Lance complains about school

Tonight my brother(Lance) was complaining about school and how this professor doesn’t even give out study guides yet expects each student remember what is in about six chapters per test..My response:I went to school but I knew my limits and how frustrated I was going to get.Yes,I knew there was going to be definite frustration for me because of my disabilities academically which is why my parents never mainstreamed except once that I remember.They claim it never happened but I remember it.
However I don’t regret going to school and as a surprise to many I actually enjoy and love taking care of my loving companion pup Lacey 24/7/365 days a year.I have never once said I don’t want to take care of her.In fact I am so devoted to giving her a life of many fulfilling experiences I am willing and specifically told my parents if she should ever get so ill that you may want to put her down to rest I told them don’t.Let her live till the very life is out of her(her very last breath is taken on her very own but not until then.I want her to die at her home in peace when she’s ready.I know that it’s not for many many years and hope we have many more blessing moments together)

My abortion struggle,November 9 2002

Every year I live I struggle every day to fight past the battle of my abortion.As I know deep in my heart I shall never forgive myself as I know and back then I knew I was taking two precious lives who could have grown up with talents but perhaps not with the best schooling…I took my daughters’ lives over their father.It should’ve been the other way around but I can’t turn back time.If I could redo time I’d do it all over again.Honestly..This coming June my daughter’s would be turning 8(June 16 2003)…but one thing I would love to do is get back in touch with my baby’s father someday and see what happens if God ever unites us that is.Again not on my terms but whatever God has for me in terms of relationships is what I will accept.AND some may think because I follow the Duggar family on television may be the reason why I would let GOD give me X amount of kids but that’s not the case.It is because of the very fact I took two precious lives who could have already gotten to know God and I can never forgive myself for it,is the very reason I find each child special…But again if that is not what God has planned so be it.Bottom line for the rest of my life I will be fighting this battle and I most times will never forget it.Having an abortion is one of the worst battles I have faced more so than a man cheating,verbally abusing,physically abusing,sexual abuse,going through group homes,hospitals,foster homes,being in jail etc etc and the list goes on and on.

I just want to write this letter to my daughters and I don’t mind sharing it with the world.Again this is the reason I let the people of the world able to read this site so they know what I am about.I may not speak it or im to others but if you search my name you will find things you never knew or expected.

Dear Allyssasandrah & Shizuko,
This year is going to make 7 years since I “killed” two precious souls whose love is truly stronger than their daddy.It’s a struggle for me to fight this battle every year and every day because every few months reminds me of something to do with the two of you or being a mom but I know that in spirit I am still,always and forever your mommy.But I am doing good.I have fought a “short” battle of depression with my second ex fiance,Augustus Boadu, from Ghana who resides in the UK.Yet I overcame it.I am working on a Advance Healthcare Directive to limit the amount of healthcare I can recive.I will most likely do the same for a Mental Health Care Advance Directive.This year your maternal great grandpa,Tadao Akamine,died.He’s up in heaven with his two great granddaughters.He never knew you but I wished he did.I am sure he’s met up with you two in heaven though.I know that your souls are still alive…Your great grandpa was 97 years old.It was getting rough but he passed away in peace.I told him my goodbyes that morning and I am at peace with his death but I feel that he’s still with me and will never leave me.I had a wonderful relationship with him.I have a dog now and her name is Lacey.She’s sweet and smart.Wise and a rascal.She helps me get through every day even if it’s a battle she’s right there.I want you to know that mommy is in good hands and I hope with all my heart and soul that I will be with you someday soon.Your grandma is still in real estate and your grandma’s mom is still in a nursing home.I don’t talk to her.I cut off talk with your grandma’s family pretty much.
Loving You Always and forever,
Your Mom
PS.Your dad ,Romaine Thomas,is married to your step mom,Dhee Thomas.I never met her but she sounds like the type of step mom I’d want you to have.

HAPPY Act

Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (HAPPY) Act –

Father of newborn dragged into woods by dog speaks out

A story out of Jessamine County, Ky. is making national headlines after a family pet dragged a newborn baby from his crib into a wooded area behind the family’s home.

The baby, just 5-days-old, is in critical condition at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington.

The dog in question, Dakota, is a Native American Indian dog and is part wolf.  In fact, Dakota’s grandparents were about 90 percent wolf, but her owners said she’s a mild mannered dog who didn’t intend to do any harm.

The parents of Alexander James “AJ” Smith said Dakota was likely playing a game when she dragged the baby from his crib and into the woods behind their home.

The Smith’s said AJ was born three weeks early and they still had a list of things to do and buy to make their home baby-proof, including a gate for their three dogs.

Michael Smith, AJ’s father, said he was getting ready to make a run to the store pick up the baby-proofing items when they realized the dog had taken the baby.

“AJ’s eyes were open, his mouth was bleeding, you could tell he had internal injuries.  He looked better than I thought he would.  I scooped him up, the EMT took over from there,” Michael Smith said.

Dakota is at the Jessamine County animal shelter and they are hoping someone will adopt her and her sister, Nikita, or she will have to be put down.

Michael Smith said the dog will not be allowed back into the family’s home.

No treats from Obama

Animal groups in court over Helmsley fortune

Animal-welfare groups are accusing the trustees of hotel queen Leona Helmsley’s multibillion-dollar estate of ignoring her wishes that the lion’s share of the money should go to the dogs.

Instead, the animal advocates said Tuesday, the trustees have shown “disdain” for Helmsley’s pet cause by donating only $100,000 to dog welfare.

Three animal-welfare groups filed a petition in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court on Monday arguing that Helmsley, who died in 2007, specified in her will that her estate should be used to help dogs, and the trustees disregarded those wishes.

The groups — the Humane Society of the United States, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Maddie’s Fund — want the court to throw out a judge’s February decision that gave the trustees for the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust sole authority to determine which charities would benefit from her estate.

A “mission statement” in Helmsley’s will directed that the money be spent on the care of dogs and other charitable interests designated by the trustees. But it also gave the trustees discretion in spending the money.

Wayne Pacelle, chief executive officer of the Humane Society, said dog welfare was “the only charitable interest specifically designated in the trust instrument. … But what we’ve seen is an utter disdain for the cause of animal welfare and a complete writing off of the animal welfare concern.”

In April, the Helmsley trustees gave away $136 million to hospitals, foundations and the homeless. Just $100,000 went to an animal-welfare group, the ASPCA. Another $900,000 went to groups that train guide dogs for the blind.

The trust, in a statement posted on its Web site, said Helmsley never wanted her fortune just to go to dogs.

“Did Leona Helmsley intend for this charitable trust to focus on the care and help of dogs, rather than people? Absolutely not,” the statement said.

Howard Rubenstein, a spokesman for the trust, added in an e-mailed statement Tuesday: “The trustees will be litigating this matter in the court, not in the press.”

Helmsley, whose fortune was estimated at $5 billion to $8 billion after her death at age 87, also named her dog, Trouble, as a beneficiary, leaving a $12 million trust fund for the white Maltese. A judge whittled that amount down to $2 million.

Animal groups in court over Helmsley fortune

Leona Helmsley’s dog, Trouble, may be living quietly enough in Florida, but back in New York there’s a lot of barking about the way the late hotel queen’s millions are being given away.

Three animal welfare groups filed court papers Monday accusing Helmsley’s trustees of a “scheme to deprive dog welfare charities” of their share of her fortune.

The groups say Helmsley, who died in 2007, primarily intended to give her fortune to dog causes.

They say a judge’s February decision giving the trustees sole authority to decide what to do with her fortune should be thrown out.

The trustees say Helmsley did not intend for the charitable trust to focus on dogs.

Helmsley’s will named her dog as a beneficiary. The Maltese is living in Florida on a $2 million trust fund.

Could 26-Year-Old Max Be the World’s Oldest Dog?

When Janelle DeRouen of New Iberia, La., heard about Chanel, the 21-year-old pooch who made headlines recently for being the world’s oldest dog, she knew she had to set the record straight. After all, she’s the mother of Max, a terrier mix who celebrated his 26th birthday at home on Aug. 9. After getting in touch with the Guinness World Records and giving them vital stats about “her baby” Max, who is 182 in dog years, the dog is a major contender for the title. So, at Max’s 26th birthday bash on Sunday, there was definitely much to celebrate. “We had a gift table set up. He had other little doggie friends over,” DeRouen tells PEOPLE Pets. “Me and my husband [got] him his own little sofa bed. He has his own little couch now.” Born in 1983, the “active” geriatric dog hasn’t had many health problems over the years, says DeRouen, who first told her story to the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph. “The only time I had to bring him to the vet for something serious was for a tooth to be extracted. But that’s it,” she says. In recent years, he’s had a few expected aliments. “He is starting to get cataracts, a little arthritis, but otherwise he’s healthy.” DeRouen, who’s a patient services coordinator at a neurologist’s office, says the dog’s longevity is a mystery to her. “I’m still wondering,” she says. “I don’t feed him any type of table food. He started on Puppy Chow as a puppy and has been eating Kibbles ‘n Bits for the last 15 years.” Max was the runt of a litter of five or six puppies when DeRouen adopted him. “Something drew me to him and we’ve been together ever since,” she says. And the pup, along with his little brother Murphy, 4, a Pomeranian mix, is a treasured member of the family. “My kids are all grown, I have five kids. Two sons, three daughters and 11 grandkids,” says DeRouen. “And now all the grandkids are playing with him.” At Max’s birthday bash on Sunday, friends and family all gathered to pay tribute to the special dog. “He was chewing on his little birthday cake that was made of cream cheese and peanut butter,” says DeRouen. “He was thrilled.”

Double the Love: Second Chihuahua Born with Heart-Shaped Marking

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It’s twice the love! A Chihuahua puppy was born in northern Japan this week with a dark patch of fur shaped like a heart. But the male pup, named Lovekun, isn’t the first: His older brother Heartkun, born from the same mom two years ago, has a similar marking to match.

Among the four recent litter mates, Lovekun was the only one to have the adorable little patch. According to the U.K.’s Daily Mail, the pups’ owner Emiko Sakurada says that out of the more than 1,000 Chihuahuas she’s bred, Lovekun and Heartkun are the only two to have the special heart-shaped coloring. How lovely!

Lacey only needs one mat and not three?

I think Lacey was telling the family that she only needed one mat and not three to help her potty training.The reason I say that is she was pulling the tape off the second and third mats after we had put tape on the mats to hold it down because she was pulling it away from its’ spot.So far she’s doing good with only one mat.Am thinking is because the first mat we had it in a corner(upper left of the dining room)from the beginning.Just like her food:We started the food with puppy food+IAMS+Science Diet then I started giving her puppy food +IAMS without Science Diet but she would eat less.Lacey is too smart for a maltipoo but it’s good she tells us what she needs..