Dog Quotes

If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went - Will Rogers

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face - Ben Williams

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself - Josh Billings

The average dog is nicer than the average person - Andy Rooney

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult - Rita Rudner

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money - Joe Weinstein

Even consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! - Anne Tyler

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, "wow you're right I would have never thought of that" - Dave Barry

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them - Phil Pastoret

My goal in life to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.

Parenting the Parents

So it's been almost a year since mom died and things just keep going down hill here. I feel like I have become a parent to my own father. Maybe's he's just depressed, but since around December he has become impossible to live with. Refuses to talk, is grumpy, snappish, demanding, won't clean up or pick up after himself. I am beginning to feel like I live with a teenager. I am truly at my wits end here. Even thinking about leaving makes me feel guilty for leaving him alone, but am not sure I can do this much longer. My brother is even less of a help, every time I ask for advice, just mumbles "I don't know"

Poet Unknown

There is no thing that dying, dies forever:
Nothing is so forespent
But it may somehow finally recapture
That first content,
Wrought of the frail and protoplasmic splendor
Of element.

There is no song, once sung, made still forever:
Never such hush profound
But somewhere in the fibers of creation
Under the ground
And over the light of stars in the summer heavens
Makes cosmic sound.

There is no love, once told, that dies completely:
Never such love has grown
But scatters seed producing in its likeness
From zone to zone:
Shaping the destiny of men and angels
In worlds unknown.

Countee Cullen Poem

"Live like the wind," he said, "unfettered,
And love me while you can;
And when you will, and can be bettered,
Go to the better man.

"For you'll grow weary, maybe, sleeping
So long a time with me;
Like this there'll be no cause for weeping;
The wind is always free.

"Go when you please," he would be saying,
His mouth hard on her own;
That's why she stayed and loved the staying,
Contented to the bone.

Robert Service Poem

I know a garden where the lilies gleam,
And one who lingers in the sunshine there;
She is than white-stoled lily far more fair,
And oh, her eyes are heaven-lit with dream!

I know a garret, cold and dark and drear,
And one who toiles and toils with tireless pen,
Until his brave, sad eyes grow weary - then
He seeks the stars, pale, silent as a seer.

And ah, it's strange; for, desolate and dim,
Between these two there rolls an ocean wide;
Yet he is in the garden by her side
And she is in the garret there with him.

Quotes

Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil; With them forgive yourself. ~William Shakespeare~

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What's best in me lives underground, rooting and digging, itching for wings.... ~Stanley Kunitz

January Trip Pics

Pics from my trip to Oregon in January. And yes, it rained everyday I was there :)

OK ok I know

Ok, ok, I know it's been awhile since I posted, trust me it's been a very odd few months. So here's a basic recap of the last few months.

November - My first Thanksgiving dinner I prepared all by myself, I only ended up crying once, it wasn't that I thought I really needed any help, but was just very hard not to be able to ask mom how she thought I should prepare something. It's odd even though I've been doing the ever famous "family dressing" for several years now, it just didn't taste the same this year. Probably just my imagination but it definetly seemed to be missing something.

November I also saw my friend get married to a great man, they make an awesome couple.

December - Made it through mom's birthday and first christmas without her. It was very odd, we didn't do Christmas at our house which I think helped alot. My brother and his financee did a wonderful dinner, they are both very good cooks.

December 31 came and went with me in bed and sleep way to early, oh well.

January - Did a vacation out west, flew into salt lake city, wow the lake from the air is very pretty. Also flew over Colorado which had some amazing view of the mountains. I would really like to see Colorado some day. Came back home to the same boredom.

January also brought back the return of my depression, guess you can't hold it off forever.

February - well February is looking just as boring, grey and depressing as ever. I have made a few new friends which are definetly a sparkle in the gloom. I did just hit my 5 year anniversary at work, am now officially vested in my pension plan, while that doesn't seem much to most people it's a milestone for me. plus it means that now i can leave without feeling guilty about giving up that pension. now the big question of the year is what to do? stay tuned for the ever revolving drama.

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Named after the Spanish Explorer Don Bruno de Heceta, the Heceta Head Lighthouse towers 205 feet above the Pacific Ocean. This lighthouse is a favorite because of the amazing view of the ocean. It's even still active.

This is from the top of the lighthouse.

View of the lighthouse on the hike up to it. You can barely see it through the fog here.

Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

This is one of 10 falls at silver falls state park. The Oregon state parks are so nice, paths were easy to walk. You can hear the falls from the parking lots, was a great hike. I hope to go see some of the other falls next trip out.

Oregon Coast Pictures

Well the day I went sighseeing was foggy and rainy, but the pictures didn't turn out too badly.

You can barely see it in this picture but this is the bridge is Newport, Oregon, it was very pretty with all the fog that day. Look closely and you might be able to see the boat under the bridge. There were also surfers in the bay that morning.

Ocean crashing onto rocks, was very cool looking. As the pressure would build up, the water would go shooting straight up like a geyser.

Yaquina bay Light house. The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is Oregon's oldest existing wooden-framed lighthouse.

This is on the coast.

Yuck! Winter already!

Oh my goodness, winter has hit here already. I'm not kidding on Tuesday it was 70 degrees out, blue skies, sunny. Yesterday the high was 31 and it even snowed all morning, SNOW!!!! This morning when I left for the work the tempature was showing 14!! It is way to early for this, way to early.

Max

My little one, well not so little anymore, but still so cute.

Being Single

Being single, oh the joys. So what exactly is the worst part of being single AGAIN? Is it going grocery shopping alone? No really, that's kind of nice really, get to buy whatever you want, don't have to drag along the unwilling uninterested partner. Is it sitting home alone on Friday night, nahhhh that's kind of nice too, watch some tv, rent a movie. So what is the worst part? Well I'm kind of torn between two of them.

1. Seeing all your friends fall in love and get married, yes ALL of them, even my ex husband. (now if that's not a kicker what is?) My final single friend got engaged a few weeks ago and is getting married in November. So finally it has come I am officially the spinster of the group. (hmmm can you really be a spinster if you're divorced? not sure)

2. Sleeping alone everynight in your bed. Now while for awhile I didn't really mind sleeping alone, it was nice, get to stretch out, hog the covers, have a million pillows, but the other night when I woke up to the dog laying right next to me with his head on my pillow, I came to the conclusion that sleeping alone really sucks.

I'm still debating which is worse, but I think the sleeping alone won, here's to hoping the dog gets his own pillow tonight.

Cheers!

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

Remember that song? Sometimes love just ain't enough? I hated that song with a passion when it first came out, I think because somewhere inside I knew it was true and I didn't want to give up the fairy tale ideal of happily ever after. But the song is right, sometimes it isn't enough. Sometimes all the love you have still isn't enough to pull it off. Sucks doesn't it?

Hurricane Katrina

Please please please, support the charities that are helping the people left homeless from the devestating hurricane. Personally I suggest the American Red Cross, they are a great charity and will use your donation to help those in need. You can donate through their website www.redcross.org or if you don't like online systems, go to your local chapter and they will forward the money to the relief efforts. Trust me they are a great organization, feel free to email me if you have any questions about them.

Pretty Pictures

First Time Canning!

I did it! I canned my own food. It wasn't much, just some dill pickles, but they are so pretty sitting there in their little glass jars. Making something for yourself is very rewarding. I've been wanting to learn to can for awhile, but I didn't get my garden in this year so I thought I wouldn't be able to try canning this year. But, veggies are so cheap right now, I thought well why not just buy some and try it out. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. While I was cleaning up, you could hear the jars sealing with their pings, it was so exciting!

I've also been drying some veggies, have done tomatoes, peppers and onions so far. It's a great feeling to see my food storage start to grow.

Ok, ok, I know this isn't the sarah you know, but things and times change. Welcome to my new world.

P.S. the picture above isn't of my pickles, but I did take pictures of them. Will post them as soon as the roll is developed.

Puppies

I love dogs soooooo much. If I could have a job working with dogs all day I would be so happy.