It's hard to believe that 13 days have passed since I dropped Kobe Bean off for his 2 week long puppy board & training session. This 2 week time frame fell during what has historically been my most emotionally vulnerable time of the year. Yet, I … [Continue reading]
The price of obedience
I started Kobe in obedience training in mid-January. Since bringing him home, I'd been working with my young pup by accessing my prior dog training from memory. It wasn't that he was behaving badly; it was that I'd been imagining more obedience … [Continue reading]
Nesting
Things are looking up in the neighborhood. I suppose it is one of the things that is good about having to spend so much time in our homes; we've begun nesting so-to-speak (in my case, no baby is one the way). This rise in fixing up our homes only … [Continue reading]
noHarmony
Every couple of months I see an email notifying me of my premium subscription to my latest dating site adventure. The word "premium" refers to the cost rather than the experience, IMHO. Don't get me wrong, there is a clear benefit to the paid option. … [Continue reading]
Fun & Games
The family that I married into are BIG into board games and the like, while my own birth family is more into physical competition. At large family gatherings, Pictionary, Scrabble, Monopoly, Cribbage, Poker, and Charades are sure to be in play. I've … [Continue reading]