todays mental exercise... concerns the door to my bedroom. it is square ( i.e. 4 right angles) so why does the living room light shine thru between it and the door frame?? and the light is not rectangular -- the top definitely has a tendency to be triangular-- a long one, but triangular..
i never noticed it before... could it have anything to do withthe snow on the roof???
i have known for years the house is not "square" -- it isn't really bad, but if the puppies piddle in the hall, the flood tends to pool on that sidee of the hall-- that is why when they put this floor down, i insisted they curve it up the wall an inch-- the man in charge of the floor job asked "why would you want to do that? when i told him "to keep the urine out of my bedroom" he had no further questons....... if i had my way-- and was building another house... i would tip it on purpose so i could hose it down and out some drain...
this house a boyne falls log home came in 3 tractor trailers with 3 guys who assembled it on the spot. i love the fact i can put nails anyewwhere and change nailholes with no concern... the only bad thing is all the wood was depressing dark brown--- until we put on the tv room with all the windows..
now it really is very livable -- and forgiving... unless it falls over with the snow... believe me i am going to watch that triangel over my bedroom door
so if you see me up on a ladder in the hall with caliper in hand and i say i am trying to figure out if the house is going to collapse-- remember there is a logical reason. there is alot of that stuff around here...
since mary got on the porch, it is so lopsided, the porch pulled 3" away from the roof. and you get used to it...
that along with the light switch in the upstairs hall that controls the garbage disposal ( the electrician was a drinker) these things make the place unique..
( actually there are switches up there i have never found out what they control).
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my overnight light is the weather channel without sound.... so sonw is a big topic around here- i tried building a push plow out of wood for the tractor-- and it does work.. with snow that is pushable-- we are beyond that now...
but i got to thinking about plowing-- and how it is very annoying to push it arouynd with teh bucket which is then not the width of the tractor... if i only had another foot of snow tossed aside...
then bud suggested taking the back hoe off in the winter because the front wheels hardly touch the ground-- we can't do that because that is how i get myself unstuck-- which happens often...
so i was thinking back hoe... and how i can swing tht to the side at an angle and kick the snow that falls off the bucket another foot-- clamp a short piece of oak on that and i am really in business... a back hoe is pretty adjustable position wise...
i can hardl;y wait to try that... and we have 3 inches due... fine for playing with strange plows...
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my other discovery of the day is that croutons made of texas toast with parm and garlec are nearly as good as chocolate for a people treat. we hafe too much chocolate around here--- no more for a while ..please....
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and i wonder what is holding up the re-accreditation on 3/11//2014 i sent them $1000-- seems like they should be able to respond somehow.... all i have had is "your dogs are wonderful- that is not the problem it is the paperwork...." - well we are not in the business of producing perfect paperwork..
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no vomit report-- ethyl is eating well-- even eating pills withthe spoon bit... more blood sample today...
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DEAR CARLENE,
I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE MOST RECENT PICTURE THAT TINA SHONK POSTED ON SDP EPW FACEBOOK OF THE HARL PUPPY YOU ARE GETTING. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. HER FOREHEAD HAS THE LOOK OF A LIGHT BURST ALMOST LIKE A FLASHLIGHT BEAM SHINING IN THE MIDST OF HER SPOTS.
I THOUGHT OF THE NAME LUMINOSITY (FOR HER RADIANT LIGHT FEATURE) . YOU COULD CALL HER MINNIE FOR SHORT :) (ed: i like lumie --- her litter could be osities... as in curi )
BE WELL, STAY WARM AND COZY.
AS ALWAYS WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU SELFLESSLY DO TO HELP OTHERS.
SINCERELY,
LAURA MICHELLE ADAMS
(FROM GRANGER, INDIANA)
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Just checking in to let you know that Pandora is doing great. Buffalo is doing better than your area for inches of snow but it's -26 degrees wind chill. Pandora goes outside, dances around and comes running right back in. Our 13 year old chocolate lab, Mocha, is like a tank and just plows through the 3 feet of snow and cold. Labs are so funny that way.
When we let the dogs out they run out the door and have three steps before they are on the ground. Now it's the pattern that Pandora jumps over Mocha LENGTH wise, its amazing.
OK for the wonderful work Pandora is doing being a fabulous failure. I will start taking her to the classrooms at the elementary level in March. I have a couple of teachers very interested in helping me get her use to the little ones. She still isn't comfortable with their height and rapid movements. So the one teacher has a small special education class, so that's where we will start. Those children deserve to be the first anyway considering they deal with life so much better than most of us who are not considered "special". Pandora is getting better around other dogs. My son has a lab puppy that has been coming around the last 7 months and playing with Pandora. Now they actually roll around and run together. In the beginning Pandora didn't really know what play was, and she would just sit and watch the puppy. Mocha is just too old to play anymore. My husband Mike thinks Pandora need another fabulous failure to play with her!!!!
Pandora is still going to the district office with me almost everyday. My new superintendent is not very friendly toward her so I make sure they don't come in contact very often. He is very tall and a very big man, so of course Pandora grumbled at him the first time they met. Life is funny that way. I have people come in and out of my office all day just to pet Pandora, give her a treat and let her work her magic. They leave relaxed and smiling so she is doing a fantastic job. She also likes to visit nursing homes, and being so tall no one in wheel chairs have to bend down to pet her. I have to admit we haven't been going because of the weather, it's just so cold! We will get back soon. When we picked up Pandora she was about 100 lbs, now she goes 110 lbs and the vet likes that weight. She turns 3 on March 20th and believe or not she is getting a little white on her face.
Shelley and Giddy stopped by the office the other day and they are doing just fantastic. I cried when I say them come out of the elevator, both doing terrific together. I haven't seen Shelley and her husband that happy in awhile. You are a miracle worker, pairing these wonderful dogs with their perfect match. Shelley had funny stories about the farm and I felt so proud of SDP. Thank you again for everything you and everyone at the farm do for the rest of us. It's amazing. You look at a dog such as Pandora, knowing she won't be a service dog and find a way to make her into an angel that makes a difference everyday. See you soon,
Debbie, Mike and Pandora from Buffalo
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i sent her the story of tiffany and the one little girl she hated out of 100,000 and she could pick her out of the crowd 1 year later...
