Drop in from time to time to see the changes. Now,below see our grandchildren.
 
Tractor goes to Rainbow Bridge. Tribute below pictures

Here are our GRANDS..... and each of them are grand in his or her own way!!
First there was Ms Kirby and then Mr.BJ....


4 pics of Ms Rachel
I am getting a head of myself here ....Lets see, next came Ms Haley and then Mr Shane.... then we were suprised by Ms Rachel who came to us with her big brother Christian.
Just as we thought we were all done a long came the big guy, Mr.Clay!! Did I miss any one?? Call me if I did..remember mam-maw is getting old here!!!
Now I have asked our three children....are we DONE yet??
Mam-maw and Pap-paw have plenty more room in our hearts... Bring it on!!!

 
Kirby/BJ                                     Christian/Rachel                                   

Haley                                             Shane/ me

Kirby&BJ/Christian&Rachel/Haley/Shane&Mam-maw

Mam-maws heart - "Yesterday"

That's it, pick up a phone  and call your mam-maw Ese.

     2 pics of Kirby...that's it..you did good!      BJ with Rachel in the back there...  
Our pretty Ms Haley
      Here is a picture of the handsom master Shane

  Rachel is growing fast..

This picture of Clay has the wrong date : It was taken around 3/2010.....

Mam-maws heart - "Today"

    New Grandbaby!     old news now

Clay our newest boy!

 

Haley has a new brother.

Above are two of our first pictures of Clay the day he got here.

He is growing as we upload this picture!

    

What did I tell you? He is growing!

Look who is one year old!

 Tribute to  Tractor....

"Good Bye Old Friend"

 What a wonderful responsibility we took on the day we went to Petal, Ms. to pick up our long waited for American Bulldog pup sired by “Big Foot”.  Ed Lloyd had picked out the name, Tractor months before.  That day we were given the pick of the litter. As Ed held all the little dog pups he soon had two of the biggest in his arms. He looked them over very closely then he looked into their eyes. He turned toward me and said, look, this is Tractor! He sounded like he had found a dog he had already met. He was only 6 weeks old and our vet weighted him in the next day at 12 & 1/12 lbs.

Many say denial is the initial response when confronted with a pet's terminal condition or sudden death. I have for some time put this off. It is time for me to write a loving tribute to this special dog. The sharp emotional blow did take us by surprise. Tractor was always healthy, happy and full of life. His vet, Dr.Chris, who had cared for him since he was a 12 lb pup and had watched over him as he grew to a whopping 136lbs.was also taken off guard. Dr.Chris had been watching a lump for years that was on Tractors’ ear. It started growing at a fast rate. Together we decided it would be best to remove it. Leaving it until later would result in a hole being in his ear when being removed. A few days later Tractor died. The test came back positive for cancer a week later. I want to think his passing spared him a long drawn out ordeal with treatments. For what ever reason our big boy is now gone.

As time passes, our distress dissolves and we remember the good times, more than the passing. Funny things come to mind like how silly he looked playing with his toys. His big stuffed rabbit was his favorite. He was so tall he had to bend his knees to fit under the kitchen table. He wanted to lay in the hallway sometimes with feet stright up where we could not pass and would not move! It aint easy stepping over a dog that size! LOL This big boy always wanted to be lifted into the truck when he had to travel. He was just too little. He was the most gentle pet we have ever owned. Being just 4 months older than our granddaughter he was her best friend. Just looking at his size would have kept any intruder at bay. This was good because he was not much for a watch dog he loved everyone. Yet, the day my mother passed he would not let the undertaker in our door to take her away. He grieved her passing and it was only 30 days later that he left. Yes, Tractors death came at a time when our family was grieving from my mothers soon gone passing. Now a year later it is the time to lift up our eyes in thanks to have been given such a treasure as the beautiful boy Tractor. Our hearts feel deeply saddened that we will never again gaze into those soft, trusting, beautiful and even wise brown eyes. We long to reach out our hands again to caress the soft fur on his beloved big head. Already we have remembered him in our dreams of days and times gone by. We have decided to keep his pictures up for just a while longer. Maybe for a long while….

 

In Loving Memory of a dear friend ….

Tractor Jack Forman

 

 

PS We did not get on a waiting list for our new dogs. They are little pound pups. It took two of them to even try to fill this empty spot in our yard and hearts. The granddaughter calls them Grit and Abby. What are they? Well they are short one way and long the other way. Maybe they have a little Australian shepherd in them or maybe a ….oh well ….They are our new friends.

         
Abby, Grit and sister Nadine

wait...... also it has taken a Sphynx named "Chuck"  who is not playing good with the kids ...?? oh my!

and an English Bull Puppy named Mr. Beck!  ..... the new kid!

Mr.Beck, 14wks old

This is his picture the day we got him....

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