Coffee (Hot Cocoa) with a Canine
30 Nov 2011 17 Comments
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Lights!
27 Nov 2011 38 Comments
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Greeting Pops
25 Nov 2011 27 Comments
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Momma just gets a tail wag greeting.
Something just seems wrong about that.
Observations
22 Nov 2011 26 Comments
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To all of my new followers, welcome, welcome! Hope you’re all enjoying my adventures with Finn.
I love taking pictures of my girl, but sometimes, the camera isn’t ready, and I’d just like to enjoy the moment with her without trying to capture it. I’ve noticed some things about her, which just make me chuckle…
Finn is always looking at what’s over her head. If she hears a plane, she’ll look up at the sky, have a seat, and just watch it pass us by.
Finn’s a scaredy-cat. The little-ist thing makes her jump. We live near the woods, and sometimes we hear shots, and Finn will jump and just run all the way back home. Once, she looked up and saw a portable basketball hoop. It scared her and she ran away form that too.
Finn loves little people. We wonder if it is because she thinks they are closer to her size. She will play with anyone who is in the three foot height range.
Since we have been home from our vacation in September, Finn has been a little angel when she’s been left alone. She hasn’t munched on our carpets at home and she is no longer the office terror. I used to have to time taking her out to do her business in between my meetings at work, and now I know she can hold it for long periods of time. We have been able to leave her alone in the house for 7 hours without any destruction! She’s learning!
Finn hates when we eat at the table and she cannot survey our meals. She walks around the table and tries to get a good angle to see what we are eating. She also knows when the microwave goes off or I start cooking on the stove that there may be a chance she’ll get a scrap, and she’ll lay on the kitchen floor waiting for the moment that I drop or drip something.
Finn sighs. Finn sighs at moments when a human would sigh to show displeasure. Finn has sighed when she has learned we aren’t going out to play, when she’s been told to be quiet, when she understands that she isn’t getting any of momma’s and pop’s dinner.
Finn loves cartoons. And seeing dogs on tv. Know that scene in Sex and the City when Charlotte shows her dog, Elizabeth Taylor, and wins the prize? She then takes the dog to the dog park and the poor thing gets pregnant there. Finn hopped down off the couch and stared at the tv screen when that whole scene was happening. Her tail was wagging and I think she thought she was at the dog park with them. We wonder what she thinks the tv is.
On days when we stay home, Finn will sit outside whatever room I am in to remind me that it is time to take her for her morning walk. And when I go to the door and get my shoes on and click that leash on her, she is ready for our next adventure together. She’s a great friend.
Give Us the Bird
21 Nov 2011 18 Comments
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Christmas Card Exchange – Deadline Tomorrow
18 Nov 2011 19 Comments
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Okay, let’s face it, in most parts of the country, it has already snowed by now. Your scarecrows in the front yard are probably looking weak and wilted, and thinking about preparing a turkey for Thanksgiving next week is making you panic slightly…especially if you have my mad cooking skillz.
So, let’s jump ahead and think about December – Christmas! Hanukkah! Kwanzaa! Festivus! C’mon, you all know you secretly wished that you had feats of strength in your house. And don’t you want your little buddy to get some serious mail this year?! Join in our Christmas Card Exchange – it doesn’t matter what you celebrate or if you want to go green and send email cards – lets make this holiday season one of the merriest for our little friends!
Can You Just Move That Pillow Closer…Slightly….
16 Nov 2011 32 Comments
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Home Improvement II
14 Nov 2011 30 Comments
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You may recall when we put the railings up on our stairs and anticipated the arrival of our carpet. Well, it has arrived, and needless to say, Finn was very confused.