Addison teaching her puppy to go potty!

Addison teaching her puppy to go potty!
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April Showers...

So, I believe I heard on the news that we had a record set for rainfall in April – the record being a record HIGH amount of rain. I had absolutely no problem believing our favorite weatherman recite this little tidbit of information since I have been home, with the dog and Addison for most of those rainy April days. But, the upside to all of it is that despite the rain, the weather has been warmer (I can stand a little rain if it's not freezing rain!) and the old adage of 'April showers bring May flowers ' is sure to be true. In fact, we have already been enjoying a plethora of daffodils and hyacinths in the neighborhood. I started pointing out the flowers to Addison during our walks as they begun to pop out - it gave her something more to look at and gave me a little hope that spring was truly on it's way. At first, they were few and far between, but now, they are plentiful. Addison is especially fond of the dandelions. I have greatly encouraged her delight and even told her she could pick all of them and put them in her bucket. I’ve found it to be a wonderful way to accomplish some work outdoors while watching her pluck away at plentiful, plump yellow heads in our yard. She loves keeping her "fwowers" and asks about them frequently. It has been a tad bit tricky to keep her away from the random tulips (or 'oowipsisis') in the yard, but so far they have survived. The hyacinths are a different story altogether.

Hopefully, she'll be better at listening before the roses have to teach her a nasty little lesson...