Have you hugged your fur baby lately??

This maybe a long blog, fair warning... remember, you're on riding on 'The Rambling Train'!! *giggles* We'll just see where this goes.

So, I've been leaving "quick notes" here & there about how we've been having problems with trying to get Coleman to eat from their food bowl.

Well, after MANY different things we've tried, he is finally eating out directly out of the bowl and in it's normal spot.

We're are still unsure what happened a few months ago when Coleman started being so scared he wouldn't eat. Both Hubby & I had to do everything from pouring the food on the floor and on a paper plate, just so we could get him to eat.

We thought maybe he was shocked on the metal bowl, or his tag hit it & scared him. So, he now has a plastic bowl... but it was still tough to get him to eat. We would even sit with him while he ate. He seemed to be a little bit more relaxed. HOWEVER, it was iffy at best.

Well, I was talking to a neighbor a couple months ago & she said only way she could get her one dog to eat was to mix a little bit of canned dog food with the dry. Soooo... next time I went to the store I picked up a couple cans. AND WHAT A LIFE SAVER that has been! Ok, not life saver... but a lot less stress!

Even though Coleman still scared a little, at least I've gotten it to where he will come into the living room and sit & watch me at the counter mixing his food together. See his eyes in the photo above... he was looking at the fork I had in my hand. LOL.

He's still a silly one... a lot of the times one of us still has to sit (or stand) before he's comfortable enough to eat. When he does finally eat, he woofs it down like crazy.

NOW, if only we can get Sunny to eat without waiting on my hubby to be home! Good grief... I think she's just getting old & she doesn't want to bother with it until she absolutely has to! (btw, a couple weeks ago, when Hubby was not home, to get her to eat, I had to give her JUST canned food. What a little spoiled brat she is! *grins*)

SPEAKING of Sunny... Earlier I was reading Kitty's blog & watched the video about how the ASPCA (?) has to put down so many animals because of over population... (PLEASE, read her blog BEFORE you watch the video... IF you decide to watch it. As she says, it's disturbing... but it SHOULD disturb you!!!) Anyway, after watching it, I went to go hug Coleman & Sunny... & this is what I saw!
I can't believe I actually got her to look at the camera! That's rare!!

Sunny just loves her stuffed animals! (I see a monkey, a bunny a frog... & that pink thing at the back of her feet, is a 'stuffed' tug of war bones. Can't remember what the other things is, maybe a bear?) Well, I shouldn't call them "stuffed" because most of them no longer have their stuffing!! It's funny when she starts in on a new toy!

Ok, that's about it for this ride. Hope you all enjoyed! Take care! (Off to go hug my doggies again!)

Picture Perfect - ZEST

This is my 1st submission for Picture Perfect... I've been a part of the group for some time now... but I hadn't submitted anything yet.

This week's category grabbed my attention right away... I believe it's usually only one word challenge... & this week is... "ZEST"... & to be sure I was thinking along the right line... I looked up ZEST in the thesaurus & one of the synonyms is "passion"... so, that now explains why I am using this photo...

(Oh, I did check with the admin of the group & she said the age of the photo doesn't matter... just as long as it's my own... & this obviously is my own!!)

My submission........... (My baby Coleman... he just loves the snow!)

United Friends Challenge #56 - The Harley Dogs' Diary...

Well, it's been a while since I have done any of these challenges... AND... since it was my turn to set it... & because I've been battling a really bad headache all week... I went the easy route with my challenge... Here's the details...

Write on any previous Challenge to which you have not yet responded.
Be sure to include a link to this Challenge AND the one you choose!

Another reason I chose to do this type of a challenge, is because there was at least one from the past I missed completely & I wanted to do it. Furthermore, the group now has quite a few new authors... So, I wanted to give them a chance to do some they had missed.

The past challenge I chose was #47 from ZeeZee Writer & it is as follows:

Write a story in Diary form. Must be at least 200 words.
June 5th 2008 Dear Diary.... can be funny, sad, tragic etc.

Before I give you my story... here is a link to more great stories from my challenge. Also, a little disclaimer to my story below... The entries are from the site I created for my dogs Coleman & Sunny. (aka: The Harley Dogs.) HOWEVER... to be true to myself (& because it's been almost a year since I blogged anything for them) I posted another entry today & included it in this diary format.

If you click on their name above... (As with all the other links in this posting... it should open up a new tab / window.) ... & send them (me) an invite, you can keep up to date with their antics (meaning other things I post to their site).

Now that the "official business" is out of the way... on with today's challenge... (which by the way is not really fiction... it's just written in the 1st person perspective, as if Coleman (or Sunny) was talking... unless otherwise noted.)

 The Harley Dogs' Diary

5-20-07 - DEAR DIARY...

Hi, I'm Coleman (on the right in the photo way at the top) & next to me is Sunny. What we normally do... sleep! Ok... I don't sleep as much as the little girl. (Ok, she's not THAT little, but smaller than me!)

I'll be doing most of the writing since Sunny so lazy! (Wait, maybe I shouldn't write that... she may see it. WHO AM I KIDDING?!?!)

Monday through Friday we're usually at home with our mom. (a.k.a. Lady Harley) She's great a GREAT lady! (More about her & Dad later!) & our job, according to Dad is to sleep & bark at the mailman. (However, we don't always hear him.)
Sometimes on the weekends, we get to go to Mom's farm, were she grew up.

Since we live in the city, we get to run free when we get there. Sunny has made friends with the Todd, Buster, Bianca & Sassy... But for some reason I just can't get close to them. Buster is scared of me... but what he doesn't know is I am more scared of him. Todd, he's just an old man. Bianca & Sassy, well, they're just little things & usually stay out of our way.

Oh, I can't forget the fun we have chasing all the farm kitty's!  Seems like every time I turn around there's another. Sunny enjoys running them up the pine tree in the front yard. So, I tend to follow. (I'm not chasing them, I'm herding them!! That's what I was born to do!!)

One day I found something that smelled real good & so I rolled around in it. Well, it must not be to attractive... because Dad sprayed me with water soon as he saw me. I don't get it... we had just had a bath the day before, I was just trying to get rid of the perfume they put on me!

Besides getting to run to my heart's content, we both enjoy the ride in the truck or car to get there. Soon as Mom or Dad says RIDE, we both jump up & down with excitement.

When we get home we're so tired, so we pretty much sleep the next couple of days. However, since, I have to guard the house... it seems every time I start to fall a sleep someone is walking
down the alley with their mom or dad. I bark to let Mom & Dad know someone is outside.

Too bad we live in the city, because when I have to go potty, my parents have to put me on a leash. Sunny doesn't always have to be on leash (which I'm jealous of!) Maybe it's because she's getting fat & slow in her old age. (But she's younger than me by a couple years.) Well, ok, she's not that slow... when she sees a bunny or cat (after I bark!) she takes off like crazy. She's funny, though, most times she's not running, but rather bounces like a rabbit.

I do sure say we have it made though. We have our own couch in the room where Mom & Dad work on the computer. When they're not here that's usually where we stay.

Sometimes Sunny is a grouch & growls at me to get off, so I go sleep by the door.

When Mom & Dad are home, Sunny pretty much follows Dad around. I float between Mom & Dad. It just depends who's moving around the most. However, my choice is Mom. She's always petting me. When Dad gets home he will run with me around the house. I just absolutely love running! (Sunny sometimes joins us, but almost always stays on one of the couches.)

Can you tell who the smart one is? Ha Ha!! I have her beat by miles! She is SO silly! Once, she tried to bury one of her bones in under my tail. SERIOUSLY!! I didn't notice it until Dad & Mom about died laughing. Mom was laughing so hard she couldn't breathe. That's when I turned & looked at Sunny & thought, "You've got to be kidding me!"

She's always tries to bury bones. I don't know why, because I still can see them... I told you she's not that smart!

Oh, by the way, I am a Border Collie about 7 years old, (if you couldn't tell by the picture.)

Sunny, well, she's part Corgi is all we know. (She think she's about 4 years old... maybe older.)

Neither of us remember are biological parents. Mom rescued Sunny after me. She was named Sunny because the collar she had on had sunflowers on it. Her middle name is Hale, because
that's the name of the store she was running loose when Mom rescued her. Just in time, too... according to Dad she was skin & bones when Mom brought her home. I didn't really pay attention. I just know I can't see her ribs like I did when she first arrived.

I was in a pet store before Mom brought me home. She went after dog food for Jake the beagle (he's since passed away) & came home with me. Maybe it was my charm? I am just thankful for her getting me out of the cage. I had a rough start in life.

The rescue group told my mom that they found me in a Coleman cooler with the lid barely on. (I guess that's how I got my name!) That was about 7 years ago.

I do have to say we truly love where we are now! Mom & Dad loves us & it shows!!

Well, it's a gorgeous day out & Mom has the back door open & I hear a lot of noise outside, I think I'll go investigate. It's time to go out anyway & do our thing.

Ok, Mom looks busy, I'll just go lie down for a little bit. We were at the farm yesterday... hey what's that, oh just another car flying down the alley by our house. Anyway, we're still worn out... so I'll wait until Mom says my favorite words... "Outside, potty".

Until next time...

6-4-07 - Dear Diary...
June already??

Hi again all! It's still me, Coleman... Sunny is sleeping, like usual!

This picture is something I don't like!! STORMS!! When it thunders, I run to the back door & try to bark it away. Sometimes it works! (Sunny, well she just sleeps through it... just like about everything else!)

So, what have we been up to lately. Just the usual. Sleeping, eating, & barking at neighbors.

Oh, we have gone to Mom's farm a couple times. (I stand corrected, it's Grandma's farm.) The last time we didn't stay long. I think because I kept barking at everyone. I didn't mind because it was extremely hot that day.

It's been quite hot for a while. So much, Mom slept a lot last week, so she couldn't help me with my blog.

However, the last few days it's been rainy. Needless to say, when it's like that we have to wait to go outside. But we do go out in the rain when it just won't stop.

We were both lonely a couple weeks ago when Mom was gone for awhile. I heard her say she was at the farm. (Why didn't she take us?) Oh, we were just alone while Dad was at work.

Then she came back! We were SO HAPPY!! I could smell the farm dogs on her. So, I know she was there!

However, the other day she disappeared what seemed like days (was actually only about 30 hours)... & when she came home, she had some other smells... NEW DOGS!! (She was at her sister's & they have 2 dogs, too. Lewis & Copper.) Mom told me we'd love Copper... but Lewis is huge & would probably scare us into the corner.

I think I'd chase him in the corner. (Note from my mom: NOT! Lewis is a huge 185lb Newfoundland.)

Today, like most weekdays, we're just lazying around. It's not as hot as it had been. Especially not since Dad put this big box in the window downstairs. It's a weird looking box, but I don't care, because it blows cool air!!

Well, it was an early day... so I'm going to go & sleep.

Good night!

6-21-07 - Dear Diary...

Well, I think Coleman has his fun here... my turn now! I'm Sunny & I just love this season! Great time to get out & enjoy the weather.

Ok, maybe I do just lay on the couch most of the day... but if I wasn't so old & tired I'd be out there running around with Coleman!

Speaking of tired... it's late... I just wanted to say Hi to everyone!

I think I'll leave the blog stuff to Coleman, he's better at it than I am. We'll see!
Night!

7-2-07 - Dear Diary... TRIP TO THE FARM!!
We made it to the farm yesterday. This photo, however is of Sunny on 5-6-07. It's the only one Mom (Lady Harley) has of us at the farm... So far!  (Though we don't stay still long enough to get a good picture.)

I think I am finally starting to make friends with Buster... Well, I ignored him long enough to go chase some of the farm cats & explore a little. (That is before Mom called us to go home.)

It was a short time, but I enjoyed it. (I think Sunny did too... because she actually was able to keep up with me, for the most part... Dad says it's due to the new dog food we are getting.)

There's people outside, so, I'm going to go now so I can bark at them!

P.S. The white dog in the photo is Bianca (a Maltese) & the Yorkie is Sassy. Grandma Ann is partially in the photo too.

7-15-07 - Dear Diary...

Hi! This is Lady Harley / "Mom"...

Since Coleman & Sunny are sleeping, I thought I'd take time to share a couple funny things about them.

1st is this picture... That is Sunny... she crawls under the sheet or blankets on the couch when it's cold... So much sometimes she can't get out without our help!

The other is... Sunny loves to bury the bones we give her... well one night she decided to bury one under the Coleman's tail!!!!

We laughed so hard watching Sunny move Coleman's tail back & forth until she thought it was buried good enough.

The funniest part was, Coleman never moved!! (Yes, this actually happened!!)

Thanks for stopping by & I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!

7-13-08 - Dear Diary... I'm back!

Hey, I'm back!  This is Coleman again... & ... well Mom (Lady Harley) has really not been keeping up her end by blogging for Sunny & me. Maybe doing her writing challenge will inspire her to write more for us too!

Actually there is nothing much going on since we had a real entry a little over a year ago...

One thing you'll notice is, this is now on a different site... since Yahoo 360 decided to abandon fixing the glitches, Mom was introduced to this site & it's turned out to be WAY better.

Sunny is still burying her bones in unusual places, such as under Dad's pillow... While Dad is trying to sleep... And she still sleeps a lot. I, too, have been sleeping a lot. I guess I'm starting to feel my age. (Which is about 8 (human) years).

However, when Dad or Mom is up moving around, I'm usually not far behind. I do still love to run when I get the chance... however, Mom (with help from others) removed the carpet out of the kitchen... & now that floor is so slippery I can't keep my feet from going out from under me. Mom did put some rugs down so I can get from the living room to the computer / back (what some may call a mud room) room where Sunny & I have our own couch!

And so I can go to the back door & bark when I need to go out & potty. I now do my running outside... but I can't go too far because they put me on a leash. They say it's for my own good... but I don't understand. I just want to go for a run & have some fun!! (I think Mom is scared I won't come back. I love her & Dad... of course I would come back... if I don't get lost!)

Mom is talking about taking us to the farm this week or next, depending on the weather. I am looking forward to that!! Here kitty, kitty, kitty!!!

We have not been to the farm in a LONG time... I hear it's due to gas prices... whatever that means. We also have not been to the groomers in a long time... However, Mom's friend, Passion Wolf came over a couple weekends ago & helped Mom give us a bath.

EEK! I so do not like baths!!! & This one the water was from the hose & was a little cold. However, it was on one of them HOT days & it helped me cool down. They did have warm water in a bucket to mix.

After I was done I shook & shook & shook... I still wasn't dry a few hours later when Dad got home. However we smelled better! (How is it Sunny was completely dry in a matter of an hour? ... maybe it's because she's smaller than me?)

Well, that's all for now... I'm going back to sleep!

(That photo at the beginning (way up there...) is, of us is one from 2005 that Mom found in her stash. Sunny has a lot more white fur on her face now. I'll make sure Mom post a more recent one next time.)

Ok... not only have I met my challenge... but you are now caught up with all that was on The Harley Dogs site... so, if you send me (them) an invite, you won't be behind... (oh, I did not include, above, the 2 unrelated blogs you will see... they were just graphics... one for my sister's birthday & the other for 9-11.)

Coming up next (hopefully later today)... My version of "Blogging every 2 hours for 1 year." ... as I said... MY VERSION... Just wait, you'll see!

United Friends Challenge #8 - Coleman's Story

This challenge was set by yours truly!

Write as if you are an animal ….

If you are a domestic pet, tell us how you came to be with your new parents and about your life.

If you are a wild animal, tell us about your life – and would you want to be with a “human family?"

When I made the challenge, I was thinking of doing a wild animal... but I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about the day Coleman came into my life.

Now, please keep in mind this is during the time of my memory block, so this is mixed with some of my memories & some of the stories told to me & some of it is what I like to think happened before I came upon the scene.

Click here for other submissions.

Home is where your dog is!

This is what I think Coleman would have said about that day...

Sitting up when another dog was placed into the cage with me, I said, "Hey, watch it! You're sitting on my tail!"
 
"Oh, sorry. You know they don't give us much room do they?"

"It's ok, it's not your fault, they just basically shoved you right in here with me. By the way, where are we going?"

"We're heading to be put on display. From what I heard we have to be on our best behavior so that someone will take us home with them."

"Well, anything will be better than where I was 3 days ago!"

Before I could tell my story the vehicle came to an abrupt stop.

Beep Beep Beep the traveling companions heard as the van backed into a parking spot.

Someone came to the back & opened up the doors. My new friend & I made some noise...

"It's ok. You'll get your chance." said a lady.

She then opens up the cage next to me & puts a leash on a beagle, then takes him into a big building.

"Where is he going?" I asked my new buddy.

"That's where we will meet our..." then the door opened again, interrupting the chocolate lab.

"Hey their handsome, it's your turn." says another sweet lady with the leash.

She reaches in opens my cage & puts the leash around my friend.

"What about me?" I barks at the worker.

"Don't worry Coleman, We'll be right back for you." Placing a hand under my chin she continues, "I'll bet you'll be one of the 1st to go!" She reaches and pets me on the head.

I stand up & shake, as the door closes once again.

"Well, this is a lot better than being in the plastic box with my brother's & sisters!" thinking back to that dark day we were found by this nice lady.

Before I could recall anymore the first lady worker returns. "Ok, Sweetie, it's your turn!" She puts the leash around me & I playfully jump out & am guided to a grassy area.

I look at the lady, not knowing what she wants me to do. "Go on, do your thing before we go in."

"Oh, how'd she know I had to go potty."

After pacing around & sniffing I finally find a spot & squat. Then I  gently walk up to the lady with a smile on his face. She pets him on the head & says, "Ok, it's time. You won't have to do anything, except give that same look. Someone is bound to fall in love with you right away."

She guides me into that big building. The first thing I notice was the smell of the all the food. Hmmm that smells SO good.

I started to walk toward some boxes to investigate, but I received a tug the other way. "Sorry, you can't have any of them. Maybe we can get you a treat later. 1st you need to get up here." The lady says as she picks me up & puts me in another cage. This time I was by myself.

"Hey I see you made it!" I heard next to me. I look over & it was my buddy who rode with me.

"What is this place?" I asked him.

"Not sure exactly, but perk up here come some perspective owners!"

I sat up on my hind legs, panted & smiled. But they walked right past me. They stopped and looked at my buddy. He was pawing at the cage & barked "Pick me. Pick me". The woman turned around & said to the lady worker, "He's just what we want. Please tell me more!"

The lady opens the cage & my buddy jumped out & right into the arms of the man.

I was so depressed. All the other dogs around me were getting picked to what I found out, a home. A home with those who would love me.

The day was about over & I was so tired. So, I laid my head down in between my paws & was starting to rest my eyes. Next thing I know, this cute girl is looking toward my cage as she's talking to the lady worker.

I heard her ask, what's going on? The lady explained how all of us are dogs who were rescued. Then the cute girl with a pony tail walk toward my cage & asks, "May I hold this one?"

I wasn't sure if she was referring to me, so I just stayed put until the door opened. The lady worker reached in & swooped me up & put me in this kind looking woman's arms.

I figured this is the time I should pour on the charm. So, as she was standing talking with the workers, I laid my head across her arm.

I heard her exclaim "Aww. That is so sweet. What is this little one's story?"

The lady worker started to tell her my story.

"Well, we've named him Coleman because we found him in a Coleman cooler. Someone had called us telling us to come get the puppies off their front porch. When we got there, a red cooler was sitting with the lid on most of the way. it was off enough for them to breathe. There was a note on the door telling us to take all the dogs."

"Oh, how sad!" The pony tailed girl said. "You know, I just came here for dog food for my other dog at home. I don't know if my husband will let me bring another one home. May I hold him a little longer, while I call him?"

"Sure, go ahead."

I looked up at her & then place my head back down on her arm & sighed. She pet my head while she was talking to the worker. She then walked around the store & talked to someone else on a cell phone.

"Hon, he's so cute! Can I... can we do it?"

He must have said no, because she walked back & handed me back to the lady worker. I thought for sure she was the one who would take me home.

"How much longer will you be here?" she asked. "I have to think about it & talk to my husband a little more."

"For about 2 more hours. We'd rather you think about it than make a decision in haste."

"I have a couple other places to go & then I'll be back, because I still have to get dog food."

"I understand." the worker says as she puts me back in the cage.

The girl walks off & then a few minutes later I see her around the corner on the phone again. She keeps looking at me, so I just laid down again with my nose in between my paws.

She then disappeared. I let out a big sigh & thought that was it. She's not taking me with her.

Short time later I seen her again, she was talking to some other workers. She points to me a couple times. I kept my eyes fixed on her. Something about her just made me feel as if I needed her to take me in her arms again.

Sure enough the person she was talking to comes over to my cage & I am placed in her arms again. Oh so comfy! I want to go with her!

"I have some other places to go. Can he stay here until I come back, or do I need to take him now?"

"He can stay here & we'll get him all ready for you."

She hands me back to the lady worker this time. Pets me on the head & says "Don't worry Coleman, I'll be back for you!" Then she signs some papers & walks out the front door.

The lady worker doesn't put me back in my cage this time. She takes me back to a big metal box. Then she runs water all over me. Along with some stinky stuff. I try to shake but she puts her hand on my back & says "Wait. I need to get you looking handsome for your new mommy."

A new mommy? It worked! Alright!

She rinses me off & then says "Ok" & then I proceeded to shake all that water off right into her face. She laughed & I licked her hands as she tried to dry me off.

Then she picks me up & takes me back to the cage. I laid down as she puts a tag on my cage. I wonder what it says?

I found out as other people walked by, looked at the tag & said "Oh, this says he's adopted already."

It seemed like forever & a day before I saw that freckled pony tailed girl again. This time she was smiling ear to ear.

"I come to take you home, Coleman." she said to me.

The lady worker said "His appointment to get fixed is day after tomorrow." She hands my new mom a card & continued, "If you need any help, please let us know. Keep in touch."

Fixed? What does she mean by fixed? I'm not broken!

Then my new mom carries me out & puts me into a soft seat, looks down at me & says, "Ready to go for a ride, Coleman? Ready to meet your new brother Jake? Ready to go home?" I licked her hand to tell her I was more than ready!

It had been a long few days & I was so tired I didn't care who Jake was. All I knew I felt so happy I was going home...

I looked up at my new mom & barked, "Home, that is such a wonderful word!!"

That was over 8 years ago & since then I gained sister, named Sunny. My brother Jake is now in heaven.

I still pace around looking for a place to potty.

My dad taught me how to shake hands and to give a "high 5!". I'm spoiled rotten! I love it here!

Sunny & I get to go to my mom's family farm to run. There I have made some more friends.

Every night before we go to sleep my mom gives me a big hug & kiss & says "I love you Coleman!"

Yep, home is a wonderful word!

The REAL me

(Re-posted from 360) ... At the urging, rather arm twisting, of my 2 good friend Autumn & Maegan... I have decided to post a real picture of myself.

I've procrastinated on this because without a little color, you would be able to see how tired I am! Without makeup, I look like death warmed over sometimes.

So, I finally mustered up the energy & here are the results...

Keep in mind that, for me, getting dressed is a small feat some days... so to put on make up too... that's practically a miracle! LOL

So, "How Do I Look?" (in my best Finola Hughes voice)

See, I look a lot like my avatar, don't I
No, Dad, I have not cut all my hair off... I have it pulled back in a pony tail. But it's only to my shoulders!

By the way... I am happily married, & I am not looking for any other romantic relationships... so don't even ask! (I have my hands full with the man I have now! LOL)

Here's one more picture for you, with my baby... Coleman!

Isn't he just precious I just love him to pieces!

Because I really do not want to get rid of my avatar on 360... I'll post one of these as a headshot here, on Multiply.

Where has the summer gone... 9-1-07 (entry #1)

I can not take credit for the above photo... I found it via Google Images searching for Summer Shadow. Finding this picture led me to this person's interesting website called "Use My Sky". There are many wonderful photos on this site!

So, where has summer gone??
I'll tell you! It's went somewhere between here & Yahoo Answers! At least, this is where I spent most of my summer! (Mainly because of my physical condition... my thyroid, if new to my blog... please see this prior posting.)

Don't get me wrong... I am glad, because I've made MANY friends!! One of them I just came across a few weeks ago. I connected with Sean from my friend Dudge's blast message. That link led me to Sean's Ultimate Photo Showdown.

Sean posts about 9 photos about one particular subject, from other users & the rest of us judge. If you wish to vote, you still have time for week 2's entries!!

Well, Coleman is wanting to go out... So, I have to call it quits for this entry!

"He smells like a wet dog..." 8-20-07 part 3

That's because he is one!!

This is a picture of Coleman from this morning after he finally decided to "go potty"!! The kicker is, had I just gotten up away from the computer 3 minutes earlier we would have avoided the down pour & lighting!!

I guess I'm in a "weather theme" today!!

SPEAKING OF lighting... I practically had the life scared out me just a little bit ago! I was heading to the library to drop off books that were due today when it started to pour again. That's the hardest it's poured, I've seen in a long time!!

I was driving through the 5 way light downtown when a crack of lighting happened a few blocks away... it was so darn close that I'd swear the clap of thunder happened before I saw the lighting!

The library was about 4 blocks away from there. So, I thought, ok, I'll just drop these books in the box outside that I can pull up to. NOT!!!

Just as I turn down the street it's on, it started to hail! I thought, ok, I'm pulling in the library garage & I'll wait it out. So, I did. While I was waiting, I decided to run my books inside. I walked in so fast & back out, I bet they didn't see me on the security cameras (if there are any.)

Well, as mentioned, hubby is home & needs the computer before he runs to his buddy's house. So, I will try to blog yet again in a bit! (If I don't fall asleep... I've been up since 3:30 this morning. Had to use restroom & then storm woke up Coleman & I had to keep him quiet. I decided to stay up, instead of fight trying to go back to sleep.)

(Sorry if there are any mistakes... I'll have to proof this later!!)

P.S. Check out this link at Weather.com for an updated radar of Hurricane Dean!!! He's moving FAST!!! To see it in action, click on "Show Map in Motion", just under the picture. Also, you can scroll the list & look at other maps of Dean!