The kitties outside in my pretty yard...

Here's my tea rose bush. Isn't it beautiful? I pruned the stuffing out of it a few months ago and was afraid that it wouldn't come back. However, as you can see, it's doing really well.


Here is Binx and Phil sitting on our porch swing. Phil was pretending to torture the poor kitty, who was a little terrified at being outside.








He soon calmed down, though.






Here's a lily that I didn't even know we had. Isn't it beautiful?







And here are the two kitties behaving themselves... aren't they cute?!?

President Bush

While I sometimes am disappointed in our President, there are many times where I feel he is unjustly criticized. I agree with Dr. Melissa Clouthier from Right Wing News. This was the best few lines from his speech:

Ultimately, to prevail in this struggle, we must offer an alternative to the ideology of the extremists by extending our vision of justice and tolerance and freedom and hope. These values are the self-evident right of all people, of all religions, in all the world because they are a gift from the Almighty God.

Wow. We are certainly blessed to have a man such as him in office these past few years and these next few months...

Prayers for Mr. Tom

Just got this message from Ms. Pat:

Mr. Tom had triple bypass surgery on Wed. May 9..(I retired 2 days early!)..He came home the following Tues..(.have lost all track of time)...He's making
progress slowly but surely...He's weak and in a lot of pain..We're having trouble getting his millions of meds regulated..complicated because of his back condition...

Prayers appreciated,..

Here's a pic of the CopperWolf and I with Mr. Tom and Ms. Pat at our wedding. Please pray for Mr. Tom. I'll update when I hear more news...

Fred Thompson: Blogging on Townhall.com

I realized several months ago that Fred Thompson would not be our next president, but I did not understand how much we were losing out on until now. Fred Thompson is now blogging at Townhall.com, a conservative news and views site that I visit frequently. His first post is rather amazing; it shows exactly what we'll be missing in Washington the next 4 years, unless McCain decides to have Fred be is V.P. We can only hope...
Here's a taste of what Fred has to say:

First, conservatism is alive and well in America; don’t let anyone tell you differently. And by conservatism, I don’t mean the warmed-over “raise your hand if you believe …” kind of conservatism we see blooming every election cycle. No, I’m speaking of the conservatism grounded in principles based upon enduring truths: an understanding of the importance of human nature in the affairs of individuals and nations. Respect for the lessons of history, the importance of faith and tradition. The understanding that while man is prone to err, he is capable of great things when not subjugated by a too-powerful government. These are the principles that inspired our Founding Fathers, and resulted in a Constitution that delineated the powers of the central government, established checks and balances among the branches of government and further diffused governmental power by a system of Federalism.

Like I said, amazing. Read the rest here. Bookmark the page and visit it often. I have a feeling we'll all benefit from his wisdom in the long days ahead...

h/t Michelle Malkin

Just ordered Dad's Ticket

The only time dad can come home is June 4 wed. to June 7 Sat. I hope that works for everyone. We may have to meet Davo somewhere. But that's the best he can do. The Holiday weekend was out for him. They would not let him off. So I will still be here. I wish i had some really neat pixs. but alas i do not. I did steal one of davo off of Suzy's fridge. while i was there. We had a great dinner with Phil. and Suzy works with some neat vets. But Sophie had a hard couple of days. She has slept most of the day. hope she sleeps. tonight. Because I am exhausted. Off to bed Love to all of you. See you soon!!!!!!!

Mending the Kitty

Ms. Callie is visiting my vet office for the next little while. We're working hard to fix her mouth. My vets don't believe she has Herpes virus; in fact, they think it's an autoimmune response caused by unknown factors. We're going to be treating her for the rest of this week to see if we can't "fix" her. Hopefully we can. Meanwhile, she's having a grand old time telling all of us techs how to do our job. Everyone thinks she's beautiful, even if she has no problems telling you how she feels.
I'll update you on her condition later this week. And, I'll also update with some more pics.
:)

Davy - last week

Hello hello! Here are some pictures that Davy took last week. The first three are of his ceremony to become a Senior Airman (3 stripes). Woohoo!!!! The man giving him the certificate is a Marine, who Davy says was awesome, and the man in the middle with the greener looking fatigues is another Airman. Those are the new DCUs for the Air Force btw. Then there is another man in a different uniform and beard and he is one of the Australians. Davy said that they were the coolest group of guys! So even though it was icky circumstances I'm glad that they had such a good time together. The last pic Davy looks goofy in :), but you can see him all suited up.

Best of all it seems that my dad's birthday party is pretty much on schedule! So party party time in about 1 week, right before Memorial Day weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xoxoxo,

Victoria

Getting excited!

Hello hello! I am sooo excited that I will hopefully be seeing you in 2ish weeks! Can't believe that the 4 months have passed by already! I'll definately let you know once we have the date. Have barely heard from Davy lately, but overall he is doing well. Very excited about coming home and seeing everyone!

Life for me has been good, but rather busy now. This past weekend I spent 4 days in New York, which was FABULOUS! It was my friend Juliette's niece's Debutant Ball. Carla looked wonderful and it was fun because now that the Plaza's renovations are finished we had it back in the Grand Ball room. My cousin Charles was invited to be my escort and we had such a fun time together. Plus as he was my escort the year I was presented we had a fun time reminissing. We all looked gorgeous in our gowns, updos, and tuxedos! Once I have pictures from that night I'll send you some.

Plus it was wonderful seeing Juliette and her family again. It's been 2 years since I have seen them, which is definately too long! Hopefully one of these days I can go visit them in London :). The weather was amazing the whole time I was there and experiencing Spring again was fabulous! I know I have fantastic weather here all year, but that is more like Summer. Plus I miss NY soooooo much that is was nice being back 'home'. I would really like to move back one day, but we shall see.

Besides NY, my grandmother left yesteday to go back to Paris and she was rather sad, but it was a wonderful trip and it did her a TON of good. My parents are getting ready to leave this week to go back up to Virginia with more stuff, mostly clothing. They have loved being back here too. So I'll be all alone again, but looking soo forward to seeing you all and Hunky Dumplin! :)

Love you much and look forward to hearing more updates from everyone!
xoxoxo,
Victoria

All locked up

I'm all locked up.Our computer crashed.I can't get out of this cage.
Hondo has the @%$# to fix. Hope everyone has a Happy Mother's Day
oxoxox

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Charlie's prom was at Sapona country club this weekend.He came home AT 4 AM Sunday.They went bowling and to I Hop after and went to Carabas before prom. He cleans up right nice.....
Love to all.