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'Twas not my lips you kissed
But my soul ~ Judy Garland
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and I love this photo. It's gorgeous!

and love the pictures. You have a beautiful house too!

Nice to have you hear, looking forward to more pictures and stories of Hurley

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Beth & Jasper

thanks for sharing.

Otie and Apollo are just too adorable, love their Nebraska bandanas

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What a face!

Give some belly rubs to the crew from me

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it couldn't be cuter! Funny how so many of us weren't sure about bulldogs but then fell in love so fast!

Thanks. Now I'm craving it..

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You're a classy broad, you know that?

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thanks for sharing!

That picture of Atlas in the birthday hat just cracks me up

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so nice to hear.

Nice getting to know you a little more!

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in our house, lol! She is the youngest child, turning 3 in April and came to us when I lost my best friend and the love of my life.

The bulldog love affair began in 1995 when I babysat a bulldog named Bandit for a friend and I guess I didn't stop talking about him. So, a co-worker found a litter of puppies and she didn't give up until I agreed to go look at them. Well you can't possibly look at bulldog puppies and not have one weasle their way into your lap and heart. That was Norbert who I lost almost 3 years ago, he was 11 1/2. Norbert became a world traveler, a horse show mascot and an avid boater in those 11 1/2 years. When Norbert was 7 we brought brother MacKenzie home and then Cleo came along 2 years later.

I grew up in a dog household as my father was a professional handler back in the 70's. He earned a living as a history teacher and spent his weekends running to dog shows. We raised Dobermen and then later English Springer Spaniels.

I showed dogs in 4H as well as Jr. handling at the all-breed shows. But my real passion was my horses and I showed for 30+ years on a national and world level receiving several national titles. I also had the opportunity to raise foals and one of my National winning horses was a result of my breeding, having bred and raised her mother.

I currently dabble in showing the bulldogs. Ester is major pointed and 1/2 way to her Champion title and prior to Cleo having some major health issues she earned 6 points.

I'm retired with 28 years from Bank of America and Banc of America Investments and hold my Series 7 and 63 Investment Registrations. I work full time managing the office of a very successful financial advisor as his registered assistant.

Both my husband and I married late in life (no 2 legged children) at age 46 and we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary later this month and have been together for 10 years.

We enjoy vacationing together and until this past winter have been avid snowmobilers. We have a boat and enjoy boating and fishing, especially off the Canadian westcoast shores around Ucluelet, BC as well as the eastern side of Vancouver Island and the incredible Telegraph Cove, world famous for whale watching.
This year we are taking up a new summer hobby (I'll share more about this later). In my spare time (yeah right) I do alot of home projects, currently redoing the deck railing on our front porch and have a huge list of continuing projects. I enjoy sewing and machine embroidery and snuggling with the dogs and if I was retired I would have a lot more time to do alot of other stuff I enjoy.

10 more years to retirement....can you tell I'm counting it down.

Love the picture Give them a cookie, will ya?

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It's so beautiful!

So... did you take that dog bed home for Tiger Lilly?

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can't wait to see more of your brood!

Gary, yes, Mugzy & Tillie were really inseperable... they cuddled and snuggled with eachother all the time. From the moment they met too. Tillie was always the more energetic of the two, we'd call them 'Curious and Content.' Tillie loved to go for romps outside, Muzgy would go for a stroll... He'd raise an eyebrow at you when you talked, while her ears perked right up, ready for anything.

I don't have lots of pictures scanned from that time, and I seriously need to do that, but here are a few more of two of the biggest pieces of my heart...
( I don't know WHY in each picture their nails are so horribly long... my gosh they look like daggers!)













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and you look so in love!

the 50's aren't so bad............

I love that pic!

and it fits her perfectly!

nice story!

hope that divorce comes through soon! In the meantime, I enjoy your posts.

congratulations...........can't wait to meet her!~

Hey though aggressive girls can be real snarky, but we love them By the way, are you all healed up now?

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I love the first picture on the top of the stairs!

great story.

it's so interesting to read what people have done in their lives.

And that first pic just makes me want to take a splash in the pool with him

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When you talk about Stella Love to think of her catchin rays, barking at the duckies, and slurping out of the lake :0

Hope someday you do decide to trek on down this way. I so want to give that girl a smooch...

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very impressive Helen! Thanks for sharing.

your sense of humor is amazing and I love to read your posts!

nice to have you on board

I love Tiger Lily in the dog bed in the store!!!!!
It is priceless. I am so glad you post it occasionally!

we have decided that we are not moving to moose jaw, just my daughter and her family, I am going to be so lonesome withour my grandkids, but I will visit lots, thanks for asking, how are you & and the gang these days???

Karen will laugh when she reads that!

Celine you are too kind Smooch your pretty girl for me!

And the feeling is mutual

She was glad to see that photo shoot end. Oh the things she lets me do, lol.

That is my favorite pony at the barn. Her name is Joy

Christmas pics of her. She was not happy about that one, lol. But I thought she looked so cute in the poncho and little red sled, lol.