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“Paula! Janet!” I’ve called the puppies by the wrong names several times in the past week. Mixing up my children’s names is something I have been known to do on occasion. But these two names are not my daughter’s name or any of my three sisters’ names (who by the way I accidentally call my →

I love solving crossword puzzles. My favorite time of the week is Sunday night when the Monday puzzle is released. I subscribe to the New York Times crossword puzzle app on my iPad. Will Shortz is the editor. It was very hard for me in the beginning, but I soon loved the feeling of figuring →

The family doctor has always played an important role in my years of motherhood. Whether it was my ob-gyn, the pediatrician or the veterinarian, I needed to feel comfortable, not judged, and able to ask anything. Some people live in the same community for years and have the same doctors. That was my life growing →

NAME:   Koda GENDER: Male WEIGHT AT 9 WEEKS: 10 lbs 8 oz DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: April 22, 2018 in Floyd, Virginia MOTHER: Australian Shepherd FATHER: Standard Poodle BREED: Aussiedoodle NAME:   Summer GENDER: Female WEIGHT AT 9 WEEKS: 11 lbs 2 oz DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: April 22, 2018 in Floyd, →

Writing for this blog is my way of sharing this journey. It would not be complete without disclosing the events of a day like yesterday. I had my first time out of the house for several hours, leaving the puppies in the care of my eighteen year old son. I got a taste of my →

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It is interesting to see how families adjust to expansion. Each of our children showed eagerness to become a big sister or big brother. Quickly realizing that the new arrival would be taking some of my attention away from them. They needed to figure out their place in the family and learn that a new →

My day started with the little chirps that grew into barks from Koda and Summer, eager to see my face at the door to their shared crate. I am certain that it was not just their full bladders behind their cries. The moment we were in the backyard they jumped at my ankles excitedly. After →

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A light piano piece is playing softly on the classical channel selected by Alexa. Who would have thought her lullabies could help the pups fall into dreamland? It is now the third night and by far the quickest that Summer and Koda have fallen asleep in their crate. All day long they have no problem →