Good Dog

I scanned this 4X6 and made it a 5X7. It was such a cute picture of Mark and Sam in 2002. I also needed to deal with some red eye. Love my scanner but my dream scanner would be a 12X12 scanner to speed up the process of scanning and uploading my pages to the blog. Although I am pretty fast with the photo merge in Photoshop! I am also dreaming about a new HP Photosmart printer that will print up to 12X18. Think of the scrapbooking possibilities and the cool journalling...but the ink costs! Whoa!

Anyways.... this paper from Reminisce is called Good Dog. The paper was a perfect match for this photo. We have some pretty fun cat and dog paper in right now. Ralna really brings in some terrific patterned paper to the store and sooo much of it ...I love it all. I also used Creative Cafe paper behind the photo, some Creative Cafe rub-ons and buttons, Basic Gray chip board letters and my white gel pen.

Sam layout

...just moving along with the 2001 photos....

Our Black Lab Sam in 2001. Sam always had that look on his face that said "Do you love me? Did I do something wrong? Is there something I am supposed to do. Did someone say walk?"

Waiting Game

Another page! You'd think I had the day off yesterday! Used up some stuff from home. Paper Loft and Heidi Swapp paper, Paper Loft letters and Thickers letters, and Heidi Swapp clocks.

Journalling reads....


It is just a waiting game.

I am not sure that the fish aren’t the smart ones here. Mitzy lies there on the shelf looking calm and cool as only a cat can do, except her tail is twitching frantically. Any moment, she will jump up and “attack” the aquarium. She is waiting for just the right moment when the biggest goldfish is in a position of no escape. Her shame is momentary though – darn that glass! And she goes back to waiting for her next opportunity. Mitzy spent hours in this spot. We call it her cat TV place.

You might think that Sam’s thoughts would be “stupid cat – they're behind glass you idiot!” But Sam waits too. He is oblivious to the fish or that they are behind glass. Perhaps THIS time Mitzy will play with him.. She hasn’t in the past seven years, but maybe she will notice him waiting patiently. She seems in a playful mood with that twitching tail. There might be some hope. No Sam, she really couldn’t care less right now, but we will play with you.

Only the fish are not waiting. They just keep doing what fish do – round and round the same old space heading to the top occasionally.

Three posts!

What a great weekend - so productive...okay the laundry didn't get done (working on that right now) and well the weeds are taking over in the garden ( I WILL get to it), bills need to be paid...tomorrow and the guest room cleared out of all the collections of stuff...but I did get four pages done this weekend, Allison's grad pictures ordered and a long bike ride in Sat am. I also had several people over for meals this weekend ...busy, busy but lots of fun, so be sure to scroll down - I have had three posts this weekend.

Just felt the need to scrapbook Sam. I have been searching my archives for good pictures of him and there aren't very many in my digital. So I will have to go through all my other photographs.

I was also browsing through my fall to Christmas 2000 pics...since that is where I am when not distracted by the new overlays at Just Scrap It!!!! and I came across this photo of the kids. I forgot how much fun we all have together. Paul and Allie arrive next Monday and Mark will join us July 30th - his birthday! Melina is lined up for family photos! I am excited! I want hundreds of them Melina! I am taking two weeks off! YES!! I am thinking maybe tickets to Sheakspeare on the Saskatchewan!

So this is my gang! Photo taken Christmas 2000

Okay can't resist - here are my precious gifts from above in September 1992...oh my how old were you in 1992? Your youngest will be graduating from high school before you know it. Take every moment to hug them, kiss them and tell them they are the best in the whole world!

Blessings!
Julie

Sam

Yesterday was a very sad day for us. Our sweet black lab had to be put to sleep. Sam had to be the most wonderful dog in the world. This was a dog you could give a piece of steak to and then just take it out of his mouth and he would look at you as if to say "did I do something wrong?" He never bit, nipped, jumped up...he was just a perfect dog. okay as a puppy he chewed on electrical cords - live ones too - but it didn't last long as you can well imagine! We did have to rewire two lamps.

Our boys would play street hockey for hours with the neighbours and Sam was always there - even getting a stick in the face once in a while - he loved it. When there was a shot on goal that missed and went flying down the street, that was Sam's cue - his turn to go get the ball and whoever called him he would go right to him and then they would say"drop Sam" and he would put the ball at their feet. What a dog! The kids - all the neighbourhood kids, thought Sam was the coolest dog ever! And he was. Every stranger who came into our yard was greeted with a wagging tail - even the meter reader!

But Sam got old and while he dearly wanted to play fetch, his back hips would not cooperate. Then an illness in his belly started and life just became so difficult. Trips out to the back yard in the morning were exhausting...and so we had to let him go. I think this is one of the hardest things I have ever done. But we were there with him and loving on him as he fell asleep and I think he knew that he was just too tired to keep going.

Death is so final. There is no going back - ever. While Sam was a pet, I am reminded that our Creator holds our lives and the lives of our loved ones in the palm of His hand. He alone knows our time - long or short. He alone! I am reminded to consider what is important in this life...and it is not things, events, doings....what is important is knowing who I am in Him and that there is eternal life when our time is up...what is important to me, is knowing that when this brief visit here on earth is over, real life begins with my Saviour and there will be no pain, no sorrow, no heartache...but only joy. In the meantime, as I wait, I need to consider all things in the Light of Christ. My prayer tonight is that everyone reading this post will know Jesus Christ as He desires to be known - as the only Savior for sinners who continually fall short of the glory of God. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12-13)

Blessings!

Julie