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Last day of March... cold, gray and rainy :(

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BEFORE AND AFTER

The sheetrock is done and now we're ready to start the interior trim and paint!!!

Now to just get rid of all this snow.....

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Boy, we haven't been home on a Saturday in a LONG time!!! We took advantage of the day to get lots of errands and projects done... cleaned the truck, went to the dump, rabies shots at the clinic, shopping at Target, Lowe's and Dick's. We had a nice, quiet dinner at our favorite little restaurant just down the street from home... The Train Stop. Great food and a nice little getaway after the day's hubbub.

WHAT'S NEW..... (This week)
Had an awesome agility trial at the Equestrian Barn on Saturday
Had a joyous Easter Sunday in Maine with kids and grandkids
Talked to everyone on the phone
Laughed at blog posts
Had one of those expensive grocery weeks (needed everything)
Had a taste of spring weather on Wednesday (58 degrees)
Took some nice walks on bare ground
Went to Bedford and shopped with Mom
Picked up my newly framed piece of Aussie Art
Talked to Kevin
Brought in wood.... we're on our last row. Yikes!!
Learned that Kevin might be published in the Journal of Behavioral Science
Got stuck in traffic for an hour on 495 coming back from agility
Got another dusting of snow!
Learned that water is coming in our electrical box in Maine
The sheetrock is almost complete
Now for the weekend......

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STUCK ON 495

Thought this accident would be cleared up on my way home from agility class..... Apparently NOT. Took me an hour for a 20 minute drive :(

AND.... what's with the SNOW!!!!!

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AUSSIE AFTERNOON

This print was comissioned by the Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue Group here in Hudson, MA as a fundraiser. A girl that is in charge of the group takes agility class after mine and just couldn't resist bringing it to show me after she saw Tucker. I bought the print and just picked it up today after having it matted and framed at "Michaels". Now ... where to hang it????

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MARCH

In like a lion....

Out like a lamb....

(I hope)

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A New Family Favorite

This recipe is SO easy....

Line a mini muffin pan with mini cupcake papers

Make a box of brownie mix according to directions

Put a dolop of brownie mix in the bottom of each muffin cup

Unwrap some reese's miniature peanut butter cups

Press a peanut butter cup on top of the dolop of brownie mix in each cup

Cover the peanut butter cup with brownie mix to the top of cup

Bake at same oven temp as brownie mix requires

I baked them for a few minutes less than required on the brownie mix

Just keep checking them at the end as everyone's ovens are different

Makes about 30 little cupcake brownies

Great for the kids... and adults, too

Enjoy!!!

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Got some new pictures of the camp (house) on Sunday. The sheetrock is hung and partially taped and the basement heat is almost ready to be turned on. There is still plenty of SNOW though!!! Maybe it will be gone in July....

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EASTER 2008

We had a fun day in Scarborough with Cindy, Josh, Kevin, Amy and the 6 grandkids. The big kids enjoy playing together and the babies are growing every time we see them. We had a delicious dinner of ham, scolloped potatoes (that contained beer), salad, biscuits and some wonderful desserts. We all actually managed to sit around the table for a couple of minutes during dinner this year and the kids had their own table. Enjoy the pictures....

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A FUN DAY OF AGILITY

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

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The taxes are done and the bills are paid and we have a clean desk once again! Ahhhh!

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The 1995 Dodge Intrepid

Today I left the house at about 6:15 to go to the gym. After I finished my workout and shower, I left for Bedford to try and figure out what was wrong with the Dodge. Mom had been stranded the day before after her art classes with a car that wouldn't start. After she realized that her cell phone was dead and she couldn't find her AAA card ( one of her friends had both of them, luckily) she was finally able to get the car jumped and get home by dinner time. When I arrived the plan was to take the car to the repair shop to figure out the problem. But, the car wouldn't start again. We left the house to do some errands and get her some groceries and to figure out what to do with the car. When we got back, we unloaded the groceries and had lunch. We decided to roll the car out of the garage and jump it with my car. I followed Mom and Dad over to Sears so that the battery could be checked. After about 45 minutes, the battery was declared "bad" and still under warranty. They were able to drive away with a new battery for "free". Some guardian angel was with them today..... :0)

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It's a Good Day When:

1. The sun is shining

2. We have warmer than normal temperatures

3. I can go to the gym

4. I can run three miles without feeling exhausted

5. I can take a nice long walk with the dogs

6. I don't have to spray mud off them when we get home

7. I can do agility in my yard again (it's been a LONG winter)

8. I get phone calls from my kids or my Mom

9. The laundry and ironing are all caught up (almost never)

10. The house is clean

11. I don't have to look at tumbleweeds of dog hair under my furniture

12. I can work on my blog

13. All the bills are paid for the month

14. We get to eat dinner without a call about some problem with the house in Maine

15. Lee comes home early (almost never, but it doesn't hurt to dream)

16. We can have holidays with the family

17. I can eat ice cream

18. We are home on the weekends

19. I can think of being in our new house at the Lake

20. I can win a dog show

21. There is a snow day with no place to go

22. I can sip hot chocolate next to a roaring wood fire

23 . Life is good!!!!

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Where WAS your Mother?????

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If there's water and mud...

BOYS WILL BE BOYS!!

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We had a nice long walk after the show today.

Ahhhhh!!! Now that's more like it....

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We're really not sure that we like "Show Business"

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IT'S SHOWTIME

Every spring our New England Aussie Club puts on shows to benefit the breed rescue program.

We have 4 shows and a raffle with some neat prizes. The best part of all is the parade at the end of the shows where we get to see and hear bio's of all the rescue dogs that our funds have helped over the years. It is really moving.

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There's always a Project....

Like Father, Like son!!!

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But, I really don't like cake!

Happy First Birthday Lucas...

We love you!!!

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WOOD!!! WINTER WOULD BE MIGHTY COLD WITHOUT IT....

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How do you spell..... O-B-S-E-S-S-I-O-N ??

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Fun with Grandparents:

The snow was SO deep

We can't go out and play

Games with Gammie and Gampa

Were FUN today!

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Lucas' First Birthday Party

Fun with Family, Friends and Cousins

Sorry :( Maine and New Hampshire, but we've got LAWN!!

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We love Fridays because we get to do agility!

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Groceries..... They just keep getting more expensive every week!!!

Hey check this out..... I'm sure we all have our stories :)

Leah Remini of The King of Queens will star in a new Web series about motherhood that will incorporate consumer-generated stories from moms into each episode.
Created by branding firm Mindshare Entertainment, In the Motherhood will premiere on MSN on May 11 at inthemotherhood.com. The five-episode series profiles the "ever-hectic but always humorous" lives of three mom girlfriends.
Hollywood screenwriters will develop the characters and storylines for each episode of Motherhood, based on the real-life stories submitted over the Internet and voted on by the online community. Visitors to the site will nominate the best entries on such topics as your child's worst public meltdown, funniest potty training story, and the funniest child-rearing advice from your mother-in-law.
In addition to MSN, the webisodes can be viewed on the Web sites of sponsors Suave and Sprint. On broadcast TV, Motherhood will be publicized, and clips or whole episodes--which run about five minutes long--will air on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, whose host will call on moms to submit their real-life stories and to vote on the best entries.
Remini, who stars in the show, is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan in CBS's comedy series The King of Queens, which ends its nine-year run this year.

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Another yucky day

Doesn't everyone have weave poles and a jump in their dining room??

Back to the gym today after two weeks away!! Ouch!!

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Signs of Spring? Maybe I will get to do agility this year sometime!!