She does lack them. She’s very nice, quite a sweet dog, really. Just a bit dense. So the chair, that seemed polite. But then she got up onto the table and sat in the big bowl of pansies Jody gave me. Okay, that’s not right. Git yer butt out of my flowers. She did. We […]
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My nephew, Alex, gave me this bulb garden. Tonight there’s a pink tulip blooming. Yay for spring. The park behind us is green and fresh. Buds on the trees: Love, Val
It was rainy and dark outside, freezing rain and gloom, but warm and nice in the house. This little dog’s tail is growing along with her. A newf’s tail reaches to the floor when it’s not waving around. Sam’s tail cut a swath six feet wide, one way and the other, knocking
Okay, see Maria with this green, five pound kettle ball? She was preparing to return items to Target, and this was interesting and weird! Why would you have ever bought such a thing in the first place? “This is why I can never go shopping with Amber! I always end up buying useless things I
Heidi gave me this little light, and it might be a Christmas decoration, but it has enough hearts that I’m leaving it out for Valentine’s Day. These kids came to be babysat last night and we had a lovely evening–a Pokemon show, a few video games, a little art and playing, some snacks, and a
She normally sleeps next to the doors where there’s a cool draft. Newfs are all about a cool breeze. But Julia gave her a bath tonight and she was cold, found a nest in these fuzzy blankets. She sleeps on her back. It’s weird and also adorable, belly up little long-legged puppy. So glad for
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This guy’s Christmas program was on Wednesday. It was a lovely, sweet program, prayers and songs. He’s small around this house, but among his peers he’s tall! This used to happen with Julia too. She was a shrimp in this house, but at pre-school, huge! Here are the two of them together a few years
This is a lanky, timid puppy boy, but he did well. Kirsten arrived on schedule from Florida after putting in an incredibly long driving day yesterday trying to avoid a snowstorm on the way home. She even brought a Gingerbread House Kit and worked on it with the kids. Easing the guy into the family
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Started out kind of fine. Kid looking at her phone, petting a puppy. I told her she could light those candles. No little kids were in the house and we were right here. Yeah, okay, that was fine for about three minutes and then her hair was too close and there were too many pyro
It’s just us, indulging our new baby. Coming up on two weeks now. So glad for the pure sweetness and savagely sharp teeth of a newf baby. It’s been four long months without Sam, my buddy, who leaned on me, and breathed up all the air, and shook slobber up in my bubble. Glad for
