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so ... hi!
i find myself feeling compelled to write here. it's weird. i blogged every day in january, and now i'd like to try and stick with it this month. i won't go as far as saying that i'll do it for 365 or anything, but i will take it a month at a time ( a wee bit better goal setting for me - 30 days at a time versus 365 days, yes?). what i want to avoid is mundane, boring but write-to-have-a-blog-post kind of things. oh, yes, it'll happen i know. and truthfully all (three!) readers of this blog will just be waiting on the edge of their seats for the daily installment ... i know, i know. i promise to be cognizant of that and get here for the comitment i am making. heh. ;-p

seeing that you haven't had a higgins picture in a little bit here - i think since the paw measurement photo yes? well, this one here, this'll do, i think - yes? let me tell you about this one.

this fella is a love bug - he spends lots of time with us. right next to us. in the room, underfoot, and nearby enough to keep us in contact with him. i was meandering about the house on this particular day, cleaning up dustbunnies, and kids items, getting things "in their place" - you know, just orgnizing. normally, i am watched - verrrrry closely - with big brown eyes. if i go from one spot to another, he follows me everywhere i go, from room to room, lumbering in, and then collapsing with a loud thud. his eyes always on me.
then, as i finished in the 5th or 6th room i was in, i noticed he didn't follow me in that one. i was surprised, but thought, he must be sick of following me, wondering why i wasn't stopping to snuggle or rub his belly. so i walked back to the kitchen area, and noticed he was stretched out across the floor covering a fair amount of space, almost saying "come on by, i'll notice, and follow you again, but i just needed to rest for a second." but his attempt at just 'resting' turned into a little catnap. he was snoozing - snoring and all. i grabbed my camera and snuck up on him. snapped it and the dang flash woke him - or at least startled him. one eye opened all the way, the other just a tad. after the shot, he slowly closed his eyes and went back to sleep - immediately snoring again. i couldn't help but lay down, and snuggle. he just makes me happy.

h.a.p.p.y.

he has been such an addition to this family. he brings so many things, one of which, is serentity. he is so calming, and gentle, and sweet. and, he needs a bath right now so badly. :o) me thinks that he'll be visitin' a professional location for that activity. gone are the bathtub days for us, here!

and then there's this shot. i love this shot. totally surprised at the way this turned out. what i love so much about it is this: it sits on one of my many shelves that i have decorations on. this shelf has pictures, i have lots of photos around the house. this particular shelf has a photo of the 7 grandchildren. in front of that is the word Dream, on a little statue. i think it's the fact that the picture of the kids is out of focus, but you know what it is (well, i do, and now you do since i told you) and then the inspiration is right in front.

with all the things that have been swirling in my head about life, love, and the pursuit of happiness - i find it so poignant that those 7 faces are so close to that wonderful word - that thing that i hope for each and every one. they are all told consistently that anything you want, anything you desire is within reach, but it's up to you to go for it, and to work hard for it, and just dream about getting it in your hands.

don't ever, ever stop dreaming .....