Thanks to Jeff's hard work for the last 2 days, the bathroom is now primed and painted. The ceiling, walls, and trim have all been paint...

All of the walks and playtime have made Coop lean and strong. It amazes me that he has so little fat on his body. Coop's chest is broad ...

When the Country Curtains catalog arrived in the mail, I knew it was the perfect time to pick the bathroom blind and valance. We packed up t...

As I said before, Cooper loves to lay under the kitchen table. As you can see, when he stretches out, there isn't much room for us two f...

The molding around the window has been installed. We are hoping that the sheetrock will be completed this week, so we can paint.

As a Project Manager, one of the most important things to avoid is scope creep. This is when you state that a project will contain item A an...

Who would have thought Coop could ever be SO happy and carefree ?

After Cooper spent a week in the kennel, he needed a bath. I thought that during the bath, a lot of Coop's loose hair would come out and...

Having read the book Misty of Chincoteague as a child, I always wanted to see the wild ponies at Chincoteague,VA. Since this is only 2 hours...

While visiting Williamsburg, we met another cooper. This cooper is a maker of barrels and containers. We learned a lot of interesting things...

The tile in the shower and on the floor has been completed. The grout can be installed on both of these tomorrow. It has taken a long time f...

We spent last week on vacation in VA Beach. We stayed in an ocean front hotel. When we walked onto the balcony on Sat night, we realized tha...

For anyone who is wondering, "What happened to the Cooper stories?".... We spent last week on vacation in Virgina Beach, VA. While...

On Thursday, May 8th, 2003 I remember getting a call on my drive home. Jake had a seizure and Valerie was frantic. I arrived at home about...

While living in NC, I saw an ad in the paper asking for people to adopt homeless Goldens. I always liked Goldens and knew that too many dogs...

AKC registered Sir Brandon of Stonehenge (Brandy) was the first dog that I ever owned. Brandy was not just beautiful, but drop dead GORGEOUS...

Long before Danny and Cooper were part of our lives, we had two other dogs, Brandy a Shetland Sheepdog, and Jake a rescued Golden Retriever....

After the last few rainy days, the sun was finally out today. I thought it was a perfect opportunity to let Cooper enjoy some time on the de...

Summer must be coming, because Cooper is blowing his coat. When I finished brushing Coop the other night, the brush was full of hair. As soo...

You may remember that when we first got Cooper, he had little hair on his belly and his skin was black and rough. I can no longer see Cooper...