I was out for a shuffle and realized that sometimes, you just don’t see it coming. It was early Monday morning when I headed out the door dressed in my shuffle shorts, shoes, and shirt. That’s a lot of S’s at a time when the only ‘S’ I really wanted was sleep. Shortly into my…
Category: Pets
Something Old, Something New
I went to the Habitat for Humanity Restore the other day. I wasn’t shopping for anything in particular, but I thought I’d stop in and look around at the old stuff people no longer wanted. Surprisingly, I found something new and I’m still trying to get over it. Upon arriving at the store, I noticed…
Dog Jog
After my fitness tracker stopped working and Fitbit wouldn’t flip the switch to fix it, I decided that I needed to do a little more physical activity, otherwise I would ‘just stay fat.’ I used to be a runner. Now that I think about it, runners can usually run a decent distance and supposedly, they…
She Needs to Have a Puppy
My niece, a different one than in the Reba the Mail Lady story, and her husband are expecting their first baby in the Fall. I wanted to buy a unique handmade baby gift so I went to the seaside market where all the local crafters sold their wares. Now that I think about it, ‘sold…
‘That Owl’ Made Me Eat Crow
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a barred owl that hung out on the peak of my house and disrupted my sleep with its prancing and pawing of each little hoof, and then some. As I started writing this, I wasn’t sure if the owl should be referred to as ‘who’ or ‘that’ so…
Consignment Kitty Call
I don’t own a pet. Our family had a dog, Buster, for 16 years. He filled a deep void and brought a lot of joy to our family but when he passed, we decided to remain petless. Well, I decided we would remain petless. An empty nest meant I would have to do all of…
My Fruit of the Womb 