Wednesday Diet Tip #4

Welcome to Peggy and Kelly’s Wednesday Diet Tips! We all know that vegetables are healthy. But did you know that dogs should eat their veggies too? When Kelly is pawing at her empty bowl and telling me she’s hungry, the vet recommended I give her some...

Technology-impaired mom and the 17-year old

My son thinks I’m technology-impaired. I’m really not: I know how to use the computer for basic needs–I can google, send emails, track my weight on an Excel spreadsheet. And look, I’m blogging! But to a 17-year-old, that’s Kindergarten...

Wednesday Diet Tip #3

Welcome to Peggy and Kelly’s Wednesday Diet Tip! The weather has started to turn warm and springlike, and for me that means only one thing–ice cream! This could be my greatest dieting challenge. I love going out for soft ice cream cones (back home in...

Please Let Her be Okay

Something very scary happened to Kelly. We were eating dinner last night, and she was under the table, hoping for scraps (I know, begging again.) Suddenly, my son asked, “What’s the matter with Kelly?” She was shaking, and her hind end looked like...

Two Dog Day

Three Dog Night is a phrase credited to an Aboriginal custom of sleeping next to a dog for body warmth. A three dog night would be so cold as to require extra canine warmth. Well, yesterday I had what I’m going to call a Two Dog Day. So gloomy I needed an extra...