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Family Walk
We are having an absolutely beautiful weekend – sunny, clear, cool. And whenever we have such a beautiful weekend, you know exactly what we have planned – a family walk.
Read Today's Herd StoryThe Queen Posing
Even around Chez Herd, there is the rare day where nothing exciting happens. Hu-dad finished his work week in the study, we stayed out of trouble, and no chaos reigned. (We promise to rectify that tomorrow). So, Hu-dad decided to sit down with the camera and get a simple picture of Natasha smiling. Only, she wasn’t…
Read Today's Herd StoryWork Distractions
Hu-dad tries to get so much work done in his study, but he says he is surrounded by work distractions. Not sure what he means, so let’s check under Hu-dad’s desk.
Read Today's Herd StoryVet Checks and Weigh-Ins
Yesterday was a day of vet checks and weigh-ins for three members of The Herd. So let’s check in on the results. Cheoah had her teeth cleaned and a tooth removed because it was damaged. On the bright side, upon waking up from her surgery, she serenaded the vet staff with her own special song…
Read Today's Herd StoryRainy Days
We told you in yesterday’s blog post that the Hu-dad spent the day working on taxes. Our efforts to get him to play were not very effective. To make things worse, yesterday was one of those rainy days when the fog rolls in. With all of the mud from last week’s snow (now melted) and…
Read Today's Herd StoryA Taxing Day
We would like to apologize in advance. You see, today is a very taxing day at Chez Herd. Yes, this day comes once a year and is one of the most trying, difficult days there is. Hu-dad is stressed and papers are flying. We dread this day. Hu-dad spends the day grumbling, moving paper, punching…
Read Today's Herd StorySubstitution
Hu-dad is on a roll messing up our bowls. After our last RV trip, he cleaned our dog bowls at home and forgot to reload them, so we didn’t have our bowls at WinterFest Smoky Style. He decided it wasn’t a big deal because he had paper bowls in the RV to serve us in…
Read Today's Herd StoryWe Worked Hard
We worked hard throughout WinterFest Smoky Style yesterday. Oh, sure, there were those sled dogs doing demonstrations, and weight pulling dogs moving heavy objects, and law enforcement dogs proving they can sniff out contraband and can tackle bad guys . . . but we had to look cute for over 700 visitors. We even had…
Read Today's Herd StoryGetting Ready for the Big Day
The Maggie Valley Festival Grounds were busy all day as set up was underway for WinterFest Smoky Style. Of course, for us, that meant we are settled into our S-RV and are getting ready for the big day. Saturday is the big day and we hope to meet many readers from this area. Festival gate…
Read Today's Herd StoryWinterFest Smoky Style
This is it – the big weekend. We will be in the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds all day Saturday for WinterFest Smoky Style. Deliveries started arriving at the Festival Grounds Thursday and much more will arrive on Friday (including our own S-RV for our maximum comfort). The comfort of the most important guests is of…
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Groundhog Day
Not the holiday or animal, but we are thinking more like the movie Groundhog Day—though we don’t mind this snowy repeat.
Read Today's Herd StorySurprise Snow
When we went to bed Monday night, we were prepared for the 1-2″ dusting of overnight snow predicted. We woke up, though, to a surprise snow. Of course, when you have a surprise snow, the only thing to do is have Siberian Games. Hope your day was as much fun as ours. Nothing like fresh,…
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