Tori update...

after her first chemo, her hair started falling out...

she did her blood work on Monday to see if her counts were up...

and they are up!

round 2 of chemo is next Monday...

so she had her head shaved to get ready...

keep the prayers coming...

they are holding a benefit this weekend for her...

pray that goes well, too, and that she is able to attend...

she wants to thank everyone personally and see all of her friends...

this photo is Tori with her big sister and her mom...

as the sun comes out again...

God has blessed us with another cooler fall day...

the autumn clematis is almost spent...

but still smells sweet...

and the fall colors are popping up here and there...

Mr Squirrel needs to claim his nuts...

its a windy day here and in the 60s...

nothing much better than that...

we have lost 3 fur babies in the last week...

and my heart was sad...

so last night, I asked God to take away the sorrow that was weighing me down so much...

and he did...

just like that...

so today is a new day...

playing with babies...

enjoying this day...

and keeping things in perspective...

no tears today...

just grins and giggles...

and loving our simple, little country world...

hope your day is full of sunshine, grins and giggles, too...

;)

Boofy Lynn...

went home around supper time tonight...

in my arms...

my girl isn't suffering anymore...

thank you for your prayers

Sundays are good days...

weeded the tomatoes today and watered pots...

that's the only outside work we did...

which really isn't work, to me...

I like playing in the dirt...

still getting blooms, but no more bloom rot on the new ones coming on...

and of course we have plenty of help whenever we venture out...

kind of looks like a little lamb...

and he follows me everywhere...

so here are some shots of what I look at when I am playing outside...

we had a Jack Russel coming in this weekend to see if we could help her out any...

been abused and the people who took her in just can't get her to come out of her shell...

scared of everything...

so we have waited on them to call all weekend to say they were on their way with her...

and when he does call, its to say they want to wait until next weekend...

Daphne was helping, too...

I told this man that that was better for us, too...

we have one missing and one down on us...

Beau Beau is missing...

2 days now...

and Boofy must have had another seizure...

she is down...

losing weight and dehydrated...

so just got done giving her a bath and feeding her chicken baby food...

just a bit...

with my finger...

and gave her a dropper full of powerade zero for electrolytes...

blow dried her and put her in a kennel...

this is the third time she has started crashing on us...

so hoping she pulls out of it...

she was just outside running and playing 2 days ago...

so whatever is going wrong with her, if this is how its going to be for her...

I do not mind giving her back...

we have had her 7 years...

we can go years without losing one and then bam...

just like that, they fade away...

and its always because someone else is waiting to come in...

and you know there are more out there...

who need us...

He has never sent us more than we could take care of...

this is one that I will really miss when he goes...

and at 13, he is slowing down...

I have learned to appreciate who we have, when we have them...

because here, nothing is forever...

Heaven, to me, is where no animal or child is waiting to be adopted...

when they cross over, they have their forever home...

and they're safe...

so if you could pray for both my little ones...

for no suffering...

I would appreciate it...

a fun thing and a sad thing...

we have an abundance of these this year...

I see one everyday out in the yard...

but I wanted to show you this little jar...

got it at a rummage sale a few weeks ago and knew what I wanted to do with it...

see the holes?

perfect to use for a mini flower frog...

and it filled up pretty easy...

all while being watched...

and here it is inside...

a great alternative to floating the flowers...

and a bit of sad news...

Zags passed away in my arms late last night...

do not know why...

he ate good yesterday morning and then wouldn't eat for us after that...

by 8pm he was crashing...

so I sat and rocked him...

he left here at 11:45...

I guess someone up there needed a kitten to play with...