I am honored to have received the Stylish Blogger Award from Elaine Biss.
A few words about Elaine: First, she is one of the most talented artists I have had the honor to become acquainted with! Add to that, she happens to be one of the sweetest and creative people I have met on the web. Thanks girlfriend, for honoring me with this award!
By accepting this award, we agreed to the four "rules" that follow:
1. Thank and link back the person that awarded it to you
2. Share 7 things about yourself
3. Pay it forward to 15 recently discovered great Bloggers
4. Contact those Bloggers and tell them about their blog award
1. Thank and link back the person that awarded it to you:
Thank you Elaine! Visit her wonderful blog HERE
2. Share 7 things about yourself:
This is a tough one for me but I'll try...
1. I am addicted to Wii Fit and absolutely HATE missing a day of exercise.
2. I am secretly addicted to vanilla whey protein shakes mixed with frozen spinach and blueberries. I know, it sounds gross, but it is delicious!
3. I strongly believe in karma and we know it can be a b$%^& so do unto others!
4. I love the early mornings when the birds are singing and everyone else is still asleep. I feel like I have the whole world to myself :-)
5. I have a birthday card that my Mom gave me 5 months before she died and every year I put that card on the table with my other cards that are received. So, every year, I still have a piece of my Mom with me on my birthday.
6. I love ALL animals and have opened my heart (and my doors) to many strays in my life.
7. I can smell purple (not grape, PURPLE). And to me, skunk smells like bottled lemon juice (not the fresh kind).
3. Pay it forward to 15 recently discovered great Bloggers
This is rather difficult because I know a lot of great artists but here are just a few, in random order:
1. Geri Condon
2. The Best of Zazzle
3. Lora Severson
4. Dooni Designs
5. Gifts Bonanza
6. Marlo Dee Designs
7. Star Stream Design
8. Daydreams Designs by Cheri
9. Whimsical Wearables
10. Firecrackin' Mama
11. Jasmine Ward: Undefined
12. Marianne Gilliand
13. Amy Sagan
14. My Majik World
15. Mind's Eye
Please follow me, and also follow the above very creative bloggers!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Arriving In My New Home
Upon arriving at my new home I was really nervous. First, there were all these new people and then I find out I'm not the only royalty in their home. (By "royalty" I mean those of us who wear the fur in the family!) They had 2 others living with them! They were both male. The oldest one was called Dino, a 13 year old Wire Fox Terrier. He was very small and pretty cranky, if I do say so myself. My new Mom didn't seem to think Dino would like me very much. The funny thing was, he couldn't see very well so I somehow was able to avoid any confrontation with him. He was the easy one to win over! He even has to watch the television close-up, SEE:
For the record, he did NOT have the winning Lottery numbers that evening.
The younger guy is named Speedy (I know... I thought the same thing... SPEEDY ~ What a name!) He was the hard one to win over! He didn't like me AT ALL. My new Mom kept me close to her side and made sure he didn't bother me. At first, even though he was much smaller than me (he's a Shiba Inu, about 25 pounds) I was pretty afraid of him. He can get a nasty look on his face sometimes ~ if you don't believe me, see for yourself:
It was starting to get dark and I was still quite nervous. I followed my new Mom everywhere she went. The only thing was, they made me go outside to do my "business"... can you imagine that?!? Anyway, I took this opportunity to sniff every inch of the yard ~ TWICE ~ I didn't care how late it was or how dark it was. I made the ultimate find... I could crawl under the deck in the backyard and look for rabbits. How great was this place?
They called me... and called me... but they had no idea where I went. Then, they heard me crawling around under the deck. Uh oh... am I in trouble now? Well fine, I just won't come out! They weren't too happy about the fact that I remained stubborn even though they offered me gold treats. They tried everything. Finally, one of the teenagers crawled in after me. What a sight that was! She looked like she had been crawling in the trenches in an army war zone ~ these people are such fun!
It wasn't until I crawled out and saw the looks on my new family's faces that I realized I also got pretty dirty. Oh no... the dreaded bath ~ I can see it coming ~ Ugh! Bath time is NOT fun time:
For the record, he did NOT have the winning Lottery numbers that evening.
The younger guy is named Speedy (I know... I thought the same thing... SPEEDY ~ What a name!) He was the hard one to win over! He didn't like me AT ALL. My new Mom kept me close to her side and made sure he didn't bother me. At first, even though he was much smaller than me (he's a Shiba Inu, about 25 pounds) I was pretty afraid of him. He can get a nasty look on his face sometimes ~ if you don't believe me, see for yourself:
It was starting to get dark and I was still quite nervous. I followed my new Mom everywhere she went. The only thing was, they made me go outside to do my "business"... can you imagine that?!? Anyway, I took this opportunity to sniff every inch of the yard ~ TWICE ~ I didn't care how late it was or how dark it was. I made the ultimate find... I could crawl under the deck in the backyard and look for rabbits. How great was this place?
They called me... and called me... but they had no idea where I went. Then, they heard me crawling around under the deck. Uh oh... am I in trouble now? Well fine, I just won't come out! They weren't too happy about the fact that I remained stubborn even though they offered me gold treats. They tried everything. Finally, one of the teenagers crawled in after me. What a sight that was! She looked like she had been crawling in the trenches in an army war zone ~ these people are such fun!
It wasn't until I crawled out and saw the looks on my new family's faces that I realized I also got pretty dirty. Oh no... the dreaded bath ~ I can see it coming ~ Ugh! Bath time is NOT fun time:
Coming Home
On March 28, 2006 three people came to visit me in my foster home where I was known as "Buttercup". There was a Mom and 2 children. The minute I saw them I knew I'd let them adopt me! They loved me, I could already see that in their eyes. During their visit with me in my foster home, we spent some time together getting to know each other and before you know it we were all packed into this very tiny car (a Scion TC) and headed for my new home!At least, I THOUGHT we were going home . . .
"We're going where?!?" "To pick up who?!?" How are we going to fit yet another child into this vehicle? Well, THIS should be interesting. . .
We stopped at a house and picked up another child! Let me gently remind you that a Toyota Scion TC traditionally seats 4-5 people (and THAT is if the people are of small stature!) I myself am a thin girl, only weighing 40 pounds, however I do stand 23" at the withers (for you non-dog people, I stand 4'4" tall when standing on my 2 back legs.) So now we have a Mom and 3 tween-children and ME... all in this little vehicle. Whew... I was uncomfortable, to say the least, and it was a lonnnnng drive home. These people better be worth it!
Life Lessons
You know how some people say "Life begins at 40?" Well for me, life began on March 28, 2006, the day I rescued my family.
Let's back up a couple of weeks though. . .
Before coming to live here I was on the street, a vagabond unable to be captured. One day, this nice lady took me in her home. It just so happens that she was a Foster Mom for dogs! I stayed with my foster Mom and her family for 2 weeks. They called me "Buttercup" but I knew that wasn't my name. One only needs to look into my soulful eyes to know that I am a BELLA.
Let's back up a couple of weeks though. . .
Before coming to live here I was on the street, a vagabond unable to be captured. One day, this nice lady took me in her home. It just so happens that she was a Foster Mom for dogs! I stayed with my foster Mom and her family for 2 weeks. They called me "Buttercup" but I knew that wasn't my name. One only needs to look into my soulful eyes to know that I am a BELLA.
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