My Birthday Wish

Well

Thursday is  (or is it "was"?) my Birthday

I'll be six (or is it "I turned six"?)

and this'll be my third birthday in my ForeverHome

I've got it good

and I'm a HappyBoy

(even though I don't look very happy in this picture)

(It's been a tough day)

On my Birthday, it'll be a good day (or is it "It was a good day"?)

Moma'll make sure of that

Prob'ly we'll go on a nice walk

and

Maybe I'll get that BigRawBone that I know is in the freezer

The one just like the one Fergi got in April

And maybe, just maybe

I'll get one of those Kyjen Toys that I happen to know are still left downstairs.

But you know what?

It would've been an even nicer Birthday if I could've shared it with my pal Butchy

(Photo courtesy of MamaLamb)

However, sadly,

As you prob'ly already know

The Angels called him to the Rainbow Bridge on Wednesday

and

After a lousy course of seizures and cancerous tumors

He and his Family bravely agreed it was time to join his sissy, Angel Snickers

and all of the other pups and kits that have gone there before him

(Photo courtesy of Asta)

We've cried

We've moped

My VSB (VerySensitiveBelly) hit big time today

We've licked Moma's tears

We've stayed near her side

We've all repeatedly questioned "Why?"

and

Over and Over

We've realized that it hurts almost unbearably

to lose a beloved Furry or Fuzzy

but

We know, we believe and Moma reminds us

"To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die."

~Thomas Campbell

Butchy will live in our hearts Forever

but

Still

We'll miss him terribly

In his honor

Instead of a birthday party, we've decided that the green papers Moma might've spent on Celebration

We'd like to donate

in Butchy's name

to support canine cancer research

in hopes that one day soon there will be a Cure

and no more pups will battle and suffer

Last fall the White Dog Army brought our attention to the 2 Million Dogs effort

headed by Luke Robinson and his two boys

Great Pyrenees Hudson and Murphy

(You can click on 'em to get to their Facebook profiles)

You may know him from all the publicity

as he and his dogs have traveled by foot 2000 miles

across the United States

To draw awareness to canine cancer and the need to support cancer research

You can learn more about them by clicking on their banner or clicking here

and

If you'd like to join us in our cause

You can click here to be taken the the Donation Page

Where you can give as little or as much as you can and want

in Butchy's name

or

in the name of any dog you'd like

That's My Birthday Wish

(Another alternative ... if you prefer ...

is the Canine Cancer Research, USA organization.

The have a link on their page for donations

(We wish there was a way to make them in honor of specific dogs

but we couldn't figure out how to do that)

Anyhow

We hope and pray that one day there will be a cure

Promise of that would be the best birthday present ever.

Love

Jake the Six Year Old

Colors of Love

Remember Us?

Jake?  Fergi? and OurGirl?

It's been a while.

(Not that we're particularly happy about that)

but

Life has been Good

Busy

Creative

and

A bit LessComputerOccupied

Our Girl has been Home

Then gone again

Then Home again

Then gone again

(It's gonna be that way all Summer ... and Sooner or Later we'll get used to it)

We've managed to sneak in lots of GoodTimes, FunTimes and TogetherTimes

We've been likin' 'em.

Since we're still sorta ColorDeprived

(and since we need to wait 'til after MemorialDayWeekend

to plant BeautifulFlowers outside ...

... cause it could still freeze or even ... yep ... snow!)

We took a FieldTrip to Moma's favorite Nursery and Garden Center

Which just so happens to be DogFriendly

Very Beautiful

and

Lots and Lots of Fun

 With all sorts of GardenArt to explore

Some Things which are SlightlyUnusual (and a bit intimidating)

With streams to cross 

and fish to spy

and Lots and Lots of BeautifulColors

(OurGirl took one of the photos in this collage.

Moma helped us grab the others from the nursery's FB page

Can you guess which is whose?)

We're waiting, as patiently as possible, for Colors (besides Shades of Green) in OurYard

Plants are popping up and sprouting out

Including the DayLily from MamaLamb at Butchy'sHouse in Iowa

(She gave it to us last summer when we stopped by to visit)

In the Meantime

We've got some ImportantPublicServiceAnnouncements to make.

While we've been Out and About during our ShortHiatus (in the fields)

A NewFoxyDude found a ForeverHome

(and, if you know us, you know how happy that makes us!)

WooHoooo!  Yippeeyie Woof!!

Our RescueAngel PJ had HandsomeBoyHutch

at her Home

He'd been busted from the DoggieJail in Texas

Just in Time

and

He moved to Colorado, searching a NewForeverHome

Well

It turns out our Buddies Chloe and Cecil (and their two-leggeds)

(They live somewhere between us and OurGirl)

Had sorta kinda decided they wanted (needed) a SquareDog of their own

(Teehee ... What an Influence we are!)

So

One thing led to Another

and

Hutch moved in

made Friends

and

Got a NewName ... Winston Churchill Becker

(and ... confident Male that he is ... he proudly wears Pink

Such a ManlyColor)

We'd be waggin' happy if you'd go meet him and his KittieSibs

They are sharing a blog here

and

Like all of Us

They love new Friends and Followers

On a DifferentNote

Some SadNews

Amongst lots of other recent HardTimes

(at Mango's and the WhiteDogArmy and Others we've not mentioned)

One of our BestestFriends (and Fergi's SweetHeart) Butchy (wiry brother of Angel Snickers)

isn't doin' so well

He's turned up with SeriousHealthProblems

and

Lots and Lots of Concern for his People and Friends

(not to mention Big Vet and Medication Bills)

If you don't already know him

Please drop by HisBlog and leave some Words of Hope and Support and Encouragement

(We believe in Miracles)

Also

We want you to know

Our Pal Gussie is running a VerySpecialAuction to help with Butchy'sVetBills

(We love our friends ... they are always there when we most need them)

Be sure to check out the CoolStuff here.

We so wish Life didn't have to be such a MixedBag

of GoodTimes and HardTimes

The only thing that makes us feel better is knowing

"In our Life there is a SingleColor

as on an artist's palette

Which provides the meaning of Life and Art.

It is the Color of Love"

~Marc Chagall

We're counting on that Color of Love

to bring Friends to Winston

(not to be confused with "our" Winston ... more on that later)

Healing to Butchy and his Family

Health and Happiness to All of OurPals

and

Joy to Each of You

Everyday

Always

(We're still on a bit of a Sabbatical, but we'll be back.

Moma promised us.  Hopefully soon.

'Cause we miss you.  A lot.)

Pee esS

Back to the ColorfulFlowerCollage

OurGirl snapped the PrettyPinkFlowers

in the bottom left hand corner

Quite an Eye behind the Camera

Don'tcha think?

Muwah!  Muwah!  Muwah!

Out in the Field - For a While

Hey Everybody

... All our Pals ...

(OnceWere, StillAre and WillBe)

We've decided

We're gonna take Some Time to Rest

Take a Break

Ponder Life for a bit

Enjoy it, too

All is Fine

Good, really

We're just taking some time to ruminate

or

If you'd rather think of it another way

Chew the Cud

So

For Now

We'll be out in the Field

and (or would it be but?)

We'll see ya on your Blogs ... of that we're sure.

xxoo

Much Love

Jake and Fergi

(the Colorado Cowpokes ... or, whatever)