Of course!! Hugs In Him, Deanna And the Corey Crew:
Wife to my best friend: Mark-ie Pooh...married 29 years 6/27/10 Mom to 4 Children: Andrea 26, Jimmy 22, Baxter 19 and Molly 11 Grandma to 4: Lori, Evelyn Rose, Jack and Cameron Mom to Fur babies: Nugget (MiniPoodle)www.dogster.com/dogs/1085245, Shuai-Li (Shih Tzu)www.dogster.com/dogs/1129251, Bella-Rose (Pomeranian)http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1136706 Mouse (Chihuahua)www.dogster.com/dogs/1005934, Myrtle May (Chihuahua) and Caleb (Rott/chow mix)www.dogster.com/dogs/988612 Mom to feathered kids: Stella (Blue and Gold Macaw) and Stanley (Double Yellow Headed Amazon) and the curtain climber: Miles www.catster.com/cats/895000 ________________________________ From: Joyce mccarthy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, July 30, 2010 2:02:31 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Growing old That is great may I copy it? On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Deanna Corey <shepflockmom@ yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Maybe you guys have seen this but I just love it!!! Kind of goes along with >what we were discussing last week or so...about how many dogs... I am getting >older and I find there is so much peace and joy that comes from my >babies...they >give us so much!!!! > > > >Grow Old With Dogs > >When I am old... > >I will wear soft gray sweatshirts. .. >and a bandana over my silver hair..... >and I will spend my social security checks on wine >and my dogs. > >I will sit in my house on my well-worn chair and listen >to my dogs' breathing. > >I will sneak out in the middle of a warm summer night >and take my dogs for a run, if my old bones will allow... > >When people come to call, >I will smile and nod as I show them my dogs... >and talk of them and about them... >the ones so beloved of the past >and the ones so beloved of today.... > >I will still work hard cleaning after them, mopping >and feeding them and whispering their names in a >soft loving way. > >I will wear the gleaming sweat on my throat, like a >jewel and I will be an embarrassment to all... >especially my family... >who have not yet found the peace >in being free to have dogs as your best friends.... > >These friends who always wait, at any hour, for your footfall... >and eagerly jump to their feet out of a sound sleep, to >greet you as if you are a God. > >With warm eyes full of adoring love and hope that you >will always stay, > >I'll hug their big strong necks... > >I'll kiss their dear sweet heads... >and whisper in their very special company.... > >I look in the Mirror... >and see I am getting old.... >this is the kind of person I am... >and have always been. > >Loving dogs is easy, >they are part of me. > >Please accept me for who I am. > >My dogs appreciate my presence in their lives... >they love my presence in their lives...... > >When I am old this will be important to me... >you will understand when you are old.... >if you have dogs to love too. > >~Author Unknown > > Hugs In Him, >Deanna > > -- Joyce
