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Daycare Photo Journal
April 2009:
April is a conflicted month. On the one hand, we
finally put winter down for its long summer's nap, which is mostly a
fine thing. The winter parkas go up, the shorts and tee shirts come out.
Spring starts gloriously springing in earnest, we get more time with the
sun, the birds come back with all of their songs, and the world
generally takes on a more cheerful aspect. But then there's the dark
side: taxes. Boo, hiss. Of course, some folks get their taxes done in
February or March, but most of us try to pretend that April 15th is
still forever away, or go to our happy places where taxes are
abolished and all God's children frolic in the greening meadows with
Thumper and Bambi. So half the month we're in denial, and the other half
we're bitter about once again having to send too much of our hard-earned
money to people we don't know or trust, who spend it frivolously, irresponsibly,
and foolishly on stuff we don't even want to know about. Flowers, taxes.
Birdies, taxes. Bunnies, taxes. No wonder we're all halfway to the funny
farm! Thankfully, here at PDX, we have all the dogs to remind us that
there is nothing like a good snack, belly rub, sniff, or
chase game to take your mind off the woes of the world. Whenever the taxes get to me, I just reach out, grab me some fur,
and have a good long cry with Bailey, Cooper, Buddy, Maggie, or
whichever therapeutic ball-o-fur happens to be passing by. Give it a try
next time you write that check to the Treasury -- works for me! Bev
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Dogs Do the Catwalk! On April 4th, PDX dogs
helped raise money for the Goodwill Assistance Dog Academy, a
partnership between Goodwill and McKamey Animal Care and Adoption
Center. Its goal is to provide assistance dogs to aid people with
disabilities.
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