Good Bye, Douglas.

Douglas, the turtle, has been acting funny lately. Not moving much, not eating, keeping his eyes closed, etc. Do turtles hibernate? I thought I would try to lift his spirits today by taking him outside. We had lots of puddles in the driveway and tons of worms wiggling in them from the overnight rain. I thought he would be in heaven, seeing all those worms, but he didn't move much and only one of his eyes opened. I watched and waited for about a half hour. He seemed to have perked up a bit, so I left him out there, checking on him ever so often through the window. Then, doomsday came. I couldn't find Douglas and it was time to go get Anna from preschool. I dreaded telling her, but assured her that we would look some more. An hour of search and rescue, Douglas was not found. I told Anna that he was fine, nature is where he belonged. She cried and said, "I know, but if we find him, I can tell him good bye and then let him go into nature." My little animal lover was crushed... and it was all my fault. I lost Douglas.

I will be purchasing the cutest, softest, stuffed turtle I can find tomorrow. I'm so sorry, Anna.

A Card and Photos to Share...

Hello there! I sent all three of my little chickens off to school today, which meant I had 3 hours all to myself! Three hours seemed more like 3 minutes. I did get some work done though, and a few things cleared off my desk.

As I was checking blog challenges this morning, it dawned on me that I forgot to post my card for the Die Cuts R Us Challenge: a color challenge- turquoise, brown and white or ivory. So, here's my card that I forgot to post last Friday:

Lastly, I would like to show you some really cute photos. This is Douglas in Wrigley's water bowl. I don't know how he got in there, but he sure had a hard time getting out! Wrigley just sat and watched... he is such a good dog!
Wrigley smiled when Douglas landed safely on the carpet, out of his water dish!

Thanks for visiting and have a great Tuesday!

Meet Douglas

We have inherited a new pet... Douglas the turtle.

He's very pleased to meet you! Anna is in heaven with a pet all her own. She digs out in the garden for fresh worms for him to eat everyday, takes him for walks outside, makes him "nests" and today, I found poor Douglas in the back of one of Elan's big dump trucks, going for a ride. I think Douglas is happy here, and likes his new best friend.Welcome to the family, Douglas! Even Wrigley likes you.

The "Pay It Forward" project still has one spot left. If you are interested, or want to read more, click here.

And for tomorrow: a card, a layout, and my sweet Mac goes to his first day of 1st grade.