An RV Named Calgon

An RV named Calgon

I bought an RV... I am going to North Dakota... I am going to take photos of things I see there. I am going exploring. I think I shall start a new blog called AnRVnamedCalgon.com January 16,2015

Dapper Dog Bow TIes

Dapper Dog Bow Ties

Funny how things work  - I made some Custom made bow ties for my oldest

Grandson for Christmas - fun colors, fun design fabric

someone saw them... they wanted some for their dog

from there, a little mom and pop shop wants some in their store

So for something to do while watching TV

I hand sew DAPPER DOG Bow Ties.

Should be an interesting year 2014

Argo has a DOG SHOW January 4 - 5, I was not going to get his

Grand Champion on him, but I changed my mind

we will see if he gets his new title  at this show.

In September on the 28th I will be married 40 years.

and yes to the same man :)

I have found a new Church in 2013 that I love

so I am looking forward to enjoying a year of sermons,

friendships and events with God at the center

of my life, more and more

My oldest brother moved to Arizona

he is sending photos of the desert and the landscapes

that appear like a beautiful place to live

even though one thinks of the desert as just

sand... while in fact it is so much more

I think God is like that

folks who don't know God except for his name

don't know that he is not just 'sand',

but a person filled with wonder and beauty,

and HE wants to share His vision and His world

 with you

I am looking forward to the New Year

it is sometimes nice to have new beginnings, 

new start dates, new adventures to be open to

and the wonder of well I made it through

another year, lets see what the new one

brings

In all your ways acknowledge Him

and He shall direct your path

2014

LAYERS and RINGS

  LAYERS AND RINGS

Layers and Rings-layers and rings, such are things.

Nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Our lives intertwine with others, experiences stack on top of experiences. Somethings are wedged into place, while others seem like they are greased and as hard to hold on to as a pig covered in oil at a county fair. 
Onions grow in layers, and like the unpleasant chore of removing layer after layer of an onion to find the beginnings of something in our lives, we may cry, we may resist, we may hesitate, but we keep going at a pace that we feel comfortable with... because the truth, the beginning, the search hopefully brings us to why we do, why we react, why we are, what we are, and what brought us to this time and place in our lifes' journey. 
Some folks go to therapy because they don't know how to face things, or they can not go through it alone, or maybe it is an excuse not to change...oh I am going through therapy for that. 
We all have layers and rings, the rings are just going around and around, never getting off the same merry go round of life, or going around the same block, or doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. 
Human nature likes familiar, likes it is what is it, most of us don't like the unknowns, the what ifs, the change of plans. Yet, some things have to change, some things have to happen, you must move and live and breathe and make an impact. Faith says ... What does Faith say to you? You already know what fear says, but what does FAITH say...  layers and rings might just not be the stifling containing power of your life anymore. Layers might be peeled away, and rings, they just might be broken... hummm Faith, what does FAITH say to you? What Godly impact, does God have planned?

God says I AM with you always...

Rumor - Fact or Fiction

Rumor - Fact or Fiction

We have all have probably heard folks say, Instead of spreading a rumor I wish folks would just come to me and ask me personally if 'it' is true or not.

Well I did that the other day, It did not go well. I had heard that a water cooler friend was maybe pregnant, rather than checking with others if they had heard too, I  talked to the water cooler friend.

Hi, I have heard rumors you might be a mom, congratulations, If not, then if I hear again I will tell people it is not true.

Holy moley... run for cover! When did I get put into an empty room, with a bare lightbulb hanging from the ceiling, sitting in chair with thumbtacks facing up as a seat cushion.

Who said this! Where were you!

First, who said this.. I don't know.

Where did I hear it? Does the location really matter?

All I wanted to do is Congratulate you if it was true, water cooler friend... and if not then it is just a rumor.

You are of childbearing age, you are married, and have been awhile... you are not the only woman who is on baby bump watch that is just what women do.. 

"Well!, says water cooler friend, If you do not tell me, who you heard this rumor from, or where you were when you heard it, I am not going to tell you if I am pregnant or not.

You remember the first statement I made about folks say Come to me, if You want to know if the rumor is true or not.

hummmm

Does it really matter that I may have heard the rumor in a public restroom stall, sitting next to the unknown source talking to her unknown friend, while at an obscure major big box store in the middle of Montana.

Really,  it does not  matter... it was not a mean, vile rumor...

it was a nice happy moment rumor.

So much for the lesson of "Come to me if you want to know the truth, and I will tell you, thanks for not spreading the rumor"

Argo and Divine Connections

Argo vom Windswept
a Deutsch Drahthaar
Before we brought Argo home, months before Argo was even born, my husband and I went to a meeting to learn about this breed. Taking time with due diligence in studying the breed and to make sure this breed was what we wanted.  While at this meeting I had the opportunity to sit next to a very nice man, turns out he was a vet that worked on dogs with bad elbows and hips - mostly labs. He too, was looking into getting a Deutsch Drahthaar, for pretty much all the same reasons we were... and from a vets point of view they are a very healthy dog. Dr. Pauls specialty was microscopic surgery.
We had a nice dinner, talking and enjoying having the entertainment of others at our table. When the evening was done I said it was nice meeting and chatting with him...and I hoped I never had to see him for his vet services. I, however, had that sense of dread, as I firmly believe people meet people for a reason. So, I was hoping that meeting him was for a contact for someone else and their dog. Unfortunately it was not to be, as I got the privilege of meeting up with Dr. Paul in his surgery clinic. Bringing Argo with me. ... Argo had elbow issues that were/are of undetermined origin, and Argo needed surgery and who did I know that could do the surgery? A man I had meet less than a year before over dinner. My family vet would and could not do the surgery, I contacted other vets closer, sure they could do it, but they would slice open his leg to get at the elbow, I was not to interested in that way of taking care of the issue. Hello, Dr. Paul, this is ... we chatted and made the arrangements. Argo went in for his surgery and came out of it happy and healthy. We have seen Dr. Paul and his drahthaar at various events through out the years since.   With the fact that shortly after Argos' surgery Dr. Paul retired, he still has time for Argo out in the field and looks him over with a trained eye and lets us know he is doing fine.
I am always amazed how God puts people in our lives, sometimes even before we need them, to the folks he sends just at the moment we need the person the most. Yep,
God is GOOD, ALL the TIME.
Here is to the angels amongst us, and it could even
be YOU.

* P.S. at the time of this writing Dr.Paul has never worked on another draht with elbow issues, our Argo is his one and only... and nobody knows to this day why Argo had elbow issues, or what caused his to be...  whatever he had did not fall under any of the known Dysplayias ... Argo you are so special

Purebreds/Mutts

Purebreds/Mutts

I have owned both. Odd thing about them, both, is they both
love unconditionally.
Both kinds like to be fed and watered daily, love tummy rubs, behind the ear scratches and
other ways of showing affection. The dogs learn to sit, stay, come, and heel. Some even
learn to Shake hands and speak. We had some mutts just show up at our home
and stay... we bought home puppies from the parking lot (years ago) and they were
just the same as the others... needing food, water and such.
We have purebreds now, why? because we wanted a certain dog for a certain job, with
a viable background we could 'vet' (new term, for checking out information)
I even have a purebred that was a rescue... so we have two dogs.
There is nothing wrong with Purebred Dogs and having a traceable lineage.
and there is nothing wrong with having a mutt, with an unknown background.
Get the pup you want...for whatever reasons... you want...but
 let others have the same curtesy.
Whether the dog chooses you or you choose the dog, the end result is the same
You have a dog in your life that you love, and the dog loves You

Awake O Sleeping Giant Awake

Awake O Sleeping Giant

By Diana Wise

Awake O Sleeping Giants of the Dog World - there is a new bad law in town and it needs to be eradicated - The authors say it will not make a big impact on the whole of doggie world, then I ask, why write it, and turn it into a bill and then turn into a law? This law states if you own more than four breedable females you need to be licensed ... 4 breedable females could be... 4 female rats, or 4 female rabbits or 4 female dogs or cats or a collection of all.. so say you have 4 female Rabbits and 2 female breedable dogs that is a total of 6 breedable females in your home - you are now in violation of the law =unless you get licensed - and it does NOT matter if they are 6 months old or on their death bed - if they are intact and breedable they are breedable females -period - and it gets worse...much worse... For now the Dog World is up in arms, but all animal folks that have 4 or more breedable girls in the house are also included in this horrible law. 4-H, FFA, UKC, Transporters... this needs to be dealt with on a major scale... Rabbit folks, Rats people, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, cats, all domestic - considered pet type animals are under the bill - Awake O Sleeping Giants of the Domesticated Household Pet World - This bill/law is bad juju and needs to dealt with - and not by -others- but by YOU and YOU with OTHERS -or as Peta says... One generation and then done - which means - They want this to be the last generation of pet owners and ownership and then their work will be done - and what is in this law and wording - is the finger flick aimed at the first domino... we must REMOVE the finger, and if not possible, we must remove the domino so the rest don't get caught up in the synergy. Is there an organization like PETA/HUSA for the masses who are FOR animals and owners and breeders - that can finacially combat these horrendous organizations and sponsor bills ...such as the one that is being offered now. I believe there are more animals lovers than Peta/HSUS folks, but we need to gather under one banner and follow one standard to perserve our lifestyle and comanionship of our pets - Yep I know we are behind in funding, marketing, PR, and media venues - but I also believe there are more of us than their are of them... Awake O Sleeping Giant Awake