When Dogs Snore!

The Culprits:

Sophie...The Pug

THE CULPRITS:

Kramer E. Hariton S.G. (super genius)





It's 3:27 a.m. and this is what happens when our dogs snore...I can't SLEEP!! Gone are the days that I could sleep through anything. I miss those days when the only thing that would wake me was something out of the ordinary. Jump to today, everything seems to wake me. Everything being Sophie and Kramer. Sophie the pug snores like a truck driver and Kramer...well, Kramer can hold his own too. The best is when they snore together. One gasps for air, while the other expels a long WHEEEZZZ. It's actually quite comical if your not trying to get sleep. The other problem is that once something wakes me, I'm up! There is no rolling over and falling back to sleep. So I get up, mumble a few choice words at the culprit/s and head off to the living room couch with my pillow in hand like Linus from Charlie Brown. Meanwhile, Andy and the dogs remain nestled in their cozy places. After an average of 2 hours,I return to the bed, again, ready for sleep only to find that Kramer has taken the opportunity to keep my side of the bed warm. After a moment of reasoning with the Labrador that he has to get down, I am able to hop back into MY place in the bed. It is a given that if something wakes me to the point that I get out of the bed, I will over sleep that morning. It's taken a year to get both doggies out of our bed and into their own. Next step...RELOCATION! I think they'd both be happier if their beds were some place else in the house...like upstairs!!

Advice for A Great 2009 and Beyond

With all the emails that go around, this one is a keeper. Sent to me by my good friend, Julie. I think it's a great outlook for everyday!!



1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is
the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Talk to God about
what is going on in your life.
3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My
purpose is to__________ today. I am thankful for______________'
4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants.
5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan
salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
7. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of
the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest
your energy in the positive present moment.
8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a
college kid with a maxed out charge card.
9. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
11. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
12. You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree
to disagree.
13. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
14. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their
journey is all about.
15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will
this matter?'
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. What other people think of you is none of your business.
19. GOD heals everything - but you have to ask Him.
20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
21. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
family will. Stay in touch!!!
22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
23. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I
am thankful for__________. Today I accomplished_________.
24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
25. When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings. You'll
be smiling before you know it.