Anubis and Marely have become the bestest of bestest friends. This has really been a great socialization experience for Anubis as absolutely nothing ruffles Miss Marley. They do play very hard together, and Anubis has shed some blood from it, but it obviously all in play, and because I can see that Marley is not biting hard or aggressively, I've ( Read more... )

I received my daughter's report card for the trimester. She received a 4.17. I didn't know that was possible. My daughter? Yeah, she rocks. Additionally, her school participates in the Accelerated Reader program. For those unfamiliar with the program, basically students read just about any book they want and then take a test on it. Depending ( Read more... )

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I have had seriously no time to breathe of late, so you will be getting the bullet point, detail-free summary of the significant events.

• Mr. Rug (renamed Rugby once he was groomed and pretty) was given to a nearby rescue group who will be putting him on a truck to Oregon with the Oregon SPCA.  They have plans for a foster home until he is adopted.  ( Read more... )

My friend, Tracie, is the woman behind the camera of Life in Stills, which is quite possibly the best photography I have ever seen.  Her journalistic style is reminiscent of National Geographic, and her ability to capture color and expression is nothing short of art.

Take a peek at her most recent wedding.  Whether you are in need of a photographer ( Read more... )

Many of you may remember when I first posted about my Deadly Mail.  I may have written that post with a comical flare, but admittedly, it was a traumatic experience.

So having been thus traumatized, you can imagine my horror when I discovered a new black widow web hanging off the back of my mailbox.  Currently, I am lacking in Raid.

Yesterday, I ( Read more... )

The great, humongous widow climbed up the water tap.
Down came the rain that splashed the widow flat.
Out came the flip flop that made her into goo.
So the great, humongous widows learned to fear the shoe.

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Little Miss Tiny
Sat on her hiney
Eating her humus and soy
Along came 50 widows
Who set up shop in her windows
And ( Read more... )

Last year when I was forced to give up homeschooling and put Kristine in the public school, we were so very fortunate to be assigned to a fabulous teacher who made Kristine's transition super easy and who recognized Kristine's amazing gifts and allowed her to excel.  This year, we weren't so lucky.  I had heard enough odd things from Kristine that ( Read more... )

Obama and the Dems are considering removing the public option in our much-needed health care reform.

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Some dude was cyber stocking me, and he found this.  I had no idea the video existed, but I remember the bunny.  It's from a free grooming demonstration I did for Rabbit Haven.  This little guy was a rescue, and his new owner just didn't know how to maintain his wool.  He appears to be half lionhead and half angora, possibly English angora.  His ( Read more... )