My Sweet Escape... The Amazing Journey of Ara & Spirit

This is one of my Absolute Favorite Blog Sites and Truly a Sweet Escape for me. Ara & Spirit are on an Amazing Journey, living on the road and sharing their sights & stories through their Blog.... /http://theoasisofmysoul.com/

Ara's gallery quality photography is simply breath taking and he always includes narratives or history tidbits along with the beautiful pics. His faithful companion and friend, Spirit, is always by his side.

Check out The Oasis of my Soul and while you're there...be sure to Throw the Dog a Bone....Check out their Art Cards, T Shirts and Mouse Pads.... I recently got my Spirited Mouse Pad in the mail. It puts a Smile on my face when I'm working away on my puter!

Tag! I'm It! :)

OK...I have been tagged by the Lovely & Talented Jamie of "Peach Street Primitives" to tell 5 things about myself...Oh dear...I'm just not that interesting! LOL! OK...here goes...

#1 I am a Hopeless Hoarder. I work best in my messy workplace. When I tidy things up, I can't ever find a thing I am looking for! Yes, there is a method to my madness! LOL!

#2 I am a Tomboy. I can't walk in heels. I feel stupid in a dress. I wear motorcycle boots or flip flops year round & always, always Jeans. Put me outside cutting grass or dragging brush & I'm a Happy Gal!

#3 I am Very Shy. I like working at home. I have lot's of friends & make friends easily, but I am most comfortable & at ease working from home, with my dogs, who seem to understand (or maybe the word is tolerate?) my quirks best.

#4 I am a Cancer Survivor... 9 years now!

#5 I hope someday to take a motorcycle trip to the Grand Canyon & other sites I have read about on Ara & Spirit's Blog. I think that would be a sight to see & extra fun on a bike. I would love to meet up with my TDIPT Sisters & Friends I have met online, along the way!

Say Cheeeeeeze....

We stopped to visit the kids after my Birthday a couple of weeks ago. My Hubs had gotten me a new camera & I was showing it to my DIL, hoping for some pointers on how to use it. I had to laugh, because Grand-dog Apollo was sitting beside me on the couch & Reece was across the room playing. When the camera came out of the case it was like a light went off....A "Cheeeeze" Light! LOL! Reece came running with a Huge Grin for the camera... and Apollo immediately "Struck a Pose" on the arm of the couch...LOL! Can you say....H-A-M-S?

More Pics from the Easter Egg Hunt...

Oh Boy! Chocolate Bunnies.... and Cheeeeeeeeeze....
Wyatt with his Daddy (our oldest Son) & Mommy, who was on duty the day of the hunt ...
Reece with his Daddy (our youngest Son) & his Mommy....

At Last! Spring has arrived in the Mountains...

The Police Dept hosted an Easter Egg Hunt at an area Park for the kiddies. It was a Beautiful Day & there were tons of families out enjoying the fun! Here are our Cute Grandsons... Wyatt on the left & Reece on the right.
My Hub with Wyatt...Me with Reece...
The Whole Gang...except for one DIL...who is taking the picture...LOL!
Hmmmm...what ya got in there? Wyatt shares with Reece.... My Son looks on...

Say you Missed It...Well, here Ya go...

I've had quite a few folks email me to say they missed Rachel Ray's show & really wanted to see it. Donna Reynolds of Bad Rap was kind enough to share the link to the story from their site. For those of you who missed it...or those who just want to see it again...just click on this blog entry title, or the link below & it will take you directly to the show segment. There you will see some background on the dogs painful journey... from Hell ...to Now. One of my favorite rescued dogs... Jonny Justice is featured hamming it up with Donna & Rachel Ray. Someone asked Donna why Rachel requested quiet in the studio & no applause...Was Jonny nervous? No...Donna replied. He is such a people lover, he just wanted to play & meet all the new people smiling at him from the audience! If the people had clapped, he would have thought they all wanted to play, so everyone was quiet to keep him focused. LOL! Pibble Power...there's nothing like it! :) A Huge Thank-You to the folks at Bad Rap for standing up to the Humane Society & fighting to save Jonny, Hector & all the other Vick dogs, who so desperately deserved a chance at life. Without you guys, these dogs would be just another sad statistic. http://www.badrap.org/rescue/video/vick/badrap_rr_022808.html

Did you catch today's Rachel Ray Show?

Rachel Ray & Isaboo

I had been counting down the days for this show & today it was finally here. I've always loved Rachel Ray, but today's show was especially close to my heart. The Wonderful people from Bad Rap were going to be on the show w/ one of the 10 Michael Vick dogs they have in their care. Which one would it be? They are all so adorable...I hoped it might be one of my personal faves...Jonny Justice or perhaps Hector...Well...was I in for a treat! Bad Rap CoFounder Donna Reynolds was on with none other than Jonny! What a handsome boy he is.

Bad Rap CoFounder Tim Racer in Central Park with Jonny Justice
Be sure to Check out Bad Raps Inspiring and Informative Website & Blog... the links are on the left in my "Sites to Visit" Box. Here's another Treat for you...Be sure to take a peek at Tim Racers Fabulous Carvings. I have never seen anything like his Amazing Talent! http://www.timracer.com/