LEGENDS !!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!! WE GOT A BREAK ON THE WEATHER TONIGHT FOR ALL THE LITTLE TREATERS OUT THERE. NO RAIN. YET. IN MY NEIGHBOR HOOD WE ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE 150-200 GHOULS, PRINCESSES, MONKEYS, GHOSTS AND WIGGED OUT TEENAGERS RINGING OUR DOOR BELL. TONIGHT WE HAVE ONLY HAD 12 SO FAR AND IT IS AFTER EIGHT PM. WE HAVE A BOWL FULL OF TREATS AND NO ONE TO GIVE IT TO. :(. WE HAVE LIVED HERE FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS AND HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN AWAY FULL SIZED CANDY OF SOME SORT. (TREATER ALERT, BE RIGHT BACK.) THAT WAS LUCKY NUMBER 13. SHE WAS A CUTE LITTLE CLOWN. ANYWAY , WE DECIDED ALONG TIME AGO THAT WE WANTED TO BE THE HOUSE THAT KIDS WOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER. WHEN WE WERE KIDS, THERE WAS THE "KYRESS'S" THEY ALWAYS GAVE OUT FULL SIZED 3 MUSKETEERS CANDY BARS. EVERYONE IN SWEET HOME MADE THEIR WAY THERE DURING THE NIGHT.



SO, WHILE I WAS WORKING AT RAYS MARKET, A VERY FRIENDLY GENTLEMEN SAID TO ME ONE NIGHT THAT HE KNEW WHO I WAS. SO I AM LIKE "OH REALLY", AND HE SAY'S , "YEP MY KIDS WILL NEVER EVER FORGET YOU, YOU ARE THE HOUSE THAT WE COULD NOT WAIT TO GO TO ON HALLOWEEN. YOU GAVE OUT FULL SIZE CANDY!!! SO THERE YOU HAVE IT "WE ARE LEGEND". BUT WHERE HAVE ALL THE TRICK OR TREATERS GONE ? ? ?


HERE'S TOO MANY MORE TRICKSTERS BEFORE THE NIGHTS OVER
HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE A FUN EVENING.

BENJAMIN UKALI (OO-KAH-LEE)

He really likes to play. He will make YOU go and get his toys if you throw them for him. He'll run after them but when he gets to them he will just start running like crazy, back and forth under and over up and down. But he forgets to bring you the toy.

Ben Finally has a new registered Name. It is Benjamin Ukali. Pronounced oo-kah-lee. It is a Hawaiian name that means "Jake", "to follow after". It seemed perfect for him since He is following Jake our last collie. Plus it sounds like "oooh collie". So that's what we will register his name as. He is growing so fast. I think you can actually watch him grow. He went to the vet last Wednesday and weighed in at 30lbs. He weighed 36.5lbs this morning. Kind of Chubby. He is doing really good. LOVES to chew on everything. He is funny.

WILD LIFE SAFARI

I LEAVE FOR WORK MOST MORNINGS AT 3:30AM. IT IS A VERY STRANGE TIME OF THE DAY. VERY QUIET AND PEACEFUL . ON MANY MORNINGS DRIVING TO WORK I HAVE SEEN A BIG VARIETY OF WILD LIFE. ONE MORNING I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND HEADING UP THE ROAD WHEN SOMETHING CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. IT WAS THREE DEER AND ONE HUGE BUCK. THEY WERE ALL GRACEFULLY TROTTING ALONG THRU EVERYONES YARDS, KEEPING UP WITH ME . WHEN THEY CAME TO A THICK PATCH OF BRUSH IN ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS YARDS THEY STOPPED. I NOTICED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRUSH WAS MY NEIGHBOR JUST GETTING INTO HIS OWN CAR. BET THEY BOTH HAD A BIG SURPRISE.



WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN SCENIC WHICH IS A REALLY CURVY ROAD I ALMOST HIT A SMALL FAMILY OF FOX. THEY WERE SO CUTE. TWO LARGE ONES AND ONE BABY.



I ACTUALLY HIT A GIGANTIC BUCK ONE DAY . DRIVING TO WORK IN THE DARK AND THERE IS A CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THEY HAVE THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT FACING ME. I DO NOT SEE WHY THEY ARE STOPPED , ALL I SEE IS VERY BRIGHT LIGHTS. WHEN I DRIVE PAST THEIR CAR OUT JUMPS THE BIGGEST BUCK I HAVE EVER SEEN. THE BOTTOM OF HIS BELLY IS AS TALL AS THE TOP OF MY HOOD. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND HE JUMPED AS HIGH AS HE COULD BUT WE CONNECTED. MY LICENSE PLATE WAS THE ONLY THING THAT GOT INJURED ON MY TRUCK. HE WAS GONE IN ONE QUICK LEAP TO WHO KNOWS WHERE. I HAD DEER HAIR ON THOSE PLATES UNTIL THE DAY WE SOLD OUR TRUCK. PROBABLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. KIND OF TROPHY I GUESS.



POSSUMS, RACCOONS, AND SQUIRRELS ARE EVERYWHERE. THEY ARE REALLY FAST AND GET OUT OF YOUR WAY MOST OF THE TIME. I NICK NAMED OUR RED TOYOTA THE "SQUIRREL-A -NATOR" AFTER I TOOK OUT THREE MAYBE FOUR SQUIRRELS . SORRY SQUIRRELS. : (



LATELY I HAVE SEEN RABBITS BEHIND KMART WHEN I GET TO WORK ALMOST EVERYDAY. THEY ARE VERY CUTE. REALLY TINY.



MY DRIVE TO WORK EACH DAY IS A NEW ADVENTURE OF DODGING ONE OR MORE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES. I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING THEM AND SOME TIMES ZIGZAGGING WITH THEM. A LOT LIKE DRIVING THRU A WILD LIFE SAFARI.

COLOR ME FALL

THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL FALL COLORS THAT ARE IN MY YARD.

I HOPE I CAN TAKE SOME REALLY VIBRANT PHOTOS THIS WEEKEND. HOPE EVERYONE IS OUT THERE ENJOYING THE GREAT WEATHER WE ARE STILL HAVING. HAVE A HAPPY FALL EVERYONE!!

"NO'S" NOSE, AND TOES

Ben knows his No's

He knows your Toe's

He puts his Nose

every where he goes

He's growing fast

and He's having a blast

He eats alot

He sometimes gets caught

doing things that he should not.

He loves to run

It's a lot of fun

and when he's done

He plays with tons

and tons of toys

He's such a good Boy

My new Pride and Joy

He goes for walks in the neighbor hood

He's always told he's really good

He learns new tricks

He plays with sticks

He likes to lick

Your face,Your hands a plastic pail

anything thats near his face

And if nothing is near, He'll chase his tail

Darn thing keeps him going and going

He likes to get hugs

He messes up rugs

He stares at bugs

and loves to play tug

He is part of our family

Our house is his Home

He lets me brush him with his comb

He is so adorable , To me it occurs

Puppies are just Kids with fur

NO MORE (by Debbie Wrighthouse 12/21/1973)

The tree's branches slowly moved as the wind began to blow

The sky was dark, the breeze was cool and the rain began to fall.

The dust was stirred, the ground got wet and the

Earth was dry No More

The sun came out from behind the clouds and the darkness went away

The breeze was gone and the sun shined down and the Earth was wet No More.

The days went by without any rain and the sun was shining bright.

The trees turned brown from the awful heat and a spark began to grow.

A flame was born and began a fire

And the Earth was here No More.

Lovin' Ben

He is a Very Happy Puppy. I'm lovin' the way he snuggles up to you. He gives Hugs. I'm Lovin' the way he runs like crazy when he picks up one of his favorite toys. I'm lovin' the way he learns new tricks really fast. He can sit, stay (for approx. 7 seconds) lay down, and shake. He is so silky soft. I'm lovin' that. We walk to the park nearly everyday. He does pretty good on the leash. But some big dogs that live near the park scared him by barking and he got away from me and took off running. I didn't love that so much. Mostly because he showed me I am out of shape. He is a great dog already. He is only 10 weeks old and lovin' life so far. He digs a bit. Not really lovin' that. We still do not have a registered name picked for him, Hey, maybe Ben McLovin'. Just kidding. Thank goodness for digital cameras, I have a million photos so far, Can't imagine how much that would cost to have developed. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I'm lovin' that he loves water!! I have never had a collie that loves water, He plays in it every time I turn the hose on. He stands in his water dish and has attempted to jump in the hot tub alot of times. I am so glad we got him. He is a good boy.