Our Crazy Lilac Bush

This is a snapshot of one of our 2 crazy bushes...they are so big and beautiful. Just to give you an idea of how tall they are, I am 3 1/2 feet tall....it seems like they could reach the sky from my perspective. By the way, I AM wearing a pull up, but it was really hot outside today so I was watering the bush and myself!

A Special Place

My daddy took my mommy and I to a very special place this weekend that we have never been to before. He took us to the cemetery where my Grandma Dotty is buried. She went to heaven in 1994. It seems like so long ago in some respects, but in others my daddy remembers all of the great memories. My mommy and I never got to meet her, but we have heard so many amazing stories about her that we feel like we know her. It is nice to know that she was a great lady...I think she would have spoiled me rotten!

Spring has Sprung

Everything is starting to bloom around here and it is so pretty. Today we woke up to the most wonderful smell floating in our backyard....my mom told me they were called lilacs. Well, I definitely LOVE lilacs. They are a pretty colour AND they smell great! I love springtime.

Dakota - My Dog

My dog Dakota went to doggie heaven this morning. He hasn't been feeling very well and last night he started having problems breathing. My mommy and I took him to the vet this morning and his temperature was 97 which is 3 degrees colder than what dog's should have. So after the vet did his checking and saw how sad and how hard it was for Dakota to breathe, he told my mommy that he was "shutting down" and that he should probably go to doggie heaven because of his age. He's 13 you know, and has had a great life.

Dakota blessed a lot of people and was a GREAT hunter. My Uncle Denny got Dakota for free when Dakota was about 3. Uncle Denny trained him really well and he was a great pet too. We got to have him for 2 years and he was very gentle with me and let me hug him a lot.

I got to say goodbye to him and gave him a hug at the vet's. My mommy cried a lot but she knew that it was the right thing to do.

We are really going to miss Dakota because he was a big part of our family.