The Winner Is:

Happy Monday friends~As you all know today is the day that I announce the winner of my celebration giveaway. Without further adieu, the winner is:  Jeanne of Bichonpawz; you can find her @http://bermudabluez.blogspot.com/
Jeanne has become a wonderful friend and resource with owning  being owned by Hunter.  She has a delightful blog so stop by and say hi.  I am having trouble with the random number generator today but it truly picked her number. I only wish has had 30 other pairs so I could send them out to each of you.  Thank you all for entering and celebrating 1,000 posts with me.
Blessings, Noreen

Dog Safety

Good afternoon my friends~I had planned a lighthearted post this afternoon but I have a warning for all you dog owners.  Today, Hubby and I along with Hunter took a drive out in the country to see the destruction of the High Park fire and to support businesses that are trying to stay afloat amidst the devastation.  We were traveling behind a long line of cars when I noticed a older man on the side of the road taking photos. The next minute is one I won't forget for a very long time, a moment that still brings me to tears and makes me physically ill.  A beautiful black shepherd mix dog ran out into traffic and was hit by a van; we watched the horror of seeing the dog go underneath the van.  The lady driving immediately stopped and pulled of the road; the dog got up and hobbled crying towards the gentleman. I am still not sure if it was his dog or a local dog, but hubby said it if wasn't dying it would need to be put down.  Another car stopped too and leant a hand; the man who I presume was the owner looked so confused.  There were no doors open to his car so I'm just not sure who the beautiful dog belonged to.  Thankfully there is a vet nearby and hopefully they were able to get it emergency help.  I can tell you I was ill witnessing this and felt compelled not to post my original idea.  You may wonder why we didn't get actively involved-sometimes more people make a situation worse and it was clear that there were at least two other cars, directly involved, that were aiding the dog.  My caution is that no matter how well trained you beloved dog may be, please don't let them loose on roadways.  It truly broke my heart to see this and I can tell you I prayed for the pup, the owner and those involved the whole way home.   When it comes to dogs, my heart always breaks when I see one injured; today was no different.
Noreen

The Giveaway

Happy Saturday friends, Just a reminder that I am giving these pretty earrings away in celebration of my 1,000 post.  They are two sided and I believe the wires are silver.  The drawing ends tomorrow night at midnight and I will be announcing the winner on Monday. 
One chance for leaving a comment; two chances if you follow me and three chances if you link up to my blog.  Make sure I have a way of contacting you in case you win.
Have a great weekend!
Hugs, Noreen

Happy Thursday dear friends; As many of you know this book of devotions is my all time favorite. I have shared different passages here and have found that regardless of your age or season of life, this book will touch you; sometimes in a profound way and other times just in a thought provoking way.  Today I had the privilege of giving two away; one as a thank you for sending me an autographed copy of Maxdog, straight from the authors home town, and the other as an encouragement to a friend that is facing a very serious back surgery.  My hope and prayer is that both these ladies will be blessed by Sarah Young's writing.  If you haven't seen this little book, next time you are at Targ*t or Wal*m*rt, look for it there; it is reasonably priced and you will use it again and again. 
I was also able to visit with both gals today and it was such fun!  Of course, going out to lunch with the friend having surgery, had nothing to do with how fun my day has been 8-).  Today my sweet hubby was up playing the Wyoming Pro-Am tournament, I'm hoping he had a great round of golf.  Tonight we are going to our towns weekly concert with friends.  Tomorrow I will walk first thing and then go garage sailing with Kam.  The weekend is just as busy. 
I hope you have a joy filled day, remember the weekend is just about on us.  Don't forget to enter yesterday's give away and remember even if you don't have pierced ears, these would make a great gift.
TTFN~Noreen & Hunter

A Celebration and Giveaway

Good Morning Friends; Oh what a great day it is here in Colorado! Firstly, it is just great to be alive and secondly I love summer. Over a month ago, I mentioned that I was drawing close to my 1,000 post and I would be having a giveaway.  So today is my 1,000 post; who would have thought I'd get hooked by the blogging bug and find a creative outlet for my love of writing as well as finding a whole new group of friends-some international as well.  It truly amazes me of how quickly the years have flown by, how much I've learned from you all and how much fun I have here.  Initially, I started out just blogging for family members(especially our grands)so that they would have a journal of sorts as they grew older, to get to know hubby and me.  It has grown into a blog of  many loves-, my family, our dogs past and now our sweet Hunter, my quilting, my exercise and my faith. 

I found these earings at a local antique store, no they are not antiques; they are pretty and two sided-which is why they don't match, I wanted you to see both sides. I believe the wires are sterling silver so shouldn't bother you if you have allergies to nickle.

In order to enter a chance to win, there are several ways. 

1.  Leave me a comment with a way to contact you.

2.  If you are a follower or become one, leave me a second comment letting me know.

3.  Share this on your blog with a link and let me know-you will have three chances.

This drawing will be open until midnight Sunday, July 15th.  I will draw the name on Monday and send them off to you. 

You are the best and I am so blessed to have gotten to know each of you, even though it is in cyberspace. 

Joy to you~Noreen & Hunter

Our friend Goose at http://gospelofgoose.blogspot.com/  is hosting the individual/team stick carrying event.  Can you believe how big Hunter's stick is; he does enjoy chewing on them but these aren't the chewing kind, you see they came from the beaches of northern California.  We did have him playing with one last night, the bigger one was just too big for him to carry.  He is such a fun puppy!  Don't forget to go by and meet Hunter's friend Goose; he is such a awesome dude!
Hope you have a fun filled, crazy day, doing what makes you smile and giggle. 
Noreen & Hunter

Olympic Games

Hello Friends, The time is upon blogville and the Olympics have started . From my understanding, these games are open to creatures of all types-not just dogs. 

My friends, Murphy& Stanley are hosting Marathon Chewing and our little Hunter is representing Colorado and Bichons. 

You can check out our friends blog as well as a lot of other blogs participating too.  You can visit them here at http://murphyandstanley.blogspot.com/2012/06/olympic-events.html to check it out.  There are a lot of different events and your pet might even win.  I'm hoping to get Hunter to qualify in some other events, but we'll see if he cooperates.
Have a great evening.
Noreen & Hunter