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Wading in the river is a good way to cool off
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The water was cold!
July is here already
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June ended with great sorrow in the family. Losing Aunt Janet was a huge blow to all of us. She was always such a little dynamo, full of enough love for anyone who showed up on her doorstep.
And so July begins, with plenty of heat and noise to start us off. We’ve already had nightly illegal fireworks going for two months around here and I’m hoping they manage to explode them all by the fourth so we don’t have to suffer through them for the rest of the summer. Yes, I know that is a pipe dream. At least the noise doesn’t bother Gavin and Patty like it does many dogs.
I dream of having tons of inspiration and creativity burying me over the next several months so I don’t have time to dwell on sorrows. It’d be nice to finish all my projects.
Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Craft of writing, Doggoned, Family, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer, Writing
R.I.P Janet May Hoy – 1/31/1926 – 6/29/2012.
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Roses for a special person
Aunt Janet, you always listened with your heart
You never judged
I will miss you
I am taking a weekend break from the blog.
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We have a lot of stuff around here that I need to catch up on and so I have decided to take a break from the blog for the weekend. I’ll be back Monday night/Tuesday morning.
I hope you all have a good weekend!
Posted in Holidays
Tags: Author, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer, Writing
Reading the spam is a riot
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I am glad that even though Akismet marks something as spam, I still get a chance to read it.
You know it is spam when:
Someone comments that my page for comments on the Doggonedmysteries series has been an invaluable resource for their research. You know they didn’t read or even look at the post.
Someone writes that my post was brilliantly written, marvelously articulate and they are talking about a slide show, they didn’t look at the post.
Then there are the ones that go in the other direction and thoroughly insult you and your work. Most are poorly written and are easily spotted as ‘English is not even their third language.’
I find it disappointing when I check my page and there is no spam to read and give me a laugh. Yeah, I am weird.
You all have a good one!
The noses know and they let us know they know.
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Nothing in this house goes without complete investigation. Our two private dogvestigators make sure they know exactly where we’ve been, who we’ve been with, and if there were any dogs or other critters present. Heavens forbid that you’ve been near more than one dog.
Multiple dog scents mean a thorough sniffing over every inch of the body. Ice cold noses make sure to hit and linger over any bare spots on the anatomy. Summer clothes reveal the back of the knees, a favorite spot to place their noses. I think they do it mainly for the squeals they get.
Any packages or bags need investigating by the doggie duo. They sniff each item, we can’t sneak anything past them.
Do you have your own private investigators?
You all have a good one!
Posted in Dog related
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Disability, Dog humor, Doggoned, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer, Writing
Sometimes people are wonderful!
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The day before yesterday was a horrible day here. The Curmudgeon’s MS knocked him for a heck of a loop. I had to get G’s husband over to help get him up from the floor. Knowing we were heading over to the courthouse the next day stressed me out. I could not see him trying to walk into the building at all.
Yesterday we had to go to the courthouse to the registrar of wills office to meet our attorney and do a ton of paperwork. I couldn’t sign the papers for The Curmudgeon, he HAD to be there. Fortunately, he had a better day and was able to walk into the building. It wouldn’t have been necessary because they were willing to come out to the car to do it all! He didn’t have to stand, they took us to a small office where he could sit comfortably. Before we knew it and with a minimum of fuss it was over and we were on our way home.
I can’t get over how accommodating they were for him. It’s sad, but I’ve found that this is a rare thing.
Thank you registrar of wills! You were wonderful!
You all have a good one!
Posted in MS related
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Life, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer, Writing
Sometimes I truly wonder about people.
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I can’t believe the people in Wisconsin allowing that man to continue in office like they did. I know several people who live there, they all voted against him, and yet he managed to snag just enough votes to stay in. When will people learn? He’s only going to screw them all in the end. People of Wisconsin, be prepared to bend over and get it from behind.
Then there are our federal government officials who are more concerned about what we women do with our reproductive systems than good health care for all American citizens. I don’t see them trying to regulate men’s reproductive systems. They aren’t doctors, they are the idiots that we put in office. What they seem to forget is we put them in there and we can take them out. All it takes is a trip to the voting booth.
And what’s with government trying to tell us what to eat and drink. Excuse me but methinks they overstep their bounds. I don’t drink sugary drinks but I’ll march for anyone else to have the right to do so.
You all have a good one.
Me buy clothes alone? Never!
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So, I admit it. I’m a real fashion disaster. That’s why I never go shopping for clothes alone. Friends never let the fashion impaired shop alone.
The other day I dragged G and Annie to the mall to help me buy jeans. Yes, I am even helpless in buying myself decent jeans. They were a great help because I came home with a pair of jeans and a pair of crop jeans.
Later I helped them both spend some money on themselves. Turn about is fair play, right?
You all have a good one!
And I still haven’t weeded the gardens
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