The opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but conformity.
We are Lisa & Herb, aka the Snoopynuts, and this is our home in cyberspace. In real life, we live in the great state of New York! We're nuts about Snoopy, animals, hockey, and we love the great outdoors. We hope our Web site entertains you, makes you smile and takes you away even if it's just for a short time...*AND*, we welcome comments about our site or anything else!
Enjoy your visit!
We are Proud Residents of a Blue State!
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Me touching the game winning puck that was put in by Sidney Crosby to win the gold for Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto, Ontario
August 23, 2010
Sidney Crosby; Jordan Staal; Evgeni Malkin: Marc-Andre Fleury
January 1, 2012
I have mixed emotions about the end of 2011. On the upside, we had Maggie a year longer than we expected as she surpassed all the doctor's expectations. On the downside, it was also the year we lost her and it was a tough year always wondering when that moment would be. We've been through the loss before of a little pet who relies on you for everything and it is just emotionally draining. What made this worse is how drawn out it was. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't change it for anything, (only her diagnosis.) But it was hard and I hope we never find out we have another pet with heart disease. Maggie is our second after Joe. Both died of heart attacks in our presence and there just is such a feeling of helplessness.
Sorry about the depressing nature of this entry -- we really do have a lot to be thankful for and to look forward to! We wish everyone has a wonderful 2012 and especially my little brother. Welcome 2012!
January 8, 2012
Art for the New Year
He felt he was but a shadow of his former bunny self...
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A friend asked me how I did it and I told her you just take a piece of artist's charcoal, scribble across the entire page, then take a rubber eraser and erase away everything that doesn't look like a bunny. ;)
January 11, 2012
You know how on TV shows sometimes people will have a dream and in the dream they are wondering if it's a dream or real? I had that happen to me for the first time last night. I dreamed about Maggie...she came in running around with Ellie like she used to and I looked at Herb with a completely shocked look and I was asking him, "What's going on? Where did she come from? Am I dreaming?" In my mind I was trying to sort things out because I thought we had cremated her?! (Which we did.)
It was so weird but I was so happy to be holding her face close to me and petting her soft, fuzzy head. I was so relieved to see her. When I first woke up I still had that comforting feeling but when I completely woke up, I was very sad when I realized the reality.
And....today marks the 1 year anniversary of the vet visit where we found out Maggie was really sick. We didn't find out it was degenerative heart valve disease until a week later.
January 13, 2012
It has been a dry, snowless and warm winter so far with only about a foot of snow since the beginning of December, with both snowstorms resulting in snow that immediately melted. So we had a green Christmas as well as a green January 1, only the second of both in the 23 years we've lived here! This is what our back yard looks like now, the early morning of January 13. I believe this is our first green January 13!
January 14, 2012
Here we are a mere 24 hours later and look at this! We got about 6" of snow yesterday and another 6" overnight. Woo-ee. Time to get out the snowshoes and take Ellie for a snowshoe trek in the woods! By the way, snowfall total for this season so far? 24". Normally by this time? About 84"! I'd say we have some catching up to do but I don't wanna jinx us. Lol. Also adding a few random photos I thought you might enjoy. So...enjoy!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE
A DAY MAKES
January 15, 2012
When I decided not to put away our latest Santa acquisition, I wondered if I was becoming a Santa collector? After all, we currently have four Santas displayed in our house year round. Just how many do you have to have to be considered a collector? Or is it the active seeking out of the item that makes it collecting? If that's the case, I am not a collector. These guys just struck my fancy at the time. :P
(Be sure to read the captions!)
WHAT CONSTITUTES A "COLLECTION"?
Meet our friends from California, Harley & Joyce:
January 19, 2012
I made this charcoal drawing for my mom for her birthday, February 1. :)
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January 22, 2012
Good Sunday morning!
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January 26, 2012
Sailor finally has a page of his own! What do you mean, 'who's Sailor?' ? I didn't tell you about him? Oops. Well, he is our latest family member and joined the clan in late November. Check out his page and be sure to look at the photo gallery which includes a picture taken last evening with him and the Snoopynut!
