Fridge of Love

My friend recently gave me a thank you card for a birthday present we gave her son.  It was a thoughtful gesture that showed not only excellent manners, but appreciation.  What was even more wonderful was the surprise of opening the envelope to find a picture of the birthday boy himself!  I think I'm pretty new to this picture sharing tradition, but I love it.

Fridge of Love - feels good waking up to this!

My refrigerator is covered in pictures of T, fun magnets and many pictures of our friends' children.  There's enough pictures of our friends' kids for a beautiful wall collage.  I love these pictures of smiling kids - in graduation dress, tiny bathing suits, halloween costumes, and Christmas finery.  I feel like I'm connected to them on a daily basis in this great big web of friendship.  The families of these kids represent the relationships that span time and space, the many wonderful people whose lives have intersected mine.

That's a ton of babies!

So with that heartfelt statement, I have to share a second story.  Last night, Matt was putting away dinner and glanced at the fridge door.

"Whoa!  Who the hell are all these kids?!"

If you know Matt, you know that this was a benign, yet completely honest statement.  I'm always the one that opens mail and receives the letters from away.  Had he opened an envelope with a photo inside, he would have handed it to me since I'm the "Lore Keeper".  So it comes as little surprise that he was oblivious to the pictures going up on the fridge door.  But I still laughed so hard I cried.
      
When I recovered, I started thinking about all the 4-legged kids I know from all the amazing families I'm connected with both offline and online.  But no body ever sends us any pictures of their dogs!  I thought of all those happy faces and realized I wanted to add them to my daily web.  So I ask you, friends both in Blogville and beyond, to send me your doggie pics!  I'll make a collage of them to share with you - I'm hoping to need a bigger fridge...

Please forward pics to forpetssake2@yahoo.com  I can't wait to see all my 4-legged friends!

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In other business:

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My newest article for The Examiner Dallas is the 1st in a series on ticks.  It's everything you should know about them but were too grossed out to really ask.  Please comment, follow, "Like", or Tweet.  Every click and follower is a tiny bit of money for me!  (That translates into lots of food and toys for the girls)  Also, please let me know if you'd be interested in writing for your local Examiner - it's an easy way to earn a bit of cash.

My newest article for Hello Dallas gives a local pet food drive for seniors the spotlight,  Maybe you could spearhead a pet food drive in your area?