To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses On And Point A Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

3. When Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries With That.

4. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For Three Weeks. Once Everyone Has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addiction, Switch To Espresso.

5. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Marijuana."

6. Finish All Your Sentences With "In Accordance With The Prophecy."

7. Skip Down The Hall Rather Than Walk And See How Many Looks You Get.

8. Order A Diet Water Whenever You Go Out To Eat.

9. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go".

10. Sing Along At The Opera.

11. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play Tropical Sounds All Day.

12. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You Have A Headache.

13. When The Money Comes Out Of The ATM, Scream "I Won! I Won!"

14. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking Lot, Yelling "Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!"

15. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

16. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity Is To --


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A HOME FOR HARRY

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You know the story -- Janet wasn't exactly looking for another
dog for herself. But one thing led to another, and guess what? Yep,
Harry found himself a loving home. You'll enjoy today's tale.


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A HOME FOR HARRY
by Janet F. Allen

In August 2006, our sweet little Brussels Griffon, Buddy, passed
away at the tender age of nine.
Earlier that same year, my father-in-law, Walter, had been
placed in a nursing home leaving my 84 year old mother-in-law,
Lillian, to live alone in her big old house. Walter died several
months later.
I felt like I should help fill some of the void and took to
spending more time with Lil. We went shopping and out to eat and my
husband and I would stop by often to visit. But I felt she needed
something more.
When I was driving home from a class at the local college, I
realized I was on the road that had an exit to the local humane
society. Even though I was skeptical about finding a small house dog
for Lil, I took my chances and made the exit.
Upon arriving I asked one of the volunteers who happened to be
outside if there were any small dogs available that I could look at
as a companion for an older adult. She directed me to one of the out
buildings. After a quick look, I decided that none of them would fit
the bill. While I was walking back to my car, the volunteer came to
me and in a low whisper said, "Go inside to the office and ask about
the little Shih Tzu."
I was a bit leery as to why she was being so secretive but I
went into the office anyway. The front desk person smiled at me and
after some whispering to another woman left the room and returned
with the cutest little Shih Tzu I'd ever seen. She said his name was
Harry and that he had belonged to an elderly lady who had been placed
in a nursing home. Since her family didn't want the responsibility
of a dog, they had dropped him off in hopes he would quickly be
adopted.
When I saw Harry, my first thought was maybe he was the runt of
a litter since he was so small for being four years old. When I
asked why he was still in their facility, I was told the previous
owners had let his hair grow long and matted and he didn't smell very
good and no one was giving him a second look. He had been at the
humane society for an unbelievable 3 weeks.
Finally one of the workers who had taken pity on him took him
home, bathed and groomed him. Harry now looked like a different dog.
I asked if I could hold him, they said yes and asked if I wanted to
fill out a "potential" adoption form that would add me to the list.
I said sure, why not.
I took Harry into the visitation room to talk to him and get
acquainted but he didn't seem to care one way or the other. He kept
looking at the door. I completed the application and returned to the
front desk carrying Harry. The lady then asked me if I would like to
take Harry outside for a potty walk. I said sure, why not, I have
time to do that.
While we were outside, unbeknownst to me, the lady was calling
our vet, Dr. Hemler. Dr. Hemler in turn had given us a rave review
so when I walked back to the office the lady immediately said,
"Congratulations, you can adopt Harry."
I was shocked. What happened to the "list?" I wasn't quite
ready to make that kind of decision since I had only stopped by to
window shop, so to speak. But it didn't take me long to change my
mind when I saw another young girl was very interested in the little
dog I was holding. Before I knew it, I was paying the $95 adoption
fee and walking out the door with a scared little dog for my
mother-in-law wondering what in the world my husband was going to
think.
Arriving home, my husband took one look at Harry and I knew by
his behavior and attitude that he was smitten. I didn't let on
though because I didn't want another dog. It was too soon. This dog
was supposed to be for my mother-in-law. It had barely been three
months and I was still grieving. I had finally gotten to the point
where I could go through a whole day without crying for my beloved
Buddy.
Well, Harry never did make it to my mother-in-law's house.
At first, I refused to take him for walks, feed him, or even
play with him. I left that to my husband since he was the one who
ruined my plan. I couldn't believe how quickly he had taken to
another fur baby. I was still heartbroken and missing my Buddy and
didn't want another to take his place. But as they say, time heals
all wounds and a cute little fuzzy face with liquid brown eyes helps
too.
It took me about a month to develop a relationship with Harry.
Harry would lay on the back of the couch and just watch my every move
like he was sizing me up. What I didn't know was he had already
picked me as his person and was just waiting for the opportunity to
make his move.
So that's the way it is. Harry lives with us but my
mother-in-law babysits every chance she gets. It has worked out
wonderfully for everyone involved.
Once Harry was in our home, I couldn't help myself. I gradually
let him establish a place in our family. Although Harry will never
take Buddy's place, he made me realize that I have enough room in my
heart to love another fur baby who desperately needed a family.
It's amazing the healing that comes from loving.

-- Janet F. Allen

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Janet lives in Webster Groves, MO.
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DALMATIAN'S DUTIES

A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of
kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the
front seat of the truck was a Dalmatian dog.
The children started discussing the dog's duties.
"They use him to keep crowds back," said one child.
"No," said another, "he's just for good luck."
A third child brought the argument to a close. "They use the
dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants!"

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DOG TIRED

An old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. I could tell
from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. He followed
me into the house, down the hall, and fell asleep in a corner.
An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.
The next day he was back, resumed his position in the hall, and
slept for an hour.
This continued for several weeks.
Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: "Every afternoon your
dog comes to my house for a nap."
The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar:
"He lives in a home with ten children and is trying to catch up
on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?"

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LOST CAT RETURNED HOME AFTER NINE YEARS
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Tornado warning

We were under a tornado warning earlier. I was caught in the storm on the way home from town. I drove 70 mph to get out of the storm and got home in time to get in the shelter before the storm got here. It was Unbelivable! I know I was crazy. All i could think was of my son being at my mom's especially being in trailer so had to get in the old house for safety. It passed within .1/2 mile from here. Jeez!

Now Tropical Storm Ike is on the way here which mean more RAINS which will bring floods and winds! Good news I have a/c now but it is not hooked up. Ahh~ lol It was so HUMID the last couple of days! ugh! I took lot of showers to stay cool! ha!! :P

As you know Gustav Remants did came here and brought lot of floods and rains. It did damaged the playhouse roof. Lot of memories in that one! :( I got several pictures of the damages and the floods if you go to the my photobucket album on the right where my favorite links are. Look for Gustav Remants, ok. :)

Anyway TJ's kitty died last Tuesday. We both are sad. :( Hercules was playing hard with her and didnt know any better. The kitty went in shock and died the next day. :( I was so mad at Hercules. he is still doing it with the kittens. I had to use the newspaper to stop him. Hope this will works. sigh!

Wild cat Ashy got hit but is ok but just limping. She can walk on it so she will be ok. She always hang around the road. She is an idiot. I hope she will learn a lesson and not stay there anymore.

I am doing ok as I am still hanging in there but I still can't sleep well even with the medicine that Doctor prescribed for me. :( Maybe within few weeks I will be back to normal? I hope. Just wait and see. :)

I hope all of you have a dry weekend! :)


As always,
Ginger :)

ALMOST PASSED HER BY

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Jackie wasn't exactly looking for a Lassie type of dog, but
those eyes at the shelter sold her. In today's bittersweet story,
you'll see how a rescued animal meant so much to so many others in
her household.

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ALMOST PASSED HER BY
by Jackie Griffith

After I lost my Angel, my beloved little white Poodle in 1995, I
decided to try to find another small dog.
Dakota, a German Shepherd/Husky mix was a great dog and a
wonderful protector at 100 pounds, but he wasn't exactly a lap dog.
I called the shelter and they told me that they had a little
black Poodle/Schnauzer mix, but she hadn't been cleaned up and she
was matted and stinky. I left immediately to go see her.
As I walked down the aisle to her kennel in the back, I passed a
pretty buff and white Sheltie mix that looked like a miniature
Lassie. When I was a little girl, I watched the Lassie show on
television, and like millions of other kids, I wanted a dog like
Lassie, too. But I looked at all that long hair, said "Good luck,
baby" and I continued to the back.
They handed the matted little bundle to me, still yapping and
whining. Her front feet encircled my neck as her back feet
desperately clawed their way up my chest. To their obvious surprise,
I told them I wanted her. They gave me her number card and I went
back to the front to pay.
On the way up the aisle, the mini-Lassie looked up at me with
those beautiful liquid brown eyes. Her tail tentatively gave a
little wag, but regretfully, I said "Sorry, baby," and kept going.
However, as I was writing out the check up front, I kept seeing
this pretty little Lassie face floating in front of my eyes, so I
surprised myself when I stopped and told the attendant, "I'll take
both of them."
Surprised, she said, "Really?!" I went back to get Lassie's
number as well.
As we walked out to the car, one on each side of me, the little
black Poodle/Schnauzer mix who would be Rascal tried to attack
Lassie, so I had to get someone help me get them to my car. I
crawled into the back seat with them. I sat and petted both of them
and in a firm tone, told them that they were going to be sisters, so
they had to get along. There was to be NO fighting! I talked to
them for several minutes, repeating over and over, that I would love
them both. They would be my babies and they were never to fight.
And there was no fighting, ever again.
From the shelter, we went directly to the vet's office to get
them both checked out and then home. Dakota was playing in the
backyard with a half-deflated football he'd picked up someplace. I
was hoping the introductions would go well, but when I let the two
new little ones out of the car, still on leash, the little black runt
showed remarkable moxie by trying to attack Dakota. She jumped
straight into the air on legs that were like coiled springs. She
succeeded in getting in his face although he was about 6 times bigger
than she was!
Lassie was obviously intimidated by his size and she first
backed up a couple steps and then ran, dragging her leash with Dakota
loping along right behind her. Not exactly what I had in mind!
I thought Lassie would keep running, and was preparing to go
search for her, but she ran around the house and came back to me and
stopped. Dakota just wanted to have some fun by teasing her. She
seemed to sense that and they were best buddies from that point on.
All three of them took off across the yard with the beat-up
football, playing their version of "take away." From that moment on,
all three of them became extremely close. Where one was, they all
wanted to be. They would vie for my attention but there was never
any jealousy between them, just love.
Lassie obviously adored the "big guy." Lassie would lick his
face as they rested, and he'd bare his teeth as if he were saying,
"Don't make over me!!" Rascal was the one that wanted to wrestle all
the time, and one of them usually accommodated her until she tired
and fell asleep still wrapped around them.
In October of 2003 we lost Rascal to Cushings Disease. I had
never heard of it. There was no cure and it is always fatal. It was
so very hard to lose her, and I hung on as long as I could.
Lassie and Dakota remained close, nearly connected at the hip.
Our cat population gradually increased as I rescued some in bad
situations, and if I wasn't in the room or if I simply don't notice
trouble brewing between the cats, Lassie quickly stepped in between
them to settle things down. They respected her and simply walked
away from each other. I called her my kitty-sitter.
Then a couple days ago, I found my beautiful little girl dead in
the yard. It was a horrible surprise. I was afraid Dakota, on
medication and nutrients, wouldn't make it through winter, and it was
Lassie that we lost. I held her on my lap and sobbed for a long time
before I could call my brothers and ask for their help.
In the last two years I had rescued two more dogs who were in
serious trouble, so our canine family had grown to four dogs. And
now they are three. Fortunately, I have a large home with lots of
room for dog beds, kitty climbing and hiding places, and God has
blessed me with the ability to care for them.
Our vets and the office staff have become good friends over the
years. I know that my family and friends will also mourn the loss of
my beautiful Lassie, now at rest in the pet cemetery at the rear of
our property.
And to think, I almost passed her by.

-- Jackie Griffith

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Hurricane Gustav remants arrived in Arkansas

As you know they forecasted that Hurricane Gustav will hit New Orleans. It didn't but west of New Orleans. It had moved far inland overnight. Now it had arrived here in Arkansas. The remants of Hurricane Gustav will slowly move across the state over the next several days, bringing very heavy rainfall and the threat for severe weather. It is no longer a Hurricane but Tropical Depression Gustav.

More Rains will continue to fall thru Thursday. They said we will be getting strong winds of 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts to 35 mph accompanying the rains. The rain will be moving very slowly. So naturally there will be flood concerns. So they had issued Flood watch here where I live.

Naturally I am happy because it had cooled off so much as it's been in 90's the last couple of weeks. I am loving it more and more! :) TJ is freaked out and saying we need to stock up on foods and water. I laughed at him and told him that he is silly. I explained to him that by the time it come here- it will weakened and will not be a hurricane anymore. He said oh. haha! He have lot to learn about hurricanes.

Of course we have to watch out for tornado threats as it can spawn several at same times. Again he is scared because he doesn't want any tornadoes due to close calls last spring in Birdtown which was EF3 and EF4 in Cleveland. Naturally I understood as he is scared as it can destroy something in a second. Also it can kill people too so lives are not replaced. Things can be replaced. :(

Anyhow I went outside few times and watched the clouds come from east. It is cool to see the clouds moving from east. It was very windy. It is my first time to experience something like this. My mom said we had remants in the past. I don't remember perhaps when I was young? I don't know. Ah no biggie deal. heh!

Well my Labor Day weekend was quiet and fun. We played in the water and got to relax. :) TJ is kinda sad that Summer is over and school is back in session. He mentioned that he can't wait for cooler weather. I am too looking forward to Autumn which won't be long. :)

I hope all of you have a great evening! :)
As always,
Ginger :)