I Love the color Purple as it is a healing color.
I also like to wear purple and orange and browns I am what they call warm colors, and let me tell you my body stays warm to. In the middle of winter windows will be wide open and Hubby will come in and start closing every one of them.
But I do like a snow covered night and the Fire Place Lit. It is so Warm and cozy.

I like just about any thing although my Fav's are Shrimp, Crab, Lobester, And Taco's can never seem to get enough of them.

I read many kinds of books. I Love Animal stories, and have allot of them here. My all time fav is James Harroit of All Creatures Great and Small. I learned allot about how to take care of my critters through him. He was simply wonderful as a country vet.



St Paddie's Day Suprize was born March 17, 1997
He was a seed in my heart for three years. I had asked for a special breeding as I wanted a pup with the same temperment as his Dame and Sire.
Paddie was all that and More!! He got first point towards his Ch. at 6 months old. At 4 months he made OL' Roy Dog of the year in Levelland. Texas.
He got several other riboon and awards as well.
Paddie went every Christmas to see Santa, it was one of his Favorite People.
Paddie passed away Sept 7, 2008 in his sleep. He was 11 years and 6 months.
Paddie was my Heart and Soul Dog and He was a true and faithful friend. People use to tell me you can see how much he loves you when he looks at you his eyes just sparkle. He is Missed very much by me and his Dad, and The Country Bumpkins.

Music,
Well I was rasied on Country Music, My Grandfather played the fiddel for a band called the Texas Wonders and my Aunt Kay at the age of 17 started singing with him. He played music for a radio station in Witichta Fall's Texas.
Aunt Kay went on to sing with Buck Owens, from the late 60's to early 70's. I have recovered all of Kays albums but one.
I also like John Tesh, Toby Kieth, Sugarland, Carpenter's John Denver.


This is Kay when she sang on the Buck Owens show,
Kay was the first Country Female to sing Truck Driving Songs as Well as Honky Tonk Songs.
Kay is alive and doing well. She lives with her husband Buck Moore who wrote the song Paint Me a Burming Ham.

I really do not have allot of movies I like.
Living in the Country you do not get to go to movies often.
I do and still watch no matter what time of year it is. The Polar Express, It is a movie that really touches my heart as it keeps the gift of Santa going for Children.

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I am not sure I understand what it is but I know it is something good.
My family thinks it's very cool and at Christmas Time what a Wonderful Gift for me.

To Me Christmas is a time of year for the Children, To Watch Their eyes glow and sparkle as they look at the Christmas Tree, and the Lights that go around it.
My Mom tell me a story of when she was a little girl and she would lay under the Tree and play with the manger for hours. I have never laid under the Christmas tree that I can remeber I just might have to do that with my Grnadchildren this year.
I feel sad for those who do not have anyone in their life and with all that angre and bitter feeling the turn everyone away from them. Unlike them I am very Blessed to have my family in my life and I am very blessed to have my Grandchildren to. 4 of them will be here on the 20 of Dec. Till Christmas Eve I am so excited and have many things planned for us. Making Ice Cream cone Cakes, Cookies. I have saved putting up the Christmas Tree so that they can help with this as well.
Christmas morning I will go over to my other Grandsons and will watch him as he see's what Santa brought and as he opens his gifts. This I have been doing since he was a Baby. I think it was last year, he would open a gift look with those bright sparkly eyes, and then put his hands on his Cheek and say I just Don't Believe This! Now how cute is that? So see I am very Blessed.



I wanted to drop a note and get you to Keep my Family in your prayers!!! My Cousin Brent passed away in his sleep last night. It has been a hard loss for us as we all grew up together when we were kids. He was the Brother I never had. His Mom my Aunt Joyce is haveing a really hard time with this as Brent was only 45 years old.
Thank You Vi

Be sure to look at my Gallerie as I have posted some pictures. I am still working on getting them all loaded so check back often.
I have added some of my writing to my Blog page so be sure to check them out to and let me know what you Think?
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22 Nov 2008 We got a new addition to our family. This one is going to be a real Challenge. But he is as cute as a Bug. Our New Memeber is a 3-4 year old Aussie Shepherd. He is totally Blind and has come to live with the Country Bumpkins. We have named him Cotton. He is a trip and one thing I am sure glad of is he is totally house broke. He Loves it out side, and will run an jump and play. Cotton will be going with us to meet my Mom and Dad when we go home for Thanksgiving.
VI

Hummm what can one say?
I was born May 17 in Holyoke Mass. I am the oldest of 6 and the first Grandchild on my Mom's side of the Family. I Love the Fall and Winter time of year and of course coming from Mass it is easy to know why.
I live in the Rolling Hills and Canyons just off the Cimerron River in Kansas. We sit on 200 acres of land. I live with Hubby and The Country Bumpkins. We just lost our Monarch on Sept 7 2008 his name was St Paddie's Day Suprize. He was born March 17 1997. He has been greatly missed by all of us.
I work as a Private Care giver and have for the past 25 years. It is a job I really love and I learn something new every day.
I am the Mom to 5 all grown up now and the Grandma to 7. My Grandchildren have brought so much love and joy in my life. I am always trying to figure out what I can do next for them.
I am a Foster Mom to a Rescue group here in Kansas.
So Far I have taken in 3 litters of Pups and one litter had Mom with them. I have Mom and two of the pups with me now this will be their forever Home. I have alaways Loved Critters since I was a little girl. I am also very much a nature girl and love to spend my time with Nature to see what and how I can capture it's beauty.
I have 3 Basset Hounds Andy, Lilly and Trapper-Lilly and Trapper are son and daughter to Paddie and Abiie. Paloma is Great Pyrenees/Lab, Miss Rag and Bear and Mother and Sons First Foster Failure, Hawkeye is a Dauchy Cross rescue from Lubbock, Texas, Betty is 15 years old Chi and Precious is 11 months Chi.
7 plus cats, Big Bou 16 Sassy Cat 4, Spook3 Crash 2 Ying and Yang siam twins 2
8 Chicken, Baby horse 21, Tinker Bell Cow 6 and the birds. 4 Cockatiels and 2 Parrots.
So this is my family here.
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Hummmm good question!!
I have though about this, A fall evening and watching the Barn Owls fly! My Hubby and Grandkids. My kids and Mom and Dad. Fall in Massachuetts. The smell of snow in the air.


This is one of my fav pict's. This is my Granddaughter Jenny Lynn at two years old with Bumbles. Jenny is now 16 years old. My how time Flies.

I do not like people making fun of other people. I have spent my entire life nearly going through this. What is sad is it is done by people who do not even know me.
I do not like abuse to the Elderly and if I see it happening I will jump in and kick some butt. I am not tolerant of this because I work with them and know them probely better then a family memeber.
I will not tolerate abuse to a Child or an Animal. I have spent many years doing rescue work and taking care of sick and abused animals. There is no reason for it.
Children well I am now learning that you do not have to hit or smack a child a round to get it to listen. This was a major wake up call for me as I learned new ways to deal with my grandchildren. My daughter is very good with childeren and has taught me how to respect them for the little person they are.

I Love to Craft, Make shirts, cook and bake, grow my garden, I grow all kinds of veggies and herbs to. When I use the herbs boy does my house smell good, I love to cook with them. and put things up for the winter. And sew for my Dogs and make new cloths for them as well.

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