Friendship

"Friendship is like a bank account;
you cannot continue to draw on it
without making a deposit."
~ Nicole Beale

Real Friend

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself (and doesn't feel
even the least bit weird shutting your coke/Pepsi drawer with his foot!)

A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after they've gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!



"False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us when we cross into the shade."

"You cannot say you've lost a friend. If a friendship is capable of ending, it is because it never existed."
Mayza Blanco Martinez


"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he
advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone;
one should keep his friendships in constant repair."
~ Samuel Johnson

Click Here to Donate to Champ!

Champ is a 6 month old pup who has had a horrable start to life. He was tortured by his owners,starved and left to die on the steps of a high kill shelter. The staff at the shelter found him and by a miracle he was saved from being put to sleep. But Champ has severe medical problems due to torture he suffered from his human owners. Champ was hospitalized this week becasue he was suffering neurolgical problems as a side effect of his medication. This poor puu is fighting to survive, and I am fighting for him. I am raising donations for his vet care. I have volunteered to foster Champ, because I certainly feel he deserves it. Eventually Champ will be up for adoption, not anytime soon though-) Donations can be sent directly to the vet for Champ. This is to cover medications, vet stays, pending surgery, prescription dog food etc. If you have any questions please email me.If you would like to see Champ as well, I would love to meet anyone that has donated anything to his care and Champ needs socialization too! I am trying to put together a weekly email of his updates, if you want to be on the email list let me know as well..http://www. myspace. com/nychic77 for info and pictures on Champ!...we have just found out that a brother was brought into the same shelter with similar injuries and in the hospital...hopefully this allows authorities to catch the SICK person doing this...but if you could help donate even $1 towards Champs medical bills so he can recover...this paws are swollen, he has burns all over but his hair is finally starting to come back in...Just click on title of this post to donate...thanks!

Updates

Here is an updated photo (before & after) of

the kitchen side of our house...as you can see we are still not finished, but thanks to all of our best friends who came over to help (and family) they made it go by a lot faster. Jeremy, Jay, Josh...hummmm a J pattern here, but they all worked on this side=) I just worked on the window trim yesterday a bit, but Jay will have to reach up for the other 2 windows because I cannot see myself on the ladder that high up...

Flower City Stampers

Well I wanted to say that I went to the SCS 1st annual Rochester gathering, now named the Flower City Stampers gathering and it was awesome!
I will have to try to get some projects/cards uploaded today or tomorrow to show off...
Thank you Lauri & Dawn!!!! It was great!
**To my Pink table: your cards will be sent out shortly**

Help Casper!!!!!

----------------- Original Message -----------------From: sara /Only God Can JudgeDate: Sep 5, 2008 6:13 PMMy name is Casper. I was saved from euthanasia 10 months ago by a wonderful rescue group Marley's Pit Stop in Los Angeles. I spent the next 6 months learning things like Sit, stay, come and be calm. They also taught me that dogs could be my friends and that I should be nice to them. Even cats.Just when things were looking up me "the no hope staffie", an ultrasound revealed I had an obstruction in my intestine. After 2 months of visits to the vet's office (x-rays, blood work, overnight stays with IV's) trying to figure out what was wrong with me, the rescue is tapped out financially. For all of you who know and love me, you know I am a special dog. I am not that scared skinny dog who left the shelter. Just last week, I lost 12 pounds and could barely lift my head. Everyone at Marley's Pit Stop is heartbroken over this. The quote for the operation at City of Angels Animal Hospital in Culver City was between 3,500-4,500. So I had my surgery and they found a piece of Bully stick in my intestines that rotted most of it. They had to remove a good portion of my intestines. I am on my way home with my foster mom to heal.Bad news friends. The hospital released me Wednesday afternoon. Thank God my foster mom let me sleep in bed with her. She woke up at one in the morning to find me having a seizure on the floor. She rushed me to the hospital and through an ultrasound was told the sutures in my intestine had leaked a toxic fluid into his abdomen and that I needed emergency surgery, this time even more complicated and more expensive than the first procedure. An estimate of $6-12,000 was given in addition to the already $4,800 spent on the first procedure and aftercare. My rescuers decided to save me and do the surgery. I am now in the hospital with tubes everywhere, in lots of pain and fighting to stay alive.IF 6000 PEOPLE GIVE $1.00 I WILL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY HALF OF MY MEDICAL BILLS. I HOPE ENOUGH PEOPLE READ MY STORY.....PLEASE CROSSPOST...MYSPACE PAGE
PLEASE DONATE HERE

Feeling a bit more accomplished

Well I feel like we have not worked on our house enough lately; however when I just looked at the picture taken about 1 month ago I do see a tad difference, so I guess it is progress...if only we could have it done before winter...haha

I am hoping I WIN my unemployment so we can hire someone to just finish the peak for us so we don't have to worry about rigging a ladder up on the roof...and the sides are not as difficult it is just a matter of having enough $$ to buy the paint needed at once...

This weekend is going to be busy for Jay helping the J Walkin' Band with sound, so we

probably won't have much opportunity to do more with the house, but who knows...just maybe we can get a few hours in...

Emerson's Baby Announcements

Unfortunately my photos just kept coming out blurry but here are some photos of the baby announcements I just finished for Crystal & Jon. I did 40 of them and alternated between 2 different pictures. Stampin' Up! sets used along with Chocolate Chip & Bashful Blue Card Stock.