Cousin Cletus

Looks like Cousin Cletus from Tennessee should have switched to light beer a long time ago.

CAT & DEER

Deer visits cat in yard every morning!

A cat at Harrisburg has a special friend that visits every morning.

The owner finally took pics.

Those we love don't have to be like us.

VET

I went to the VET today. Looks like I have kidney disease, chronic pancreatic disease, urinary tract infection, and possibly leukemia. It appears that I am not diabetic, and my thyroid is ok. Could be worse. Wish I had that Obama care though.

Fourth of July

Sunset 7-3-10

Sunset 7-4-10

Sunset 7-4-10

Molly

Tootsie

We had a great time at Dan and Laurie's for the 4th of July. Even the pug's had fun. Thanks Dan & Laurie for everything. We appreciate it!

91!

Ann's dad, George turned 91 on June 18th. Here is George with Andrew.

Here is Ann's brother Gary, George and Ann. We celebrated with some of the relatives and friends at the house.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN

Happy Birthday Ann. "Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

BIONIC CAT

LONDON (AFP) – A cat which lost both back paws after a traumatic accident involving a combine harvester has regained a spring in its step after being fitted with prosthetic limbs.

In a groundbreaking surgery carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a Surrey-based veterinary surgeon, the custom-made implants "peg" the ankle to Oscar's foot and mimic the way in which deer antler bone grows through skin.

The prosthetic legs, called intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthetics (Itaps) were developed by a team from University CollegeLondon, led by Professor Gordon Blunn.

"The real revolution with Oscar is [that] we have put a piece of metal and a flange into which skin grows into an extremely tight bone," Fitzpatrick said of the operation which took place last November.

"We have managed to get the bone and skin to grow into the implant and we have developed an 'exoprosthesis' that allows this implant to work as a see-saw on the bottom of an animal's limbs to give him effectively normal gait," he added.

The veterinary surgical team took three hours to insert the pegs by drilling into one of the cat's ankle bones in each of the back legs.

The Itap technology has already been used to create a prosthetic for a woman who lost her arm in the July 2005 London bombings.

Oscar's recovery will feature as part of a six-part BBC One documentary series, The Bionic Vet, starting later this month.