The Value....

This was sent to me yesterday by a very good friend. I am always amazed that other people can write and know what I think all the time.

To realize the value of a sister
Ask someone who doesn't have one.

To realize the value of ten years
Ask a newlyDivorced couple

To realize the value of four years
Ask a graduate

To realize the value of one year
Ask a student who has failed a final exam

To realize the value of nine months
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn

To realize the value of one month
Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby

To realize the value of one week
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper

To realize the value of one minute
Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane

To realize the value of one-second
Ask a person who has survived an accident

To realize the value of a friend or family member LOSE ONE

Time waits for no one
Treasure every moment you have
You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.

Remember... Hold on tight to the ones you Love, Life is too short for drama and petty things.

and of course my favorite is...want to realize the value of four months...try chemo.

The last one sure did bring a smile to my face. She is a breast cancer survivor and I am very proud of her.

Tell someone you love them today, hug a friend, family member, pet a dog or jsut smile!

Have a great day!!

I Believe.........

I Believe..............

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born;

A Death Certificate shows that we died;

Pictures show that we lived!


Have a seat and Relax - And read this slowly.

I believe - That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I believe - That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I believe - That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I believe - That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I believe - That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I believe - That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I believe - That you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I believe - That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I believe - That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I believe - That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I believe - That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I believe - That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe - That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I believe - That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe - That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I believe - That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you have had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe - That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe - That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe - That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe - That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life Forever.

I believe - Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I believe - That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe - That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

I believe - That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I believe - That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.


The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

Have a happy Monday!

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Hubby, Happy Birthday to you!!

Today is hubby's birthday. His father sent him an ecard. I am trying to attached it here. It would not let me copy and paste but here is what it said.

HEY MOM! NEED MORE PAPER!

Name withheld to protect ME, 10 months old. You don't realize until much later just how great those times were. I wish you the very best and happiest birthday ever and I love you very much. Love Dad.

Isn't that sweet? So what did I get him you ask? Nothing. Well I did get him a card. We are at the stage in life where we have agreed not to spend money on gifts for Christmas or birthdays. Besides, I need new tires and so does the truck. Also, I am leaving for Australia in a week and need some money for that. But we did go to dinner on Sunday for both our birthdays (mine was last week).


I was looking around on my Karate Organizations site and found a picture of me from last year. I was refereeing a Karate Match in Oregon. Aren't I cute in my suit?
Now for an update on the daughter. After all this is Shays Mom Blog. They were told yesterday that they have to move dorms. She is currently on the second floor and has to move to the building across from her and will be on the third floor. I am happy that they are giving them through the weekend to move everything. Now they will have two twin beds (instead of one standard) but they won't be getting room mates. So I guess they all push the beds together to make a king size bed. I just ordered one of those things that you use to convert 2 twins into a king and she has to get new sheets too. She will have to make due with her standard size electric blanket and comforter!
It is still cold in Ohio. I think it was 23 this morning but only 18 yesterday morning. I think it is supposed to be sunny tomorrow so they can move their stuff without being snowed on. All of the kids in her class will be on the third floor in rooms right next to each other.

I went to the Brandon Kennel Club Meeting last night. I found out that one of my favorite Conformation Judges passed away on Monday. A sad day for the dog world indeed.

Back to work. Have a safe one.

Weekend Catch Up

Well, after Fridays big win for Norman the rest of the weekend did not fair so well. I am told he showed like a pro (that he is) but that judges must hav ebeen looking for something else. Besides beautiful?

Bindi won her class on Sunday (Bred By Exhibitor) but did not get the points. Oh well, another show this weekend in Ocala, FL. Hubby has to work so it will be just Bindi and me. We will stay in a hotel overnight on Saturday night.

I keep asking Shay to send me a new picture for my cell phone but I have not got it yet. She got her hair done on Saturday and I am anxious to see how it looks. She has been sick too. It started the weekend we arrived at Wright Patterson and then started to get better. Last night she sounded terrible. I bet she has bronchitis (again). Hopefully she will get to the doctors today to get some meds. I hate it when I am not with my baby when she is sick.

Have any of you been keeping up with Hallie over at http://wonderfulworldofweiners.blogspot.com/ ? A1C Shmoops is back in the field going through more SERE torture and she is worried (as any mother would be). Head on over and give her some encouragement.

Hope you all have a good day.

Best of Breed

Do you know what I mean when I say Best of Breed? This is when the best dog of that particular breed is selected during a dog show. It is a pretty high achievement and I have only witnessed friends dogs getting this honor. But yesterday, yesterday, a French Bulldog that I bred achieved this honor at the Portland, Oregon Dog Show. 2Stars Lorage de Normandie (Norman) took Best of Breed. He "finished" last weekend at the Puyallup, WA dog show to become Champion 2Stars Lorage de Normandie and he just turned 1 on the 16th. I was walking on clouds the rest of the afternoon. He was being shown by my breeding partner, Cheryl Collins, and is owned by Val and Deb. Here is a picture of him from a few months ago. Well, they went back later to compete in Group but did not get anything. Group is where all the Best of Breeds for those breeds within that group (Sporting, Non Sporting, Hound, Toy, Working, etc) compete for group placement. Then it is the Best in Groups that compete for Best in Show. So as you can see, Best of Breed is pretty good.I showed his sister, Bindi yesterday and today at the show in Brooksville, FL but we did not get any points. Will head back up there tomorrow.

Contests Galore

Through my Air Force Moms and Dads group I have met (not rally met in person, but through emails and the internet) some wonderful people. These are the people who inspired me to start my blog.

On Hallie's blog she is having a contest. You have to write a Heiku. Here is a link to her blog. Have fun! http://wonderfulworldofweiners.blogspot.com/

When you blog, people leave comments. Some of the people who leave comments also have blogs and you can skip over and read their blogs. In doing exactly this I have found another contest.

Here is a link to the blog that is having a contest: http://lookthroughoureyes.blogspot.com/
The question is "Have you ever surprised yourself by doing something really well?"

And a link to the prize: http://www.memorablemealtimes.com/

Enjoy and I hope to read some of your responses.

Michelle

My Dogs

I thought I would share some photos of my dogs. Here are the birthday kids. Today is their 1st birthday. Here you see Diego, Norman and Bindi.


Here they are again at about 12 weeks of age.


Around the same time. Aren't they cute?

We kept the girl, Bindi and here she is.



This is Molly, the momma.


This is Brutus, not the daddy.

We don't have kids at home anymore but we have 3 dogs. They are French Bulldogs, in case you didn't know. Right now Brutus is sleeping on the couch, Molly is on the other end of the couch and Bindi as at my feet in the recliner. They do alot of that. Goodnight all.