Travelingjenny
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Category: critters
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Penny loves the snow. She runs and jumps and spins around, and sticks her nose straight down into it. Yes, she probably hates wearing a sweater (after all, her big sister doesn't have to), and for a southern girl, she's pretty hardy. But the poor dog ends up with such terrible snowballs stuck to her…
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This is Moose, our newest family member, and the only male in our household besides Adam. Moose's bowl sits on our kitchen island, and the girls take turns feeding him. He watches us eat with great interest. All in all, he's surprisingly interesting (and low-maintenance) pet. And he's also the subject of a lot of…
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On Sunday, a smart, resourceful friend of ours came over with her son (a classmate of Grace's). Together, we shoveled the snow off a section of the brook behind our house and lo, a skating rink was born. They came back over on Monday and we had a little skating party. How awesome is that?!…
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You don't even want to know how long it took me to get that one (slightly out-of-focus) shot. Reindogs are very excitable. And they don't really like their antlers.
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When you're seven and in love with horses, there's pretty much nothing better than having your birthday party at the barn. With two of your friends who also love horses. And a scavenger hunt around the barn. And a cake with a horse on it. And playing "Simon Says" and "Red Light, Green Light" on…
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Yes, we have a new chicken. Her name is "Cluckstar" (you'll have to ask Adam about that one), and the girls are so excited to have her. She came to us from a coworker of mine, whose little flock had been whittled down to two hens until one day recently, when this one was left…
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On Halloween morning, Grace participated in a special horse show at the barn where she takes lessons. Dressed in her parrot costume, Grace competed in four different events, including a costume parade. She won four blue ribbons (okay, all of the participants in each event won a blue ribbon, but I don't think Grace…
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