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St. Francis, Please watch over our Kitty
Today, October 4, is the Saint Francis of Assisi feast day. St. Francis is the Catholic Church’s patron saint of animals and the environment. On this day all across the world animals are blessed. At some churches, animals are brought in for blessings by the priest. At many Catholic schools, like my son’s, the students →
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We all need a little rest, even the Aussiedoodles.
There are days when my energy is depleted and I just need a little reboot. Today has been one of those days. We had a big weekend with visiting family. We took a road trip together to watch our son play college football, then headed to our cabin. I loved it all but find myself →
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Poop Happens
Monday is already the least favorite day of the week. Your weekend is over and you have to wake up early and head off to start your work week instead of sleeping in and relaxing with visiting family. Even more of a bummer is to realize you forgot your laptop at home and need to →
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Auntie Bear and Uncle Bear are welcomed by Koda and Summer
The puppies met more family today. Uncle Bear and Auntie Bear came to visit. From the moment the puppies smelled them their tales wagged and tongues licked. For not ever having met them they immediately recognized the closeness between all of us. Just as my kids can sense when old friends mean something special to →
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There is Nothing Like Sibling Love
Koda and Summer are very lucky to live their days side by side, snuggling, playing and growing up. Most puppy siblings are separated around eight weeks old, joining new forever families. Occasionally people bravely adopt two littermates like we did. Ignoring the online naysayers, we moved forward in our quest for raising two Aussiedoodles from →
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You Win Some, You Lose Some
Losing stinks. No matter how you try to extract anything positive out of defeat, the plain truth is that losing does not feel as good as winning. This weekend I sat in the stands at two of my son’s football games, and both times when the clock ran out we had fewer points on the →
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MamaBears need an outlet; Tennis is Mine
It is a good idea for every MamaBear to have an outlet, a getaway or a break from her babies. As dedicated mothers we pour our heart and soul into raising our children, so much so that we are sometimes depleted of energy and find ourselves at our wit’s end. I have learned over the →
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I Change My Mind a Lot
I change my mind a lot. Like Bobby Brown sings, “It’s my prerogative.” Anyone who knows me well knows I struggle with reaching a final decision and then more often than not I end up flip flopping. What does this have to do with Aussiedoodles or motherhood? Both require my planning and decision making. But →
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Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence is heading our way. For the past week we have been receiving warnings about being prepared for high winds, an onslaught of rain, and power outages. The projected pathways have shifted with each passing day. Different colors representing different degrees of the strength of Florence’d wrath spread across the television set. We live →
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9/11 Never Forget
Every year on the anniversary of 9/11 I wake up and remember that awful day. The first few years I would sit glued to the television as they broadcast the reading of all the names of the victims. Fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, daughters, sons, friends, coworkers, firemen…so many loved ones lost. Then there were the →
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