There has been so much going on this week, and in a few short hours our doorbell will start ringing with the neighborhood trick or treaters. It will be a busy night, so I’ve decided to write a “summary” post …

We are grateful the storm did not destroy as much as it could have. Lots of frightening wind, but no structural damage or flooding in the surrounding neighborhoods. I am so happy to see the sun again. Leo is as well.  Two days of no outdoor activity was getting to him.…

“The track of Sandy is now solidifying.  This massive storm is set to deliver significant, and in some areas, record storm surge flooding through Tuesday.” This is the media warning message that’s been broadcasted the past few days.

It is now apparent the East Coast will NOT escape the fierce winds, torrential rain, and potential flooding Hurricane Sandy is expected to deliver.

I cannot help but think about my good friends in New Orleans, who,…

Somewhere between the intersection of “maternal protection” and “pet parent nurturing”, my clear, level headed thinking “collided” with my bonding and attachment concerns, shoving common sense and my ability to reason into a coma!

Don’t ask me exactly where I got the notion, probably on the “world wide web”, where I surmised once Harley came home to live with us, his crate should be in our bedroom. DH wasn’t exactly “feeling…

I am finally rotating doodle toys from the toy box to the trash! It’s finally time for those worn out, can’t repair, stinks and won’t survive another wash, toys that I’ve held onto far longer than I should have.

Don’t know about you, but shopping in a pet store for dog toys is not my idea of “fun” when I have the boys with me. The three of us, do not do “up and down the aisles” well together! When I learned about …

Ever since my September 10th blog post: DOODLE DAD IN THE DOG HOUSE, I’ve alerted my neighbors to be on the look out for this man – if he’s seen out and about with the boys – “alone!”

After his “infamous” visit to a local charity bike wash, his…

For years, when the two legged children were sick with colds, viruses and flu like symptoms, I would tell them they had the “coll – e -mock – is”, and for whatever reason they battled through each illness with pride and from those tender elementary school ages, when they couldn’t pronounce it, (like I cannot spell it), it seemed to make the days in our home infirmary fun!

I have carried this made-up diagnosis over to the four legged children and this is what I tell the vet…

This has been an extremely difficult week for our family. On Wed, Oct 3rd, we received news of the passing of a dear, dear friend, after a long battle with the disease Alzheimer’s.

Rick is not only DH Lee’s BFF in college (bonding on the football field, the frat house, and then careers in the military), he’s also the husband of my girlfriend (we all attended the same college), and has truly been like an uncle to my children.

The boys never got…