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My puppy does tricks (but she bites, too)
Posted 7/24/2009 12:48 PM CDT on oaoa.com

I know I’ve been going on and on about my puppy ever since she arrived, but it’s pretty much the only interesting thing I’ve got going on right now. So, off I go again… My puppy learned a trick yesterday! I bought a puppy training book at Hastings this week — ” My Smart Puppy: Fun, Effective and Easy Puppy Training ” by … Read More.

Roundworms and rain
Posted 7/23/2009 10:29 AM CDT on oaoa.com

If the thought of dogs with worms grosses you out, I suggest avoiding this post. The lab results from Gaia’s fecal test came back Tuesday evening. A lab technician at the vet’s office called to tell me she has roundworms. He said I needed to pick up medicine the next morning to deworm her. I had my hands full at the time … Read More.

Does my puppy fart? I think so.
Posted 7/18/2009 4:12 PM CDT on oaoa.com

I think I heard Gaia, my 10-week-old labrador mix puppy, fart for the first time last night. I was getting ready for bed and I heard a toot. I looked at my boyfriend, but he denied the fart. (And if you know my boyfriend, you’ll also know he isn’t really a secretive-tooter type.) And since the fart sounded like it came from … Read More.

Dog mom blues
Posted 7/17/2009 2:15 PM CDT on oaoa.com

The first week of puppy parenting has come and gone. And I’m not going to lie… I got a little frustrated. I’ve been woken up earlier than normal every morning for puppy potty duty. Matt, my boyfriend, sleeps like a rock. Plus, he’s not a morning person. So, I got stuck with mornings. (He’s got late nights.) And the … Read More.

The newest addition to my home will probably destroy it
Posted 7/12/2009 5:25 PM CDT on oaoa.com

I brought home a furry bundle of joy (and home destruction) Friday. Her name is Gaia and she’s a 9-week old labrador retriever mix.  My boyfriend Matt and I are both dog lovers and have shared the same dream of getting a large, loveable companion since college. We thought about it and decided it was now a possibility. Read more.

OA Blog: My makeup-free challenge ends

My makeup-free challenge ends but laying off the beauty products doesn’t

Posted 6/30/2009 5:13 PM CDT on oaoa.com

At the beginning of June, I decided I would challenge myself to not wearing makeup for a month. I thought it would be an interesting self experiment, and I’m all for challenging myself to do things that benefit myself or others. It’s like having New Year’s resolutions all year long — I can quit if I get tired of it or I can keep going if it works out.

Find out how my challenge went by clicking here and  reading more.

Links to two Odessa American blog entries

I thought I’d update this blog with two entries I posted on the Odessa American’s website.

Serious quilters scare me

Posted 6/18/2009 1:11 PM CDT

Serious quilters scare me.

I decided to make a new quilt. The quilt I have now, which I made with help during my senior year of high school to go on my dorm room bed in college, doesn’t fit the queen-size bed I have now.

And with the new quilt, I didn’t want to cheat. I made my first quilt by machine sewing together 6” square blocks I’d cut from jeans, placing a cotton border around the whole thing, and attaching a flannel (I’m not sure that’s what it’s called but it’s similar) backing by connecting both layers together with embrordery thread through the cross sections. (Read: I didn’t actually do any quilting.)

So, needless to say, I was a bit intimidated when I walked into Betty’s Bobbin Box yesterday.

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Comfort in the kitchen

Posted 6/23/2009 7:46 PM CDT

Some people say the gritty, aggravating way mothers and daughters rub each other the wrong way wears off after the girl grows up, becomes a woman, sees how mean the world is and decides her mom ain’t so bad after all, etc.

I’m 21 years old and I suppose since I still don’t get along with my mother from time to time, I haven’t grown up or become a woman or seen how mean the world is and decided my mother wasn’t so bad yet.

But there is one lesson I have learned  – as long as I have a kitchen to cook in, everything is going to be okay.

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