2011 was a pretty eventful year for us. We were able to
visit the kids & grandkids in MI in early Spring and Summer. Then we had
quite an adventure with Roger being emergently hospitalized for epiglotitis over
the July 4th weekend. Throw in a week long vacation to the Black Hills, visits from family & friends AND a new
puppy ... whew! ... it's no wonder the
year just flew by lickity-split!!
♥~♥*♥~~♥*♥~♥
Our newest member is Keiko Dakota
(japanese for "blessing" & native american for "friend"). She's now almost 5
months old, weighs 7 lbs and is currently in basic training to be my service dog
(I like to think of it as "boot camp", hehe). She's doing really well with basic
commands (even "come", which is typically hard for Schipperke's!). So far, she
alerts me to sounds AND their locations (which is "huge" for me cuz of my
hearing loss)... already knows how to "FIND mommy's epi" & will bring it to
me on command. Now just have to get her to understand it's for ME and not her,
that it's not a toy!! Eventually, she'll be trained to recognize when I'm in
early stage of a reaction and fetch my emergency meds on her own. I'm really
excited about it. In addition to her "workload", she's a wonderful companion and
is living up to her name :-)
♥~♥*♥~~♥*♥~♥
We hope & pray you'll have a Merry Christmas, as we
celebrate the birthday of our Lord & Savior, Jesus, & a very Happy New
Year!!
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Isaiah 40:31
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