Mrs Justa lighting a candle for Mr Badger

43 Things Tags: pets,eye problems,Badger,medical,uncertainty

Please keep Badger in your thoughts and prayers. Badger is our son's families dog, he is a gentle giant. He is 2 1/2 years old and loves to cuddle. He has something funky going on with his left eye, it looks like blood in it. The vet saw him tonight and can not diagnose it until the 350.00 worth of blood work comes back.

The vet said it could indicate a variety of diagnoses, so lets wait for the blood results.

So a candle is being lit for Badger tonight.

I feel bad for the kids, they try so hard to do the right things , to get ahead, and when life comes down and socks them in the gut, I hurt too.

I hope that Badger pulls through, maybe only needs a steroid eye drop or something that simple. He is not blind in the eye, just it is not right. So think of him , will you please. Say a prayer, light a candle, and let's see how things turn out for the kids and the dog. Love, Badgers Grandma--- Mrs Justa

Update on Mr Badger,

His blood work was abnormal, his platelet count is low, he is on a mixture of medications, it could be an infection, or it could be something more serious, it could be cancer, no one knows yet for sure. On Thanksgiving he had 3 candles lit for him, I want to keep him close in my prayers and heart. My Badger is the best behaved dog, his compassion for his family is amazing. We watched him in August 2007 for a week when the kids went on their honeymoon, in the morning he would try to slither up on the bed for a morning cuddle, and let me tell you, it is hard for a 100 lb dog to slither anywhere. He gallops like a horse, and believes he is a lap dog.

So as I settle down from the Thanksgiving day dinner with family and friends, I once again say, hang in there Badger. We love you > Love mrs Justa

Mrs Justa and being thankful

43 Things Tags: thankful,family,God,babies,blessings,life

Have you ever taken time to think what really makes you happy? What brings you such joy? There are certain things that bring Indi joy, a joy that is endless,such as hanging his face out the window of the car as we go down the road.

Now this makes no sense to me, because I can blow in his face and he hates it,

but gusts of 55 mph in his face and he is in hog's heaven. He does not beg to go with us, but always appreciates the chance.

His tennis ball, now this brings him pleasure to no end, he will ask for it thrown, will chase it and then lay contently with it touching his nose, so no one steals it.

Things that bring me joy: Laughter, the kind that makes my eyes water and me almost gasp my breath: Babies,the smell of a baby, the warmth of their existence, the cuddling and their need for comfort: Music makes me fill with joy, it fills me with content: A good book, ahh, not enough of them are read, but when I get my hands on one, ahh it is ecstasy: taking a walk; exercising : A good friend. If you have a really good friend, you have more wealth than money can buy: Doing things for others : Knowing that my son loves me: having a husband that cherishes and loves me: knowing our kids are in good marriages: knowing the kids and their spouses love Mark and me: Feeling God's presence: Lilacs : Payday ! : Loosing weight: Singing :

Cooking something that turns out perfect:  Mowing a yard: Cleaning our house:

Shoveling snow: a campfire: camping: sitting at the ocean or walking the beach: being on a mountain top: the love from a pet: going to my job; sitting on the park bench and just chilling.... Yep I am weird, but these things- and so many more - bring me such joy.

I do not stop enough to count my blessings, to treasure the things I find joy from. Do you? Take time to be thankful for what you have and look for those things that make you whole. Love always, Mrs Justa.... Cindy

Mrs Justa and Imus part 2

Part 2 of Mr Imus. This is Imus doing a type of break dance.

Kinda like being Michael Jackson wanna be. This cat is a trip

He will stand on his hind legs and box the dog. Or as in this set of photos he was just boogying.    

He twists and turns and then took a bow.

Mornings however bring out his major thought process. First my alarm may not yet have gone off, I awaken to him trying to play with the alarm clock, like he is trying to set it off early.

That doesn't work, so then I wake as he is playing with the rod on the blinds, like he is trying to open them.

Still no luck, he has more tricks, he tries to knock the phone receiver off, I do not know if he is trying to call for help, or get that annoying alarm sound to go off letting me know the receiver is off. SO we leave our bedroom door closed, as soon as the alarm goes off he starts meowing in a strange fashion , sliding his paw under the door and shaking the door.

Once we feed him, he is fine. Quiet for the rest of the day. He plays with the dog, then takes a snooze. But morning time... that is a time for attention. :) I love this little guy, but I found out a long time ago that pets have personalities just like people. If you take the time to sit back and watch them, it is quite entertaining. Love to all, Mrs Justa :)

43 Things Tags: cat,life,entertaining,pets,meow,dance

Mrs Justa and Imus and Indi

Tonight is the night for Imus ( and INDI) . This cat is the funniest little animal that I think I have known for a long time. He has a fetish for clean counters, and will push off anything that he feels is not supposed to be there.

For example, we have a couple of toy VW bugs at the base of a lamp, every morning they are on the floor.

I was unloading some stuff from my arms and left an empty bag on the counter for a second, he jumped up knocked it off and disappeared.

He does not jump up and bother when there is food preparation, just for the other stuff. Ya gotta laugh at his lack of fear to that quick pop up, knock off and disappear.

He also loves Indi, I mean loves him.They get along so well, they play rumble and then lay next to each other and clean each other off. 

I look at these two guys and am reminded of a saying- a Bulgarian proverb...

"God promises a safe landing but not a calm passage." These two have both landed safely. One was a stray cat, born to a farm cat and left to walk around in the outside by a busy country road. And Indi was given up by an elderly couple and left alone at the SPCA. Their journey was not always easy, but they have landed in a home filled with safety and love. They never are let out alone, the dog on a leash and comes right back in. The cat only out for the vet.

I love these 2 guys. I think we all need to be reminded that the road in life is never guaranteed to be smooth, but it is the landing that counts.

  Have a kitty cat/

puppy dog type of day! Cindy

43 Things Tags: dogs,cat,life,difficulties,guarantees,God,peace

Justa Inspiration

I was born in Elimra, Ny so because of that I have the "Elmira Star Gazette" the local paper on my favorites list in my computer. I came across this story the other day. It has inspired me and I intend to do something to volunteer my time also. I'll post on that later. When Jeff was a youngster(as if 26 is old) he used to be a volunteer at the hospital in Fulton. Looking back on that Jeff, I know you got a lot out of that experience. I've got some free time now, so I'm going to follow up on this. I'm not sure what avenue to take, any one have any suggestions. Momma suggested maybe a senior citizens home. My fear is, that they would think I belonged there and wouldn't let me leave! Hmmmm. could Momma have an ulterior motive here?

Along this line of free time and or something to do. Sherri(and any one us who wants to check out this neat site about meeting up with other pug owners. It will take you to the pug meet up site directly. For other neat things to check out on that site go to their home page. I don't think I've done this yet but I personally want to thank Al Gore for inventing the Internet, it's an amazing place. "Thanks Al".

Speaking of the Syracuse Orangemen. Man-isn'-it-frustrating to watch? They have so much talent. Granted they are a young team it just seems like to me that they JUST can't keep up the intensity level for a whole game. Granted their ranks are depleted because of injury's. In my opinion This is why they haven't won more of the close games. I'm Justa saying!!

I'm going to close this post today with something Momma shared with me from The Sermon at her Church last Sunday. The person speaking for the pastor said in his remarks: "You aren't what you think you are, But what you think about, you are." We can choose what we think about, put into our minds what we want and create our reality. Ain't God great?

Cartoon by way of Showbox.blog.com

I just wanted to close this post with a picture of Momma and me on a typical evening. Seize the day! PS. I finally got momma to let me put her picture up.I put it in the other blog. Get there via the link under Other Justakrusen blogs on the right side bar.

I Justa wanna play Daddy!!

Indi is an amazing dog. He listens very well does a few neat tricks and is exactly like having a 2 year old(as in baby) around. I've already told you I'm spending way to much time on the computer, wellll apparently Indi thinks so too. He will constantly bring his ball in and stand on his back legs and set the ball on the desk. This isn't bad enough, he has the nasty habit of rolling the ball around in his mouth for about 15 seconds getting it good an wet and slimy. Quite often I'll stop what I'm doing and go out in the other room and throw the ball. He'll play until he's tired himself out, which usually takes about 20 minutes. Ok, job done I played with my baby I can get back to "Work" now. Yep, you guessed it plopp, ball on desk!! The mutt would play ball all day long. I feel guilty but, we have to forcefully tell him NO. He then gets this look  How can I say no. Very hard to be productive with these distractions. Maybe Cindy can take him to work with her. Hmmmmm. Oh, not only do I get harassed by Indi his partner in crime starts this stuff  Now y

43 Things Tags: Disco cat,Happy dog

ou tell me. How am I supposed to ignore a moon walking cat. So it may seem that all I do is sit at home and and watch Tv an eat bon bon's, in reality I have it pretty darn tough. It's a rough life but someone has to do it.

Justa wondering why I'm in my" Place"?

Hey Indi, why you being punished?

Yesterday you got to see me hard at work. Today I thought I'd let you meet two of our three kids still living at home. Imus(the cat) and Indi(the dog). The dog bed in the picture is Indi's "Place". That's where we send him when we sit down to eat so he doesn't bug us. In this picture it looks like Imus is consoling him. Hey Lenny, doesn't Indi look like a black Milo? We have to get our "kids" together to play. Let me know when.

I'm going to try to get Cindy to let me put a picture of her on here.That might take some doing. Bug her at work guys so that I'm not the only one lobbying. I think I stand a better chance of winning the lottery but we shall see.

I went out to see Jeff at his J-O-B last night-this morning. We had another lively discussion. There are times where I think we could sit down and talk for hours,we usually at some time in the conversation have to agree to disagree on some things. On most of, if not all the real important things I'd say we agree,wouldn't you Jeff? That being said, I think Jeff is one of those people that would definitely benefit from the policy laid forth in my about section of this blog.

Uncle Mark, Thanks for putting me on your blog thingamajig

I would

LiveJournal Tags: Pet pictures,words of wisdom,abject fear

be remiss if I didn't show you a picture of Jeff and Amanda's son (Badger).Look at that smile! Amanda,Imus and Indi insisted I put Badger's picture here if I was putting theirs in.

In closing, I have some great news for you lurkers out there, I have decided to suspend my policy of charging a $5.00 lurking fee. There are two reasons for this.

1. Apparently no one is going to pay me this fee. I go to the mail box everyday and so far no checks.
2. And secondly and more importantly.I think if I sent a bill to Jeff he would kick my___. Rhymes with gas.