the real doglover

Just to set the record straight......

You have choice A - which is ME = WFBdoglover /  or The real doglover

Choice B - wbf  /Don't walk on my street

So if you are reading THIS post - you can click on MY name and read MY blogs.

If you are reading something that doesn't sound like me or isn't nice - then look at the name or click on Choice B and you will see someone that pretends to be me.

Got it?

Tonight proved to be an interesting night.   We had our scout meeting at the North Shore Fire Department - Engine 4 and were working towards our Readyman badge that included basic first aid and the Heimlich. (Thanks guys you did a great job!!!!)

The scouting motto is "be prepared" and let me tell you - I was - thanks to Fox 6.  We arrived at 6:30 and got started over at the Paramedic Rig.  Seconds into the presentation, the bells started ringing and they were off on their first call!  Left standing with 12 boys, most people would have been Oh, NO!  But NOT me!  NOPE, I directed everyone into the living room and set up camp with my Fox6 Mini Ann doll and video!  You may have remembered my blog from this past September, but if you don't, or didn't blog back then - you can check it out here.

 By the time we ran through the video, and each boy got a turn with Mini Ann and then we all practiced the Heimlich, after watching the video.  My proudest moment was when my son got down and demonstrated, on his own, how to use the mini annie and perform basic CPR.

By the time we finished, the Fire Engine came back and we were able to advance to basic first aid - just as we finished another call came in and we were left standing all by ourselves again!  What an exciting way to end the evening.

On thing I have to tell you, with boys they get all goofy when their attention isn't held and the mini Ann and video did the job.  So thanks to Fox 6 for that opportunity at Miller Park last September, I couldn't have gotten through this without you!

I guess their is only one survivor left from the Titanic now.  You can read about Barbara West Dainton here.   She passed away last week.   

The movie Titanic got me fascinated with the boat, its history and its demise.  Did you know there are three people burried here in Milwaukee at Graceland Cemetary.  Edward G. Crosby did not survive, his wife and daughter did.  All are burried at Graceland.  We found them placing flags on Vetrans grave stones one year.  You can find them here.

Here is the link to other Titanic grave locations.  The links are to Findagrave.com.   It is an interesting website, you should check it out.  I have been able to find gravestones of family members on my dad's side.

I just saw a commerical for Bob.  Bob is a hand held computer that you can attach to your TV, Computer or Playstation to limit your kids time.  They state - Let Bob be the bad guy, so you don't have to!"  Well for $29.99 x 3 - I would say Bob is the bad guy!

What a rip off?  You are also encouraging parents to not parent.      I guess we are just so busy with activities, that during the week we can go all week without playing games on the computer.  Our playstation is hardly ever used.

We also watch the news.  I don't count that as watching TV time and a lot of our TV shows are "mythbusters, shows on trains/railroads/ how do you make something"  Don't get me wrong, my son does watch cartoons - but not all day.  Last week he came home for lunch and 4 of those days the TV never went on and we sat and talked.

So what do you think?  Do you need Bob to control your TV?

Oh, if you want, you can check it out here.

I was reading badgerblogger.com and am floored that this pay increase is trying to get past our eyes....

Check out the link here... and please call your county supervior.