Comments on: Pull Up A Chair

By: laurastrand

laurastrand — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:38:50 +0000

Me and some gals here in Sacramento will be getting togehter tomorrow to share in gift making. It’s going to be like when we were all kids and had no money but wanted to give, instead of just recieve gifts. Here’s the plan: I bought a skajillion cigar boxes from a local tobacco store. $15 bucks for 4 sacks of boxes – paper and wooden. Others will bring hot glue guns, fabric and ribbon scraps,beads and old jewerly, glue, paint, glitter (macaroni and gold paint) and will fashion lovely, embellished boxes for gift giving.
Next month, we’ll all make some food-type gifts together. We’re cheap and we love each others company, and it makes for good times regardless of the employment status of the participants.

By: Mauimom

Mauimom — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:11:50 +0000

Bless you.

Chows are, I think, second only to pit bulls in having an undeserved “bad” reputation. They are really warm couch potatoes, but like most canines, need tender loving care.

A little warm “scritch” from our chow house to yours.

By: billthechowchow

billthechowchow — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:34:35 +0000

I’m inherently a minimalist (Depression Era grandparents and parents), so bow-wrapped gifts were always only of the utilitarian kind, or if the recipient was fortunate enough to not really need anything, the gesture was on their behalf to benefit someone with a true need, as you’ve encouraged and shared with your children. Bill’s story in brief: in late October 2007 while my husband and I were walking our two dogs, we saw a large black chow mix lying in a yard on a corner lot in our neighborhood. He watched us pass. Two days later, rounding the same corner, the same dog followed us and started whining. One of us (we can’t remember who) touched him and felt bones. Because of the mounds of loose fur accumulated on his body, we hadn’t realized at first glance his state of emaciation. Our vet estimated his age at 5 years. He weighed 29 pounds, was unneutered, and had Stage 3 heartworms. Long story, happy ending – Btcc, now 57 pounds, neutered, and heartworm-free, just got home from his morning walk with us and his canine brother and sister; he likes to pee and poop on the corner where we picked him up then and now routinely bag his “comments.” All of our animals are happy, well-adjusted rescues, but Bill (aka Teddy Bear) especially is gleeful every waking moment of every day. He is just happy to be.

By: Mauimom

Mauimom — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:50:15 +0000

Bill, I am fascinated by your screen name. I have been doing rescue of chow chows for 20 years. Have FOUR of the furry critters.

Both my kids are college age. For years a part of our “season” has been having them buy gifts for the less-fortunate, whether it’s those “giving trees” that appear in malls [take an "ornament" that lists clothes or other items needed by a particular kid], books, or even toys for kids.

We also decided long ago that we’ve got entirely too much “crap” in this house [confirmed by a move to Hawaii], so other than a very few minor items, we give each other donations to “causes” in the recipient’s name: DonorsChoose, the Heifer Project, Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Washington Animal Rescue League, the foundation for schooling girls in Afghanistran started by the Three Cups of Tea guy, other good organizations.

The chow pups particularly like donating to their “friends in need.”

By: DeVeria Flowers

DeVeria Flowers — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:06:47 +0000

can’t wait!

By: demi

demi — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:06:18 +0000

Have a great day, D. Enjoy your cooking. Enjoy everything.

By: demi

demi — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:56:22 +0000

If it ain’t messy, it ain’t fun. Remember that. *g*

By: DeVeria Flowers

DeVeria Flowers — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:55:50 +0000

Nope…not happening…godmommy is not letting him go!

By: DeVeria Flowers

DeVeria Flowers — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:54:55 +0000

Geez…not looking forward to that!

By: DeVeria Flowers

DeVeria Flowers — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:54:05 +0000

Perfect day for reading if I could get out of the kitchen.