A couple weeks ago I read an article online about a 600 year old bra was found in an Austrian castle.  Then I noticed that I had a George Strait T-Shirt from 1992 that I am still wearing. That is 20 years and it's still going strong.  And that isn't the oldest T-Shirt  in my collection. I found a Valley Alumni Reunion shirt from 1988! It's amazing that I still have them and they still fit even if I only wear them around the house!  I don't think I'll beat the record of the 600 year old bra but it's pretty surprising what's hiding at the bottom of my T-Shirt drawer.

Wrestling a Corgi

Last week, it was time for our boy Corgi's annual check up and vaccination routine. It seems like medical care for our pets rivals medical care for us! So much that pet insurance is looking more and more attractive. Besides the advances in medical care, there are new vaccinations each year that you can choose for your pet. The latest one is a pet flu vaccine. I usually get the flu shot but I'm not so concerned, or have even heard of dogs getting the flu. Although they are reporting more cases of the flu in dogs, I'm still not on the bandwagon for this one! Anyway, back to Sunny, our boy Corgi. During his wellness exam, the vet uses a probe to look into the dog's ears. I'll have to admit that Sunny is the worst of all our dogs in behaving at the vet. And once he saw the ear probe, he was not a happy boy. After a bit of twisting and turning, the vet was able to scope his ears and it was determined that he had an ear infection (although I hadn't noticed him acting any differently but the inside of his ears were red). The prescription was an ear flush, an ointment and a dose of antibiotics. We could have opted for a treatment by the vet for $75.00 or we could do it ourselves at home for $40.00. Since I always wanted to be a vet and our funds are limited, I opted for the at home experience! After all, how hard could it be? So home I went with the bottle of ear rinse and tube of ointment. We previously had to administer eye drops to our girl corgi, Carrie and that turned out okay so I was up for the challenge. I thought maybe I could lull him into a sleep and sneak up with the ear rinse but he seemed to know what I was up to. This was definitely going to be a two person job! Finally, the moment had arrived. Don was home so we got our supplies and were ready to tackle the job. Unfortunately, Sunny was not wanting any part of our "doggie" hospital playtime! I thought I'd do best trying to hold him while Don administered the products. After a few go arounds, much barking and fur flying, the task was finally complete! Today we went for treatment number two and I decided it would work better upstairs on the bed where I can perhaps get a better hold on him and his sister, Carrie wouldn't see him and get all excited. For the most part it worked much better than the kitchen table and I felt like a calf-roper trying to hold him still.

Only two more treatments left! Oh, and to top it all off, our other dog, Sasha went in on Saturday for her check up and had the same thing! However, she's a much better patient-even though she weighs 40 lbs more!

How Not to Get Married

Every six month or so, ABC introduces us to a "desirable" man or women, looking to find someone "amazing" who will eventually become their "soul-mate" and live happily ever after as man and wife. The premise of this show is that this "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette" meets 20 plus members of the opposite sex and it becomes a contest to see who can scheme their way into this person's heart. And somehow, I usually get sucked into to watching a few episodes, just to see how "amazingly" offtrack these people are. The last episode of the current "Bachelor", Ben, ended on Monday. I had only seen parts of the first episode where the girls were introduced to Ben. One girl happened to be from my home state of Nebraska. I'm not sure how far she got but I think her days were numbered when she mentioned something about a shotgun and eating parts of cattle that most people wouldn't eat or even knew existed! So now we're down to the last two girls who come home to meet Ben's family. Both confess that they are in love with him and they would accept his proposal of marriage at the final ceremony. In fact, most of the women on the show are trying to fulfill their childhood fantasy of marriage, to someone who resembles their "Prince Charming". I'll have to admit that I never had that fantasy (as noted when I tried to cram 200 people into my wedding reception and ran out of food and drink!) My fantasy growing up was either to A) Play professional football-this was long before the days of Title IX! B) Sing professional, preferable with Kenny Rogers-never mind me not being able to sing! or C) Become a veterinarian and raise dogs. I remember declaring to my mother that I couldn't see myself living with no less than 10 dogs (I'm sure she was thrilled!). In reality, I was quite good at basketball, I am married, my husband is a singer and has done some professional work, and we have 3 dogs. I've concluded that three is our limit for our dog pack, since I've discovered that female dogs don't always get along, not unlike the girls on the "Bachelor". With everyone yearning for the attention of the male, in our case-Sunny-things can go from sweet face to ripped ears in a matter of seconds. And in the T.V. show, there's no one with a squirt bottle or clanging pans to cool them off! So, as love would have it, Ben and the two finalist end up in Switzerland for the final rose ceremony (and this one also comes with a ring). Seems like Ben got jilted before on his last proposal (to the previous "Bachelorette") so this time was going to be different. He was not going to get down on his knees to propose unless he knew it would be forever. Well, forever lasted a couple weeks. Once the glow of the Swiss Alps faded into the sunset, Ben and his newly engaged fiance, Courtney drifted apart. Seems like dinner at Long John Silvers just doesn't compare to Puerto Rico, Panama, or Belize-the destinations of many of the getting to know you dates. Welcome to reality Ben, Courtney, Lindzey (with a "z")and all the other ladies. True love isn't about a feeling. It's about an action and it begins with loving the true God who made us and His Son who set us free. May we all live to glorify and honor Him.