Happy Tuesday and Much More

Happy Tuesday You might see a lot of this girl's pretty face ! It has been twelve whole years since a girl graced this phamily.  This love bug likes sleeping. She may be dreaming or thinking why did I leave the comforts of a heated swimming pool? HaHaHa! She is so cute.

Sandee do you think Maxine is not an environmentalist? HaHaHa!

So Brody doesn't have his motorcycle here but he was carrying these pom poms that belong to his sister Addy. Maxine made me think how much Brody loves Roger's big hog. So he has a miniature version of a motorcycle. He loves the sound of it. He is 100 percent pure B O Y !

Still thinking about Memorial Day and what it stands for. If you know me, you know I LOVE baseball. I could live and breathe it. Unfortunately the times today took away my beloved game. But I came across this quote Charlie Blackmon ,an outfielder for our Colorado Rockies shared in honor of Memorial Day yesterday.  "Those who have long enjoyed privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them. " Anytime someone says we have to many privileges in America a cold chill run down my spine. Arguing about our constitutional rights also runs my blood ice cold. Live without any of it for one day and please tell me how you feel then. I could repeat prior Memorial Days and remind myself and everyone how my mom's cousin lost her only son (USMC) to the Vietnam conflict. How my grandmother's cousin gave her only son to fight in WWII (USN) and he too, lost his life, as a submariner. He was near Pearl Harbor that fateful day. Please do not destroy and erase history. These men gave their lives so we may have ours today.  A friend (USA)who came back from three tours of Afghanistan remembers those he fought with every Memorial Day, that did not have the luxury of returning home. They gave their all for all of us. Please do not disrespect them with ignorance by erasing history.

Appropriate words for those who never made it home. 

You see my badge for Tinkerbell on my right side bar. She was a lost girl Memorial Day weekend 1996. The kids were outside, we were getting ready to barbeque. We heard a blood curdling scream! Thinking someone lost their arm we went outside in our backyard to see the kids with this tired and dirty little poodle. She was hungry and looked like she was traveling a long distance . We thought we would feed her and help her go home. Nope. That night she jumped on the hubby's side of the bed and remained with us until her untimely passing May 26, 2010. She became Rebekah's best friend. Going everywhere she went. We learned a woman must have abused her. She was afraid of women and also car rides. A while before her passing she ran away. Something in her made her bolt occasionally. We searched for two weeks before a woman said she came into her yard and she allowed her to stay. She had been sunburned badly from being outdoors and looked as though she fought with something wild!We took her to the vet and did all we could for her. We found out she had liver disease. My friend Barb suggested I blog about Tink. So November 1 2009 I started this journey. Missing Tink always, she was a character and had a neat personality. It is hard to imagine ten years have gone by since she left us. Waiting patiently at the Rainbow Bridge with all those fur babies who left before us. "Dogs speak, but only to those who know how to listen." Tinkerbell you would have loved Tuesday Show and Tails. 

Tuesday Show and Tails

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This boy came to live with us on June 13, 2013/ He was born on April 30, 2013. He dislikes his kennel when he has to travel to the vet office. He is a free spirit and enjoys spending his free time sleeping. He is 5 years old.

Before she passed away on November 3, 2013 Roxanne became good friends with Mr Kitty. He knew she was ill and he stayed close to her and cared for her. Just like a good friend would do. They were not long time friends but he cared for her like one.

He is pounting because the new puppies moved in. He will get use to them. But he is quite dramatic.

He weighed nine lbs. in this photo. Oh my how he has changed. He won't let me snap his photo as I mentioned he is protesting the puppies. So Happy birthday Mr. Kitty.

Be grateful and stop by soon.

TUEDAY SHOW AND TAIL

Trek is a quirky canine. He doesn't like other male dogs. I think it is the whole alpha male, I am the boss, with him. But he is a funny guy. When I check on him, twice a day, at least 4 days a week, he waits patiently for me to hand him multiple treats.

A rare photo of Martin Sodja, my great great grandfather. His daughter Agnes was my great grandmother. I love these old photos. I Just had a conversation with my friend Sandy who lost her mom last year. She and her hubby are taking care of their home and her late mom's home too. She said there are hundreds of photos in boxes she must sort through. But her mom was very good at writing on the back with names and dates.

My sweet little Harrison loves this old tree stump in the front yard. I missed me. Other than seeing him on CHRISTmas Eve and Day he was sick. So he didn't visit me last week because his mom and dad had to take an extra day off work to care for him.

We had crazy CHRISTmas sweaters this year, Mine is an oldie but goody. The hubby had a brand new one with a llama on it.

Tuesday Time

I miss Angela at https://wvtreasures.blogspot.com/. She use to host Tuesday Show and Tails. She is an awesome breast cancer survivor and her life became so busy that she gave up this precious Tuesday smile. I am going to try to post my favorites here on Tuesday and change my blogging posts a bit. I tend to post A L O T ! So I am going to move some of the things I share around. This photo of Leo is a favorite, For a huge pet he is quite kind and as long as he can scout out the rabbits running wild and chase them through the yard he is a happy camper. My niece Mary in California, raises "rabbit pets" and even she is not a fan of the wild ones running everywhere. I read that a female can produce as many as 29.4 babies in one breeding season! These naughty rabbits are still running wild in my neighborhood. They love to taunt Leo and we have locked them out from under our front porch. Now to remove their colony from under our backyard shed. We do this humanely so no one is harmed, But we still see them scurrying about searching for food and shelter and the city is no help at all controlling their population.

Love is.. always makes me smile.

Maxine is right on this one! One more week of snowy cold weather and I would be delirious too!