dental hygiene

kim: every once in a while i try to brush peanut's teeth. i'm not sure how effective it is, as she tries to chew the toothbrush, and it's hard to really get any brushing done. she may need to get her teeth professionally cleaned one of these days.

so far, my bank account has been cleaned of $2543.40.

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peanut: mmm...beef flavored toothpaste. my favorite!

lost and found

kim: i was installing the light fixture in the stairwell (way high up), when i dropped one of the decorative threaded balls that goes on the end of the screws. rats. i heard it bounce down the bottom steps, then roll and roll and roll. i knew i'd be searching forever for it. and i did look for quite some time, before i happed to see something on top of peanut's ottoman. it was the ball!

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peanut: i thought you would be looking for this, so i gathered it up for you.

pontoon ride

kim: peanut is not particularly a water dog. the one time she jumped in a river, she came out faster than she went in. and if we walk near a pond or lake, she's happy to be on the shore. that's fine with me - less wet dog smell.

however, she managed to walk on the dock and jump into the pontoon we rented over the holiday weekend. she was a little nervous at first, but soon she seemed to enjoy it, and even got back into the pontoon the next day.

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peanut: that was fun. i'm ready to go again.

sticks

kim: peanut played "sticks" for the first time over the holiday weekend (sticks being fetch with a stick as opposed to a ball - we call that game "ball"). there weren't any appropriate balls around the cabin, so she found a stick and brought it over. i threw it, she retrieved it, and voila! the game of sticks was born.

danny and uncle chuck played sticks with her, too.

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peanut: do i have to give you the stick first in order to play?

look ma, no arms

kim: peanut is a very long dog when stretched out end to end, even without her front legs.

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peanut: i'm pretending to be two-legged, like a people.

artistic canine

kim: sometimes peanut likes to make faces for the camera.

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peanut: this is my interpretation of "the scream."

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.