WELL ITS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I LAST BLOGGED.  I HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH LIFE AS IM SURE WE ALL ARE. 

WE HAVE BEEN JUST PUSHING THROUGH OUR DAYS.  WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE NICE DAYS WE HAVE.  SPRING IS HERE EVEN IF WE HAVE HAD A FEW COLD EVENINGS AND STORMS. 

WE HAD FOUND7 PUPPIES IN OUR HOME FROM A STRAY MOMMA DOG WE HAVE BEEN FEEDING.  SHE TECHNICALLY WASNT STRAY BUT THE OWNER UNFORTUNITY DO NOT SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ANIMAL CARE AS I DO AND MOST DO.  SO WE ENDED UP CALLING THE POUND ON THE 1ST PUPPY WE FOUND (MOMMA DOG BROUGHT IT TO US) WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE PUPS ARE HUNTING BREED TYPE DOGS.  ANYWAY MOMMA DOG CAME UP AS THE ANIMAL CONTROL PEOPLE WERE LOADING THE CUTE LIL PUPPY IN THERE TRUCK.  THEY TOOK MOMMA AND ENDED UP CALLING THE OWNERS(EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THE OWNERS TO DO CARE FOR THERE ANIMALS PROPERLY AND MOST END UP STEELING MY CATS FOOD ON THE PORCH(ONE CAT BELONGS TO MY NEIGHBOR WHO WE FEED AS WELL.) (AH!) ANYWAY THE OWNERS PICKED THE DOG AND PUP UP AND THEN MY LAND LADY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE MORE AND WHERE THEY WERE.  SO WE WENT BACK THERE AND FOUND 6! THEY WERE SO SKINNY BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER FOR TWO DAYS.  WE FED THEM AND CARED FOR THEM FOR THE DAY AND EVENING THEN SAT EVENING (AFTER CATERING A WEDDING) WE HAD THE OWNERS NUMBER ON OUR CALLER ID SO WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RETURN THERE PUPPIES .  WE GAVE THEM THE FOOD WE BOUGHT AND TOLD THEM THEY EAT 3 TIMES A DAY! AND TO PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM.  WELL THERE TWO OTHER LOOSE DOGS CONTINUE TO BRAKE IN ON MY PORCH TO STEEL FOOD BECAUSE THE ONLY FOOD THEY GET IS SCRAPS TO SHARE BETWEEN ALL THE OTHER DOGS.  IM NOT A HUGH ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST BUT ITS COMMON SENSE NOW A DAYS THAT YOU NEED TO GIVE A DOG FOOD (UNLESS YOU KNOW THE NUTRITIAL NEEDS AND WANT TO COOK UP HOMEMADE STUFF THATS FINE) I BRAKES MY HEART TO TURN A WAY A STARVING ANIMAL AND I ALSO DO NOT WISH TO GET INTO IT WITH MY NEIGHBORS.   I THINK IT WAS EXTREMELY UNCOOL THAT THE SHELTER GAVE THEM MY PHONE #!   WELL I JUST NEEDED TO SOUND OFF.   

LOTS OF GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING TO US AND AROUND US.  WE HAD THE OPORTUNITY TO BLESS A COUPLE WHO MARRIED SATURDAY BUT CATERING THERE WEDDING THE FOOD WAS BOUGHT BY OUR PASTOR AND WE FIXED IT AND IT TURNED OUT GREAT.  WE WERE BLESSED WITH SOME MONEY TO COVER WHAT MONEY MY HUBBY LOST BY TAKING THE DAY OFF FROM HIS JOB.  WE DIDNT ASK FOR IT BUT THEY (MY PASTORS AND THE COUPLE) FELT THEY SHOULD AND IM THANKFUL FOR IT.  WE FOUND OUT THAT OUR YOUTH PASTOR AND HIS WIFE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!  HOW EXCITING..WEDDINGS AND BABIES!!! WE ARE A SMALL CHURCH TOO SO ITS EXCITING THAT MY CHILDREN CAN BE IN THE MIDST OF THESE WONDERFUL MILESTONES IN LIFE! 

WE WENT TO SEE MY MOM YESTERDAY(SUNDAY).  IT WAS A NICE VISIT. WE FOUND OUT THAT IT ONLY TAKES 30 MINUTES TO GET TO HER HOUSE FROM DOWNTOWN...USING THE SCENIC ROUTE..WHICH IS SO BEAUTIFUL WITH THE WINDING ROADS AND MOUNTAINS AND OVERLOOK FROM THE TOP OF MOUNT ROGERS(HIGHEST POINT IN VA..SOME EDUCATION FOR YA)  AND THE RUSHING WATER OF THE CREEKS. ITS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL.  THE OTHER WAY TAKES ALMOST AN HOUR! 

SCHOOL IS STILL UNDERWAY , WE ARE DRAGGING OUR FEET.  WE NEED MORE FUN IN OUR DAYS FOR SURE I THINK.  IM ALREADY BRAINSTORMING SOME IDEAS TO INCLUDE MORE HANDS ON THINGS IN OUR DAY.   

THATS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO BASICALLY.  I TRUST THAT JESUS WILL CARE FOR THE ANIMALS AND WE DO PRAY FOR THE OWNERS OF THEM  AND WE THANK GOD THAT OUR LIFE IS NEVER DULL.  HOMESCHOOL CAN BE AT TIMES BUT THAT WILL CHANGE TOO BECAUSE I KNOW GOD WILL GET US THROUGH AND LEAD US WHERE WE NEED TO GO.   HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE MY SCATTERED THOUGHTS. 

TAMMY