My Backyard

I have been very busy these last few weeks. Actually, my family has been very busy, and I have had to be more flexible in my everyday schedule to keep up with them.  I should have known that something was up, because I noticed She-Who-Is-In-Charge was busy writing things in those boxes on Her calendar [...]

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I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that the light has been changing in and around our house. Nothing very drastic, mind you, but changes none the less, in very itty-bitty ways. I’ve tried to pay attention, to see if there might be an explanation for my discovery, but so far nothing has turned up. [...]

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I am a “full of hustle and bustle” Tennessee Plott Hound. I like to be on the move all the time. Morning, noon, or night; it doesn’t matter-I always want to be on the go. The Big Grownup and She-Who-Is-In-Charge don’t exactly share my love of motion. They like to take some time for themselves [...]

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Spring is typically known as a season for new beginnings. In our backyard all of the branches fill with buds, baby birds can be heard chirping from their nests up high, squirrels begin to clickety-clack up, down, and around our tree that stands outside our back door. But for our family Spring also brought about [...]

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I have been home with Crocket and the Big Grownup all week long. Being in the house together with the two of them all day and all night has been a real “eye-opener” for me.
 
Because I am used to my everyday at work agenda, the one where I leave the two of them home alone [...]

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I have to tell you that I am a pretty frisky girl. I have a lot of extra energy and a lot of things to think about that keep me busy day and night. I never run out of ideas, can always come up with a plan of action, imagine something I want to do. [...]

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Now that Crocket has celebrated her first birthday, it is easy for us to look back and see how much she has changed since that first afternoon that we carried her home in our arms to join our family. I must confess that things were a blur for me in the very beginning of those [...]

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I can’t believe how fast this past year has gone by. I don’t know if it’s because I just celebrated my first birthday, or because we just recently turned the hands on the clocks that are all over our house, but whatever the reason, time has been something I have had a lot of time [...]

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If you asked me I would have to admit that Crocket is the center of our attention here in our backyard.  Everything that Crocket does we are sure to notice. If we do not pay attention to her right away, stop whatever it is we are doing to immediately clap our hands or give her [...]

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One thing that has not changed since I arrived here in this backyard is the “you and me” connection that I share with Sam and Max. Each of us thinks that we are the one who’s in charge, believes that the other two should be good listeners, do as we say, do what they are [...]

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