Smiling Faces, the Vote is ON!

Elliot, first smiling face.

Here are the Pics for my upcoming calendar project. They are numbered, so you can leave a comment with your vote on the blog or at rhettspets@hotmail.com. If anyone would still like to have a chance at having me draw your child I'll post any more pictures until Tuesday 11/25/08 (just email them to me). I'll stop taking votes on Dec. 1st. Don't forget 10 of these beautiful children will be chosen along with Rhett and Elliot.



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Saturday Funnies

Today I've got 2 clips the first one is "fast food" and the other is a few tips on washing it all down.

Pam had the opportunity to go with some friend and see Carrie Underwood last Wednesday night. Boy was I on one. It's not Pam I worried about it's the horny drunk guys that might try and grope her. Man was I jealous, with a capital J. Anyone that knows me, knows I blow up like a balloon anytime one of Pam's old high school buddies comes around. So what if I suck in my gut and flex may arms and chest like King Kong or the Hulk. My only regret is that I don't get to take her out and show off how beautiful we are together. I guess Pam still gives me that same spark like the very first time I saw her, or stole my first kiss. I'm just glad she still lets me be a kid at heart.

Pam said I was feeling left out not getting comments on the blog. That is only half true. I just want all the negative ones. I'll respond to them. I'm the protector, or I'd like to think I am. Pam does one heck of a job watching out for our kids, Okay me too. With that said, I'll address the comments for those who looks at a glass half empty.

While we have re-homed Tank our male blue Tick hound. I think that this is a good thing as he has such a desire to hunt. He is with another hounds-man that needed a good dog to chase cougar this winter and bear this spring. I have been raising dog all my life and it is never easy to let any of them go. Even if they are not mine and I train them for a period of 3 to 6 months. I will miss Tank a great deal. I just don't have the time to train and hunt him. I need to spend the time I have available with Pam and the kids, which is not easy working 7 days a week. Do to my work schedule I have asked Pam to start working with Roxy and Princess. This is so that they can be together in the house. I just hope Princess doesn't eat Roxy in the process (Then we would have two dogs in one ha ha).

The Last Kiss Good Bye:

11/19/08 I am grateful for the setting sun. As it sets it takes our troubles away.

11/20/08 I am grateful for night (or sleep). This is where we gather our strength to face any challenge that is brought before us.

11/21/08 I am grateful for the rising sun in the morning. As its warming raise glow upon us we are filled with energy and joy.

11/22/08 I am grateful for the ability to blog. I know understand how relaxing it can be to put you thought and feelings down on paper (if you know what I mean). Blogging brings out all of our feeling, and lets us share with many many others.

Wordless Wednesday got a little wordy. Dinner is served:

I have to admit I was very shocked to read the negative comments on Rhett's journey today. I have posted lower some clip about the food chain. Next time you eat a hamburger or a steak, I want you to know I've been on a slater floor and if you think the natural order of animals feeding you need to look at your feeding habits. Shame an the people that go and buy meat and not even give a second thought to where it came from. Also what about eggs. They taste great Saturday morning with a couple slices of bacon. You can even get you breakfast out on the golf course.

CAUTION: These links show live animals being feed to snakes. WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Everything in this world has to eat. If we take the animals into our homes we must provide the food they would kill and eat in the wild.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQyP7ZMv-k&fmt=6&feature=pyv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuQfpblygc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuXwGoOYt58

Today I am grateful for uneducated people. The more you understand how we get our food from the farm to our kitchen tables is a great deal of effort. Ya all better quit eating any fast food. The treatment of the animals raised and killed to feed each of you day by day is less than perfect. Even if you don't take part in the eating a nice juicy steak, or cracking a chicken egg, someone in your family does (Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Grandma, Grandpa etc...). I just hope you look at your next hamburger a little differently.

P.S. I love each animal that I take in to care for, but I can also kill anything that in nature would be feed to the animals we care for. ITS JUST NATURES WAY. Eat or be eaten.

RAT DOG

Well it was bound to happen! Are you asking what was bound to happen? Well I'll tell ya. Our house has been invaded by a RAT DOG. Pamela has wanted a little dog since before we got our first dog Jax almost 7 years ago. I was raised around large dogs 70 to 100 lbs. and she was raised with little kick me rat dogs. I guess this is what I get for bringing snakey our 51/2 ft. red tailed boa home. Pam told me I'd never have a snake in her house. I told her the snake was for Chloee(Doesn't that make it okay?). I told her she would never own a kick me dog. Well I guess we were both wrong. Pam found this 1 1/2 year old Chihuahua (Rat Dog). This little girl (Rat Dog) is all good I guess. The dog will not come to me (I think that dog is really smart. The dog would make a great meal for Chloee's new snake) Ha, ha, ha. Well Rhett's crib was recalled so Pam took it back and got him a bed. Then Pam asked me to go get the bed out of the back of the truck. As I was going out the dog looked like it needed to go out and do its business, right? So I say "Pam I think your dog needs to go out" do you think she listened. HECK NO! So I come back in and the dog is running in circles and as I said it will not come to me. So I start telling Pam "your dog needs to poo", over and over about 10 times while she was down watching TV. She said she thought I was joking. No I was using my I told you so voice, which could sound a lot like my joking or just kidding voice. Well the dog needs to poo turned into "your dogs going to poo"(still with no response). Then" TOO LATE!!!, Pam, Pam, PAM! come clean up the poo"! Which she still didn't believe me until I told her again "I'm not kidding". "I'm not cleaning up a mess I told you was just going to happen". I've raised dogs all my life. They all do the same poo, poo dance. When it comes to animals you would think Pam would listen. Maybe next time her TV program might not be as important, ha, ha, ha. While I was typing this post the dog went under the desk and what can I say I kicked it. I told you it was a kick me dog. You never know where they are hiding.

This is what Pam's new Rat Dog looks like. This is not the actual picture of her. Watch for updates on Rhett's Journey. This is the actual picture of Chloee's snake that will be eating the rat dog soon.

Today I am grateful for all the I told you so's. I sure do love giving I told you so's out. All I've got to do now is not give Pam any reason to give me one. I told you so's sure are good for a laugh. I'm not going to let Pam live this one down for awhile.

Be Happy

Today we were going to celebrate Pam's birthday (it was last Wednesday). I got a call last night reminding me of a commitment I made to my cousin. The commitment is that I run his holiday art store in the mall every Sunday starting today. The mall is only open for 6 hour so I thought no big deal I can do both. Went to work and sold a whopping 15 dollars in art. Got home about 6:30pm eat dinner then played slap the bunnies with Pam and her sister Kristie. While my next day off will be thanksgiving (I hope can sleep in). The next day off will be Christmas. This is a lot of work for very little gain. The good news is that starting in January I'll get started on the calender project. I'll post picture for voting later this week. While off to bed.

Any of you readers here in Utah Check out the Artist Corner in the Provo Town center Mall. Even if you don't buy anything its cool to just check out all our local artist and more.

Today I am grateful for lazy days. I know that if I get one in the next month and a half I am going to take full advantage.

Weekend to Weak day?

Does anyone think that Mondays feel different than other days of the week. While I do and here is the clip that proves it. I haven't had a weekend in over 6 months. I think I forgot what one feels like. Does life ever slow down once you have kids?






This clip will show you how close one man came to almost losing his life. Makes you think.

Little Rhett man got to come home from the hospital today. Got home after work (10:30pm) and checked on him. Sleeping like a log with the cat. It just seems like the know that Rhett isn't feeling well and he stays with him until he feels better. What a great cat we have.

Here at the Bird house we have many different animals. My life long goal is to own a pet store. I read an article in the paper today that said pet ownership is up 56% to 63% from just 5 years ago. The article went on to say that it is expected to keep increasing as we have introduced many different exotic pets to a already long list of animals available in the pet trade. These pets are becoming easier and easier to get as individuals learn how to breed them and produce healthy attractive animals. I think a pet store is still in my future, a store front that is.

Today I am grateful for Garfield the cat. What a great way to get feeling better by someone (or thing) loving on you all day, and all night. Has anyone seen my kittens?

Sick Little Man:

Today Rhett wasn't feeling so good so Pam took him to the Hospital. While the tests are back and his white blood cell count was sky high (Pam will update her blog with more details as soon as she gets into a room). I'm going to ask you all for a favor. Take a minute today to tell your children you love them then give them a big hug. If you don't have any children, call your brothers or sisters kids and tell them. Love, Laugh, and Live. You can not truly live without love and laughter!

Today I am grateful that we got Rhett to the hospital before he really got major sick. I am also grateful for thing that make us laugh. If we couldn't laugh we would never understand how great life really can be. Take a minute to watch this video and laugh with me. Have a great day.