Last night I saw a divine concert from MY FAVORITE AGGIE. That seems like an oxymoron to say “favorite aggie” but it’s true He is simply a wonderful, humble, disgustingly talented performer and artist. If you have never had the pleasure to see him live, do yourself a favor and catch him when he’s back in town next time. I promise you’ll be so glad you did.

Can you imagine losing this? I cannot. Give your babies extra big snuggles and kisses today. Have a little extra patience and LAUGH. That’s what I’ll be working on this afternoon

Last thing, as Lyle would say…”dance right where you are.”

Found this on Carrie’s blog. Just gorgeous.

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There is beauty everywhere. Found this lone weed in my front yard a few weeks back. She was all by her lonesome…and look how gorgeous she is. Ya know what else is gorgeous? Rainbows. No pictures for that one…but I make it a point to always go rainbow hunting with Lily whenever I see sunshine and rain at the same time. Always stop and make time to look for rainbows.

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I received the following email this morning from my animal-loving activist friend Jen Crow. Jennifer is the reason I have my dog Luna. Jennifer found her as a puppy wandering on Cavalcade St. in Houston (near the elementary where we taught together.) She brought her to school with her one morning, fed her vienna sausages, let her sleep on her beanbag in the classroom for the day, then I took her home. I LOVE my Luna. Here is another Luna you might be able to help. Horrible story.

UPDATE!!: If you can donate $20, you will be part of a contest to help Dakota Rescue (and wee Luna). Donate $20 and you would get a dog contestant from the Greatest American Dog TV show premiering Thursday night on CBS (8 est).  Most of the money collected goes to Dakota Rescue and $100 goes to the person whose dog is the winner at the end of the series. Let me know if you are interested in donating and being part of the contest and I will hook you up with Jen!

Second Update: I donated my $20 and will be rooting for Teresa and Leroy on the Greatest American Dog shot airing on CBS Thursday nights at 7 p.m. Central Time. If I win, I certainly won’t be keeping the moolah! I’ll give it right back to Dakota Rescue.

Hello all, Meet Luna, she is our latest rescue and when you see her picture you will see that she has a long road ahead of her for healing. We were contacted by an individual who took Luna away from another individual that did not know how to care for Luna. This original person that had Luna knew that she needed medical attention but she did not have the funds or the knowledge and her answer was to bathe her in Clorox. Fortunately Mrs. Pena took Luna and contacted Dakota Rescue. She had seen a newspaper article on our organization and saved it knowing that the neighborhood she lived in she would probably need our help.One of our founders made a home visit to Mrs. Pena to meet Luna and determine her need for medical attention. One look at her and there was no question, Luna needed medical attention in the worse way and immediately! She has been taken for her first visit and it was determined that she has sarcoptic mange, intestinal worms and other skin infections. Currently she is being given three different medications and is going to require long medical care before she is able to be adopted.At this time Dakota Rescue is sending out a plea for Luna. Our first plea is financial aide for medical needs. As you can see by her picture it is going to take quite a few Vet visits and medication before this precious baby is well. Second, we need a foster for Luna. Currently Mrs. Pena has another dog who just had puppies and has her hands full. She has agreed to keep Luna until we can find her a new foster. We are asking to please find it in your heart to help Luna. When you see her picture you cannot help but see the pain and suffering this precious dog has had to endure. Any donation that can be made no matter what amount when put together with other donations will make a huge difference. Our P.O. Box information is below and reference Luna.