snake

kim:  i saw peanut sniffing at something in the yard.  turned out to be a little garter snake.  luckily, the snake wasn't budging a muscle, so i had time to grab the camera and take a picture.

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peanut:  hmm, not sure if i should bite it before it bites me...

graffiti

kim:  i was amused at this.  when texting, i will refer to peanut as pnut.

not sure whether or not this a step up from peeing on it, though...

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peanut:  this is my territory.

weekend with friends

kim: i was away for another bonspiel (curling tournament) this weekend.  my friend karen was kind enough to take peanut for the weekend, so she got a chance to stay with her friends jake (pictured) and lash.  when peanut got home, she totally conked out, so she must have had a good time.

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peanut:  it was a great weekend.  jake and i wrestled and played a lot, and lash and i snuggled up in my kennel together.  i hope they come to my house some time.

winter nap

kim: nothing like a nap in the sun on a cold winter day.

peanut has very delicate ears - you can almost see through them.

see through my wallet: $4444.24

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peanut: [sweet dreams]

kidnapped

kim: the heart of the curling season is just past, which means i was recently traveling quite a bit; that meant a lot of jail time for peanut.  one weekend, we mixed it up and my friend carol took care of her.  the photo depicts what she looked like most of the weekend.  apparently, she only came out for food and walks and the occasional back scratch.

i think this was because, due to logistics, carol picked up peanut from my house after work - after i'd already left town.  the poor dog must have thought she was being kidnapped.

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peanut: i'll just wait in my house.  when mom realizes i'm gone, she will know to look for me here.

happy to be home

kim: i went to san antonio this year, my first warm-weather christmas ever.  i thought it would be really strange, but it was quite nice.  and since st. paul had a brown christmas, i didn't even miss snow.  peanut didn't get to go along, but spent a few days in the kennel (affectionately referred to as jail).

we had a little scare, as i forgot to bring along her vet records, so they didn't want to let me drop her off.  fortunately, i was able to talk them into letting me leave her there in "quarantine" until i could get home to e-mail over images of the documents (how did i survive before i had an iphone?).  and to top it off, i forgot her collar and leash, so i used a bungee cord from the car.  good thing my head is attached...

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peanut:  jail wasn't too bad.  i like being around all the other dogs.  i made new friends in the lobby while mom was talking with the people.  but i'm very happy to be home on my own couch!

making tracks

kim:  the weather has been pretty warm recently - for december in minnesota, anyway.  it was above freezing, which means the ground was soft.  soft ground sticks to little dog paws really well.

guess the dirty dog checkpoint was closed when peanut came through.  must have been break time for the rag (why did i let them unionize?!).

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peanut:  it's like hansel and gretel.  if i get lost, i can follow my tracks home.