My sweet almond verbana tree (approx. 12 feet tall) was knocked down and when it fell, it took out part of our fence. My arbor was also blown a few feet away and when it fell to the ground it snapped my honey bell tangelo in half. Tha is the worst that happen and a consider myself lucky because I know there were some twisters a few miles away in the area. Funny thing is no one else around us had any damage. My hubby and I were able to use a truck and pull the verbana tree back up. We staked it in the ground and my fingers are crossed that it will live. We took a video of us pulling the tree back up. I will try to post a link to it a bit later.

honalee, We love Shelties too. I love the names you gave them. How cute!! Right now, we have a male Sable Rough-coat Collie (Angus McColly), a large English Shepherd, black with sable (Sheppie) and a female Bluetick Coonhound (Bonnie Belle). Lots of fun and games on our place from them! All were adopted. We adopted the boys and Bonnie adopted us! :) My DH liked your pictures of your DH with the Shelties. We plan to go for smaller breeds eventually. He wants Shelties; I want Corgis. :) Our dogs are so big. In this tiny cottage, it is congested traffic 24/7. You literally have to step over the furry bodies to get from room to room. :) And when they all get excited and rowdy, watch out and grab hold of something to anchor yourself! :) All sweet pups though and very loyal. We sure enjoy them and love them. Our 12 remaining cats tolerate them, because "dogs are handy when you need a warm body to cuddle up with...so I guess they are good for something", or so the cats seem to regard the dogs :) I started Little Brother on Clindamyacin two days ago. He seems somewhat better, although still running a fever and feels cold. His stomach is very tender when touched. You have to lift him carefully or he cries out in pain. He is using the potty box and drinking a tiny bit of water. He acts like he is sick to his stomach, but is not vomiting anymore. That is good. The medicine is staying down him. He started making "biscuits" on his bed this morning and purring again. :) I rubbed a little bit of tuna broth on his gums and let him lick it off so he wouldn't get choked. Keeping him warm and comfy and giving him lots of loves. That's about all we can do. Thanks for the hugs and well wishes everyone. ~Annie

I do the same thing! I've taken as many as 300 pics before coming to my senses. A few are always delete-able, blurry, etc., but then going through the remaining photos becomes a chore. Once again, Nice Photos! Kt

AB, I wish I could've witnessed the guy in the red suit as he first tried to get into da plane. That would've been just as amusing. Poor guy, getting himself into a dither in front of an entire town. And talk about horse power. Those elegant creatures added an element of beauty and magic to the occasion. But, my favorite picture is the one where Bud's built-up anticipation finally becomes reality. I hope Santa gave him a great big, reassuring hug. Sol