do you ever feel like this?

i absolutley ADORE this picture. it was forwarded to me by my mom who got it from a friend and so on and so on. what i love most about this photo is the dogs face - in particular, his eyes. his eyes are saying, "ugh - i hate this. sharing sucks". i showed this picture to jane and her daughter, claudia, this weekend - and i said, "there's some life lessons to be learned from this photo". i feel the doggie is doing what he feels is the right thing to do - sharing his food; even though he really doesn't want to. sometimes we do things because we know it is the right thing to do, but inside, secretly, we don't really want to do it. but that's okay, don't you think? that is what makes us kind and gentle. putting others before ourselves - and in the end though, it usually ends up in our favor. (i think they call that, karma).

Calgon take me away

Last night after finishing getting things ready for today, I decided to take a nice hot shower and lay down and watch some tv. i needed to chill and relax after hearing the news of my friend, Leeanne. But in this house, there isn't much time to be sad, let alone relax, as Dillon comes gets me a short time later and says, the dogs have been skunked. (yes, please roll your eyes with me) turns out it was just Gracie who got it. Yeah, I really want to be smelling and dealing with skunk at 11:30 at night. there is no rest for the weary. so a scrubby bath in the sink she got with bleach soap and hydrogen peroxide (boy is her coat white today). i think she really only got hit in the face, so today she doesn't smell too bad. to top it off, Tucker woke up sick this morning, so i've been with him since 4am. it is time for a nap before i finish cooking dinner.

Happy Thanksgiving !