Canned Laughter

I was newly married, embarking on my new grown up life and looking forward to a happy future the day my mother told me to kill her.
It all started (as I’ve since discovered these things always do) with a relaxed conversation over a bottle glass  of wine. Mum wanted to tell me about the will [...]

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This morning I give thanks for:

Hot coffee and Krispy Kreme donuts in bed.
Bubble bath with scented candle and mimosa champagne cocktail
Hot attentive husband who provided all of this
And even the obnoxious Great Dane who grumbled at us from her doggy bed in our bedroom to take our party elsewhere so she could get her beauty [...]

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This morning I had a transport for Great Dane Rescue of North Texas.   I went to pick up a pair of poochies at the city shelter near my home.  My daughter went with me.  On the way she studied their photos and proposed names.
“The girl looks small and scared.  I think she should be [...]

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I’ve been pottering around with my template.  The Blogroll is now accessed via the tab on my home page.  Please check to make certain that I have you and that your link works.  Yes feedreaders, I need you to come check too.  If your blog is missing or the link is bad, please shoot me [...]

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Y’all remember when I announced that I was taking the One Hundred Push-ups in One Month Challenge?  Did I follow the sensible program?  No, I don’t need no stinkin’ directions!

Day One: You know all about it.  I decided I’d better take Ree’s advice and try doing them on my knees even though that sounds pretty [...]

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I can’t believe the things that have come out of my mouth this morning. For instance:
“I love my 1962 faux brick linoleum tile floor!”
My kitchen floor is the world’s ugliest, discolored, hole ridden mess you have ever seen. In 1962 when our home was built, I know it must have been absolutely elegant. I know [...]

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Dear Beloved Daphne,
I understand how difficult it must be to grow old. Every day I see you struggle more often to leap into the car or onto the bed. I appreciate the effort that you make to greet me with tail wagging when I come home from work, rising with a pitiful groan [...]

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Daphne doesn’t have e-mail, she has p-mail. Although I’m sure she has more than one account, I believe her primary inbox is the basketball goal post at the end of our drive. Every morning when we head out to take the children to school, Daphne first pauses to check her latest news and send [...]

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Y’all remember Archer, the big goof who was living with us until he was adopted? We got an update from the adorable couple who adopted him. Here he is snuggled in with the beautiful girl they adopted the same day on HIS bed. Yes, no banket on the floor or crate in the kitchen for [...]

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Archer is an adorable Great Dane. He is loving, gentle and funny. He stays out of the kitchen and off of the beds, is great with cats, other dogs and children. Archer is also suffering from Peter Pan Syndrome. That is to say, he is a senior who thinks he is a puppy. This is [...]

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