Mixed Nuts: Puppy school take two

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Puppy school take two

Today was Shaggy's turn to go to puppy school. He did pretty good. There are 6 other puppies in the class, so he was completely distracted, but he didn't pee on anyone, he didn't jump, and he didn't try to get away during playtime. I think he was happy to have dogs his same size to play with. There are some really cute puppies this time. Arlington came with me and she was really happy to get to see all the dogs. This will be our last puppy school, so I knew she wouldn't want to miss it.

Today was nuts, so I am cutting this post short. I volunteered in Finley and Cainan's classrooms this morning one right after the other. Then I spent 4 hours in the yard getting it a little further along. I have a lot of room for new plants - I can't wait! I started to move the 400,000 (okay a slight exaggeration) daffodils that popped up all over the year. They.are.everywhere. I got about a 1/4 of them moved to new homes. We have a ton in the middle of our grass area.

I watched our little neighbor girl for a little while this afternoon, and then I took Arlington to Lacrosse since Mat had a late meeting. Then it was on to puppy school.

So - not much to report today. Although, I do want to say that I got an email from Finley's braille teacher today saying how well she is doing. She has learned so much. She is starting to write words with the brailler! It is great. She has been really into writing print as well, so I think it is great that she has interest in both. She is flying through the braille, and we are really proud of her. She seems to love it.