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Monday Mischief 11-19-12

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It seems like my weekend has been filled with mischief.

Dogs of Blogville Calendar contest.

Some people can vote and some people can’t and I can’t figure out why.

My suggestion from Misaki, is to try a different browser.  I’ve looked at all the settings and can’t see why people can’t vote.  I will tell you that you can only vote once every 24 hours. Not once a day.  If you voted at noon today, you cannot vote again until noon tomorrow.

If you are on a wireless network at home, your cell phone and computer share the same IP address, you will need to take your phone off the home wireless network and vote using your phone provider’s network.

Walking Mischief

Hunting season has started, which means when we walk in the woods the dogs are required to wear their vests.  We bought some inexpensive vests last year, which means they don’t work very well this year. 🙁  (You get what you pay for.)  Hubby ended up stapling the velcro on Delilah’s vest so she could wear it.

Hubby decide to join us on our walk yesterday, which was a good thing.  When we pulled up to the trails there was already a car there.   As it turned out, some kids were having a game of football.  As soon as Sampson knew there were people in the field, he was all in.

Hubby ended up calling him back and putting him on leash.

You stay with us now, you hear me?

 

Hubby doesn’t walk with us too frequently, he and Sampson kind of lagged behind Delilah and me.

Me: You okay? Hubby: I can’t breathe. My Inner Bitch: But you’re going down hill.

 

With all the serious weather we’ve had around here, there are lots of trees down across the trail.  I like to use these trees as agility jumps.

Delilah didn’t quite understand what over meant.

Didn’t you just write a post about Canine Olympics? Why didn’t you include the balance beam?

 

She did stay nicely when I stepped back to take a picture though.

Book Mischief

I’ve worked at the book every day except for Friday.  I think I’m on the right track, except I don’t think I will hit 50,000 words, unless by some miracle I have a day where I can write all day.  It’s okay though, I went into this challenge hoping to make the word count but thinking with all the events I have this month that it would be tough.

The book is evolving, I like the way it’s going and I think I’ve got a good plot line going.  All in all I’m quite pleased with the progress and commitment I’ve made.

Don’t forget to vote in the Dogs of Blogville Calendar Contest.  If you try to and cannot I ask you to try again with a different browser.

How was your weekend?  Was it full of mischief like mine?  Did you know this was the Monday Mischief blog hop hosted by Alfie’s Blog, Snoopy’s Dog Blog, Luna and Cinder and My Brown Newfies?

Hop along.

 

 

What’s The Ruckus?

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The day started routinely enough.

I was busy in the kitchen prepping Sampson and Delilah’s breakfast.

Sampson was sitting quietly waiting, while Delilah danced back and forth looking for the best spot to observe the process.

From her temporary post at the edge of the kitchen she sat facing the back window.

All of a sudden she darted to the window, paws on the sill, barking frantically.

Sampson rushed over and joined her.

Both of them stood there for a few seconds, then dashed to the door.

As soon as I opened the door, they pushed through it, then out the screen door, where Sampson turned sharp left and ran up the stairs, and Delilah turned sharp right and rushed up the fence line.

I remember thinking, Gosh I hope a skunk didn’t get trapped in the yard or something.

As I turned around to head back into the kitchen I walked past the window and glanced up into the yard.

And that’s when I saw it.

Photo courtesy of www.wookmark.com

“Ho”  “HO!”  I said. (Apparently I was channeling my inner Santa.)

Then I thought, oh my god, what if they actually corner it, or it gets stuck in the yard?

I rushed out the door after the dogs and ran up the stairs.

My next thought was, Thank God they can jump fences.

Have you ever let the dogs out without thinking what MIGHT be out there waiting?  Good or disastrous results?

Monday Mischief is brought to you by Alfie’s Blog, Snoopy’s Dog Blog, Luna and Cinder and My Brown Newfies.

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Whoops Where’s Delilah?

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I’m very spoiled by the area where I walk the dogs.  I mean minus the spider webs, how can you beat the beauty of the woods?

There’s something about the serenity of the woods that can’t help but bring peace to your soul.  When you add your two favorites pups to the beauty, well it’s like a double rainbow.

There’s one spot with a really large rock.  I’ve never really let the dogs explore the rock before partly because we’ve been so caught up in the beauty of our woods and partly because, well the dogs have never really shown any interest in it.

A few weeks ago I decided it would be a perfect place to take a picture and so I encouraged the dogs to climb to the top of the rock and wait while I framed a shot.

You want us to stay up here mom?

 

After I snapped this shot, I thought I should step back a bit farther, just so you could get a good idea of how high the rock actually is.    Without turning around I began moving backward.  That’s when my mountain goat Delilah decided I might be heading somewhere more interesting.

She actually ran about two feet down the rock and jumped the rest of the way!  You really can’t tell the height in the photo but if I were to guess, I’d say it’s at least 12 to 15 feet high.

Her daring never ceases to amaze me, as well as keep my heart beating fast!  Are there things your dogs do that make you gasp?

Welcome to the Monday Mischief Blog Hop hosted by Snoopy’s Dog Blog, Alfie’s Blog, Luna and Cinder and My Brown Newfies.

 

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