Gratitude

Thank you so much for your generous comments about my pic of Leonard.  It was just one of those lucky things but I learned something very valuable (to me, at least).  I had taken a short video of him and he didn't know it.  Then I taught myself how to capture the exact pose and turn it into a still shot.  You've probably known about that forever but I didn't.  Also, because he didn't know I was doing the video I was able to capture a very good shot of him which seems to me much better.  Again, thanks a lot - you're great!

Our Family

This is my husband. He battles an awful disease 24 hours a day. WE battle it. The disease is lupus. His lungs bleed and his energy fails him constantly. Still he tries to go on a service call every day, he tries to find answers, he doesn't give up. This isn't a very clear picture, I took it from a ways off. Neither he nor Rascal knows that I'm taking it. That's what I wanted, a totally candid shot of them on their normal walk (yes Rascal gets two walks a day). The ever present oxygen tank is also a member of the family - without it

Leonard couldn't breathe. But right now we try to live our lives as normally as we can. Here he is trying to decide what to spend his cards on at Home Depot. Notice the tank is in the cart.
Of course, this is Rascal, he's the second puppy we've had to live his life with oxygen hoses. They learn not to chew or bite them. He does get pretty upset when the hose comes too close to him. He jumps up and growls at it for the offense.

This is my precious husband and my little dog. This is the life we live. This is normal for us.

Diane