Today marks five weeks of my dog-sitting .. adventure? Things are going well enough with the dogs. I am struggling most with separating them to go on walks, I can't walk them together. They overpower me and the big dog needs undivided attention. I'm basically scanning the neighborhood every step we take for possible problems … Continue reading Newsfeed
I am 53 years old and have come to the conclusion over many years of military scheduling, family upheavals, life disrupted that I definitely can't rely on plans made. 2025 was going to be the year we finished and settled into our new home, had our first holiday season there and spent a lot of … Continue reading Plans Are Ridiculous
While I try to be thankful of successes, small victories, lessons learned and daily moments we, in America, are so in tune with Thanksgiving being THE day of being grateful. Whether to celebrate it or to shun those who do. This year it was basically a day off work for me. Not much else happened. … Continue reading I heard Thanksgiving Rolled By
Well, we passed the one week mark of this dog sitting adventure and I'm trying hard not to count forward. My husband travels for work, usually a week or two at a time with a week or two home right now but he has also been gone for a month sometimes. When he isn't traveling … Continue reading Week One Milestone
Growing up we had a medium size poodle terrier mix that was super friendly. I was fairly crushed when I heard he escaped the fence and didn't return. Since then I haven't had a dog. Early on it was because I lived in apartments and didn't think it fair to have a dog without a … Continue reading Dogs
A few of years ago we quietly made a big decision on where we would retire and put down roots finally. We had been debt free for about 10 years and built a bit of a nest egg which would be used to buy the one and only home we would actually own. Moving with … Continue reading Louisiana Is Now Home
This will be a long one. I normally pick and choose photos but I'm including almost all of the photos I took so my parents will see them. This post will be about a travel adventure but also a genealogy tracking for me and for my Dad as it's his bloodline. The first year in … Continue reading Slovakia via Krakow
Sit back with a cup of whatever and settle in, this is a long one with a lot of thoughts processing. What did you want to be when you were young looking ahead at life? Most of my teenage years were spent wanting to be a pilot of a fighter jet then it changed to … Continue reading When We Grow Up
Loved and missed every day. Yet I feel you with me still.
We had an awesome dog in my childhood. Phydoux (our alternative spelling for Fido) was energetic and happy, had soft curly but not kinky hair and a super cute face. He was a poodle/terrier mix so I had little idea that I was allergic to dogs until being around other ones more as an adult. … Continue reading A Dog, A Mom and A Prom
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