Contest and Prayers Needed!

Well - my I Want 100 Followers Contest is off to a rip roaring start - 3 more followers.
Oh be still my heart.
Maybe I'll have to see about upping the anti.

I have a dear friend, Susan, in Florida. I stayed with her and her sweet husband, Bob, for about 4 weeks while I was down there having my surgery. Now she is having surgery next week. Sunday night she called me to tell me that her father had died. Then yesterday, her sister (while in route to meet Susan and their brothers at the funeral home) was in a horrible car crash. Seems as if an older gentleman swerved into her lane and hit her head on.
The man died, and Joan was airlifted to the hospital.

Want to see the photo's of the cars?

Go HERE

After seeing the photo's I think you'll agree with me,
that it's a miracle that Joan is alive...
but she could sure use some "help" and so could her family...

...so would you all please do me a favor and pray for Joan, Susan, and their families?

These people are more than just friends to me - they ARE family!

I talked to Bob yesterday afternoon, and he said that Joan would be okay,
but I haven't been able to get in touch with anyone today for an update on her condition.

Thanks - I know that I can count on you!

Pugs in Desperate Need of Help

Can you help??

As all of you know by now - I am an animal nut, and I love pugs. I was a foster parent for a pug rescue organization when I lived in Florida. I also adopted rescued pugs! I cannot stand to think of these precious creatures mistreated, and I want to help out whenever I can. Won't you please help me get the word out about some pugs that need help NOW?


There are SEVEN Pugs that have been rescued from a puppy mill on the west side of Indiana. This weekend, they are making their way to their new foster homes through
Green Mountain Pug Rescue in Vermont,
but they need help getting there!!!!

Please read the info below and contact:

sheri-transport@comcast.net

if you can help.

KPR does not have foster homes for these pugs so
Green Mountain Pug Rescue has agreed to take them.

If you would - please post this information on your blogs!

This transport MUST FILL by FRIDAY at 5:00 p.m. - - please help/crosspost!

SEVEN (7) puppymill rescue Pugs need a ride from Honey Creek Vet Clinic in Terre Haute, IN to fully-screened fosters for Green Mtn. Pug Rescue in VT this weekend! Passenger info is at bottom of this email. NOTE: Each Pug travels in his/her own SMALL wire crate (to stay with them thru transport).
Crates are PUG-SIZED: 22"X13"X16 - we have a small hatchback wagon and using the "way back" area, backseat and front seat, we could *easily* fit all seven crates! Even if you can only fit SOME of the Pugs, we still need you!! I'll request two drivers per leg, but if your vehicle can accommodate the 7 little crates, please let me know (we'll only need one driver for that leg). Legs are FLEXIBLE so let me know ASAP/privately what you can drive - any leg can be SPLIT to make it easier!

If you can drive this weekend, please provide your transport info & vehicle size (phone/cell, car/color, plates/state & rescue affiliation) ASAP. This transport will be fully-monitored, and permission is granted to crosspost. Thanks so much for considering this transport!
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Sheri Lazar/Michigan-Transport Coordinator
CUR #572/Co-Director www.cur-central.net
Nose2Tail Network http://nose2tailnetwork.blogspot.com/
Positively Pitbulls~ www.thetruthaboutpitbulls.com
Transport Coordinator for:
Green Mtn. Pug Rescue www.greenmtnpugrescue.com
Libby's Haven for Senior Canines www.lhsk9.org
Midw Boston Terrier Rescue www.midwbtrescue.org
.
SATURDAY 6/27/09 (15 mins. added to each leg for transfers/traffic)

The entire transport is on Eastern time - verified at www.timetemperature.com

Leg 1: Terre Haute, IN to Indianapolis, IN– *NEED*
START: 8:00 a.m., arrive 9:15 a.m. 78 miles, 1.25 hours
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

Leg 2: Indianapolis, IN to Richmond, IN– *NEED*
START: 9:30 a.m., arrive 10:45 a.m. 73 miles, 1.25 hours
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

Leg 3: Richmond, IN to Dayton, OH *NEED*
START: 10:45 a.m., arrive 11:30 a.m. 50 miles, .75 hour
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

Leg 4: Dayton, OH to Columbus, OH- *NEED*
START: 11:45 a.m. , arrive 1:00 p.m. 71 miles, 1.25 hours
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

Leg 5: Columbus, OH to Mansfield, OH – *NEED*
START: 1:15 p.m. , arrive 2:15 p.m. 68 miles, 1.00 hour
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:
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Leg 6: Mansfield, OH to Akron, OH - *NEED*
START: 2:30 p.m. , ARRIVE 3:30 p.m. 69 miles, 1.00 hour
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:
Leg 7: Akron, OH to Ashtabula, OH- *NEED*
START: 3:45 p.m., arrive 5:15 p.m. 84 miles, 1.50 hours
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:
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Leg 8: Ashtabula, OH to Erie, PA- *NEED*
START: 5:30 p.m., arrive 6:30 p.m. 50 miles, 1.00 hour
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

*OVERNIGHT NEEDED IN ERIE, PA AREA*

SUNDAY 6/28/09 (15 mins. added to each leg for transfers/traffic)
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Leg 9: Erie, PA to Buffalo, NY- *NEED*
START: 8:00 a.m., arrive 9:45 a.m. 91 miles, 1.75 hours
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:
-
Leg 10: Buffalo NY to Rochester, NY–*NEED*
START: 10:00 a.m., arrive 11:15 a.m. 76 miles, 1.25 hours
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

Leg 11: Rochester, NY to Syracuse , NY– *NEED*
START: 11:30 a.m., arrive 12:45 p.m. 89 miles, 1.25 hours
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:
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Leg 12: Syracuse, NY to Utica, NY-*NEED*
START: 1:00 p.m., arrive 2:00 p.m. 56 miles, 1.00 hour
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:
-
Leg 13: Utica, NY to Schenectady, NY- *NEED*
START: 2:15 p.m., arrive 3:30 p.m. 79 miles, 1.25 hours
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

Leg 14: Schenectady, NY to Bennington, VT- *NEED*
START: 3:45 p.m., arrive 4:45 p.m. 46 miles, 1.00 hour
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

Leg 15: Bennington, VT to Brattleboro, VT - *NEED*
START: 5:00 p.m., arrive 6:00 p.m. , 41 miles, 1.00 hour
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:

Leg 16: Brattleboro, VT to White River Junction, VT - *NEED*
START: 6:15 p.m., arrive 7:15 p.m. 63 miles, 1.00 hour
DRIVER 1:
DRIVER 2:
FINISH!!

PUGS TO: Fully-screened fosters, Green Mt. Pug Rescue- Lyndonville, VT
Contact: Karen Powers, vtpugs@charter.net
Website: www.greenmtnpugrescue.com Phone: 802.626-8280

ALL FROM: Honey Creek Vet Clinic, Terre Haute, IN
(via Kentuckiana Pug Rescue, www.kentuckianapugs.com Contact: Amy, pugcrazy3@att.net)
3263 So. 3rd Place, Terre Haute, IN 47802
Contact: Candice Staub Phone: 812-234-7752

PASSENGERS:
These kids were rescued from a small mill - so please use slow hands and gentle voices!
All Pugs are between 15-20 lbs., UTD on 5-way shot, rabies, bordatella, altered; clean & flea/tick free; traveling w/vetwork & H/C; each in their own small crate w/leash, collar/harness & ID, and food. Crates are PUG-SIZED: 22"X13"X16.

1. Allie Rose...Fawn female 02-09-03
2. Casey...Fawn female 10-25-04
3. Trudy...Fawn female 04-10-04
4. Tuffy...Fawn female 06-17-06
5. Sandy...Fawn female 04-12-05
6. Blackie...Black female, birthdate unknown
7. Little PJ...Fawn male 07-29-02
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COORDINATOR: Sheri Hearn Lazar/Michigan

sheri-transport@comcast.net

TIMEZONE INFO: www.timetemperature.com

We Got Rain - and Other Stuff

Yesterday I heard thunder but didn't pay much attention to it. Then I noticed the sky was getting darker and darker. Then HALLELUJAH ...it started to rain. We needed it so very much. Everything has dried up. Grass has looked like hay, and the state placed a ban on burning.

Oh the pitter patter of raindrops sounded sooooooooooooo wonderful.

It rained for a good twenty minutes, and you could hear the yard sighing with relief!

Don't forget to enter my I Want 100 Followers contest.

Go

HERE

To Enter

By the Way, I'm making

Roasted Sesame Pork Tenderloin

and

Mile High Chocolate Cheesecake Cake

for dinner tonight.

Anyone want to join us?

Happy Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is my birthday. No big celebration...just a quiet day for me. I plan to eat pie for breakfast, play games on Facebook, read, do the crossword puzzle, the jumble, and the celebrity cipher in today's newspaper. I may soak in the tub this afternoon, while the kids are at the movies (they are going to see Transformers 2), and then give myself a pedicure.
A lovely way to spend the day, I think.

No fancy presents - but I am really excited because my husband ordered me a:

Coupons, Cards, & Creativity Set from the

Couponizer

You all should know by now, that I love being organized...and I love organizational STUFF, and this set is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cool. I'm getting the new and improved Couponizer, the Giftionizer, and the Giftionary! I think that he also ordered extra refill pages - WooHoo!

On to other things.

I thought that my 300th post was coming up very soon, but when I went back through and checked - I had a LOT of drafts saved - so #300 is a ways off yet...and I was sooooooooooo looking forward to having a giveaway ;-(

But I said to myself (and me, myself and I have some wonderful convos now and then), "Why couldn't I have a Big Birthday Bash Giveaway?".
I answered "Well, why not - that's a great idea!".

So a Big Birthday Bash Giveaway it is!!!

I now have 48 followers, and I'd like to have more (I know that it's kinda stupid - wanting more followers, but I'm a goofball - you'll know it)...like maybe a couple of thousand. But right now, I'm gonna shoot for 100. When I reach that number I'll choose (and of course it will be random - not gonna play favorites) a winner.

What's up for grabs?

A Home Pedicure Package consisting of:

Melaleuca's Sun Valley Sole to Soul Foot Scrub, Foot Lotion, and Foot Spray.
A foot scrubby thing, to get rid of all that rough dead skin on your footsies.
And a bottle of nail polish
(If that magic number arrives by the last day of the month - I'll throw in a bonus of some kind.)

What do you have to do to enter?

Become a follower and leave me a comment letting me know that you joined my crew.
(If you're already a follower - just leave a comment letting me know that you already follow.)

That's it!

So I'm thinking that I should sign off today with some words of wisdom
(since wisdom comes with age - I should be plum loaded with the stuff)
so here are a few pearls that I've gleaned over the years:


Check to make sure that you don't have a trail of toilet paper stuck to your shoe (or somewhere else) before leaving the stall when you are using a public restroom!

Never comment on a woman's pregnancy unless you are positive that she is really pregnant!

If your kids want an animal and promise that they will take care of it...don't ever believe them!

Men need most things spelled out for them!

Grand children are just like your children - you fall in love with them instantly. They can also be just as much trouble as your kids, but you can usually send the grand children home when you're tired of them.

Speaking of grand children - don't give them your cell phone number...when they learn how to text message - they will drive you insane!

If you get tired of solicitors calling you - give the phone to your 5 year old
( child or grand child)
and have them tell the caller all about their favorite tv show, best friend, what they learned in school that day, what they did at Disney World, etc. etc.

When you get cranky - send yourself to your room with some chocolate and a good book.

Learn to say no - say it nicely - but say it!

If you get out of bed on the wrong side...just get back in.

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Fashion just for fashion sake, is just not worth it!

Go to the beach or the pool, even if you're fat!
Nobody else really cares what you look like - and the sun is usually so bright bouncing off the water, people are squinting... which makes you look smaller.

And last, but certainly not least...Stressed spelled backwards is DESSERTS - we all have stress so always eat dessert first, this way, you don't have to worry about saving room for it!

Love, Peace, I'm outta here!

My First Ruby Tuesday Subsmission!

So who's house is this.....


keep scrolling down


I promise


It's really a Ruby Tuesday post!


Honest


I'm telling the truth.


You're gonna see some RED.


Really and truly.

It's John and Kate plus 8's new digs, and here's...Ruby Red Kate - she's kind of scary!

Sorry, but I just had to throw this in.
If he cheated on her, then shame on him. There just isn't any excuse for that...but dang...
...as hateful as Kate is, in the public eye...I can't even begin to imagine what she's like when the cameras aren't rolling!!! He hasn't wanted to do the show for several years now, and I certainly can't blame him for that.
These people can't go to the bathroom, and not have peopling knowing what they did in there!
Was the money really worth it? If they invested wisely they will never have to worry about their finances, but at what price?

I feel sorry for John and Kate,
but I really feel for those poor kids!

Now tell me...Who didn't see this coming?

I love this photo because this is what my family photo's are like! Kid's screaming, squirming, and looking anywhere but at the photographer!

Okay - on to my Ruby Tuesday Shots.

I took these photo's yesterday morning.

This is a supermacro shot of just one of the many flowers in each clump of flowers - on my geraniums in my front yard.

A pair of red shoes - not very exciting, but they are RED.

And another geranium.

I am soooooooooooo excited about finally being able to shoot in macro and supermacro.
Thanks so much to The Wife and Jientje
for their assistance in teaching an old dog some new tricks!

Every Wonder Why?

Every Wonder...

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why a woman can't put on mascara with her mouth closed?

Why you don't ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

Why is it that doctors call what they do - a practice?

Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on start?

Why is the person who invests all your money called a broker?

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic, called the rush hour?

Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes...why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?

Just Wondering ;-)

Everyone's a Winner!

Anybody want a free button or signature for your blog? Well

then...head over to April Showers. Everyone who follows the

rules is guaranteed to win! You'll have to hurry cause the offer

ends this evening. Sorry about the short notice, but I just found

out about it!