Great Lakes Science Center

Kids at the Great Lakes Science Center. Only two pictures... But tons of fun. Too busy having a good time!
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Game Changers

Having a 4&Under crowd has been a bunch of fun. Uncle Tom met us at Qdoba for dinner the other night which is where these "game-changer" pictures were taken. Then he took Shua, Haley and Caroline to BestBuy and Barnes&Noble while Karin and I shopped at Target and cracked each other up for awhile. We actually beat Tom and the kids home! They had a blast, and so did we.

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Holy Tomato, Daniel!

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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:17:44
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Daniel's first pick of his garden!
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Swing!

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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:29:10
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Subject: Swing!

Caroline absolutely loves her swing!
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Dylan Cooks

This kid is basically ready for college. He can do Mac and Cheese, PB&J, Cinnamon Sugar Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Spaghetti-O's, Cereal, Oatmeal... and Pancakes. His future wife can thank me later. ;)
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Thoughts

I am barely able to sit still long enough to post this blog. Way too much stuff going on to be stuck typing. So bear with me, this is just a bunch of the thoughts that are running through my head.

Ranger, my trusty sidekick, turned ten years old this week. Ten! Where did all those years go? I want ten more with him. Period.

Now last night I heard that 10 puppies are in the litter of future service dogs. God bless that MamaDog... I mean, Holy Moly. Ten?! Wow. Which four will be the future service dogs?

I've been invited to join the lead trainers when they meet the litter to observe and work with the pups when they are four weeks old.

Six weeks from now, I'll be bringing home a pup. Oh, Lordy. I'm so excited!

Then, about two years from now, I'll meet the special client who will benefit from all this hard work and learning and training and love and time and effort. I'll stand there with my kids and Tom and watch the transition as my pup-in-training becomes a full-fledged service dog. I could cry right now. How will I keep it together??

So many thoughts. So many baby steps left to take. I want to treasure each of them. But I know the years fly by. Just look at Ranger.

I daydream. I wonder.

What that person is doing today? What set of circumstances will cause our paths to cross? It's kind of a weird glimpse into the future, this role I have as a puppy raiser. I think I know some of the puzzle pieces, just not the whole picture. Eventually there will be an amazing service dog and someone will need him or her. But why will they need one? Are they ok right now? Or are they already wishing they had a helper, a companion, a reason to get out into the world again? Inside myself I wonder and I pray for the person and the process.




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Boys...

My lovely sons. Setting themselves up for future blackmail...
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