Category: Gabby
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“Nothing is Impossible, the Word Itself Says I’m Possible!” – Audrey Hepburn
This rings true even if your mom has fed you too many biscuits since last winter and, as the gale winds blew into town during the summer/winter clothes swap, you discover it is impossible to zip your jacket to the top. Thankfully, it is still possible to stay warm if you are a spoiled…
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Saturday Night Football – #6 Notre Dame vs. #12 Clemson
The #6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be heading into a hostile, wet and windy atmosphere tonight to battle the Clemson Tigers before a sold out crowd with the great possibility that the effects of Hurricane Joaquin could definitely have an impact on the game. ESPN College GameDay was live in Clemson, South Carolina for…
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Peyton Manning, NFL Sunday Ticket and Pizza – Life Is Good!!
The 2015 NFL Season officially begins in our house today with the return of Peyton Manning for his 18th season hopefully leading the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl victory over Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys (we are done talking about our MLB World Series dream, Nationals/Tigers, which did not end well). Both teams…
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Ready for Kickoff!!!
Fall weather has arrived, the donuts and cider are ready and a full day of college football is on the schedule. First up, University of Michigan vs. Oregon St. at noon, followed up by #9 Notre Dame against Virginia, and, you know it’s the biggest game of the day since ESPN College GameDay is live…
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Someone Needs To Tell My Mom That “There’s No Crying In Baseball!”
(Post by Gabby – The Yorkie Blogger/Photos by A Curious Introvert) We are in desperate need of a baseball intervention for my mom after the New York Mets swept the Washington Nationals to take a seven game lead in the NL East. Not only did the losses put the Nationals in a very difficult position…
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Yorkie Rules of Fashion
(Photos by A Curious Introvert) (Post by Gabby – The Yorkie Blogger) Now that the September issue of Vogue has been purchased, it is time for the family fashion club to spend a day drinking coffee and looking through magazines. I thought I was a member of the fashion club, until I recently discovered that…
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Simple Enjoyments of Summer
(Photos by A Curious Introvert) As summer moves toward its hottest days (dreaming of cool Fall days and football) and passes by in a blink of an eye, it feels like a good time to slow down and enjoy some of the simple things of summer and try to avoid the summer heat and crowds.…
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Gabby’s Favorite Puzzle
Recently when my mom was off watching Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals play the Cincinnati Reds, I stayed with my favorite babysitters (I was an angel, like always when my mom is not around) and watched as they did this wonderful 700 piece panoramic jigsaw puzzle of adorable dogs. I was a little surprised…
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Musings About Close-Minded Parenting of My Yorkie
I recently read an opinion column entitled “Free-range children vs. close-minded parenting” by Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press that made me question if I was a free-range or close-minded parent. It appears free-range parents believe their children should be able to walk home alone from a park and close-minded parents believe children should…
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Gabby’s Final Thoughts on the 2015 NCAA March Madness Tournament
The 2015 NCAA March Madness Tournament came to an end last night when Duke became the 2015 National Champions by defeating Wisconsin 68-63. It was a great final game to an overall outstanding tournament, even though our teams (MSU, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin) did not win the championship. The game between Wisconsin and Duke was…
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