Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

Before There Was You

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Before there was you, I was overwhelmed. Treading water in a fast paced world where people seem to think only of themselves.

Before there was you, I had no direction. I was wandering aimlessly through life, not knowing which path I should take.

Before there was you, I was lonely.  The kids were gone and I needed someone to love and nurture.

Before there was you, I was a person who thought, “It’s just a dog.”

Before there was you, I wasn’t me.

Nine years ago the wonder that is you was born.  Little did I know when I said, “I want a dog,” how my life would change.

You’ve given and taught me so much and re-awakened a portion of my soul I’d forgotten I had.  Thank you seems so inadequate.  But today as we celebrate the wonder that is you, I will try.  I will try with all my heart to show you that you are special and loved, the way you’ve shown me these last nine years.

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Happy birthday my sweet, beautiful boy.  I love you to the moon and back.

 

When the Universe Smacks You Upside Your Head

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Sometimes when you have the best of intentions and think you are prepared for whatever comes your way, the universe seems to have a different idea for you.

Friday night after I had finished packing everything for our trip, I sat down to get my Candy Crack fix and my laptop wouldn’t turn on.  I checked the plug and the grounding prong had broken off. Drats!  Well Hubby will know what to do when he gets up I thought, and took out the little Chromebook I won at Blog Paws.  Thank you very much by the way, BP!

When Hubby woke up he said, “Babe, it’s fried.”

“But you can fix it, right?  I mean we just need to find a Best Buy and buy a new charging plug.”

“I think it’s the laptop and not the power cord, because the laptop should try and turn on but you’re getting nothing.”

I took a deep breath, it’ll be okay.  I have the Chromebook, my mini iPad, my camera and my phone.  I’ll make this work.

About half way to our destination I took out my camera to take a photo, as I snapped the picture the low battery symbol flashed and I realized with a sick jolt to my stomach, the charger was at home!

Well turns out you can find a cheap ($10) charger on Amazon BUT buying a universal charger at Wal-Mart is $30.  My little point and shoot camera is 7 or 8 years old, and I’m not spending $30 for a charger I have at home.

I took a deep breath, it’s okay, I have my Chromebook, my iPad and my phone.  Except the iPad and the phone don’t connect to the Chromebook so any pictures I take have to be e-mailed to myself and downloaded (which I haven’t figured out yet) so right now the pictures you’re getting are taken with the Chromebook.

I figured you won’t care, because they’re still beautiful pictures.

Last night's sunset.

Last night’s sunset.

Sampson Why are you looking at me?  You should be looking at the beautiful view.

Sitting enjoying the morning view, I’ve decided I’m going to try and listen to the Universe and take it easy. Maybe read some blogs this afternoon or work on my book.  But this morning, I’m going to take the dogs for a nice walk in the country and just enjoy the beauty of nature.

Are you in tune with the Universe or does she have to slap you upside your head like she does me?

This is the Monday Mischief blog hop hosted by Alfie’s Blog, Snoopy’s Dog Blog and My Brown Newfies.

 

 

You Make Me Laugh – July 28, 2013

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One of the big reasons I started this blog was for all the crazy, funny things my dogs do that bring a smile to my face or a laugh to my lips.

Sometimes it’s not easy to write a full blog post about it and sometimes I forget to share.

Some posts will be You Make Me Laugh and others will be You Make Me Smile, but they will all be the silly, sweet, funny things Sampson and Delilah do that help make crazy days just a little bit easier.

Feel free to share what your pet does to make you laugh/smile in the comments.

Sampson and Delilah, the way you run down to bark at the horses when they snort, it makes me laugh.

Sampson and Delilah, the way you run down to bark at the horses when they snort,  you make me laugh.

 

How do your dogs react when confronted with an animal they haven’t seen before?

If you follow us on Instagram you know we’ve been traveling this weekend, we’ll be sharing lots of pictures this week.  If you don’t, what are you waiting for? We’re HeartLikeaDog

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