[Becky]

I like the idea of the Anything Thread, so I thought we could use one for "How's life treating you?" The forum used to be more of a community where we shared such things. So I'll go out on a limb and start... I hope I don't wind up waving in the wind.

I had to put our 13 year old Great Pyrenees Chase to sleep a couple of weeks ago. The vet said she was ancient for her breed and had lived a good life and to look at like I was doing one last favor for a friend, but I hate playing God. I knew I was doing the right thing, but I felt like I was betraying her too.

My brother immediately wanted to go out and get another dog so we went to a flea market and he got a long little doggie that's black and white with short legs. I named her Jamie. She's very docile and laid back. Mixed breed. Maybe some rat terrier. Not sure. At the same flea market, I saw some jerkwad selling cats and he had one kitten in with the group that was only about 4 weeks old and they had no water and were in direct sunlight and this poor little thing was about to have a stroke. It was panting and it's heart rate and respiration were too high and you could tell it's temp was over 100 just by feeling it. I dug $5 out of my change purse and bought it just so I could get it to the car and get it in air conditioning and give it some water. He's doing great now. His name is probably Oliver. I told the man selling the cats they needed some water and shade.

I've been painting my house and I'm just about sick of it. I had no idea I knew how to paint, but I do! WOW! Of course my house looks like a disaster area with everything shoved int the middle of rooms and stuff from the bedroom in the living room and stuff from the this room in that room. It's horrendous. The walls are awesome though, what's done of them. BTW, crown molding and baseboards are a pain. LOL Door frames aren't much fun either.

SO, that's my life right now. How about you?