Tag Archives: dogs

Max and the watermelon

Posted on October 3, 2022 by suziecreamcheese

I wanted to post this in reply to another blogger’s post (that would be BiteyDog 🙂 ) but I couldn’t figure out how to do that, so here you go: My Max was a therapy dog, and one of our … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts while eating blueberries

Posted on July 14, 2021 by suziecreamcheese

Blueberries and vanilla yogurt make me happy. Why in the name of all that is holy did I decide to buy 4 pints of blueberries when I’m the only one who eats them? I’m grateful for my freezer today. Did … Continue reading →

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Thoughts while waiting and a minor rant

Posted on May 29, 2021 by suziecreamcheese

My great nephew, who is the joy of my life and has been since the day he first drew breath, is graduating from college tomorrow. He’s getting an award today so I’m waiting for the live stream to start. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Dear Jebus, Maverick

Posted on December 19, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

*My friend’s little girl, all of 3 years old, prays to “Dear Jebus” and we think it’s adorable. Dogs are creatures of routine. There is no dog more a creature of habit than mine. We get up, jump on Mommah, … Continue reading →

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We have a tree in the house!

Posted on December 12, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

For the past two years, because of the Tiny Terror, we’ve had a small artificial Christmas tree. I bought that little tree the year my mom died, only because my great nephew, who was two years old at the time, … Continue reading →

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And we’re off

Posted on October 9, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

After months of “I’m going to NY, no, shit, I’m not” I’m finally going. I told the Bear, “come Hell or high water, I am going to NY!” I get to drive all day tomorrow, and then visit relatives till … Continue reading →

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Snowing, blowing, yuck!

Posted on January 8, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Probably within 5 minutes of meeting me, you’ll know how much I hate snow. Yesterday we got about 4 inches of white yuck. I had nowhere to go so I made the Bear take the Benz because it’s the “f … Continue reading →

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is it over yet?

Posted on December 10, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Christmas, the semester, the hot mess in Washington? Just be over with all this mess and move on? Today was “just ignore it all ” day. Maverick and I walked in the rain. We got completely drenched and had the … Continue reading →

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Catching a cold and other fun stuff

Posted on November 17, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

It’s bad enough to be catching a cold – WHERE THE HELL IS MY VITAMIN C?????????? – but hubby is right there beside me, sniffing and sneezing and he won’t take THE DAMNED VITAMIN C! Maverick thinks that this is … Continue reading →

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Judgy Eyes

Posted on August 21, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Maverick pulls like a tank. He’s the lead dog and I’m the sled. No harness, collar, treat or threat will seemingly change this behavior. Some days are worse than others. Today we walked down the hill to the creek twice … Continue reading →

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