Update from Mama Sue

Oh my goodness....!!!!   I can't believe I haven't updated this blog in sooooo long!  I hope you all had a very blessed Thanksgiving!

We are currently in our North Carolina home and had over 30 family members here for dinner on Thanksgiving.  My daughter brought one of her maltese with her, so Ladybug had fun having another doggie to play with.

Mike and I seem to be doing ok, health-wise.  He is doing better, learning to walk on his prosthetic leg.  Of course, he will never get back to where he used to be, but we are so thankful that the foot with the ugly, draining wound is gone, and his leg healed quickly and totally.  God is good.

I have most of my Christmas shopping done, online.  I have been busy making quilts for the family members who asked for them.  Both Kyle and Tyler asked for Army quilts.  David wanted a Syracuse quilt.  I made a lacrosse quilt for my grandson, Steven.  Wish I had gotten a picture of that one.
Mike bought me a new sewing/embroidery machine for Christmas.  I can't wait to try it out.  I'm waiting for some stabilizer paper to come.  Who knows...maybe I'll start a little business for myself, making doggie clothes with their names on them. We'll see.  Right now I want to finish a couple of receiving blankets for our new grandson.  He was born November 28th, and named Wyatt Dustin, born to our daughter Jeffie (Jennifer) and her husband, Dustin.  They are thrilled beyond belief, after having lost their first one last year.  Jeffie and Dustin live in Louisville, Kentucky.  We are looking forward to traveling there soon to meet our new little guy.

I will try to send along some recent pictures.

I hope you are all enjoying this Advent season, in preparation to meet the Christ Child on Christmas Eve.  May we all look up, as our redemption draweth nigh.

Love and all of God's blessings to all~

Mama Sue

Cheryl, Landon and Layla at the Southern Christmas Show in Charlotte

Mike and Landon, who always perches on Mike's prosthetic leg.  LOL

Jeffie and Dustin with Baby Wyatt

Update from Cherrie' from Tuckaseegee, North Carolina~

Hi Sue,
I pray all are doing well. The photos of Ladybug are so cute! I can’t believe how much Tiffany looks like her! Everyone looks at Bethany and Tiffany together and think they’re Mother and daughter. I need to send two new photos of the girls. My niece, Carolyne, is becoming a groomer, she’ a natural. Tiffany has Bella’s personality and I can’t wait to get back to her training.

I’ve been so busy packing, seems that’s all I do pack and look at homes. Please pray God will bless the finding of a new home for us, one where we’ll be happy and blessed.

I pray all of you will have a most wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving with friends and family. God bless all of you and I send all my love.

Happiness and Tail wagging blessings to all,
Cherrie’, Bethany and Tiffany

Tiffany Rose

Bethany Willow

Miss Bethany Willow and Miss Tiffany Rose from Tuckaseegee, North Carolina~

Tiffany trying to get all the toys

Tiffany in the toy box

See the tail wag?

Bethany ignoring. Tiffany

Bethany looking good in the morning

"Miss Ladybug"~

Here is Miss Ladybug chasing her tennis ball. :")

"Natasha" and "Stitch" from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida...and Maine~

Natasha

Stitch

Hi Sue,

It's been awhile since I sent photos of the pups. All is well, and we
are anxiously awaiting Natasha's 4th birthday later this month. Hard to believe!
Enjoyed seeing the recent photos of your Ladybug, and your beautiful quilting.
Glad to hear Mike is doing well.

Lou sends his regards - he had a bumper
crop of apples from his four trees in Maine and has supplied us with plenty of
apple pie and more.

A couple snapshots of our dynamic duo from our outing
today are attached - the first photo is Natasha, and Stitch is the second.


Regards,
Sharon

From Cherrie' in North Carolina~ (Bethany Willow and Tiffany Rose's Mommy)

Hi Sue,

Yes, I still love your blog site. I'm so glad Mike is doing well. All the praise goes to the great healer! Well, I packing and packing and still haven’t gotten everything finished. At least I’ve found a house. Now if I can get everything in order, so much to do.

Love Miss Ladybug she looks just like Tiffany and Tiffany is too smart for her own good at times! But a true love and joy!

I’ll talk later.

Love Cherrie’, Bethany and Tiffany

From Pat (Sasha's Mommy) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada~

I want you to know that you continue to enrich the lives of people you have never met. Last week our dear friends lost their beloved yorkie, Teddy. I went to your website to find the Rainbow Bridge story and sent it to them. Yesterday they wrote back to say that they had read it many times and that it brought great comfort to them. Not only that, they had forwarded it to three other couples who had recently lost beloved dogs. They too have been comforted greatly.
When we lost Shandy, God guided me to your site. The rest is history. We have beautiful Sasha and we are making more wonderful memories with a treasured cocker. How can I not give thanks every single day?!

Just thought you should know....

Love Pat

"Bentley" from Norwalk, Connecticut~

Hi Susan,
This is Karen T., Erica T's mom. I was just thinking of you and your family and how wonderful that we met five years ago. Bentley is Erica’s greatest joy. He is such a love. She just got married in August and Bentley was her ring bearer. Thank you for bringing him into the world.
Karen and Erica

Good Evening~ From Mama Sue~

Watching the World Series tonight and working on my daughter's Christmas present. Katie is the one who lives in Hawaii. I am making her a "throw" for the back of her couch.
It is being done in grays and yellows and white. I will add a picture when I get it all done.

I finally finished my son Kevin's Christmas present. It is called "Moose on the Loose". I really like how it turned out.  I hope he likes it!

 I am still only quilting with the technique called "stitch in the ditch" , which is when you sew your quilting stitches in the seams where you've pieced your fabrics together.  One of these days I will get up enough courage to do some FMQ.   (Free motion quilting) I stare at the beautiful patriotic quilted wall-hanging that Carol made me back in 2010 for my military son David ..(she is the mother of "Bojangles"..... She did some absolutely gorgeous FMQ on there and what a lovely, thoughtful gift that was!

On a personal note, Mike is doing better.  He is now walking with only a cane, and not using his walker.  He gets better everyday. Where his leg was amputated has healed beautifully!   God has been very good to us.

Our daughter, Jeffie, (Jennifer) is due to deliver her firstborn son, in about 4 more weeks.  Please keep her and her husband and baby Wyatt in your prayers that all goes well. Thank you!

If you are keeping up on the blog, please let me know.  MrsSusanMartin@aol.com

God bless you all tonight and every night!

Love,

Mama Sue

October 7, 2015~ Pictures of my little Miss Ladybug~

Good morning to all my High Calling Cocker Family!

Well, the rain has finally ended! Praise God! It looks like we will be in for a nice stretch of warm, sunny weather here in North Carolina! As you all know, we were dealing with Hurricane Joaquin. Thankfully, we didn't get the brunt of it. We did get rain...lots of it...and some wind too...but all in all, we made out pretty well. Sitting on top of a hill helped, I'm sure...with drainage. The lawn is still pretty drenched, but I'm sure it will dry out soon...at least I hope it does! LOL

A great many of you have been patiently waiting for pictures of my one and only cocker, Ladybug. She is now six months old and is the joy of our lives. She is so smart. She is actually, too smart. LOL

I brushed her out after I took the pictures. I only have a slicker brush, and she doesn't like that. So I have to get her something that might not work as well, but that she won't mind when I do it.

Getting back to the weather, we are really enjoying our home here south of Charlotte, North Carolina.  We had a trip scheduled for Myrtle Beach, but between the hurricane and Mike throwing his back out somehow, we cancelled that.

I have set the "loft" up to be my sewing room, where I make my quilts. I am in the middle of one for my daughter who lives in Hawaii. I'm just making the "nine patches" now....and will cut them and make a throw for on her sofa in her living room. It will be really pretty when it's all done and will match her decor.

Ok...that's it for now.  Hope you enjoy the pictures of my little Ladybug! I hope and pray everyone has a blessed day.

Much love to everyone,

Mama Sue