Spotlight Hour: Second Edition!

Name: Rubio Nickname(s): Rube, Reuben, Blind-o, Soft-a-dog, Cloud dog, Reuber, Little squishOrigin of name: Once upon a time, Mama G got a dog, a little girl. A little black and white shih tzu. This dog was named Erubielle (in honor of "late" Oakland A's DH Erubiel Durazo) and lovingly referred to as Rubi. A short while later, Mama G's Papa, G-pa D, got himself a little black and white shih tzu boy and named him Rubio to make the two a fantastic...

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Dog-gone Spell Check

I did work for PBS, but I'm not biased when I say that I think Word World is the greatest kids' show on TV. Everything in the show is comprised of the letters that spell what the character or item is. The letters B-A-R-N make up the big red barn. The letters P-I-G morph into a friendly, pink pig. And, obviously, my favorite is the D-O-G.So, Geoff and I were at the Dollar Tree the other day, perusing, as we do. On the toy aisle, I spied up ahead,...

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Are you interested?

Fargo Weather: currently 27 degrees and cloudy (feels like 16)I know I haven't blogged much over the last few days...but I have been out of things to say. Okay, well, I'm always full of stuff to say...I've just been out of interesting things to say. Or at least that's what I thought. But I thought wrong. Interesting fact #1: The Passat broke down. Interesting fact #2: I found a website where I can buy seasons of House for $13 each. Seriously.Interesting...

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Come Close

Closer...I'm going to tell you a secret. I don't know how to make a friend. It's been a VERY long time since I had to actually DO anything to make a friend. Since I started college it was easy - become friends with the roommate. Done. Since I graduated college it was easy - become friends with the coworkers. Done. Since I got married it was easy - become friends with the hub's friends' wives. Since I moved to North Dakota - not so easy. Okay, okay,...

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So Far in Fargo

Top 10 things about Fargo so far:1) The swanky names of the gas station-marts: Loaf n' Jug, Stop n' Go, Kum n' Go, Cheetah Mart, Stamart (pronounced Stay-Mart). 2) 10 minute commute to work.3) 12 minute commute to the airport.4) Listening to the way people say, "no, way" and "oh, yeah." We try to get people to say it as often as possible. 5) We have a loft...in our apartment.6) Paid heat and hot water.7) The Wal-Mart greeter. He rocks.8) Chilly weather...

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Trouble in Potty-dise

Current weather in Fargo: 20 degrees and clear. Feels like 7.I want you to know first and foremost: I am a good pet owner. I also want you to be warned that in this post I say pee 3 times and poop 6 times in this post. Not including the times I just said them. I'm not perfect. My dogs aren't the best behaved dogs in the whole world, but they are darn amazing. I've never been anything but a renter, so I know some of the basic rules of dog etiquette:1)...

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Spotlight Hour!

Current Weather in Fargo: 16 degrees, feels like 16 degrees and cloudy.Now, onto today's spotlight:Name: RomulusNickname(s): Rom, Rombo, Rom-a-dog, Rombone, Rombo-dilly-dorg, RomsterOrigin of name: Romulus of Romulus and Remus, the legendary brothers who founded Rome. Not Romulus as in the planet in Star Trek...although, if you choose to see it that way...Age: 7.5 monthsWeight: 11.5 poundsTricks: Spin, Sit, Down, Stay, UpFavorite Color: Whatever...

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Getting Settled

Current Weather: -19, feels like -29.Well, usually I'm a "don't-sit-down-'til-it's-done" kinda gal. However, given the fact that it took a 24-hour drive to and from CA, a 20-hour drive to get to Fargo, 2 days to find an apartment, one day to move in, and then I started work...unpacking kind of fell pretty far on my priority list. Tonight, however, I started attacking it. Geoff and I got the living room set up a couple days ago...but the room had...

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I've Been Tagged

Well, I don't usually do stuff like this. However, my cousin tagged me, and since I was the only person tagged who had an official title (I'm proposing that 'My amazing niece Marissa, who just returned from the Middle East bearing love and fun and a sweet scarf for me' is a description and not a title; 'The Cousin', however, 100% title, baby) , I must acquiesce.The instructions are to list 10 things that make me happy, do at least one of these today...

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New State, New Job, New Year

Current weather in Fargo: -23, feels like -23 (in case you are wondering what -23 degrees feels like, it's cold. But not so cold you can't go out and take care of business, or, at least not so cold that you don't.)I know I haven't been able to blog enough about our adventures, and inquiring minds want to know (mostly mom). So, here's a quick recap. 1) When apartment hunting in Fargo, it is your best interest to be pet-free. If you must have a...

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