Checking In

Hi All:

Hope everyone had a Hoppy Easter! I got back from Hilton Head last week as a brief little vacation. While there visited Parris Island as my oldest brother (the only I have left) was a Marine and I really wanted to go and visit it. It was very impressive and I got him some great souvenirs.

I have some sad news. I had to put Rowdy Powdy down Tues. When I got back from G'burg in January I noticed one of his eyes was kinda funky. But I doctored it and it seemed to get better but then it got worse again and after trips to the vet and the doggy ophamologist he had glaucoma in it and it was enlarged and it was going to have to be removed plus he had lost sight in the other eye and it showed signs of glaucoma developing. He would have been 14 in June and I felt this was going to be the best thing. It has been so upsetting as Rowdy was the one that when I walked thru the door on Aug. 21, 2010 he knew his daddy was gone. So I figure Blue met him at the Rainbow Bridge and they and their daddy are now together. I did have him creamated and will receive his urn sometime next week. (They had to order the urn as I wanted the same one Blue had.) So now it's just Sammy and me, but I do have a new buddy coming April 30. Went and picked him out last nite. He's a sheltie; five weeks old and his name is Chargee. A friend of mine's daughter when she was little couldn't say Charlie so she called him Chargee! Charlie's good buddy at K-mart he worked with so long that was in personnel called Charlie Charlie Boy all the time and I though that would be cute too, but not sure how his parents would take to it and after all we had enough rigamarole with them that Charlie's wishes were to be cremated. They've finally gotten over that I think, especially his Dad. So I'm sticking with Chargee! Charlie on the other hand would think there was no higher honor I could give him than to name the new puppy after him! However, when I told my mother-in-law about this on Tues. she was thrilled with the name and thinks I should call him Chargee Boy! Sammy the dachshund is really sad as he's still looking for him but I told him he had a new buddy coming soon! I have had friends say don't you want a female dog since you've had males and been the only female for so long and my answer is, "No, It's good to be Queen!" I did take picture last nite and hopefully it will come thru.

Hope everyone is doing all right out there and I'll try not to stay away so long this time.
God Bless!

Jan (Basketcase)