I was raised in a small sleepy town that only had a handful of people. A very tight nit community where everyone knew each other and took care of each other. As I have gotten older I have watched as so many aspects of life have changed. For most of my life I have not been good at change. I have always enjoyed the peaceful comfort in knowing pretty much what each day would hold for me. I was happy to have my life revolve completely around my children and husband. As they grew

Dogs, cats, horses, birds and more pets have a way of becoming something more than just an animal that is around the house. They are not only our companions they are also a huge part of our family. Having a pet is not only fun or fulfilling- but has been found that their addition into our lives even have great health benefits... like helping to ward off allergies (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology -- shows that children exposed early on to animals tend to develop str