Tag: Nemo
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Losing Nemo
We haven’t seen her since last Thursday and although we still hope she’ll come home, we know the chances of that are fairly slim. Nemo has been a good member of the family for the past five years or so. She would run to meet us as we drove into the driveway. She loved to…
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Worth two in the bush?
This morning I drove Melissa to school. She needed to arrive early for a field trip to the Oregon Coast. On her way out the door, she grabbed her lunch, her book bag, and then her shoes off the front porch. As I backed out of the driveway, she settled in and started putting on…
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Veggin’
After a week of showing up with an increasingly sore throat, I’m going on vacation this weekend. We’ll be veggin’, like Nemo in the picture. With luck, we’ll have snow to enjoy. Otherwise, we’ll be able to drive to Crater Lake and catch some sights. Have a great weekend! Update: Corrected a redundancy. It was…
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Saving Nemo
Yesterday, my calico cat, Nemo, had a 9-cm chunk of fur and skin bitten from her right, rear flank. The muscle layer was showing through the wound. After a close shave (in more ways than one), several hours in the after-hours vet clinic, and 13 staples, she appears to be well on her way to…