wow--- i slept
moxie has 8 pups--- all doing well i guess-- jack has managed
them overnight---and they all look very peaceful-- here we go again...8 black
pups with descriptions like
" has 4 white hairs under chin."---- i will never keep it
straight
as witnessed yesterday when i got the names mixed wisteria
and willow -- one seems to be responding to med- and probably has lyme-- i know
exactly which dog it is--- but which name goes with that dog--- is another of
those binary problems that give me trouble.
-all is quiet with chaos pups after the fiasco of chaos
sitting on one and having it be blue when earlene and i grabbed it and started
resuscitation... which worked... the whole thing was so upsetting i had to eat
2 klondike bars to recover.
i actually think gladys was the one to notice. but earline
and i flew into action oblivious of the camera- so there were a raft of
comments to answer-- most were amazed at the speed with which we responded...
getting chaos off th e pup was not an easy matter.
blue tongue is an indication that you better not go make
coffee and then deal.
they wanted reality--- we have reality...
i will be glad when we start solid foods and chaos can come
and go under supervision... except we are at the start with the moxie
bunch.
pups have survived for years without someone watching-- this
is true-- but normally you loose some-- and every one we loose could be a
person's ability to have a service dog...
so all of us are a little short on sleep--
i had to notice----- after 36 hours awake.....the 2 people
with the most stamina and look perfectly normal with their hair even combed are
earlene and blue gwen neither of whom have an ounce of fat on them..----- makes
me wonder------
make that 3 people and
add hilary--- our 98 pound wonder.... there has to be some
relationship--
i figure ----- i am 20 pounds overweight it amounts to
carrying around a 20 pound bag of dog food-- no wonder they can out work me--
and age has nothing to do with that... it is the klinedike bars... and the
addiction to icecream parties. and things like gravy , butter and even salad
is better with whipped cream on it.
i best away from that topic.-----
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the calendars--- finally.... maybe .... kitty is comfortable
with the horrendous details of the choosing and spelling of each word. she
said maybe ... just maybe we would have them nov 12 ish... i had to put that
in there-- it is like the irqq war-- got to set a goal date.
in prep for handling the mailing.... we have a bucket-- into
which we can put the checks and addresses of people who want to preorder -we
can go with the known postaGE ETC OF $20 PER CALENDAR AND ADD $5 POSTAGE FOR UP
TO 10 CALENDARS--
I.E. 6 CALENDARS WOULD BE $120 +$5
AND TWO WOULD BE $40+$5
THERE WILL ALSO BE A WAY OF ORDERING ON OUR WEB WITH PAYPAL--
AND THAT SHOULD BE SET UP BY ????MONDAY????
WITH ALL THE EXPLORE.ORG PEOPLE-- AND THE FACT THAT EACH
PICTURE COULD BE FRAMED.. WE COULD SELL OUT.
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SUNDAY STEW TOMORRROW--- IT IS CRAZY HAT DAY AND A SH#TTING DAY- MARK IS
GRIL;LING HOT DOGS COMPLIMENTS OF KAYEM COUPLE PEOPLE HAVE PROMISED HEALTHFUL
THINGS LIKE LASAGNA AND BEAN SALAD ETC... IT IS A POT LUCK DEAL NOTHING
GUARENTEEED
- WE WILL TRY--- TRY TO USTREAM THE SH#TTIN G LIVE
WE WILL HAVE 2 SH#TTINGS-- 3PM-- ONE TO BENEFIT THE FOOD BILL--- THE
SECOND TO BENIFIT THE OIL BILL TO FOLLOW THE FIRST...L-- SO GET YOUR NUMBERS
BOUGHT... LINK BELOW OR ON OUR WEB.
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manny report
Manny is doing great! He has a soul all his own & it's a
privilege to watch him grow into himself with all his quirky ways. I'm thinking
like most Danes Manny, doesn't like the cold or rain. As far as the rain I'm
lucky he has been kind enough to hold on until he feels the rain won't rip
through him like razor blades instead of finding a corner in the house. As far
as the cold weather. I have purchased him a very nice coat for inclement weather
with fleece underneath as well as his service patches sewn on to it. He LOVES
his coats! My friend Megan that you met on our last visit has made Manny coats
for just hanging around the house out of sweatshirts & fleece. It really
takes the chill out of him & he enjoys the attention of being called extra
handsome & a pretty boy! ...Manny has truly helped me and continues to help
me physically & emotionally more than I ever imagined possible. ..As the
calendars become available would you please have 5 of them for
Manny.
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from the explore .org list
GOOOOOD MORNING--- IN PREPERATION FOR ANOTHER DAY-- I HAVE EVEN CLEANED
MY GLASSES---- --THANKS TO BLUE GWEN AND JACK I SLEPT A TOTAL OF10 HOURS (BLUE
GWEN HAS 2 BLUE DANES AS OPPOSED TO DAUGHTER GWEN ) BACK TO EXPLAINING THINGS
TO QUESTONS I SEE ON THIS LIST.....
WHAT IS THAT SWINGING ROPE?
THE ROPE IS ESSENTIAL-- THERE IS A SHORT "FENCE" IN REALITY IT IS WIRE
SHELVING FROM HOME DEPOT-- BUT AS PEOPLE STEP OVER IT SEVERAL HAVE CAUGHT A
TOE AND FALLEN INTO TH EPEN OF PUPPIES... MOTHER DOGS DO NOT LIKE PEOPLE MOVING
QUICKLY TOWARD THEIR PUPS AND GO INTO ATTACK MODE VERY QUICKLY--- AS CHAOS DID
YESTERDAY WHEN I BEGAN TO MOVE FAST AND HANDLE HER PUP FASTER THAN SHE WAS
READY FOR ME TO DO...SO TO PREVENT ANYONE FROM FALLING TOWARD THE PUPS... I PUT
IN THAT LOVELY 1" COTTON ROPE- AND THE RULE IS IF YOU ARE AROUND THAT FENCED AT
ALL YOU MUST HANG ONTO THE ROPE-- OR ENDURE MY WRATH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG WHATEEVER IT IS... SINCE WE HAVE HAD THAT ROPE
UP (? 4 YEARS--)- I DO PUT IT IN THE WASHING MACHINE WHEN IT GETS GRUBBY. HERE
IS THE INTERESTING PART-- AT LEAST I THITTNK SO.*****MY HUSBAND AT AGE 94 BEGAN
TO HAVE STABILITY PROBLEMS-- SO I HUNG A FEW MORE ROPES-- ONE IN FRONT OF HIS
CHAIR AND BESIDE HIS BED.. SCREWED INTO A BEAM WITH A HEAVY HOOK... THESE WORK
BEAUTIFULLY-- MOVING ALONG... WE HAVE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH CANES AND CRUTCHES WHO
COME IN HERE-- THEY FIND THE ROPES ALLOW THEM TO MOVE MUCH EASIER THAN THE CANES
AND CRUTCHES.. SO WE ADDED A FEW MORE TOTAL; OF 5 IN THE HOUSE,,, . MAKING
THE PLACE LOOK VERY STRANGE BUT PEOPLE GET USED TO THEM -- AND I FIND WHEN
PEOPLE STAND AROUND AND TALK-- EVEN THE PEOPLE WITHOUT A MOBILITY ISSUE HANG
ONTO TH ESE ROPES. NOW TO THE VERY WIERD PART- MY HUSBAND HAD ALTZHEIMERS AND
IT WAS HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF HIM SOMETIMES-- SOOOO BEING AN OLD DRAFT HORSE
OWNER, I HAD A STRING OFLOVELY BRASS DRAFT HORSE SLEIGH BELLS -- SO I TOOK THE
STRING APART AND ATTACHED 2 TO THE BOTTOM OF SOME OF THE ROPES-- AND I COULD
TELL WHERE HE WAS BY THE TONES OF THE DIFFERENT BELLS..
IT WORKED--- FOR A LONG TIME--
BY THE WAY --- THOSE BRASS BELLS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND NOT EXPENSIVE AT THE OLD AMISH HARNESS SHOP-- SMUCKERS HARNESS IN PENNA- LAST I KNEW THOSE BELLS WERE FROM $5 TO $25 EACH DEPENDING ON TH E SIZE
IT WORKED--- FOR A LONG TIME--
BY THE WAY --- THOSE BRASS BELLS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND NOT EXPENSIVE AT THE OLD AMISH HARNESS SHOP-- SMUCKERS HARNESS IN PENNA- LAST I KNEW THOSE BELLS WERE FROM $5 TO $25 EACH DEPENDING ON TH E SIZE
