Monday, Fun Day — Happy Dog in Water!

Need a little pick-me-up for the start of the week? Here’s a sweet video from YouTube that is sure to make you smile. The shear joy of the situation is intoxicating!

Happy Monday, friends!

Flower Power!

Flower_RedOn my recent travels I was delighted by all the beautiful wild flowers and formal planted gardens we saw. I couldn’t help but smile at their exuberance and bursts of color. It was as if they were saying, “Hello! Let’s be friends.” (Spaceman didn’t seem to hear the same thing, hmmm.) After realizing that everyone with me was also happier because of this display of flower power, I started to wonder about the emotional impact of flowers. Were those in the 60’s on to something with the flower power movement? Please no!

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Dogs + Good Health

It has long been studied, and proven, that having a dog can do a multitude of positive things for your health including…

  • be more physically active

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA                                                   (Let’s go for a walk.)

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Coolhaus Ice Cream & Happiness

CoolhausMagCook                                                             edible wrapper                                  

My one year wedding anniversary is this weekend! Where did the time go? I am so thankful for the blessing of my husband (aka Space Man). He is the smile in my world and helps make our life together one great, big adventure. Another wonderful thing about him is that he enjoys good ice cream. For our wedding reception we had ice cream sandwiches from Coolhaus’ truck instead of the traditional wedding cake (although we did have a small cake for cutting and pictures). Let me just say one thing, “Yum!”

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