Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Man's Best Friend

Our Guinney

What a cute combination: kids & dogs!


And, of course, they are part of the family


“A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, big or small, young or old. He doesn't care if you're not smart, not popular, not a good joke-teller, not the best athlete, nor the best-looking person. To your dog, you are the greatest, the smartest, the nicest human being who was ever born. You are his friend and protector.” ~Louis Sabin

"In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony." ~ Eva Burrows

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"Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter." ~Brad Henry

"A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self." ~Marian Sandmaier

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I had the opportunity of taking photos of these spirited 8-year-old twins. What a blast!



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Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring - quite often the hard way. ~Pamela Dugdale

"A baby will make love stronger...

...days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for." ~Author Unknown
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These are photos of my niece, a true miracle. She received a heart transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital on December 24, 2008





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"If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle." ~Vincent van Gogh