Happy Birthday, Little One

wow, can't believe I haven't posted in a few weeks. We've been able to do a few fun things with the kids and have enjoyed some awesome summer weather around here - even gave the AC window unit a workout.

Yesterday was Little One's 8th birthday; she wanted a Panda theme.

Here's the cake:

Geez, working with the black icing tubes is a real pain in the behind, but I'm pretty happy how it came out.

Here is Little One with some of her presents:

We munched on some yummy sushi for lunch and I made some chinese food for dinner (in honor of the Panda theme). All in all a good birthday for the little lady.

I will have some more projects photographed soon for a summer project roundup posting.

Blessings,

C.

Sad news to share

Hello, all -

I just wanted to share this piece of sad news with everyone. Last Thursday I had to say goodbye to my good friend. She was only with us for a few years.

Our girl Tulah was adopted from a local rescue organization, she was an abused animal (not much info was known, but her behaviour showed that she had been hit). I firmly believe that there is a special place in hell for people that abuse animals. She was a kind soul, fierce protective of the family and a sweetheart to the end. Due to a birth defect (twisted front paw) she was never able to be very active and over the last months it had begun to really slow her down. We knew she was not going to live as long as a healthy dog but it still broke our hearts to see her decline so quickly. Last week we knew for sure she had made a turn for the worse; she could barely get up and was only able to walk a few steps at a time.
We wanted to spare her any further suffering and took her to our vet to be put to sleep. These last few days have been very difficult and it will take some time to get used to this. Our younger dog is still very confused and continues to look for his big doggie sister.

We now include her in our daily prayers and I found some piece in knowing that I was able to be with herat the end to tell her all the things she'll be able to do in heaven - any squirrels up there better look out - trouble's a-comin'!!! We were able to have her ashes spread at Mt. Rainier here in WA (we can see the mountain from our neighborhood).

Goodbye sweetheart, we'll miss you dearly.

Love, C.