I wouldn't consider myself a morning person, yet my alarm goes off before 5 a.m. most days of the week. And on the days when I'm supposed to have the luxury of sleeping in, I usually hear the pitter-patter of three-year-old feet entering my bedroom by 6 or 6:30 a.m. at the latest. I've gotten used t... [More]

May receives double billing when it comes to pets and the people who love them. Not only is this Pet Cancer Awareness Month, May also happens to host National Pet Week. In honor of this special month, I have two special offers for you. Consultations Over the years, I’ve received many inquirie... [More]

Thank you for playing along with this blogger’s shenanigans! I hope you had fun with it. The first place winner was Cheryl Bryant from Mount Vernon, Iowa, the only respondent (out of more almost 100) who had a perfect score. Many of you would have achieved the same had it not been for that dog... [More]

No one ever exactly wakes up one morning and thinks to themselves, Gee, today I think I want to bring a shoe-eating, yard-digging, cat-chasing, cord-chewing creature into my home! Yes, won’t that be grand!

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(photo courtesy of Eileen Merrihew, taken 1949)