A "DOODLE-ICIOUS" Birthday!

Hey Y'all,

My name is Maui and .........

Today is my Birthday!!

Woof, Woof, WOOF!

How old am I?

Well, I am 6 years old.

And everyone says I am just as SWEET 

as I ever was.

Here is what a day is like for me.

First, I wake my Mommy up.

I don't bark or anything.

That would be rude.

I just sit and stare at her.
Sometimes I give her a little tap with my paw.
Sometimes I sit and stare.
Cause I love my Mommy.
And she says I'm such a good boy:) 

I want her to play with me but she usually just takes me

for a walk first thing in the morning.

But I take my ball with me, just in case I get lucky:)

When we get back home,
I get my treat and then I usually just hang out with my
best buddy and brudder, Freddy.
Isn't he little?
And he's WAY older than me.
So sometimes he bosses me around.
But that's okay, cause he's my brudder and I love him

My Mommy usually has stuff to do for a little bit,
and then she goes to take a shower.
I DO NOT like to have her out of my sight,
so I beg to go in with her and just lay down......or sometimes I stare at her,
cause she's my mommy and cause I always want her to know
 I would like to go play with my ball
 and maybe swim a little bit.

Sometimes it works right away,
but sometimes I have to hang out with Freddy for awhile longer.
We like to lay on the balcony and look for squirrels.
Or sometimes the cat that lives behind us.

Sometimes we get tired of waiting so we go lay on the couch.

After we play,  it's my nap time.
Sometimes I take a nap by myself and sometimes my Mommy takes one with me.
She says I'm the best nap taker she ever knew.

 My Mommy says I am so stinkin cute,
especially when I take a nap.
That's because I know how to use a pillow
just like humans do.
And she thinks it's very cute:)

 After that, it's game time with my brudder.
I like to spend time with him,
cause he's getting old and has a really bad heart.
And I don't know how long I will have him to hang out with.
If anything happens to him,
that will make me a very sad boy.

Then I crawl in my favorite leather chair and watch some tv.
Or I watch my mommy in the kitchen.
I need her to know how much I LOVE her.

Or I go back outside and look for squirrels.......and cats........and birdies.

 Then we go for another walk and then my daddy gets home.
Before I know it, it's time for bed.
Can you believe my mommy and daddy let me sleep on their bed?
I know I'm kinda big,
and they say I weigh 80 lbs.
But I don't hog the covers or anything so they don't mind.
Today I hope to get a special treat for my birthday.
I heard my mommy say she might take me for a ride in my new jeep.
I hope so.
 Now THAT would be a treat:)
My name is Maui the Goldendoodle, 
and today I am 6 years old.
XOXOXOXO
Maui

Birthday Wishes...

Hello friends,

i've been a bad blogger lately, i know.

but i'm still here, just a little on the busy side.

however, i had to stop by to wish my 

wonderful, beautiful, loyal boy a 

huge happy birthday!

My Maui is 5 years old today, and even more loved than when he first came to us.

happy birthday big boy!

XOXOXO

why i LOVE my blog...

ya know, 

sometimes i think about giving this blog up.

i don't post as often as i would like,

i'm totally crappy at answering comments,

i have a million other things to do.

but i like it!

i still like it.

and even though i know it is not advised to do this in blogland,

i like changing my blog to suit my mood/feelings...

kinda like how it's changed now.

but it's REALLY changed this time.

i really believe God wants his children to be happy.

and we want to be happy.

but we sometimes manage to sabotage our chances every single day.

at least i do.

and i'm guessing many of you do, too.

well, welcome to my new blog, 

"my kinda happy"!

it's very similar to the old one, because i always tried to keep it

 positive, light and happy before.

but now, even more so.

no need to bore you here.......

hopefully you'll see/feel the difference.

i changed the look for Fall...

and to reflect the style i am crazy happy about these days.......

RUSTIC CHIC.

like it?

but here is the REAL reason i like blogging.

every now and then, right out of the blue,

someone stumbles on my blog and writes me the most amazing email.

someone i've never met in my life.

someone like Sandra.

last night, Sandra, 

from all the way across the country in California wrote me this email........

"Dear Suzanne,

I just found your blog through Pinterest.  Your last blog post was

on Sept. 24 and you asked for prayers for Maui.  

I haven't stopped thinking of you and how you must be feeling.

How did Maui do?  I pray he made it through this ok.

How are you doing? 

Take care,

Sandra"

can you believe that?

she stumbled on my blog,

read about my worries about sweet Maui,

and took the time to pray for him AND write to see how he was.

there are such good people in the world and i've met many through my

 lil 'ol blog:)

Thank you from the bottom of my heart Sandra!

it's because of people like you that i just received a call from my vet saying

Maui had a NON-malignant tumor removed!!!!!

YAYYYYY!

she was sorry to scare us so but said when she removed it,

it SO resembled a malignant tumor that she thought it best to prepare us.

most of you know i have MS.

and i'm doing great.

the only real issue is i get BONE TIRED pretty much daily.

but that's nothing a nap won't help.

and guess who takes a nap with me every day.......

my Maui.

on this day i was in Jordan's bed and freddy joined us too:)

Maui snuggles right up to me.......

i would be lost without him:)

and Freddy...i think he wonders what all the fuss is about.

but he's been an exceptionally good boy since Maui had surgery.

no playing for Maui for awhile.......

but he can still go for car rides!

does this crack you up or what?

i mean, he looks like he is really watching where we are going:)

(the t-shirt is to protect his stitches)

anyway, thank you to Sandra and each one of you who

prayed and sent us good wishes.

YOU are the reason i love to blog and will keep it up!

my blog can still be accessed via

shabbychicks.blogspot.com

 and now via

mykindahappy.blogspot.com

be HAPPY, be BLESSED,

Suzanne

xoxoxoxoxo

Maui the Goldendoodle

Please pray for my big boy Maui.

tomorrow he has to have a lump on his neck removed and biopsied.

I love that boy (and I never call him a dog:)

and he brings such joy to everyone he meets...

 ...he looks out for me and i look out for him:)

we can learn from our best friend.....

 life would sometimes be soooo much easier...

but no way!

 wouldn't we all...

Please pray for everything to be okay with my big boy:)

XOXOXO

Suzanne