who hits 'send'.
When you update your Heavenly list
On your own Great CD-ROM,
Bless everyone who says this prayer
Sent up to God.com
Amen

U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry

Now, I just may have seen it all. I cannot believe people are being fined for hanging laundry. I really am certain people in this country have lost their minds. Mr neighbor is complaining about someone hanging laundry...do you have anything better to do? I have never wanted to live in these communities for just these kinds of reasons. If you don't like my laundry soaking up the gorgeous sun and getting that clothesline fresh smell.... you can kiss my behind. Besides the infringement of our rights on our own property, what about SAVING ENERGY????  I know these people are insane and I would hang my laundry everyday on purpose.

Again, Mom Had it Right Years Ago.

Nov. 12) -- A Virginia high school student was released from the hospital Tuesday after developing a rare disease within hours of being vaccinated against swine flu, MSNBC reported. Jordan McFarland, 14, of Alexandria, Va., experienced severe headaches, muscle spasms and leg weakness after getting the H1N1 vaccine. His parents told MSNBC that doctors diagnosed him with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a muscle disorder.

This is going to happen over and over as the years go by. The sad part is the Drug Companies makes so much money making these vaccines, it won't ever stop.  The Drs. are paid a certain amount of money to peddle the drugs for the companies. It is a vicious cycle and in the end...WE pay.
I will say, thanks to my mother, once again...I won't be paying in that sense. I have avoided every shot that has been advised to people. I fully believe we have made our own horrible viruses and are still doing so.  This is one subject that is very controvercial and I believe it is how you are raised that depends on how you handle the situation.  Some people are the type who will believe everything the Drs tell them and others....would rather be responsible for their own health. Don't get me wrong in certain instances, as in broken bones and life threatening diseases, we have to be advised and then decide for ourselves.
I feel so sad for this boy, if only he hadn't had the shot that was supposed to keep him well. Wake up people.

A Quick Glance

I stepped out on the front porch just now and took these pictures. The rain has stopped and it is very chilly. I won't complain about the rain, because we always need it, but sheesh, lol. Needless to say, the pond is full and we do have a little bit of flooding in the back acreage. I'm not worried, NC is always in need of rain, so it doesn't stay flooded for long. I am glad to see the weather get cold too. That means Christmas is right around the corner. Now that is my favorite time of year. Family comes in from New Jersey and the fun begins. Holidays are always awesome, the kids finally have time to visit ole mom. I will be sure to take lots of pictures...you know me :)

My Teddy Bears

Jewels and Champaigne have their winter fur on now and they look so cute. Puffy and long haired makes them look like little stuffed animals you win at the fair. The grass has stopped growing so its bring in the hay time. I think they are saying lets go!

Islam Takes More Lives.

I am totally disgusted, dismayed, but not surprised. It would seem the gunman was screaming "Allah Akbar" as he gunned down his fellow troops at Ft hood. All I can say is I am very glad he survived. I want this man to stand trial and serve the rest of his life in prison. It makes me sick when people come to our country, take advantage of everything we offer and then do something like this. I will not put this man's name in my article, he was trying to be one of those freak martyrs for his radical religion. My husband has been deployed overseas many times during this war. He doesn't need someone like this muslim to kill him on his own soil. This man was to deploy to Afghanistan, at which he was screaming like a baby that he didn't want to go...that was his misson for our country, not kill his fellow commrads at arms.  As I stated before, muslims should not be allowed to serve for our country...as it will never be theirs.

God Bless the Families and all of you at Ft Hood

To all of you at Ft Hood, much love from Ft Bragg. It rocks my world when I hear of things like this, especially when its one of our men in uniform. There is an issue with certain religions in our military deploying to Iraq and other middle eastern countries, we have known this now for a while. This soldier was killing so as not to deploy overseas to the middle east.. He was a soldier...serving in the United States Army...shame on you and I hope you get the punishment you deserve. My personal feelings, muslims should not be in our armed forces. This is not the first incident. God bless all of our troops.

DO NOT PAY CELL PHONE EARLY TERMINATION FEES!

I had decided I wanted to purchase an Iphone, but was going to wait until my contract was up with my current cell phone carrier...Sprint. Last night a situation occurred to my surprise, which made it happen even sooner. I was on the Sprint online page and saw the new Android phone...HTC Hero. I thought I might check it out so I could get a new phone sooner and not have to change carriers. I saw the price for a new customer.and thought wow, with my upgrade discount...what a bargain that would be. WRONG. Long story short, I called the company and was informed even with my discount...i'd end up paying the same price as the new customer. I told the man that is crap, especially since Sprint was claiming I was a "Premier" customer. I told him he can keep his phone. We all know I told him more...but thats another story..lol.
I went directly to the Apple site and got the number for the Iphone. I called, got a really kind man, ordered new service, 2 new phone with accessories. I will end up paying $10 more for my plan a month than I did with Sprint. Considering they are new phones and now I will have internet on the phones, I didn't  have the net or rollover minutes on sprint...I made out quite nicely.
The main thing I want you all to realize, I was still in a contract with Sprint when I set up my new service with At&T and the Iphones. The kicker is the Apple rep told me just how to get out of that contract...he said it is quite easy to get out of any cell phone contract....consumers just dont realize. He was talking about ANY cell phone company, so as not to incriminate himself lol. Well wasn't this a nice treat...I directly called Sprint and got out of the contract with no early termination fees. It would have cost me $400! Kiss my Iphone loving fanny Sprint! I keep thinking about the rep on the phone from Sprint telling me he's "sorry" I don't like the price of the phone being the same for older "premier"  customers and new ones. In your face! Verizon just changed their fee to $350! NEVER PAY EARLY TERMINATION FEES! ITS A RIP OFF!..
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/154280    ```````````  the link to the verizon article

Give Me A Light Please

Stinky got caught last night trying to shed some light on the subject. She was chasing Delilah and I guess she needed a little help. The shinanagans are always at night. One night im going to set up the cam corder and really find out what they are up to..*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨

As The Clocks Fall Back

The weather has finally turned here for good. We set the clocks back and now that heat is gone until next time. I have lived here in NC for ten years now, but I still am not acclimated. The colder weather is so nice to cuddle up in a blanket to. Our horses love the cooler weather too, they run and play for hours. The last of the bugs are trying to hang on outside....these little caterpillers on the front porch come back magically everytime I sweep. The fire ants still have a hold on the front yard, darn things. You have to fight them forever and never give an inch, or they take over. I lost one of my baby river birch trees to them. Sadly, I did not research until after planting, fire ants love to eat river birch trees. I will have to get a picture of one of their mounds out here....some further in the woods are a few feet tall. Sigh...I am still trying to figure what the intention of their life was to be. Anyway, enjoy this cool weather....hopefully we will get snow this year in NC.*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨¨*♥ ♥*¨