“WHOSO LOVES, BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE” – Elizabeth Barret Browning

An email that touched my heart.

Thanks BadMutha

It’s not your appearance but who you are on the inside that matters!
Appearances fade but who we are and what we have done is how we will be remembered.

This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002.
He was born with  2  legs – He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.

His first owner also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of ‘putting him to sleep’. But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted  to take care of him. She became determined to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself..
She named him ‘Faith’.

In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard to let him feel the movement.
Later she used peanut  butter on a spoon as a lure and reward
for him for standing up and jumping around.
Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk.
Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle,
Faith learned to balance on his hind legs and to jump to move forward.
After further training in the snow, he could now walk like a human being.

Faith loves to walk around now.
No matter where he goes, he attracts people to him.
He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and
has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows.
There is now a book entitled ‘With a Little Faith’ being published about him.
He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.

His present owner Jude Stringfellow has  given up her teaching post and plans to take him around the world
to  preach that even ‘without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul’.

In life there are always undesirable things, so in order to feel better you just need to look at life from another direction.
I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day.
Faith is the continual demonstration of the strength and wonder of life.

A small request: All you are asked to do is keep this story circulating

Faith’s official website

source: TMZ

So I’ve been wanting to do something with my now faded and worn Comme Des Garcons for H&M shoes.  So I was thinking of cleaning them, dye the canvas back to black (song reference?), AND add some spikes and studs.

So I googled to where I can buy these studs/spikes in bulk and I came accross a blog Nat The Bat and saw all of her DIYs.  My favorite are these:

So I immediately emailed her, said my Word Ups, and she gave me the 411.  Thanks again Nat The Bat for the inspiration and for all the help.  And  also Studs and Spikes for providing my loot.

What I got are these (over 2,000 gold and silver pyramind studs and spikes…yikes!)…ready to STUD MY WORLD:

& here’s my open Prahjek JCDCDGH&M Studded shoes.  I’m not done, these took me an hour to do…and I need to add more studs.

Oh, I almost forgot.  Also re-introducing Sire Simon Dexter the new face for this particular line…Word Up Buddy!

PRAHJEK:  ON GOING PART II

I created 5 pairs of pleated pants and shorts for each day to wear to work this week (needsta geff the laundry done) but, only a few came out right.  So those few pairs will need to be tweaked, which I HATE cuz I HATE not completing any projects or prahjeks!  But whoever is reading this (I actually know how many hits I’ve been getting…hehehe. btw, thanks for stopping by and reading!)…stand still or just hollup please, I’ll post the pictures up once they are completed.  Thanks meng!

Here’s our day out with the kids @ Cheviot Hills Recreation Center (across Century City Shopping Center).

As always Simon and Odie couldn't wait to get out of either the car and their carrier.

Scaredy Cat Theodore wanted to stay in the bag but, I took him out and put him on my lap. He stayed there and people/pet watch. The only time he's a lap cat.

Notice the harness and leash on Simon? Theodore has them on too...hehehe ever seen cats on leashes in the park? = )

There were a lot of dogs in the park that day. Most of them were on leashes, LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO. This stupid idiot bouj lady just let her A.D.D. of a Labrador (I think that's what Simon and Theodore are looking at) run loose. We had to keep the cats close so just in case the lab came close.

 What a day

from < to R: ODIE, SIMON, THEODORE

Our Pets, The Chipmunks (Odie, Simon, and Theodore) are all mine and Henry’s best buddies.  No favorites here, we love them equally.  They’re mostly chill, they don’t bark or meow much (except for Theodore), and are easy to cuddle with, well…most of the time.  The following will be pictures and descriptions of each Chipmunks’ personalities.

PRE & POST GROOM PICS OF ODIE. Groomed by Henly of Sparkys Pet Salon BH (info below).

Odie Alvin will be 5 years old in June. He is a standard Yorkshire Terrier and was adopted by Henry from Henry’s brother.  He doesn’t bark but, snorts loudly when excited.  He has a condition called “Reverse Sneezing” also called as “Pharyngeal Gag Reflex” (read about it here), don’t worry, it’s not life threatening. Odie is HELLA chill and spends most of his day laying in bed while both Henry and I are at work.  He is the Under Dog (HA!) between the three as far as ranking and position go.  But, don’t push his buttons!  He’ll fight back when needed (when I say fight I mean more like growl and play bite).

PRE & POST GROOM PICS OF SIMON. Groomed by Moi of Casa De Hosenry WLA (confidential)

Simon Dexter will be 4 years old in June also. He is a neutured (womp womp) pure Blue British Shorthair breed that Henry got for me on my 25th bday.  He was adopted from Elusive Blue (elusiveblue.com), a British Shorthair Catery in Simi Valley, CA.  He only meows when either irratated or is curious.  He’s chill and REALLY friendly to people (not so much with other strange pets).  He loves to pick on Odie and Theodore…I guess you can say that Simon’s the Alpha Male of the house.  He walks around like he’s the shiznit.  But other than that, he’s the most patient out of the 3.  Although he doesn’t like to be cuddled, he’ll let you and will wait until you’ve gotten your cuddle fix.  Oh, I almost forgot, Simon knows how to FETCH (Henry trained him).

PRE & POST GROOM PICS OF THEODORE. Groomed by Moi of Casa De Hosenry WLA (confidential)

Theodore Garfield will be 2 years old in…guess…yup, June. He is a “Big Balled” (not fixed) pure Creame British Shorthair breed that I got for Henry’s 30th bday. He was also adopted from Elusive Blue. He meows a lot, given that he is not fixed and when in heat…oooh boy. Not too much as regular cats’ mating call…more in spurts and only in the bathroom (Henry says there’s a cat across the street parallel to our bathroom) and/or when he’s trying to wake us up for food. Theodore’s the scaredy cat (HA!) one. Unlike Simon, Theodore is really shy with people. He’s often found hiding in his red-cushioned-box-thing or under something when Henry and I have guests over. It takes him time to adjust but, comes along when he’s comfortable and ready. He loves playing with Simon more ofthen than fighting. Me and Henry know when they get out of hand and start to fight. Their fights usually involve hissing and fur flying. It’s all politics, one has balls and the other one doesn’t. Theodore doesn’t play with Odie much, Theodore actually ignores Odie when Odie’s growling at him playfully. I guess Theodore’s just confused and doesn’t understand dogs. Other than being shy and often in heat, Theodore’s the sweetest cat when he wants to be. He purrs more often than Simon, a couple of seconds of petting his back or cheeks or tail, if he’s comfortable with you..he’ll purr. Theodore doesn’t like to be cuddled, cuz petting is enough for him. One last thing, he’s the most acrobatic. He can jump as high as 5 feet from the ground if he wanted to. Cool huh?

It took about 2 weeks for all of them to adjust to one another.  They hardly fight with one another but, definitely aren’t best friends.  They play with each other a lot…well, the cats do and most of the time Odie just sits on the sideline.  It’s ok though, Odie gets his playtime with Simon every now and then.

Oh I love our pets *sigh*

In this particular “PETS” category, I will mostly be blogging about…well, duh PETS! PETS PETS PETS and more PETS. My pets, my friends’ pets, and any other pet resources that I could share with you (if there’s any of you that is…hehehe)

(ODIE’S GROOMER INFO)

HENLY of Sparky’s Pet Salon BH (www.sparkysgrooming.com)
Phone: 310-274-3647
Sparky’s Pet Salon
9221 West Olympic Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Mon-Sat 7:30am-3:30pm
(they have other locations, visit the website)

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