Christmas Past

I can barely see Casey's picture without feeling an ache in my soul. I think I felt real love from her.  Out of all the dogs in the world, I would choose her. Out of all the humans in the world, she would choose me.  I had a dream about her the night I had her put to sleep. She was fat and ran into my arms. Last night I had a dream about her but she was really skinny and just looked at me. I think the fat Casey is when she was happy and the thin Casey would be her feeling sick if I had kept her alive until her kidneys finally gave out. So I know I did the kindest thing for her but I still miss her like crazy. 

Bake Sale

Staff at work were having a "bake sale" to benefit the United Way. Sure, I'll play along. So, I thought I'd make some pumpkin cookies. This is what my counter looked like midway through. The cookies were good and they went pretty quickly at the bake sale but I have to say there is a reason to visit Sugar Plum bakery.  Humpff.

Pumpkin Time

When the kids around me were little our Halloween holiday was a great event.  We had all kinds of decorations and costumes.  One of my favorites was when we costumed my niece as a TV set and her younger brother as a remote control.  My niece said "just like real life" and sighed.