Sunday, June 29, 2014

Happy Birthday, Riley!!!

Several things on the agenda today:

Riley's birthday was last week...my goofy guy turned 8 years old!  We celebrated last Tuesday with a Pupcake and some yummy peanut butter treats from the Three Dog Bakery.  Riley has been in our life for about a year and half now, and, to be quite honest, he seems older than just 8.  Though that has more to do with his immense laziness and less to do with his overall health - thank goodness!  Riley, of course, had no idea what we were making such a fuss about, but it's always fun to celebrate a pet's birthday!

"Can I eat it now, Dad?  Can I?"

Last weekend's auction of puppy mill dogs was something of a success!  Last week, I posted about how hard it was to be just one person in the world of animal rescue - a huge puppy mill in Iowa was shut down, and the dogs were all to be auctioned off in Missouri...mostly likely to more breeders.  Well, thanks to some amazing rescues and their generous supporters, around 85 percent of the dogs at the auction were purchased by rescues!  This is huge, and I am so amazed at the extent these organizations went to, especially considering the long trip and big expense.  

Kelsie from the wonderful It's Dog or Nothing blog has awarded my blog the Shine On Award!  A huge THANK YOU goes out to Kelsie, and I encourage you all to visit her blog!  Now it's time for me to tell you the rules:  Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you, acknowledge that blogger on your blog and link back, share 7 random facts about yourself, and nominate up to 15 bloggers for the Shine On award, provide a link to their blog in your post, and notify them on their blog!  So here are my 7 random facts:

1.  I majored in psychology in college, and I have yet to do ANYTHING with that degree.
2.   I am a great big nerd, and I can kick my husband's butt at old-school Super Mario Bros. :)
3.  I average about a book a day...a mixture of too much free time and supreme geekiness.
4.  My greatest phobia is vomit.  Watching it, hearing it, smelling it.  I am, like, abnormally afraid of throwing up.  (Dog vom, by the way, is totally okay with me.  It's the human variety I fear!)
5.  I let my dog kiss me on the mouth and I am not ashamed!
6.  Before volunteering and working in a shelter, I was pretty afraid of pit bulls.  (Oh, the shame!)  Once I actually spent time with them, though, I learned that they're nothing but big ol' goofballs!
7.  I have an invisible illness that causes me to faint without much warning...however, it's been over six months since my last "episode"!

And here are the bloggers I nominate who I'd love to learn more about; check them out - they're all great!:


Visit these blogs and spread the love!  <3  Thanks again, Kelsie!




23 comments:

  1. Happy turning eight day! I will be eight in the fall, so I hope it it a good age to be. I'm loving seven! Have a great mischievous day!

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    1. Thank you, Miss Emma! You don't look a day over 4 ;)

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  2. Happy Birthday Riley. Great news about the rescues.

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    1. Thank you! We thought it was pretty wonderful!

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  3. Happy birthday Riley! You're adorable!

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  4. Happy Birthday, Riley!!! So glad you had a wonderful time celebrating together. I love pet's birthdays :) More excuse to spoil my already spoiled babies!

    The news about the dog auction is awesome!!! Very cool.

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for passing the Shine On award to us. We are very honored and excited! We love your blog as well :) We enjoyed reading your random facts too! Thanks again! Hopefully I will get around to posting about it this week….. I am a bit behind in everything! Haha.

    P.S. I noticed that we can subscribe to your blog via email now!! Hooray!!! So excited for that. I know many people don't like the email subscription thing, but I rely on those reminder emails to let me know when a furiend has posted. I am now subscribed to you and should be able to do a much better job at visiting now!

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    1. Thanks so much, Emily! We love birthdays, too, but Christmas is when Riley REALLY gets spoiled! :)

      I love the email subscribe option, too, especially for the blogs I love that might not get updated that often. I can't wait to see your random facts! I made sure to pass the award on to bloggers I'd love to know more about! :)

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  5. Happy birthday, Riley!

    I read three or four books a week. It's a sickness, really. Life prevents me from devouring more, sadly. :(

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    1. It's like an addiction for me! I seriously would not know what to do with myself if I didn't have books! Thanks for reading :)

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  6. Gahhhhhhh!!!! Happy Birthday you handsome hunk!!!!! Thank you so much for the nomination/award!!! We are HONORED!!!

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    1. But of course! Your blog is one of my very favorites! :D Thanks for reading; have fun on your vacay :)

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  7. Happy Birthday Riley!

    Thank you so much for our award also :D xx

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    1. Of course, Bernie! Loved your 7 facts today...hope you're having loads of fun with your new human brother! :)

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  8. Happy Birthday to Riley! Thanks a bunch for the award!!!

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    1. Thank you, Aimee and Chuy! Looking forward to reading your 7 facts :)

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  9. Happy Birthday Riley! That birthday cake looks delicious.
    Thanks so much for the award, it is much appreciated.

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    1. Thank you, Mark! He sure seemed to enjoy it :) Can't wait to read your random facts!

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  10. Oh my goodness, thanks so much!!!! I'm going to go get started right now!

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    1. You are very welcome; can't wait to read! :)

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  11. First, Happy Birthday Riley! Hope you had an amazing day!
    Second, thank you so much for the award, I really appreciate it! :)

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