Chiquita was my first pet that was all my own (but I shared her with Chris). She was a blue fawn Chihuahua that I adopted from my mom after she decided she didn't want to breed Chihuahuas. Mom brought her home in September 1997, and she lived to be ten years old. She died on July 18, 2007. Here are all of the entries where I've mentioned her.

Thu 04/29/2010 3:40 PM

how to tell when you're in neighbor hell

Several years ago when we lived in a rented apartment, we had a mixed bag of neighbors. There were a few problem people, such as the drunk who lived behind us...

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Wed 12/17/2008 6:46 PM

most pathetic christmas tree ever

I know I haven't written anything yet this week. I've been too busy designing and sending out our Christmas e-card, writing out the few snail mail cards I'm sending this year, and decorating our pathetic little Christmas tree...

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Mon 12/08/2008 11:49 AM

snow and sub-freezing temperatures

This is the weather conditions when I got to work this morning. It's FREAKING COLD...

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Tue 06/17/2008 5:46 PM

thunderstorms, potty training and vacation

One nice thing about one's birthday being a federal holiday is that it only costs four vacation days to take the week off (unless it falls on a Saturday, of course... then I get screwed). I don't know what I'm going to do that week, yet...

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Tue 02/05/2008 7:27 PM

sneaky siblings

She's a little kissing machine and washes all three of our faces thoroughly every day. Her absolute favorite place to be is in my lap, and I'm more than happy to accommodate...

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Thu 01/10/2008 6:12 PM

oh seven

This past year was quite the year for me. It brought some of the highest and some of the lowest points of my life so far...

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Fri 10/26/2007 4:31 PM

brooskey update

He'll be going for his second vet visit and second set of puppy shots next Friday. It will be interesting to see just how much weight he's gained...

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Fri 10/05/2007 12:31 PM

boy oh boy

For the past few weeks we have been preparing for a new addition to our family. We've bought furniture and bedding, toys and supplies...

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Sun 08/19/2007 11:46 AM

final countdown

I absolutely cannot believe we're leaving for Florida one week from today. I thought this was going to be the longest six months of my life, and I think it was actually the shortest...

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Tue 07/24/2007 7:07 PM

healing weekend

When the weekend hit, we went into keep-busy-and-don't-think mode. We began cleaning up around the house, putting away the mounds of clean laundry that had been accumulating in the bedroom for months, and with the help of Chris' parents, finished up painting the office and got a good start on the hallway...

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Fri 07/20/2007 1:39 PM

goodbye, baby girl

The one thing we have to be grateful for, is that we were able to be by her side as she was peacefully put to rest (after all attempts to restore her breathing had failed). My biggest fear was of coming home one day to find she had died all alone, and I am grateful that it didn't happen that way...

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Fri 03/23/2007 2:20 PM

pet poison

Though the claims right now are that only wet food is affected, I am anxious to see what really turns out to be responsible, and whether it is a result of some kind of neglectful practice...

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Sun 06/29/2003 12:13 AM

summer arrives on cue

It made its entrance last weekend with a series of good ol' New England thunderstorms... including lightning strikes to a house in East Providence and a trailer park in North Attleboro...

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