Mark and I are heading to the Amazon in February to go peacock bass fishing, and before Christmas Mark found a guy named Raymond “Dink” Alston who makes Goldrush custom rods. Amongst Dink’s special rods is a 6’2″ Woodchopper heavy-duty action rod that he recommends for peacock bass fishing. Per Mark’s request, Dink added a peacock bass, my name, the date, and he […]
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For all pet lovers out there, hampy holidays! Enjoy yourself and eat lots and lots. And don’t worry about the little things, like how good you might or might not look. Enjoy your family. And your friends. And look forward to 2013 with the enthusiasm of a hampster.
After 50 years on this planet, I had hoped to have some really profound things to share with friends, family and people younger than me. You can see for yourself how this panned out: *If dogs are man’s best friend, Dusty is Mark’s best friend and not me. Hm. *If people greeted each other like dogs
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For those of you keeping track of the wins and losses lately, my losses (which included one pet hamster, one pet bird, one father and my female dog) greatly outnumbered the wins lately. This weekend, though, was a win. And a big one. See, once upon a time I married a guy with four kids
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Back 13 years ago, my criteria for picking out a pal for our male dog, Dusty, was pretty simple–I wanted a female, bijon friese-lhasa apso mix, and she had to lick me to indicate she licked me. This is the puppy that picked me. Little Dipper and our first puppy, Dusty, got along from the get-go.
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Alden Lloyd Peterson, herein known as “Pete,” was born on July 22, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Alden William Peterson and Janet Todd Chalmers and was the second of three sons. His brother, Thomas, beat him to this world by 2 years, and his brother, Roy, followed 5 years after Pete.
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I’ve seen a few boneheads recently–people walking their dogs in the heat of the day; people walking their dogs on black pavement; people leaving their dogs in the car while they run into the store. So for the boneheads out there, here are some tips for keeping your dogs healthy and happy during the heat
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Okay, it’s not Thanksgiving–wherein I’m always grateful for family and food–and it’s not Memorial Day or Veteran’s Day–wherein I’m grateful for the members of the US military past and present–and it’s not July 4–wherein I’m grateful for our Forefathers, independence, the right to vote and bear arms and all of our other liberties. But a couple of things happened
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Saturday April 28th is the last day of my virtual book tour and to celebrate, I am offering some giveaways. Starting Thursday, April 26 at this site: http://mymcbooks.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/virtual-blog-tour-with-amy-l-peterson-from-zero-to-four-kids-in-thirty-seconds/ all you have to do is read the article and leave a comment to be entered to win a paperback copy of my book . . . .
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Check out the latest review of my book at http://personalliterarybookfrenzy.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-tour-review-from-zero-to-four-kids.html. This one featured a great promo of my book and included all 70 of the tips. Thank you, Ellemillia!
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