I pray that everyone had a wonderfully nice day!

Oh my gosh, Reaper; I am so sorry to hear about Rosie and Loki! That is terrible news; you have my deepest condolences and sympathies. We all know how much you loved them both.

I had a nice Christmas with my sister and in-laws. I wish I didn't lose Rosie so early but the older German Shepards get, the higher the chances they become at getting cancer. Sadly my cousin in Texas had two that suffered the same genetic misfortune. Such a cruel fate for such a wonderful dog, but I got her remains back and had a decent closure so no guilt, remorse or regret hovering over me.

This post has been edited by Dark Reaper: Dec 26 2024, 10:48 PM

Yeah; I think we just kind of "rent" our pets to bring us joy for a short time; but our love for them goes on for the rest of our lives I lost my Rottie decades ago now; and he is still in my family's thoughts all the time. They touch our hearts deeper than a human bond in a lot of ways.

Loki-1 was a rottie blue healer mix and was such a beautiful dog. I thought I'd never get over his passing, that is until Loki-2 came into my life and healed me.

You have a huge heart; that is really wonderful to see

My Christmas tree is thriving even though I've had it since December 1st. This is one of the best one I've had

I love that! I think we used to put "Sprite" soda in the water in ours to keep it green longer. Couldn't put aspirin in the water because the dogs and cats would drink it, lol.

Never used Sprite for my trees, just water. And they're always sprouting

Thank you .

Ok, I know there's a few more days until December 1st but I don't care - Lets goooooooooo!!


And here's Lasse Stefanz to back me up




This post has been edited by mirocu: Nov 26 2025, 06:00 PM

Early Birb

And Christmas Crow even has the hat on!

I know I was a bit too early, guys. But did you like Lasse Stefanz?

Sure! Is that a Swedish cowboy singing?

Pretty much - it's the guy with the cowboy hat in the middle

Same to you .

The one thing that gets to me during this time of the year is I miss the magic it once had, I used to enjoy going out and seeing Christmas decorations at a couple of excellent spots in Oklahoma. Going to a store and watching the workers putting up Christmas decoration and of course going down the toy isle and looking at which toys I wanted to ask my parents to get me for Christmas.

But as you get older you have that one REALLY bad Christmas. The holiday just becomes ruined to the point the magic never comes back.

Sounds a bit like this guy:



Too many Christmases go wrong and you get a Scrooge. I think one reason Christmas was so much better when you are a kid is because when you are a kid, it’s not a bother. As an adult, I find the Holidays in general to be mostly a stressful time. It also doesn’t help that there are so many demands on my time and fitting everyone in can be very stressful.

Christmas tree is up at Chez Rocu!



Stand by for pixie!

Yes, and the demands of the Season itself plus fitting everyone in means strains on everyone's funds too, which just adds to the stress because you know come the New Year those charges you are running up will come due.