New Paint Color....

I've been keeping busy with some paint projects and the
most recent one I finished was painting my Front Door and
the Sun room Door....
After seeing the color that Dan..http://www.yesterdayoncemore.blogspot.com... chose for his front door, I contacted him back on March 23 and inquired about the paint color and where he purchased it...
He has white columns and beige siding on his house and mine is sort of similar
with white columns and mountain stone...I needed a color that would really
stand out and make the colors of the stone pop...Martha Stewart  Living in the color of Kiln..purchased at Home Depot...
We don't have a Home Depot near us and Lowes doesn't carry that brand of paint
so I put that project on hold...
While spending the weekend with my Daughter we decided to do some shopping ..
 she had a Home Depot near her so I ran in and bought the paint that I have been wanting since Spring....
Yesterday bright and early I put the first coat of paint on the doors...left them dry for an
hour or so then gave them a second coat....
I can't believe the difference in the way the house looks with the Front Door and
Sun room Door painted....Everybody says how much the colors in the mountain stone stand out
now...Its amazing just what a coat of paint can do...Total transformation..

This is the Front door...

This is a full view of our front porch...

And this is the Sun room Door...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit..

Everyone have a wonderful weekend..

Take care..

Prim hugs,

Trena

A Big Thank You

I just wanted to say thank you to all those that
left me such heartwarming comments about losing Layla..

Kristin is doing much better...she's handling it the best way she can..
She's looking at adopting a new little girl that desperately needs a good
home and a mom and dad..

Thank you so much again..
All of you that took the time out of your busy schedules to leave a
comment was very much appreciated.....

Prim hugs,
Trena

````My Sweet Layla```

How's everyone enjoying this hot humid weather were having?
I said before I wasn't going to one of those that complain about the hot weather after
that long cold miserable winter we had but holy cow this is ridiculous...
You can't even go outside for very long the heat takes your breath away..
I love summer and all that, but enough is enough.....

In between taking short breaks inside with the AC I have been getting
allot of painting projects done...
Within minutes of painting outside the things are dry..Nothing like the hot
sun hurrying up my to do list...

I've been trying to keep busy and keep my mind off losing another loving
pet in our family....You see my daughter and son-in-law had adopted an
English Shepard dog last February from a shelter..Her name was Layla and she was
neglected and abused her entire life...Kristin and Travis fell in love with her
as soon as they layed eyes on her...She was a special needs dog that required allot of loving and patience...
She has had seizures since the Shelter had gotten her and no one really wanted a dog
that needed that much care...
I am so proud of these two kids that stepped up to the plate and took her
in when no one else would give her a second glance.....
All she wanted was someone to love her and take care of her.....
Even though she had some issues to work out she was a very loving and kind sweet girl...

Her seizures would happen about every six weeks and with medicine she seemed to
be getting along fairly well...She loved being with her new mom and dad and they worshiped the ground this
sweet girl walked on....
With Travis being in the Air Force he was deployed on July 5th for 90 days overseas but Layla was adjusting
not having dad there fairly well...
Kristin would go home at lunch time to check on her and take her out for a walk...
This past Thursday Kristin went home at lunch time as always and Layla was happy to
see Mom..They had there time together and Kristin went on back to work ...
When she arrived home that evening Layla wasn't at the top of the steps like she usually
is waiting to greet her and she found her  in the bathroom having a seizure...

Over the course of that night and into Friday Layla was having back to back seizures and
Kristin took her to the animal hospital where she had been treated several times before...
This time was different thought Layla wasn't coming out of the seizure like she should...
It didn't look good and Kristin had to make the painful decision on having her put to sleep...

She called me from the animal hospital just devastated and crying...
It just broke my heart when I heard her on the phone...
All you mothers know what its like hearing you child on the other end of the phone
so hearth broken beyond words that all you want to do is take the pain away that they are suffering..
Were a hour and a half dry away from each other so I packed my bags and
went to be with her...
We spent the weekend together and we took long walks and talked about Layla non stop...
I told her how proud of her and Travis for taking Layla in when no one else would ..
They gave her 5 good months of living the good life...Lots and lots of toys and a big bed she called her own..
A mom and dad that loved her more than anything ...
Even though Travis couldn't be there at the end Kristin was with her and Layla knew mom was there..

This is a tribute to a sweet girl that we only had in our lives for 5 months and a very special girl that we
all will never forget..




















Thanks for letting me cry again for this loving little girl that became apart of our lives..
She will be greatly missed and we are so very grateful for having her the short time we did...

Prim hugs,
Trena

Happy 4th of July

Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy 4th of July Weekend...