Like mother Like daughter

I had a tadpole when I was young - my brother had a beautiful Greek building that fit perfectly into my aquarium. So...... I put the two together. The next morning, I found my tadpole DEAD and the Greek forum gone. The cute Greek house was made out of limestone. The end of my story and having tadpoles in my life.

My first dog was Jackie, a black poodle that we found in Rome, Italy and brought her home. She was my buddy!!!!!! Infact, it is because of her that I met my husband, the veterinarian. Jackie was a lifeline for me at one time in my life.

They say you may never have the "horse of a lifetime" in your life. I did and his name was Mickey which was the namesake for Amie's horse. Kelli was very fortunate to also have this great horse in her life. Amie was not as blessed to have known him in her life. This was a horse who gave you everything and more.

It is unfortunate that we out live our pets but we do and then we are honored to be able to have more great pets come into our lives!

Shangra-la

Where I grew up was the ideal place, far away so I was able to travel all over the world.
Ideal because it was a small town, safe and had everything you could want for a child to enjoy.
Way back then our needs were little, a good bike ride, a good swim, friends to play with all day long.
Not too many people can say that they lived in Dhaharan, Saudi Arabia where the sun always shines.
What a great life!!!!!

Childhood

This is very nostalgic for me because I am now an orphan. My perspective may be different from those whose parents are still alive.
I am who I am first of all from Yahweh who blessed me with the parents He gave me. My father, a man of great integrity and a mom with softness. I believe I am a very honest person because of my father. Sometimes to a fault but honesty can never be wrong. The softness comes when there is a need to be quiet about something, not to share what you are thinking. There are those times when honesty will not be kind.
I am who I am as a mother because my parents nurtured me as a child, loved me and were there for me. Because of this, I believe I was a good mother to my two girls and this is evident because of how they turned out as two beautiful women. And, now one has gone on to be a very special mother to her daughter. I am so proud of how they interact with their husbands and show their love to them.
On a lighter note, my life style is a part of who I am. I lived in a small town, a safe town which afforded me an idyllic life. Traveling was very much a part of my life, all over the world. Therefore, my childhood was unusual but amazing!!!!!