Memory Glass ~ Spooky

So I got my Memory Glass kit the other day and had Matt gather up some of Spooky's ashes last night and have sent away for my Memory Glass Pendent. The kit got here fast and came with a little scoop, pill bottle, return mailing supplies and detailed instructions on how to proceed. I didn't really know what to expect, but this was easy to do. Now it just needs to be taken to the post office and sent as registered mail and in about 2-4 weeks I should receive a beautiful pendent with some of Spooky's ashes inter mixed through the glass.

I didn't like the idea of wearing urn type jewelry carrying some of her ashes, it just didn't' appeal to me. And I couldn't afford the $3500 diamond I wanted made from her ashes from Life Gem. I really hate rich people ( like Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and any other spoiled brats born into money and are just a nuisance to society) who don't have to think about money and can decide to do things based on the fact they want it and not can they afford it- it's not fair! So the Memory Glass pendent was a great alternative for me.

There she is in the little flowery tin canister on the mantle with sympathy cards and 2 or her collars around a vase that has petals from flowers we received. The orange collar with the writing from what looks like white out was her track and kennel collar. And the black flowery collar was her fancy outing collar. I don't have her "everyday" collar as it was cremated along with her. Oh and BTW Dogwood never called me back - I had wanted to talk to the tech and vet that were there that day personally and the office lady said she would have them call me. Well from talking to the crematory place and thinking back on the events I finally came to my own conclusion that she was indeed cremated with the collar.

Like I said in an earlier post I had gotten a call from Altoona Animal Hospital checking up on Spooky last week and I had to tell them she had passed on. Well I got a card the other day from them with a hand written message that they had made a donation in Spooky's name to the local animal shelter - like we had been a life long client of theirs and we had only had the one appointment. I found it incredibly nice of them and very unexpected!

Grumble, grumble, grumble...

Where did that giant (Jetta) come from? I thought I was the only dog... (insert cussing)...

I'll admit though I miss the big black dog even though I would snarl at her too... she would just ignore my snarls, is that just a greyhound thing? Why doesn't anyone take me seriously? She did let me share the bench seat with her in the car though...

so I guess that was niiiice of her.

At least she would play with me... and I like'd it rough...

Tug-o-war was one of our favorite games, she usually won though :-<
We all miss you Spooky.

Next top pony model...

Lester has made a few Coweta editorial appearances over the years and this is his most recent. Since he was the only clean horse at the barn on the day of the shoot he got to be in the shot for the vet's ad. Could he look anymore like a short, stocky cow horse with a big head and arab nostrils?? And the sad part is that *this* really was one of the better shots...

I know I call him the Pony Man now, but jeeze does he really have to look like one?!

OH my aching back...

I forgot to say -WHACK right in the nose was my first encounter with Jetta. You would think I would have been smarter not to lean down a happy greyhound I didn't know, but I wanted him to smell Lim's bottom and so when I was trying to position her, WHACK right in the nose by a muzzled nose. My eyes teared up, but no blood...course that wasn't his fault, just my stupidity.

I feel like I've been riding horses all day, but really I've just been leading one around :-0 Hah, Jetta is one strong boy! I rode Lester yesterday and just walked cuz I could feel a tightness in my back and hip and then BAM my back was wrecked, funny thing is what finally did it was me trying to "relax" my back and seat. I hopped off Less and could barely walk, he just looked at me and hopped I might have some sugar from him. Matt untacked him for me and of course helped with the rest of the horse chores...

OK, did I mention I'm worried about Matt failing his first foster???

It's Jetta the big male greyhound...

Well Jetta the 80lb male is the one of the three that didn't want to eat Limo. The two girls just kept licking their chops and lungeing at her. Lil Lim was a star though, VERY well behaved with the 3 greys we tried and she finally wagged her tail with Jetta so we have him in our care now. Course now that he's with us Limo has commenced snarling again. Snarly magee is what Matt and I call her...
Oh I know I'm not supposed to change the name, but Jetta is a girl's name! So I think it should be Jedi... Matt is liking him a little too well ;-) but he just keeps saying "I want him to have a good time while he's here"...uh huh.
Ready for a coinky dink? This guy and Spooky have the same father, Grey's Statesman, man he must really get around! but geeze, how likely would it really be to get one that was the father of Spooky. He also drinks like her, lap lap lap= all over the floor... He's very soft and just a big lug. Travels great in the car, goes right to sleep really.