There was a knock, knock, knock on our front door Sunday evening, December 21. We opened the portal of our home to find J and her New Orleanian, four legged guest, Lucy, upon our doorstep; a full twenty four hours before they were expected! J had left at 4 am and driven straight through to be home to help clean and decorate before other guests arrived for the holiday.
What a gift!
Whether Lucy was running...
jumping in the snow,
or just melting our hearts with her joy of life;
Whether Lou was sneaking yet unopened toys
or sticks from her treat bag,
or patiently waiting, always waiting, for someone to throw her "baby" which she
always set upright by your leg,
or resting under the lights of the tree, which she loved running around and pulling off branches, which is why we did not put up ornaments this year;
Whether Lucy was sleeping on every bed in the house, as she is an equal giver of her canine love,
on the pillows; this is no lay at the bottom of the bed dog, noooo sirree, or mam...she is a
southern gal;
She was happy.
They were happy.
And we totally fell in love with Lou, this dog rescued from the pound in New Orleans, that J was dog sitting over the holidays.
Miss Lucy left an indelible mark
in our Christmas 2008 hearts
in the best possible way!
Thank you, J and Lou, for a way good holiday!
Love, all of us
In all their beauty, the icicles began to melt.
Be aware; look up,
With that caution,
And, goodbye January.
{photo 1 by flickr 8#X; photo 2 by flickr mbryan;
Somewhere out there, this must have happened
because we did not have any of this...
power.
Our power is finally back on
Rats ushering in the Year of the Ox
Happy New Year, China!
Symbol of the Ox;
Family and friends exchange
We will be celebrating, too.
Mr. R and I shall be reading the
"All the world is a stage."
From a town hall in Paris,
to a cafe in Baghdad;
from the Kenyan village, Nyang'oma Kogelo, where President Obama's father was born,
to our current service men and women serving in our Armed Forces, whom we so respect, honor and appreciate;
from those who may never have thought they would witness this day in their lifetime;
A new act, an opening scene...
for us as the world to be a player, a participant,
Thumbs up!
Anything is possible; nothing is impossible.
today we are not having this...
Yippee, a snow day!
The mercury hit a high of 6 degrees and is forecast to slide down
If you have a reason, any at all, to fly to Utah,
"The things that matter the most in this world,
There was a knock, knock, knock on our front door Sunday evening, December 21. We opened the portal of our home to find J and her New Orleanian, four legged guest, Lucy, upon our doorstep; a full twenty four hours before they were expected! J had left at 4 am and driven straight through to be home to help clean and decorate before other guests arrived for the holiday.
Whether Lucy was running...
jumping in the snow,
or just melting our hearts with her joy of life;
Whether Lou was sneaking yet unopened toys
or sticks from her treat bag,
or patiently waiting, always waiting, for someone to throw her "baby" which she always set upright by your leg,
or resting under the lights of the tree, which she loved running around and pulling off branches, which is why we did not put up ornaments this year;
Whether Lucy was sleeping on every bed in the house, as she is an equal giver of her canine love, on the pillows; this is no lay at the bottom of the bed dog, noooo sirree, or mam...she is a southern gal;
She was happy.
They were happy.
And we totally fell in love with Lou, this dog rescued from the pound in New Orleans, that J was dog sitting over the holidays.
