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Summertime Fun: Celebrate Every Goal This Summer

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Summer is the time for celebrations.  There are big celebrations like graduations, weddings and big sporting events.  And then there are the smaller celebrations every family has, like when a child learns to ride a bike or drive a car, learns to swim or pitches in a baseball game for the first time.  It is just as important to celebrate these little goals as the big ones!  This summertime my family and I are determined to celebrate every goal and enjoy every minute.

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Summer Fun

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Since we added a new dog to our family in March we have been having even more fun with two dogs.  Now that the weather is finally nice my kids and I have been getting the dogs outside to play every day.  We are also working on training our new dog Ziggy so that he can be outside off the leash and play safely with our older dog Dodger.  Pet safety is important when dogs are not on leashes, and well trained dogs are key.

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We have about 3 acres of land and no fences, and we want our dogs to be able to be out in our yard without always being on a leash.  They love going wading in our pond and exploring the woods with the kids.  But in order to do this safely they need too learn to come when called.  Dodger is very well trained, so now we are working on training Ziggy.  Like most dogs he loves treats, and we have been using Nudges treats to help train him.

Two Dogs are Twice the Fun!

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Last month we added a new dog to our family, and it is working out really well! We love having two dogs, especially the kids, who have been asking for another dog for years.

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When it was time to pick a dog we took our older dog Dodger to the shelter and brought out dogs for him to meet, so that we were sure the dogs would get along.  He picked Ziggy, and the two of them love to play together.

Safe Use of OTC Pain Killers

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If your house is like mine you have lots of different kinds of Over the Counter (OTC) pain killers in your medicine cabinet.  I checked through mine and found seven different bottles of OTC pain killers, plus some prescriptions left over from various illnesses.

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We have aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, naproxen sodium and various migraine and tension headache formulas which combine some of these ingredients!  And I didn’t even look at the cold medicine, many of which also contains a pain killer. So it is no surprise that OTC medicine overdose has become a real problem.  It is very important to know what you are taking and talk to a professional about dosage and medicine interaction, because even over the counter medications are dangerous if used incorrectly.

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Wordless Wednesday – Cape Cod Road Trip

Last Friday I had to make an unplanned trip to Cape Cod.  So I woke my 17 year old up at 6:15am and told her if she wanted to visit the ocean she had 15 minutes to get ready!  She has been begging to go to the ocean, so she was out of bed and dressed in record time.

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Cape Cod is not really a day trip from our house, since is is over 5 hours away, but we did it anyway.  After I finished my errand we spent about 4 hours exploring beaches, and had fun finding shells and walking along the beach.

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Good Habits for Healthy Families

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My son Robert is 14 years old now, and he is getting too old for kid’s vitamins!  It seems like every time I turn around he has grown another inch, and he is now the same height as me and still growing fast. While he is in a growth spurt it is even more important to make sure his body has all the vitamins and minerals he needs.