Sunday, December 23, 2012

Nineteen Nice Things for Maureen

Happy birthday...to you!
Happy birthday...to you!
Happy birthday dear Siiiiis, happy birthday to you!

Today Maureen turns 19 so it's only fitting to list 19 Nice Things about her today!

19. She's tall.  Tall girls rock.
18. She's tough.  Tough girls rock.
17. She's handy.  Handy girls rock.
16. She's a hard worker.  Hard-working girls rock.
15. She's not afraid to get out there and get 'er done!  Fearless girls rock.
14. She's blonde and handles it.  Smart blonde girls rock (and are hard to find!).
13. She's a groovy aunt.  Aunts rock.
12. She's curious.  Girls who try new things rock.
11. She has goals.
10. And is doing something about them.  Girls who pursue ideals rock.
9. Did I mention she's fearless?
8. She knows her stuff.  Seriously.  Ask her about football.  Or hunting.  Or straightening her hair.  She knows her stuff.
7. She's nice to animals.  Kind girls rock.
6. She's funny.  Girls who know how to laugh rock.
5. She's athletic.  Girls who know how to run a 5K, play volleyball, and hit homers rock.
4. She has the CUTEST niece and nephew.  Alana and Cyril rock.
3.She's going to start fire academy soon.  Smokeaters rock.
2. She'll stick up for the little guy.  Loyal girls rock.
1. And finally: she has an awesome family! Big families with Lil Sis's rock.

  Happiest of happy birthdays Lil Sis--enjoy your last year as a teenager!


Sunday, December 2, 2012

Kids'n'Critters Part I

Growing up on a farm as we did meant that we had lots of experience with animals.  Now that I live in the city we pretty much have experience with one kind: dogs.  Though at times the white one makes me doubt his canine origins.

Makes me think back to other dogs in the Fenn past.

For sure the best one ever was our beloved golden retriever, Daisy.  The kids would ride her, bite her, love her, yank her, pet her, fall asleep on her and she just loved it all.

We had a crazy, hyper Dalmatian named Katie.  But only for a short while.

We took care of another golden retriever named Tuppany for a bit.

Then there was the Seeing Eye Guide Dog I raised, a yellow lab named Felina.

And then there was Lucky.  And he was just a badass mutt.

And then Belle the Golden Retriever who birthed the CUTEST puppies on the planet.  

Heidi the German Sheppard who as a puppy used to be so small she'd get caught between the bed and the wall.

And now Xena the crazy spotted yipper out at the farm.



At our house we have Copper and Bear but it is Bear that Alana loves best!  What is it about kids'n'critters?