Our poor little kitty Carmel 'scaped out the door and was lost for over four days. She looks so tired in this photo, doesn't she? I had already imagined that she was eaten by the damn coyotes that insist on visiting our neck of the woods. My calls and searches were met...

I think many of us know how the story goes...your kids insist on getting a dog, then the kids grow up, move out leaving you with their dog. Truth be told Buba would not fit in anywhere else, he's our boy, he's the king of his domain! Born to DeeDee (pure breed Great...

We set a shot of milk and a couple of cookies out for Santa. Laying in bed I heard a tinkling noise in the living room where we'd left the plate of cookies and milk, jumped outta bed hopin' to see the Jolly Old Man standing in our house - he'd be the only uninvited...