NOT OUR NORMAL SATURDAY

To all those who think I am too OPINIONATED AND SHOULD TONE DOWN MY PERSONAL OPINIONS ON MY BLOG.... on your keyboard...  hold 'alt' and press F4.  Thanks. (Steve recommends this action)  Also, no more disagreeable comments will EVER be published on my blog.  We have people coming to view the puppy's at 11am.Stew and Steve are taking the Viva (NOW named 'The Beaver') down to the dealership where we bought it from as it is dropping out of gear on it's own... *sigh*... just what we need.... hope it's not going to cost us!  I'm now looking for a toy stuffed...

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I LOVE BEING PROVED RIGHT

Whirinaki Child and Adolescent Mental Health A couple of weeks ago I took Brylee to Whirinaki to be assessed as her TEACHER and the Educational Psychologist decided that the reason she has struggled to make and maintain friendships was most likely due to her feeling ABANDONED by her birth mother and having very low self esteem.    (I  believe this was to cover the fact that their 'Circle of Friends' was a dismal failure)... anyway I digress....   Yesterday I got a phone call from the Psychologist at Whirinaki to discuss their findings  after assessing Brylee...

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BEATEN TO THE PUNCH...

When I arrived at the Hospice Shop yesterday morning I was greeted by a huddle outside the back door ... the Boss and three of the volunteers were standing there talking.   I joined them and was told I could not go inside yet as 'The Volunteer's Manager'  was inside talking to Mrs Smelly Pants!I asked "What about?"Seems SOMEONE (NOT me!) had laid a complaint about her farting and being so offensive as to do it in front of staff and customers!I was gobsmacked!   I was ABOUT to do just that myself, but someone beat me to it!Once the Manager left we all went back inside and...

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IT HAS TAKEN A VERY LONG THREE YEARS, BUT I'VE FINALLY FOUND IT!

What am I talking about?I have finally found 'THE' Weight Watcher Meeting for ME! One where I actually LIKE the leader.One where I LIKE the people in the group.One where I feel welcome, and comfortable being there!LAST NIGHT WAS FANTASTIC!I arrived just before 7pm and found about a dozen men and women waiting for the doors to open for the meeting. Several of them said 'Hi, how are ya?'.... then once in the meeting room lots of them yakked with me, were so FRIENDLY and nice!There was a large group of women (about 8),  who obviously knew each other really well, and sometimes you find 'groups'...

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HMMMM... WHO WILL THEY PICK?

Today I have some people coming all the way from Whangarei to choose a puppy.  They want a girl, so they get to choose between:ABOVE:   TULIP  orABOVE:  Bee Bee  I am very glad it's not up to me!  Both these wee girls are super cute.... and FEISTY!  They're both  the smallest in the litter, but have the biggest personalities.As it is a fairly long trip down here (3 hrs), they want to take the puppy with them .... which should be fine as first thing this morning I am taking all the pups to the vet for their first Immunisation.  That should be fun!So,...

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PRETTY PINK KINDLE

 ABOVE:  Rena yesterday at the mall in Hamilton.  Apparently a hairdresser did THAT to her hair?  It really does not look good.  Poor kid is all I can say.  I hope 'whoever' did that NEVER does it again.ABOVE:  aaa haaaa, look who's reading my pretty pink Kindle!   He started reading one of the books yesterday in the car and I haven't had it since.  ABOVE:  you can read their minds... "Let me out of here!"TODAY: housework.  Full stop. End of story.  I hope it's fine so I can put the pups outside while I wash the floors and air the...

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ALL I HAVE IS PUPPY'S!

*SIGH*... not much planned for today at all.It's supposed to be a wet, miserable day.Probably a good day to do some housework.The garage has become the dumping ground, so it's the first thing on me list.Until I have something else a bit more riveting to post, I give you puppy's:ABOVE:  Chico, Jackie's wee girl.ABOVE:  Miss Sassy Pants:  TULIP... no forever home yet...ABOVE:  Chico again.ABOVE:  Grey (Rhino) ... off to Wellington in 5 nights time!ABOVE:  Grey puppy again... ABOVE:  Tulip again...ABOVE:  Steve's wee boy, Kiba.  Soulful eyes.ABOVE:...

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