Doggie Time

I am having such fun with my new dog! At approximately four years of age she is a bundle of energy. I have taken her to visit a neighbor twice now – they have a fenced yard and three dogs of their own – one a 4 month old dog (the breed escapes me) that [...]

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Monday that feels like Friday

For some reason it feels like Friday here – although it is just Monday. Perhaps because I have been talking with a number of accountants over the weekend, and had quite a number of meetings and events that took place on Saturday and Sunday. I’m feeling a little tired. It doesn’t help that it is [...]

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Life Goes On

It has been a few days since Mandy died, and I still cry thinking about her (I imagine this will go on for quite a while.) I will be ok… I miss her, but I know she is in a much better place. Punkin, my cat, has taken this opportunity to assert his #1 position, [...]

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I’ll miss you Mandy

I had my 15-year-old Aussie, Mandy, put to sleep last night. For the last 11 years Mandy has been my good friend and companion. Through three relationships, two significant deaths, and four cats – Mandy has been there. Mandy was 4 when I got her. She was well-trained and an incredibly smart dog. Since there [...]

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Baby It’s Cold In Here

For the last several days it has really been nippy outside – right around zero when you factor in the wind chill. I have the temp in the house set at 55+ degrees… I raise the temp 5 degrees a few days ago because I was so cold. I don’t think it is good that [...]

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I broke down…

…and turned on the A/C: I finally turned on the air conditioner. Really, I was fine with the temperature of the house being 91 degrees – honestly, I was not uncomfortable at all. However, what I failed to realize was that just because I had acclimated, didn’t mean my 14-year-old Australian Shepherd had. Yesterday morning [...]

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