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Diary Post #400

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MY DEAR JOHN AND DOTTIE! Photo by John Shirreffs

Happy Monday Everyone!

I can’t believe how quickly the time is flying by. It is the beginning of another week! Everyone is so busy getting ready for the holidays and all of the upcoming festivities that this time of the year brings.

On this day, though, I’d like to take a moment and wish MY JOHN and DOTTIE…Happy Anniversary #8! At one o’clock in the afternoon on December 19, 2003…they were married! As Dottie was commenting to MY JOHN this morning…and “WHAT A FABULOUS 8 YEARS IT HAS BEEN! WE ARE SO, SO FORTUNATE AND BLESSED!”

Needless to say, I agree! I have been around for most of this time…and enjoying every moment with them. Since they both spend a great deal of time doing HORSE ACTIVITIES and at BARN 55…it is as though WE ARE ALL ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY!

The “adorable SOPHIE SHIRREFFS” asked that I extend her special greetings to them on this day as well.


Cheers and Blessings to all!

I must say, this is such a FUN way to begin a holiday week of celebration…wishing MY JOHN and DOTTIE all the best on their special day!

With Love,
Hugs to All~
Z

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    Happy Anniversary John and Dottie. Thank you for continuing these Zenyatta posts. With Hollywood Park now closed, hopefully you have a few days to celebrate. Merry Christmas!

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    What happy news for this December morning. Congratulations to John and Dottie. You two are a fabulous team. Way to go!

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    Dear Zenny, thanks for spilling the beans on Your John and Dottie’s anniversary! Congratulations John and Dottie!#! What a wonderful time of year to be married. Okay love birds, hope you have a very special day! It’s true Zenny, how wonderful to have been a part of their lives for most of their marriage. How awesome can that be! to have a marriage emersed in the magic of Zenyatta. Indeed a blessing!

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    Happy anniversary to a VERY special couple! I don’t know which of you is luckier because you are both such wonderful people. Wishing you many more happy years together!
    Love you too, Queen Z!
    Annie B in MA

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    Happy Anniversary to both of you! What a wonderful day. So glad you have Sophie and the horses and good friends to share it with you.

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    Good morning Zenyatta. Congratulations Dottie and John. May you have many more wonderful years full of good health, happiness and beautiful memories. Enjoy your anniversary day with what you love most, talking with Zenyatta, enjoying Sophie and all of the wonderful horses and friends you see each day. Love you all. Zenyatta and Tasty, have the most wonderful day, eating well for two and enjoying each other’s company. Love you, Angels.

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    Happy Anniversary and many more — and thank you so much for filling us in on what’s up with Zenyatta, Ebby, and all the others. Happy Holidays as well — see you at Santa Anita in one week!

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    Happy Anniversary Dottie and John! I’m glad to be able to wish you that and all because of Big Mama Z! Hope you two can do something special for your 8th year. You certainly deserve it! Here’s wishing you EIGHTY more! Adorable picture of Sophie, too!

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    Happy Anniversary to John and Dottie! Zenyatta, they have been blessed to have you share their lives.
    Merry Christmas and the best of the holiday season to all of your family at Lane’s End and Barn 55. Blessings, Hugs and Prayers

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    Happy Anniversary John & Dottie. John’s greatest accomplishment as I’ve read ;-). I suspect you both did pretty well. Hope there are many, many more anniversaries in store for the both of you!!

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    Happy anniversary, John and Dottie!! THANK YOU for allowing us to share so much of your life and ZENYATTA! Blessings of this season to ALL. I enjoy the spirit and sharing in each of the diary entries. On Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Resuce’s web site is a daily blog entry I think many of you will appreciate. Beauty’s Haven is located near Ocala, FL. Zenny, you have a close relative that was born on a small farm located in busy Ocala behind the Hilton Hotel/stable – Kris S.

    The site is:

    http://www.beautysequinerescue.org/index.htm

    Click on Daily Blog, and then down to the entry on 12.11.11 to read about mommy Theresa explaining to her horses about Christmas and Christmas gifts and cards. She has the same spirit that Mrs. Dottie has with giving Zenyatta a voice. Then she tells the story of “The Old One” that expresses the blessing of having the love and wisdom of old ones in our lives.

    A HIGH HOOF, kisses on the nose to Queen Z, and a quote from Anne Perry’s “A Christmas Guest”, page 163: “May I wish you the joy of the season, and remembrance of all that is good in the past, together with hope of the future.”

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    Happy anniversary to Dottie and John. What a super family! Love the beautiful rose and the beautiful Sophie photos.

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    happy anniversary to john and dottie…
    have the bestest day..no make that the bestest century ever…zenny is absolutely correct (as usual)..adorable is just the right thing to say about sophie…have a great and glorious day zenny….make sure all is running correctly…hi to tasty…and lots of kisses for your soft nose…ZENNY ROCKS

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