Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter Sunday April 4

Easter Sunday, a beautiful day .... sunny, warm, the pine tree yellow Easter crosses especially full and beautiful this year ... early Easter, early spring ... feels more like May ... Ginger and the rest very lively this AM, had a good run, gave meds, fed and kenneled, went to church for a truly lovely service, fresh flowers for the flower cross, the little church ablaze with flowers and light ... returned and let dogs out (husband had leftthem kenneled as was working around their kennels... went for a mid day run, a bit of mowing, then sat with DB and Ginger on the bench by the pond ... Banshee hunting something again in the chinaberry cave, Snoopy trying to entice husband and worker into playing ball. After lunch did some more wash, then sat outside awhile (the pollen is really bothering me so went in again). All dogs sleepy, asleep on porch and Ginger inside. Managed to throw my shoulder out of place (muscle spasm), Ginger tried to help by jumping on the small of my back while I lay facedown ... and, it worked! My dog the chiropractor! Feeling better, went out and mowed some more, Ginger follows, back and forth, around and around (am trying to get the vetch around the pear trees and Leyland cypress in back), stop to watch man feed neighbor's horses (she's out of town for easter too) and let Ginger rest, sit near the wild plums which have stopped blooming and are setting fruit .... then back to the trailer, Ginger is dragging a bit so put her inside, then mow some more ... husband then joins me on tractor, with Ginger again, after awhile I go and sit on the porch with all dogs to watch the sun set (beautiful, streaks of orange and pink) throw ball for Snoopy off the porch (she stands in the yard and ries to guess which direction I'll throw), Banshee, DB and Ginger laying graceflly around me. Getting dark, get dogs food (had prepaed earlier), feed and kennel, give each a full size trachea chewie for easter, then bring Ginger inside for evening meds and snacks ... a wonderful day, full of the grace of God and His beautiful springtime, which by His mercy Ginger has been allowed to see ... thank you all for your prayers and Easter messages, here are a few ... 'May Easter day and its promise of life, be for you a continuation of joy, health, love and strength. His hands will touch you.' ....
'Mary Lou-May this day and everyday give you peace in knowing God's hand is guiding you and Ginger. Giving to others is the best gift of all and both of you have' ....;I have lit a candle...to thank you for sharing your journey with us and to let you know how appreciated this gift is. Thank you again--Ginger, keep doing God's work! The rewards are great.' ....'To Ginger, Our beautiful red lady.'....I hope you, Ginger and the rest of the gang have a great Easter tomorrow. What a great celebration, she is doing well. THAT is amazing. =) Give her a hug & kiss!' .... 'Happy Easter Ginger and Mary Lou and your whole gang. I hope that the celebration of the season lifts you up and keeps you both going.' Yes indeed, this has been a blessed and joyful Easter for me, and I thank you all for your love and compassion.
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Mary Lou
DB,Banshee,Ginger and Snoopy(dogs)
Damcat
Callie in spirit (04/90-06/07)
http://marylouandcompanions.blogspot.com/
http://gingeroftheflyingears.blogspot.com/

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Saturday April 3

Beautiful day again! Let all out for AM run ... Ginger lively and cheerful ... after a good run, give meds (last of the antibiotic) feed and kennel, let out again in a half hour for some morning branch cutting ... Ginger seems tired so take her inside, return outside and do some mowing (I don't like to mow when Ginger is out as she follows me back and forth, no matter how tired she is ... branch cutting I stay in the same place for awhile, so she can lay down in the grass and watch.) Inside for lunch, Ginger wakes up cheerfully, has a good lunch (eggs and ground turkey) goes outside with me and we all sit on the porch. Let Ginger back in, put a load of wash in, do some housework; husband is out in back on tractor with other dogs. Take Ginger out again for a brief foray down to where husband is, cut some branches, watch the neighbor horses, return back up hill, husband goes inside and stays with Ginger while I do some mowing. A nice normal day (except I try to be careful not to overtire Ginger ...) Feed and kennel, go to store with husband, return and let Ginger in for evening meds. A good day for Ginger and the rest of us (though  miss Mattie the neighbor dog, they went somewhere for Easter I guess.) Thank you all for your prayers and support, and have a wonderful Easter Sunday tomorrow.
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Mary Lou
DB,Banshee,Ginger and Snoopy(dogs)
Damcat
Callie in spirit (04/90-06/07)
http://marylouandcompanions.blogspot.com/
http://gingeroftheflyingears.blogspot.com/

Friday, April 2, 2010

Good Friday April 2

Beautiful day, very warm (90 degrees) ... good AM run (for the dogs, my allergies are killing me) ... down the hill, up by the back fence, watched the horses, the flowering cherries are now blooming... gave Ginger meds, fed and kenneled ... went to work then realized the offices in Aiken I go to were closed (state and county closes for Good Friday) ... went to church, then picked up some plumbing supplies for husband and returned home ... dizzy as a snake, the pollen really affects me ... not as bad out where I live, so after awhile got on mower ... Ginger follows me back and forth, back and forth, and was getting slower, so took her back inside for a rest ... husband by this time in back on tractor .... got clippers and set off to clip blackberry brambles growing through our fence , tok Ginger with me (when I clip branches I'm more stationary and she doesnt get tired following me back and forth) ... mowed a little and ALL the dogs (including Ginger) ecstatically rollled in the clippings, with yips and moans of pleasure (I went back over to where they were t make sure it wasn't a dead critter of some kind they were rolling in, nope, just grass clippings...) getting dark so headed back to the trailer, got food, fed and kenneled, brought Ginger in for evening meals and eggs ... she seems very restless now, won't stay still (well, she slept a lot today), I keep letting her out to go round and turn on the motion lights, then back in for a brushing, then some ground turkey soup, then a gas pill ....I've noticed some evenings she's like this, she usually eventually settles down and snoozes at my feet. ... Another beautiful day for my sweet red girl, who is out dancing in the dark right now, turning on the lights .... thank you all for your prayers and support, I cherish every message you send me (and read them to Ginger).
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Mary Lou
DB,Banshee,Ginger and Snoopy(dogs)
Damcat
Callie in spirit (04/90-06/07)
http://marylouandcompanions.blogspot.com/
http://gingeroftheflyingears.blogspot.com/

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Thursday April 1

Another beautiful spring day ... Ginger lively and loving, good AM
run, meds, fed and kenneled went to work ... long day, hearing in
Augusta, then office, then home briefly, greeted dogs, all out,
husband on tractor in back, rode down hill accompanied by all dogs to
tell him was back, (he said Ginger had followed him all day) fixed
dogs food then went to church (Maundy Thursday), returned home
(stopped to buy eggs for Ginger), dogs already fed and kenneled,
brought Ginger in with me for evening meds, eggs, ground turkey soup,
fed Damcat, husband and myself ... Ginger very feisty tonight, she's
out turning on the motion lights for a second time ... ah, God is
good, another wonderful day for my sweet red girl... thank you all for
your prayers and support on our journey, dancing on ..... through
another month, praise God.

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Mary Lou
DB,Banshee,Ginger and Snoopy(dogs)
Damcat
Callie in spirit (04/90-06/07)
http://marylouandcompanions.blogspot.com/
http://gingeroftheflyingears.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Wednesday March 31

Beautiful sunshine, warm (80 degrees today) ... great AM run, Ginger very peppy (I'd put her green sweater on her last night as it went down to freezing, she burst out of the kennel before I could take it off and off she went, ears flying, tail high) went almost a complete circuit of the property, then jined us at the drainage pond ... treats for all, then back for meds, fed, kenneled and went to work ... had to go to dentist, also apparently have sinus infection that is making my teeth hurt, came home late afternoon, husband had gone into town and kenneled all, let out for run, waited for husband to return, then loaded all into van (except fr Mattie, who had joined us for the run), went to pharmacy for my meds, returned home after dark, fed, kenneled, let Ginger back in for evening meds ... she is bouncy, cheerful, keeps wanting to go outside and turn on all the motion lights ... another good day for my Ginger of the Flying Ears..... thanks be to God ... and thanks to all of you for your wonderful messages, candles and prayers ... one from last night I really like ' You just remember, it is your job to turn those motion lights on every night! Keep dancing to your music!"

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Mary Lou
DB,Banshee,Ginger and Snoopy(dogs)
Damcat
Callie in spirit (04/90-06/07)
http://marylouandcompanions.blogspot.com/
http://gingeroftheflyingears.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tuesday March 30

Cooler,beautiful sparkling spring day ... let all out for AM run, Ginger runs happily from her kennel and around the shed, then down the side and joins us at bottom of hill, lively and cheerful today ... watch the horses playing in back, bucking and cavorting, ride through the still unmowed vetch (the purple weed) towards the now blooming pear trees, then back to trailer for AM meds, got food, fed and kenneled, greeted husband's worker , then off to work ... long day, hearing in Columbia, I am really tired ... got home and lay down but Ginger was having none of it, nuzzled me awake so I got into my work clothes, got clippers and headed out for more branch clipping, accompanied every step of the way by Ginger, the other dogs, including Mattie, coming and going between me and husband who is mowing on tractor (Snoopy rolling in the new mown grass and turning green)  ... managed to slice up my arm on the branches, back to trailer for bandages, then husband manages to slice his finger up trying to get something unstuck on the tractor... back for more bandages ... nightfall, got food, feed and kennel all, bring Ginger back in for evening meds and scrambled egg ... she is still hungry, gave her greound turkey ... she settles for awhile on the porch with me, then runs out turning on all the motion lights ... back in for a good brushing.... ah, another good day for my sweet red girl!

Thank you for your continuing prayers and messages of support, Ginger and I are blessed to have your company on this journey...

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Mary Lou
DB,Banshee,Ginger and Snoopy(dogs)
Damcat
Callie in spirit (04/90-06/07)
http://marylouandcompanions.blogspot.com/
http://gingeroftheflyingears.blogspot.com/