Hey Tom,

Just waving to you this Monday.  Everything is fine in my neck
of the woods.  James went back out on the road on Saturday
after a 2 day weekend.
We had a 6 inch fall of snow on Friday so we are still covered
in powdery white stuff and it is starting to melt in places.
Our animals are all happy and fed,  I have Koda (our big puppy) my best pal as company and who is actually allowed to sleep
on our bed at night!  I just love this doggy, he has such a lovely nature.
Kerie and Daryl have made plans to come and stay with us
for 3 days next month, I would loved to have them longer
but they could not fit it in with their schedules, so 3 days is
better than no visits.  Kerie did not make it over last year.
I have not seen Daryl in person in nearly 9 years.  He will
most probably be coming out to Colorado for the next few
years now that he has had his first successful year - he has
liked working in the States.

Amanda

Hi Amanda dear,
Its truly great to hear from you.  Wow, your life is really looking good and I am glad.  Praise the LORD for that.

Kerie & Deryl will be home.... oh my gosh, okay calling everyone, do not disturb Amanda on the beautiful 3 days she will be spending with her family ;)

I am glad that everything looks great for you dear friend.  Am glad that James is enjoying his job and I am particularly glad the animals are full ;)

For you Amanda:


Lots of love,
Rinna

_{Amanda that is real good news! 3 day stay how cool is that? Glad to hear about Koda keeping you company while hubby is back to work! woo whoo!! What a good year this is turning out to be huh? God_bless you my dear friend. Will talk more. Have a great night!! :)Bizzy Thomas.  I edit month to Day ..sorry Amanda lol oooops i didnt mean to get your hopes up. sorry}

Hey Tom Cafe folks,

I haven't been in here for awhile and I thought I would just stop in and say Hello.

Now aren't you all excited about that!!!!!  No geat news to share........just wanted to whih you all a great day tomorrow.

Hugs,
Myrna

Thanks Rinna, Tom and Myrna,

This has turned out to be a nice forum just to come in and hang out and
share what is happening and keep in touch.  No particular topic to keep
to is nice.  Thanks Tom for making this Cafe' available.

I didn't say in my earlier sharing how Koda gave me a big scare yesterday
I truly learned how much I love this dog (I never allowed myself to get too
close to animals since my teenage years and how much it hurt to loose one
to death) I let Koda out to potty and later on around mid morning to early
afternoon I put him out on the long 40 foot lead where he can run around,
(fences he can get through) just as I was calling him to come inside a tractor
went by (not many vehicles on our road in winter) and Koda was starting to
follow down the road.  I called him back and he did stop and come back
through the fence and went to the front of the house.  I called him and he did
not come so I went around the side to the front where the Llama's and horses
were hanging out and Koda loves to play with them.  He wasn't there, so I
called and whistled and I could not see him.  I went around the paddock calling
nothing.  I had to go back inside and put on boots, jacket, hat and gloves as
I thought he must have decided afterall to follow the tractor.  I walked about
a mile down the road, called into a couple of our neighbours and called from
there.  Nothing... I ran out of any signs of paw prints or tractor tyres and
asked another man driving back in a tractor if he had seen him and he hadn't.
By this time I am very upset and talking to Jesus to find him as he means a
lot to me and I do not want someone else to find him and take him for their
own.  I arrived home and still no sign of him after being out for about an hour
maybe longer as I lost account of the time.  I wandered around the paddock
again and starting picking up sticks to keep the fire going and I thought I
heard a dog barking but could not see anything so called again.  I was inside
for about 15 minutes looking up Craigslist to put an ad in lost and found and
there outside the office window Koda showed up, none the worse for wear.
I do not know where he was, I think he may have gone over the back.

Here he is on my lazyboy.  He much prefers my seat as it only rocks back
and forth, whereby James lazyboy, swivels and rocks and Koda has trouble
getting up on there so now he does not bother.