Tag Archives: Pets

Simple Sunday – Pant-less, Princess Leia, and the Eleventh Day

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Shoes

Yesterday the boys ran out of clean shorts – or short pants as Carter calls them.  It also happened that we ended up not leaving the house that day, choosing instead to work around the house.  This made the lack … Continue reading →

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Overwhelmed

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Shoes

Summertime is rapidly slipping away.  I start back to work in 12 days.  In 17 days it is Meet the Teacher Night and the students start back to school two days after that. I feel unprepared on so many levels. … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Calm (with a Photobomb or Two)

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Shoes

Yesterday we brought into our new house our old entryway table.  I quick grabbed my camera to capture the moment, the one where the table is free from life’s clutter (well, mostly).  The table, its clean lines and cream color … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Summer Pie Day and a Tetanus Shot

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Shoes

Yesterday we celebrated Summer Pie Day.  Stemming from National Pie Day, in January, we determined that a Pie Day celebration that occurs in the summer was needed due to the distinct lack of fresh berries in the winter months.  We … Continue reading →

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Better than Nagging

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Shoes

Husband is a pile maker.  I do not blame him for this because I know his mom and his dad and they are both pile makers too.  It is simply a matter of genetics.  And I knew about it and … Continue reading →

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And a Splash of Moonshine

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Shoes

cody (8 years old):  If I were to describe Haley I would say that she is as black as night with just a splash of moonshine. Haley is our rescue dog.  She is a black lab mixed with what we … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Old School Comics

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Shoes

For Christmas Carter got a Bloom County comic strip book.  The other morning I saw this and grabbed my camera to capture the moment. Apparently Haley was not feeling included and as such interjected herself into the moment.

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Shoes

As I may have mentioned, there are a lot of stray cats that have taken up residency in our apartment complex.  Their lives are fairly cozy in this gated community where all dogs are leashed and the cars putter around … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – A Hat Worthy Walk

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Shoes

Yesterday morning the boys decided to accompany me on my morning walk-around with Haley.  The temperature was a brisk 33 degrees and there was frost on the patches of grass we passed as we weaved our way through the city … Continue reading →

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Delilah

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Shoes

Last night we said our final good-byes to our sweet Delilah cat.  Cancer. Many years ago, she lived next door to us as an outdoor cat.  Shortly after her family moved in next to us, she started the process of … Continue reading →

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