Well I have been having an amazing (sometimes) but busy life. I don't know where to start so I guess I'll start with all the rain we've been having we got about 12 inches here fortunatly our sump pump down by our house kept running so we didn't get much water but Grandma and Grandpa now that was another story thier house doesn't have a sump pump because they never had high water so anyways they are away and they called us and asked us to go check on thier basement I went up and looked and it had about a ft and half in it. Well dad had bought and extra sump pump when hurricane Irene came so we took that sump pump up to thier house and started pumping well this went on for probably 6 or so hours and the water kept rising (I could have went swiming but the water was really gross) it got up to about three and half feet of water and finally my uncle called dad and said he would bring his extra sump pump and hose along well once they got here and put thier pump in it held the water level from rising but it didn't go down so they called some guys who have a manure pump to come pump it out they took all but a couple inches out then they had to leave because the Ephrata Business center had about 11ft of water in it and they had to go help pump it so we put our sump pumps back in again and all went to bed. Well the next morning the water had risen again to about a foot and half but by the end of the day the sun was out and it only had about two inches anymore so we were all thankful it didn't get worse some people had it alot worse than we did.
Well two weeks ago tommorow I had five little bundles if joy join my dog kingdom (you guessed it) Sasha had her puppies and what cuttie pies they are they are starting to open thier eyes and venture about now so it is getting to the fun (and more work but who says life is a party 24/7) stage now. It was so funny I was out checking them this afternoon and one little pup was trying to use his legs well he got so far and crumpled he gave out a little yelp and tried it again well he only got a little ways and crumpled again and just gave a huge sigh and gave up it was soooo cute to watch. I don't know if some of you heard but dear Sasha had to have
c-section to have these puppies well on Sunday night her water broke and normally two hours after thier water breaks there comes a puppy well I was out there all sunday night and come monday morning still no puppy and sasha didn't move or anything so I called the vet and he said to bring her in so we took her in and they took and x-ray and her a puppy was laying right across the birthing canal so the vet said to do a c-section well I told him if they were going to open her up anyways to spay her right away so that what they did. I have mixed feelings right now I am overjoyed about the puppies but every week that goes by means it is getting closer and closer to the time I have to get rid of Sasha once the pups are five weeks old I ween them then Sasha leaves then three more week then all but one of them leaves I know I will get through it but it's gonna be tough but God didn't promise an easy road just to help us along when it gets tough :). Oh and by the way Sasha has one male and four female so if you know anyone who is interested in a puppie let me know they are Golden Retrievers and I am going to keep one so I am only selling four of them. My phone number is 717-587-3727!
Well I think that's all for now !!!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Ocean City, New Jersey...August 8-12 2011!!
I am not quite shure where to begin I have been overly busy the past couple of weeks (or should I say months) well first of all I guess I will start out Sasha and Princess are for shore pregnant :) Sasha is due next week and she is getting big and fat :) SO EXCITED FOR PUPPIES :).
Monday:
Last week we were in Ocean City New Jersey from Monday - Friday we had an awsome time there when we first got there we unloaded the truck then Ruth Ann and I went and got some Arizona tea (mmmmmmmmmm) and sunglasses (a nessesity) and we just walked along the boardwalk to see what they all had. We went back then and made hotdogs for supper then after we ate we all got into our bathing suits and went out onto the beach and went wading/swimming for a good hour :) then we went back and hung out in the motel!
Tuesday:
We got up and made omlets for breakfast and then got into our swim suits and headed to the beach for the day!! We got out to the beach grabbed an umberella and some chairs set up and went into the water the water was very refreshing and salty but I didn't mind I loved every minute we spent about four hourse out in the water then around 2, 2:30 we went on the boardwalk and found a little pizza shop and ate supper then Ruth Ann and I went browsing and found a neat little bookstore and spent quite a bit of time in there browsing around Ruth Ann bought a book so she would have one to read on the beach! After that I spotted a dog shop and I went in intending to buy something but everything was three time the regular price I was like "no way" I was not gonna pay that much when I could get it for less at home.
Wednesday:
In the morning we fried some potatoes and made some eggs for breakfast with our stomaches full and Lots of sunscreen we headed out to the beach once again (now you understand ech day we didn't get out to the beach till 9:30 , 10:00) we got some chairs and an umberella and set up and went into the water (I know same old same old but it was FUN) that day we were out about five hours then Ruth Ann and I went browsing (AGAIN, yes) and I found this mosta adorable little stuffed animal dog and it was so comfy I had to have it (common thing I know) so I bought it then we saw this quaint little coffee shop and stopped in to get some coffe (go figure :) and while we were in there it started pouring down rain well Ruth Ann and I got soaked coming back but we had fun anyway!!!!
Thursday: (our last day going into the water)
Well that day we got up and made the same breakfast (refer to: Wednesday) and got in our swimsuits ( you guessed it) got chairs and an umberella and headed to the water the funny tthing was the day before we had met a family who had a Rachel who was the same age same height same color hair and same swimsuit on well on Thursday we hung out with them most of the day we set up beside thaem so the two Rachels could play. I had an awsome time talking to Denise (Rachel's mom) and to her mom and her sister (Denise's) we disscussed pretty much everything under the sun :) (Litterally) that day we stayed out on the beach for about 5 hours athen we got coffee and went to our motel and hung out :).
Friday: (time to leave :(
Today was packing and getting ready to leave we got up around 8:30 and started packing we were packed and ready to go by 10:30 we left and we decided to eat at the Olive Garden in Lancaster and it took about three hourse to get there and then about an hour there we got home around 5:00 then we unpacked and then we got three customers then my friend Emily came over and we talked for about an hour and half then we went out to eat and then I spent time with my dogs for about and hour then I went to bed!! Had an AWSOME time on vacation!
Monday:
Last week we were in Ocean City New Jersey from Monday - Friday we had an awsome time there when we first got there we unloaded the truck then Ruth Ann and I went and got some Arizona tea (mmmmmmmmmm) and sunglasses (a nessesity) and we just walked along the boardwalk to see what they all had. We went back then and made hotdogs for supper then after we ate we all got into our bathing suits and went out onto the beach and went wading/swimming for a good hour :) then we went back and hung out in the motel!
Tuesday:
We got up and made omlets for breakfast and then got into our swim suits and headed to the beach for the day!! We got out to the beach grabbed an umberella and some chairs set up and went into the water the water was very refreshing and salty but I didn't mind I loved every minute we spent about four hourse out in the water then around 2, 2:30 we went on the boardwalk and found a little pizza shop and ate supper then Ruth Ann and I went browsing and found a neat little bookstore and spent quite a bit of time in there browsing around Ruth Ann bought a book so she would have one to read on the beach! After that I spotted a dog shop and I went in intending to buy something but everything was three time the regular price I was like "no way" I was not gonna pay that much when I could get it for less at home.
Wednesday:
In the morning we fried some potatoes and made some eggs for breakfast with our stomaches full and Lots of sunscreen we headed out to the beach once again (now you understand ech day we didn't get out to the beach till 9:30 , 10:00) we got some chairs and an umberella and set up and went into the water (I know same old same old but it was FUN) that day we were out about five hours then Ruth Ann and I went browsing (AGAIN, yes) and I found this mosta adorable little stuffed animal dog and it was so comfy I had to have it (common thing I know) so I bought it then we saw this quaint little coffee shop and stopped in to get some coffe (go figure :) and while we were in there it started pouring down rain well Ruth Ann and I got soaked coming back but we had fun anyway!!!!
Thursday: (our last day going into the water)
Well that day we got up and made the same breakfast (refer to: Wednesday) and got in our swimsuits ( you guessed it) got chairs and an umberella and headed to the water the funny tthing was the day before we had met a family who had a Rachel who was the same age same height same color hair and same swimsuit on well on Thursday we hung out with them most of the day we set up beside thaem so the two Rachels could play. I had an awsome time talking to Denise (Rachel's mom) and to her mom and her sister (Denise's) we disscussed pretty much everything under the sun :) (Litterally) that day we stayed out on the beach for about 5 hours athen we got coffee and went to our motel and hung out :).
Friday: (time to leave :(
Today was packing and getting ready to leave we got up around 8:30 and started packing we were packed and ready to go by 10:30 we left and we decided to eat at the Olive Garden in Lancaster and it took about three hourse to get there and then about an hour there we got home around 5:00 then we unpacked and then we got three customers then my friend Emily came over and we talked for about an hour and half then we went out to eat and then I spent time with my dogs for about and hour then I went to bed!! Had an AWSOME time on vacation!
Friday, July 29, 2011
We will Never Forget
Those of you who know me know I would love to get into search and rescue well as I was researching what all goes into it of course I came across the details of the twin towers and I was reading an article about it and being this is the tenth year there are signs all over saying......
WE WILL NEVER FORGET
well last year I had the privilage of being in New York city last year on sept. 11th and amazingly the city was not at all crowded but I will not be going back on the 11th this year beings it is the 10th anniversary a sad one though it may be. So here is a pick.
Hope you like this one it is my all time favorite I just love the way the sun is between the towers and I want to thank all the firefighters and search and rescue teams and of course all the dogs who served and everyone else as well.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
(I do not own anything on this picture it is the Natioanl search and rescue's)
www.ussar.com
WE WILL NEVER FORGET
well last year I had the privilage of being in New York city last year on sept. 11th and amazingly the city was not at all crowded but I will not be going back on the 11th this year beings it is the 10th anniversary a sad one though it may be. So here is a pick.
Hope you like this one it is my all time favorite I just love the way the sun is between the towers and I want to thank all the firefighters and search and rescue teams and of course all the dogs who served and everyone else as well.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
(I do not own anything on this picture it is the Natioanl search and rescue's)
www.ussar.com
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Bittersweet
Well today was a bittersweet day I had advertised Dusty in the local newspaper and also on craigslist well today I got a call and a guy wanted to come and look at him and he came to look at him today and he bought him I got more for him than expected but the money does not mean a thing I miss him more than what I thought I would.
Well I don't know if I mentioned it but we did some renovating to the dog barn the outside we moved the barn leveled it out and put stones underneath then put it back jacked it up and cut rubber and laid it down. well the rubber was supposed to prevent digging and stink well it took care of the stink but it did NOT take care of the digging I have had to fix it TWICE now well I don't think she will do it again because I put plenty of cement blocks along there now so hopefully no more digging.
Sasha is doing very well in the training area she now stays when I tell her to so I can open the door of her pen and let her stay and I can work in there as long as I want and she will sit but as soon as you tell her ok, girl run off she is when she is outside without her leash she makes a little U turn and comes back the only thing she will not obey in is when she sees a cat off she goes but once she can't chase it anymore she comes back I am very proud of her.
Princess is my naughty one sees what she can get away with she is the one doing all the digging right now I am training her to heel which means she walks right beside and when I stop she sits down and waits until I say ok it's time to go she walks beside me again. Well so far the stopping and sitting we are doing excellent but walking beside OH MY that is like against her list of laws :) but all in all she is a good dog too. LOVE EM ALL
Well yesterday morning I got a call from my grandma and she said she had a litter of kittens with thier mommy under a bush in her flowerbed well I took them down and down on the porch was the other pregnant cat having her babies so now we have two litters of kitties so if anyone wants a kitten let us know :)
Well I don't know if I mentioned it but we did some renovating to the dog barn the outside we moved the barn leveled it out and put stones underneath then put it back jacked it up and cut rubber and laid it down. well the rubber was supposed to prevent digging and stink well it took care of the stink but it did NOT take care of the digging I have had to fix it TWICE now well I don't think she will do it again because I put plenty of cement blocks along there now so hopefully no more digging.
Sasha is doing very well in the training area she now stays when I tell her to so I can open the door of her pen and let her stay and I can work in there as long as I want and she will sit but as soon as you tell her ok, girl run off she is when she is outside without her leash she makes a little U turn and comes back the only thing she will not obey in is when she sees a cat off she goes but once she can't chase it anymore she comes back I am very proud of her.
Princess is my naughty one sees what she can get away with she is the one doing all the digging right now I am training her to heel which means she walks right beside and when I stop she sits down and waits until I say ok it's time to go she walks beside me again. Well so far the stopping and sitting we are doing excellent but walking beside OH MY that is like against her list of laws :) but all in all she is a good dog too. LOVE EM ALL
Well yesterday morning I got a call from my grandma and she said she had a litter of kittens with thier mommy under a bush in her flowerbed well I took them down and down on the porch was the other pregnant cat having her babies so now we have two litters of kitties so if anyone wants a kitten let us know :)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Trust the Dog!!
taken from Scent of the Missing........................................................
There's a story told about an experienced handler working a training scenario with a young dog who'd just begun to learn to search. The threestory warehouse where they sought a single wolunteer victim was an ideal training enviroment: full of stacked crates, landscaping tools, out-of-season holiday decorations, window cleaning equipment, discarded office furniture, and the occasional makeshift bed for a homeless person who'd snuck in. The lighting was poor. there were dark stairwells and disused elevator shafts, strange air currents and dead corners where scent hung motionless. The building challenged even experienced teams. But this dog was keen, and this handler wanted to give the building a try.
Working from the almost empty ground floor up, the two swept the entire warehouse, and the Australian Cattle dog pup hesitated in only one spot - a patch of cement strewn with moldy remains of halloween hay. He worried at the hay a little before the handler directed him away and upward to the second floor. From there they worked slowly through the still air, threading thier way between the corridors of outcast computer desks and finfing nothing. Up to the third floor, even more congested and dusty, peppered with pigeon feathers and owl droppings. They worked the room edges, the corners, and made back-and-forth sweeps across the middle of it through debris. The dog showed no interest at all. Knowing they had one planted victim, the handler reversed the search and again swept the third floor. Nothing. Second floor. Nothing still. Losing faith in the dog due to it's youth and relative inexperience, the handler began opening crates and tilting boxes over, hoping either to find the victim himself or to stir the air enough to shake loose a significant scent. The dog did not respond. In frustration, the handler took the dog back to the first floor and moved back to the flat scatter of hay, and the handler called him away from it twice, directing the dog to the edges of the elevator door.
The story goes that the dog now had enough, ignored the handler and marched past him, oblivious to further commands, trotting out of the building straight to the head trainer and plopping down in her lap. The trainer says that when the handler came out, his face flushed with anger, the dog turned away. She says the dog too looked disgusted, like "ain't HE a piece of work?"
After a few moments' debrief, the trainer asked if the dog had shown any interest in anything in the buiding at all. The handler dismissivley mantioned the hay. The trainer stood up and led the pair back into the building, where she ran her foot across the hay and revealed the grate in the floor, and beneath the grate, a ten-year-old child sat patiently in the space of an air duct, lookig upward at the three of them.
I've never heard how the story concluded - if the handler made nice to his dog at that moment, if the dog shrugged off the incident in the way good-natured canines, how the pair of them fared on later searches. But the tale in all it's versions is always cautionary, it's warning perpetual: TRUST THE DOG
There's a story told about an experienced handler working a training scenario with a young dog who'd just begun to learn to search. The threestory warehouse where they sought a single wolunteer victim was an ideal training enviroment: full of stacked crates, landscaping tools, out-of-season holiday decorations, window cleaning equipment, discarded office furniture, and the occasional makeshift bed for a homeless person who'd snuck in. The lighting was poor. there were dark stairwells and disused elevator shafts, strange air currents and dead corners where scent hung motionless. The building challenged even experienced teams. But this dog was keen, and this handler wanted to give the building a try.
Working from the almost empty ground floor up, the two swept the entire warehouse, and the Australian Cattle dog pup hesitated in only one spot - a patch of cement strewn with moldy remains of halloween hay. He worried at the hay a little before the handler directed him away and upward to the second floor. From there they worked slowly through the still air, threading thier way between the corridors of outcast computer desks and finfing nothing. Up to the third floor, even more congested and dusty, peppered with pigeon feathers and owl droppings. They worked the room edges, the corners, and made back-and-forth sweeps across the middle of it through debris. The dog showed no interest at all. Knowing they had one planted victim, the handler reversed the search and again swept the third floor. Nothing. Second floor. Nothing still. Losing faith in the dog due to it's youth and relative inexperience, the handler began opening crates and tilting boxes over, hoping either to find the victim himself or to stir the air enough to shake loose a significant scent. The dog did not respond. In frustration, the handler took the dog back to the first floor and moved back to the flat scatter of hay, and the handler called him away from it twice, directing the dog to the edges of the elevator door.
The story goes that the dog now had enough, ignored the handler and marched past him, oblivious to further commands, trotting out of the building straight to the head trainer and plopping down in her lap. The trainer says that when the handler came out, his face flushed with anger, the dog turned away. She says the dog too looked disgusted, like "ain't HE a piece of work?"
After a few moments' debrief, the trainer asked if the dog had shown any interest in anything in the buiding at all. The handler dismissivley mantioned the hay. The trainer stood up and led the pair back into the building, where she ran her foot across the hay and revealed the grate in the floor, and beneath the grate, a ten-year-old child sat patiently in the space of an air duct, lookig upward at the three of them.
I've never heard how the story concluded - if the handler made nice to his dog at that moment, if the dog shrugged off the incident in the way good-natured canines, how the pair of them fared on later searches. But the tale in all it's versions is always cautionary, it's warning perpetual: TRUST THE DOG
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Doggie comin home!!!!
Well I figured i better get on here and put a post on before Sasha comes home and takes up all my time :) as some of you already know Sasha is coming home tommorow!!! I am super excited! We did some upgrading on the dog pen while all the dogs were gone and are not quite done yet but hoping to be done before tommorow. As some of you may have seen on Facebook I am selling Dusty so if anyone is interested I am selling him for $150.00 I don't want to but Dad said I must and he is my business partner and so yeah I am then going to sell Sasha after she has her puppies (if she's pragnant) I will wait a month or so after she has them so I can spend a little time with her I am going to keep one of her puppies and raise it and train it that part I am looking forward to it is selling my dogs that is going to cause ALOT of tears let's just say that day is not being looked forward to.
I have been busy and not keeping very cool right now it makes me wonder how I ever had time for my dogs but when they come home I will have to arrange my sleeping schedule again to make time I love my dogs and wish I ghad more time with them before I sell them but you never know I may get a better dog after I sell Dusty and Sasha. I am going to replace Dusty as well with a puppy so I will have to train it too (oh where do I get more time)!!
Well I think this is all I have noticed a big difference in my life since they (my dogs) are gone I have grone closer to God I noticed also that my dogs took up so much time I was ignoring god I think that is some of his rsone for putting the dogs somwhere else it has been a growing learning excperience.
~Rose Mary
I have been busy and not keeping very cool right now it makes me wonder how I ever had time for my dogs but when they come home I will have to arrange my sleeping schedule again to make time I love my dogs and wish I ghad more time with them before I sell them but you never know I may get a better dog after I sell Dusty and Sasha. I am going to replace Dusty as well with a puppy so I will have to train it too (oh where do I get more time)!!
Well I think this is all I have noticed a big difference in my life since they (my dogs) are gone I have grone closer to God I noticed also that my dogs took up so much time I was ignoring god I think that is some of his rsone for putting the dogs somwhere else it has been a growing learning excperience.
~Rose Mary
Thursday, June 9, 2011
my life
Well hello there again!! It is nice that everyone can understand me correctly and hear what I say well you can't hear it but yeah! Today I totally lost my voice so I had to wisper the entire day which was embarrissing because I had to talk to customers and such and I was ther wispering telling them about thier parts and they all looked at me a little strange (oh well guess thats what ya get comin here "strange") anyways there was one guy come in today ironically enough who couldn't talk I guess it was a good dose of reality for me cause here I am wollowing in depression because everyone is talking over me because they can't here me and this guy can't talk at all it just made me glad the my non talking is short term.
Well I got to visit Sasha, Dusty, and Princess yesterday it was lots of fun!!! Last week when I went I gave sasha a bath and then when I went again she stank and felt all icky and I was like I am not using that shampoo again I had bought this shampoo awhile ago that it leaves thier coat feeling awsome and smelling great for about a month but unfortunatly they no longer sell it and where they do sell it it is so exspensive it's not even worth it. I put Sasha and Dusty together and the way they acted I wouldn't be surprised if she goes in heat soon if she does then she will be able to come home once we come home from vacatio.
We are going on vacation not next week but the next we are going to Albert Lee Minnesota I am really excited cause the first week we are going to a show and the second week we are going sight seeing YEAH I need a vacation!! Till next time! ~rose Mary
Well I got to visit Sasha, Dusty, and Princess yesterday it was lots of fun!!! Last week when I went I gave sasha a bath and then when I went again she stank and felt all icky and I was like I am not using that shampoo again I had bought this shampoo awhile ago that it leaves thier coat feeling awsome and smelling great for about a month but unfortunatly they no longer sell it and where they do sell it it is so exspensive it's not even worth it. I put Sasha and Dusty together and the way they acted I wouldn't be surprised if she goes in heat soon if she does then she will be able to come home once we come home from vacatio.
We are going on vacation not next week but the next we are going to Albert Lee Minnesota I am really excited cause the first week we are going to a show and the second week we are going sight seeing YEAH I need a vacation!! Till next time! ~rose Mary
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