My new favorite poem

Write it on your heart...

Write it on your heart
that every day is the best day in the year.
He is rich who owns the day,
and no one owns the day
who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.
Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt, crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a
new day;
begin it well and serenely,
with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on the yesterdays...

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Blessings

I. and I had a wonderful dinner at Gibbett Hill tonight. It was a beautiful summer's evening, warm, a little humid and a bit of a breeze. I had the free range chicken and I., the prime rib. Both very good. Didn't do much else today besides nap and get my hair cut and colored.

I am blessed to have come across some wonderfully written blogs that give my soul a bit of peace. Love the quotes I find on them, too.

From here: "In the tempestuous ocean of time and toil, there are islands of stillness where we may enter a harbor and reclaim our dignity." ~ Abraham Joseph Heschel

and

Prayer of Metropolitan Philaret

Lord, give me the strength to greet the coming day in peace. Help me in all things to rely on Your holy will. Reveal Your will to me every hour of the day. Bless my dealings with all people. Teach me to treat all people who come to me throughout the day with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all. In all my deeds and words guide my thoughts and feelings. In unexpected events, let me not forget that all are sent by you. Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering and embarrassing others. Give me the physical strength to bear the labors of this day. Direct my will, teach me to pray, pray in me.

Amen.


From here: "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands...." 1 Thessalonians 4:11


I am not religious but these speak to my heart and are good reminders of the life I strive to live.

Something I thought I'd never see

I am in shock.

Stupid Facebook

Facebook is giving me fits. In hopes of preventing my last name from being found out, I deactivated my old profile and created a new one. Still the old URL shows up in Google searches. It's such a user-unfriendly program. I'm beginning to HATE it.

It's a good week though with lots of "me" time culminating in my going to the Chanel counter on Wednesday night to check out their new colors! I love make-up. Loved it for a long time but have recently rediscovered the love and excitement it gives me.

We took Poochie and Bear to the ophthalmologist on Saturday and it looks like the little red bump Poochie has on his left lower eyelid is a tumor. Dr. Willis said that 95% of these tumors are benign which is excellent news. I worry about the anesthesia and that he has to wear an Elizabethan collar for the two-week recovery period. That will not a happy Poochie make!

This morning it was Pogo's turn to go to Tufts. He has had bloody stool for the last couple of days and then this morning he had a bit of blood coming from his rectum. His blood work was all normal and the test that they did at Tufts was negative so the vet is thinking it's probably colitis. We have to take another stool sample to our regular vet to check for worms, etc. because we didn't have a large enough sample this morning. I'm thinking it's just the colitis though.

Sun finally came out this afternoon and it turned into a beautiful day. Hoping for more tomorrow - noticed a huge difference in my energy level!

Little Poochie

I haven't posted many pictures of Poochie. Interestingly, when I was taking these photos he started growling at me. I don't know if he didn't like me getting that close (although I wasn't that close really) or what. I was crouched down a little bit which I know he doesn't like. Who knows. He and Bear go to the ophthalmologist next Saturday for their regular check-up.



Had lunch with my sister and I. today at Nancy Chang's in Worcester. It's about the best Chinese food around. My sis flew in from CA overnight but was amazingly awake and we had a lot of fun. She always brings cool gifts. This time it was lychee tea from Seattle and a soy candle from New Orleans. Plus pineapple bones for the pups.

Our Global VP of HR comes tomorrow to visit the plant I work at. I'm a little nervous about it. Not about meeting him but about keeping him engaged all day. Wish me luck.

Portland for PRNE

On May 2nd, I. and I took Pogo up to Planet Dog in Portland for an information session for PRNE. We had a lot of fun although it was a pretty quiet day at the store. Pogo was much braver than when we took him on vacation to Ohio. Had a delicious dinner at 555. I can't rave enough about that restaurant. We had a quick lunch at the cafe at Whole Foods right next to Planet Dog. Another great place to eat with delicious burgers and strawberry shakes. I saved Pogo a bit of my burger and when we went back out to the car, I. tried to give it to him. Well, he had been placed in the back seat while we were in Whole Foods and refused to eat until he was in the front seat. What a personality he has.

If you'd like to look at the pictures of our trip, you can see them here:

PRNE Portland visit

Mr. Jack and his good friend Sammy

They love to chase after each other. Sammy is a little slower than Jack but they have a great time anyway. Please excuse the poor camera work, it was hard to hold my mobile phone steady while being pulled by a 23 pound Jack!