Zeus

Zeus died today at 2:00 pm. It is the hardest thing that I have ever had to do...he was the sweetest dog. I swear he smiled at me all the time...He came into my life in the middle of a thunderstorm with lightening flashes that lit up the night sky, and it was raining sheets of icy water , he left me in the polar opposite...hot, sunny and on the most peaceful of days... Our last few minutes together I knew that he knew he was loved. He went very softly and quickly, it was like he just went to sleep. I miss that dog so much already and with that loss I feel so much more alone in this world. Thank you all for loving and praying for him right along with me. If you never got a chance to meet him, I can only say, if you had, he would have stolen your heart too. He is with Stetson and Jesus...and now I must grieve....L.

a whole lotta nadda

I have been doing nothing spectacular. For memorial day David Rice, Ericka O, annd myself went to Lonestar park to watch the horse races. We had fun and it was great to get out and do something different. It has been raining and storming for the past few weeks so I have been held somewhat hostage in the house with Zeus. Speaking of Zeus, he is doing very well but his joint is still swollen with cancer. I keep him on his cancer meds and he eats very well. He is happy.

Coco is going downhill faster though. She can't jump up on the bed anymore so I have to help her up. It seems that her little skeleton is gonna give out first. I am in geriatric doggie hell. lol. I love them though.

I have homegroup tomorrow night and a busy schedule the rest of the week. I miss my bloggie, but I must confess...Facebook is easier and faster for me. This is great to post videos and capture memories, especially if you have children...I am not giving up on the bloggie!! Lisa

I have been attacked!

Ok my blog has been attacked by a virus...they have left 20 something comments (all in Chinese). The name on it is from ED. I can't find all of the comments to delete them, they go way way back. I am trying to find all of them. DO NOT CLICK ON IT!!
I did not click on it because I already know it is bad news. Just be warned, they are out there, and they are trying to give you a virus! Now I am off to delete more of the comments before they do damage to some unsuspecting reader.

I just can't figure out the fun of hurting other people and costing them tons of money to try to fix the mess they caused...evilness.

L.

Bad weather+busy week = anxiety!!

I am booked up this week at the salon and the weather guys on every channel have been squawking about thunderstorms all week...that makes me so anxious, because my poor Zeusie is so scared of storms. Usually I would just move my sweet clients around as best as I could but this week I have no where to put anybody. Girrrr.

I am still in love with my new appliance. It is so nice.

It is my birthday week and I am excited to get to hear from people and possibly hang out and/or go to dinner with friends this week.

I am going to the prayer service on Wed. night if I get out of work on time. It was supposed to be my first time to my new home group but I guess we are going to meet at the church for the service. I can;t wait to be reconnected.

I just heard that school is going to resume in some places on Thursday. I need to reschedule some of my teachers that I have booked for the middle of the day...have a blessed day! L.

Suprise!!

Ha Ha, I suprised Andrea today by just showing up at her house! I came with groceries and a diet sprite! Yay! I stayed for hours and I cooked the recipe below. That way she can have some amazing left-overs to just heat up on the run!! I just love hanging out with her and we always have so much fun. I had to leave suddenly but usually we drag the goodbyes out for hours. I have to get out there more as Hannah Beans has grown so much and Luke is flat out talking!! He said "what are you doing" and "Good nitey" in the sweetest little voice!! I love that boy!

I got to hold little Miss Hannah Beans. She took two naps on me and I loved every second of it. She smiles so big and she has the sweetest little nature! I want to eat her...scrumptous.

I am hoping to go on this retreat in August, in Oregon but it is going to be awesome!! I have to get my ducks lined up to plan this one...I really want to go!! Oh to hang out with other ladies that love Jesus and are photographers in an amazing mountain setting...ahh bliss. I am going to be working towards this goal. I am going on a budget for this!! Ok I am updated now..I will be back in a day or so, I am trying to blog more. TRYING!

L.

Recipe...

I have been frustrated with blogging because I don't feel anything is blogworthy.

I did make up with my neighbor that I wrote about a few posts back...I went over and apologized and said that I felt like we got off on the wrong foot. She was also sorry for her behavior. I want to have a nice relationship with my neighbors..."Love thy neighbor" and all that.

My refridgerator keeps running and running, I pray that it is not going out. I amgoing to flip the breaker on it and see of that helps...hummm?? Yep...that did not work...I will be going to price some today.

ok this is the heart healthy recipe that I told Penny about...I will be making it this weekend. My coworker made it and just raved about it... enjoy.

1 lb ground turkey
1 tsp oregano, ground
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp salt
10 oz frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
15 oz fat-free ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
8 oz fat-free mozzarella cheese*
12 uncooked lasagna noodles
26 oz jar chunky garden vegetable spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup water
shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Brown turkey in skillet. Drain fat. Add oregano, red pepper flakes and salt Set aside.
2. Mix ricotta and mozzarella together. Add spinach to cheeses.
3. In a 5 1/2-quart slow cooker, layer 1/2 noodles, 1/2 turkey, 1/2 spaghetti sauce, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cheese mix. Repeat.
4. Cook 4 1/2 hours on low. Sprinkle shredded parmesan cheese over top, if desired. I usually allow it to melt on top.
Makes 8 very large servings.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATHEROS.
Number of Servings: 10

NOTE** I used Healthy Harvest Wheat Blend noodles. I used an Italian cheese blend instead of mozzarella. I did not mix the spinach in with the cheese, I just layered it. And I saved about 1/2 cup of the Italian cheese to sprinkle on top. I hope it is good. It had all good reviews. I added a little onion, garlic, an sweet basil to the meat too.

To blog or not to blog...

It seems lately that I only blog when prompted to do so by Penny...

I know that I need to but it seems to take so much effort. I am trying so hard to use the time that I have to learn more about photography. It is ever changing and quite expansive in the amount of things that I need to know to improve.

I did a shoot today of Alexis. It was a bridal shoot and it went very nicely. I did her hair and make-up first and then Andrea and I went out and shot her bridals. I will post more on this later.

I am kind of slow this week at the shop, so I hope to have them edited and up for you to see!!

My Zeus is doing alright but my Coco girl is really going downhill. She has some weird allergy skin funk and constant ear infections. She is not long for this world. All she does is sleep all the time. But when she is awake she acts like she is fine...IDK I will gage her over the next few weeks...For crying out loud she is 15 years old. I just don't want Zeus to be lonely if he is the last one left. Anyway, I have much to do and I will try to blog more...

I just don't think people are as into the blog deal as they once were...

Prove me wrong and if you read this leave me a comment, even if it is anonymous or even if you just say hi! Please leave a comment!! Love yall. L.