My Biggest Loser Journey

About three months ago I changed massage theropists. Come to find out we went to school together...small world. I was a freshman and she was a senior and we were on the volleyball team together.

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Her practice is in a gym and I had made comment about how I wished I could get motivated to work out like when I was living in Cali. I have gained about 50lbs since I moved back to Oregon and I feel miserable. Dee said "Hey, we should see if one of the guys here could train us". Silly me "sure that sounds great". Open mouth...insert foot!!

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Guess what we are signed up for? You got it!!!

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We start next week....NOOOOOOOOO!!!!

~*~My Sweet Angel~*~

On November 7th 2010 at 8:20am my Sweet Angel went to the Rainbow Bridge to play with Missy (her fur-mom), Wicket, Blizkin and Apache.
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Angel's story...


In 1992 Missy came to live with me. Her family could not keep her and my husband said he wanted to bring her home to me to keep me company while he was deployed. Three years later while my husband was going to recruiter school I went to stay with my parents until we transfered. While at my parents home Missy and Rowdy hooked up :-). In the mean time we transfered to our new duty station in Montana. Missy's kidneys were shutting down because of the pregnancy. Twice we had to take her to the vet to rehidrate her. The vet said she was only carrying one puppy but that they did not think that puppy would make it because of all the toxins building up in her body and in turn building up in the puppies little body. Then on July 16th 1995 at 4:40am she had this little black ball. 24hrs later Missy was gone leaving us with this little one, about the size of a hamster, to take care of. She was all black with just little wisps of white hair on her chest that looked like wings. The vet again didn't think she would make it because not many fur babies make it without a mother to take care of them. It was a challage for sure. Back then America wasn't as "animal oriented" as we are now so it wasn't as easy to find formula and bottles, but we maganged. Every 2hrs or less I had to feed her with an eye dropper. At night she would curl up in my hair on my left shoulder and sleep. We just took it day by day and prayed we could help her grow strong. She kept growing and proving the vet wrong. From eye dropper feedings it went to grinding up hard food and mixing it with formula and letting her eat it off my finger. Eyes still closed she would climb all over and under things. It was the funniest thing to watch. She would go under the couch and come out with dust bunnies. At day 7 her eyes opened and they were the prettiest shade of lavendar. A few months after that we discovered she had padella lux in her back legs. She had to have surgery on them to try and correct them. While growing she had carried her legs under her so, like a human baby, her bones being soft started hardening and growing a bit bent. We had to wait until she got bigger so the pins wouldn't be bigger than her little bones. The surgury worked but now her back legs were very bent and it was hard for her to walk. A few weeks after that the pins started coming out so it was back into surgury to take the pins out. Luckily the bones had healed enough and they just left them out. Even with crippled legs she never let that stop her and she went where she wanted just as fast as those little legs could carry her. About 7yrs ago, while we were living in California, she had this horrible cough. I thought I was going to loose her. The xray showed she had a collapsing wind pipe, a thin skull, a curved spine because of her legs and she had scared lungs. The vet was amazed she was doing as well as she was. We managed that problem pretty well over the years. Two years ago she had only four teeth left that were absessing and desparately needed pulled. The vet, a very caring lady here in Oregon, said we had to get them pulled or the poisons would wear her down but she was also very concerned she wouldn't make it through the surgury because of her advanced collapsing wind pipe. She made no promises and said she would do her best to get them out as fast as she could and get her awake from the anethesia. To our amazement she made it though with flying colors. She just never let anything stop her. She was like the engergizer bunny...she kept going and going and going!
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Angel was there through my husband's deployments, sad times, fun times, for my miscarrages, during the end of my marriage as it got abusive, after my marriage ended, moving around as we tried to find our way in this world and when I had my hysterectomy because of cancer and the pain I felt knowing I would never have children. She loved and snuggled with me. Every day she loved me no matter what was going on. She gave the best loves and always knew when I needed it the most.
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About three years ago Bella came to live with us. Because her current family was moving they couldn't keep her. We were her fifth family and forever family. In the beginning they were not to sure of eachother. As the days go by they became loving little sisters. When Angel would have a coughing fit Bella would go sit with her and lick her little nose. They had thier own special bond that was so cute. Like me, Bella misses her dear sweet sister.

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For a Puppy that was never suppose to be born she sure proved them all wrong.
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15 years, 3 months and 21 days she loved us all and I loved her.
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My arms and my heart ache for my sweet girl who loved me unconditionally.
Mommy loves you my Sweet Little Angel!!
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~*~Rainbow Bridge~*~
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
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When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
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All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
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The animals are happy and content, exept for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
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They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
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You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your hear.
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Then, you cross Rainbow Bridge together...
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Until we are together again my sweet Little Angel. Mommy loves you and misses you!!!