Ok 2026 lets see what you have in store for us. Starting off: Small wins and setbacks with the dogs, I'm not a dog whisperer - turns out. They dig in the dirt and eat what they find, she rolled in it once, he jumps the fence when the urge hits and some days she … Continue reading New Year and all that
Newsfeed
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
Plans Are Ridiculous
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
I heard Thanksgiving Rolled By
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
Week One Milestone
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
Dogs
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
Life Altering Moments
The last post was about my experience with a very aggressive, anxious dog. After reflecting the past week about everything that happened and telling the story to a few people, I've come to the realization that this was one of those moments in time that changes a person. I wonder what has changed in me. … Continue reading Life Altering Moments
Louisiana Paused
Not long ago our daughter went on deployment, the typical 6ish months overseas. Her husband home working (also military) and taking care of the dogs in Florida. My husband is doing some travel for work so I was looking at a few quiet months in our new home, our first Samhain/Halloween and the big neighborhood … Continue reading Louisiana Paused
Louisiana Is Now Home
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
Year of Change
Yes, I'm still around..in a sort of hovering until figuring out a direction to go in kind of way. The past few years have been about saving money and not traveling much so there really hasn't been very much to blog about. Between the Covid crap and our focus on saving money we have been … Continue reading Year of Change
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