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I am a mom and a wife, I love gardening, the outdoors, antiques, old historic houses, cemeteries, towns.. I love anything old.. I am fascinated with the 1800's early 1900's but love all history.. love collecting old things, resale shops, antique stores :)

Friday, July 23, 2010

Grooming your Shih Tzu

If you are lucky enough to own one of these sweet dogs, then you know that the grooming can sometimes be brutal especially if it has not been kept on a regular basis. This type of dog has a very extensive grooming ritual, their coats if unkept and long will be prone to mats and tangles, although when this coat is kept groomed regularly these dogs can be one of the most beautiful dogs out there.




You will need to wash your Shih Tzu at least once every two weeks, more so if they are going outside alot and in the hotter weather, also the longer the hair the more washing they will need.



You will need to get a good doggie shampoo and conditioner, conditioner is really important, just like with us humans, conditioner keeps our hair soft and easier to deal with tangles, this will go for the long hair Shih Tzu also, put the conditioner in and it wouldn't hurt to leave it in a few minutes and comb it thru to help tangles. Make sure to rinse both shampoo and conditioner out really good cause sometimes these little guys are prone to skin irritations.



Make sure you brush your Shih Tzu everyday, make sure to get out all tangles, tangles can make skin irritations also, along with parasites that can grow on the skin around the mats and tangles.



Clip your doggies nails once a month, if you do this after a bath the nails are softer, make sure you watch for the quick of the nail, if this is cut it will bleed.



Check your Shih Tzus eyes often, this breed of dog is prone to eye irritations .. keep the eyes wiped clean everyday, sometimes their eyes run and if not keep clean will smell and mat the hair around the eyes.





Check your doggie's ears for swelling or redness, Shih Tzus can get ear infections. easily, gently clean the outer part of the ear with a warm cloth during bath





Finally, make sure you clean your little ones booty with a warm cloth every two weeks or so, sometimes fecal matter often can attach to the hair around the anus, and canb cause discomfort for your dog. Remove dried fecal matter with a warm, damp cloth.



These doggies are a joy to have around and are very sweet lap dogs. if you have one enjoy and love them as much as they will love you.

Cryptozoology, Big foot, Loc Ness and Chupacabras. Oh my!

Cryptozoology, Some people might not even know what that word means, I really didn't either until I got involved with studying the paranormal, I guess they are close in nature, the belief in something that most people find skeptical.




If you look up Cryptozoology it is the study of "imaginary creatures".

I know everyone has heard of Big Foot, the Loc Ness monster, the Jersey Devil and the Chupacabra.



Just as recently has this week here in Texas, a man claimed to have ran into what he recalls as "the most ugliest creature he has ever seen" and claimed it to be a Chupacabra. The Chupacabra is described as a big ugly dog, with no hair and teeth that protrude from it's mouth.



Texas is big on these things, We're constantly looking for Big Foot and the Chupacabra.



Big Foot is highly popular in Texas the creature has been reported being seen from New York to California, Big Foot is described as a huge overgrown ape-like creature, very hairy light to dark hair has been reported, thick chested with a huge neck, they usually move about in a crouched or stooped position. just like in the paranormal, there are teams that go and look for creatures in the night. Big Foot was supposedly sighted here in Tx back in February, A group of teens heard grunting and rustling noises in the woods, they said that the screams of this creature was nothing like they had ever heard before.



Loc Ness or Nessy as some call it, described as having a very long neck with a horse-like head, humped back and the color of an elephant, she was most recently spotted in a part of England. A couple on a honeymoon caught a picture of nessy in the water, they said it was huge and you could see the huge waves as it moved through the water.



The Jersey Devil has got to be the ugliest thing I have ever seen, it is drawn and described as about three feet tall, with a head like a collie dog and

a face like a horse. It has a long neck, with wings about two feet long, and

its back legs were like those of a crane and it had horse's hooves that walked on it's back legs, the story of this guy is a NJ lady who didn't want anymore children made a vow outloud that if she ever had another child she wanted it to be the devil, the child she had was born deformed and she kept it hidden away in a barn. One night the child supposedly grew wings and flew threw the chimney never to be seen by the mother again. The most recent report of the devil was on March 18th when strange screeches were heard and a singular hoofprintwas found by a resident in NJ..



This is just an example of what Cryptozoology is and some of the sightings that have been reported... I myself, not sure, I have seen what some called the footprints of bigfoot, but I cannot draw a conclusion from that. So, anyone out there that has proof or comes across one of these creatures.. let me know. :)

Thursday, July 15, 2010

My favorite Antique Stores

I live in Willis, Texas.. there are alot of great little Antique stores near me in this town, my favs tho are in a town down the road called Montgomery. If your into Antiques and make it down this way.. make sure to stop in. :) All these listed in Montgomery are all in old historic homes from 1860 on..


Garrett House Antiques - 
The Garrett House  is a quaint antique shop in the heart of historic Montgomery, Texas, Home of the Texas Flag.  You will find fine antique furniture from 1800's to 1940's, Roseville pottery, art glass, netsuke, coins, antique button jewelry, antique china wear and other nice antique pieces
http://garretthouseantiques.com/home.php











Liberty Bell Antiques ~ (936) 597-4606, 207 Liberty St, Montgomery, TX 77356 

Antiques & Collectibles, Antique Appraisals, Jewelry Appraisers

Branding Iron Gifts 

http://www.brandingiron-schoolhouse.com/ 

212 Liberty Street
Montgomery Texas 
 
wonderful selection of unique gifts, decoratives, art, clothing, souvenirs and so much more--even computer repair, office services and an old-fashioned barber shop at the Branding Iron.







The Old Schoolhouse
306 E. Eva Street
Montgomery, Texas








Yesterdays Treasures Antiques

115 N Danville St, Willis, TX 77378

Thomason House (I wish I could get a pic of this place, it is one of the oldest houses in Willis, love it) great place and now full of Antiques, nice people too.)

303 N Danville St, Willis, TX 77378

ENJOY! 
 

 

My interest in the paranormal, a not so new hobby...

You see it all over the TV now days, GHOST HUNTING! you know, some people are ask me if I started doing this because of Ghost Hunters, No, .. although I love that show, along with all the others, Ghost Adventures, Paranormal State, Ghost Lab (shout out to my fellow Texans), I have actually been interested in this for a long time but before all the new shows that came out, I was kind of embarrassed to say I wanted to try something like this, and of course at the time there was not much about it on the internet and I just had no idea how to get started, I wanted to start finding out about the paranormal because even tho in my beliefs I know there is a place we all can go when we die, you either go to heaven or hell period. .. I knew that ghosts existed, because I have had a few experiences in my life, not many but enough to make me want to know more..

When I was in my 20's, I had just moved back from Los Angeles after living there for 4 yrs, my grandma had died right after I moved to LA and I was not able to make it back for her funeral, after she died my parents moved into my grandparents house along with my grandfather, so when I came home I had no room of my own and slept on a mattress in the living room for awhile, one night I was sleeping with our dog next to me and both of us woke up at the same time, I had heard a noise in the kitchen thought it was my mom since she got up in the middle of the night regularly, when I noticed that the kitchen light was off, I knew it wasn't my mom, I heard the footsteps again this time sounded like they were walking through the kitchen this time, and kind of heavy, I didn't get up to see what it was, I just laid there and listened, after our dog started barking they faded away. so I know I wasn't crazy :)

Then in 2007, my brother in law was killed on his motorcycle, during the first week, my hubby, daughter and I went to stay with my sister - in - law in Deer Park, We stayed with her for a week so she would have some company and not be alone, her and I were sitting on the couch, I was facing the computer/guitar room where he spent most of his time, I kept seeing something shadowy and black out of the corner of my eye over and over a really dark shadow, all I could see was like from the waste up, you could tell it was a person/man a large person, I knew it was Jerry, my sister - in - law asked me if I was seeing something and I said yes, I didn't want to say anything at first, I didn't want to upset her, but she told me she knew what I was looking at and she knew it was Jerry,she started telling me some thing that had been happening to her all week after his death she knew that he was always in the house with her...a couple of nights later... I was sleeping in that same computer room (well trying to sleep) I heard footsteps like you would hear on a hardwood floor, and the computer that was off.. kept turning on and off.. I didn't sleep all night. and the next night my daughter who was 4 at the time was in one of the bedrooms playing with a Monopoly game, my niece watched her get up on top of a step stool and try to give one of the pieces to someone and then said "Ok I will" (noone was there)... after we asked her what she was doing .. said she was giving the piece to uncle nono, but he told her NO NO and to get off the stool because she would get hurt if she fell and that is what she was saying ok I will too, Uncle NONO, was Uncle Jerry.

I continued to read about it and after the ghost shows started popping up on the TV, there was more access to books and stuff on the internet and I found that there were teams actually paranormal teams with people that did think the same as me!! So, I went and bought me a few pieces of equipment and decided to find and join a paranormal team here in Texas, turned out, that team was not for me, So, a few of the members of the same team left and started another team of their own.
I am now with a group of people who are awesome, I have had the best time with them so far, we have gone on 2 investigations so far, both cemeteries, Beeler Cemetery in Houston, which we didn't think was active until one of my team members went through her photos and had caught both an apparition of a girl and a man, (the apparition of the man we did see in the cemetery walking around) pretty exciting when you find something like that.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Free Stuff!!!

You like Free stuff? Coupons and free samples? yeah me too! :)


FreeFlys: Free Samples, Free Stuff, Freebies and Coupons

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Sea World San Antonio, Texas

My family and I went to Sea World San Antonio this summer for vacation, we had so much fun, the place was amazing, a must for all families at least once. We got there and was a little surprise at the price of admission, it was a little under $200 for me, my husband and daughter to get in, but once there you see it is all worth it. This place has something for everyone. If you love animals of the sea, you will love this place, On top of having Shamu ( which is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen) They have walk-through habitats where you can watch all the animals do what they do on a daily basis , the penquin habitat actually has falling snow from the ceiling and stays a good 23 degrees in there, great for you if it is a hot day :) There is the Dolphin-Cove, where you can actually feed and pet the dolphins and for the ones that love rollercoasters, and water rides there is plenty for you too.. there area few rides for the adults and plenty for the kiddos, along with a water area for the kids (and parents too) to run around in. Be sure to check out the water skiing shows and the end of the night Shamu show. A day you will always remember.

http://www.seaworld.com/sanantonio/ http://www.themeparkcodes.com/sea_world_san_antonio.html

Summertime fun.

Sometimes kids can get bored in the Summertime, I know mine does, Here are ten things that we have done, or plan on doing this Summer to have some fun.

1) Throw a pj party with her friends

2) Plant some easy to grow veggies.

3) Take a hike.

4) Swimming in the Lake

5) Get out the slip and slide

6) We have been doing some summer reading programs at the local library.

7) Get out the crafts, glitter, glue, playdough, clay, construction paper, see what fun things you can make.

8) Water guns.. get outside and play hide and seek, when you find the person hiding blast them with the watergun.

9) My family loves to go fishing, its fun and kids love to see what they can catch

10) Last, try and take a vacation, it is something that you and your kids will remember.



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