Fuzzy-face & Dynamite

7 Reasons People Love Dogs

7 Reasons People Love Dogs

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My Mom and Dad

My Mom

My Mom: May 10. 1920 - March 13, 1998

My mom passed away on this day 1998.  I think about her and miss her everyday.
Mom, Uncle Shirley, Aunt Rita

Clifton

Prayer of a Stray author unknown

Dear God, Please send me somebody who'll care!
I'm tired of running, I'm sick with despair.
My body is aching, it's so racked with pain,
And Dear God, I pray as I run in the rain,
That someone will love me and give me a home.
A warm cozy bed and a big juicy bone.
My last owner tied me all day in the yard
Sometimes with no water and God that was hard!
So I chewed my leash God, and I ran away
To rummage in garbage and live as a stray.
But now God, I'm tired and hungry and cold.
And I'm so afraid that I'll never grow old.
They've chased me with sticks and hit me with stones
While I run the streets just looking for bones!
I'm not really bad God, Please help if you can,
For I have become just a "Victim of Man!"
I'm wormy Dear God, and I'm ridden with fleas and
All that I want is an owner to please!
If you find one for me God, I'll try to be good
And I won't chew their shoes, but I'll do as I should.
I'll love them, protect them and try to obey
When they tell me to sit, to lie down or to stay!
I don't think I'll make it too long on my own,
Cause I'm getting so weak and I'm so all alone.
Each night as I sleep in the bushes I cry,
Cause I'm so afraid God, that I'm gonna die!
And I've got so much love and devotion to give,
That I should be given a new chance to live.
So Dear God PLEASE, Please answer my Prayer and
Send me somebody who WILL really care...

Brasco and Betty: Way Before Puppies

Brasco wasn't expecting this little girl puppy.  Jim and I went to the lake to visit my cousin and on the way we stopped at a small pet store.  There were 2 puppies in a carrier.  One was a teacup and one was a long haired Chihuahua.  The teacup was really too small for us, so Jim picked up the other one and never put her down.  We bought her and took her home to meet Brasco and Clifton.  Actually, she met my cousins and a cat that was staying with them, first.  The cat was kind of big and Betty was little, but like most Chihuahuas, she thought she was just as big as the cat.  The cat stayed inside all the time, so he didn't even know what a dog was and Betty, being Betty as we know her now, didn't really care what it was.  She had been in the pet store around other dogs, cats, birds, so she just jumped right in.  Like I said, the cat didn't know what to think.  Betty promptly ate out of the cats bowl.  My cousin got a box for her and she got in the box. 

The big thing was wondering how Brasco would react.  He had been the only dog, living with my dad, my son and me.  He was 4 years old when we got Betty.  We put her down on the floor and they stared at each other for a while.  Brasco really seemed to like her and Betty was a bouncing baby, so she was all over him.  Brasco watched over her like a mother would.  lol  I was really amazed at his reaction.  We got a bigger box for her to sleep in and he would watch me every night while I put her "in the box."  That became our new saying "in the box" because Brasco knew what that meant.  I would say are you ready to put Betty "in the box"?  He knew she was going to sleep.  Even after all these years, (Betty just turned 7 years old) we can still say "in the box" and Brasco perks his ears up.

 After 3 litters of puppies, we figure Brasco really is ready to put Betty "in the box".

Daddy and Clifton

Daddy and Clifton

Daddy and Model Airplanes

Daddy built model airplanes.  He loved to go out and fly them.  His car was just barely big enough for all his stuff and the airplanes. :0)

My Dad (Nov. 5, 1924 - Mar. 6, 2003)

My dad passed away 7 yrs ago today.  I miss him very much.

CHEE and FUZZY-FACE

Fuzzy-face and Chee

I took this as a video and made these still pics from that. 

Fuzzy-face and Chee Chee

Brother and Sister

Painted Beer Bottle/Etsy

This bottle has been thoroughly washed and label removed. The background has been blotted on with a sponge, so its kind of "blotty". I thought it looked kinda kewl that way, so I left it. Most of my bottles are like that.
There are random designs, lines and dots. Off white, turquoise and brown. The top has been hole-punched for a stem decor and it has a felt "necklace" just for this bottle. You can have necklace and/or stems or fake flowers.
("necklace" is included) **

Acrylic paints are used and a coat of decoupage glue and a coat of shellac holds it on and makes for a great shine.

12 oz beer bottle/cap is glued down