3 Year Anniversary for the Blog….Aug. 25 2014

August 24, 2017w2bergen 3 Comments

Hard to believe that 3 years ago I posted my first blog. …..8/25/14….I know that date so well as it is also my …..”BIRTHDAY” ….. We had been planning on retirement for several years. The date was coming nearer…..I turned 64 and I retired the end of Sept. 2014. Rich worked till Nov. 1 and retired. He turned 65, Dec. 25 2014. We were so ready to sign up for Social Security, Medicare A and B and the whole ball of wax. If truth be told, I would have probably been fired sooner if I hadn’t planned on a retiring date. Things weren’t going well at Adv. Logistics…..I feel for all you guys still their……They pay a good wage, and good benefits, but they work you like a dog……They’ve lost lots of Really Good people through the years…..

So as the date came closer, we were getting so excited. We had been accepted as Workampers starting Dec 1 at Eastgate RV & MH Park in Harlingen Tx. I had been following several bloggers and asking questions about Fulltime Rvers for almost 2 years. I started to think….”I Can Do That Too….I Can Write”…..This was going to be an Adventure that we had no idea how it would turn out. What would we see, and do??? So I started to research on WordPress and set up my blog site myself. I was rather amazed at myself. I did it by trial and error and finally succeeded. I wrote my first Blog and published it on Aug. 25 2014, my 64th Birthday. My goal for writing these blogs was so that the kids and our friends knew what we were doing. Hence the title…….And Let The Fun Begin……We wouldn’t have to explain to everyone our activities, they could just read about it. As time went on, I realized that someday these would all be lost in cyberland. I needed a way to preserve them. I also came to the realization, that everyone works back home. The kids were busy living and working. Time marched on, we were having fun with no schedules while they still had that regimented life style called work. They weren’t reading all of them . I found a company called Blog2Print that would print your blogs into books. I pick the dates, the covers, set up the dimensions inside and they can print them to soft or hard back books. So the printing began every 6 months.

This was the first book that started it all. First I printed them in paper back. Every 6 months I print one, so I have 2 each year. I try to make each one a different color and design. Each book is running around 160 to over 200 pages.

I decided with this last book to try a hard back copy. It really wasn’t much extra. We were so pleased with it. I have been replacing them all now with the hard back. The black one is the only one left. I will be done before the year is out. When I started printing them a book cost around $80 with shipping and handling…..They charge you so much per page after the initial 20 pages…..The last one just cost me around $130…..But they are so worth it….

The pictures inside are pretty nice considering they are all from my phone. I have the pictures made big and the paper is semi glossy. Now as time has gone on my goal for the books has changed.

At first it was about our travels and experiences. Now I realize how much history we see. When we are at a historical place, it seems so important to write about what we see and how we view it. Take for instance the LBJ Ranch. We lived President Johnsons time in office. I want to take what I know from my time in life to what we see on the tour, and write about it. Also the different anniversary dates that we pass each year. We witnessed the assassination of President Kennedy on tv and in newspapers. I feel it is important to write about that piece of history and what we seen and heard and felt during that time. It is so important to tell the story of what we were doing at the time these events happened. The kids nowadays aren’t really taught a lot of these things in history. I try to research it and convey all the historical facts and what we witness to try to tell a full story.

Also as family pictures and special events happen, they can be captured and preserved. So many reasons to write these storys and make sure they are preserved for them and the grandkids.

This will be our gift to them, Our Storys……Our Legacy…..lol….(kids your not getting any money, lol you’ll have to be happy with these books)

But Rich and I are very “PROUD” of these books. We hope that someday the family will enjoy reading them as much as we have enjoyed the experiences. I really enjoy writing them. I feel that its a talent I would have never realized if we hadn’t embarked on this adventure in life. Life is good down here in Harlingen. But only for the winter. lol. Sure is hot in the summer. We do have so many other things to do yet. We just renewed our Security License for Texas again. We have other things we would like to do in the summers. So time will tell what we do next summer.

………So Today I celebrate my 67th Birthday…..are we going out to celebrate????

I’m afraid not…..Another 1st…..Hurricane Harvey……. is on its way in….We are not in the direct path, but we will be included in the outer bands. Their calling for 4″ to 6″ of rain and up to 70 mph winds. It will be landing as a Category 3 around Corpus Christi and Port Aransas. They are doing evacuations right now. Once ashore it could drop 22″ to 24″ in some areas. South Padre Island campgrounds were evacuated today. People boarding up windows. Even though their not getting a direct hit, it is still front line to the Gulf. Their expecting huge storm surges of water. All beaches are closed and most people actually left for the mainland. Today we took down our screen room, put in all the awnings. Put away the chairs and everything outside. The park went around and put away all the pool chairs and anything that could blow. So we are all prepared. So well spend my birthday enjoying ….Hurricane Harvey 2017….

This picture is Thursday late afternoon, ready for the storm….Blue Sky overhead….Hard to believe that west of their behind the shed a hundred miles is Hurricane Harvey 2017, developing from a Category 1 to a 3 at landfall.

These are our new Personal Cards….Rather Cool I think…..Blog address on one side…..This picture was one I took last year as we left Adventureland….

Paying It Forward with Kindness

August 21, 2017September 16, 2017w2bergen 1 Comment

Yesterday (Sunday) I worked my shift at the Cinemark 10. I witnessed something I thought was so …….AWESOME……It was later in the afternoon, and a manager came across on the walky , that a disabled lady was in the parking lot and had locked her keys in her car, can we help her. The message back was, not really because company policy. As we all know most large corporations or company’s are always strict on rules to protect themselves from law suits. It is understandable as some people are so sue happy these days. It has become a strange world of opportunity for some people to make a buck at the expense of someone else.

The manager then went outside to the car, and I seen the lady standing by her car. He called the police station….No, no help their. They couldn’t do anything. Shame isn’t it….He asked one of the girls who was bilingual to come out and help translate as the lady was Spanish. Then he called a locksmith. The locksmith wanted $45 to come. She only had $20, so he wouldn’t help either. Now keep in mind it is upper 90’s and I found out her walker was also locked in the car. The poor lady was leaning against the car.

Finally a miracle happened. A guy in a pickup had pulled up to just buy popcorn at the theater and go home. He had a long rod and stuck in down in the door and unlocked it. He must have been her Angel sent by God at the perfect time. Another manager had went out. They called into Concession and said to give the man whatever he ordered free for a Thank You. He walked out with a bagful…..Next they walked with the lady. She was pushing her walker slowly. She looked so hot and tired. But she had the biggest smile on her face. They walked her into the theater and gave her a free showing of 47 Meters Down, which was what she had come to see.

I want to commend the Managers and Crew at Cinemark. Even though company policy dictated they couldn’t physically help with opening the door, they stayed with her and helped her find a way to open it. Then they did what they could to show appreciation to the man that had helped her and gave her a movie that helped her end her day in a positive way. She looked so happy as they were bringing her in. What on earth would have happened if they hadn’t been their for her. She couldn’t walk without her walker that was locked in the car and it was miserable hot. I know she was eternally grateful. These are wonderful stories in life that we all need to hear.

Lessons to learn that we can ……….”PAY IT FORWARD”……

You never know in life when you may need someone’s help. We can’t always PAY IT BACK. Sometimes the situation doesn’t allow it, but we can always Pay Forward. What a Wonderful world we would live in if everyone would do that.

I have also see a few acts of Kindness that so surprised me. Several times in the Box Office, I’ve had people come forward to the person buying a ticket. They couldn’t find enough money. They would come forward and give the person a dollar or two. What ever it took for the ticket. It was done with sincerity also. Not that they were trying to hurry up the people, but they gave because they wanted to help.

Now also yesterday, I had a man come up to buy a ticket. We are a discount theater. We do not show 1st run movies. They are all second run movies that have already made the circuit of the big theaters. Therefore our most expensive ticket on a weekend is $2.92 for regular and $4.33 for 3-D. On Sunday the single ticket is $2.17. He asked me twice……..”How Much”???? He couldn’t believe it….”$2.17″???? He said “at that price, buy all these people in line a ticket”. I had to call him back….I said “Sir, I can’t do that, here is your change. You have to decide what you want to do with your money”. He then paid for the next 3 people in line. He walked away saying he couldn’t believe how cheap the tickets were. Of course the people in line were amazed also at his generosity. These are the kind of people who make this world a better place. They put smiles on peoples faces.

Since we worked Adventureland last summer, I still stay in contact with several FB sites. On one of them was a story posted from the Des Moines Iowa paper. It was a mom who had wrote in to tell the story of an Adventureland employee who had befriended her son. Her son had a handicap of some sort and they were boarding a roller coaster. Usually she said people talk to her, when they were addressing her son. She was commending the employee cause he directly talked to her son as he adjusted his bar. He made eye contact and treated him as a person. It lite up his face and she was so happy to see him treated as normal. She felt so strongly that she wrote an article to the local paper. What a wonderful feeling for a mother to have her child treated as a normal person.

It is amazing that in the space of 30 seconds of contact, you can make a difference. Just a few words, a smile……You could change someone’s day. I decided to try that approach also. Even though sometimes I only have 10 seconds, that short time can be made fun, with a few words and smile. One day a lady came with her daughter. She looked unhappy. She bought her ticket, and her daughter said. “Ok mom, don’t be crying in the show,….You’ve been crying all day”.…..I felt so sad and awkward for her. You can only imagine what problems she could be facing at home. So you never know what is going on at home or in other peoples life. If its only a smile you can give and a cheery “HELLO”, It might help make a difference. I think we’ve all been their at one time or another if were honest with ourselves.

We also see many people with Mental Handicaps of different stages. One girl comes with her mom, and is probably late teens. A very sweet girl who has Downs and is very reserved. The one day she came dressed in a very pretty sun dress. I complimented her on her dress. She brightened up and said “Thank You”…..Several others adults come who have to hold hands to stay together or they might wander off. All it takes is a smile and a wave, and they are on ……Cloud Nine…..I make a practice of waving to them as they go in and if I am their, as they leave later. You cannot believe how excited they are to wave back. They wave all the way to the street. They all need that interaction with the world around them. They have feelings also. Yes they are different but they want to be treated as …..People…..

Their is so much anger anymore in the news. FB is even full of it anymore. These are some story’s I wanted to share to show the positives in life. We all need and want to Pay Back when we can. Sometimes its impossible.

We always should Pay Forward when we can. The World would be Much Happier……And So Would Your Soul……

First Day of School / Emp. of The Month….

August 17, 2017August 19, 2017w2bergen 1 Comment

So here it is already, August 16th and the first day of school for the grandkids….I can’t believe they are starting so soon. The summer is flying by. When I was a kid in Toluca, we didn’t start until just before Labor Day. Toluca had one celebration a year. It was the Labor Day Celebration. Carnival rides, games, yummy food, and of course the Parade. Now that was the ultimate time of the year. The suspense and excitement would build all summer. We all couldn’t wait for it to come. But it always seemed like school started on Wed. or Thur. You would see the trucks come in all week bringing the rides and foods. The carnival started on Friday and lasted till Monday. They set it up down town on the streets. I hated that we had to go to school several days, and the teachers even gave us homework….How could they be so mean to us…..lol….All weekend it was an exciting time. The town was full of people, the rides were running and kids screaming in delight. We walked up and down the carnival midway and looked at all the games and the food. I would have to spend my money wisely, because my mom only gave me so much. When it was gone, it was gone. The food was Awesome, Corn Dogs, Lemonade Shake Ups, and Cotton Candy. Then we had the Parade on Monday. Floats representing all of Toluca and surrounding areas, business and church’s, and of course always the politicians riding in fancy new convertibles…..Just waving their hands at everyone….Everyone couldn’t wait for the Marching Bands from through out the area. In high school, I was in FHA. We always made a float. We earned points for doing things so we could go on a trip at the end of the school year. We used chicken wire to mold our design on a hayrack. Then we were supplied with tissue paper to stuff in the holes. They don’t do it that way anymore. Finally the parade would be over, the carnival would shut down early cause they had to pack up and have the streets open by Tuesday morning. I lived about a block from town, and that whole nite you could hear them hammering and noises of tearing down. Tue. morning was school. Downtown was bustling with the usual traffic again. Sometimes the streets still needed to be swept, sometimes it was done. Some of the rides might be parked somewhere all packed up in their trucks, but most were gone. Everything was back in order…..Another year was gone………..Then, time to get back to serious school time….yuck…

The grandkids are growing fast. This year Cassidy is in 8th grade. She is living with her dad going to school in Spring Valley. The 3 little ones are all in Putnam County Primary. Miley is in 3rd grade, and Austin is in 1st. They are Tina and Eds kids. They live in Granville where the Primary School is. It contains Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Here is Carly. She is in Kindergarten this year. Her first year of all day school. Carly and Cassidy are Tammy’s kids. Tammy lives in McNabb. She is a RN so she must have been working and Tina took all 3 kids to school the first day.

This is Carlys 2nd day. She has curly wild hair. It is hard to control unless in a ponytail or pigtail. She is a cutie pie.

And of course we must have the bus pictures. I believe the driver is good friend Kathy. She has been driving for so many years. Maybe even when the kids were in school. She loves her job and her kids. The perfect person you want for a bus driver. Her sister Mary Jane drives also and has for many years. Now that Kathy’s husband retired from Cat., he drives also…….It really takes special people to do this job. This is what Tammy was doing before she became a nurse. She loved her job and all her bus driving friends. Rich also drove part time for many years…..They asked me, …..NO WAY…. no patience.

The other day, I found out some news. I was voted Employee of the Month…..Wow…now that’s another first in my life. I was so surprised. I received a $50 gift card and my name on a plaque. I want to THANK THE AWESOME MANAGERS, for voting for me. They are a GREAT BUNCH. This is sure a morale booster.

I am probably the oldest employee here. Since school will be starting soon, the Box Office will close outside during the week. Tickets will be sold at the Concession Counter. I only work Box Office. So I decided to add more hours during the week, I would try Usher. Now how hard can that be!!! …..Cleaning out the theaters after each show….Stand at Podium, Greet, take tickets and direct them to the right theater. So Ok.

Last Saturday was training …..2-10….8 hrs….. IT WAS AWFUL…..Now keep in mind, we are Cinemark 10…..So each show is shown 3 to 4 times a day…..so 10 theaters x 4 showings????? 40 cleanings……On my shift it would be 31 of those…..”PEOPLE ARE PIGS”….They leave their popcorn bags and buckets. Its spilled all over the floor. Soda cups everywhere. Candy wrappers…..3 D glasses and wrappers. They sneak in Soda in bottles, and candy. They go get booster seats and leave them in the theater when they leave. First you go through and pick up big items. Then with the dust pan and broom you sweep up all the rows. You only have 5 to 10 minutes and sometimes not even that. Other theaters are leaving out. People sit in their seats till the last credits are run. Everything is timed. You only have so much time and everything starts over. It has to be ready for seating for the next show. The bathrooms have to be checked every hour. That means clean sink area. Check and fill soaps, toilet paper in each stall. Flush if needed and sweep up the floor of all the toilet paper that everyone drops…..”Do they do that at Home?????”…..I bet not. Next it is also your responsibility to keep the lobby clean. The popcorn buckets are filled to the max and you can watch them spill as they walk….Its like a trail….Keep the lobby swept and use the push vac on the carpet in the hallways…..It constantly has popcorn spilled on it. Now about 3 hours in to your shift, your big garbage bins are filled. So what ever theater is empty, go out the back exit door and empty your garbage. Just hope its a close theater to the dumpster…..It sure wasn’t last Saturday….The farthest one possible….lol….Now do you still have free time???? Oh yes, so now take your big garbage cans to behind the Concession stand. Their is a sink area to clean the cans. Put on your gloves….Put disinfectant soap and water in the barrels….bend down into them and scrub with a sponge with a scratch pad on one side. The girl who was showing me was down on her hands and knees with her body inside…..OMG…I Tried….Rinse….scrub again and Dry them…….

Now if your closing usher, these are your duties….Go upstairs to the offices and break room. Take out garbage, vacuum the break room, sweep the stairs….It has a stairs, landing and another set of stairs….Then get the mop and bucket and mop all the stairway……Ohhhhh, I was so sore and stiff. My knees were shaking and feet down to my toes hurt. I was suppose to do this myself on Monday. It was going to be really slow but still….That is a lot of activity. I went home and told Rich….I can’t do this…I’m to old.…lol…I fully was going to go ahead and work Monday, but I got up Sunday and decided….NO WAY….I Don’t Have Too…So I talked to the GM and he totally understood. I had to go in and find someone to replace me…..No Problem…On the bottom of my paper for reasoning to not do my shift, I wrote……”TOO OLD”…..They laughed….I Now have a new respect for Ushers. You kids have so much energy and you work circles around me….But I will say,….in all of this, these kids are so nice. They do great training and they are very kind. They knew I was tired, so 2 of the kids let me stand at the Podium for the last part of the evening. They make it all look so EASY….

Its, Not For Me….To Late to Take My Award Away….Back to the Box Office for me on Weekends……

Our Memories of “DEXTER”….The Beloved Pet of Tina, Ed, Miley and Austin

August 11, 2017August 12, 2017w2bergen 1 Comment

The evening of August 9, 2017 will forever be a sad day for Austin, Miley, Tina and Ed. Dex crossed over the Rainbow Bridge that evening. He was doing what he loves to do. Enjoying the outdoors and running. Dexter seen a rabbit and ran across the street in front of a truck.

Fortunately Tina and Ed were home. Ed quickly scooped him up and put him in the truck and drove to McNabb to Dex’s Vetinarian. Unfortunately he passed before Allison arrived. It was a night that they will never forget. The kids, Tina and Ed loved Dexter so much in his short life. The rest of us all thought that Tina thought of him as her third born child and Austin’s and Mileys brother. He had 2 1/2 wonderful years of unconditional love by a family that cherished him. He gave so much love back. He did a lot of traveling also. He went to Arizona, Florida, and went on many fishing trips to Wisconsin with the family and Grandpa Dolder. He had a very full Happy Life. So much sadness. So I want to tell the story of Dexter’s life and how he came to live with his family who loved him.

So to begin this story I must tell you about Tina. She has never been an animal lover. When we had pets she couldn’t understand why we treated them so special. You know like your children. She never wanted any pets or any creepy crawlers in her house. She was just particular. I remember one day she called me. I had given her a live foliage plant for Mothers Day. Several months went by and she seen a bug of some sort on it. She said, if I wanted the plant to come and get it cause it wasn’t going to be in her house.…..lol….That was just the way she was. She refused to have an animal because of the hair. Time went on and Beth, Eds sister had German Shepard’s. She started to realize that Austin would say he needed to go kiss his brother goodbye when they visited. So, after some thought Tina decided to look into buying a dog. Now of course this required research to find a dog that doesn’t shed. She decided on a Golden Doodle. She found Windmere Kennels in Saint Charles Michigan. They had a litter for her to choose from.

This was the first pictures of Dexter from the Kennel. Dex was born November 30, 2014. Tina and the family brought him home Jan 23 2015.

This is the first pictures of him traveling in his car seat….lol…He was such a little guy.

Here is the kids playing with him the first days of his new home. He quickly learned to love his family and especially his kids. I think he felt like one of them. They would play and play till he got tired and had to take a nap.

This sofa became a favorite of Dexter’s to take a nap. He looks so small here.

Then he learned what snow was. He loved to go out and play in the snow. He would try to eat the snow flakes as they fell. Last winter he had fun playing with Aunt Beth and the kids and Mars…..

Finally time to meet his groomer. As you see Dexs’ ‘hair was very curly and close. It grew fast around his eyes, but it didn’t shed.

He had the most Beautiful dark eyes……You could read his thoughts almost…..

So his grooming days began. He met Shaina, his groomer. Tina said he would spend his day in the Spa, getting a bath, clipped, brushed, probably toenails trimmed….just pampered….And he loved it…Every time he came home, Shaina put a new bandana on him. He looked so cute.

His favorite toy was Ali the Alligator. I believe before he was done, he had went through 2 Alis. He would chew them up and throw them around. Of course the kids got involved also playing tug of war. Soon he learned to chew things….lol…loved clothes in the laundry room or bedroom. Soon gates went up. Laundry room, Play room, and Living room. He was isolated to the Kitchen tile floor unless he was with his family. Mileys room was off the kitchen, so if her door was open, he would go in and steal her little plastic toys. Dex was pure puppy. With everyone being gone all day to school and work, he learned very quickly to potty train himself. Then Tina told me she had taught him to ring the Christmas bells on the door to go outside…..

Really, I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it. He would run up and ring them and wait to go outside. But of course he also learned that it was a way to just go out and play when he wanted too….Yes he was smart. One day I got to thinking ! Where did Dex sleep. So I asked Tina. He sleeps in bed with us. She had tried to keep him in the kennel on the floor, but he would cry. So she put the whole kennel on the bed with them. So now we have Tina, Ed, Miley, Austin and the Kennel with Dexter in it…..Thank Goodness it is a king size bed. I don’t think he ever left, just the Kennel did. lol…….. Tina made sure he enjoyed all the holidays with the kids.

First was Valentines Day, then St. Patrick’s Day. Easter came and Dex even met the Easter Bunny.

Yes, Dex had stole the heart of Tina. Tina had fallen in love with this little furry puppy. He had the best life. Everything a puppy needed as well as so much love from his mom and dad and kids. We use to laugh and wonder….If their was a fire,….Who would she save first…..Dexter? or the Kids? ….

He had so much fun helping the kids look for Easter Eggs….lol….He also enjoyed Aunt Beth and his cousins Mars and Schultzy. Schultzy has also since crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. ……… I bet their playing together right now. Remembering their families…….

Just look at all this good stuff. Believe me, Dexter would try to steal and eat it too. He would grab things, and you would chase him around the living room. He always moved faster than you. He would get down on his front paws and tease you and run. Finally he learned that if he stole something to eat, just go behind the sofa and nobody sees you. He had a stash back their. So Tina had to try to wall that off from him. He was definitely a child. My first time I met Dexter was when we came back from Texas. He knew no strangers. He loved everyone. We brought back a Piñata and had a party in the side yard in McNabb.

Aunt Beth came and Mars. Tina teased both of them with Spider-Man.

Then we hung Spider-Man up in the tree. She tried to get him to hit it…..Nope none of that….Tina asked me to babysit for him, as they were going to Dakotas for Mileys Gymnastics meet. They would be gone a week. So I spent the nights their so Dex had someone to be with. I knew Tina had put in a camera in the living room pointed at the kitchen to be able to watch Dex while she was at work. So one evening I’m watching tv and all of a sudden I hear…..”Deeeexter…..Deeeexter”……What was that????…..Then that evil laugh….lol….The camera also has a microphone too. She was watching…..Dex picked up his head and looked. He knew it was his mom. Then some time that week, he was playing in the living room and I fell asleep. I woke up to this:

Ohhh No…I’m in trouble cause I’m not watching him…..I stuffed everything back in and that little smarty pants kept nosing underneath and pulling out the stuffing. Then, another nite, I’m playing ball with him. He loved to play fetch. I would throw into the kitchen, he would go get it and bring it back. A great game until; I threw to high and took out one of the light globes on the fan. Now what to do…….Confess? or try to buy one and replace it. but…..It was a straight shot from the camera lens. She could be watching as I did it…..So finally decided, confession was the only way out. Yes, I was a bad babysitter. Tina said when she told Miley, Miley said……”What, Why is grandma throwing in the house. No throwing in the house”…….So we got through that. But Dex was fine…..I believe that was the summer Tina and Ed took a quick trip to Arizona to help her friend Nikki move to Lake Havasu Arizona. Tina and Ed and copilot Dexter made the trip….Dex loved to travel. He was so good in the truck or in the car. He loved his Dad. He also took a trip to Florida. Tina, Miley, Austin and Dexter went with Tammy, Cassidy and Carly to Florida for a week. The purpose was to visit Gertie, who was our landlord/neighbor when the girls were born. Gertie was very close to the girls.

So another road trip. Dexter got to play at Ft. Meyers beach in Florida. So he has done a lot of traveling in his short days. He also spent many family fishing trips in Birchwood Wisconsin on the lake. Grandpa Dolder plans fishing trips their 3 to 4 times a year. He comes from Wyoming and the Dolder family gets together for a week.

Dexter loved it up their. He loved the boat. He loved fishing with his dad and kids.

As you see he was so loved by Austin and Miley. He had so much freedom in Wisconsin to run and had a great time with all the family. He always loved the ride.

He loved spending time with Grandpa Dolder and his cousin, Rea. She is Ed’s sisters youngest daughter. Grandpa Dan wrote on FB and mentioned some fun times he remembered with Dex. One day Rea and Miley was getting dressed. Miley had her swim suit on. She put one leg in her shorts and Dex grabbed the other leg…It was a tug of war. Miley started yelling “Help Help” and laughing the whole time. Grandpa Dan videoed it. He said it was so funny. You never knew what Dex would think up next. Austin would play at night with the flashlight. Dex would try to catch the beam of light….He would flash it all over with Dex chasing it. Grandpa Dan videoed that also……Grandpa Dan said….”Great Memories”

Christmas is always big in the Dolder house. Tina starts with the Advent Calendar. Everyday, the kids would get a little bag of goodies….even Dex….Tina said he knew exactly what it meant.

Now Birthday…..Dex and Austins birthdays were close together, so they had a little party together.

This is Dex’s first Birthday Party….and here is his second birthday…..I don’t think he really liked his hat….lol…

On Mileys birthday, she decided she wanted a birthday cake that looked like Dexter. So Tina had someone make it and cupcakes. It looked just like him….It looked so realistic.

He also celebrated Halloween …..Tina always took so many pictures….lol…

He also had pictures taken with his kids first days of school….This last picture is this year past school year. Miley was going into 2nd and Austin Kindergarten. Tina told me anytime I babysat and took the kids to school, Dex had to go to.. He wanted to take them to school too…..You can see what Dexter meant to the Family…..He was practically another kid.

One day this spring Dex got sick. Tina called the Vet, but she said to just give him a few days. She didn’t want to leave him home, so her boss let her bring Dexter to the Circuit Clerks Office at the Court House. He layed on the blanket and slept all day like a good boy. He did get better, he just had an upset tummy.

This year he was even the Team Mascot at Mileys Softball Team….He had so many friends. All the kids loved him.

On Tina’s Birthday, she received balloons from Ed and the Kids….This year when we were back we had the Piñata at Granville park.

Austin also graduated from Kindergarten this year, so Tina had a party for him at Fish n Fun.

They all posed on the Merry Go Round….This would be the last time we saw Dex as we left for Texas after that. Here’s some favorites of Dexter and Ed…..

Hers some Favorites of Dexter and Tina…..

This one is so precious. It shows how Dexter had grown in the 2 years. The kids all sitting in the back seat. Ed had just bought a different truck this summer. One of the factors was to have a front seat that would seat 3…..That way their was a seat for Dexter.

A few more of Dexter and Austin and Miley….

He was so Loved…..He is already So Missed…..He had a Wonderful Life even though it was short. He didn’t suffer long before he left and crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We all like to believe he is running free now in Doggy Heaven…….

……We All Love You Dex……

………….''AND LET THE FUN BEGIN''……………..

Our Diaries of Daily Life and Travel

Month: August 2017

3 Year Anniversary for the Blog….Aug. 25 2014

Paying It Forward with Kindness

First Day of School / Emp. of The Month….

Our Memories of “DEXTER”….The Beloved Pet of Tina, Ed, Miley and Austin

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