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Thanks for sharing the great pic Shari and sharing your weekend. Love to see everyone smiling!
Spirit Shooter was a Miniature Australian Shepherd who was diagnosed with a MCT and had a LF amp 1/28/13 at 13-1/2 years old.
Shooter crossed the Bridge on 8/28/13, his 7 month ampuversary and two weeks from his 14th birthday.
Shari, next time you road trip to Iowa, take a long detour back to Colorado and head to IL and visit us! We would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have you at our house too!
Diagnosed with OSA: 5/2/2011 Ampuversary: 5/11/2011 OSA returned in hip: 8/26/2011
Chili Dawg crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 8/30/2011 & is now pain free. He was my heart dog, and I miss him every day.
Michelle said
Shari lives in Colorado & I am in Iowa. But we can always do a meet up with everyone it would be fun
Michelle, I had no idea you were in Iowa (or I did, and I forgot, b/c I have the attention span of a third-grader.). Where are you? I am an Iowa native...and as you know our states are next to each other 
"Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all."
-Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
"May I recommend serenity to you? A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment. Learn to be one with the joy of the moment."
-Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Road Trip? What a great idea... and what a wonderful way to spend some time chilling together..
nice ladies!! very nice!!
Franklin, he was the Happiest Dog on Three Legs! Diagnosed 09/26/2012 with Osteosarcoma, amputated 12/4/2012. Had a wonderful 5 1/2 months painfree until he ran for the Bridge on 5/15/2013. Always in my heart, and always a guardian angel of my pack... You can follow his Tripawd Adventures, before and after, in my blog, Frank'n'Farter!
Meghan I am in Council Bluffs. We want to do a get together sometime with everyone. So ALL of us in the midwest can get together sometime. It was a great time. We went the zoo, went to dinner and even a movie and just enjoyed each other. Talked about Sassy, Dakota & our families.
Shari even got to go on a ride with us last night with Bosch around our state park. She got to hear him bark at the deer LOL.
Planning on taking some pictures of the necklace she gave me tonight so I will post those
hugs
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
I am from the exact opposite side of the state...the Quad Cities.
You know, I have been on a running forum for 13 years or so, and some of us have been doing FEs regularly for years. Sometimes small with a couple people, sometimes we get up to 40+ people to meet somewhere in the country. They are always a blast!
FE=Forum Encounter 
"Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all."
-Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
"May I recommend serenity to you? A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment. Learn to be one with the joy of the moment."
-Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
I think it would be a great time. We could all meet up, like rent a huge cabin then spend time together. I mean we would have to know who all would be interested in doing something like that an a central location. I think it would be a wonderful time
Hugs
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
I LOVE that idea of a mid-west meet up! Anyone who cares to take charge, I'll be there to help you with getting the word out.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Love that you did this!!! Ice cream and drinks....fabulous idea!
Butchey Hudson Dx with HSA (knee joint) 5/19/2011. Amp on 6/14/2011. 26 glorious months of ampuversaries. Earned his wings 9/9/2013. Forever curled up in my heart.
Shari,
Thanks for sharing the pic and the idea! The Oaktown Pack would be up for a meetup anywhere but we do happen to have a trip planned to Kauai ... April 8-15, 2014 to be exact. I did scads of research on VRBO to find the perfect place for us to stay. I remember there were several places that had multiple units on one property that could be rented together--one of those might be perfect for a Tripawds get together. Alternatively, there are plenty of resorts on Kauai as well, if ya'll trend more that way. Now is the time to be booking, at least for VRBO rentals.
Let me know what ya'll think and who might be serious about Hawaii.
Woohoo what fun!
Martha
Woohoo! Tripawds Rule!
Regulator of the Oaktown Pack, Sheriff of the Oaktown Pawsse, Founding member and President of the Tripawd Girldogs With 2 Names ROCK Club, and ... Tripawd Girldog Extraordinaire!
What a great peep pawty! I'm jealous, too!!!!!!!
Michelle, I need that shirt. And that Bosch is one handsome boy.
Sally, you'll be shocked to hear that I'm certified, too (HAH it's official) but we haven't gone diving in years...found out I get claustrophobic in a full wetsuit so that left just a few warm-water trips. Most trips these days are to the vet!
Thanks for sharing; I just know it was good for both your hearts.
-Liz and Angel Rooooo (1 week.....
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LIZ! Is that "Certified" or "Certifiavle"?.....
Remember what I toldnyou avout the "nothingis happenstance" thing? I've forgotten! What did I tell you?
Anyway, looks like we all may be scuba divingin Hawaii!
We love yoj Roxie Roo Rooooooooo
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Here is the necklace that Shari gave me made by Rene (Jerry). I love it
Hugs
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
They are just beautiful Michelle, just beautiful.
And they were given to a lovely soul by a lovely soul.
MaySassy's love and grace...and huge hapy grin...surround you everytime you wear these.
Love,
Sally and Hapy Hannah
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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