Animals
A Day at the Zoo
Aquarium On Wednesday, the traditional feast of the North American Martyrs, we spent the day at the the zoo with some friends from our parish. Looking at the Octopus My two oldest children stayed at home. However, Brendan and Theresa joined us to help out and have fun. Budgies Monkey Time In addition to holding…
Read MoreGood-bye Heidi
On Saturday, June 16, Heidi went to a new home. We know that we made the right decision, but we still miss her.
Read MoreRealistic or Heartless Mother
Last July, we bought Heidi, a beautiful red golden retriever puppy. The children and I were very excited to have a dog. We patiently taught her to go outside when she had to relieve herself and to go in only one area of the yard. I didn’t want the children stepping in any unexpected dog…
Read MoreDog Product Recommendations
Since getting our golden retriever in July, we have found some things are indispensable. We have also found that we prefer certain products to others. Thanks to the Monks of New Skete and their book The Art of Raising a Puppy, one of the first purchases that we made was a dog crate. The Majestic Pet…
Read MoreWinter Wonderland or…
We were all happy to see approximately one foot of snow fall and stick in our neighborhood this week. My husband and I enjoyed looking at the beauty outside, while our children played in their winter wonderland. Unfortunately, I did not take very many photos. We still have a lot of snow on the ground. As of…
Read MoreA Girl and Her Dog
A couple of weeks ago, as Elizabeth was petting Heidi, I heard her singing, “Oh doggy, there’s something special between you and me.” (adapted from Charlotte’s Web) Elizabeth is definitely correct. Although we are still trying to stop Heidi’s biting (it is pretty bad at times), she tends to be very good with Elizabeth. Heidi is getting better about…
Read MoreHeidi: Our Golden Retriever
On Friday, July 29, our lives changed when we purchased a lively, seven-week-old (born June 10) red Golden Retriever puppy named Heidi. There were some lighter puppies in the litter (the mom was red and the dad was light), but most of the children wanted “the red one”. I think that red Golden Retrievers are…
Read MoreOlympic Game Farm
In addition to visiting the Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, we also thoroughly enjoyed going to the Olympic Game Farm in Sequim. The children were thrilled to see llamas, rabbits, peacocks, elk, zebras, horses, prairie dogs, yaks, a rhinoceros, bison, deer, tigers, lions, coyotes, wolves, and bears. Little Black Rabbit Prairie Dog Tibetan Yak Peacock …
Read MoreMurphy’s Law: Raccoon Style
We used to think that raccoons walking along ours and our neighbor’s back fence were cute and try to take photos and video of them until last month. We were surprised and pleased to find that starlings weren’t nesting in our attic this spring. A few weeks ago, our neighbors knocked on the door and told…
Read MoreThe Things I Find on My Camera
Photo taken by Brendan
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