New Addition to my family

This is my new dog Fritz. He is so much fun. He is a 4 year old Mini Schnauzer. My friend rescued him from being sent to the animal shelter where he would've been put down since they didn't have any room for him. Lucky for me she already has a dog and wasn't really interested in keeping him. I brought him home with me about 4 weeks ago and I haven't looked back. We love each other.
I was actually quite nervous about bringing him home. I have never had a dog before. Not even as a child. I would've gladly taken her kids before I ever thought of taking a dog. But somehow it has all worked out. I couldn't have asked for a better dog. He is already house trained and he is so easy to please. I got very lucky
This is how Fritz looked when I first got him. He hadn't been groomed for a while. A week after I got him I took him in to be groomed. I almost didn't recognize him when I came back to get him. He went from cute furry and very young looking to a cute old looking dog. He reminds me of an old man now.


This is how he looks now. Still cute but definitely different.












This is my favorite look that he gives me!!! What a cute boy. I sure am glad that I have him.

My Gramps

My trip home was wonderful but it was also hard. I went out for a funeral. My Gramps died. I feel so blessed to have had him in my life. I am very lucky, I had all my grandparents for most of my life. Not only were they alive, but they were a part of my life. Grammie and Gramps were there for every important thing in my life. I can't remember a time when they weren't there for me. Gramps was never big on conversation, but he had so much love for his family. I remember all the countless trips to "Smith and Edwards, country boy store". Those trips were great. We would come home with so much candy. I also remember him being there for Grammie no matter what. When she was the primary president he would drive around each Sunday and pick up any kids who didn't have a ride to church. He was always doing something for someone else. There were many times when he would go grocery shopping for the older people in the park that couldn't get out and do it themselves. We had some great times. Once when I was a kid he even went with me to a backwards daddy daughter night. Dad was out of town on business and Gramps stepped up and went with me.
Gramps also loved country music, especially the old stuff. When I was about 10 years old he made me my own copy of the song "once in love with Amy". He would sing that to me each time he saw me. To this day it is still one of my favorite songs. As I've gotten older I have learned to really enjoy a lot of the old country music heloved. Gramps was so proud of his collection of 8 track tapes and his old records. In the last 6 or so years it has been my mission to find any old 8 track country albums I can and send them to him. You know they never cost more than $1.00 but he loved them. You would've thought they were worth a lot more than that to hear him talk about them. He would play his old "dinosaurs" for anyone and everyone who came by the house. I feel so blessed to have had so many wonderful years with him in my life. He will be missed. I love him. Here is a video that Chad and I put together that was played at his funeral.