I Love My Amazing Animals

From our home to yours...

2012-02-14T07:59:00.000-05:00

Happy Valentines Day! ♥

xxoo
Deborah

So this is what I do when nobody is around....

2012-02-01T10:29:00.000-05:00

Hello friends, Happy Wednesday! This is the VERY first time I have ever found Smokes on a bed...I walked in, grabbed my phone and wooola! He must be relaxing here when I'm not home! LOL The things I don't know!! Hmmmm, I wonder what else is going on!
Have a happy day~
xxoo
Deborah

This is what happens when my Mother watches her Granddaughter to often!

2012-01-29T14:00:00.000-05:00

She actually thinks I want to play dollies too!

Happy Sunday!

xxoo
Deborah

If Buffy can do that...

2012-01-21T21:31:00.000-05:00

So can my granddaughter!

Happy Sunday~

xxoo
Deborah

Our first snow this year...

2012-01-18T07:24:00.000-05:00

And my mother thought she could take a photo's of me!

Have a happy day!

xxoo
Deborah

Something is very wrong with this picture...

2012-01-10T21:32:00.000-05:00

OK, this is MUCH better!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

xxoo
Deborah

Is this what a new year looks like?

2012-01-01T00:35:00.000-05:00

It doesn't look too bad!

Happy New Year bloggy friends...Lilly here, not to get mushy or anything, our mother keeps telling everyone how nice you all are and how the human people just don't get it, but we do. Thank you and our furry family is wishing your furry family's, nothing but good health, happiness, joy and love for the upcoming year.

xxoo
Lilly and Scooter

Mom, Get to Sleep!

2011-12-30T21:04:00.000-05:00

It's two in the morning!

xxoo

Deborah

Merry Christmas Friends

2011-12-26T09:10:00.000-05:00

A day late, but I wanted to wish you all very Merry Christmas and thank you for all your kind messages on Penny's passing.
I have honestly never seen so many people attend a wake, it was a true testament on how many people she touched. I even joked afterwards that I wondered where she hid all these friends!!!
The night of her funeral, her cat of 18 years died. Gracie Cat was their when she died and she never left her side. She stopped eating and wouldn't leave the room. Penny's son-in-law is a vet and Cheanoa a family friend who is also a vet both examined Gracie Cat and she went into kidney failure and died that night. It was so sad, her grandchildren live with her also, so it's been very hard on the 3 year old.

Don't you just love this picture of my granddaughter! She is couldn't get away from Santa fast enough.
But she did have fun yesterday! She is such a little blessing and she makes us smile too! She is talking a little bit now. She got a few little baby dolls and she says "Baby" and "Dora", she loves Dora. I got her the Dora kitchen and she loves it!

I hope you all have a nice day!

xxoo
Deborah

Penny

2011-12-20T23:29:00.001-05:00

I have very sad news to tell you, my sister-in-law, Penny, passed away today unexpectedly of complications due to her cancer. We thought we could fight it again, but God had another plan for her.
I am very sad and I wanted to thank everyone who had prayed for her.
She got more bad news last week that her cancer spread into her lungs but just yesterday, they gave us good news that it wasn't in her adrenal glands and maybe they could operate to remove her tumor.
This morning, she died in her daughters arms and she is now pain free in heaven with her Mom and Dad.
She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, best friend and sister-in-law.

Thank you again for your prayers.

xxoo
Deborah

2011-12-18T14:41:00.000-05:00

We are very sad to have read about the horrible house fire that the Pittie Pack had that took the lives of their five pets on Friday. I can't even imagine what they are going through. I can only pray for them now.
If you would like to read about this, please go here and if you would like to make a small donation, please go here.

xxoo
Deborah

What, I'm not supposed to sit on your computer?

2011-12-14T15:40:00.000-05:00

Happy Wednesday everyone!

xxoo

Deborah

Your kidding me, right?

2011-12-11T23:04:00.000-05:00

Come on Mom, really, a green scarf!

Happy Monday my friends!

xxoo
Deborah

That was good!

2011-12-07T16:18:00.000-05:00

xxoo
Deborah

And the winner is.....

2011-12-02T15:26:00.000-05:00

Hound Dog Mom and the Hound Dogs!

Right before Thanksgiving I posted for a prize of Beethoven's Christmas Adventure and I have finally gotten back to you! I have had tons of family issues going on, my mother has been very sick but she is better now and Penny, my sister-in-law, who has been battling stage 4 carcinoma of the tongue and tonsil is back in the hospital. Please pray that she does not have lung cancer. She is going through a battery of tests now.

I have a busy weekend with work, but I'm going to try to visit my friends in blogland! Their must be a lot of Holiday activity going on! I keep thinking about it, so I'll grab a cup of tea later on and visit!

Thank you and have a great weekend.

xxoo

Deborah

Hey Friends, I have a giveaway!!!!

2011-11-16T11:46:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends,
Being the Thanksgiving Season it makes me think what I am thankful for...I am very thankful for my family and how happy they make me. My pets are up on thankful list also!
I am thankful for all my friends and my bloggy friends...Seeing I'm not a writer by any means, it is hard to put it in words but the blog world is like a very happy neighborhood where everyone likes one another! Sometimes even better than a neighborhood because some people don't even know their neighbors!! As I look out my window, all the leaves are down and the winter season is coming fast....Thanksgiving is next week then before we know it Christmas is here.
WOW! I haven't been blogging daily because my job has taken most of the time and when I watch my granddaughter, I have to watch her...because she is running and into EVERYTHING!!!! She is soooo cute! I can't even jump on my computer because she is all over that!
To get to my Thanksgiving giveaway, I am giving away this fantastic prize! I'm going to go out and buy the movie for my granddaughter with this coupon that Beethoven is offering.
If you would like to try to win, I will pick the winner in a couple of days, just leave the message that you would like to enter...
This is my Thanksgiving Gift to one lucky winner.... Beethoven's Christmas Adventure DVD Release. It looks like a cute movie...
This giveaway is only open to US mailing addresses only...Sorry Charlie....
This giveaway is courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment!

If you would like a $3.00 coupon for this movie, here you go.....here.
If you would like to Download a the DVD cover, please go........here.
If you to download a "Free" interactive desktop wallpaper go ....here.
This is very cute, various dogs walking around your screen...
The directions are: Click to download your screensaver, unzip the file and install.
And if you rather, download an image of Beethoven, please go....here.

About the Release
'Tis the season to celebrate with everyone's favorite St. Bernard, Beethoven, in an all-new, heartwarming holiday adventure where the hilarious canine speaks for the first time! When Henry the elf (Kyle Massey, TV's That's So Raven) flees the North Pole with Santa's sleigh and his magical bag of toys, he crash-lands the precious cargo in a suburban neighborhood tree. But when the bag ends up in the wrong hands, it's up to heroic Beethoven and his teenage pal, Mason (Munro Chambers, TV's Degrassi: The Next Generation), to rescue Henry, fetch Santa's toys and save Christmas for children everywhere. Featuring an all-star cast, including Tom Arnold as the voice of Beethoven, it's a barking good time for the whole family!

Cast and Filmmakers
Cast: Kyle Massey, Kim Rhodes, John O’Hurley, Tom Arnold, Robert Picardo, Curtis Armstrong, Munro Chambers
Directed By: John Putch
Narrated by: John Cleese

So my friends, if you want to leave me a comment that you would like to enter...I will include your name and have Buffy pull it out of her dog bowl in a couple of days!!

Have a great Wednesday!!!

xxoo
Deborah

Now you see it...

2011-11-07T22:31:00.000-05:00

Now you don't...

Now, that was slick,,,,I got it! Don't tell Smokes!!!

xxoo
Deborah

Wordless Wednesday

2011-11-02T00:07:00.000-04:00

xxoo
Deborah

We have a winner!!!!!

2011-10-30T15:51:00.000-04:00

Hey friends,

Happy Halloween weekend! It was a snowy one here in New England, our first northeaster! YIKES!

Well, I have a winner of that give-a-way I have been talking about for the longest time ever!!! The winner is Roo~and October 31'st is his second "Gotcha Day"!!! Yah!!! What good luck!

I have heard that you're suppose to be lucky on your birthday!

After all that snow that we had and lost power in most towns, (we were lucky not to loose power), it's melting as fast as it came down!

Here are a few pictures to show of our October snowtastic weather!

A tree fell on Bernie's car! No damage!!!

Another tree, fell in the pool area...second one this season.

Have a great day!

xxoo
Deborah

Real kitty, real baby....

2011-10-17T21:14:00.000-04:00

Hello Friends, where have I been hiding, not under my little grand-niece, don't worry, her kitty is fine, she is use to her human sister...I have been working like crazy and taking care of my mother.
I will be picking the winner of the prize this Wednesday...promise...if you want to enter for a chance to win a pet portrait done, please go here, or the post below...and leave me a comment!
Have a great day and one of these day's I'm going to take a day off!!

Oh, the good news, my grandbaby took her first steps today!!

xxoo
Deborah

How would you like to win a custom pet portrait!!!

2011-10-09T17:20:00.001-04:00

Happy Columbus Day Weekend friends! I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday. It is 86 degrees in New England today! So we are taking advantage of this weather for sure! I had done some work in the barn in the morning, this is just what I needed today! It totally relaxed me!

I normally do not do these types of giveaways but when I saw Jessi Lynn's Etsy shop, I honestly had to share her work with you! I could not keep it to myself! Her work is just too nice not to share...

Jessi Lynn paints "custom pet portraits" and "nature watercolor paintings". Here is a little bio about her and I think you will see that she loves all kinds of animals too! Please don't forget to enter to win!

It's that time of year again and Christmas shopping has already begun. Have you considered giving the unique and memorable gift of a custom pet portrait this year? Jessi Lynn is a watercolor artist on Etsy who creates beautiful watercolor paintings of cute animals and custom portraits of your pets! They make great gifts and great to decorate with in your home. She is humored by animals doing funny things and enjoys painting pictures that tell a story. She lives in Southern California near the LA Zoo and frequently find excuses to spend time outdoors sketching and painting other peoples pets. You can check out more of her art here...( "animal watercolor paintings" or "custom pet portraits" )

What is the funniest animal story you've heard?
It would probably be the time my friend, who played the Gorilla from the American Tourister commercials for years, was asked by a zoo (which will remain un-named) to come pose as a gorilla in their empty cage for three days while investors toured the facility. His suit is so anatomically correct its hard to tell him apart from the real thing.

What was your first pet?
A fish named Jaws, then a turtle named Einstein.

What do you love about animals the most?
I love animals because I find so much beauty when I look at them. I also blown away at how loyal some pets can be even when it means they put themselves in harms way to save their masters.

What pet do you wish you always had?
Since I was little I've always wanted a monkey, but since I recently found out I'm allergic to animal dander : ( I will enjoy painting them for now.

Any Closing Comments?
Yes, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. I look forward to painting your cute animal friends! - Jessi Lynn

Have a great weekend my friends and please if you want to enter to win, just leave a comment! I will pull the winner on "Winner Wednesday!"

Go here, to see her work!!

xxoo
Deborah

Hey everyone, I turned One!!

2011-10-03T17:47:00.000-04:00

Hello Friends, my granddaughter turned one the other day and we had a small family party for her. Her little friends will be over next weekend!

Bernie, is a riot, he is holding an owl and my mother has Mr. Chips!

Now is the time to play follow the leader...

Hey, she is wondering where did everyone go!

Dad to the rescue!! They are holding a Dora the Explorer balloon!

Happy Monday everyone!
xxoo
Deborah

Oh Great....

2011-09-20T18:35:00.000-04:00

Hello friends, we had a visitor today, this little fox. Just hanging right behind our pool fence, for hours. Very close to the house. I have never seen a fox do this before so I called the animal control officer in town.
She said that this fox must be socialized and not afraid of us. She didn't think it was sick because he (or she) was just cleaning himself and hanging around.

Crazy how wildlife is being forced to live in neighborhoods. When he ran off, I quickly put out the dogs and they went crazy which meant he must have been close by. Ariel kept sniffing the air and Buffy was barking like mad.

Buffy is now keeping guard and Mr Chips has no idea what the heck is going on!
Thank you everyone for being so kind the other day. I really appreciated all your kind words and reassurance. I will let you know how things turn out but today was a much better day!
xxoo
Deborah

Hello, I'm Mr. Ed....

2011-09-17T21:53:00.000-04:00

Hello Friends,
This is a random post, how many of you remember Mr Ed? This was an early 1960 sitcom with a talking horse. I have always liked this show, very simple humor, back to the basics and you don't have to worry who is watching it! Anyways, to get to my story, one of my very good girl friends, will NOT let her daughter watch this because it is way too chauvinistic!! I honestly never noticed, but once she said it, yes, the men rule in this show. The women have to ask and obey...I really never paid much attention to that part, I just liked watching it because of the cars, clothes, furniture, all the vintage stuff...
Well, I hope you enjoy Mr. Ed.
I am still busy at work and having lots of personal issues going on. Lately all I do is work and have big problems at work (because nobody can follow instructions... LOL) and at home (my 16 year old is getting bullied at school) and I shouldn't even say that on my happy, drama free blog, but I am tearing up at inappropriate places. My daughter will agree to that! All my pets are doing great too. So I should be happy!! Ariel has fallen in the pool again, and survived. LOL The bunnies are doing great and the cats are happy. Even my horses are happy! So why am I so emotional, who knows, I just think I am just a tad busy at work and nothing seems to be going the way it should. Welcome to the real world!!
Hopefully, this will be better week!
xxoo
Deborah

We are happy because....

2011-09-08T18:37:00.000-04:00

Hello friends, Smokes is still taller than my grandbaby! He is soooo good with her. He just looks and walks away and only he knows what he is thinking, but no matter what she does, like pull his hair, he just leaves the area. It is amazing to me how the pets leave her alone...they know she is only small and no bother! Ariel is the only one that I keep at a distance, she never liked kids, even as a puppy! Now she is 14 and really doesn't like kids!! Nothing ever happened, she would just rather hang out with adults!!
Anyways, speaking of Ariel, she fell in the pool the other night and could not get out. I was with her, so it was controlled chaos. but you know how I think, always the worst. I honestly think she would have drowned if I wasn't with her. She just couldn't get out or find the stairs in the shallow area. It was awful. I didn't have to jump in, when she got to the edge, I reached in and pulled her out. I was calling for my 16 year old to jump in for her, but I would have if he didn't come running.
Now on another note, Buffy has Lyme disease. She will be OK, but she had stopped eating and just didn't look her happy self. So I took her in and sure enough, she has Lyme.
Another busy week!
Take care and have a great day!
xxoo
Deborah
Why is my grandbaby so happy...it's almost her birthday! Can you believe she is almost a year old!!