Adorable Baby boots

We are home from our small town fun. Before we left we made these adorable quilted baby boots. They where pretty easy and of course fun to make. I got this Curby's Closet pattern from Quilters Crossing.

We had problems finding Western fabrics but finally came across this little buckaroo flannel fabric at Hancocks. I did the pointy toe option but you could also do a round toe. I'm going to try to find blue jean fabric and bandana fabric and maybe try the round toe. I liked this pattern so much that I'm probably going to get the little girl Mary Jane pattern also.



When downloading the pictures off my camera I thought these ones where cute. The first one is Abby's mother Roo looking down on her babies and grandbaby "in jail." They where in the backyard playing while we where trimming nails so only three of them have made it into jail. These three jailbirds are Condi (Abby's sister), Abby, and Stitch (Abby's nephew).

The second one is Abby enjoying her couch sleeping time. She is not allowed on the couch at home so she spends as much time on it as she can when she goes for a visit to see her family.

And after a long day of running the field and playing with her family she was wore out!

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DON'T BUY THE PUPPY IN THE WINDOW!

If you are considering purchasing a puppy in the future please read this article.

http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/puppy-mills/


I have been an Puppy Mill Activist for a very long time. I think many people do not realize that puppies in pet stores are from puppy mills where female dogs are bred nonstop for profit. When the female is no longer capable of breeding than she is put to sleep. The adult dogs and puppies are keep in horrible conditions and are rarely if ever touched. Most of them live on wire their whole lives and will never get to run in grass, play with other dogs or with toys. By purchasing a puppy from a pet store you are supporting these kennels and allowing for the cruelty to continue. Pet Stores will tell you that they get their puppies from great breeders, but THEY DO NOT. Please think about this before buying one of these puppies. Remember that shelters and rescues are overpopulated with puppies and adult dogs. If you do not want to go to a rescue or shelter and want a purebred dog from a breeder, than PLEASE go to a reputable breeder. Make sure to go to the reputable breeders home and see where the dogs live at and the conditions they live in, if they will not let you do this than they are NOT a reputable breeder. You can find reputable breeders at: www.akc.org

Happy Birthday Abby and count down to vacation!

Happy 6th Birthday Abby!



The semester is wrapping up and finals are next week. In my pursuit for higher education I having been driving two days a week to Huntsville since January. As the semester comes to an end I can't help but think of my first day in Huntsville. I remember feeling very alone and very old. Now I walk the halls and smile at the people I have met. It's amazing how things have changed over a few months! But as the semester ends the summer begins, so now it's a countdown to our vacation in two weeks! Cozumel we are coming soon!

Birthdays and Dogs Love

So today is one of my last birthdays before birthdays no longer exist. I have had a really great day so far. I went with co-workers, clients and my step mom to a luncheon where John Grogan the writer of "Marley & Me" spook about his books and Marley his hyper and now famous Lab. He was a wonderful speaker and a really neat guy. His speech really made me think about dogs and how much we fall in love with them. It is amazing how much dogs can become a part of our life and become so special to us. Dog spelled backwards is God. I think dogs really show us Gods love, they have unconditional love for us and are always there for us when we need them. Which brings me to my little chunky monkey. Abby has been in my life for so long, I can't imagine life without her.