I didn't pose him, I PROMISE

This guy joined my family the day I met Nate... His name is Maxx... He's 11 and is an Ole' Enligsh Mastiff...  He is such a great dog.... I was coming out of the kitchen, turned the corner and there he was... snuggled up with Tigger.  I couldn't resist....

New Year

Sooo... Making some changes in the upcoming new year... After all, isn't that everyones goal;  reflect on the year past and see what can be done better or different for the upcoming year?  Maybe to some maybe not to others... Doesn't matter... it's what I'm doing... :)  

This blog didn't really end up the way I had an anticpated and that's no one's fault but my own... So, I think I'll keep this one and this will focus on things with Nate and I (mostly my bragging on Nate :)  )  but, I'm starting a new one too... The new one will be more of just ramblings and inner thoughts... Hopefully I'll be joined there and conversations will be envoked...

I'll keep you posted.... :)   I'm pretty excited ...

Chick Flicks and reality

Typically, I just don't like watching "chick flicks" .... I think they can set a false expectation of reality.  Really???
Yes, I know movies are movies and not reality... after all, I'm not watching a documentary... I'm an adult, I know this... yet still, I believe it can plant the seed... and start the questionings... could it really be like that??? Really? 
Then the comparison start... reality vs the movie and the questioning of why isn't it like that??? Why can't it be like that???
I count my blessings every single day and I try and learn from my faults every day... I've done alot of growing,( and aging ) lately ......yet, I still hold the hope of what I am wanting, and needing... and the questioning of not necessarily why isn't my life like "that" but why can't I seem to make things happen or find my right direction ..... I don't dwell on the feelings when I get them... sometimes I'll just escape and watch the unrealistic movies... and sometimes the timing is perfect and I just sit back and enjoy the escape from reality....
I'm doing just that... watching "Love Happens" ... so far so good... I hope after watching the entire "flick" that I still have "feel good" feelings... I don't know... maybe it's just the soundtrack that I'm enjoying...

What is your opinion?

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XInj3WyRerI&feature=related

Water Rescue 2 class and Nate

Water rescue 2 class was last weekend... Here the boys learn about unloading, docking and loading water rescue vehicles.......  Here are some of Nate during this training:

Nate giving instruction to the newest Probie~~Tyler

Tom, Tyler, Instructor Fry, Nate and Hitchy

Practicing backing in the boats to the dock

Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association (DVFA)

I don't think I've posted much about this... Which isn't surprising, this blog didn't quiet turn out as I was anticipating... Like much of my life right now.....  September 16 2010 was our DVFA conference where Bill Tobin was sworn in as the new president....

Nate is still a "probie" but attended the conference to support President Tobin as well as to support DVFA in it's entirety... He and another probie, Clint were asked at the last second to be the Stair and Color Guards... Very unexpectedly .... I was able to attend the very end of the conference as I had to work that day.   I wasn't the photographer of this particular event thank goodness because I didn't have all my equipment with me... here are a few of what I was able to capture...

Nate on your left Clint on your right

  

He looks really sharp in his dress uniform... They weren't made to wear the jackets at this event

  

Newly elected President Bill Tobin (left) with Terry Jester Chief of Memorial 89

(Nate on the right, behind Chief Jester)

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Picture below and above... The Memorial 89 Ladies Aux. and many of our officers and a few Probies