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I seem to have skipped the nine month update.. In the last couple of months, Gibbs has battled a UTI that wouldn’t go away and a parasite. Downside of running around getting into trouble. He is a big hit a doggie day care. Did… Continue Reading “Gibbs at Ten Months”
Emily Yoffe over at Slate.com posted a piece last week about animal rescue groups. She told a story that I have heard before.. someone wants to “do the right thing” and adopt from a rescue, but is so turned off by the process that… Continue Reading “The Great Rescue Debate”
Alex came out to spend the day with us yesterday. My mother picked him up after his basketball game and met me at Noodles. He had three baskets, one rebound and an assist. He said that he liked basketball as much as baseball and… Continue Reading “A Saturday with Alex”
Book 5 So. Everyone and his book club raved about this one last year. I hit my combination of $2 or less at the Used Book Store + Audio Copy in Stock at the Library this weekend. I noticed, when I logged it into… Continue Reading “Room, by Emma Donoghue”
Book 4 I have read several memoirs about the Clintons, including Living History, Rewriting History and as much of My Life as I could manage. I’ll get back to it, I swear. I think I keep going back because I have a hard time… Continue Reading “A Woman in Charge, by Carl Bernstein”
I’ve been talking about Puppy Bowl since..the Bears were eliminated from the playoffs. But I was Tweeting about it yesterday and thought I should look it up again. This is the show that Animal Planet runs as alternative programming to the Super Bowl. It… Continue Reading “Puppy Bowl VIII”
One of the better things about using credit cards is that I know exactly where all my money goes. When I bother to look, which is once a year. For some chuckles and the official record, here are some highlights: Gasoline: $2,002.42 My mother… Continue Reading “The Real Year End Summary”
Between a really long audio book and the NFL playoffs, I am getting a lot of blankets done. First, a fully crocheted blanket. Caron Simply Soft in Sage and Dark Sage: Next, three edged-fleece blankets. On the left is three rows of single crochet… Continue Reading “Blankets 3,4,5,6”
I have talked about Trio Animal Foundation before: the group in Chicago that raises funds to sponsor the healthcare for homeless pets. In the last few weeks, three of their rescues have come down with Parvo: First, the Newfie puppies Roo and Kanga: … Continue Reading “A Call for Help”
Book 3 One of two books by Seierstad, a Norwegian journalist, that has been sitting on my shelf for awhile. I picked it up after a note from Women for Women that the lady I am sponsoring in Kosovo is graduating the program soon.… Continue Reading “With Their Backs to the World: Portraits from Serbia, by Asne Seierstad”
The Next Dark Age 