Daddy's Home!

Did you watch Barbara Walters last night? Mama and I watched it. She didn't cry like she thought she would. She got choked up a few times though. Mama thinks that Patrick is very inspirational and a very strong man. It's amazing to us that he was able to shoot a new series while fighting cancer. We hope that he continues to have a good quality of life. We also hope that the tabloids leave him alone. We doubt they will.

Daddy walked in right at the end of the show, so Scout and I jumped up from watching the show and gave kisses to him. We are so glad that Daddy is home again. Well, he is back at work now, but he will be home for dinner tonight. :-)

I'm much happier today, don't you think?

These Shoes Are Adorable!

I have a friend who just had a baby last month. I have been searching all over trying to find her something slightly unusual for the baby. My friend loves cows and when I saw these shoes, I screamed. Aren't they just the cutest thing? Cow shoes! I'm sure you know the feeling when you find the perfect gift for someone. I know she will love these as much as I do.



Here is a link to the store if you are interested:
Baby Clothing The shoes are item #MTCow. These shoes are individually hand-painted with non-toxic acrylic paint and are washable. The shoes have an elastic no-tie curly laces which should make it easy to get them off and on.

The store has all sorts of items besides just shoes. They have clothes for girls:
Baby Girl Clothes and, of course, clothes for boys Baby Boy Clothes

The store also carries mother's jewelry, sock monkey animals, children's jewelry, birthday gifts, items for the bedroom, political items and many other items. There are even corporate gift baskets. This store seems to have just about anything you could want for a baby or toddler. There is even gift registry, which really makes gift giving easy.

I had not visited this store until today, but I will definitely be back. Their items are very unique and the selection is quite large.

I Miss My Daddy

I really miss my Daddy. Mama said he is supposed to come home tonight. That means that the Lifetime movies marathon will end at our house and I will have to give up Daddy's pillow. That's okay with me. I would rather have my Daddy back home. He gives the best ear massages of anyone.

Mama said that if you are a Patrick Swayze fan then you should watch him tonight on the Barbara Walter's special. She said to get your hankies handy though because it's likely to be sad. Mr. Swazye is terminally ill. We've been watching the promos for the show on The View this week. It looks like it will be a bitter-sweet show.

Lifetime Movies

Daddy is out of town again. Nothing exciting has happened, so I guess that is good. Mama and I have been watching a lot of Lifetime movies this week. Do I need to give up my "man card"? LOL

Greyhound Site

After reading Camie's Kitties comment about Camie not knowing her date of birth, I started thinking about the website that gives greyhound owners that information, but only if you have the greyhound's tattoos. Camie's tattoo cannot be completely read, so her information cannot be found.

Did you know that greyhounds are tattooed in their ears when they are puppies? Ouch! The tattoos are checked before each race to be sure that the dog racing is the one that is said to be racing.

A greyhound is given a tattoo in each ear. The LEFT ear contains a 5 digit number that is assigned to the litter at birth. All pups in a particular litter will have the same number.

The RIGHT ear contains either a 2 or 3 digit number followed by a letter. The numbers represent the month and year the hound was born in. The first 1 or 2 numbers identify the month and the last number identifies the year. The letter signifies the order in which they were tattooed.

There is a website that I absolutely love because it lists my dogs'lineages. I am big into my own family history, so imagine my delight when I found out that I could research my dogs' family history. LOL We are asked all the time if Jack and Scout are related. Yes, they are. They are actually cousins. The site is Greyhound Data . Here is Jack's actual page. We renamed Jack, but trust me this is my boy. I have uploaded photos of him to the page. This page gives statics on Jack's races. It shows his family history along with some photos of his family. His father was an excellent racer and is in the hall of fame. His grandfather and great grandfathers were also great racers. I've been told that some of the older dogs do not have all of their races listed, so even though they were great racers it does not always show up for them on this page. Jack chose not to follow in the family business, but that's fine with us. He retired very early and that is why he has been in a home for 2.5 years already.

Even if you are not a greyhound or a dog owner, you might find Greyhound Data interesting.

Oh, no! I just noticed something on Jack's page. I celebrated his birthday on the wrong date this year. He was actually born on January 3rd, not the 4th. :-O I can't believe I did that.