My assistant, in a rare quiet moment.

He tends to talk a lot in the office,

and good off with the squirrels when the rest of

us are trying to work! Must make a note in his file.

Mike Huckabee's Ignorant Comments

Mike Huckabee says "Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care." Mike, we single moms don't wake up and say hey, I want to have a family all by myself. We usually are divorced, widowed, victims of rape or of deadbeat dads--and who can the kids count on--their MOMS, their SINGLE MOMS who actually care about them! I for ONE of the many single moms have a COLLEGE DIPLOMA hanging on MY OFFICE wall; I am EMPLOYED; I have provided HEALTH, DENTAL & VISION INSURANCE for my children; I have even provided a PAROCHIAL SCHOOL EDUCATION for them. And I raised my kids ALONE for 11 years! Now they are almost grown & I am happy to say do not lie, cheat, or steal like MOST POLITICIANS and MEDIA-HUNGRY TV PERSONALITIES do! Wait, was that a bigoted generalization I just made?

Another Loss

Another loss this year, time Miss Kazia, a gorgeous Samoyed who wasn't just a wonderful companion to my sister, she was a therapy dog who brought joy to many. Her lungs had bulla of varying sizes and they would give way & allow her lungs to basically collapse & leak air....Very sad, it was happening so frequently it was becoming so dangerous for her to be alone for any length of time. Our thoughts are with my sister!

...Summer 2010...
We will miss you!

Happy New Year

May we all have a healthy, peaceful new year!

Having Fun!

Duncan doesn't mind the cold, he loves the snow -- he was tracking something under the snow yesterday! Or was he just digging for the heck of it?

Snowbound-not really!

At last, Duncan can move around a bit--the snow was so deep, he was quite intimidated the first day. Now he has a number of paths to explore, and proceeded to dig his own way around. I never knew snow could be sticky until I tried to pluck a million snowballs off his coat! This is one of my favorite pics, he is all fluffed up & at attention! The birds were eating, and he was making sure any squirrel looking to visit kept their distance. I had to go and get him inside for fear of frostbite on his little feet!