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Take A Hike

Take a hike, take a BATH!! 

WARNING

If you plan on sharing your bed with your bulldog, this WILL happen.

Somehow, every night she winds up sleeping across the top of the bed, taking all the pillows.  Consider yourself warned.

Sandy Sucks

Sandy sucks.  We hate her, but we survived and we were very, very lucky.

Here is Ham, hating Sandy. 

Our home kept us safe and we made it through unscathed.  All our family members are safe.  There is a ton of damage around our neighborhood, but nothing a few chainsaws and men and women in hard hats can't fix.

Here is Ham, NOT cooperating with the clean up effort.  

We had to cancel Halloween.  No big loss there...we never even got candy. Oops! We will do better next year.  We only had a few kids anyway.  

We are still without power which is not fun, but we are managing.  We have hot water, a working stove and a fireplace to keep us warm.  We have a generator (which, by miracle we got the Friday before the storm!).

Here on Long Island things are getting a little crazy.  People are acting ugly and panicking.  There is no gasoline to be found.  It is scary.  Hopefully, the gas situation will regulate itself by the end of the weekend.

Question: Do I charge the phone in the car or wait to charge when the generator is running?  Which uses more gas? At least I have Ham to keep me company when I charge my phone in the car.  Even though she falls asleep because she loves the heated seats!

So, all things considered, we are OK.  Great even.  We are lucky, blessed, thankful and grateful.  We would be even more grateful if LIPA would stop "assessing" and get to working, but I won't get started on that here.  We know all the linemen and woman are working their hardest out there.  Thank you everyone for your thoughts and messages to us on Facebook.  We really appreciate knowing that y'all are thinking about Ham...who is currently napping by the fire, and us!  

And lastly, 

A FEW WE LEARNED FROM HURRICANE SANDY:

• Those doomsday preppers aren't that crazy!

• Get a generator and keep extra gas cans on hand to fill before a storm.

• Always make sure your cars gas tanks are FULL!  I drive on fumes all the time.  No more! Thankfully, I filled up before the storm. 

• Keep ice ready to go in your freezer. Something told me to make ice packs before the storm.  I filled ziploc bags with water and froze them and I am sooo glad I did!  I was able to save the bacon! 

• Keep small coolers on hand (for saving bacon)! 

• Make sure your flashlights always have batteries, duh. 

• It can't hurt to have extra dog food on hand.  YAY Fedex delivered out monthly dog food supply on Wednesday after the storm.  Amazing Fedex!  We love you! 

• Download the free 5-0 Radio police scanner app on your iPhone.  It will keep you entertained (sometimes in a "funny, ha-ha" way, sometimes in an "I'm scared for humanity" way) in times without TV.  

Thanks again everyone! 

We hope all our friends in Sandy's way made it through and are safe! 

xoxo, 

Ham and Family 

The Calm Before The Storm

Today was beautiful but rumor has it Sandy is on her way.  We hope all our east coast friends stay safe!

Ridin' Dirty

I caught Ham ridin' dirty today.  

She really needs a bath!

Free Show

Mother nature did not disappoint today.  Honey Ham enjoyed a gorgeous backyard sunset.  We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend - and snuggle up with your pups, it's supposed to be cold tonight in NY!

Ham Has Fallen

Into a pile of leaves...

These pictures were taken today on our walk.  Ham decided she needed a little rest.  She found the perfect spot...in a pile of leaves...on the street.  Silly Ham.  

Busy Busy

So busy I forgot to post about Honey Ham's apple picking excursion! We went two Sundays ago and it was awesome.  If you are ever looking for a pick your own apple farm we cannot recommend Wrights Farm in Gardiner, NY enough.

When looking for a place to go apple picking we only had two requirements - that they have apples and allow dogs.  Check and check! Tons of apples, acres and acres to roam, skydivers (what?), a great farm stand/market and friendly staff.  We will be making this our new yearly tradition.

They had apples! 

Ham had a tantrum (of course!). 

Ham pretended to be Snow White after eating the poison apple.  

(Drama Queen!)

Ham ran. 

Ham hiked.

Ham enjoyed the gorgeous views. 

Ham spent quality time with her daddy.  I love this picture! 

And when we got home, we had apple pie for dinner.  Homemade, by your's truly and Honey Ham approved! 

We picked two bags of apples and they were all juicy and delicious.  Seriously.  Wrights Farm, worth the trip. Bring the dog! 

Creative Genius

Honey was very busy today.  She thought the light was just right for her to do a little painting outside.   Oh, you did not know Honey Ham is also a fine arts painter?

Of course she can paint! 

Ham's Grandma C got her this paint set a long time ago.  

All the pent up creativity makes Honey Ham a little mouthy.  She has no puppy patience once the creativity strikes. 

I had to do this part.  I let her choose the colors though.  

Such technique! 

Oops!  We forgot our smock! 

Sent off for framing...

Very nice use of color Honey Ham. 

Next up, Honey's black and white series...

Notice where she is...after all that painting, of course she needed a swim! 

Like most things we do, I'm sure this was more fun for me than her.  But that's OK.  

And Grandma C, I hate to ruin the surprise, but Merry Christmas.  You will be getting a Ham original.

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