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Hand-painted Pet Rocks

December 26, 2012 by 10 Comments
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I could have gotten Grandpa a necktie for Christmas this year.  Or a new wallet.  But I wanted to get him something that I'd never gotten him before.  Pet rocks definitely fall into the "never been done" Christmas gift category for us. Last fall, I saw a picture of some hand-painted rocks done by one of my Facebook friends.  This particular friend is quite talented and comes from a family of artists and inventors.  Her father is the Gourmet Termite, and her mother is a painter. I contacted Renee, and she agree to custom paint the rocks for me.  I emailed her a picture of our … [Read more...]

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Snake on the Table!

July 29, 2012 by 5 Comments
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 It was a normal Sunday like any other.  Grandpa and I arrived home from church,  and I went out back to light the gas grill.  I was at the grill with my lighter, when I discovered that I was not alone on the porch.  This charming fella was watching me from the table .... The snake was lying so still and had such a plastic appearance that I was totally convinced it was fake.  In my mind, I was already compiling a list of people who might have come to our house to plant the fake snake on our table while we were out.  When I got inside, I yelled for Grandpa, and he, too, thought it was … [Read more...]

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Vet Expenses for a Dog: How Much Is Too Much?

July 18, 2012 by 15 Comments
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This is Lila our high maintenance dog. I was thinking that it might be interesting to total all of the money that we've spent on Lila over the past six years, but then again, I'm not sure Grandpa or I really want to see that number. What has cost us so much, you ask? Naturally, we had Lila spayed as soon as she was old enough for that surgery.  She's had regular shots, regular doses of Frontline Plus, had an extra tooth removed, been treated for Lyme disease .... twice,  had her teeth cleaned under anesthesia, was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets, had infections and … [Read more...]

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A Happy Ending for an Abandoned Dog

July 5, 2012 by 2 Comments
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What would you do if an abandoned dog showed up on your front porch late one night? A couple of months ago, this happened to my brother.  It was May, but it was still cold out, and the dog was hungry.  She also looked as if she had recently nursed puppies.  My brother, who is a tender-hearted man, took her in, and he and his family cared for her. He found out a few days later, that one of our neighbors actually saw this dog being kicked out of a pickup truck near our lane.  I can't imagine how someone could do such a thing to an animal, but there are a lot of evil people in this … [Read more...]

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