Our Dogs

My father once said "I don't believe in reincarnation, but if I did, I would want to come back as one of Elizabeth's dogs." This pretty much sums up how much I love my four legged family members....and when I married Phil, I was lucky enough to add another furry companion to the mix.

The leader of the doggies, and let's face it - the entire household - is my little Pippin. She is six pounds of pure attitude.

The one that keeps us on our toes, is Roxy, a twenty pound Boston terrier, who is more than a little neurotic. She has some strange behaviors and habits that are best not mentioned here, but we love her despite them! She is 100% personality.

The love of the group is Merit...who I like to refer to as 90 pounds of PURE CHOCOLATE THUNDER!! She is the most beautiful chocolate lab I've ever seen. Always eager to please and so loyal it brings tears to my eyes.

They are the most amazing and loving companions that a person could have and I consider myself very lucky that they choose to love me.

A Wonderful Story

My husband, Phil, loved his mother with a fierceness that I find so wonderful and charming. He's got so many wonderful stories about his mother. She was raised on a farm in Maine and only spoke French until she was 18 or so. He thought he knew everything about his mom....as it turns out there were a few things that he didn't know.

Both of us are on Facebook and we play our little games and talk with friends. Sometimes we instant message each other while sitting next to each other on the sofa...silly isn't it? Well, I am here to tell you that good things can happen on Facebook. A few months ago my hubby got a message on his Facebook from a woman who said she had a friend that may be related to him. The remainder of the evening was an emotional roller coaster for him. He discovered that he has a sister!!! It turns out that his mother had given birth to a daughter when she was in her early twenties and given her up for adoption. Phone calls were made, texts and e-mails were sent, and if the information that my husband received from his uncle in Maine weren't confirmation enough, when he saw a photo of his sister and I heard his quick intake of breath I knew that they had found one another.