Thursday May 23rd ~

True happiness is found inside the heart...

 Our evenings are special in that we both

 have quality with Sniff, and all three of us sure 

love every minute of it, and look forward to it.

A typical evening.  Sniff first sits with me, but come 

 9 o'clock he leaves me and hops up with Arvid.  Always the 

same without fail.  9 o'clock Arvid uses the restroom, Sniff goes

 and nibbles a little then waits for his dada to sit and up he goes.

I love this time of the day because Arvid is relaxed, the 

day's work is accomplished and we have time together to just

 sit and watch TV without the phones ringing or too many 

interruptions.  We love these evenings.  Quiet, peaceful.

When Brutus was alive and we had to leave him home

 alone for days/weeks I was always worried that because he was 

too attached to us it would not be easy.  Now the same is happening

 with Sniff; if anything he is even more attached.  Of course, I am 

already worried that soon we will be leaving him for weeks.

This morning was just spectacular.  I went out early 

and this is what I saw.  The moon over Paradise.

Of course it was too beautiful a moon to not take many pictures.

Good morning and a good day to all.  The weekend is almost here. 

Life is better when you cry a little, laugh a lot, 

and are thankful for everything you’ve got...

~Nadiya~

Going To Be A Good day...

They say...everything happens for a reason.

Life is too short to wait....

Just when we were getting all excited that Brutus was heading in the right direction (paw wise), 

these last two days convinced us that this was probably us being a little too optimistic.  

Seems like he is back to biting the paw and opening up the wounds.  Under the paw was 

almost healed, but today it is back to being open, bleeding and again I worry about litter

being caught in it.  He has also bitten above and on the side of the paw.  Now again a few 

stressful days as we watch him and just hope that he stops this biting.

Otherwise, Brutus is as usual a ball of activity.  Running, playing and

as of the last few months getting more and more cozy with us.  He is Arvid's

shadow.  A shadow Arvid is extremely happy to have.  My parents and Liliana

were here for dinner the other night and all they saw was one happy happy kitty.

As Sundays go we usually go out to dinner.  Most of the times to places we know.

We find a place, we like the food and we stick to it.  Simple as that, but yesterday

we checked out a new place recommended by a friend.  Not bad at all.

The day was even more special because we were lucky enough to spot

Manatees swimming in the canal.  I just love marine life and this was a treat.

Here you can check out more.  Manatees  That being said I did manage to get a picture.

Perfect ending of the day was spending time with my parents.
Today we woke up to a beautiful day.  I took Brutus out for a walk in the
balcony where he saw the neighbors dog (in their balcony).  Amazingly enough, Brutus
was not afraid nor was he interested in the dog.  He seems more interested in people.

Good morning everyone...make the day count!

May you always live in interesting times.
Stop worrying about what you have to lose and start focusing
 on what you have to gain....

~Nadiya~