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Happy 11th Birthday Little Friend......

We shall call this post: Portrait of the Perfect Pup As you may know, our little Fonz has had some health issues recently. In the face of his somewhat-fragile health, I only needed to remind myself that "Love is a Verb." I love him every day and he loves me right back. We have our little chats in the morning along with his belly rub. (This is when he reminds me that Life is Good : ) We have fun playing the "Ring the bell to go outside only to want to instantly come back inside Game." (Here is where he helps me understand the true virtue of patience.) He is also known as "Velvet Ears." Here he reminds me that all of the Earth's creatures are truly magnificent in their own way. And here is, quite possibly, my favorite part of his fabulous self....his Frito Feet. With his dainty (maybe stinky?) feet, he reminds me to keep moving- to keep on keeping on! To get out and about and have fun! Happy Birthday Little Man, may you have many more. We love you throu

Pilgrims and Perception.....

Some of you may have heard my story of when I was little, and I was inspired to be Amish. Don't worry Mom, I am not going to go into the details : ) I have learned, through observing and listening to my children, a little bit about how they process information. Perception really is everything. I have witnessed a situation involving my elder daughter. Later, I have asked her to tell me about it. I am always amazed at how she viewed the situation- how she re-told the situation. I suppose this same phenomena affects all of us. What we perceive as the situation is what we believe happened. Much like myself at her age, she was inspired to be a Pilgrim. I remember being equally enthusiastic about being Amish. Here she is washing her blanket in the river. I remember trying to play games, but apparently Amish kids don't play games. It was daylight, so she could see. I remember being told that Amish don't use electricity so I shouldn't use my light. Here she is smiling, I don&#