tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55415878732675420932024-03-12T18:39:21.338-07:00The Dog Lived (and so will I)The dog beat cancer; I beat cancer; On with life.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.comBlogger345125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-58801228315671377202012-09-01T12:00:00.002-07:002012-09-01T12:00:57.713-07:00A Cancer Update...Human and CanineJust a reminder, we're not here anymore. Well, we're here..as in "hanging out in the world" but not "here" as in on Blogger/ Blogspot. We're over here: http://teresarhyne.com/blog/<br />
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Still blogging, still fighting cancer, and still looking forward to the book launch (which is now 1 month away...or less, or here already, depending on when you are reading this).<br />
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-62247209037188832552012-06-27T14:39:00.001-07:002012-06-27T14:39:19.845-07:00Seamus Getting Married?Well, only if you vote for him. Vote <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wendy-and-Lucky-Diamond/321873835270?v=app_311734665584871">HERE</a> so Seamus has a shot at being in the Guinness Book of World Record's "largest pet wedding"! (It's a fundraiser to help homeless animals, so it's all good.) Thanks!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-39837038220728361612012-06-26T09:47:00.000-07:002012-06-26T09:47:00.867-07:00Canine Cancer, Breast Cancer. Cougar Love...in a book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm still here. I'm still blogging. But, well, I'm not here, here. I'm <a href="http://www.teresarhyne.com/blog">HERE</a>. (new website with new blog).<br />
Lots of exciting things going on, including Seamus having his first paw-tographing session at the American Library Association annual conference. And you thought librarians only loved cats...Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-49528458615096391232012-05-25T16:21:00.003-07:002012-05-25T16:21:58.075-07:00A Book ExcerptMy publisher is now sharing a book excerpt from "The Dog Lived (and So Will I)"--you can find it over on our new <a href="http://teresarhyne.com/blog/">blog site</a>: www.teresarhyne.com/blog See you there!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-70088492913033255862012-05-20T21:17:00.002-07:002012-05-20T21:17:34.824-07:00What Do Vegans Feed Their Dogs?This and other fascinating philosophical issues (and by that I mean dogs, wine, books, and fighting that bitch cancer) still being blogged about. It's just that we're over <a href="http://teresarhyne.com/blog/">HERE</a> now. Join us!<br />
www.teresarhyne.comTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-25927064915142569552012-05-06T11:06:00.002-07:002012-05-06T11:06:50.213-07:00Beaglefest!Seamus and I went to Beaglefest. Read more about it over at the new blog location: www.teresarhyne.com/blog See you there!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-6297496012170307032012-04-27T21:24:00.004-07:002012-04-27T21:24:41.356-07:00Beagles, Unicorns and ButterfliesJust a little reminder that all of those things (well, if unicorn = breast cancer) are still being discussed, it's just that now we're over at: <a href="http://www.teresarhyne.com/">www.teresarhyne.com</a><br />
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(And just for the record...I kind of miss Blogger. Word Press is wildly difficult for me to learn!)<br />
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I'm talking about it all. But I'm now talking about it over here: <a href="http://www.teresarhyne.com/">www.teresarhyne.com</a><br />
Please follow me over there and let me know what you think of the new site.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-78097723606461294012012-04-06T19:48:00.002-07:002012-04-06T19:48:34.823-07:00Change of AddressWell, we've done it.<br />
The Dog Lived (and So Will I) has moved. The blog is now over on Wordpress. You can find us here:<br />
<a href="http://teresarhyne.com/blog">teresarhyne.com/blog</a> and when you get there, you'll see we have a whole, big website to. (Cue "He's Famous and He Knows It" reprisal!) I hope you'll head over to the new site and follow us there. Or like us. Or share us. Or Tweet us....or whatever the heck is the new thing to do to us. This new site has been a long exhausting process, but I hope you'll find it's worth it. I also hope I can now get back to the regular program of you know, actual blogging. See you over at <a href="http://teresarhyne.com/">TeresaRhyne.com</a>!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-60505943109679761192012-03-24T06:22:00.002-07:002012-03-24T06:22:31.004-07:00The Book Tour BeginsWell, sort of.<br />
I'm over here at the <a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/2012/03/many-happy-endings-success-story-from.html">Wrote by Rote</a> blog talking about...my book.<br />
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As for this blog...well, I've been busy getting a website set up and that also means I need to switch over to a new blog (WordPress). More news on that soon. But in the meantime, check out <a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/2012/03/many-happy-endings-success-story-from.html">Wrote by Rote </a> and tell me what you think.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-55456487371248821492012-03-11T09:02:00.001-07:002012-03-11T09:02:22.483-07:00Seamus Oncology Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took Seamus to the eye specialist for a check up on Friday. Sadly, it looks like the tumor on his eye is growing; the surgery did not get it all. The tumor is not growing rapidly and Seamus is not in any pain or even discomfort, so at this point we are on a "wait and see" basis. Eventually, the choice will be to try the laser surgery again (but it is doubtful it will help) or have the eye removed. The cancer is not life threatening, but needless to same I'm not thrilled about either of the options. Right now, he gets eye drops three to four times a day (and he's such a good patient about receiving these). And of course he's getting lots and lots of love (as always). As long as he's not in any pain or discomfort, we don't need to make any decisions. As as always, I'm going to research eye melanomas in dogs and learn what I can. The vet assures me dogs adjust very quickly and just fine to losing one eye. My dad had a dog once that lost an eye and she certainly seemed fine. It just worries me because of course, they can't tell us what they're feeling, so how do we ever know?<br />
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In case I haven't mentioned this lately, I hate cancer.<br />
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P.S. if you missed my original post about Seamus's diagnosis, it's here: <a href="http://thedoglived.blogspot.com/2012/01/its-been-so-long.html">eye melanoma</a>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-58751706291029233862012-03-02T09:36:00.001-08:002012-03-02T09:36:52.290-08:00He's Famous and He Knows it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Book Trailer Number 2, for the more serious, tender-hearted side of things (note Seamus's good behavior throughout this entire video. If that's not Oscar worthy, I don't know what is!).Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-80657164468799273602012-02-23T20:38:00.002-08:002012-02-23T20:38:55.264-08:00Seamus Goes to the MoviesThe Dog Lived (and So Will I) memoir was "debuted" at the Sourcebooks sales conference today, where they also saw:<br />
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and there was a second video...and the cake pops...and some super cool bookmarks...but we'll pace ourselves a bit.<br />
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So what do you think? Are you ready to read the book??!!<br />
Seamus thanks you (and asks that you send him toast...he always asks that).Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-91928786705173397362012-02-20T20:37:00.000-08:002012-02-20T20:37:25.108-08:00Much More FamousThanks for all your kind comments on the book cover. I absolutely love it! And Seamus of course thinks it's the best book cover ever. But just when we thought he couldn't get any more famous, this happened:<br />
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These are cake pops made to look like Seamus on the book cover. (Pup pops? Seamus suckers?) 75 of these adorable pops are being over-nighted to my editor at Sourcebooks Publishing to hand out at their sales conference on Thursday. And I didn't forget the Seamus's in their lives either. There will also be "doggy bags" handed out with homemade (um, not by me...I custom ordered them) peanut butter/ banana dog bones. They look like this:<br />
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So yeah, we're sending <strike>bribes</strike> treats in hopes that the sales people notice the book, remember the book. love the book and....go out and sell the book! I also had two book trailer videos made that will be shown at the conference. And after that happens, you know I'll be sharing them here!<br />
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Phew! This publishing biz is hard work!<br />
(And speaking of that...if you haven't clicked "like" yet for our Facebook page, please do...it's right over there in the sidebar just begging to be clicked.)<br />
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Next up, I've still got to finish the acknowledgements section for the book. Who do you suggest I acknowledge and thank? (I think we all know who the book will be dedicated to...and no, I don't mean Seamus!)Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-83538175051435175092012-02-12T12:34:00.000-08:002012-02-12T12:34:08.402-08:00A Real Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So what do you think?<br />
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That's it--the "real" cover of my now seeming really, really real book! There are so many thing I love about this cover, not the least of which is that it's actually Seamus on the cover (no stunt dogs for Seamus--he's like the Tom Cruise of beagles).<br />
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We also have a really real Facebook page for the book and we really really hope you will both like it (small "l") and Like it (big "L") that actually requires you to click on the Like button which should be over to the right in the sidebar.<br />
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Oh and all those "really, reallys"? That's how you know me's a professionalist writer person....who just happens to be really really excited right now. <br />
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Seems like this is all over the media these days (or is it just what I'm paying attention to? Hmmmm). Seamus is here to attest: cancer isn't always a death sentence in dogs! (And he really wants me to point out he did not lose his hair in chemotherapy. He remained his diabolically cute self.)Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-25164811264765015472012-02-09T20:49:00.000-08:002012-02-09T20:49:31.037-08:00Treating Dogs' Cancers May Benefit Humans - ABC News<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/CancerPreventionAndTreatment/treating-dogs-cancers-benefit-humans/story?id=15543199#.TzShqXZbfxU.blogger">Treating Dogs' Cancers May Benefit Humans - ABC News</a><br /><br />Seamus and I knew this already of course. ;-)Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-11799988213977343332012-01-28T14:59:00.000-08:002012-01-28T16:25:10.092-08:00It's Been So Long<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been away.<br />
I've been busy.<br />
There's been drama.<br />
And there's been the book.<br />
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Yes, that about sums up my life of late. Let's start with the good stuff.<br />
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I did make my deadline in turning in my manuscript. Then I promptly turned my attention to creating videos (yes, plural!) for my publisher's sales conference. This is all very good that they want a video...but it's a lot of work. Especially for someone who knows zip/zero/nada about film/video/visual stuff (really, I've had to call Chris on more than one occasion to have him walk me through turning on our television; you know, so it had sound and a picture, preferably matching, but I'm not that picky). Videos are now in the hands of the professionals (can video be photoshopped? Please say yes.). And there's been much progress on the book cover design--beyond exciting. I can't wait to share all of these things with you.<br />
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But then there was the bad stuff. Seamus was diagnosed with cancer again. No easy way to say that, but I hasten to add--it is not believed to be life threatening. He was diagnosed with an eye melanoma on December 7th. (Of course it was December!!!). I know I've blogged since then and I haven't mentioned it--frankly, I was too upset about it. He had surgery to remove the tumor on December 14th and has made a stellar recovery. We are hoping to save the eye (although Chris keeps saying if ever there was a dog who could rock an eye patch, it's Seamus) through the surgery and medication. He needs two different eye drops--one is only once a day but the other is 4 times a day. And he's on steroids to deal with the inflammation post-surgery. Beagles have crazy voracious appetites when they aren't on steroids. A beagle on steroids is ....well, his appetite is completely insane. He's broken into the cupboard under the kitchen sink and ravaged the trash so many times (and he cut his paw opening the baby locks on the cupboard!) that we now keep the trash bag in the sink! Other than that though, Seamus is doing fantastic. He's been in all the video filming with me and was even able to "pose" for the book cover photo shoot at the end of December. <br />
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The top photo was taken in October--for book purposes. This is also the day I noticed there was something wrong with Seamus's left eye. If you look closely at his left eye you can see that it's very red. And at one point when the sunlight hit his eye at a particular angle I could see that his eye was filled with blood (not bloodshot in the whites of his eye, but the normally brown portion of his eye was now red). He was first treated for allergies and then an infection and when nothing helped I said "that's it--we're going to a specialist." We visited the doggie ophthamologist on December 7th and he gave the diagnosis. He also said I was lucky. I'd caught it early. Yep.This is the third one--Seamus's, mine, then Seamus's again. It's what I do--I catch cancer early.<br />
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And today is my 3 year celebration. As of today, I am 3 years cancer free. I like to think that Seamus is, as always, right there with me. Cancer-free.<br />
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Three years ago today I was told I had a duck. Okay, well actually I was told I had breast cancer. Well, no, I was told both things.<br />
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In the days leading up to the actual diagnosis, one goes through many tests (and sleepless nights). And then one waits a few days (and sleepless nights) for the test results. So I took plenty of opportunities to ask my doctor "so you think this is cancer?" You know, pushing for an early diagnosis because I'm an over-achiever. And Dr. Good Karma kindly and patiently said each and every time, "it walks like a duck and talks like a duck so for now we're going to treat it like a duck." (Keep in mind he has a bit of an accent.)<br />
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When he had the test results in hand he called and said "I'm sorry. It is what we thought it was." And I said, <br />
"So it's a duck?" He said, "Close. It's invasive ductal carcinoma." <br />
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Get it? Duct-al? Duck? Yeah, we can laugh now. (And I actually did laugh then.) That however was three long years ago. The cancer is long, long gone (hold on for that anniversary...January 28th...which is when my right breast had the "divot extraction" ). And I'm doing....just ducky. (Oh come on, you knew <i>that</i> was coming!)<br />
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Happy Anniversary to me!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-36187907931832392672012-01-09T21:52:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:52:43.102-08:00Manuscript to Editor, Me to Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I did it!<br />
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The manuscript for The Dog Lived (and So Will I) was turned in to my editor at Sourcebooks with 11 entire minutes to spare! I sort of thought when I turned in the manuscript angels would sing, champagne corks would pop and marching bands would storm through my living room. That didn't actually happen. Huh. Imagine that.<br />
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What did happen is that I collapsed in a pile of anxiety and exhaustion. But, I rallied. I rallied enough to go celebrate at Hotel Del Coronado with two girlfriends and a few glasses o' that champagne. I'll tell you more later. For now, I'd just like to share with you that I stayed an extra day and made sure I got to walk the beach at sunset.<br />
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A few other folks had the same idea.<br />
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And some surfers too--those black dots on the waves are surfers (and check out that sun! It's melting into the ocean!)<br />
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Surfers were still hanging in there.<br />
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Have I mentioned how much I love La Jolla?<br />
And, dare I say it? 2012 isn't looking too bad either.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-3875566767617414172011-12-31T14:43:00.000-08:002011-12-31T14:57:24.418-08:00Bring it OnI made it past the dreaded Christmas holiday. Chris and I celebrated in our usual fashion--we call it "Mas Chris" (Spanish for "more Chris" --you got that right?) and just let it be all about him. Although, he, as is our tradition, was the one in the kitchen whipping up a pan of mouth-wateringly good paella and pouring the Tempranillo. We also have a custom of sipping on some Madera wine from 1904. Yes, 1904. The wine keeps that long (and after the bottle is opened as well...it's like magic wine!). Throw in a fews books, a nice fire going, a snuggly beagle on his cashmere throw on the couch...and yeah, we survived nicely.<br />
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And now, on New Year's Eve, I'm very much in my happy place. My happy place looks <strike>a lot</strike> <i>exactly</i> like this: <br />
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This is Wind 'N' Sea beach in La Jolla, California. Truly one of my favorite places on earth. I took these photos (with my cell phone no less) on my walk this morning. I'm here in a friends condo, finishing up the manuscript for "The Dog Lived (and So Will I)" memoir. (4 days to deadline!)<br />
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Walking the beach is good for the creative (and all other types of) energy. And today on my walk I encountered at least six puppies (Christmas gifts?) and a whole bunch of adult dogs. Dogs on a beach? Pretty much my favorite thing.<br />
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And in a few short hours my favorite person on earth will be joining me. Not a bad way to end 2011.<br />
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As for 2012? Bring it on. <br />
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Happy New Year to all!<br />
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P.S. The savvy readers among you at this point are thinking, "Wasn't she just in Maui?" And the answer is yes. I have very kind, very generous clients who share their beautiful vacation homes with me from time to time and all seem to want to help me get this memoir finished. I am rich in friends. But, um, I better get back to work on that memoir lest they all think I'm a fraud! <br />
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If you've met me or been reading this blog in holidays past this will not come as a surprise to you: I hate Christmas.<br />
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Actually, it's much deeper than that. I loathe the entire month of December, right up to Christmas (oddly, I'm okay with the 26th through the 31st). I'd give you the whole long, sad saga of why but there's no need to bring you down too. (Let's just say it includes deaths, a coma and cancers--please note the plurals. And please return to your happy holiday celebrations as though you never read that.)<br />
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December 23rd is a particularly bad day historically, so I hesitate to write this before the day is completely over. But, I feel I must acknowledge...it was 3 years ago today I got the "highly suspicious of malignancy" phone call from my doctor. That statement was followed by "you need to see a surgeon and have the mass removed; not even a biopsy, just have the surgery." Oh, and that call came at 3:45pm. Merry, merry...uh, quite the contrary.<br />
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That was, however, 3 years ago. I'm fine now. Scar is faded, mammograms are clear, hair is grown back and chemo weight gain is finally gone (yeah, it took 3 years; whatever. ). And dare I say it--I've had a very nice quiet day at home. I've been rewriting, and rewriting and rewriting the memoir (due to my editor in a mere 12 days!) while sitting by the fire with Seamus for most of the day. (Chris is busy at his new wine shop.) It's been, actually, unbelievably, a pretty nice day...but it makes me nervous to say that (lightening will strike soon). And while I'm still not up for celebrating Christmas or any other winter holiday, I have gifts for you. Let's just call them anniversary gifts, shall we?<br />
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As my gift to you, I'd like to share some blogs that make me happy. Blogs that cheer me. Blogs that are just so freakin' cute. (Although I follow many cancer blogs, none are listed here...I have a certain mood to maintain!). And as you know, the things that make me happy involve my alphabet life (<b>a</b>lcohol, <b>b</b>ooks, <b>c</b>offee and <b>d</b>ogs). So please enjoy:<br />
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<a href="http://fromsophiesview.blogspot.com/">From Sophie's View</a> (please don't tell Seamus I said this, but this is one gorgeous dog who has one fantabulous life)<br />
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<a href="http://mutteringsandthings.blogspot.com/2011/12/dogs-holiday-shopping-at-bergdorf.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MutteringsThings+%28MUTTerings+and+Things%29">Mutterings</a> (watch this video in particular; it's so good it almost made me like Christmas!)<br />
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<a href="http://disasterfilm.blogspot.com/">Going Gently </a>(in my next life, I want to come back as one of his animals/ pets/ housemates. And only now that I had to grab that URL for you did I see that his URL is disasterfilm.blogspot.com, which gives you an idea of the humor)<br />
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<a href="http://lunadogslife.blogspot.com/">Luna, A Dog's Life</a> (she's a beagle puppy...and if that's not cute enough, she lives in Australia with her two doting daddies who teach her all sorts of tricks.)<br />
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<a href="http://coffeecanine.blogspot.com/">Coffee With a Canine</a> (Coffee. With a Canine. Are you kidding me? How does it get better? --well, I'm holding out for Wine with a Canine....but in the meantime, I'm good with this.)<br />
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<a href="http://www.sarainlepetitvillage.com/2011/12/dark-side-of-noel.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SaraInLePetitVillage+%28Sara+In+Le+Petit+Village%29">Sara in Le Petit Village</a> (Sara is married to a French guy, has a great dog named Fifty, lives in a postcard French Village and has a terrific sense of humor; I'd hate her if I didn't enjoy her blog so much. And the fact that I won a book called "Dog Trots Globe" on her blog this week? That's just icing on the cake...or the croissant. Whatever.)<br />
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<a href="http://megansilianoff.blogspot.com/">Greetings From Texas</a> (Megan is, as her blog says, a "professional blogger, amateur Texan," she also just happens to be a young ovarian cancer survivor with a great sense of humor...and fashion!; This does not mean I lied about no cancer blogs being listed here...this is not a cancer blog. If it was, I might never have found out about UV Cake Vodka.)<br />
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<a href="http://www.ishouldabeenastripper.com/">I Shoulda Been a Stripper </a> (I guess with that title I don't need to tell you she's funny. But it's worth noting she has two beagles. Which also means she's hip and smart. No, it does. It totally means that.)<br />
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And just as a side note, because it's worth sharing should this ever apply to you: American Dog magazine recently posted an article on where to get <a href="http://www.theamericandogmag.com/non-profit/resources-veterinary-bills-financial-assistance">help paying vet bills</a> if you need it. Now that's something that could really be a gift.<br />
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I'm dangerously close to being all perky and holiday happyish here and we do not want to tempt fate. So, let me hasten to add...<br />
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Bah, Humbug!!<br />
And to all a goodnight.<br />
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-50421757722563353802011-12-15T20:27:00.000-08:002011-12-15T20:27:34.029-08:00A Holiday TraditionThe Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center here in Riverside has a "Pet Pictures" with Santa fundraiser event every year. We take Seamus every year. And every year he does this:<br />
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That's right...every year he hates it! (2009 was my cancer year... I thus call "chemo brain" on the fact that I can't find that photo).<br />
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So...aren't you dying to know how 2011 went? Here he is:<br />
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Hey, at least Santa didn't have to put him in a headlock this time.<br />
But then look what happened...<br />
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I guess Seamus didn't want to wait for Christmas morning to get his treats. He hit up Santa when Santa was trying to take a break. Santa obliged and just happened to have some dog treats in his pocket. <br />
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And now we all believe.<br />
<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-27174901406133480512011-12-07T18:02:00.000-08:002011-12-07T18:02:38.028-08:00The Pup-arazzi Following begins<a href="http://youtu.be/oQJDXSYEqWE">http://youtu.be/oQJDXSYEqWE</a><br />
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Seamus is getting even more famous. It happens. This interview of me (and Seamus) was done in connection with the "Boobie Bash" fundraiser for The Pink Ribbon Place and Tongka Dog Foundation (raising funds to support canine cancer research).<br />
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Let us know what you think of the video! (And please don't point out all the faces I make...I know, I know....)Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031358252817150321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541587873267542093.post-56297143734238126882011-12-04T18:47:00.001-08:002011-12-04T18:57:48.936-08:00Aloha!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had this crazy idea that I'd have MORE time to blog on vacation. Especially since my vacation was in Maui...you know land of beautiful beaches, sunsets and a "hang loose" attitude.<br />
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But, no. First, I was sick the first two days I was there (crazy stomach bug--so much for Thanksgiving dinner) and then I was hyper-productive on The Dog Lived memoir manuscript. The point of the week in paradise really was to write. I'm pleased to report, I finished another draft! Probably only one more to go before I hand my baby over to the editor at Sourcebooks. Super exciting times.<br />
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So that's my excuse for being absent from the blogoshpere. Well...that, and these:<br />
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Aloha.<br />
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