Hockey

Puppy dressed as ferocious hockey player.

Wow, you're pretty good at blocking thos tennis balls. When I grow up, I want to bMario Lemieux!

Bu Mario Lemieux isn't a goalie. Then I wanna be Wayne Gretzky!

Gretzky isn't a goalie either. Geez, where have you been learning about hockey? Mommy!!

I have never had a pup that I could teach to play Fetch. I have tried over and over using instructions in dog-training guides to no avail. The closest I have come is Toby who likes to catch the balls and line them up in front of himself.

It’s a good thing Mommy enjoys all that lower back pain from picking up hundreds of tennis balls a day. Oh wait, no I don’t. Then I guess it is a good thing I love my puppy.

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Today I am on Day 25 of my eye exercises. I feel like the lady in the Peleton commercial who posts her exercise routine in order to hold herself accountable. So far, I am still liking what I am doing! This past week I have been able to see a few things that I haven’t in a very long time. I was able to read house numbers from more than a yard (house-yard, not 3 feet) away. I could also read a street sign from at least 20′ away. I am not able to hold focus for long, but even that is building. A friend asked if I would like to go to my eye doctor some day and show off that I don’t need glasses anymore. Not really. What I would like to do is go to the DMV and have the restriction removed from my license. Ha! Take that, state government.

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This week I also mailed off a copy of Dream Our World to another museum, hoping that they may be interested in selling it in their gift shop. Toby has promised to keep his paws crossed that the manager likes his work.

Toby innocently stands there, wondering what mommy is looking at.

How could they not like it? I’m adorable.

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By the way, is anyone else having trouble with WordPress? I am having problems with the photo uploader and viewing previews of my posts. Even viewing others’ posts is hit or miss. It takes all the fun out of coming here to post.

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That Time of Year

Woman cleans while her pups look on.

Mommy’s on a cleaning binge

It’s quite a sight to see.

I fear that with those other things

She’ll also throw out me!

Mommy's on a cleaning binge. It's quite a sight to see. I fear that with those other things she'll also throw out me!

Every year I tell myself that I am going to do a good job of keeping up with paperwork and putting things away. I vow that I will not hoard useless knickknacks or keep every book I meet. January after January somehow finds me buried in paperwork – downing in sentiment.

Toby hates when I get into these cleaning moods because it means less time playing with him. Today he would much rather me be kicking snow for him to catch than doing boring filing and running the dreaded vacuum. I tell him that he should be happy that there will be more room for us to chase tennis balls if he lets me finish my clean up, but I can tell he doesn’t believe me.

Bored terrier lies next to his tennis ball.

I guess I should just be happy that we’re less likely to be

featured on an episode of Hoarders.

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Come with the boys to a place where there are no nasty vacuums – to The Museum of the Imagination! In Dream Our World Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams and look at artwork from a canine perspective.

Dream Our World is available from Amazon.

(Tomorrow we contact another museum. Wish us luck!)

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Happy Anniversary!

Today is Bitey Dog’s 6th year anniversary at Word Press. I am sure that somewhere Geordie is very proud of what he started.

Happy Cairn terrier pup

Yup. I’m happy!

Go away. I'm sleeping.

Go away. I’m sleeping.

Toby, on the other paw, has a more casual attitude.

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If you would like to donate a copy of Dream Our World to your local library, please feel free to do so. I have heard nothing from my local library despite repeated attempts to contact them about the catalog number. If you do donate, the WorldCat number will still need to be assigned.

Don’t forget to pick up a copy of Dream Our World. Inside, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams and view the world of art from a canine perspective all while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World is available from Amazon and from at least one museum!

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Sleeping Angels

Toby sleeping next to Mommy's desk.

Last night I found Toby hidden in a little corner next to my desk. I thought it was funny to see him sleeping with his head on my hard, wooden sewing basket and his butt pressed against a soft, comfortable pillow. I grabbed my camera and snapped a picture before he could wake up. I didn’t realize until this evening when I went to edit it that he looked exactly like the picture of sleeping Geordie on the pillow. Aw, my little angel boys!

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Don’t forget to pick up a copy of Dream Our World. Inside, not-so-angelic Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams and view the world of art from a canine perspective.

Dream Our World is available from Amazon and from a museum (conveniently located near me but distressingly far from all of you).

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Monday, January 6th

Photo of museum.

Today Dream Our World went on sale at a museum! The boys finally got their paw in the door. Just doing a little celebrating.

Photo of eyeglasses.

Today is also Day 6 of me going without my glasses. I’ve got to say that so far I like it. That may change after a while as I find that I can’t use the computer or drive.

I never gave much thought to eyeglass frames, but there are a lot of choices out there. There a different metals, organic/inorganic acetates, wood, bone, horn, shell and bamboo. There are even companies that will custom craft your frames based on measurements you take of your face with your phone.

While it seems interesting to have eyeglass frames custom made in Europe, I worry what would happen if I ever needed a repair or a new prescription. I started going to an optician years ago so that I could have same-day service rather than having to wait 2 weeks for my frames to be sent to a lab. How much worse it would be if the company were overseas.

So far, I have made no frame decisions but continue doing my eye exercises every day and avoid a lot of computer work. Toby likes it because we are spending more time outside. I enjoy looking at trees and buildings and hillsides to challenge myself as to how much detail I can see.

Don't worry, Mom. I'll help.

Maybe soon you won’t be tripping over me when we go out, Batty?

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I Didn’t See It Coming

Unfortunately based on a true story:

Guess what? It snowed!

Why don't you guys have some breakfast before we go out? Puppy: No, I'm too excited to eat.

Not today, thank you/

Whee!

Puppy makes snow angels.

Puppy dives into fresh snow.

Puppy does the backstroke in fresh snow.

Puppy digs in fresh snow.

Hello...what's this? They grew back?

Here, let me help you get some of those s ow balls off of you.

Maybe you shouldn't have rubbed my tummy when I am so excited.

I had another surprise hit me that I didn’t see coming. (Ha ha) I developed a reaction to the plastic on my eyeglass frames. It has become so painful that I have stopped wearing them. The catch is that my vision is something like 20/1000 without them.

Before I begin a serious search for hypo-allergenic frames, I am starting an eye exercise program that is supposed to improve or even fix a person’s vision. It would be great if it worked so I didn’t need glasses anymore.

In the meantime, don’t worry if Bitey Dog seems a bit fuzzy or my typing is worse than usual. It is just me getting used to my natural eyes.

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Toby innocently stands there, wondering what mommy is looking at.

Does this mean you can’t see me getting into trouble now?

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If you haven’t spent all of your Amazon gift card money yet, consider ordering a copy of Dream Our World. In it, Bitey and Toby go on an adventure to the Museum of the Imagination and view the world of art from a canine perspective.