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It is a winter wonderland In Bellingham! The kids, already off school today, were thrilled to wake up to all the white stuff. Once I got them into about 4 layers of clothing they were ready to go play.
so fun.. the snow is beautiful. I told my husband I thought I heard it was going to snow here... so he put salt down all over the driveway but the weather never even got below freezing... haha! now we just have a lot of salt all over our driveway and we look like the biggest weirdos out there!
Great to see the kids and the dogs enjoying the snow everywhere I go. Just wish it had not gotten so cold. It was fun when it was snowing and 34 degrees :)
We met you in May of 2004 at the Humane Society. You were the only dog who could have cared less that there were humans walking around. While all the other dogs barked and barked at us, you lay on the floor curled up and awake, yet quiet and uninterested. We almost passed you by but after mentioning you to one of the employees they said you were a good boy and that we should take you out for a walk. Once outside you perked right up and wanted to sniff everything and explore and didn't seem at all like the dog you were inside. We were hooked. We agreed to take you home and took care of the necessary arrangements. Your name was Champ because the Humane Society had picked you up on the side of the road, very injured in what they assumed was a fight with another dog. We were told you were maybe two years old at most. The Humane Society fixed you up and you healed like a, well, like a champ. We decided to rename you Baxter. We brought you h...
I gave my daughter a box of those Valentine’s candy hearts to eat and every time she crunches down on one it is like a spear going through my head. Next time, remember to go for the softer ones. I hate noise. Hate it. Like Jeckyll and Hyde hate it. I hate crunching, chewing, snapping, typing, clicking, clacking, humming, popping, sucking, clipping, clicking, tapping. I have an intense fear of being stuck in an elevator with a bunch of people snapping gum. Or eating popcorn. Or typing on keyboards. Or clipping nails. Oh, the torture! I was thrilled when I saw an article in Time Magazine recently that indicated I was not alone. But it also indicated that perhaps the best way to conquer the phobia is to face it head on – by being exposed to those noises you hate the most until you mentally figure out that it’s just noise, accept it, and move on. I do feel part of my problem is mental, because, with the exception of those candy ...
When I read Yaya’s post about picking a word to live by instead of writing down resolutions I thought about what my word might be. I am often thinking, not just at New Year’s, about what I want and need to do in my life to continually improve. There is so much I want to do. So much I want to learn. But how? When? With what time? So my word this year is “focus”. Focus on taking care of ME. Focus on taking care of my family. Focus on being a better mom (granted, I’m pretty darn good but there’s always room to improve! ) Focus on getting things done around the house and not always waiting for the mood to strike. Focus on taking better pictures. Focus on learning more about photo editing. Focus. If I were to sit down and make a list of 5-10 MOST important things in my life, blogging and reading blogs would not be on that list. Would it be on yours? Yet, I spend a lot of my spare time trying to keep my Google reade...
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Your babes are so precious! :)
I dream to play with snow someday.
'Fido' seems to be havin' a blast and a half too!
God bless ya sweetie and have yourself a fantastically cozy kinda day!!! :o)