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Well, I find myself in my new job now. Working for the Florida Department of Corrections as one of their "distributed computers system analyst", or IT Geek for short. :cool: I have traded an at home remote job for my own corner view office with its own bathroom and my own personal parking spot...

Some know, but most do not so let me give a synopsis of the last few months. I have worked for a medical laboratory for over 7 years, the last 3 remotely. Three years ago one of the giant lab corporations bought the company. Everything seemed to be going well until about 2 months ago when we...

Well, 2023 has flown past and we find ourselves in a new year with new possibilities. Can't wait to see what this new year has in store for us! Dougal has been named one of the new ambassadors for Whispering Spirit Ranch LLC! They are producing leather dog gear and are allowing us to showcase...

Had to run to our local Winn-Dixie this morning to get some things for incoming suppers and for a friend of ours birthday. Normally we never have problems there as so many people know or see us there throughout the week. But I think the influx of the seasonal Snowbirds has changed the dynamic a...

Eleven weeks old, almost 12 now and everyone is in love with little Peaches! Without a shadow of a doubt, she is going to be a people pooch. No matter where we are her tail goes into overdrive in excitement when she sees another person come close, if they don't pay her some attention she makes...

Little Peaches has been with us, now, for about a month now. New to the breed so to say the least we are learning not only her but the breed as a whole. Personally, I am amazed by the breed as a whole. Honestly, besides my friend bringing his Griffon to the park to play with Dougal, I had never...

*TRIGGER WARNING!* Over the last few weeks, I have been in a funk. Noticed Dougal was paying more attention to me overall, but I just chalked it up to the new puppy in the house. Dreams are coming with more force once again and really didn't fully put waking up with Dougal on my chest and his...

So, a friend of mine decided to breed his Griffon once before having her "fixed". The first try worked and now he has 11 new Griffons. It has been so much fun to watch, the wife and I go over several times a week to see if there is anything our friend needs and more importantly to play with the...

Planning to go wiggle our toes in beach sand this morning. Of course, our state decided naa we are going to wait till the weekend to rain all day... So we got our daily chores done and headed to Darrels and then to Publix to replenish our food stocks. I did say I wanted to see if that first real...

With the day off I was enjoying one of my favorite morning activities. Cooking breakfast for She who must be obeyed! While I was working on the Freedom Food (AKA Bacon) Dougal had curled up near me, I am pretty sure in hopes that I would drop a piece or two. Well, while waiting on the bacon I...

Needing to escape the confines of home this weekend I suggested that I go out and pick us up some barbeque from in town and needed some things from the local Hellmart (Walmart). We, Dougal and I, got to the BBQ place faster than expected, so vested him up and went in. I tend to vest him up and...

The wife and I decided to have a movie night, you know just to sit back and enjoy a few hours zoning out, enjoying some together time. With that in mind, I ran up to the local grocery store to grab some snacks to engorge on while we watched the movie(s). Normally we (Dougal and I) have no...

We went to pick one of our sons up from the airport, he came down to visit! :love: As always we head to somewhere they want to eat once we pick them up. This evening it was Outback in Sanford Florida. When I walked to the desk the hostess looked at me and Dougal and then promptly asked me if we...

After lunch at the Celtic Music Festival, we decided to go do a look around and to do so from our third point of contact. My wife and I love history and St. Augustine has that in troves, so we bought tickets for the guided trolley that would take us around the city and show us some different...

After donning the kilt and packing up the car we headed to St. Augustine for their Celtic Music & Heritage Festival. We love hearing the pipes, the beach, and ghosts! The festival is a two-day event that includes music, highland games, food, and of course the merchant area. If you like Scottish...

I so enjoy being able to talk about our good experiences. Looking through social media service dog sites/pages it seems you only read about the bad experiences. I do understand that is a good way to relieve stress about a bad situation, but it seems that so few share their good times with their...

Welcome to 2023! Well, a new year has arrived. I hope everyone is starting this new year in a wonderful atmosphere and in a great mindset. The website has grown dramatically in both content and features this year. Personally, I have had a blast working on it. Content is steadily growing, and...