Well, Bear and our SUV are on their way to St. Simons Island, Georgia right now. My mother-in-law flew in last night to take both of them home. I’ve touched on this before, but I may not have been very clear. We aren’t shipping our cars to New Zealand, and we aren’t taking Bear. In… Read More Bye, Bye, Bear
My dog has the ideal life. Every day, he gets to play and eat and take walks. And when he’s tired, he gets to laze on the couch and bask in the sunshine. This is actually how Bear spends most of his day (here, or in a lap)… Oh, every now and then something will… Read More A Dog’s Life
First off, a huge “Welcome Back!” to my big little brother, E, who is newly arrived (yesterday morning) in the US after being in Iraq for nearly a year 🙂 I’m grateful for his safe return. We’re planning on seeing him and my SIL, A, next weekend (the 25th – 27th). For those of you… Read More Three Completely Unrelated Items
Good morning, everyone 🙂 It is absolutely pouring here! This Saturday, Chris and I got up early and went to the South Bend Farmer’s Market. It was so great! After a little confusion as to how to get there (thanks in part to Google Maps and yours truly), we found it, parked, and headed inside.… Read More Farmer’s Market and a Movie
Hello my lovely readers! I’ve been on a bit of a blogging hiatus, and let me say that I’ve enjoyed it. It’s nice to just sit back and read what others are writing without having to think of anything to post 🙂 Nothing exciting has been going on in the life of yours truly, but… Read More A Practically Perfect Shopping List 🙂
Hello my lovely readers! The weather in New England this weekend was gorgeous – sunny, clear, and 86 degrees 🙂 The only downside is that the upstairs of our townhouse was seriously hot that first night. I could definitely relate with the Jane Austen quote that hangs from our bathroom wall… Chris and I took… Read More Spring Pictures!
…that you didn’t have to deal with a sick dog this weekend. What a mess. I’ll spare you the details, but it was coming out both ends. Not fun. I’m used to dealing with bodily fluids because of being a nurse, but I’m not used to coming down the stairs in my own home and… Read More Be Very Grateful…
Hi Everyone! We’re back from Maine, and we had such a great, relaxing time. We stayed in a Marriott hotel using some of our Marriott points (sidenote: I think that Marriott has the best reward program, but that’s just me). Here’s some photos of our room… Kitchen/Dining Area Living Room Area Bedroom Some of you… Read More Trip Summary: Photos of Chris, Bear, and Maine
Very shortly now, Chris and I will be heading out the door for our fun weekend trip to Maine 🙂 Bear will be nicely deposited at our favorite boarders for a time of fun and grooming, so it’ll be like a mini-vacation for him, too! Have a great weekend everyone! Maine Horizon
This week, it’s all about the dogs 🙂 I was looking on Etsy and found some funny, cute, and downright odd stuff for your four-legged furry friends. Exhibit A: Woof Woof and SEW On Dog Collars by Bice Designs. Now, Bear is more of a halter kind of dog, but if he wore collars, I’d… Read More Etsy Wednesday – It’s for the Dogs!
This is what Bear looks like as soon as he hears Chris’ car door slam, announcing his arrival home from work… Isn’t he cute?! He’s our little buddy 🙂 Have a great Friday, everyone!
We’re going to need to board Bear while we’re in St. Thomas (January 3rd – 10th). Being new to the area, I wanted to make sure that we selected a good place. I don’t need to put my dog in one of those places where they’re on carpeted floors, watching flat-screen doggy TV, but I… Read More Compatibility Appointment
This story is long, but it’s funny, ridiculous, and has a happy ending! Yesterday, Chris got a free 1lb box of 36 dark & milk chocolate truffles. Boy, was he happy 🙂 He was so happy that he opened up the box and promptly ate 5 of them. Then, he was called away from the… Read More The Most Expensive Box of Free Chocolate. Ever.
A huge THANK YOU to my wonderful younger sister, Valerie! I was so surprised to see a big box waiting on my doorstep when I pulled in the drive this afternoon. I was thinking, “Oops – did I order something and forget about it again?” As I got closer, I saw that the address was… Read More Thank You Thank You Thank You!!!
Our dog loves acorns. He loves them. Not to eat, of course, but to chase and bat around and pounce on. I swear, sometimes he is more cat than dog! When we first moved here, there weren’t any acorns on the ground. But over the last 2-3 weeks they’ve started falling off the trees, and… Read More Our Dog Loves Acorns
I found this cute Gamecocks halter online for Bear. He is flying down with us for the game weekend, so naturally, he has to dress the part. He used to have a Gamecocks letter jacket, but he outgrew that. As you can see from the picture below, he couldn’t be more thrilled at the prospect… Read More Furry Football Fan
Here is a video that Chris made of his fun with Bear during the 1st big snowfall of the year. It is kind of long, so it might take awhile to load if you have slow internet.
Sometimes I want to wring Tobey’s neck. A couple months ago, we got him a new harness because he had grown too fat for the other one. Then last week he chewed threw it. Then we bought him another one. In less than 24 hours he chewed threw that one too. Overcome with irritation, I… Read More Tobey’s Latest Shenanigans
When you own a dog, there are always ups and downs in your life. They can brighten your day by doing something cute; they can comfort you when you are lonely; or they can ruin your day by puking on your favorite pair of Jeans (I now glare at Tobey as I remember that day… Read More A Dirty Job Made Dirtier
