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Skip the Baby, Get a Dog

by Amy Urquhart

on July 14, 2010 in Parenting

We never had a dog while I was growing up. That is, not until my dad met my step-mom. Her family had a beautiful golden retriever named Skye, “The Dumb Blonde,” my dad affectionately called her.

Then I met my husband-to-be, Graham, and he had a dog named Mazda. Mazda was named after his first true love, I suppose.

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Cats In Heat Will Be Shot On Sight

by Anissa Mayhew

on May 10, 2010 in Parenting

We are nice people. Well. We aren’t mean people. Well. Children don’t run and cry when we come down the street. Usually. We have learned to be nicer people. It means no hissing at strangers (which is a lot). It means no flailing about when Girl Scouts come to the door.

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New Rule: Call First

by Tena

on November 9, 2009 in Identity

The unexpected company… the dreaded surprise house guest… “I was just in the neighborhood and I thought I stop by.” Sound familiar? I usually keep my house fairly clean.  But stop-in or have-company clean?  Uh, not always. We used to have a lot of friends that lived near us and I had my house ready for [...]

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I can haz kleen ‘n new potty?

by Anissa Mayhew

on November 3, 2009 in Playing House

I am the proud owner of two verrrry cute kittehs! Cute until you get within ten feet of their litter box. And then? They are just like every other beast of the wild that should be left to poop in the great outdoors. But, I am a good pet owner….I clean that damn litter box, [...]

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We Don’t Work on the Sabbath Known as School Holidays

by Angie Pangie

on September 7, 2009 in Pop Culture

It’s a shopping/BBQ/annoying-family-members holiday. Did you expect new posts from us? We think not. Instead, here’s my version of Totally Looks Like featuring a dog pee stain from one of my own nasty dogs and Grampa Simpson.

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