merry christmas to all

Like a little kid, I woke up at 5AM this morning.  Not because I was expecting Santa, or anybody else for that matter.  It's just me and Rosie.  Heavy rain and the urge to pee got me out of bed and I decided to stay up because, well.  Why not?  I have celebrated all weekend with friends and family so today will be solitary.  Church yesterday was absolutely amazing featuring a "Christmas Special" of various congregational talents and singalongs prior to the service.  It was a first and will be our new tradition because it was soooo much fun.  

LP and Lizzie plus the two foster dogs came on Saturday and we had a full day of playing outside and opening presents.  The weather was so nice that she even got to ride her Barbie bike!  And pick up pecans. And run like the wind all over the yard!  Gobo and Ava were in doggie heaven running around leash free in wide open spaces.  They have a very special story which some of you may have heard but I'll tell it again because they need a home.  Lauren found them in the middle of HWY 412 a couple of weeks ago when she was delivering food.  She took them home and immediately began to contact rescue folks to try to find them a suitable home.  Both are large dogs and she lives in a duplex.  As the story unfolded, she found out the details.  Their mother was murdered by her estranged husband and they more than likely witnessed that atrocity.  We can only assume that as he was trying to get rid of the body, the dogs were dumped on the highway right inside Madison county.  The owner's body was later found in the car outside her house and the husband was in the house just chilling waiting to get caught.  Following a welfare check, her body was found and he was arrested for homicide.  The rescue agencies involved have decided that they should be adopted as a pair because they are very bonded and traumatized so this will be a difficult adoption.  They need to be on a farm or fenced in yard somewhere that they can run.  I cannot afford two dogs.  So, we are praying that someone with proper facilities will adopt them both so that they can live together.  Ava is a large black lab and Gobo is a border collie mix with steel blue eyes.  If you know anybody who can handle this, let me know.  They need a furever home.  

My Christmas breakfast will be the traditional Huddle House meeting with Bubba.  You wouldn't believe how many folks go there because it's the only place in town!  And by golly, it's very merry.  Here's to peace, joy and love for all the world.  Jesus was born as a gift to us so that we could be forgiven for being imperfect sinners.  That, my friends, is the reason for the season^j^