Being a mom...
This weekend was a fantastic Mother's Day. I hung out at the Bakos ranch and handled 7 yearlings who had never been touched by humans before. I had no problem getting them to trust me and I had each of them following me around within minutes. Made great progress on having them lift their hooves and put on a halter. And I even got to name one of them...Toni! They're all fillies so it's the female version of Tony's name.
I also got to play with a liter of newborn puppies! There's just something about baby dogs that brings the mushiness out of you. I sat there playing with them for a good 10 minutes before heading back home to my babies.
Speaking of babies. So we currently have at home Jetta (our chow/golden retreiver mix) who's been with us for the past 3 years. We just recently adopted Mazda (chow/black lab mix) from the shelter last month. It's taken them a good couple of weeks to finally establish who's the alpha between the two. But now we're watching the Dog Whisperer DVDs and we're learning that the alpha in the house should be us humans and not any one of the dogs.
We still have Conker (dwarf rabbit) who's just as cute as ever.
But my baby, Cathy (who was my unconditional love and bestest friend for the past 18 years) we had to put to sleep a few days after Valentine's day...February 17th, 2007. It was time, he was old and his kidneys failed pretty fast. It was the hardest things I've ever done in my life and I've been doing pretty good so far since I don't delve deep in my thoughts of him being gone. He's always with me, in my thoughts and in my heart, but it's when I really stop and realize he's not with me physically that I break down.
I don't ever want to forget his beautiful green eyes; the way he rubs his pink wet nose on my nose; or even when he sleeps on my chest at night with his butt to my face; the hole on his left ear that made him look rougish; the way he loved his ears and chin and armpits scratches; all the kisses and kisses and smothers and snuggles!
but most of all, I will never forget that he is the only one in the entire world who knows when I'm sad. Even if I'm crying in bed without a single sound he knows...and he'll crawl into bed with me and and let me hold him tight. He doesn't judge me, he never leaves me until I've put myself back together. He just loves me and that's all I ever need.
I thank God for giving me the years with Cathy. To many people a cat is just a cat. But to me he was my son, my best friend, my guardian. No one or thing will ever be able to replace him.
So yea, on a lighter side. Me, Tony, Jon, Anna and Brian went to the Fil-Am Mother's Day Ball to surprise Mom and Dad. We all had a great time, especially once the dancing started. Brian looooves to dance! He was the only kid there and he was tearin' up the floor. It was the first time ever that I saw Mom wear a short skirt...WE SAW LEGS!!! hehe They were pretty legs too.
Yesterday we took Patricia and Cheryl out to Woody's for lunch then visited Barbara at the hospice. I don't like places like that or any hospitals where you can smell urine and old age smell. It reminds me of when I would visit Lolo Miner at the retirement home.
I LOVE THIS SONG!!! Did I mention I love listening to country music?
"You'll Always Be My Baby" by Sara Evans (Sara Evans/Tony Martin/Tom Shapiro)
1st Verse
There I was
Ten years old
Waitin' in my room for him to come home
And I just knew
He'd be so mad
Though I begged my mother not to
She told my dad
There was no denyin' I let him down
But instead of bein' angry
He put his arms around me
And said
Chorus
In the sunlight or the rain
Brightest nights or darkest days
I'll always feel the same way (hey) (yeah)
Whatever road you may be on
Know you're never too far gone
My love is there wherever you may be
Just remember that you'll always be my baby
(Yeah)
(Be my baby)
2nd Verse
There I was
Twenty-one
Oh, I was so ashamed of what I'd done
On a country road
Parked one night
What started out so innocent
Crossed the line
There was no denyin' I let God down
But instead of bein' angry
He let his love surround me
And I heard
(Repeat Chorus)
3rd Verse
There he is
My little man
I'm sure he'll get in trouble
Every now and then
And I pray to God
That when he does
I'll be just as understanding as my father was
'Cause the last thing that I wanna do
Is let him down
So instead of bein' angry
I'm gonna throw my arms around him
And I'll say
I also got to play with a liter of newborn puppies! There's just something about baby dogs that brings the mushiness out of you. I sat there playing with them for a good 10 minutes before heading back home to my babies.
Speaking of babies. So we currently have at home Jetta (our chow/golden retreiver mix) who's been with us for the past 3 years. We just recently adopted Mazda (chow/black lab mix) from the shelter last month. It's taken them a good couple of weeks to finally establish who's the alpha between the two. But now we're watching the Dog Whisperer DVDs and we're learning that the alpha in the house should be us humans and not any one of the dogs.
We still have Conker (dwarf rabbit) who's just as cute as ever.
But my baby, Cathy (who was my unconditional love and bestest friend for the past 18 years) we had to put to sleep a few days after Valentine's day...February 17th, 2007. It was time, he was old and his kidneys failed pretty fast. It was the hardest things I've ever done in my life and I've been doing pretty good so far since I don't delve deep in my thoughts of him being gone. He's always with me, in my thoughts and in my heart, but it's when I really stop and realize he's not with me physically that I break down.
I don't ever want to forget his beautiful green eyes; the way he rubs his pink wet nose on my nose; or even when he sleeps on my chest at night with his butt to my face; the hole on his left ear that made him look rougish; the way he loved his ears and chin and armpits scratches; all the kisses and kisses and smothers and snuggles!
but most of all, I will never forget that he is the only one in the entire world who knows when I'm sad. Even if I'm crying in bed without a single sound he knows...and he'll crawl into bed with me and and let me hold him tight. He doesn't judge me, he never leaves me until I've put myself back together. He just loves me and that's all I ever need.
I thank God for giving me the years with Cathy. To many people a cat is just a cat. But to me he was my son, my best friend, my guardian. No one or thing will ever be able to replace him.
So yea, on a lighter side. Me, Tony, Jon, Anna and Brian went to the Fil-Am Mother's Day Ball to surprise Mom and Dad. We all had a great time, especially once the dancing started. Brian looooves to dance! He was the only kid there and he was tearin' up the floor. It was the first time ever that I saw Mom wear a short skirt...WE SAW LEGS!!! hehe They were pretty legs too.
Yesterday we took Patricia and Cheryl out to Woody's for lunch then visited Barbara at the hospice. I don't like places like that or any hospitals where you can smell urine and old age smell. It reminds me of when I would visit Lolo Miner at the retirement home.
I LOVE THIS SONG!!! Did I mention I love listening to country music?
"You'll Always Be My Baby" by Sara Evans (Sara Evans/Tony Martin/Tom Shapiro)
1st Verse
There I was
Ten years old
Waitin' in my room for him to come home
And I just knew
He'd be so mad
Though I begged my mother not to
She told my dad
There was no denyin' I let him down
But instead of bein' angry
He put his arms around me
And said
Chorus
In the sunlight or the rain
Brightest nights or darkest days
I'll always feel the same way (hey) (yeah)
Whatever road you may be on
Know you're never too far gone
My love is there wherever you may be
Just remember that you'll always be my baby
(Yeah)
(Be my baby)
2nd Verse
There I was
Twenty-one
Oh, I was so ashamed of what I'd done
On a country road
Parked one night
What started out so innocent
Crossed the line
There was no denyin' I let God down
But instead of bein' angry
He let his love surround me
And I heard
(Repeat Chorus)
3rd Verse
There he is
My little man
I'm sure he'll get in trouble
Every now and then
And I pray to God
That when he does
I'll be just as understanding as my father was
'Cause the last thing that I wanna do
Is let him down
So instead of bein' angry
I'm gonna throw my arms around him
And I'll say