Scoop Your Poop: The Dog Mom Anatomy

Image from EarthRated

This Scoop Your Poop post is going to the moms! Has anyone ever told you your a crazy dog mom? Do you find yourself talk about you dog's achievements that week to anyone you meet? Does you dog have their own Facebook page? You are not alone! 

EarthRated came up with these wonderful illustrations: The Dog Mom Anatomy and A Dog Mom's Purse. It is funny how true these are. 

Image from EarthRated

Don't forget to Scoop Your Poop!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone! 

I love this beautiful Easter version of "Hallelujah" that shares with us the true reason for this season.   

 

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my Mom!

Hope she likes my gift and card my dad help pick out! Can't wait to party when she gets home from work!

Thoughtless Thursday: It's Going to the Cats

I would get in trouble if I was caught on the table, but not Callie the Cat. Look at her sit on that table like she owns the place.

Not only does she sit on the table, but she also sits tall on my food. Out of all the places in the house, my food.

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Ruckus the Eskie and Love is being owned by a Husky

Wordless Wednesday: Wabbits

My pales Louie and Carlie love this time of the year! Not only is it getting warmer out, but the wabbits are coming out as well! As you could guess, Easter is their favorite holiday!

Today is the last day to enter The Petter giveaway! 

Check out my full review and to enter click HERE.

Tasty Tuesday: Nadia Cake's

Check out one of Nadia Cake's locations here in Maple Grove, Minnesota!

Nadia Cakes is a Cupcake Wars Winner on the Food Network Channel and has been seen on TLC's show Fabulous Cakes twice.

This past Friday my mom and aunt took an afternoon drive to check out this award winning bakery. Stepping into the shop they were welcomed by sweet smells, eye catching colors, and not to mention the delicious looking cupcakes and desserts. 

Afterward going back and forth and back and forth again they finally picked out their cupcakes. They said it was painful choosing from all the different flavors. Some of those flavors were Strawberry, "Alice and Wonderland," Red Velvet, and the award winning Cheese Cake cupcake.

Finally onto the Pupcakes!

All natural ingredients including bananas, peanut butter, apples and cream cheese.

They are a little pricey, but who can put a price on feeding your way to a puppies heart.

How am I suppose to look at the camera with these cupcakes so close to my face.

Now onto the taste test!

As you can see from the video, I give Nadia's cupcakes 4 paws way up!

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Sugar the Golden Retriever and Kol's Notes

Helping Disabled Farmers

So two weeks ago my mom and grandpa took a trip to Kentucky for the National AgrAbility Conference. 

Here is a little about AgrAbility, "it is a program sponsored by the USDA that provides assistance to farmers, ranchers, other agricultural workers, and farm family members impacted by disability. It consists of a National Project and State/Regional Projects (currently serving 24 states), each involving collaborative partnerships between land grant universities and various nonprofit disability services organizations."

So what does AgrAbility do?

"The vision of Agrability is to enable a high quality lifestyle for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities. Through education and Assistance, AgrAbility helps to eliminate (or at least minimize) obstacles that block success in production agriculture or agriculture-related occupations."

What services does AgrAbility provide?

• Conducting on-site assessments to identify barriers to completing tasks both inside and outside the home
• Recommending appropriate assistive technologies, modified work practices, and/or other possible solutions to overcoming disability-relates limitations
• Providing access to information materials on a variety of topics related to disability and agriculture
• Referring customers to other services providers for potential assistance specific to the clients' needs
• Arranging for peer support opportunities that connect customers with others who have successfully accommodated their disabilities 

Here are the sessions they went to:

• Modern Beekeeping
• Are Sheep and Goats in Your Farming Future?
• The Use of Custom Seating to Accommodate Severe Back Impairment on the Farm
• Adaptive Recreation for Folks with Disabilities
• AgrAbility Adaptive Technology in a Box for Farmers and Ranchers
• Aging and Farmers: Understanding "Normal" and Adapting to Changes
• Caring for Caregivers
• Assistive Technology Show and Tell

Here are images from the Show and Tell

This image and video shows how a wheelchair can get into and out of a truck.

If you notice the image above not only is there a seat lift but the step is on hydraulics. This is beneficial for someone with arthritis or limited range of motion. All they do is stand on it and it will raise up to get into the truck easier. 

This picture shows both a seated lift on the left and a standing lift on the right.

I'm just scratching the surface of this topic. It is close to our families heart and hope to share more on it in the future. If you would like more information or have questions feel free to ask or check out AgrAbility's website.