Bella's Bath Day...

OK, If you do not own a dog, you are missing out.

This little ball of fur is my all time sweetest dog ever. Actually she is an almost human dog. The joys she brings to my world ever single day are many... Yes, I do pick up her poop, so I guess it is more like we are her people pets and she is really the boss, and I am perfectly OK with that.

I have never let one of my four children sleep in my bed but Bella well, she is special. This is what happens when all your children are almost grown. It is slightly sickening. I talk to her, hold her in my lap when I work, take her on 3-5 walks a day, give her treats, comb her hair, take her to doctor, doggie beauty salon and her cuts cost about as much as mine! She has special shampoo, drinks bottled water, and has special food you can't buy at the grocery store.

This ain't no dingo....

I paid 4,000 Qatar Riyals for her which is more than some people make in a year over here. My little houseboy Jacko asked me how much? How much? five times and I was too embarrassed to tell the truth, but I finally told him... So he doesn't call her Bella, he calls her "Four thousand!" (That is equal to about $1000 USD the price of all of our dogs in our entire lifetime combined and then some....)

Just call me Paris.

Although I do not own a Louis Vuitton purse to carry her in and I have not bought any Ed Hardy clothing, but have been tempted to see if they make little booties for her feet when the sidewalks are so hot she can't go outside during the daytime.

I can't help myself. Ashlynn is almost 18, I do not have to bathe her, dress her, feed her anymore. She is just about done with me. As I write this, she is in her room filing out College applications, (or facebook):)

A little dog is much better than the alternative, another child...

So until I am a grandma, which I am still working on the cutest word in the dictionary for my grandkids to call me... "hoochie mamma", and "Dude" is what I am thinking now, I am going to spoil my little fur ball rotten...and pretend I am needed as a mommy again...

If I could just teach her how to do Photoshop.....

Kids grow up, I don't think anyone warned me about that part. I've been so preoccupied and overwhelmed on how to raise them that I didn't realized it was only for a short moment of your life. Blink and it's over....

So for now, I will sit on every bleacher at every Volleyball and Tennis game, work the concession stand, be present at every parent function, bake cookies, join Graduation committees, and encourage the college application process, only to know that before long I will be sitting alone at home with my dog on my lap...

Be nice to your furry friends they don't leave home....
Sher

New meaning for "Smarty Pants"

We are in an age when media puts into our heads the idea that only skinny people are beautiful.

But I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver and a coffee with my friends. With time we gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room it distributes out to the rest of our bodies.

So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured,educated and happy. Beginning today, when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think, ¨Good gosh, look how smart I am¨



Have a fun day!

Sher

Do angels have wings?

Often I am reminded by real people

that seem to be angels in my life

that maybe,

just maybe,

not all angels have wings...

Some just might be your next door neighbor that knocked at the perfect time, or that amazing teacher that has taken your "new to the school" student by the hand. Angels to me can be real people just placed here on earth to help us through stages in our lives.

We all have them, and believe me

we all need them.

I have a few.

Some are here on earth and some are not.

Some come and some go...

You can tell these so called real life angels are real angels by the way they sincerely and wholeheartedly listen to you, guide you, laugh with you and sometimes allow you to make mistakes and tell you it is all going to be OK. And something about the way they say it, you know they are right. Angels comfort you...

Some are young and some are older, some are female and some are not. Angels come in many colors, shapes and sizes...

I am thankful for all the wingless ~ walking ~ talking angels in my world past and present...

But there are days that... Sometimes you have to be someone's angel too...

Keep those wings ready, even if you have never flown before... :)

Blessings to all...

Sher