In Loving Memory

I had to say goodbye to my sweet Rocky on Wednesday, December 2nd. It has been one of the hardest things I've had to do. He had been showing signs of his age more and more lately. He was having a hard time getting outside to do his business. He was pretty much blind and deaf. Last Saturday his back legs started going out on him. He had such a hard time getting around. When was able to stand up, he would walk in circles. When he would wear himself out he would lay down wherever he was, even in the middle of the kitchen floor. Here is a picture of him on his last day. He could have used a hair cut! :) Here is a picture of him plopped down on the kitchen floor. I kept trying to put him in his soft bed, but he would get up and move. I felt so bad that he was laying on the kitchen floor. It couldn't have been very comfortable.

The following picture is from a while ago. It is how I want to remember him. So soft and cuddly. He was such a good dog! I'm very grateful I had him in my life. I am at peace knowing he's not in pain anymore. I was really stressed out those last few days worrying about him. The process was really smooth and peaceful. My sweet friend went with me to the vet. Thank you! It went very quickly. Yes, I cried and continue to cry off and on. It was hard to come home from work the next day and not have him here to greet me. I miss him, but I know he's in a better place now.

Gratefully, a few years ago, I took some video of him playing ball. It puts a smile on my face to remember how much fun he had playing ball. That was what life was all about for him. Nothing would make him happier! I have enjoyed watching the videos the past couple of days. It is helping me remember all the great times we had. The following video was up at my dad's house. He has a nice big yard for playing ball.

I love you Rocky! I sure hope you're waiting for me in the next life (though I hope I don't follow too soon--he he).

My sweet neighbor boy drew me a picture and made me a card. I was very touched. Here they are:

Pathetic

When someone comes to the door, I usually leave the dogs locked upstairs. A few times this week I had some people over and we were sitting down in the living room. Bullwinkle finds it so difficult to be separated from me. He stands on the chair and sets his head on the pony wall. I just had to get a picture (or two).

What I come home to

So, I came home the other day to this.
It's kind of hard to see what I'm referring to so, here's a closer picture:

Yep, Bully decided to plop down in the mud. His whole side was solid mud. I don't know what he was doing, but he sure was a mess.

Nice Visit

Last weekend Nate and April came over for a nice visit. Nate made his fabulous hamburgers and April made the best frozen yogurt. It was most grateful for their visit. Sweet little Calvin loved seeing Bullwinkle and Bullwinkle loved the opportunity to love Calvin. Here Bully was caught in the middle of trying to lick Calvin. See that tongue hanging out?! We did our best to keep Bully from succeeding.
Calvin kept reaching for Bully's face. He was loving it!

This was the best picture! Look at that happy face. He was so excited about Bully, he kept laughing. What a cutie!

End of Christmas

For Christmas, Bullwinkle got one of his favorite toys (shown below). Each "arm" has a squeaker in it. He loves to run around squeaking it. He will even play fetch with this toy (he won't bring back balls if I try to play fetch with them -- he'll run and get them, but not bring them back).
Well, after many games of fetch and many hours of enjoyment, this toy has seen better days. Bully has finished de-stuffing it. Look at the guilty face. He actually usually has a guilty face any time I pull out the camera.

I like this one. He looks like he's trying to act all innocent. Toy, what toy? I didn't see any toy.

As part of their Christmas gift, I gave both boys a bag of treats. Rocky didn't waste any time digging in to them! I didn't get any regular pictures of him, but I did get a little video clip. Now if it will just load.......

8 Favorites

8 Favorite TV shows (not necessarily in order):

• Life
• Chuck
• Smallville
• Eleventh Hour
• House
• The Mentalist
• NCIS
• Monk

8 Things I Look Forward To:

• Paying off my basement remodel
• Paying off my house
• Buying a new, bigger car
• Weekends
• Meeting my knight in shining armor
• My sister visiting from Georgia
• A clean house
• Getting a good night's sleep

8 Favorite Places to Eat:

• Macaroni Grill
• Red Robin
• Texas Roadhouse
• Red Butte Cafe
• Mandarin
• Chili's
• Gourmandise, The Bakery
• Burger King

8 Things on my Wish List:

• A clean house
• No weeds in my yard
• A backyard not wrecked by the dogs
• A wedding (mine, of course)
• A new car
• A nice beach vacation
• Sleep!!!
• Friends to hang out with

8 Favorite Movies:

• Batman Begins
• Strictly Ballroom
• Lord of the Rings Trilogy
• Star Wars
• What a Girl Wants
• Never Been Kissed
• Pride & Prejudice (A & E)
• Lucky 7

8 People I tag:

• Anyone
• Who
• Wants
• to
• be
• Tagged
• by
• me!

In a Funk

I know I haven't updated for a while, but I really don't have much to say. After all, it is just me and the "boys". The boys got shaved yesterday so they are both just shadows of their former selves. I probably should have waited a while longer before I had them shaved. They are both pretty cold. Thank goodness for sweaters!

So, lately I have been in a bit of a funk. I'm not sure why. Things at work are going well. I just don't really want to be there. I don't want to do anything -- not even things I usually enjoy. I usually love playing racquetball, but right now I have to force myself to go. Of course, once I get playing, I generally enjoy it. I don't feel like reading or anything else I usually love to do all the time. I guess I'm suffering a bit from depression again. My sleeping meds aren't working quite as well as they were when I first started taking them. I'm just tired of being so very tired. I'm trying not to dwell on it so much, but obviously right now is not one of those times. :) Really, everything is fine. I have a good job that I enjoy. I have a beautiful home (that needs a good cleaning). I have the cutest dogs ever that love me in spite of me. I have fabulous neighbors. I need to find a way out of this funk!

I've started a new night time routine. By 7:00 pm, I am off of the computer. I have been recording some Women's Conference talks and Education week talks (I love BYUTV!). I listen to those for a while. I read my scriptures and then head to bed. I was hoping this might help the sleep, but nope. The past four or five nights have been terrible! Oh well. I'm not going to give up yet.

Tagged

The rules:

Go to your pictures, go to the 6th folder, and then the 6th picture. Blog about it.

First off, the 6th "picture" in my folder is actually a movie. It was taken on my trip to Cancun. On one of our side trips, we stopped for lunch and they provided entertainment. It was quite entertaining.

If I want to strictly follow the rules, the 6th picture was this:

Last year my neighbor's asked me to help out with science fair projects. I went with them to the science fair to see the final products. Everyone wanted pictures. This is the picture of me and their youngest boy (he didn't do a science fair project since at this point in time he was in pre-school). The poster behind us belonged to one of his brothers.

I tag anyone else who wants to do it.