January 2013 Blog Posts (69)

Before I began blogging, I used to read a lot, a lot of blogs.  Everyday after school, I would sit in our recliner and catch up on the different happenings: food, style, or home related.  Now, due to a supreme lack of time, I just work on my own blog and on weekends, holidays, etc. try to catch up on all my missed news.  One blog that I do read is Joey the Goldendoodle about a dood who was born in Pennsylvania but now resides in New York City.  The blog tends to post cute photo updates of…

I learned some things a few days ago about holding a leash with a rambunctious puppy in tow. 

“Hold it”=

“Grasp it”=

”Anchor with thumb and fingers”

I learned this because my five-month old puppy lunged suddenly, strongly, and unexpectedly on a recent walk.  The leash slipped out of my hand, and my puppy zoomed off like a crazed creature—jubilant with his tail held high, leash flying through the air behind him. 

Luckily we…

As many of you know, we recently moved into our first house.  Did we lock the door to our apartment and simply walk away?  No.  We needed to do a bit of "spring cleaning" first.  When you vacate an apartment, you need to whjp it into tip top, immaculate shape otherwise management is going to charge you for anything and everything.  Example, nail holes cost $1 each and a brand new rug, if yours is deemed beyond repair, can cost you up to $700.  So what were we to do but mop, sweep, and scrub…

I am back!  On my lunch break and thought I would pop in and say hi to my DK friends.  I started back to work yesterday and it's going well.  On Tuesday (day before start day), I thought I was going to die. I cried all.day.long.  Literally, DH handed me a glass of wine and said "honey I am sorry I don't make enough money for you to stay home, but you've got to chill out"!  HA!  Anyway, I've worked in my job for 8 years and love it and of course, after one day back, I, personally, am…

When Harley first arrived I prided myself on “never, ever, EVER” feeding my doodle – pup “people food.”



I have no earthly idea where this notion came from or why I adopted it. But just like raising a child, you realize after a while that all those unrealistic principles you thought you’d follow forever seem to…

Over the Holidays, I was contacted by a local Dog Resort owner (She works with the SPCA) rescuing and helping rehome dogs. She had a 10 month old Female that was looking for a furever home. She knew Me as a doodle lover - as I hosted a Doodle Romp at her park last fall. She wanted me to reach out to my doodle network.

I talked to her about the puppy- her previous owners had found her aggressive. They didn't have time to give her the love and support,exercise and training she needed.…

     I am a proud doodle mom this morning-a great way to start the New Year.  We had a house full of guests last night and Quincy behaved like the perfect little gentlemen. No jumping when our guests arrived! No begging for food treats while we had cocktails and appetizers!  No stealing cookies off the lower cocktail table! He was exuberant to see so many people milling around, but settled in nicely.  I swear he knows when people are saying what a good boy he is,…

Happy New Year to all!  I hope last night was a delight for everyone.  This Puppy Photo of the Week was pushed from yesterday because I had to give the Milton Memories of 2012!  Below showcases one of Jeff's stocking stuffers gifted to me from my mom and re-gifted to Jeff!  Goldendoodle socks might not be in style on the street, but in our family they are pretty hip. …

My daughter and son-in-law came home for the Holidays on Christmas Eve.  They left on December 23^rd and their flight was supposed to get into Dulles airport around 12:30 am, but instead was delayed until 4:00 am.  Since my husband and I were the picker uppers, we had little sleep that night since the airport is two hours from our house.  When we were younger we could operate on less sleep and used to even go to midnight movies.  Nowadays, the late show for us is anything after the…