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16 Days Old

We drove up to visit the puppies today and were even allowed to hold a couple of them. They all have their "puppy" names and The Big Guy is holding Walter.

The Big Guy and Walter

Mom is Worried

We don't know which one of the five males we are getting yet. The owners wait until the puppies are seven weeks old and then formally evaluate each of them before matching them up with the people who are going to adopt them. For us they will choose a steady laid-back companion dog who is likely to get along with our other dog, Andy.

The Other Nine

 

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Conner

We are thrilled to soon become the adopted parents of one of these Labrador Retriever puppies. They were just born on Friday and are two days old in these pictures.

Rylee and Pups 2

Rylee and Pups

I think his name will be Conner but The Big Guy hasn't warmed up to the name yet.

100 Things - A Meme

It's January and a good time for lists, looking forward and back. Here's my 100 Things list.

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1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain (it was a small mountain...)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma
65. Gone skydiving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (Laid off is the polite term. Three times!)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a mobile phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

QotD: World Traveler

Which countries have you visited? Which countries are on your list to visit?

Have visited: United States, Mexico, The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Greece (only Corfu), Portugal, Thailand, China (only Hong Kong), Taiwan (not on purpose, plane had to land there during a typhoon)

On The Tegelberg Germany

Want to visit: more of China, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Ireland, The UK (mainly Wales), Eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, Romania, etc.), more of Greece, Egypt, Russia, Costa Rica

Also, I haven't seen near enough of Canada. I want to go up north to the Yukon sometime. And I want to go on a road trip to Quebec and The Maritimes someday.