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The Sunday Salon: Back to Reality

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The Sunday Salon

Well, our little trip to the desert is over and it’s back to reality for us. Forgive me for missing all of the Read-a-Thon action. I was with you in spirit, but we didn’t have access to the Internet while we were away. It was a nice break from my laptop but I missed all of you.

I didn’t get much reading in either. I managed to finished two books while away, but I expected to finish at least one more. We listened to an audio book on the way there, but on the way back, the content became a tad inappropriate for the kids to listen to. I didn’t think they were listening until the reader dropped the “C” word and my daughter wanted to know why they were talking about a rooster. Ahem, if you think about it you’ll get it.

The good news though is that the Otter Pup did great! She loved the long car ride and did great in the other house. She almost got violated on her first visit to the dog park but she handled herself well and came out unscathed. She took turns sleeping with the kids and that went well too. She just seemed happy to be with us. I was really nervous about taking her with us but she did great. I worried for nothing.

I don’t have any pictures to share. I brought the camera and ended up not taking it out at all because the weather was cold, super windy and sand was flying around everywhere. I didn’t want to damage the lens with all that sand action going on.

Okay, I’m off to deal with my inbox. Hope you are well and that you all had a good week.

Life

The Sunday Salon: Cooking, Reading and a Pup Update

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Chloe and The Girl

This will be super quick because there is just so much going on right now. Nothing like a busy Sunday to keep you on your toes. I spent the entire morning cooking meals for the week. With the new pup (Chloe), I find that I cannot take my eyes off of her for too long, so pre-cooked meals this week will make things a lot easier. I am making, Tacos, Southwestern Tortilla Soup, Spaghetti and Meatballs for the week and Hamburgers for tonight.

The Sunday Salon Button

As you  know from this post, I hit a speed bump with my reading so I picked up Pit Stops, to ease me through the bump. The timing of this book is perfect. It’s about a woman’s trek across the country with a Pit named Loren. It’s part travel and food memoir but focuses on animal rescue. Since we rescued Chloe from the shelter just a week ago, I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying this book.

Chloe 2

Chloe is doing well. She seems to be fitting right in. She loves to be with us, no matter what we are doing (cooking, reading, watching movies, etc.) Her nickname is Otter Pup, because she looks so much like an otter. Her coat has completely changed since last week. It’s amazing what a little good food will do for a puppy.

Chloe 3

Can you tell that she likes her belly to be rubbed? Every time we come near her this is what she does and let me tell you, she gets a lot of rubbing on that tummy of hers.

Okay, back to pup watch as she is circling me, and you all know what that means. Later I have to go out and clean-up my van because The Girl left the door open and it rained all day yesterday. What a mess!

Hope you have a nice, relaxing Sunday.