A Spiritual Gift

Have you ever wondered what you were meant to do? No I don’t mean, what you want to be when you grow up, I mean… what is your special gift. What are you supposed to do with your life spiritually. What does God want you to do?

I recently went online to a website to see what my Spiritual Gift is. I don’t remember the website, but you can look online at places like ChristiaNet.com or MinTools.com and find a quiz that is quite similar.

I had always thought that my gift was singing… I’ve said it before that I love to sing, and I would love to start singing in the church again. One of the spiritual gifts that we are given is music, but not me. I found that after taking the quiz that my gift is Mercy.

Mercy: Romans 12:8 - to be sensitive toward those who are suffering, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally, so as to feel genuine sympathy with their misery, speaking words of compassion but more so caring for them with deeds of love to help alleviate their distress.
Mercy? Really? Me? I didn’t believe it either, but after talking to my husband we figured out that I am a much happier person when I have done something selfless... when I have taken the time to help someone. I love to see people smile. I love doing things for others that make them feel good and that makes me feel good about myself. It is such a reward. With that in mind though, I have to remind myself daily that my actions towards others may completely change their whole day. If I don’t give that smile or lend a hand, how is that person going to feel for the rest of the day? I honestly hate for people to be unhappy, I really try too hard sometimes to mend broken situations. I don’t know if that is a strength or weakness.

My quote today on FaceBook is: “Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.” ~ Mother Teresa.

I put that quote up today and was inspired to write this post. I challenge you to go to one of the sites and find out what your spiritual gift is. You may be surprised. Then, put your gift into action.

"There are different kinds of gifts but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-5

“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10

“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.” Romans 12:4-6a

The Wednesday Funnies

taken from tastefully offensive.com I now present to you .......

The Shakespeare Insult Kit

love letters

I started a new "project" this week. I'm not really good at showing my emotions, I'm scared that people will take advantage of the fact that I can be too nice at times. Usually when I get walked on is when I backlash, and it isn't a pretty sight.

The new project is "Love Letters". Most people keep a journal to write down their thoughts, and you might remember from the movie "The Help" where she wrote down her prayers. I took those two ideas and started writing a book of letters to my husband.

We have been going through a tough time lately, most couples do at some point in time in their marriage. I thought something like this would only help to make us stronger.

Two weeks ago I found myself standing in the self help isle at Lifeway Christian store looking for something to help me mend the problems in my life and my marriage. I ended up buying three books about love and respect, ordered one online called "The Peacemaker" and my neighbor brought me a book about the lies women tell themselves and believe... all in the same day. I thought at that moment, that day, God was talking to me. While I was in Lifeway I was drawn to where the journals are... I picked up the first one and on the front it said Love. That's when it hit me. I'm not that great at telling him how I feel or even showing him how I care about him, so with that in mind I bought the journal with the idea that I would start to write down all the things that I feel about us, our family, and our marriage.

This past Saturday while he was gone and while the kids were napping I sat down in my favorite chair, with my favorite pen and drew a complete blank. What happened next was something completely amazing. I decided to write a love letter to my husband. I explained to him how much I cared and what I wanted out of our relationship. I told him that no matter what we have been through we have always been able to climb back up that hill together and we would do it again this time. After writing my letter it was like I had started to fall in love all over again... I couldn't wait for him to read it. I was mad at frustrated with him when we got back home that afternoon. I took the kids to play when he walked in so he could have some peace and quiet. (he's not a happy camper when he gets sleepy and he had been up since 5:30 a.m.) I needed some time for peace and quiet as well, but that wasn't an option for me. But when I sat down with him later that day and showed him what I had done, all of the frustration and resentment left. As I saw the smile on his face I began to smile. It made me happy to make him happy.

I told him that now and then when I felt the need to be angry or loving, he might find a letter in that book. I've put it in a place in our bedroom where he could find it and maybe if he feels up to it, he could share his thoughts with me as well. I plan to start a book of letters for #1 and #2 that I can give to them when they get old enough to understand what I'm writing. Hope you do the same for your loved one

Twitterpated

Yes I am, I have become twitterpated.

If you look over to the left, down towards the bottom you will now see that I have added my tweet feed to my blog. This should be very helpful for the stalkers and haters to keep up with everthing that is going on in Rosie's life.

Something I added today, thought it would be fun. Happy Wednesday

My Wordless Wednesday...

The Wednesday Funnies

Just for a giggle I wanted to see what the month of October had to offer in the way of holidays and observances other than Halloween. It’s quite a long list but I hope you enjoy. I took this from Holidays for Everyday, enjoy!

Monthly Events:

Family History Month
National Pizza Month
National Clock Month
National Popcorn Popping Month
National Roller Skating Month
Adopt a Dog Month
Computer Learning Month
National Apple Month
National Car Care Month
National Pretzel Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Adopt a shelter pet Month
National Dessert Month
National Cosmetology Month
National Pickled Pepper Month
National Sarcastic Month
National Seafood Month
National Kitchen and Bath Month,
Vegetarian Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Polish History Month
Child Health Month
National Pasta Month
Nation Pork Month
National Cookie Month
Health Literacy Month
Diversity Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Depression Education & Awareness Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Dinosaur Month
Eat Country Ham
Hunger Awareness Month
National Applejack Month
National Communicate with Your Kid Month
Fantasy Month
National Pharmacy Month
Do-It Yourself Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Orthodontic Month
Consumer Information Month
World Chocolate Awareness Month
American Magazine Month
Auto Battery Safety Month
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
Christmas Seal Campaign MonthCountry Music Month
Energy Awareness Month
Car Care Month
Fire Prevention Month
Hunger Awareness Month
SIDS Awareness Month
Spinal Health Month
UNICEF Month
Youth against Tobacco Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Auto Battery Safety Month
Cookbook Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Family Health Month
Healthy Lung Month
International Microwave Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
Month of the First Frost
National Caramel Month
National Collector's Month
National Cranberry Month
National Education Month
National Pumpkin Month
National Sausage Month
Safe America Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Turn Over a New Leaf MonthChevy Truck Month
American Girl Month
Brain Awareness Month

Weekly Events:

Bank Teller Week- Week One
Teller Appreciation Week- Week One
National Customer Service Week- Week One
National Pickled Pepper Week- Week One
GOD Week (Get Organized Dammit!)- Week One
National Human Service Professional Awareness Week- Week One
National Newspaper Week- Week One
National Chili Week- Week Two
Shopping Cart Safety Awareness Week - Week Two
Fire Prevention Week - Week Two
Credit Union Week- Week Two Home Based Business Week- Week Two
National School Lunch Week- Week Two
Pet peeve Week - Week Two
Get Organized Week- Week Two
Squirrel Awareness Week- Week Two
Teen Read Week - Week Three
Kids Care Week- Week Three
National Veterinary Week- Week Three
National School Lunch Week- Week Three
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week- Week Three
Pharmacy Week- Week Three
Peace With Justice Week- Week Three
National Consumers Week- Week Three
Getting the World to Beat a Path to Your Door Week- Week Three
National Forest Products Week- Week Three
Wolf Awareness Week- Week Three
Business Women's Week- Week Three
World Rainforest Week- Week Four
Peace, Friendship, and Goodwill Week- Week Four
National School Bus Safety Week- Week Four

Daily Events:
1- Homemade cookie day
1- World Vegetarian Day
1- World Habitat Day
1- Earth Angel Day
1- Firepup's Birthday
1- Jimmy (James Earl) Carter's Birthday
1- Less Than Perfect Day
1- Model T Birthday
1- National Book It! Day
1- Walt Disney World Birthday 1971
1- World Series Birthday 1903
1- Special Delivery Birthday (1885, the post office began complete special delivery mail service in the United States.)
1- World Vegetarian Day
1- Postcard Birthday (1869, the first postcards were issued in Vienna, Austria.)
1- Yosemite National Park Birthday 18642- Name your car day
2- Charlie Brown's Birthday Peanuts comic strip first published In 1950.
2- World Farm Animal Day
2- Huckleberry Hound's Birthday 1958
2- Pixie and Dixie's Birthday 1958
2- Spanky's (George McFarland) Birthday 1928
2- National Custodial Workers Day
2- Tickle Me Elmo Launch Day 1997
2- Twilight Zone Birthday 1959
2- World Teacher's Day
2- Yogi Bear's Birthday 1958
2- Gandhi's Birthday3- Andy Griffith Show Birthday 1960
3- Virus Appreciation day
3- Captain Kangaroo Day (The show first aired on this day in 1955.)
3- Dick Van Dyke Show Premiere 1967
3- Child Health Day (first Monday in October)3- Family TV Show Day
3- Look at the Leaves Day
3- Mickey Mouse Club Birthday 1955
3- National Denim Day
3- Ozzie and Harriet Day 1952
3- World Smile Day4- Dick Tracy's Birthday 1931
4- First Space vehicle Launched 1957
4- Leave It to Beaver Birthday 1957
4- National Frugal Fun Day
4- Peppi the Peanut's Birthday
4- Rolie Polie Olie's Birthday 1998
4- Roy Rogers TV Show Premiere 1951
4- National Golf Day
4- Toot Your Flute Day5- Pablo Picasso's Birthday
5- National Techies Day
5- National Custodial Worker Day (first Wednesday in October)5- Ray Kroc's Birthday (Founder Of Mc Donald's Born 1902) 
5- National Story Telling Day
5- Ichabod and Mr. Toad Birthday 19496- German American Day
6- Come and take it day
6- Superman Marriage Anniversary 1996
6- Garlic Lovers Day
6- Physician Assistant Day
6- Lawyers Day7- Cats on Broadway Day 1982
7- G-Rated Birthday 1968
7- National Flower Day (1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill that made the rose the national flower of the United States.)
7- National Frappe Day8- American Tag Day (play tag)
8- National Children's Day
8- Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
8- Tube Top Birthday 19759- National Sneakers Day
9- Piggly Wiggly Birthday 1917
9- The Count's Birthday (sesame street)
9- Yom Kippur
9- First two way telephone Conversation (1876)
9- Moldy Cheese Day 10- National Angel Food cake day
10- Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)10- National School Celebration
10- Tuxedo Birthday 188611- It's my party Day
11- Emergency Nurses Day
11- Eleanor Roosevelt's Birthday
11- World Egg Day12- International Moment Of Frustration Scream Day
12- Farmer's Day
12- National Children's Day
12- National School Celebration13- National Peanut Festival14- Thanksgiving Day in Canada
14- Grover's Birthday (sesame street)
14- National Dessert Day
14- Be Bald and Free Day
14- National Occupational Therapy Day
14- National FRUMP Day (Honors Frugal, Responsible, Unpretentious, Mature Persons)
14- national lower case day
14- National Take Comfort Day
14- Winnie-the-Pooh's Birthday 192615- Charlotte's Web Birthday 1952
15- I Love Lucy Day 1951
15- Mork & Mindy's Baby's Birthday 1981
15- Mushroom Day
15- Sweetest Day (third Saturday in October)15- National Grouch Day
15- National Poetry Day16- Dictionary Day
16- National Boss Day
16- World Food Day
16- National Dictionary Day (Noah Webster's Birthday)
16- National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day (third Sunday in October)16- Frosted Light Bulb Birthday 1928
16- Learn a Word Day
16- Let Them Eat Cake Day
16- School Librarian Day17- Cadillac Car Birthday 1902
17- Gaudy Day
17- International Adjust Your Chair Day (third Monday in October)17- National Geographic Birthday 1888
17- Hollywood Squares Day (1966 it premiered)17- La Leche League Birthday 1956
17- Gaudy Day18- No Beard Day
18- Black Poetry Day
18- Little Orphan Annie's Birthday (Comic strip 1922)
18- Oprah's Book Club Birthday 1996
18- Scary Black Cat Day
18- The Jungle Book Day (Movie 1967)
18- Puerto Rico Became U.S. Colony (1898)19- New Friends Day
19- Star Spangled Banner First Sung (1814)
19- Evaluate Your Life Day20- National Fruit Day
20- Monterey Bay Aquarium Birthday 1984
20- Suspenders Day21- Can-Can Birthday 1858
21- Electric Light Birthday 1879
21- Garbanzo Bean Day
21- Babbling Day22- Clean Up the Earth Day (6 months after Earth Day)
22- National Knee Day
22- Parachute Birthday
22- Used Car Dealership Birthday (London, England, in 1897)
22- National Nut Day 23- National Mole Day
23- Mother-In-Law's Day (Fourth Sunday in October)23- Canned Food Day
23- Dumbo's Birthday 1941
23- Soccer Player Day
23- Stay Up Late Day (Johnny Carson's Birthday)
24- Betty Lou's Birthday (sesame street)
24- United Nations Day
24- Nachos Birthday
24- 40-Hour Work Week Day (1940, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 went into effect.)
24- National Crazy Day
24- Black Thursday (1929, a major stock market panic occurred. Five days later, the stock market collapsed completely)
24- Take Me Out to the Ball Game Day 1908
24- Transcontinental Telegram Birthday 1861
24- Niagara Falls Barrel Day (1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.)
24- First non-US team to win baseball's World Series (1992, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves)24- National Bologna Day25- National Denim Day
25- Pablo Picasso's Birthday (1881)
25- Carlsbad Caverns National Park Birthday 1923
25- Make a Difference Day
25- World Pizza maker's Day
25- George Washington Bridge Birthday 1931
25- Punk For A Day Day26- Gunfight at the OK Corral 1881
26- National Mule Day (The first mules in America arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1785. They were a gift from King Charles III of Spain.)26- National Sleep-In Day27- Boxer Shorts Birthday 1901
27- Birthday of the Pencil 1492
27- Make a Difference Day
27- Cranky Co-Workers Day
27- Navy Day 1922
27- Turn Off the Violence Day
27- Teddy Roosevelt's Birthday28- National Chocolate Day
28- Plush Animal Lover's Day
28- Cotton Gin Birthday 1793
28- Criminal Fingerprints Day (First used in 1904)
28- Gulliver's Travels Birthday 1726
28- Ticker Tape Parade Birthday 1886
28- Statue of Liberty Birthday29- National Organization of Women Founded (1966)
29- Pepe the King Prawn Birthday 2001
29- Hermit Day
29- International Internet Day
29- Stock market Crash (1929) 30- National Candy Corn Day
30- Mischief Night31- National Magic Day
31- Increase Your Psychic Powers Day
31- Juliette Lowe's Birthday (Born in 1860. She started Girl Scouting in the US 1912.)
31- Halloween

Soft curls turned frizz... say it ain't so

What a fabulous weekend in Rosie's world.... yes it was. I finally came to the conclusion that I regret getting a perm.

Yep a perm... Alas I have had straight long chestnut locks for several years. Last week I needed to have a change. So, Sunday afternoon I got the need for something different and got a perm. Yes, I did. A perm.

What in the world was I thinking? I haven't quite figured out what to do about it yet. I've got a straightening iron, and heavy conditioner. I've read to use hot oil treatment and leave it on for hours to weigh it down, but I want it gone yesterday. So I tried my hand at using the iron yesterday and it seemed to work OK, this morning I washed my hair and tried again, and for some reason I have this wavy hump in the back that just won't go away. My hair, that used to be nice a silky smooth is now coarse and ... fluffy. I see many ponytails in my near future, even though I love the cut the girl did. Absolutely love it... now that I've seen it. Hahaha! OK, you can't laugh, I'm the only one that can do that.

I have had my issues with my hair. Several years ago I decided to go blond. Yeah, that was a big mistake. After sitting in the chair for with a new girl nearly 8 hours my hair was blond, or more like strawberry brassy blond. Two months later I decided I would be smart and do my own roots using a cap and a kit, therefore frying my hair that was half way down my back. The next day ponytail in tow I went back to my original hairdresser who with a look of disgust that I even did that to my hair, she had to chop of 8 inches and use a color filler in my hair. Back to brown we went. From that time on, I have done my own color. Highlights, fillers, coloring grey... all of if. To this day I will not let another person put color on my hair.

So why did I decide that I wanted to even perm the hair? I don't know. My husband likes curly hair. So I thought I would do something for him and have a hair style he liked? Maybe? Well, I got a regular perm, not a spiral and now it is just frizzy not pretty soft curls like I wanted. So now the trick it to figure out how to get it straight again without looking like I fried my hair.

Off to the CVS I will go with a shopping list from my friends of things to try. Maybe I will even go for the Brazilian Blowout. More money to correct something I should have never done in the first place, I haven't completely given up the idea of just cutting it all off and starting over. I'm a unique person with my own unique style, but I know I will seriously regret that idea when I start to look like Molly Ringwald in 16 Candles. Ugh.. that hairdo is way to 1985 for me to even try to get away with.

Wish me luck on my endeavor to get my straight hair back. Until then, no photos please.

to tweet or not to tweet...

Check it out... I have a twitter account.

So for all of you that may be interested in what I have to say on Twitter, I am hello_rosie. I have no clue how to do this thing or whatever so until I get it figured out just laugh along with me.

If you have a Twitter account, give me your user name below and I will follow you :)

The Wednesday Funnies

A Chinese guy goes to a Jew to buy black bras, size 38.
The Jew, known for his skills as a businessman, says that black bras

are rare and that he is finding it very difficult to buy them from his suppliers.
Therefore he has to charge $50.00 each for them.

The Chinese guy reluctantly buys 25 bras.

He returns a few days later and this time orders fifty.

The Jew tells him that they have become even harder to get

and charges him $60.00 each.

The Chinese guy returns a month later and buys the Jew’s remaining

stock of 50, and this time for $75.00 each.

The Jew is somewhat puzzled by the large demand for black
size 38 bras and asks the Chinese guy, please tell me:

What do you do with all these black bras?

The Chinese guy answers:

‘I cut them in half and sell them as skull caps
to you Jews for $200.00 each.

Paranormal activity?

Haunted...

I was at S30P and the writing prompt for the week is Haunted. Being that it is that time of year I just couldn't pass this one up. I love a good ghost story or scary movie.

If you have read any of my post about my dreams you would surely think I was haunted. There are some creepy things that go on in that little head of mine... just kidding. But in all seriousness, I do have some strange and horrifying dreams sometimes. Over the last few weeks though they have seemed to stop but for the most part, when I have one, it's a pretty good one. I started blogging some of them, but I just don't know how to put them down on paper well enough to do them justice for other readers. My dreams are vivid, detailed, full of color and dement ion. So many things going on at one time. Most of them are in three parts, all of them are reoccurring at some point in time or another.

I often thought that from my dreams I was haunted. I will sit up in the middle of the night screaming. Some nights I can't even scream, not in my dreams or even to wake myself. I've been told they are called night terrors, but I don't sleep walk with them. Most of the time when I have one that is really bad, I will hum in my sleep. I know I've mentioned that to you before. It's a deep hum, almost a growl. Creeps out the husband when he hears it. He will usually wake me up when I start. Mom says I did it even as a child in my sleep. I had the nightmares then too.

The part that really bothers me is that my dreams are so realistic sometimes I can't tell if I'm awake or dreaming. I woke up several nights as a young child when we lived in Briarwood to a little red headed boy standing next to my bed holding a record player. When we lived in our house in Broadmoor I woke up to a man standing at the foot of my bed, I would be so petrified I couldn't reach out to turn on the lamp next to my bed. But was it just a dream, or was I awake? I haven't had these incidents since High School but the nightmares have gotten quite worse. I've been taking something to help me sleep and I think it is one of the reasons I don't remember my dreams as well.

I watched Paranormal Activity the other night and it made me curious... do I walk in my sleep, is there a certain time in my sleep pattern that I start the dreams, do I hum every night, can I actually scream out loud? I wonder this pretty often. No I don't think I'm deamon posessed or anything like that. I really wonder... what have I done or what is going on inside my head that I dream this way?

Karma, Karma, Karma....

KARMA..... such an evil little woman she is... Karma. We all wish for it on someone at some point in time. Some of the more tacky people enjoy it when their so called Karma takes a big hit on someone. Here are a few things to ponder when wishing Karma on another person or enjoying another person's "bad luck".

KARMA: often capitalized : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence. Hinduism & Buddhism The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny

Hmmm.... lets ponder on that for a moment. So does that mean if you are a mean hateful bitter person in this life... you will get it in the next?

I don't know about you but I'm not really worried about the "next" life since I'm going to Heaven anyway ;)

So... even though I don't want to be known to quote anything Buddhist... I thought I would share. What I get from reading on the internet is that BAD KARMA is your OWN PERSONAL BITTERNESS. So regardless if you rejoice in someone's pain or not, your just filled with bad karma all the way around in your own unhappiness. That must really be terribile to be so miserable that you find joy in other peoples pain. 

I will admit that I have done some bad things in my life... and I will and have paid for it. But as far as I understand and what I have read on how KARMA works... if you wish bad KARMA on a person, it will then turn back to you ten times fold. That's a reason for us to want to wait for her to strike? Hmmm.... interesting how that works. 

God says that you shouldn't rejoice in someone's pain or his anger will be turned from them and towards you.

The word of GOD says: Proverbs 24:17 - Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall; don’t be happy when they stumble.

In context: (this is my favorite part)

 ¹⁶ The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
      But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
 ¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;
      don’t be happy when they stumble.
 ¹⁸ For the Lord will be displeased with you
      and will turn his anger away from them.

My God says... (read it again verse 18) For the LORD will be displeased with YOU and will turn his anger away from them. Sounds a little like the law of KARMA doesn't it. If you rejoice when your enemy falls, it's going to come back on you.

So for you that have "rejoiced" in my current trials I have one for you... One day... you are going to regret the fact that you had fun with the dark times in my life. But just remember this... it's my life, not yours. My decisions, my problems. You are the one that chose not to be a part of it by your actions. Or did you forget that...

Matthew 23:12 says - But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Matthew 15:11 says - It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

and finally...

Matthew 7:3-5 reads “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.


Just so you know... I don't believe in Karma. I believe in Gods word. MY God says that I have been forgiven... that, my friend, is all that matters in my life.

The Wednesday Funnies

Yes... Rosie is back. I have a few things that I need to get off my chest and I will do so later today but for now, enjoy the Wednesday Funnies. Happy Wednesday Y'all!

    Cowboy:  "That your dog?"

    Indian:  "Yep."

    Cowboy:  "Mind if I speak to him?"

    Indian:  "Dog no talk."

    Cowboy:  "Hey dog, how's it going?"

    Dog:  "Doin' all right."

    Indian: (Look of shock!)

    Cowboy:  "Is this Indian your owner?" (Pointing at the Indian...)

    Dog:  "Yep."

    Cowboy:  "How's he treating you?"

    Dog: "Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food and  takes
    me to the lake once a week to play."

    Indian: (Look of total disbelief)

   Cowboy:  "Mind if I talk to your horse?"

    Indian:  "Horse no talk."

    Cowboy:  "Hey horse, how's it going?"

    Horse: "Cool."

    Indian: (Extreme look of shock!)

    Cowboy:  "Is this your owner?" (Pointing to the Indian...)

    Horse:  "Yep."

   Cowboy:  "How's he treating you?"

    Horse:  "Pretty good, thanks for asking, he rides me, brushes me down
    often and keeps me in a lean-to to protect me from the weather."

    Indian: (Look of total amazement)

   Cowboy:  "Mind if I talk to your sheep?"

    Indian:  "Sheep lie."