some favorite things

kim: having a ball to play with is always a good time, but having four to play with is about the best thing ever - especially if they belong to your friend.

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peanut: the orange one is my favorite. except for the green one; i like that best. well, except for the blue one. and the red one.

portrait of a two year old

kim: peanut is two years old today. happy birthday, peanut!

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peanut: how old is two in people years?

the farm

kim: last weekend, peanut and i went to visit "the farm." peanut got to run free the entire time, and got introduced to camden and cats and bunnies (too bad they were locked up - peanut wanted to play with them so badly!) and peacocks and chickens and llamas and pygmy goats. sooo much fun for a dog!

peanut and camden immediately hit it off; they were inseparable. it was really cute - they kissed a lot and chased each other around for hours.

that night, peanut whined and looked out the window. i think she wished she were still at the farm.

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peanut: oh, i miss camden! i want to visit him again!

watch dog

kim: peanut likes to keep tabs on the goings on in the neighborhood. she's a good watch dog that way.

she's also a good watch dog in earnest because she does bark if someone comes to the door or pulls in the driveway, but doesn't bark at people walking by.

so far, i have invested $2442.21 in this watch dog.

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peanut: looks like bob and kathy got some dog biscits at the grocery store.

bed time

kim: at home (aka the lake house), peanut likes to sleep on the couch. at the river house, she likes to sleep in ani's bed. and ani sleeps under the people bed.

cost of running my own doggie b&b: $2395.63

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peanut: host beds are better than guest beds!

thunderstorm ears

kim: some dogs hate thunderstorms, some dogs are indifferent. peanut is somewhere in between. when bad weather strikes, she puts on her thunderstorm ears.

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peanut: i do not like thunder.

hop in

kim: there are lots of ways to tell your dog to get into the car. the words i use are "hop in."* once i give the command, peanut dutifully puts her front legs on the seat and waits there, allowing me to take off her leash. and then continues to wait until i help her in the car.

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peanut: i'm ready for my leg up.

*something got lost in the translation