Add Windows to the List

Replacing the worst of our old windows (since we can’t afford to do them all this year) is a part of our home improvement work this summer. Sadly,

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Lilly’s Blood Tests Revealed

It’s been a week since the blood tests with no news, so I called the veterinary hospital to check on results. I left a message and got a

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Iraqi Dogs Come to U.S., Bring Rabies

The following alert came via the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association late last week. It seems a dog brought to the U.S. from Iraq had rabies. Authorities are concerned

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Medical Mystery continued

There’s a new handler in our Sunday classes who has a somewhat shy/fearful standard poodle. We’ve already bonded a bit over our shared challenges, so she felt comfortable

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One more time, with feeling

Seriously. I’m putting my foot down. Lilly and I have a veterinary appointment this morning, and I’m asking for them to draw blood according to exacting standards, and

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Tornado close call for a BC friend

May 22, 2008, a line of bad thunderstorms storms raced through northeastern Colorado. There was huge hail. There was rain. There were tornadoes. One came within about a

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Please Stand By

My video technical difficulties appear contagious. NOW, my template colors have gone to hell. So sorry. I’ll get tech support on the horn Tuesday and see if I

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Schwag? What schwag?

OK. So, it’s not like it matters to me really. However, Lilly and I are sans schwag, completely without. Our invitation to take part in that videotaped interview

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What I tried to say …

I really have no idea if I gave useful answers during our interview last Friday. But, here’s what I remembered to say. When they asked about emotional support,

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Have you seen this one?

The second part of our video interview was more about gathering footage of Lilly playing (or whatever) that they can use (I’m assuming) with audio from me talking

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