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Something’s missing

Ever wake up on Christmas morning and have that overwhelming feeling that something is missing? That is how is has felt this entire day. Now I admit my daughter and I had our issues on Thanksgiving. I don’t know how to get past that day. The fact my abuser and family are that close to my daughter, IT HURTS. But the feeling this morning was different. Is it because this is the first Christmas without…

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Creating a mudroom for Fido

Originally posted 2018-12-09 20:46:05. Anyone have their own “special” room for your dogs? With 4 it’s kind of hard to keep their gear in one spot. Well partly because of the hurricane we have had the house in disarray. We are hopefully going to have repairs started soon. With so many people, not including all 40 schools in our county needing repairs it has been hard trying to secure reputable contractors, not to mention legit…

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Blessed times 3

Originally posted 2017-01-03 17:21:17. Within the span of the past month and some change it seems it has been non-stop around here. The newest pup, Chewy had his surgery in November to reconstruct his knee/leg in order to stabilize his kneecap. It kept sliding off to the side of his leg and then back to the front. It was seemed to be going ok several weeks after. Other than the fact I had to keep…

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Repeated repairs

How many times have I tried repairing these dang blinds. I have a love hate relationship with them. We have tried using duct tape to rig it enough for it to stay but it would always fall. The dogs would knock it off again. I found these little affordable tabs on Amazon and they have worked so far. So if you have these vertical blinds and they keep breaking, these should work!

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What the… knee?

Originally posted 2019-08-30 07:35:48. Ughh… what’s the deal with knees in this house?!  Chewy’s other leg/knee had something shift yesterday. I think it’s possibly the metal pin in there because it is common for the pins to dislodge. His other leg/knee did the same thing just pushed way out,almost pushing through the skin. Since it’s not pushing through the skin and he is still walking semi-normal we have an appointment Tuesday. Let’s hope it stays…

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