JoAnn L.
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Just sent grandson off to school. Temperature is 39 this morning. Just heard on the local news, that with all of the school cancellations this year, that instead of getting out on May 30th they will have to go until June 9th.
What are you doing?
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Addie
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Good luck with the appointment. Have fun shopping. Thinking of you.
CarolPa
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Most of our area schools go into June. They allow for some snow days but sometimes have to extend the school year because of more snow than expected.
I am trying hard to ignore Violet, which can be a very impossible task when she wants something. She wants food. She has had breakfast already, but decided her crunchies weren't good enough. Instead she wants some of my toasted banana bread (yum!).
Violet loves banana; however, when she gets even a small bite you regret it for hours because of stink! But she knows the smell, even in the warm loaf. What a dog!
Violet loves banana; however, when she gets even a small bite you regret it for hours because of stink! But she knows the smell, even in the warm loaf. What a dog!
CarolPa
Executive Chef
We don't give my dog much people food because it causes issues you don't want to hear about. But he LOVES Cheerios. They can't be dry, they have to be out of my bowl with the milk on them. As soon as I put them in the bowl he starts to jump around. If I sit down, he will try to jump into my lap. So I dump a spoonful on the floor and hope he eats slowly. LOL
Andy M.
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When we had a dog, we trained him to lie down in his bed while we ate. I didn't care for pets begging at the table. When we were done, the dog made a beeline for the high chair/kid's chair to clean the floor. No question, if you have small children, a dog is a boon for keeping the floor clean.
CarolPa
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My son's dog is like Hoover, but our dog only wants certain things. I can't stand a dog begging at the table either. One dog we had would lie quietly under the table and wait for something to fall. I know my husband and kids were passing thing down to him.
Mad Cook
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IT's been a lovely warm sunny day here today. I was watching Mrs Blackbird collecting nesting material to take into a tree on my boundary this morning, 2 blue tits having a tremendous row about something and a bird of prey (a buzzard?) riding the air currents, swooping and soaring and really enjoying him/herself.
Up with the lark at 6.30am. Briefcase packed, showered, hair done, make-up perfect, dressed in most efficient-looking smart casual outfit and sitting in car outside on road by 9am waiting for my passengers to turn up to go to the National Ladies' Luncheon Clubs' conference in Macclesfield...........
.................At 9.15am I suddenly realised that the conference is on 17th March and today is NOT the 17th!!
(Sigh!)
Up with the lark at 6.30am. Briefcase packed, showered, hair done, make-up perfect, dressed in most efficient-looking smart casual outfit and sitting in car outside on road by 9am waiting for my passengers to turn up to go to the National Ladies' Luncheon Clubs' conference in Macclesfield...........
.................At 9.15am I suddenly realised that the conference is on 17th March and today is NOT the 17th!!
(Sigh!)
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Don't you hate when that happens? I do.
Dawgluver
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ROFL!! I've done similar, I now make sure I recheck the dates of every event. Twice or thrice!
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Andy M.
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Dawgluver
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Trust Andy to find the silver lining!
We don't give Violet much people food either - wouldn't you know we would get a dog with food allergies (wheat, beef)
. I do give her some gluten free pasta noodles once in awhile as she loves them, but she mostly gets hypoallergenic dog food. She had banana once or twice and loved it, but it gave her horrific gas.We taught Violet not to beg when she was a puppy. She would go to sleep at our feet or go to her bed. Then Joie came along with tons of bad habits including begging and barking. She doesn't beg all the time and we choose to ignore it so she ends up laying down and going to sleep.
CarolPa
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Dawgluver
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We don't give Violet much people food either - wouldn't you know we would get a dog with food allergies (wheat, beef)
We taught Violet not to beg when she was a puppy. She would go to sleep at our feet or go to her bed. Then Joie came along with tons of bad habits including begging and barking. She doesn't beg all the time and we choose to ignore it so she ends up laying down and going to sleep.
Another reason I so love Beagle. She waits a respectable distance from our food, then will Hoover up any spills when we're finished. All my dogs have been second-hand, and adults. They would stick their faces in our plates if we let them. Sit and Stay commands did not work. DH's 2 original white mutts were the worst. He did no training of them at all. The cockers were just plain dumb (or smart, depends on perspective).
I need to get on some mending of DH's shirt pockets.
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I had an American Cocker named Brewster. He was the most loyal, smart, perfectly trained (got him at 7 years old) furry friend I could have. He grew up with three young boys so was not scared of kids. I would open the front door on nice days and he would sit on the front step when he knew it was time for the mailman. The mailman would pull up in front of our house but start on the opposite side of the street and end with us. Brewster would meet him at the edge of our property and "escort" the guy to the door. Brewster would always get a dog bone for his efforts. When we had to tell the mailman Brewster had to be put down due to bone cancer, the guy wept.
What am I doing? Not much. TB is trying to sleep off his cold and I am trying to get the energy to go grocery shopping.
CWS4322
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All's good!
Rocket_J_Dawg
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Now that is good news.
