November 30, 2012

THIS WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH HUNGRY PUPS YELLING AT M BUT I JUST GAVE THEM A SNACK.

 

2 THINGS--

 

 I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH TEAL AND THE SCHOOL AND HAVE WRITTEN THEM AN EMAIL I HAVE NOT SENT YET-- GIVING THEM MY OPINION WHICH IS SOMETIMES A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAT  WHAT THEY MIGHT BE EXPECTING.  SO I SENT IT TO ANNE .. WHO MAY SHOOT ME DOWN.

 

SECONDLY--- I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM--

THE RELATIONSHIP BETEWWN MY CELL PHONE AND MY COMPUTER HAS NEVER BEEN CLEAR TO ME..

 

CASE IN POINT  LAST NIGHT I READ A MESSAGE ABOUT?WHERE IS MY CA\LENDAR?  AND MEANT TO PUT IT ON HOLD AND READ IN THE MORNING-- MY SLIGHT TREMOR SENBT THAT MESSAGE TO THE WIND... AND I CAN NOT FIND IT...

 

IT CAUSED ME TO QUESTION    THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SENT IN A CHECK TO  THE OFFICE... I DO NOT REMEMBER GETTING A LIST FROM THERESA with  those AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE LABELS PRINTED BY PAYPAL... SO I HAVE SOME DIGGING AND CHECKING TO DO-- AND NOW I HAVE LOST THE PERSON WHO SENT THE QUESTION...

 

WHILE I AM ON THE TECH ISSUE.. I HAVE SENT  A BUNCH OF  CALENDAR EMAILS TO A SPECIAL FOLDER--- BOY I WOULD LOVE TO GET A LIST OF THOSE... IF THE COMPUTER WOULD LET ME... MAYBE THERESA CAN HELP ILIST THE CONTENTS OF A FOLDER---- ON PAPER !!!!

 

I SAW THE POSSIBILITY OF A GAP INTHE CALENDAR MAILINGS THAT I NEED TO RESEARCH

 

TO THE WORLD--- I THINK WE ARE UP TO DATE ON MAILINGS  AS OF TUESDAY   AND THEY WENT OUT FIRST CLASS  SO YOU SHOULD HAVE THEM--- IF YOU DO NOT GET THEM TODAY  SHOOT ME AN EMAIL WITH  CALENDAR AS THE SUBJECT SO IT DOESNT GET SPAMMED...  INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS JUST IN CASE...

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AS FOR THE SCHOOL--- 

 

 I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER IN RESPONCE TO AN EMAIL FROM PERSON "A"--- AND SENT IT TO ANNE ( ON VACATION)

 

 THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH PERSON "A"  BEFORE I  CONTACTED THE BIG GUNS   AND   I SHOULD BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE COMMITTE  IS DOING...

 

 SO MY LETTER SAYS "MEGAN IS IN CONTACT WITH 57-- I AM IN CONtACT WITH MANDY- AND I DIDN'T GIVE A PIGS ASS WHAT THE COMMITTEE WAS DOING  I WAS INTERESTED ONLY IN RESULTS"

 

I THINK ANN MIGHT CHANGE T HE WORDING A BIT.. 

 

THIS PERSON "A" SAID HER REPORTS SAID EVERYTHING WAS MUCH BEETER FOR 57 THIS WEEK--- AND LAST I KNEW 57  HAD THE FLU AND DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL.

 

 MUST HAVE MEANT NO COMPLAINTS...

 

THIS BUNCH OF OFFICIALS IS SOOOOO BAD   --- AND THEY ARE N'T EVEN IN WASHINGTON

I DID SAY  FROM OUR LAST MEETING.....

 

 I HAVE BEEN AN ANIMAL TRAINER TOO LONG NOT O BE A STUDENT OF BODY LANGUAGE- TO BE TOLD "BE QUIET AND SIT THERE WHILE I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT YOU TO HEAR" DOES NOT SMACK OF COOPERATION TOWARD POSITIVE RESULTS.

 

AND

 

 IN MY OPINION SHE NEEDS MY SUPPORT IN ONE BASIC DETAIL "THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU DO ANYTHING YOU DO NOT WANT WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION AND SDP 'S AGREEMENT ----.AND IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH YOU HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER FRIEND CALLED THE ADA WHO HAVE AN EVEN STRONGER OPINION"

 

I ALSO MADE SOME REFERENCE TO THE "TRAINING" THEY HAD GIVEN 57 BY CONFINING HER TO A WHEELCHAIR AND THEN LEAVING HER PLACES--SHE HAS BEEN TRAINER=D TO FEAR THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN-- AND MANDY -- WHO IS MORE PLEASENT THAN I AM--- MANDY HAS A BIT OF THAT FEAR TOO.--

WE HAD A SHOT AT BEING PLEASENT  AND THE SCHOOL TRIED TO DO TO US WHAT  THEY DID TO 57---  YOU DO NOT MATTER--- I CAN IGNORE YOU AND SWAMP YOU IN MEETINGS WITH PROMISES.

 

AS LONG AS 57 IS TEXTING MEGAN...   AND MANDY CHECKS WITH ME...WE HAVE A SHORTCUT TO THE FACTS.

 

THERE ARE ALOT OF THINGS I WOULD DO ON THEIR END--- MOSTLY ILLEGAL I AM SURE-- FIRST IS-- ALL THE PEOPLE DEALING WITH 57 AND TEAL SHOULD BE FORCED TO SPEND 24 HOURS CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR NEVER PUTTING A FOOT ON THE FLOOR.-

 

MEGAN DID THAT FOR AN HOUR AND IT OPENED HER EYES.. IT ONLY TOOK ONE HOUR.  I HAVE A SUSPICION MEGAN IS BRIGHTER THAN SOME OF TH EFOLK WE ARE DEALING WITH.

 

 SO  TEACHERS  AND STAFF   .... HAVE AT IT FOR 24

 

I HAVE THINGS TO DO

 

NO SCHEDULE TODYA

November 29, 2012

EXCITING DAY YESTERDAY

THAT MEANT I WAS UP MOST OF THE NIGHT

SO I SHOULD QUIT AND MAKE THIS A SHORT DOGGIE..

HOWEVER--- THERE ARE PARTS UNRESOLVED..

IN CRONOLOGICAL ORDER---

MEGAN AND I TOOK ABAIH IN TO BOSTON/SHAUNESSY-

SHE HAD BEEN VERY SLUGGISH AND I ASSUMED IT WAS MISSING HESTER.. BUT ON TH EWAY WE STOPPED AT GEORGES-- WHO TOOK BLOOD ETC - WE LEFT HER IN BOSTON... SHE WAS STILL VERY SUBDUED-- AND LATER LAST NIGHT GEROGE CALLED AND SAID SHE HAS SOME KIND OF INFECTION AND WE SHOULD HAVE HER ON MORE DIFFERENT PILLS. SO SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO RUN SOME PILLS IN TODAY- ALSO A FRIEND OF HESTERS HAS OFFERED TO TOAK ABIAH TO HESTERS HOME IF SHE CAN NOT STAY IN SHAUNESSY.

AND THEN WE STARTED TO FEED TH E PUPS-- AND BAXTER GOT THRU THE FENCE AND TRIED TO EAT MOXIE'S FOOD. SHE BIT HIM BADLY-- IN THE NOSE... THE VERY VASCULAR NOSE--- BLOOD ALL OVER- WE COULDN'T EVEN SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO MEGAN AND COLLEEN RAN FOR GEORGES AND I FOLLOWED WITH DCHAOS AND OPAL THINKING BLOOD TRANSFUSION? WHEN I GOT THERE ALL WAS QUIET AND THEY HAD UNCOVERED 2 HOLES --- NOSE AND EYELID.. AND HE DID NOT NEED A TRANSFUSION...SO WE ALL CAME HOME-- EARLENE AND PAUL SAT WITH HIM FOR A WHILE TO GET HIM SETTLED-- THEN I SLEPT (HA ?SLEPT?) ON THAT COUCH WITH CHAOS TO KEEP THEM FROM PICKING ON HIM== BY 5AM HE SEEMS TO HAVE BLENDED IN-- AND IS EATING CANNED FOOD-- I DON'T THINK HE CAN NURSE.. SO WE WILL HAVE TO WAATCH IT ALL DAY FOR FLUID INTAKE.

MEANWHILE IVY'S LEG IS MUCH IMPROVED-- AND SHE IS BLENDED WITHTHE LITTER..

WILLOW IS BETTER-- CAUSED BY THE PILLS-- BUT SHE CAN WALK AROUND.

AND WE ARE READY FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM...

CHIP WAS HERE ( CAMERA PERSON) HE IS TRYING TO MAKE PLANS TO COME DO XXXX ON SATURDAY- I AM TRYING TO CONVINCE HIM--- YOU COME HERE ON SATURDAY PREPARED-- AND YOU DO WHATEVER IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AT THAT MOMENT-- PLANNING IS NICE.... BUT....

I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HIS HELP-- WE HAVE SOLD OUT THE CHICKEN BOARD - ALL THOSE $10 NUMBERS ADD UP BIG TIME... AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL

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ALSO THIS MORNING WE HAVE REQUESTS FOR 10 MORE PUPPY BREATH VIALS- WE ARE OFF AND RUNNING...PERFECT TRANQUILIZERS FOR PEOPLE WHO USE COMPUTERS.

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AS FOR TEAL AND 57-- I SENT THE LETTERS OFF TOTHE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND A SPECIAL ED TEACHER--- KAREN (DIDI) WROTE A PERFECT LETTER BASICALLY SAYING LEAVE A SERVICE DOG ALONE... STILL LOOKING FOR A COUPLE MORE L.ETTERS ... JADE IS USUALLY GOOD AT THAT TOO...

THE SUPERINTENDENT IS LOOKING FOR HELP IN HOW TO HANDLE "IT"

ALL I WANTED TO SAY WAS ":DON'T" IT IS JOCELYNS DOG LEAVE HER ALONE...

BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE MADE TEAL NERVOUS... SO WE WILL HAVE TO WORK ON THE ANSWER''

I FINISHED BY SAYING...

Poor Jocelyn is being bullied and has no where to turn for actual help. The entire staff of service dog project who raised and trained Teal is infuriated with the treatment she and her service dog have received. We have been asked to help her-and we will do whatever it takes.

MIND YOU I AM NOT SURE THER E IS AN EASY SOLUTION.. BUT JOCELYN CAN REST ASSURED THERE ARE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE READY TO DO BATTLE.

ANY OF THE REGUALR VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME-- TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO WANDER BY.

. I EXPECT TO BE SITTING IN SOME CORNER BLEERY EYED

November 28, 2012

I HAD SEVERAL LOVELY BRIGHT DISCUSSIONS TO INITIATE THIS MORNING-- HOWEVER THAT WAS 2AM AND I FORGOT THEM.

SORRY.

 

SO WE ARE LEFT WITH THE FACTS...

PITY---- WILLOW IS WALKING THANKS TO PILLS--

 

AND IVY DOES NOT WANT TO BE LEFT OUT OF HER GROUP-- I AM SURE THAT IS INSTINCTUAL-- WHEN YOU TAKE A DOG OUT OF A GROUP AND THEN PUT THEM BACK, IF YOU ARE NOT THE ALPHA THE REST have been known to BEAT THE" NEWCOMER" **** WATCH CESARS' BODY LANGUAGE AS HE PUTS A NEW DOG IN TO HIS PACK... HE VERY CASUALLY ESTABLISHES HIS DOMINANCE WITH A GLANCE OR SMALL STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF ONE OF HIS RINGLEADERS-- AND THEY LOOK UP AND SAY YES SIR ! HE MAKES IT LOOK EASY- HE HAS CAMERAS WATCHING--IT CAN BE PERFECTED--

I HAVE TO BANG ON MY GOLF CART WITH MY WHIFFLE BAT AND EVERY DOG ON THE PROPERTY SMILES AND SAYS "IT'S NOT ME... I AM VERY GOOD"

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BEFORE I FORGET-- WHILE AT GEORGES-- 2 OF THE VET TECH'S SAID THAT WHEN THAT SCOTTISH GUY WITH THE BLUE DOG COMES IN THEY LOVE HIS ACCENT AND WANT TO JUST RUN UP AND HUG HIM...

THAT HAS TO BE GREG ( ENGLISH)--

SO I SAID GO AHEAD --- HE IS HUGABLE...

 

I WOULD LOVE THE VIDEO RIGHTS TO HIS NEXT VISIT THERE....

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BIG PUSH OF THE DAY

 

SPOON FEEDING AT THE "WALL"-- AND I ASKED THE CAMERA PEOPLE TO WATCH AND GIVE ME AN OPINION ....

WHEN THEY ALL STAND-- DO ALL OF THEM STAND ON BOTH BACK LEGS WITHOUT FALTERING-- AND IF THEY DO-- IS IT CONSISTANT-- ASIDE FROM IVY-- WHO CAN STAND WELL ON ONE LEG-- ARE THERE ANY OTHERS--OR IS THERE A PUP WHO HANGS BACK-- IF SO-- ARE THEY SMARTER OR MORE TIMID OR ARE NOT PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF THE COMPETITION? TIME TO SORT OUT THOSE THOUGHTS-- AND DEAL WITH WHATEVER WE FIND... SECOND STEP IS TO TTEACH THEM ALL TO HANG BACK TIL THIER NAME IS CALLED== BUT FOR NOW... CAN THEY ALL STAND???

I HOPE I CAN START THE ONE ON ONE SPOON FEEDING ON THE SHORT TABLE... THIS WILL START THEM ON TH E ONE ON ONE WAIT YOUR TURN--- ALSO STAY QUIETLY WHERE I PUT YOU-- IF YOU GET DANCING AROUND YOU WILL SURPRISE YOURSELF WITH A MIS-STEP OFF THE TABLE.

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HERE IS WHERE CESAR SHOULD BE USING THE WORD "STARTLE"-- THAT IS THE KEY TO ALOT OF TRAINING--- PAY ATTENTION OR SOMETHING UNEXPECTED WILL HAPPEN-- LIKE HIS FOOT-- HE IS NOT KICKING THE DOG-- HE IS JUST USING HIS FOOT TO STARTLE THEM-- SAME WITH THAT ODD NOISE HE MAKES--- PERSONALLY I USE "AKKKK" SAME EFFECT.

I AM NOT COPYING CESAR-- HE IS COPYING ME-- I AM OLDER- HIS WHOLE SHOW COULD USE THE WORD "STARTLE" TO EXPLAIN ALOT.

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NEXT PROBLEM OF THE DAY IS TO GET ABAIAH IN TO SHAWNESSY TO SEE HESTER... SHE NEEDS HER OWNER--- SHE IS TOO MOROSE FOR MY LIKING.. SO WE-- MEGAN RENEE AND I ARE GOING TO TRY AND GET HER IN TODAY-- WE MAY BE BRING HER BACK -- IF WE DO WE WILL BRING BACK HESTERS PAJAMA'S WITH HER -- SO SHE CAN SMELL COMFORT AT LEAST....

. I WAS INSULTED WHEN HESTER'S DAUGHTER SAID "YOU HAVE BEEN PAID"-- YOU COULD NOT PAY ME TO DO THIS--- I AM DOING IT FOR THE DOG NOT A DONATION... I AM VERY HAPPY TO GET DONATIONS- WHICH HESTER HAS DONE FOR YEARS...

 

-- I WAS EXPECTING 2 WEEKS AND NOW WE HEAR IT MAY BE 4... IF THAT IS SO WE NEED TO ADJUST OUR CARE OF ABIAH -- AND PLAN TO GET THEM TOGETHER SHE HAS BEEN LYING ON THE COUCH EXACTLY WHERE HESTER LEFT HER-- ANOTHER 2 WEEKS OF NO HESTER COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM..

SO IN WE GO.. AND PAUL CAN NOT DRIVE--- I HATE TO ASK ANYONE ELSE--- I AM SUCH A TERRIBLE PASSENGER -- I CAN MANAGE TO RIDE WITH BUD #1 ----- WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY??? WE KNOW WHERE WE NEED TO GET TO AND HOW TO GET THERE..

. I SUPPOSE MEGAN COULD EVEN DRIVE ( SHE IS USED TO MY SCREAMS OF TERROR) BUT WE NEED SOMEONE TO STAY WITH THE VAN IN SOME ILLEGAL PARKING PLACE WHILE WE GO IN SHAWNESSY AND SETTLE ABIAH... AND SEVERAL YOUNGER DOGS COULD STAND THE TRIP... ?? LULU??

ALSO THERESA-- I THINK I AM READY TO LEARN TO PUT THIS ON OUR WEB MYSELF??????

 

November 27, 2012

THIS WILL BE THE DAY OF THE GREAT WHITE RICE COOKER EXPERIMENT-  IT ARRIVED YESTERDAY AND IS--- AS I TYPE--- GURGLING AWAY O N THE COUNTER-- SOON TO PRODUCE 30 CUPS-- IF YOU CAN BELIEVE WHAT YOU READ..-- I DID READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

                 #1  DO NOT EMERSE THE CORD IN WATER.

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AS FOR TEH INFIRMARY REPORT-- IVY IS RECOOPERATING-- AND PRODUCED A VERY DARK STOOL ( HEY YOU WANT REALITY--- YOU GET REALITY)  and willow-- full of pain kILLER AND PREGNASONE  IS GETTING UP AND WALKING BY HERSELF..--

  BOTH DOGS ARE ON THE HIDE THE SYMPTOMS TIL MOTHER NATURE CURES WHATEVER...

 WE HOPE..

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I HAVE NOT TAKEN TEMPS YET TODAY  LAST NIGHT BOTH BAILEY AND ABAIH HAD 103.4 ISH...

 

I DID TALK TO GEORGE WHO SUGGESTED WE BRING THEM DOWN

CONCERN BEING 2 DOGS-- AND ALL THESE PUPS...  COULD BE NOTHIGN... BUT....

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ABAIDAH  REALLY NEEDS TO GO SEE HESTER-- WHO IS IN AT SPAULDING- AND MAY BE THERE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE WEEKS-  THERE-- SO I CONTACTED A FRIEND AND BETWEEN DEB AND I WE WILL TRY ADN GET HER THERE SOMEHOW...-- IT IS .. AFTER ALL... A TRAIN RIDE...

MAYBE MEGAN AND LULU ???  ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GO ON THIS JAUNT??   

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BECKY--- IF YOU COME HERE TODAY WE COULD DO A TRAIN RIDE ON WEDNESDAY????? 

 

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EARLENE WAS HERE OVERNIGHT--  AND WE NEED TO HAVE MORE PUPPY BREATH VIALS FILLED...-- WE ARE GETTING ORDERS ---- $8 --- SEND CHECKS TO US HERE(37 BOXFORD RD.. IPSWICH MA 01938 ) IS THE SIMPLEST-- BUT IF YOU BUY A CHICKEN NUMBER--- FOR 10$ AND ADD 8$  I WILL SEE THAT AND SEND ONE VIAL.

 

NO REFIL ORDERS YET  $5 FOR A REFIL     :)

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SHORT DOG--- I WANT TO GO PLAY WITH THE MOUNDS OF RICE I JUST COOKED

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TODAY SCHEDULE--

 

PROBABLY COSTCO 10:00 LAUNDRY DETERGENT AND 50 POUNDS OF RICE

 

AND ??GEORGE'S???-- 

November 26, 2012

WILLOW WAS FLAT ALL NIGHT AND I WAS  LOOKING FOR HER TO TELL ME SHE WOULD RATHER GO TO SLEEP==********  BUT SHE GOT UP AND WALKED INTO THE KITCHEN AND BACK AGAIN...-- AND GOING BACK I HAD TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH HER-- -- SO I GAVE HER TODAYS PILLS AT 6AM   SHE IS EATING CANNED FOOD WITH GUSTO-- SO THIHGS ARE LOOKING UP--

NOT TO SAY IT IS A PERMANENT" LOOKING UP"  -- SHE IS LOADED WITH PAIN KILLER-- ANTTIBIOTIC AND NOW PREGNISONE--  BUT SHE DID GET UP.

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NEXT PROBLEM

I WAS TIRED YESTERDAY-- THAT DIDN'T HELP-- BUT AT ONE POINT   THE CAMERA WAS OFF DUE TO A FAULTY CORD- WHICH PAUL WAS DECIPHERING---

 AND TIM CALLED FROM THE  ARTIC CIRCLE OR WHEREVER HE WAS  ASKING WHY NO PICTURE--

 GEORGE MYERS CALLED WITH NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR WILLOW WHO WOULDN'T EVEN OFFER TO STAND..---

 CHAOS BUNCH WAS SCREAMING FOR LUNCH---

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 IVY  IS ON 3 LEGS TODAY== I HEARD THAT HAPPEN YESTERDAY WITH  ALL THE CONFUSION.  IF THAT IS ALL THAT HAPPENED WE ARE LUCKY.. THERE IS ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY OF GERMS AND PUPS WHO HAVE NOT HAD THEIR SHOTS..  ----- THAT WOULD BE A DISASTER...

SO ALL TOLD..  I MUST BE MORE RESTRICTIVE ABOUT WHO-- OR HOW MANY ARE IN HERE..

I NEED ALL THE REGULARS IN HERE TO HELP  -- BUT THE SODA CAN CARRYING SPECTATORS MUST STAY OUTSIDE..

I SAID IN MY EXPLORE BOLG THIS MORNING---- I CAN FIND A JOB FOR ANYONE IN SPITE OF ANY DISABILITY--  THERE IS ALWAYS STUFFING ENVELOPES OR FILLING VIALS OF PUPPY BREATH-- BUT NO MORE SITTING LEAVING SODA CANS AROUND..-- SWEEP--- RAKE-- WASH LAUNDRY/DISHES/  SOMETHING.

 TODAY SCHEDULE--- POLLY/BOB USUALLY GO TO BROOKSBY VILLAGE WIHT BAILEY AND LUNA-- AND LAST NIGHT BAILEY HAD A TEMP OF 104

SO WE HAVE TO CHANGE THAT...

OTHER THAN THAT... SEMI NORMAL MONDAY

November 25, 2012

TODAY SHOULD  BE KONG ORGANIZATION DAY--- TIME TI GET THEM PROPERLY STUFFED FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES WE HAVE QUITE A FEW TINY ONES FOR TH E PUPS---WE HAVE NOT YET RECIEVED ANY FROM THE COMPANY-- I AM HOPEING THEY COME THRU WITH SOME LARGE ONES FOR THE BIG DOGS..

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LULU IS CURRENTLY CHEWING THE TOP OFF A  5 GALLON PAIL--  BOTH SHE AND  BENTLEY PRODUCE  VERY UNIFORM   3/4" X 1/2 INCH LITTLE BITS OF PLASTIC--

 

GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE NEW BROOM THAT SOMEONE DONATED

 

LOVE THOSE DONATIONS..... !!!!.

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THE OTHER LARGE EPISODE-- I THINK WE HAVE THE CAMERA WEANED OFF THE EXTENSION CORD-- APPARENTLY WE HAD A FAULTY BATTERY PACK--  AND I HAVE SAID WE WOULD TRY A WALK AROUND  OUTSIDE THE HOUSE WITH CHAOS PUPS AT NOON---

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LULU IS A LITTLE MORE ALERT THIS MORNING-- I HAVE  NOT TAKEN HER TEMP BUT SHE FEELS BETTER TO THE  TOUCH-- AND SHE IS DRINKING WATER FROM THE DISH...  I WILL TRY AND GET HOLD OF GEORGE ( not literally) FOR THE NEW PAINKILLER.

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IT HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE NIGHT-- CHAOS GOT STUCK OVER THE  NEW FENCING  AND NEEDED TO HAVE HER BACK LEGS PLACED OVER THE HIGHER FENCE== SHE CAN JUMP IT-- BUT SHE MISSED...AND HER BOOBS GOT "HUNG UP"-

 THERE IS NOT A BETTER DISCOURAGEMENT TO TEEN PREGNANCY THAN TO SEE THE  EFFECTS OF RAISING GREAT DANE  PUPS-- I BET MOXIE'S BACK PAIR ARE HANGING DOWN 6"  AND CHAOS IS NOT MUCH LESS.

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ALL OF WILLOW'S BEDDING NEEDED CHANGING-- THANK  HEAVENS WE HAVE A NEW WASHER COMING-- PROBABLY NEXT WEEK....  I THINK GETTING HER OFF THE  HAMMOCK/BED HAS MADE HER LIE FLATTER-STRAIGHTER  AND THAT IS A GOOD THING... I GUESS... LOOKS BETTER ANYWAY.

I THINK TODAY WE SHOULD PUT ONE OF THOSE PLANET DOG HARNESSES ON HER-- AS A HANDLE---    IT IS UNOBTRUSIVE AND SECURE...

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 THE DEAGLE HOUSE IS COMING ALONG BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS--- LOFT BEDS ARE IN -- AND RAMPS TO THEM ARE COMING..  WE NEED SOME HEAVY DUTY FENCEING TO GIVE THOSE KENNELS THE NECESSARY OUTDOOR RUNS...  IT IS NEARLY DONE-- USING WHAT WE HAD THERE.

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AND THE CONCRETE DRAIN  POURED BY BUD AND ME---- IS ACTUALLY WORKING--WATER RUNS DOWN HILL-- AS MOTHER NATURE INTENDED--  HOPEFULLY URINE AND OTHER  ODD THINGS WILL FLOW THE SAME DIRECTION.---THIS IS PROGRESS  10 YEARS IN TH E MAKING.-

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I AM CAUGHT UP  ON THE CALENDAR SHIPPING AND THE VIALS OF PUPPY BREATH--

 

MARK SAID HE OPENED HIS VIAL AND PASSED THE PUPPY BREATH OVER EACH PLATE AT THE THANKSGIVING DINNER-- AND SAID THEY ALL NEVER HAD SUCH A LOVELY MEAL.

 

SEE-- THE POWERS OF PUPPY BREATH ARE UNLIMITED.

 

SEND ME A CHECK FOR $8 EACH -- REFILLS ARE $5--

 ACTUALLY 

 EARLENE -  VICE PRESIDENT OF THE  PB MANUFACTURING COMPANY - SHOULD HAVE A "TAKING YOUR BREATH AWAY"SESSION TODAY.,

THE PRESIDENT   BECKY, SAID SHE WOULD BE HERE-- WE HAVE  A NEW SHIPMENT OF VIALS TO BE PROCESSED.

 

SUNDAY--STEWING -- I GUESS NORMAL-- LOTS TO DO

November 24, 2012

KYLE AND THERESA WERE HERE OVERNIGHT--

THE CAMERA CROWD LETS ME KNOW HOW THEY DID....

 

 WOW, THERESA, NICE CATCH!!! GETTING A NEWSPAPER UNDER A DRIZZLY PUPPY BETWEEN "INTENTION TO POOP" and "FRUITION" - SUPER-HERO SPEED!!!

 

THAT IMAGE IS A CLASSIC

 

HAVING TO WRITE THE EXPLORE  FIRST, I CAN  CUT AND PASTE---

 

 I AM NOT SURE THE EXPLOSIVE POOPING WAS DUE TO WORMING...-- THAT EXPLOSION WAS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN-- AND I HAVE A FEELING TH EPUPS WERE GETTING OVERFED... PLUS THEY SEEM TO GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY DO NOT DIGEST GOATS MILK ALL THAT WELL... 2 REASONS I DO NOT THINK THEY WERE WORMED....1 THE SCALE DID NOT MOVE IN IT'S POSITION ON A SHELF AND I DID NOT SEE MEGAN WEIGHING THEM. 2. IF SHE DID WORM THEM... SHE DID NOT WRITE IT DOWN ON THE MED CHART.... A NO NO NO... AND 3RD... I SAW NO SPAGETTI--- I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER WORMED THIS AGE PUP THAT DIE NOT PRODUCE SEVERAL STRANS OF VERRMICHELLI. **** TODAY THEIR BREAKFAST HAD NO GOATS MILK IN IT--- THE NEXT PHASE OF THIER EDUCATION IS TO TEACH THEM TO CHEW.... WHICH INVOLVES A HANDFUL OF KIBBLE ON A RELATIVELY CLEAN FLOOR...

 

ROUTINE NOW IS....  MOISTEN THE KIBBLE...SET OUT THE BOWLS IN TH E KITCHEN-- ON TOWELS SO THEY DON'T SLIDE--- TURN THE CAMERA-- HAVE SOMEONE LIFT THEM OVER THE BARRIER AND STAND OVER THE BOWLS CLAPPING YOUR HANDS...  THIS SI THEIR FIRST LESSON IN COMING WHEN CLAPPED AT ( CALLED?)

 

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I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT I SAY WE NEED OR DOES NOT FUNCTION--  BECAUSE THE CAMERA CROWD HELPS SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY SEND ING STUFF  WHICH WE LOVE--- DO NOT STOP ---- BY ANY MEANS---  HOWEVER  IF YOU CAN SOLVE  THIS ONE WITH UPS  I WILL BE SHOCKED.

 

LARGE PROBLEM-- MUST SOLVE THIS NEXT WEEK,

 

WE HAVE 3 AILING  VEHICLES--- WE HAVE A SUPER MECHANIC TYPE PLACE 3 MILES AWAY--  WE CAN NOT SEEM TO GET  THE 2 TOGETHER..

PROBLEM BEING ALL 3 STILL WORK-- BUT HAVE SOME GLITCH THT COULD  CAUSE THEM TO CEASE TO WORK IF WE DO NOT GET IT TAKEN CARE OF.

 

#1.. OUR COA VAN  HAS AN OLD INSPECTION STICKER--- LAST MONTH???? NO ... LAST MAY ---- WE WERE TO TAKE IT AND DRIVE IT 100 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON-- WELL THE LIGHT HAS NOT GONE OFF-- -- BY NOW THE POLICE MUST FIGURE TH E--  5 ---IS 2013  AND NOT 2012... BUT THE VAN RUNS

#2  THE DURANGO- WORKS FINE-- PULLS THE HORSE TRAILER ( WHICH WE NEED TO GO GET FENCING MATERIALS)  BUT WHEN YOU STOP... IT DIES... SO FAR IT ALWAYS STARTS AGAIN-- SO WE ARE IN THE  "WHY FIX THE ROOF WHEN IT  IS NOT RAINING" SITUATION... IT RUNS.

#3  THE CONVERSION VAN-- ABSOUTELY LOVELY-- BUT IS MAKING A  VERY STRANGE NOISE THAT  COULD BE FORCASTING IMPENDING DOOM.

BUT IT RUNS.

 

IF WE COULD ONLY GET ONE VEHICLE TO THE COUNTRY MOTORS-- JUST PARK IT AND LEAVE IT-- THEY KNOW US WELL... THEN WE COULD MAYBE  ROTAte the other 2 into re[air and we would be golden-- AT LEAST TIL SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS.. 

 HAVING 3 VEHICLES THAT WERE BORN IN 2002  MAKES US WELL KNOWN TO TTHE COUNTRY MOTORS...

 

 PROBLEM IS IT TAKES ANOTHER VEHICLE AND 2 PEOPLE TO DROP ONE

MAYBE LES AND SKIP-- COULD TAKE THAT ON AS A SPECIAL PROJECT-- AND TIPTOE AROUND THE  "WHO NEEDS THE HORSE TRAILER" OR DO YOU NEED THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT TODAY??"  IT IS NOT A SIMPLE THING

 

 AND 800 POUNDS OF FENCING ( 60 T POSTS AT TRACTOR SUPPLY)  NEEDS TO BE PICKED UP IN DERRY NH IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS..  I COULD ATTEMPT TO LIMP UP RT 93 WITH THE DURANGO-- AND JUST NOT  STOP ANYWHERE--

 

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WE HAVE A NEW HEATER GUY  WHO SOUNDS OLD ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH US.    

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LATE---- RUNNING...

November 23, 2012

COUPLE THINGS--

THE CAMERA CROWD CERTAINLY KEEPS ME INFORMED ABOUT THE EVENINGS ACTIVITIES-- ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND  ARE WATCHING  WHILE I SLEEP

  

FROM ONE OF THEM

 we can all relax and be fret-free the nights that you HILARY , or Izzy, or Earlene, or "new" Colleen (who did a fabulous job the other night!) are on duty. We appreciate you more than you can possibly know

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NOW THAT WE ARE FEEDING THE PUPS,,,,  THE TV ROOM IS NOT AS SWEET SMELLING AS IT WAS YESTERDAY-- THAT IS ONE OF THOSE TIPPING POINTS    I AM NOT SURE EVEN THE NI712 CAN KEEP UP WITH IT.

HAD A GREAT T'DAY MEAL WITH MANY PEOPLE WANDERING THRU --- ENJOYING EARLENE'S TURKEY AND ORGANIZATION...

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 I HAVE  ALL PACKAGED READY TO GO... ALL TH E CALENDARS ORDERED FROM 11/7 TO 11/13-

BLUE GWEN--- I AM READY FOR TH E NEXT BATCH OF STICKERS 

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THERE WAS ENOUGH HELP FOR US/EARLENE TO START MOXIE'S BUNCH ON THE GOATS MILK IN A DISH-- AND THEY TOOK TO IT FAMOUSLY...   8 OZ WENT QUICKLY  -- TODAY MORE MILK AND BY SAT AND SUNDAY WE CAN ADD SOME PUPPY KIBBLE-- GROUND UP

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ALSO TODAY WE REALLY SHOULD WORM THE CHAOS GROUP-- YOU REALLY DO NOT WANT A STOOL REPORT ON THEM TODAY. 

WHEN YOU CAN HEAR THEM MOVING THEIR BOWELS---- IT IS GOING TO BE A MESSY DAY.

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NOW ABOUT WILLOW...

PURE SPECULATION----- I HAVE NOT CONSULTED GEORGE ( DVM) YET.. BUT I THINK I SEE SOMETHING HAPPENING-- SHE IS RESTING AND DOING WELL ON THT REGARD-- BUT SHE RESTS IN THE SAME POSITION WITH HER BACK LEFT LEG CURLED A BIT UNDER HER.--- I THINK IT IS GROWING IN A CURVED / BENT POSITION... - I HAD A PUP LONG AGO WHO BY THE TIME HER LEG HEALED, HER SPINE WAS NEARLY AT A RIGHT ANGLE. 

 NOW  I HAVE A 3 SIDED DILEMMA--  REST VS  PAIN MED VS EXERCISE

OTHERWISE SHE SEEMS HEALTHY-- AND WILL PROBABLY GO ON TO A HAPPY LIFE AS A COMPANION DOG...  LUCKILY  THE FRONT LEGS ARE 70% WEIGHT BEARING-- SO A  GIMMPY BACK LEG IS NOT AS BIG A PROBLEM AS A FRONT LEG. 

DON'T ANYONE GET DISMAL OVER THAT ... REMEMBER ABBY  AT 13 AND HAS A SCREWY WAY OF MOVING...   WE ARE NOT SHOWING THESE DOGS-- WE ARE ENJOYING THEM.

I THINK THE LESSON IS THE SAME ONE IT IS FOR KIDS   WHEN GROWING YOU MUST MOVE ( AND NOT SIT IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER FOR TOO LONG.)

 IN HER CASE SHE IS LYING ON HER SIDE LEFT ALOT.

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OUR CHICKEN BRICKS ARE GOING WELL-- LOOKS LIKE WE MAY SELL OUT BY NEXT WEEK.. 

 THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING-- A PAID FOOD BILL !!!

SDP  IS GETTING EVEN MORE DEPENDENT ON BOTH THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE CAMERA PEOPLE BUYING  A BRICK OR 2 A MONTH..

THIS OPERATION IS GETTING BIGGER ALL THE TIME... NO LONGER CAN I FEED AND CARE FOR EVERYBODY-- BUT I CAN NOT PAY FOR ALL THEM EITHER... 

MAYBE I SHOULD RENAME IT A SDP- COOPERATIVE??????

IT IS WORKING--DON'T STOP NOW.

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TODAY SCHEDULE

BECKY LEFT YESTERDAY AND SAID SHE MIGHT BE BACK TODAY--   SHE HAD A GOOOD TIME...

I WILL WORK ON THE HEATER  PROBLEM-- THERE IS ONE COMPANY WHO DEALS IN THESE MONITORS THAT WE HAVE---

I CALLED THEM AND GOT TH E FIRST  MECHANICAL MESSAGE I THOUGHT WAS VALID FOR NOT ANSWERING HIS PHONE... HE WAS OUT FOR TH E MORNING DELIVERING TO A FOOD PANTRY.. 

  ALL OTHER MECHANINCAL MESSAGES I GET A VISUAL OF "I DON'T FEEL LIKE ANSWERING BECAUSE I AM DRINKING COFFEE  IN THE CAFETERIA."

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AND TTHE FENCE   NOTHING IS SIMPLE  FARMTEC ( MY USUAL SUPPLIER OF ODD FARM THINGS)  HAS THE 7' PVC COATED WIRE-- AND NO 10'  POSTS..

TRACTOR SUPPLY HAS THE 10' T POSTS  AND NO WIRE..

STILL SOUNDS SIMPLE??? WELL TRACTOR SUPPLY DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A WAY TO ORDER STUFF ONLINE.

SO THAT IS TODAY'S PUZZLE TOO.

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I DID BUY 2 BAGS OF CEMENT PATCH-- I HAVE A NASTY FEELING THIS MAY BE MY LAST DAY TO DO THAT  DRAINAGE DITCH---BEFORE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH FROZEN CONCRETE---

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I  HAVE PURCHAED EVERY KNOWN DEVICE ADVERTIZED TO "GET YOUR OFFICE ORGANIZED" NONE HAVE WORKED..

BUT I WILL TRY AGAIN TODAY.

November 22, 2012 - Happy Thanksgiving!

RUMOR HAS IT WE HAVE A RICE COOKER ON THE WAY--- 

THE EXPRESSION "IT TAKES A VILLAGE" COMES TO MIND---  ORDERING A RICE COOKEER IS NOT A SIMPLE MATTER... AND I FINALLY MADE IT A COMMITTEE  EFFORT.

 

SO ON TO THE NEXT PROBLEM... NO PROBLEM.. JUST TH EFACTS..   I LABELED THE CALENDAR ENVELOPES WITH THE AVAILABLE  ADDRESS STICKERS ALREADY ( ORDERS NOV 7 TO 13) I  THOUGHT IT SIMPLE TO JUST ADD THE CALENDARS.

I DID THAT LAST NIGHT-- ADDING THE CALENDAR, SEALING AND ADDING A RETURN ADDRESS STICKER TAKES A BIT OVER A MINUTE PER-- AND I FOUND THAT ONE TYLENOL LASTED ONLY ABOUT 36 ENVELOPES WORTH.

 

SO THAT IS SET UP ON THERESA DESK-- REASON BEING.... THE MEAT CUTTING  IS SET UP ON THE FIREPLACE TABLE.

 

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE PUPPY BREATH BOTTLING COMPANY THAT RESIDES IN A BASKET ON THE FLOOR.

 

ADD 22 DANES IN THE HOUSE (16 BABIES-- BUT STILL...)  THERE IS BARELY ROOM TO WALK

BECKY SLEPT HERE TO  OVERNIGHT SIT THE PUPS ... ALSO BECAUSE HER CABIN  HEAT WAS A BIT FLAKEY---  SHE IS IN THE CHAIR-- AND STANLEY IS IN THE BIG RECLINER.   PRETTY FUNNY...

 

TODAY'S SCHEDULE

 

COLLEEN #2 IS COMING BEFORE 9 SO EARLENE-PAUL-JMARK AND I CAN GO TO THE HUNT-- STARTING AT THE GATHEREING ON APPLETON FARMS NEAR GOODALE STREET-- AND GOING TO ANNS ACROSS  HIGHLAND WHERE THE  RIDERS  ARE EXPECTED TO COME UP FROM THE RIVER AND GO OFF TOWARD HER "WATER JUMP"-- IT BEING A DRAG HUNT  THE TRACK IS KNOWN---

 

HERE'S A RUMOR TO CHEW ON.... I AM TOLD THE RAG THEY DRAG IS SOAKED IN ANNESETT--- NOT FOX URINE--- BECAUSE IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT A FOX DRIBBLES URINE IN THEIR PATH THEY DO NOT WANT THE HOUNDS TO TRACK THAT SCENT--- AND WAYWARD ANNESETT US UNLIKELY IN THE WOODS.  SO THEY ARE TRAINED TO ANNESETT.

 

WE SHOULD BE BACK HERE BEFORE NOON-- TO A NEARLY COOKED TURKEY

AND AN AFTERNOON OF PUPPY DEALING ( AND ENVELOPE STUFING)

SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS HAVE SAID THEY WOULD COME BY AND GET THE BULK OF THE CHORES DONE--- ACTUALLY I HAVE LOST TRACK OF WHO..

MEGAN SAID SHE WOULD EMAIL ME WHO TO EXPECT-- BUT I HAVE NONE AT  THE MOMENT.

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CALENDARS( BEAUTIFUL) CAN BE BOUGHT ON OUR WEB--- AND IF YOU WANT A VIAL OF PUPPY BREATH ADD $8 TO THE ORDER AND WE WILL NOTICE THE  ODD TOTAL.... TO ORDER JUST  PUPPY BREATH  OR  MORE THAN ONE VIAL  BETTER GO TO THE DONOR LINK ON OUR WEB-- AND LEAVE A COMMENT ABOUT HOW MANY ETC.  OR SIMPLY SEND A CHECK THE OLD FASHION WAY..  $8 PER-----  PUPPY BREATH IS WELL KNOWN  FOR IT'S TRANQUILIZING EFFECT.

RIGHT  !!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND THAT IS ALL I KNOW

 

November 21, 2012

the on going saga of the big 60 cup rice cooker-- that i tried to order and quit.... these kind volunteers took over the project--

 

 with considerable effort they finally got someone  ?sears?? to accept the order... and.......

Carlene,

I am sorry to update with disconcerting news. Apparently eTundra.com does not notify online buyers as to whether the item purchased is in stock at the time of order. I checked online to see the status of my order this evening and found that it had not been shipped, and no other information was available. Les called their 800 number and was told it was out of stock and that they (eTundra) would have to check with the vendor as to when it would be in. I hope to get an update tomorrow. I will keep you posted.

Les & Skip

  

buying a rice cooker is just  a barrel of laughs.

 

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just trying to deal with normal things  takes hours

 

my phone is about to be shut off because  i have not paid the bill-- and the reason is... i have a credit balance-- but their computer...... so i get hourly mechanical  phone calls"pay the bil"l
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-- i had expected the fence company down the drive at any monent     to fix the chicken fence

i called  to see when they were coming-- they said "after feburary" 

  we'd have no chickens by then

 

colleen #1 came in all flustered because she had to produce  her daughters birth certificate immediately ( she was in texas with wallet stolen) and the town hall  computer was down for 24 hours..

 

we both ran thru 1/2 dozen less than normal problems that happened yesterday..

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but i did solve one

 

moxie will feed her pups if--- and only if -- you put down a spotlessly clean  bath towel and then cover that with 2 bath mats so it is comfortable.  can't blame her...

what looks clean in a puppy pen is not necessarily so.

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i am not pleased with the offer from to install a another heater in the barn/kennel.  we need more ummph   we already have the kerosene furnace-- so it seems another which uses kerosene is th e way to go-- except that is as elusive as the rice cooker...  i will work on it today.

 

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and then

 

the whole crew is getting a kick out of the ups presents that arrive almost daily- from kongs to maccadamia nuts---hand knot dish cloths to advantix-- problem there is they often do not have an email address to thank anyone..  so i have a bucket ( literally) of thank you's to research

 

maybe i can shift judy from beef cutting to thankyou writing.

 

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the first "shipment"  of puppy breath went out yesterday-- and someone else paid  using the donate /paypal button  on our web-- and left a comment it wsas for 2 vials of the puppy breath that earlene bottled..  that worked...

-- it is a wonderful  $8 gift for someone who doesn't  even know they need some/.

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and the calendars arrive today  mid morning i am told...

 

the first bunch of envelopes is ready to go

 

sitting in front of the fireplace doing a robotic chore of sticking  labels on envelopes--- or cutting beef   --- is very therapeutic. - 

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and we have boxes for those of you who want to order a bunch of calendars-  i am pretty excited--- it looks to be a super special callendar --- order on our web

or just send us a check...the old fashion way   37 boxford rd  ipswich ma 01938 

 

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tiz the season--  between a calendar and puppy breath all your Christmas  shopping is covered right here... 

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today schedule? 

try and find a heater and person to install it.

 

and  order chicken fencing-- and hopefully becky's son will take that on.

 

 

November 20, 2012

FROM RENEE...

Good morning,

'Tis the season to count blessings. Thanks to you, Megan, Theresa --all who make the Service Dog Project what it is -- I've 125 lbs of blessing (who's curled up in his bed under a festive red fleece at the moment).

You've redefined the word Canine:

Canine: (noun, pronounced Cane - Nine):
A furry, four-legged balance and walking support (traditionally of wood or metal with one inanimate stem or leg connecting user to ground) with nine points of contact between handler and ground: four paws, two feet, one hand, and two hearts.

Thank you, and Thanksgiving blessings to each of you.
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AS WE WADDLE ON  WITH THE  NEXT GROUP---7 MONTHS OLD

 

IN THE VAN YESTERDAY-- TO WALMART--

OLIVER IS A SPECTACULAR PUP---  HE IS READY TO THINK ABOUT THINGS

I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW QUIET OPAL WAS-- ABSWOLUTELY PERFECT  I WAS SHOCKED...

AND BECKY AND STANLEY-- DOING FINE...

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WE WILL BE HERE T'DAY== WE CAN'T GO ANYWHERE ANYWAY

 

COLLEEN #2  OFFERED TO PUPPY WATCH WHILE WE GO TO THE START OF THE HUNT.  THEN THE REST OF THE DAY WILL BE GETTING MOXIE GROUP ON DISHES AND GOATS MILK..  I THINK I REMEMBER HAVING A PROBLEM LAST LITTER WITH MOXIE INSISTING ON A PERFECTLY CLEAN BATH MAT OR SHE WOULD NOT LIE DOWN AND LET THEM NURSE....

 

WE WILL TRY THAT "NEW BATH MAT" CONCEPT TODAY--- I HAVE A FEELING SHE IS FASTIDIOUS.

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 THE BIG NEWS--- WE ARE READY WITH THE PUPPY BREATH VIALS---

 YOU COULD SEND US A CHECK FOR $8 EACH

                               (37 BOXFPRD RD--IPSWICH MA 01938)    

.OR----- IT IS POSSIBLE TO ORDER THEM WITH AN $8 DONATION ( OR MULTIPLE OF 8) ON THE CHICKEN  SH#T WALL... IT IS WORKING  ***** WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO PUT TOGETHER ANOTHER MONEY COLLECTING SYSTEM*** 

 

WE ARE STILL IN TH EFORMATIVE STAGE PERFECTING THE MAILING DEVICE TOO

WE WILL  MAIL THE FIRST BUNCH OF PUPPY BREATH VIALS OUT TODAY..

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AND THE CALENDAR   ORGANIZATION IS WORKING--- WE HAVE THE ENVELOPES READY FOR THE FIRST BUNCH-- NOW ALL WE NEED ARE THE CALENDARS...

 

AND YOU COULD SEND CHECKS  HERE ALSO  FOR CALENDARS TOO  $20 EACH AND $5 SHIPPING FOR UP TO 10 CALENDARS

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WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS..  ALL OF THIS NONSENSE HAS MADE POSSIBLE

*******WASHER ORDERED-- DRYER ORDERED-- NEW HEATER ORDERED... NEW FENCING FOR THE CHICKENS ORDERED  (CHICKEN FENCE IS  MY TREAT)= AND RICE COOKER APPARENTLY ON IT'S WAY.. PROGRESS IS BEING MADE..

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SO SEND IN THOSE ORDERS FOR THE CALENDARS AND PUPPY BREATH-- AND ALL YOU R CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IS SOLVED...

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November 19, 2012

I DID NOT FIND MY CLOTHES  THES PROBLEM IS PROBABLY THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM  WHICH IS BASED ON  TRASH BAGS-- UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE NOT SEE THRU ****

 

 I CAN SEE HOW A BAG OF MY CLOTHES COULD EASILY BE CONFUSED WITH PUPPY RAGS ---SINCE NO UNDERGARMENTS HAVE TURNED UP IN THE PUPPYT LAUNDRY-- SOMEONE MUST HAVE THOUGHT ---TRASH.... ALSO UNDERSTANDABLE...

 

  I STILL HAVE ENOUGH ----- 1 BAG IN THE WASH--1 BAG IN THE DRYER  AND 1 BAG ON ME-- SO IF I WASH ONE BAG A DAY I SHOULD BE OK....

 

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JACK IS DOING AMAZING THINES IN THE NEW DEAGLE HOUSE... IT IS NEARLY Habitable...   i must spend the day finding some of the necessary pieces to bring it into action... like a small stainless  TABLE/SINK COMBO.. LIKE THE ONE IN THE NUTT HOUSE..-- AND GET THE COAL STOVE HOOKED UP  AS BACK UP TO THE ELECTRICAL HEATER..  COUPLE RUGS OVER THE IN-OUT DOORS AND IT SHOULD BE LIVABLE.

 

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 A BUNCH OF "THE  MEN" MOVED THE RUBBER MAT THAT WAS STILL IN THE YARD LEFT OVER FROM THE NUTT HOUSE CONSTRUCTION...  DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH--- EXCEPT THE THING IS 1/2 INCH THICK MADE OF RECYCLED TIRE RUBBER  AND IT DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING BUT LIE FLAT EXATLY WHERE EVER IT IS AT THE MOMENT.  BOTH

 

JANINE AND MARY WOUL D LIKE A PIECE OF IT IN THE HORSE  TRAILER   -- MARY SLIPPED ONE DAY GETTING OUT-- AND SHE HAS NOT FORGOTTEN THAT.. IT IS A STEP DOWN- NO RAMP ...

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COLLEEN#2 SPENT THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT WITH  THE PUPS-- SHE WENT HOME TO TAKE A SHOWER BVEFORE SHE WENT TO THE DENTIST--- I COULD NOT CONVINCE HER  THAT  IT TOOK A FEW HOURS FOR PUPPY PEE TO RIPEN .. BUT SHE CHOSE CLEANLINESS INSTEAD.

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THERE WERE CAMERA PEOPLE HERE -- IT IS FUN-- THEY GO BACK TO THE DISCUSSION GROUP AND REPORT THE FACTS...  OR AT LEAST FACTS AS OF  A SEGMENT IN TIME...

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MARK GOT SOME GREAT PHOTOS OF THE 8 EATING IN A LINE... I WILL EMAIL THAT LINK AFTER THIS DD

 

AND ... VERY SHORTLY IT WILL BE TIME TO START MOXIE'S GROUP ON THE GOATS MILK GRUEL..

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  BECKY IS STILL HERE-- SHE DID N'T LEAVE YET--BUT HAS MOVED IN SOME OF HER RELATIVFES WHICH SHE OFFERED TO ME FOR WORK-- I CAN DEAL WITH THAT...  YOUNG KID-- JUST THE KIND TO REPAIR THE TEEPEE...

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EARLENE HAS S\OFFERED TO DO A TURKEY ON T'DAY  AND COLLEEN SAID SHE COULD DO THE EARLY MORN SO EARLENE COULD GO TH E HUNT...

 

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WILLOW CAN WALK.. WHAT SHE CAN NOT DO IS GET HER BACK LEGSS UNDER HER...  SO WHEN SHE IS SITTING WHAT SHE  HEEDS IS TO LIFT HER HIND END... STEADY THEM FOR AO FEW MINUTES AND SHE CAN WALK OFF...  GOING UP STAIRSS IS A LITTLE TRIUCIKY  BUT WITH A WELL PLACED HAND... SHE MANAGES...

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 THE REASON WE TIED THE CAMERA TO THE TABLE LEG JUST HAPPENED-- 2 ANGRY  DOGS +1 CAMERA AND IT ENDED UP SWING ING ON THE LITTLE STRING THAT  WAS SO CAREFULLY TIED AROUND A TABLE LEG..

 

MURPHY'S LAW  WHAT CAN HAPPEN , WILL

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THESE PUPS ARE GETTING USED TO DISH TYPE FOOD-- THEY ARE INSISTING I DEAL WITH THAT NEXT..

 

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November 18, 2012

WE  HAVE A FEW DETAILS TO FIGURE OUT THIS MORNING-- BUT BECKY HAS MADE READY THE PUPPY BREATH  BOTTLING  COMPANY..

PUPPY BREATH HAS LONG BEEN VALUED AS A REJUVENATOR AND REDUCER OF STRESS...AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE PUPPIES WHO BREATHE

 

 SHE HAS CLEANED UP 1" VIALS  AND BOTTLED PUPPY BREATH  FOR THOSE WHO NEED AN OCASIONAL FIX- FOR A SMALL FEE---I SUGGEST  $10.00($2.01 PLUS $7.99  SHIPPING AND HANDLING)  ...... YET TO BE DETERMINED-- YOU CAN HAVE ONE OF THESE SENT TO YOU-- TO KEEP BY YOUR COMPUTER OR IN YOUR POCKET  AS A  HELP FOR REDUCING THE STRESS OF  WORLD.

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TODAY--- SUNDAY STEW--- EXPLORE.ORG WILL BE DRAWING THE NAMES FOR  2 OF CHAOS' PUPS  AND  AS A PRIZE WE WILL GIVE THEM A CALENDAAR-- AND A VIAL OF PUPPY BREATH...

 

THAT WILL HAPPEN AT 3:00 ---- CAMERA MARK IS BRINGINIG HIS

 CHURN-ER-UP-ER FROM WHICH WE MAY LIFT THE WINNINIG NAMES.

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NOW ABOUT YESTERDAY'S PROJECT.... THE RICE COOKER..... I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WORLD HAS AGAINST A 60 CUP COMMERCIAL RICE COOKER--- BUT I WAS AT  THE COMPUTER FOR OVER AN HOUR TRYING TO GET ONE IN SOME KIND OF SHOPPING CART.... AND FINALLY GAVE IT TO   Les & Skip Karwacki  HERE IS HIS REPORT...

 

Carlene,

This is to let you know that the 60 cup Rice cooker has been ordered and will be shipped to us (Les & Skip Karwacki) and we will see that it gets to SDP. I should point out that the cooker is actually a Proctor-Silex made by Hamilton Beach. Had an adventure getting it ordered and shipped. I went to the Sears store here in Salem and had found the item on their ”Item Finder” computer console when a helpful stock boy got off a nearby elevator an offered to help. When he couldn’t find it on the floor he directed me to a checkout to have them order it. They had to get a supervisor who also could not figure out how to order it. She finally got her supervisor who could not get the order through either. They were all very courteos and helpful but could not solve the problem. He did point out that the item was a “Marketplace” sold at the eTundra Specialties site and advertised at Sears, but he could not get to their site. I decided to try eTundra from my home computer directly and was able to get to the website and find the item. I also was able to get the website from the Sears page. Suffice it to say I ordered it, and it is on its way. Hope you all have great day tomorrow at “Sunday Stew” and hope to see you soon. If you have any questions please call us.

 

IT WASN'T EASY FOR HIM EITHER

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YESTERDAY WAS SOOOO BUSY HERE THAT BECKY AND I HAD TO LEAVE AND GO FIND COMFORT FOOD ( ICE CREAM)

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JACK IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB EITH THE NEW DEAGLE HOUSE-- IT REALLY NEEDS A SIGN "THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT"*

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I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT I ASK FOR IN THIS DD-- SOOOOOO  MANY PEOPLE GET IT NOW THAT  I COULD STArt an avalanche OF  ITEMS

 

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THE MACADAMIA NUTS FROM HAWAII-- GOOD STUFF...  AND CEREAL--- AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STORING UP TOWELS JUST WAITING TO GIVE THEM TO US.....  CERTAINLY WE CAN USE THEM  EVENTUALLY...

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ABIAH HAD A CRYING SPELL IN TH E  MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT--- FINALLY QUIETED DOWN--- SHE WAS TALKING TO US ABOUT SOMETHING... I  KNOW SHE CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE HESTER WENT... SHE IS LYING IN THE SAME SPOT WAITING FOR HER  RETURN ( HAVING HIP SURGERY--- HESTER THAT IS)..

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WILLOW IS NO WORSE-- THIS IS A GOOD THING...LOOKING FOR HER TO OUTGROW IT...   ????  WAS THIS THE "GROWING PAINS"   MY SISTER AND I HAD AS KIDS??? WE HAD SORE LEGS FOR SURE...

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GOAL OF THE DAY --A SIMPLE SOUNDING ONE-- CLEAN OFF THE MANTLE PLACE--  IT IS THE PERSONIFICATION OF "CLUTTER WILL ACCUMULATE TO FILL AVAILABLE SPACE"

 

THE FIRST ITEM I CAME TO -- STOPPED THE WHOLE PROJECT.

I HAVE ABOUT A QUART OF DEAD BUGS--- MOSTLY MOSQUITOS--- LOVINGLY COLLECTED BY A $19  FAN BLOWING OUT OF THE DOG HOUSE AND INTO $1.29 PIECE OF NETTING.;  THAT  COLLECTION  DEVICE STOOD WITHIN 10' OF ONE OF THOSE  $500 MOSQUITO MAGNETS WITH IT'S  LITTLE CONTAINER OF" MOSQUITO ATTRACTANT"   DURRING THE SAME TIME PERIOD THE $500 JOB COLLECTED A TEASPOON OF BUGS.... VS THE  QUART OF  MECHANICALLY COLLECTED BUGS.

 

SO THAT QUART OF DEAD BUGS SERVES TO REMIND ME--"DO NTO BELIEVE WHAT ADVERTISERS TELL YOU..."

 

JUST ONE OTHER TIDBIT WITH MY MOSQUITO PROJECT---- AT ONE POINT IN EXPERIMANTAL STAGE... I TOOK  THE NET FULL OF LIVE BUGS, TWISTED THE TOP SO I HAD THEM CAPTURED, AND SPRAYED IT WITH RAID- AND WENT TO BED... NEXT MORNING  THERE WAS NOT ONE DEAD BUG--- THEY WERE ALIVE AND HEALTHY EVEN AFTER  12 HOURS OF BEING SOAKED IN "BUG KILLER"

 

SO ENDETH THE LESSON OF THE DAY....

 

 

November 17, 2012

LATE AGAIN---I DID SLEEP--

 

HAD A ROUGH DAY YESTERDAY-- FOUND OUT MEGAN  HAS BECOME AFLICTED WITH THE SDP AILMENT...

 

 WE --BECKY STANLEY JAMIE ABAIAH MEGAN AND PUMPKIN-- ALL WENT TO LAHEY FOR MY DR APT.. AND FOR THEM TO PRACTICE ELEVATORSSSSSSSSS...   AND I LEFT THEM ALL IN THE LOBBY WHILE DOCTORS  DROPOPED THINGS IN MY EYES  SO THEY COULDL SEE BETTER AND I COULD NOT.

WE WENT TO GET IN TH E CAR --AND I WAS COLD--MEGAN SAID I HAD LEFT MY COAT-- SHE HAD SEEN IT ON THE CHAIR.  AND WENT BACK TO GETI T.

 

SHE WAS GONE-- LIKE 45 MINUTES-- TURNS OUT SHE HAD TO GO TO SECURITY TO REPORT IT WAS STOLEN --I WONDERED WHAT WAS IN THE POCKETS-- MY FVORITE JACKET-- SIZE XXL WITH SLEEVES SO LONG I DO NOT NEED GLOVES... AND I CAME HOME DREAMING OF BUYING ANOTHER JACKET XXL--

 

HOWEVER---- WE GOT HOME TO DISCOVER ABAIAH SLEEPING ON IT ON THE COUCH..

 

MEGAN TOOK SEVERAL PRECONCIEVED NOTIONS TO THEIR LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS WHILE FORGETTING SOME RELAAVENT DETAILSS.. IT HAPPENS AROUND HERE.  SHE IS SOOOO YOUNG TO START THAT...

 

WILLOPW RAN A TEMP  1-3.4 YESTRDAY--  SO WE GAVE HER 1/4 A DERmax -- or whatever-- along with her doxy and amox-- she is better this morn.

 

I MUST LINE UP SOME THINGS TODAY  FOR THE HEAVY LIFTERS WHO MIGHT BE HERE TOMORROW-- LIKE SOME POSTSS TO POUND---GREG THINKS IT IS FUN TO LIFT WEIGHTS--

 

THERE IS A SMALL CONCRETE MENDING TO DO  DEPENDING ON TH ETEMP...

 

JUST FED

 

RUNNING

November 16, 2012

PROBLEMS OF THE DAY

SOMEONE MISPLACED MY ENTIRE EXTENSIVE WARDROBE- I HAD ONLY ONE SWEATSHIRT LEFT -- NO CLEAN--NO DIRTY-- I HAVE A NASTY FEELING SOMEONE THOUGHT THEY WERE PUPPY RAGS.

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THIS  IS ONLY MY 5TH KEYBOARD THIS MONTH.

  YESTERDAY'S KEYBOARD  CHANGED THE IOKLM  KEYS  TO  23456 SO I HAVE RESERECTED THE YELLOW KEYBOARD( FROM TV  AD )THAT RARELY DOES SS'S   UNLESS I POUND THE S. SO THIS DAILY DOGGIE WILL PROBALBLY HAVE THE NROMAL TYPO' AND AN SSSS PROBLEM.

 

YES ---MARK IF YOU HAVE  OME EXTRAS I BETTER HAVE  THEM HERE... APPARENTLY THIS IS

 OME KIND OF GENETIC PROBLEM I HAVE WITH KEYBOARDS

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NOW ABOUT THANKSGIVING DAY-- IT IS JUT ANOTHER DAY HERE AND WE NEED TO GET ORAGNIZED-- LAST YEAR WE COOKED  ( LET ME REPHROASE THAT --- EARLENE COOKED) A TURKEY IN THE CABIN- FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO NEEDED AN EARLENE MEAL.. SPEAK UP... IT IS  A SEMI SUNDAY STEW DAY...

 

FYI 

 THERE IS  A SPECTACULAR EVENT  IN THE MORNING-- THE MYOPIA THANKSGIVING HUNT-- RIDERS ALL DRESSED FORMALLY-- HOUNDS RUNNING ALL OVER  AND HORSES LEAPING FENCES ETC...-  IT GATHERS BEFOER 10AM ON GOODALE STREET  AND WALLINGFIELD RD, IPSWICH ON APPLETON FARMS-- THEY GO THRU APPLETON AND CROSS ONTO THE WINTHROP PLACE- THEN OFF ONTO BRADLY PALMER STATE PARK AND WANDER ALL OVER HAMILTON..  IT IS A DRAG HUNT-- THE HOUNDSS FOLLOW THE SCEN T OF A SMELLY RAG WHICH SOMEONE RODE AROUND WITH  AT 5AM.

THE START IS A PHOTO OP LIKE FEW OTHERS AROUND HERE...  IT IS A PARK  AND WALK-- GATHERING -- PROBALBLY 9 ISH TO PARK WITH IN A 1/2 MILE--  PEOPLE CARRY COFFEE -- AND HANG AROUND AS THEY GATHER ON APPLETON.....  WE USUALLY TAKE THE COA VAN-- AND I ASKED ANN IF WE COULD WATCH FROM HER PLACE - SHE IS THE MUCH LESS FORMAL ASPECT OF THE WINTHROP FAMILY.... AND IT IS A GREAT VIEWING PLACE .  JANINE HAS "HER COLORS" AND BARRING THE UNFORSEEN-- WILL BE RIDING.  IT IS POSSIBLE TO FOLLOW IT AS THEY GO FROM STABLE TO STABLE --  SIPPING WINE ON THE WAY-- AND FINISHING UP AT PINGREE ESTATE SEVERAL HOURS LATER.

PERSONALLY I GO HOME AT 10:30  AFTER THEY GO PAST ANNS.

 

WILLIAM HUBER MIGHT WANT TO KNOW THAT PHOTO OP.

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ANN HAS TAKEN HOME ALL MY 57 NOTES TO PUT TOGETHER A LETTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS-- WITH A CC TO THE ATTNY GEN OFFICE OF NH....   I STARTED MY LETTER WITH  "BECAUSE THE PRINCIPAL DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TALK TO US....."   I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANN WILL WRITE-- SHE IS MUCH MORE POLITE--

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ABIAH IS LIVING ON TH E COUCH NEXT TO MY COMPUTER  SHE MISSES HEATHER-- BUT SO FAR SO GOOD.

 

AND I AM TOLD WE ALSO  HAVE SAMMY--- JADE'S DOG-- SHE HAS GONE ?? ON A CRUISE???  SOMEWHERE...

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 THE WASHER IS ORDERED---   AND A NEW/ BIGGER  HEATER FOR THE BARN..

 

 WE HAVE A LITTLE FINANCIAL COURAGE WITH THE WONDERFUL RESPONSE TO BUYING DOG FOOD WITH THE $10 NUMBER MEMSAIC WALL..AKA CHICKEN SH#T BINGO NUMBER.---

 

IT IS OUT THERE--- HAVE AT IT.

 http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=0FDEC7B2AAE9D7

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WE ARE MAKING SOME HUGE IMPROVEMENT S DUE TO THE CAMERA PEOPLE ( AND OTHERS) BEING SSSSO GENEROUS--- THEY HAVE BEEN BUYING NUMBERS REGULARLY  AND THEN THERE ARE SOME WHO SEND UPS PACKAGES-- WE NEVER KNOW \WHAT TREATS WILL  COME UP TH EDRIVEWAY   FROM HANDMADE WASHCLOTHS TO MACADAMIA NUTS  TO DOG BEDS AND KONGS.  IT IS FUN.  ALMOST LIKE DAILY  CHRISTMASSSS

 

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I AM NOW ON PUPPY DUTY-- HILARY JUST LEFT

 

November 14, 2012

ITIS SOOOO MUCH EASIER TO WRITE THIS WHEN I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT-- JUST RATTLILNG ALONG ON RANDOM TOPICS IS EASY

 

BUT TODAY I HAVE 2 REPORTS.

  TEAL AND THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

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A HUGE " THANK YOU" TO CARLENE, MEGAN AND ANN FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE SUCH GREAT ADVOCATES.

JOCELYN WAS IN FACT BEING BULLIED AT SCHOOL BY NOT JUST KIDS. IT DIDN'T SEEM OBVIOUS AT FIRST UNTIL ALL THE FACTS CAME TOGETHER. IT WAS GREAT THAT ALL THREE OF YOU TOOK TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE JUSTICE WAS SERVED. HOPEFULLY, THE SCHOOL WILL KEEP THEIR END, AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. TEAL WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE ALL THREE OF YOU ( NOT LIKE THE PRICIPAL) WHO WILL HOPEFULLY NOT IGNORE ME TOMORROW WHEN I SAY "GOODMORNING" TO HER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK JOCELYN FEELS MORE AT EASE KNOWING THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE STICKING UP FOR HER AND IS THERE FOR HER AND TEAL!!

 

THANKS AGAIN,
MANDY, JOCELYN AND TEAL

BY THE WAY, I GAVE JOCELYN YOUR E-MAIL, MEGAN!!

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I DID NOT GRAB THE BUTT OF THAT PRINCIPAL--- AS WAS MENTIONED--- TO DEMO WHAT TEAL HAS BEEN GOING THRU...  THE PRINCIPAL WHEN FACED WITH 5 OF US-- BOTH PARENTS, ANNE MEGAN AND ME- WAS LESS THAN POLITE AND SAID SHE JUST DID NOT HAVE TIME FOR US. SHE REFERRED US TO THE SPECIAL ED WOMAN -- WHO WAS PLEASENT ENOUGH-  AND DID WRITE THINGS DOWN ON HER PIECE OF PAPER..

 

THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO  AND HAVE NOT BEEN "ON TOP OF IT" 

 

 SHE HAD A FEW GOOD IDEAS-- FIRE DRILLS BEING ONE OF THEM-- APPARENTLY FOR DRILLS THERE IS A GROUP OF KIDS -- ON RESPIRQTORS ETC WHO ARE SHUFFLED TO THE BACK DOOR  OF THE AUDITORIUM- WHERE IF IT IS A REAL FIRE THE FIRE DEPT KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE...

 

SHE WAS DISCOURAGING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE STUDENT BEHAVIOR- AND SHE MAY BE RIGHT --- SHE SUGGESTED 60 CHANGE CLASSES 10 MIN AHEAD OF TEH GENERAL STUDENT POPULATON---  BUT  WE ALSO TOLD HER THE NAMES OF THE 4 ADULTS WHO WE KNEW TO BE A PROBLEM--  WHEN I TALKED WITH 60 AT THE FARM SHE SAID "MISS ANXXXXXX DOESN'T LIKE ME"- AS WE THEN MET WITH  THE PERSON WHO HAD VIDEO'D 60 DURING A FIREDRILL  WE FOUND OUT WHO MS ANDERSXXX WAS-- .  FROM HER COMMENTS-- SHE DOES NOT LIKE TEAL- AND MUCH PREFERS TO TREAT 60 LIKE A SAC OF FLOUR--- IT IS VERY   INCONVENIENT FOR HER TO DEAL--SHE THOUGHT  HER JOB WAS TO WALK 6 " BEHIND 60 AND PREVENT A FALL-AND TEAL WAS IN HER WAY....  SHE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND 6" BEHIND WAS EXACTLY WHERE  THE KIDS WERE WHO WERE PULLING HIS TAIL- SO SHE WAS IN FACT MAKING THE PROBLEM WORSE.

60'S MOM  SIGNED A PAPER SAYING 60 WAS GOING TO FALL ANYWAY-- BOTH WITH OR WITHOUT TEAL  AND EVERYONE SHOULD LEAVE 60 ALONE UNLESS SHE ASKS FOR HELP.

 

AS WE WENT TO LEAVE 60 GOT TANGLED IN HER FEET AND TOOK A NOSEDIVE  RIGHT OVER TEAL-- WHO ALSO FELL-- AS WE ALL STOOD AROUND LAUGHING... AND WATCHING 60 GET BACK ON HER FEET TOTALLY WITH THE HELP OF THE DOG...ONE OF THE STAFF WENT BY WITH A "WHY AREN'T YOU HELPING??"  LOOK.  MISSING THE POINT THAT  THIS IS ABOUT INDEPENDENCE  -  60 AND TEAL DID NOT  NEED HELP- THEY WERE WORKING FINE TOGETHER- IN THIS PARTICULAR  CASE  HE BROKE HER FALL .  WE  THEN WALKED OUT THE DOOR-- AND 60 WAS  LOOKING LIKE ANY KID OUT WALKING HER DOG.... HER  LEGS LOOKING BETTER WITH EVERY STEP.  HER NEUROLOGIST IS AMAZED AT THE IMPROVEMENT IN HER LEGS SINCE TEAL ..

 

60 NOW HAS MEGAN'S AND MY PHONE NUMBER  AND WILL HOPEFULLY GIVE US A DAILY REPORT TO BE SURE THE SCHOOL KEEPS IT'S BARGAIN..

 

THE OPTION STILL IS FOR 60 TO GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL-- AT THE EXPENSE OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.

 

THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE OF  EVEN THAT ONE STAFF MEMBER IS A HORRID BURDEN FOR 60. 

I DO NOT THINK WE HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM YET-- BUT WE ARE NOT DONE TRYING TO SOLVE IT EITHER. 

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AND THEN THERE WAS

"THE BOARD MEETING" 

HISTORICALLY IT WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO GO TO DINNER AT THE COUNTRY CLUB TO HELP EAT UP THE MINIMUM IN THE DINING ROOM BEFORE I GOT CHARGED FOR IT..

 

WELL... WE HAVE  GROWN TO A GROUP  WHO THINK....WITH MINUTES AND PIECES OF PAPER WITH BUDGETS  TO LOOK AT

 

 IT IS BEST EXPLAINED BY THE LAUNDRY CHORE

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THANKS TO A PERSON NAMED STEPHANIE  WE HAVE THE MONEY FOR ANOTHER WASCOMAT TO BE PUT IN THE FEED ROOM OF THE BARN.  WHICH BRINGS UP MY DRYING SYSTEM .   A COMBINATION OF SCAFFOLDING AND LADDERS DRAPPED WITH A MISMATCH OF BEDSPREAD TYPE THINGS.

 

THERE ARE THOSE--- GEORGE AND ANNE-- WHO RIGHTLY SAY  WE MUST LOOK GOOD... AND USE A DRYER INSTEAD OF THE UNSIGHTLY "FLUFFIES" BLOWING IN THE BREEZES...PLUS   WE MUST THINK OF .TYDING UP THE CHICKENS AND MARY

 

THEN I COME FROM THE OTHER END AND SAY-- THE PLACE HAS TO BE FUN-- OR WE HAVE NO VOLUNTEERS--- AND REGARDLESS OF ANY MONEY-- YOU COULD NOT PAY ANYONE TO DO WHAT OUR VOLUNTEERS DO-- 

ABD OSHA WOULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK...

 

 GEORGE ADDED-- YOU COULD NEVER HIRE THE QUALITY EITHER.

 

SO THERE IS AN ARGUEMENTAL DEBATE OF APPEARENCE AS OPPOSED TO CREATIVITY AND FUNCTIONALITY..

 

THESE CAMERAS HAVE EASED UP OUR BURDEN OF THE FEED BILL-- AND EVERYONE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A TARGETED AUDIENCE WHICH SHOU LD BE THE DREAM PROJECT FOR A COMPANY LIKE PURINA  AS WE SPOON FEED PUPS IN TRAINING WITH THEIR CANNED FOOD.

 

WE HAVE AN HUGE   AMOUNT OF  CREDIBILITY TO "SELL" AND IT SHOULD BE WORTH A PALLET OF FOOD A MONTH..

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BECKY  ( VET IN THE GUEST HOUSE BONDING WITH STU) IS DOING FAMOUSLY-- WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH HIM YESTERDAY--  SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE SERVICE DOGS ACTALLY PRODUCED WERE NOT THE COMPLETE "PRODUCE'  THE EXISTANC OF THIS FARM AMIDST A VERY STRANGE WORLD - IS ONE PLACED THAT IS REAL.

 

I THINK REAL = NOT PERFECTED

PERFECTION IS EXENSIVE

 

 TODAY WE-- SHE --MEGAN AND I -- WILL BRAVE THE COSTCO CROWDS..  10 TO 12 ISH.  HE IS DOING BEAUTIFULLY.

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AND SOMEONE IS COMING TO CUT BEEF IN FRONT OF THE FIRE...

 

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME---

 

THERE WAS SOMETHIGN WIERD I WAS SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE ITHE DD

WAS IT THE FROG IN THE TOILET--?? OR WAS THAT YESTERDAY??

I FORGET.

 

 

 

November 13, 2012

TODAY---  ANOTHER SHORT DOGGIE

 

 EARLY  7:45 ISH---   ANNE IS DRIVING ME TO MEET MEGAN AT THE SCHOOL..  I SUGGEST EVERYONE SAY A LARGE PRAYER THAT I IGNORE PLAN "A"  WHICH IS TO GRAB THE HIND END OF THE PRINCIPAL AND SEE HOW SHE CONCENTRATES WITH THAT GOING ON.

THEY JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND..

I HAVE A FOLDER FULL OF SUGGESTIONS AND INFORMATION FROM ALL THESE CAMERA PEOPLE.. SOME ARE EXTREMELY CLEAR

 

THE ADA/ IEL APPROACH IS THAT THE CHILD BE PROBVIDED WITHTHE LEAST RESTRICTIVE SOLUTION... AND SINCE THE AID LEFT 57 IN THE CLASSROOM ANF FORGOT TO TAKE HER TO LUNCH  ANYTHING WOULD BE BETTER---

 

 AND SHE CAN WALK WITH TEAL-- SHE CAN NOT WALK WITH A WALKER--- THE WALKER TIPS OVER- TEAL DOES NOT.  AT LEAST AS LONG AS HE IS NOT IN THAT SCHOOL 

 

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS... I KNOW A FEW THINGS IT IS NOT.

 YOU CAN NOT SAY TO AN ANIMAL  "OH FORGET IT   THEY WON'T DO THAT AGAIN..."

 

I LIKED RENEE'S COMMENT

 " THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY CLASSMATES NEW SET OF  FEETS"

 

THE OTHER SMALL PRAYER  YOU MIGHT ADD

 

  WE HAVE TO LEAVE AT 7:45  AND THE VOLUNTEERS  SAID THEY COULD COME  FEED AT 8... SO THE PUPS AND CAMERA WILL NOT HAVE  A SITTER  FOR THAT 15 MINUTES.. THEY SHOULD BE FINE...

 

November 12, 2012

SHORT DOG TODAY..

 

WE HAVE 2 FOR SURGERY LEAVING HERE SHORTLY

  THEY HAVE BEEN NPO SINCE 9 LAST NIGHT.

 

ROUTINE IS TO TAKE THE DOG AND SIT WITH HIM TIL HE IS UNDEER ANESTHESIA--  THEN ARRAINGING SOME NICE FLUFFY'S ON THE FLOOR SO WE CAN SIT WITH THE DOG AS HE COMES OUT OF ANESHESWIA

TO PREVENT THAT TERRIBLE HEAD BANGING THAT CAN TAKE PLACE-- THEN AS SOON AS HE CAN STAND AND WALK AT ALL--- IT IS OUT TO THE DRIVEWAY AND TEH GOOD FOOTING AND FRESH AIR-- TWICE UP AND DOWN AND INTO THE VAN TO COME HOME FOR  THE ICU IN THE CORNER OF THE OFFICE RIGHT UNDER THE COFFEE POT-- SO THEY GET PLENTY OF ATTENTION.-- I THINK LORI IS ORGANIZING THE ICU TODAY

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BECKY IS HERE IN THE GUEST HOUSE--- I MUST TRY AND REMEMBER SHE IS THERE.. SHE IS VERY  QUIET ANDWELL BEHAVED-- SHE IS BONDING WITH S2-

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AND I MUST TRY AND ORGANIZE A TRIP TO 60'S SCHOOL TOMORROW MORNING.. I HAD A FEW RESPONSES TO MY PLIGHT THAT I NEED TO TRY AND FIND...

 

MEGAN IS MEETING US  AND ANNE MAY BE DRIVING ME TO NH...  AND I THINK ALL YOU CAMERA PEOPLE ARE READY TO GIVE YOUR OPINION TO THE PRINCIPAL SHOULD SHE DECIDE TO GIVE ME A HARD TIME...

 

WE ARE READY---

 PROBLEM IS I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS... IF THE DOG   HAS DECIDED THAT THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL  IS A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT  HOW DO I CONVINCE HIM OTHERWISE?

 

SO WE MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL.

IT IS NOT A GOOD THING TO ARGUE WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS..   I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. 

 

THE ONLY ABSOLUTE THING I HAVE LEARNED IS-- IT WAS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE  TO TELL THE TEACHERS WHAT HIS REAL NAME WAS-- BECAUSE THEN TELLING THEM TO IGNORE THE DOG HAD MADE NO DIFFERENCR IN THEIR BEHAVIOR.

 

 

 

November 11, 2012

THE GREAT  SPOON MYSTERY IS SOLVED  BY BUD #1-

 

-- YOU MAY HAVE SEEN BUD#1 AROUND-- HE IS THE ONE LIGHTING FIRES AND TAKING SOME MACHINE APART AND  LOOKING  AT IT BEFORE HE   PUTS IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

AT ANY RATE HE SAID I MENTIONED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH DOG SPOONS ----SO  NOW ONE OF THE VOLUNTEEERS  BRINGS A FEW  EVERY TIME SHE COMES..

 

 OH BOYS---- HAVE WE GOT SPOONS NOW !!!

 

I THINK I AM ALL SET WITH SPOONS FOR A WHILE-

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GOT TO BE CAREFUL WHAT I WISH FOR IN THIS DAILY DOGGIE--

 

ALONG THAT LINE... WE SEEM TO BE DOWN IN NUMBERS OF KONGS-- THOSE BIG TOUGH ONES-- I KNOW A FEW GET CARRIED OUT ONTO THE GRASS AND WILL EVENTUALLY TURN UP ----BUT RIGHT AT THE MOMENT WE COULD  USE A FEW-- KEEPING IN MIND WE HAVE 16 EXTRA PPUPS COMING ALONG ...

 

THE LACK OF KONGS CAUSED THE LATEST SEMI DILEMMA--I FELT LESS THAN ENERGETIC YESTRDAY SO I WENT TO THE SUPERMARKET AND BOUGHT MARROW BONES FOR THE HOUSE DOGS TO KEEP THEM ENTERTAINED  --- YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON A DOG WITH A BONE  FOR LOTS OF REASONS----  MOST NOTABLEY IN OUR GROUP OF DANES IS  THE MARROW-- EVEN FROZEN AND EATEN SLOWELY-- OFTEN PRODUCES PROJECTILE POOING.. OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL BE NO OFF SITE TRAINING OF THIS BUNCH TODAY OR TOMORROW...... 

 

IT IS CALLED PLAN AHEAD---

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IN THAT VEIN---  I WISH  ( CAREFUL NOW) -- I WISH WE HAD A COMMERCIAL SIZE  RICE COOKER THAT  IS REGULATED BY A TIMER-- I DON'T KNOW IF THERE EVEN IS SUCH A THING---

 

WE COULD USE ONE IN THE TRYING TIMES OF "AN OUTBURST" FROM THOSE MARROW BONES....  OR GIARDIA...

 

INSTEAD OF 47 OF YOU GOING OUT TO SHIP ONE TO US ... IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO FIND IT ONLINE  AND LET ME KNOW... AND THEN  DONATE A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS IN THE PUPPY FOOD WALL--AND LEAVE THE COMMENT ABOUT THE RICE COOKER..  OR THE MEDICAL FUND....

 

THAT PUPPY FOOD WALL  --- INSTEAD OF TRYING TO RUN A SECOND ONE FOR  MEDICAL EXPENSES.   I WILL   MODIFY THE WALL  TO TAKE MORE NUMBERS  SO WE CAN BUILD UP A MEDICAL  EXPENSE  FUND. 

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WILLOW REPORT-- SHE IS DOING VERY WELL ON THE REST BIT...--- I AM NOT GIVING HER ANY PAIN MED-- SHE SEEMS TO HAVE A SLIGHT PAIN IF SHE JUMPS OFF THE SOFA--  THE PAIN IS A GOOD THING.. IF SHE IS SUPPOSED TO REST AND NOT RUN AROUND--- THE PAIN WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT WITHOUT MY INTERVEIENING

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--I---BEFORE--  E-- EXCEPT AFTER--- C-- OR IN BETWEEN 2 E's  AND CALL IT A TYPO
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TODAY SCHEDULE 

 EARLENE SAID SHE WOULD BE FEEDING  GRUEL AT 10--  2 -- AND 5:00PM

 

GENERAL STEWING---

I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW NEWCOMMERS TAT WILL BE HERE TODAY

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I HAVE GOT TO NOW GET THAT HARNESS CLEANED AND PACKED FOR RETURNING ( FROM THE SANTA PHOTO SHOOT FOR THE CALENDAR.)  I HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO DO THAT--  THAT HARNESS IS A THING OF BEAUTY-- AND IT WAS MADE FOR MY 8 MINI DONKEYS-- I THINK ONLY I KNOW HOW TO PUT IT BACK TOGETEHER  

THERE IS AN INTERESTING PART TO THAT-- IT WAS MADE BY SAM FRIEDMAN-- OF TORONTO... ( wh o makes the queens harness-- and i believe coors hitch) 

SAM HIMSELF MADE   4 ---AND HIS ASSISTANT MADE 4  AND THERE IS A EVER SO SLIGHT-- BUT LOVELY  DIFFERENCE IN THE  FEEL OF THE ONE SAM MADE..

SO I HAVE TO GET IT ALL IN THE RIGHT BOX.... OR SAM WOULD BE BACK TO HAUNT ME.

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BLUE GWEN SAID SHE WOULD HELP WITH THE ADDRESSING-- DOES ANYONE  KNOW HOW TO GET PAYPAL TO PRINT UP A SIMPLE LIST OF ADDRESSES  ?  IT DOES FANCY 1/2 PAGE LABELS-- BUT WE JUST NEED A LIST  NAME ADDRESS AND AMT OF MONEY

 

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November 10, 2012

I HAVE SO MUCH TO WORRY ABOUT--- IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN-- THINGS LIKE

WHO IS  MAYBE IN HEAT (? NOEL? )AND WHERE IS SHE (IN THE GIRLS DORM INTHE LAUNDRY BLDG) AND OF COURSE-- WHO-- IN HER VACINITY-- HAS TESTICLES AND KNOWS HOW TO USE THEM...

THINGS LIKE THAT--- PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOR PUPPIES--

 

NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT I HAD TO KEEP MY EYE ON THE SILVERWARE-- TALK ABOUT POPULATION EXPLOSION !

 

A LOOOONG TIME AGO--- BACK IN THE 1980'S  I HAD 4 KNIVES 4 FORKS 4 SPOONS-- AND SINCE TOM HAD GIVE N UP THE MEDICAL OFFICE, I HAD 2 LOVELY STAINLESS STEEL HOLDERS-- WITH WEIGHTED BOTTOMS-- WHICH COULD CONTAIN THE ENTIRE SILVERWARE COLLECTION . IT WAS A LONG TIME SINCE THEY HELD THE PAP SMEAR'S VAGINAL SPECULUMS FOR WHICH THEY WERE ORIGIONALLY DESIGNED.

 

  RECYCLING AT IT'S BEST

 

 NOW 25 YEARS LATER THOSE 2  SPECULUM  HOLDERS ARE JOINED BY 6 OTHER LESS EFFICIENT  JARS, AND CUPS  AND THEY ARE ALL OVERFLOWING-----PARTICULARLY  WITH SPOONS

 

THERE IS SOMETING HERE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

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THERE IS SOOOO MUCH GOING ON

THE ENVELOPES ARRIVED FROM ULINE- WHEREVER THEY ARE--- I SWEAR YOU CAN GET STUFF DELIVERED UPS  IN LESS TIME THAN IT TAKES TO LOCATE THE CAR KEYS TO GO SHOPPING.

 

ALL 300 POUNDS OF ENVELOPES AND ADVIL... NOW STORED IN WHAT IS TO BECOME "THE CALENDAR ROOM"-- NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH AN OVERFLOW ROOM-- OF WHICH WE HAVE MANY

 

THE WAY I SEE IT IS TO ADDRESS THE THINGS IN FRONT OF THE FIRE  PLACE ON THAT GRANITE SLAB WHICH ALSO SERVES AS THE BEEF PROCESSING STATION.

 

FIRE IS WARMING.

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WHICH BRINGS UP A VERY SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION.

ANNE- WHO HAS MANAGED THE ENTIRE EXPLORE.ORG  PROJECT-IS STRUGGLING TO -- SHE CALLS IT UPGRADE-- AND SHE HAS A POINT.... WHAT SHE MEANS IS LAUNDRY HANGING ON EVERY HORIZONTAL SURFACE IS NOT WHAT THE  PUBLIC EXECTS TO SEE IN A FIRST RATE OPERATION..

 

AND GEORGE SPENT 1/2 HOUR LAST NIGHT ON THE PHONE SAYING ABOUT THE SAME THING-- FUNCTIONALLITY IS NOT ALWAYS SUFFICIENT.

 

THE BUDGET THEY ASKED ME TO PUT TOGETHER IS BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS--- 

DO NOT GET ME WRONG--- THE MONEY IS A WONDERFUL THING-- IT MAKES THINGS WORK--

HOWEVER... EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN  MONEY IS THAT THE VOLUNTEERS ENJOY COMING HERE AND WORKING.  I COULD NOT DO THIS ALONE.----  PERIOD.  

SO I WALK A TIGHTROPE WITHOUT KNOWING WHO'S HOLDING EITHER END.

 

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IN THE MUDDLING ON  DEPARTMENT

 

EVERYONE IS MAD---( NO NOT ANGRY...MAD) AT THE SITUATION #60 IS IN-- AND I JUST HEARD THERE IS A GROUP WHO HAVE BEEN PLAYING GRAB A TAIL  which totally explains teal's behavior.  the fact that the staff did not notice or think it was anything besides kids will be kids.... has me about to fly. 

anne has offered to drive me up to their school next week-- maybe megan too....

my instincts are dreadful-- left to my own devices i would love to grab some teacher's backside in the hall and see how she responds.. i bet she would jump too--- and be nervous...

 

anne better go on this one..

 

actually ann nadeau ( teacher retired-- considered flying up from florida to  join the melee)

 

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 WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT-- CHAOS PUPS ARE REALLY BEYOND THE NORMAL CONCERN-- YOU CAN NEVER  GUARD AGAINST THE FREAK ACCIDENT...  BUT MOXIE'S PUPS COULD STAND ANOTHER WEEK OF OBSERVATION

 

AND--- TODAY  I THINK WE CAN START THE GOATS MILK ON A SPOON ROUTINE- EARLINE MIGHT BE HERE-- SHE IS OUR EXPERT- SHE CERTAINLY WILL BE HERE TOMORROW..  I NEED TO SET THE CHAOS PUP FEEDING TIME  MAYBE 10 ...12... 4:00 FOR THE CAMEA PEOPLE.

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COMPUTER PROJECT IS TO GE THE CALENDER INFO OFF PAYPAL WITH ADDRESSES  SO THE ENVELOPE ADDRESSING CAN BEGIN..

PAYPAL WILL PRINT Address labels-- but they don't seem to fit this applicaton

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and i am marking the new deagle house so the raised beds  and doors can be put together.

 

November 9, 2012

would call this the daily dillema  if i could spell that

 

had all sorts of things to be angry about this morning--

 

 like who was the smartie who discovered a breakfast of left over  chinese food  was not the way to start the day. 

 

 but all the rest of the annoying things  were the kind that i dare not mention because of all the people who now read this nonsense

 

there is a camera person in scotland-- maybe she can remember this story/poem   and give us the whole thing

it is about the son of a minister at a church party--

"i started in a story  - then i stopped it in the  middle

cause the story that i started was not... you see..

the kind that you could tell   at a church party."

 

practically every thought i have had this morning ended like that

 

the worst that i must not mention-- so i will change the names---

is about

 

a little kid  probably weighs less than  60 pounds-- so lets call her" 60"

was being hauled around school in a wheelchair--- by an aid 

and  several times they forgot to take her to lunch ---. when i first went to this school to meet with official people-- the aid left 60 in the  hall in her wheelchair when she came into the office to meet us..

 sack of flour type treatment..

 60  wanted some  independence--- and to  be able to go to the mall  with her friends without her father.. --60 And her  dad came here  ----she could walk with him-- but walkers etc were too tippy.

 like a red flag in front of a bull--- i bit the challenge---- .captured fido  who had not worked a day in years-- took him in harness to a mall and said "go"  and she walked  about 1/4 a mile hanging on to fido-- not dad.. we put together a young pup for her-- and they walk--without supervision  in the mall-- and we have a video of her walking in the ipswich school ( where we practice "noise and confusion")  walking almost  normally.

the pup passed the town's  august practice fire bell drills with "A" 

 

 there are a couple of the  staff  in her school system who do not..  shall i say.......are not encouraging  to her..  they prefer the sack of flour treatment in a wheelchair--  it is easier for them-- the big BUTTTT-her legs need to walk

 

megan has gone to her school with her  and came back with  stories how both kids and teachers were calling to and grabbing at this pup.  so now the pup is nervous in her school  especially during fire drills.   and they  have now photographed the pup in a fire drill worrying about what is behind him.

 

 in the middle of the night--- i realized if they want her to ride in a wheelchair---- then  have that aid follow her around with the danm thing  and if the fire bell rings 60 can ask for a ride and let the dog follow...  it would not take any more of the aid's time-- and it would  enable her to walk 99.98% of the time  and  not be told to sit and stay  isolated  in that chair when  they forget to take her to lunch..

 

think i can win that one??? the dog behaves nearly perfectly  everywhere but in that school where even the teachers  grab at the dog...

 

anne( denmark anne) offered  to drive me up there (NH)    she likes to spectate  a good argument.

 

if i need help i will ask for it ----- i can see it now....

we have all been subjected to 4 years  of political people    walking up and  down some sidewalk with placcards about far less critical things...

 

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grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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next problem

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i feel like lucy at the candy factory...

  calendars are nearly on the printers schedule-

 

i ordered mailers to send the calendars

they are advertised as unbendable- yet  lightweight  to avoid postage.

it is a commercial company---some flat.. some gussettd and a few boxes

the only other thing i added were refils  for  our first aid kit--- like  those little packets  of 2 advil to a tiny envelope

 

i was shocked to see the shipping $93  and called to try a nd figure out a slower/cheaper shipping ( which was stilll less that the staples route)

 

we went thru the order and all together-- all those enveloes and advil weigh about 300 pounds..  ok... if those  900 mailers are 300 pounds what do 1000 calendars look like---and where do we put all that volume of boxes here and be able to address them and train dogs at the same time..

 

what do we do... start another overflow room?

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 so today's   schedule

 

somebody has to go train a dog a t costco and get me some breakfast cereal along with a big jar of pepto bismol --- between barbara's  great left over lasagna and  then the chinese food,  i need help

 

anne is due here for coffee at 11-- she is a clipboard carrying tea drinker.

i am supposed to be thinking about THINGS.

i'll try..

 

 

November 8, 2012

( i discovered bigger font instead of caps) 

 

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the camera people were delighted  to see earlene here overnight tending to chaos and her litter.. she observed something   -- as we have many times before--- that we really must pass on  in keeping with our reality performance..

  w/r/t mothers  wizzing the pups.. if you sit a pup  on his/her rear ( on a wash cloth is good-) to help the moms with this wizzing  and let mom clean them by lapping the pee.... when they are  finished, the moms' take one final lap across the pup's face--

" There - I am done"----this is a fact of puppy raising.

 

just thought you needed to know that

 

that litter is 3 weeks now-- so time has come for the circus to start...  otherwise known as smearing time  as opposed to feeding time

 

it can get messy and the whole house will smell like goats milk----- an odor i would  love to wish on an irs agent bent on discovering whether i actually  raise dogs.

 

object being to start them  on a spoon--- you have to get the concept of ... down.. lap food... as opposed to up nurse.  we start with a soup spoon only because you can chase them with it an d minimize the spillage.

 

after which we can go to a dish.

 

time has come for my tirade on  the poorly designed dog dishes.. if you take a normal looking stainless steel dog dish  wider at the top  and jump up and down in the vicinity of the dish... eventually you will crack your shin as you hit the edge and it flips and whacks you in the leg..  happy dogs jump around food dishes--- i have seen one very confused pup who figured he was attacked by the dish.  soooooo  most of our dishes fit exactly in  some bucket or holder   which solves the problem.. but for wee pups.... i have some small dishes that flare out at the bottom.. these are what they graduate to after the spoon dribble.

 

after they master dish  wading...  we then graduate to spoon feeding canned food--  one at a time.. then 2 at a time with their name called--- and wait often   used... and they are on their way to a finished service dog.

 

and you thought dog training meant marching in circles.

this is carlene's lazy day dog training school.

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it should be mentioned that when we start feeding at about 3 weeks, the moms stop cleaning up after them  this has it's own  recognizable odor.

 

along those lines  there is a product  NI-712  from neuron industries ( or something like that)-- it is an umbelievable odor killer-- who would know better than someone with  23 great danes in th ehouse???  they now sell smaller containers --- but it was  over $100 a gallon and worth every penny 

 

i talked to the  office ( in arizonz??) and they said they  use so many oranges that the juice is the by product.

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 i use caps/big font -- because i am seeing double with at least one eye.  soon...i must away to the eye dr...

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in an effort to get my own dogs back into the house... the 2 litters are in the tv  room with their moms- and 5 in the house.. 23 danes... know pf any guiness record???

 

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today schedule--

i dunno  

 

 becky was supposed to be here yesterday and i don't think she made it

 

the fire is lovely--- maybe lovely enough to do accounting and stay in...