Our pup turns 10 this year

I rescued our boy March 2002 from our local dog pound. My sister in law called saying she had seen a pup she thought would be good for us. So a friend & I went out to see him. He was a scared tiny little thing under weight, cold and all by himself. As soon a I picked him up and he fell sound to sleep in my arms,I knew he was coming home with me. I call my honey and told him I got us a pup and was on my way back with him And would be there as soon as I picked up a couple things.  Like a collar, leach, puppy food and 2 bowls 1 for water 1 for food. And I knew soon as I got back and he seen and held him, he was going to be hooked too and was in less then a day. He was the sleepiest pup I have ever seen. So next day I called our vet we had used before when we had a dog And she got us in that morning to check him out.  All she could really find wrong was he was way under weight and small. And we though he mite be a Lab mix and could get up to 60 or 70 lbs, which is about the size dog we wanted to find. Well he played a fast one on us all he is just now hitting almost 42 lbs.

1 1/2 months after come home with us.

2 months at home

Oh my favorite toy

                                                            
But he is a sweet boy and loves every one he meets and he even likes his Vet and going to see her.  He loves riding in the car to work with us everyday and the ride to see our friends and when we get onto the road they live on. He knows were we are going and starts to cry and we can't seem to get there fast enough for him to say Hi to them and let them know he has miss visiting their homestead. It was a nice surprise that he seem to learn things so fast, he was house broke in less then 2 weeks and then after that sit, shake a paw and a few others. And he is the best box shredder I could ask for. :-)   I love that when I am sick he will get on the sofa and stay with me all day long curled up sleeping under the covers.  He likes his covers.                                                 

I like my blanket

I would like to ride before I will get off please

I listen when I am at work

Oh I get to open my own Christmas gift

Oh dad let me take care of that for you.

 I can be good riding in the car

Can I go play yet

I like to watch were we are going

Hope you have enjoyed learn a little about our Bob'O" and seeing some of his photos.    He will be 10 years old the 12th of this month.  Happy Birthday  !!                                                                

Living with Tinnitus

  4 am

    I have been up sense 8 am yesterday now. I'm so tired and very sleepy but the ringing in my ears is so loud tonight sleep will not seem to come. I am having a bad night with Tinnitus.  I'm starting to have a couple more nights a month as I get older with it keeping me awake.  Use to be maybe 2 nights, now sometimes up to 5 nights a month.  I think I am lucky my ring stays low to medium most of the time, some people have the loud ringing all the time.  Mine has only gotten louder over the past few years. I have grew up with mine so I have more or less learn to live with it.  I hurt for the people who suddenly get it. I have met a few soldiers who have it now and my heart breaks for them.

My sleeping pill is kicking in at last so I just may get a few hours sleep in before time in get up and feed my critters and going to work.  Sweet dreams my friends.

Getting use to a new cell phone

                               New phone on the left and my old phone on the right.

Up until 2 weeks ago I had the same old cell phone for 6 years & I loved it. But the man of the house decided it was time for new phones.  I am still learning to use it and it is a love & hate thing right now.  I love that is has a camera in it & that is 1 less thing I now take every were with me. What I hate about my phone so far is I keep locking it up every time I touch it on my cheek & I have lost a few calls now because of it.  I am trying to spend a hour everyday learning how to use it better & it seems more like a mini computer to me the more I learn.  Which is kind of neat.  I guess I'll learn it with a little time & lots of practice.  Just like when I got my first pressure canner last year, it scared me the first few times I used it. Now I would be lost without it.

A little about me.

Hello, I am new to this writing stuff and having a blog.
Thought I would start out by telling you just a little about myself.
I was born in Virginia and have lived here all my life.
I am in my early 50s, am a mom who has grown children and a grandma.
I meet a with a wonder man 25 years ago who I love more each day.
We live in the beautiful mountains of  the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia  
I have a dog and a small flock of chickens.
I am hoping to go back to living some of the ways I remember growing up as a kid.
Off what we can grow and raise on our land.
I hope as I get more comfortable with writing this blog, it will get easier for me to put all that goes on in my head down here to share.

  I will be adding little more about me as time goes and please stop in again when you can. 

 I have been learning to can a lot of the foods we have been growing the past 3 years now. Some of it has been hard work and some of it was fun, It brought back great memories of spending times helping my mom & aunt Betty can what we had picked from the garden that day and the great jam's & jellies we made from wild berries we would go pick.  I find my time canning is becoming a joy and I can fill the love they had for us and I have for them.

It is after 4:30 am I could not sleep and thought I tell you a little bit of why. I have something called Tinnitus in both my ears and sometime it will get very loud and keep me up once in awhile. Mine is the ring type and I have had it as long as I can remember. It has messed with my contraction so it take me time to do things and to write. That is other part of why I started this blog hoping to help me focus & concentrate.