Nanny Diaries

I just found out the movie based on the book Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus is coming out in a few short weeks. You can bet I will be at the theater to catch this one.  The authors of the book wrote a fictional story based on their experiences as nannies in [...]

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Life Journal

Do you have trouble having a consistent quiet time? I do.  Most of the time I have no idea where to start.   It seems like a simple idea-read your bible, journal, pray, reflect.  Often times not having a plan keeps me from sitting down and having my quiet time with the Lord. I have an [...]

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Life at home

is all about the dog. He is doing really well and not complaining as much when he needs to go in his crate. He also went to the door to be let outside to go potty. That my friends is a victory. Now we just need him to sleep through the night without barking and [...]

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STINKERDOODLE

He was awake and making a whole lot of noise from 1am to 6am. Now, at 8am he is snoozing comfortably in his bed.  We gotta fix this.
Susan

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Maxerdoodle

This is our nickname for the pup. He went to the vet today and got an A- OK sign. He is doing really well. We miraculously have not had an accident in the house yet. But we did almost have two accidents. Our biggest challenge is getting him crate trained. I feared last [...]

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Chinese students and Max

Last night was filled with tears and sad goodbyes as we sent off our Chinese students. They really started becoming a part of us and I am willing to be if they stayed any longer, they just would not go back to their home land. Many of the students declared a reluctance to return [...]

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What’s happening

It is interesting having two new people in your home for two weeks.  I’d say for the most part everything is going great, but of course as we wind down our time with the Chinese students, I am looking forward to having the house to ourselves again. The good news is that the girls feel [...]

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Meet Maximillian (MAX)

We met this little guy this week and we just had to have him. He is a 10 week labradoodle and not only is he beautiful, he has a very soft coat that doesn’t shed and a wonderful mellow temperment. We will pick him up next weekend and are so excited. I hope our [...]

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Day two

We picked up our girls yesterday at noon. It was a little awkward at first but it didn’t take long to acclimate with each other. They are both very sweet. One is more talkative than the other and her English is very good. The quiet one struggles a little bit with her [...]

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Chinese students

Tomorrow arrives our two Chinese students. Did you catch that? Not one but two little girls will be joining us for two week. I think we are all ready for them, but honestly I have no idea what to expect. Will they like our food? What time should I have them [...]

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