[Renoman]

What would make it a really great 4th of July would be to have you post saying that Digit is home!!!!

Maybe if we all put our good thoughts and prayers together we can make it so.

[ritabooker]

Renoman: Good Idea! ...like a group positive think? I am on board.

[digits mama]

Hey!
You guys are great!

Jane......Puddles has made me feel better..Just watching her reminds me so much of Digit.. It is amazing the tiny things we forget. Puppies..Ya sure cant help but love them so. But my mind and heart is somewhere with Digit right now. She just helps the moments in between. All my babies are so very important to me. I wish Digit was here to meet her. It is hard but you guys really really make me feel better. Prayers are the best and yall are giving me the best help out there.

Reno...... YEAHH! That would be the awesomest eh? I could almost picture him coming home to me.. Gives me butterflies thinking that you could possibly be right!

Rita...... Thanks for the positivity. I have a bottle of wine for the occasion!

Been raining alot today and looks as if there is gonna be alot more tommorrow. Thats OK though...maybe hell be moving and somewhere where i can find em.

[digits mama]

Last Night I met with the 4hrs, boy Scouts 2 troops, Girl scouts, and even a few Brownies.

The Kids were great, There was 19 kids show up with parents. I had a few of them not find it intriguing. But so far I have 13 of the kids interested along wiht thier parents. In trade I have to allow them use of my property for a fish and fry night. Where they will come and pitch tents in my yard around the catfish pond and let them fish and let them cook thier bounty. That is for the boy scouts. The rest of them are accepting donations. So Saturday is the day weather permitting. Ah! also I have 4 of them with horses. Thanks Renoman, Your suggestion was great! I hope the number grows because they are gonna invite thier friends.

Tonight i am having the annual July 4th celebration. Wish all you guys could come..The weather is pretty yucky out. I hope it doesnt ruin the show!
Digit will be missed by all that attend. This is the time when he would have his fill of attention. Maybe Ill get more volunteers on board tonight for Saturdays search!

HAPPY JULY 4th EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

[Renoman]

Things are looking up! Great news about the scouts and such a small price to pay for their help. A few tents in your yard and a fish fry - actually sounds like fun!!!

This is me keeping my fingers crossed for good weather Saturday...

[Inga]

Wow, That is a great idea. I really hope you find him. What a cool article in the paper that would be. Boy/Girl scout Heroes. Cool! Bless you!

[borzoimom]

Originally Posted by digits mama

Hehe... I thought Dorothy was her name until she peed on my foot! Mom put her down and she ran over to me soo excited she left puddles alll the way to me and on my foot. Mom came up with the Puddle name because she left puddles all over her floor at her house. Looks like I got quite a job of housebreaking! Luckily I have no carpet ...

Reminds me of my papillion. His name was mischeif.. However- my daughter would take him out in the afternoon- and I / or my husband would ask " did he piddle?".. After a few days of this- micheif became "piddles.." lol.

[digits mama]

Borzoimom... Yea, it is funny how we know of a great name and they tend to change it. I guess that is what helps the real name stick. Puddles doesnt roll off the tongue very well but she sure likes it! I am gonna take some pictures of her soon and post them. She is sure a hoot. Lilly my cat is starting to enjoy being chased by her. I was so worried she was gonna swat her the first time she started chasing and she does swat her but I can tell it isnt with the claws out. Lilly knows she can run faster so i guess that is a great advantage!

Inga.... That will be a great idea!! I am thinking about even having thier effort printed just for being there. Some of the kids and parents showed up for the July 4th fireworks show. And rumer has it that there is gonna be more attend! I hope so...More the merrier!!

Renoman.....Yes! I am actually excited about the fish fry night! The donations they asking for isnt really enough actually. But I will make it good.

I hope all of ya have a wonderful Friday.

[Renoman]

Tomorrow is the big day. I am so excited for you. I wish I could be there to help but trust me when I tell you I will be with you in spirit. You will be on my mind all day. I hope you get the turnout it sounds like you will get. More importantly, I hope you find the elusive Mr. Digit!!

What are your plans, how have you set this up? What is the start time?

I'm praying for good weather or at least tolerable.

Oh, by the way..... I love grilled catfish!

[digits mama]

Hey,

Welp, we gathered at my house this morning at 4 am. 27 people showed up...13 boy and girls scouts, 3 4hrs, 7 parents and 4 freinds. at about 8 am we had some other kids join us I think by the time we met up here again there was 25 kids in my yard not including adults. Great turnout I must say
We gathered into 6 groups. And we allowed the kids to master a plan and we just helped modify it. Not much modification needed actually. They were putting their heads together beautifully. The 5 horse riders we had set off from my house and walked the woodlines and walked 4 wheeler trails they came across. There is an area of about 20 to 30 miles of this triangle shaped area with 3 roads joining to 2 roads.. With the area Digit was last seen in the middle. Thats where we started. Had an adult driving a car while walking with the kids and they took breaks riding and walking. we had a group on each end of each road and we all just sorta met in the middle. these roads are anywhere from 8 to 15 miles long. When that was exhausted they chose to take another direction lined with rural roads and forests. When one group finished a road we would mark it off on map. My mom was the home base who intercepted the calls and relayed what roads were searched. I hope I am explaining this good enough because I am functioning on about 2 hours of sleep. So giddy last night I couldnt get no shut eye. I really felt we were gonna find em.
I think the elusive Digit has found a new home. Somewhere some elderly lady has had em groomed with a short cut. Laying all up against her feet at her rocker. Cuddled up at the foot of her bed.........
Went to bring puddles to the vet yesterday evening for her exam. Noticed on the corkboard Digits missing poster was gone. I questioned why it wasnt there and the silly girl behind the desk said that after a month she rotates them out. Um..Noo. Not good...Digit hasnt been gona month...and even if he was...that poster better stay up there for at least 6...I think she got my drift when i returned with a new one.
I so miss him......But I feel he is out there..happy...missing me..like i miss him...but happy..and making someone elses life happy....like he made me happy...Yvonne

[Renoman]

I'm so sorry that the search didn't end on a better note. I had such great expectations.

What a great turnout you got. Sounds like the kids had it covered.

You are probably right... he's somewhere safe, visiting with some little old lady.

[digits mama]

Ok now that I have some of my senses..

Yesterday after we returned home..Me and Puddles went out walking. i returned to some of the folks houses where he was once seen. They havent seen him in awhile. I just dont know what else to do..I can keep searching the same areas over and over again. I have went as far as 45 minutes north of where he couldve gone.
My 93 year old grandfather is very sick in the hospital. He fell and fractured his hip. He has a bad valve in his heart and they cannot do Surgery. My 93 year old Grandmother and 1 of my cousins are all that is there to help him. I will be leaving this week to help care for him. They are in Louisiana. On the same note I wont be here to search for my Digit. I feel like it is time to let go sometimes..especially since I have to leave for awhile. My son will be here in case of any sightings but he probably wont be out looking for him as i do. Just the thought of a day passing and not going out to look for him everyday is disturbing. My luck he will turn up on the roads just when I am not here to find him.

renoman.......Thanks for all you have done for me and my plight to find Digit. You have been the biggest help for me and leading me on the right tracks. All of your suggestions were fun for me also! You gave me many glimmers of hope in finding him. And everyday you kept me busy Just doing things to help find him. Doing this search all along was a great adventure becasue i actually physically felt better covering all the bases. Knowing I didnt do enough wouldve haunted me for a lifetime I am sure.

everyone else...Thanks for your prayers and hopes...not alot of people felt that I shouldve been so frantic. Everyone seemed to think I have fell off of my rocker. Just having words of advice and wisdom and all the prayers from different parts of the world was a beautiful experience. It made me really want to find him to celebrate his homecoming with all of you.

I am not about to give up...haha...cant...hes my baby..I go from one extreame to another lately....Ther is going to be days that I have nothing better to do than to peek on peoples porches hoping for a glimpse of my Digit.

[Renoman]

No, I don't agree that there will be days that you're checking out porches looking for him. You will look for him every day, everywhere you go. Every time you're driving down the road, you'll be looking for him. I would be too.

On a brighter note, while you're gone at least you've got your truck drivers out there to keep an out for you. Your posters are still up, right? Maybe before you go do up new posters - something different so people will not think it's the same old poster and bypass it.

I just wish the search had been successful.

[digits mama]

Hi there..I am in louisiana now, But I recieved a call from a couple of the parents of the boy scouts. They are wanting to do a search again this coming Saturday. they knew of my leaving for a bit and they said they will look for me everyday if it would make me feel better And it has!! A few of the kids live in the search area so it isnt a problem. Manoman I have some things to think about for these good folks when i get back. Grandfather isnt doing so good....We have hospice coming in to bring him home to grandmothers. That is where he wants to be... He is alert in a small sense and he knows what is going on around him..I have asked him questions about his life and he answers accuratly.. Except for calling me a sexy nurse yesterday he has all of his marbles intact

So more great news from the homefront!! YEAY!!!!!

renoman.....When I was driving home the other day....I was looking for digit..Even when I was in tangipahoa parish in Louisiana! It seems like everytime I do get out and drive..i am slowly driving looking around nomatter where I am. So you are so right! I will never stop looking...

[Renoman]

Told you so . How awesome though that the scouts are going to keep looking for you. It gives me goosebumps. At least you know that while you're gone, someone is out there looking in your place. You gotta love those scouts!!!

Maybe you need to let them camp out for a week and catch catfish. That's one hell of a fish fry!!!

Hey, just had a brain cramp while I was typing this..... when they find Digit (notice I said when) a huge story in the newspaper about the scouts efforts and a request for donations from the public to match yours (I'm guessing you're going to make one, presumptious on my part I know, but.... )

Sorry to hear your grandfather is not doing well. It's always difficult to see a loved one when they are so weak and helpless.

[digits mama]

Hi!

YEAAASSSS! I do love them scouts! They called me tonight and told me where they are searching there was 3 boys on bikes today looking around great areas. They are finding this to be quite adventurous, One mom says they are finding all kinds of ways to go with this...Makes them feel like they are contributing..I love that!
The fish fry is scheduled for the 27th and 28th...Im so excited..Gonna build a bonfire for them and roast marshmallows and tell ghost stories..The kid in me is coming out that evening.
I am donating to all of the groups that participated and also individually to each of the kids that came. I will be sponsering trips for each group also AND I wanna volunteer to be a sub-den mother for the boy scouts. It warms my heart to see such young people that have compassion and have incentive to do something good for a life. Great Idea on the newspaper WHEN i find my Digit..

Grandfather may be frail and tired but as he sleeps he is building plane engines in his sleep. Tonight he accused me of taking his cauter pins for his engine he is building.. And tonight I went to a auto store and bought him some. cant wait to give them to him in the morning.

[Renoman]

Sounds like the kids have everything under control and have sent themselves on a mission. Now you can focus on your grandfather. Now all we need is for Digit to cooperate and get himself found!

[ritabooker]

You aren't frantic, just determined.

Hope things improve for Grandpa soon. We are not giving up hope for Digit's return. I have been very busy lately, but am checking every day for any developments.

Hugs

P.S. Those Scouts are awesome.

[digits mama]

Hiya Rita!

Yea I go thru the frantic phase every once in awhile. Mostly when I dont see a poster up that I placed somewheres. I really really freak out on that it seems Its like I feel those posters do thier job when I am not around. I feel they get seen everyday and everyday is a reminder to the ones that forget my frantic first weeks. But you are right I am more determined since I see all those kids with thier determination. They help give me so much hope just like you guys here...

Renoman....Digit is being sneaky...will get him at his game...just he wait....After a thourough vet appointment and a trip to the groomers...Hes gonna get it... A BIG FAT RIBEYE STEAK!!!!! hes in for it now!

[Doggielvr5]

I saw this post yesterday because I haven't been on in a while.
Each page I went to I was hoping that you found him.
My dog ran off like 6 times but he is so friendly that people just picked him up and brought him back.
Just DO NOT give up hope no matter what. Even if it takes a year or so.
How long has it been?
You are in my thoughts and I pray you get him back soon *hugs*.