Clutter or Declutter

I have decided that it is time to declutter my house and shed. Where to begin? Wow that is a hard question to answer, I have collected so much "stuff" over the years. For example two huge tubs of fabric for when I eventually will use to make quilts. Ha! will that day ever come. Then there are the papers in my files and packed away in boxes. New pots and pans have replaced the old but the old are still in my cupboards. No sentimental value there just haven't found my "getround tuit" Many blankets and quilts also packed away just in case I might need them. I think some of those could go to the local animal shelter so the dogs and cats will have something nice to sleep on. It has been a tough job to reduce down from a 3 bedroom house to a 1 bedroom very small house with no storage space. I keep going through my clothing and donating that to various thrift shops and rescue missions for the women there.

I seem to spend way too much time on the computer. My computer has become my best friend, my escape into the cyber world of a close family of cyber friends who I have come to know over the years. I enjoy creating Paint Shop Pro stationery, cards and graphics. I haven't posted any of those here. I love taking photos but forget to carry my camera at all times. I used to have it in my purse but I reduced the size of my purse no room for the camera. That's all for my ramblings this morning, I am going out to breakfast with a friend. Until next time God Bless for reading my blog.

68 in 2008

Yesterday was the 68th anniversary of my birth. I am so blessed to be here for another year in good health. In God's numbering system the number 8 is the number of new beginnings. 2008 is the year of new beginnings, so to be blessed with turning 68 in 2008 I know that this year will be a year of double blessings and double portions of blessings in my life.

I has been raining here for 3 weeks now with only 2-3 days without rain. Happy and Bebe have only been out for walks 4 times in the last 3 weeks. I miss taking them out and walking with them through our neighborhood. We all need the exercise.

Sunsets Video

Happy New Year It is Bebe's Birthday

Happy Birthday Bebe

Toady is the day that Mom gave Bebe for her Birthday because we didn't know when her birthday really was. She was given to us in the last week of January and looked to be about 4 weeks old. She was given to us by Mom's friend whose son had found this little puppy in a dumpster crying. Someone had thrown her away.

The son brought Bebe to us because he knew we would give her a loving home. Just before Christmas in 1999 Patches wandered off from where we had moved the 17th of November. She looked exactly like Bebe. Mom searched and searched the desert for Patches, driving around and walking and calling her. She went to the Shelter every day for about a month to see if she was there. We never did find her.

At first I didn't like that little puppy who kept climbing all over me when I was sleeping and eating my food and peeing and pooping in the house. But little by little she grew on me. I was a big boy of 3 when she came and I had places to go and other animals to meet.

We didn't have a fence around our yard there in the Mojave desert so I got to run free and stay out to play a long time. Mom wouldn't let Bebe run free because we had lost Patches. Bebe had to stay on a chain when mom was gone to work. Even when she went out to go potty mom put her on a chain by the front porch. Mom would sit out there and play ball with her too and teach her to walk on a leash by going around and around the 1 acre we lived on. I would follow along and try to get Bebe to run with me but Mom wouldn't let her.

Well y-all have a Happy New Year.

Happy

Merry Chirstmas From All the Animals

DSL Modem

I am finally back online after being off for two weeks while I fought with Earthlink regarding my DSL Modem. I was on the phone with them everyday. First I did all the troubleshooting before I called them the first time. They had me go through it all again and again while I was telling them I had done all that. They kept telling me to follow procedure. Then they spent two days checking their end, after that they sent the phone company out to check my incoming land lines. there was nothing wrong with that either While the telephone man was here he updated all the incoming lines from the pole to the house and installed a new box on the outside of the house. Well, Earthlink finally said I needed a new Modem, I had been telling that ever single day for a week. Well it took another week for the new modem to arrive. GRRRRRR!!

Since spending all that time offline, I am not online as much as before and that is a good thing. I will try to get here more often to keep you up-to-date on the happenings in Life with Tudogmom.

This week will be a busy one for me two Christmas parties to attend, a visit to the Orthopaedic Surgeon to exam my hands for possible surgery.

Merry Christmas

This is not one of my dogs but a beautiful graphic I used to make this card using PSP.