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I had anatomy lab all day on Saturday, April 5th. It was super cool! We did a complete dissection of the chest cavity. We started by peeling back the skin kind of like filleting a fish to exposure the pectoralis major muscles which we cut off the sternum and folded them out, same thing for the minor muscle. Then came the bone saw. Awesome! We cut through all the ribs down each side and across the top & bottom so we could open up the entire chest. Then out came the lungs, the heart which we fully dissected and we explored all kinds of fun stuff in the chest cavity. The complexity of the human body is fascinating. I could go on for hours, but I'll keep it brief for this posting.

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April 01

A Good Day

I was out on the evening walk with my dog when we ran across a Labrador that had escaped. Unfortunately our new friend Jade was near a busy street so we corralled her and got her home. It really wasn't hard to corral her since like all Labs she was ecstatic to have new friends especially once you read her tag and knew her name. I would call that a Good Day.

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February 17

Triple Marks

It was a gorgeous day today with a lot of sun! I took my 5 1/2 year old Labrador, Sackett down to Marymoor dog park and worked him on double marks, holds and triple marks. He sits next to me and I throw bumpers out for him to retrieve. I throw one out to the left and then second to the right or some other crazy combination. He is not allowed to get them until I release him with "get it". He should retrieve them in order from last to first. He has doubles down, but is still challenged by triples. He keeps forgetting the middle one. The other thing I worked on was having Sackett sit and stay while I move about 30 yards away before throwing the bumper. He stays at the original position until I release him to get the bumper. The entire time he is in a hold, whether it is by my side or at a distance, Sackett is like a coiled spring. He is so excited to retrieve that his muscles are quivering. When I release him it is like pulling the trigger! He takes off at full speed!

January 15

Praline Pecan Crunch

Prep Time: 10 min

Bake Time: 1 hour

8 C Quaker Oat Squares cereal (one 16 oz box)

2 C pecan pieces

1/2 C light corn syrup

1/2 C firmly packed brown sugar

1/4 C margarine (1/2 stick)

1 tsp Vanilla

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

Heat oven to 250 F. Combine cereal and pecans in 13" x 9" pan; set aside.
Combine corn syrup, brown sugar and margarine in 2 cup micrwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 1/2 minutes; stir. Microwave 1/2 to 1 1/2 minutes more until boiling. Stir in vanilla and baking soda and pour over cereal mixture; stir to coat evenly.
Bake 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Spread on baking sheet to cool; break into pieces.

Prague Tea Squares

Combine (let shortening soften) Beat at high speed until light & creamy

3/4 C (1 1/2 sticks) butter

1 C sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

1/4 tsp allspice

Stir in:

2 C flour

1 C chopped almonds

Spoon 1/2 mixture into 9x9 pan & spread evenly

Spread with 1/2 C strawberry jam

Spread remaining dough on top

Bake 40 min at 350 until delicately browned

Sift confectioners sugar on top

Cool

Cut into squares (small)

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Lemon Bars

Mix:

1/2 C butter or margarine

1 C flour

1/4 C powdered sugar

Pat in 8x8 pan

Bake 15min at 350

*Check so it's tan, not brown

While crust is baking, mix together:

2 eggs

1 C sugar

3 T lemon juice

1/4 tsp salt

2 T flour

Pour on hot crust

Bake 20 min

When done, sprinkle with powdered sugar

Cut into bars when cool

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Rocky Road

In saucepan combine:

1 C semi sweet chocolate morsels

1 C butterscotch morsels

1/2 C peanut butter

Place over very low heat and melt until mixture is blended and smooth

Add: 3 C miniature marshmallows

1 C salted peanuts

Mix well

Spread in a foil-lined 8" pan

Chill

Cut into squares

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Almond Scramble

Melt over very low heat:

1 1/2 lbs Almond bark

2 T oil

Mix in a large bowl:

3 C Rice Chex

3 C Corn Chex

OR substitute 6 C Crispix

3 C Cheerios

2 C pretzels

2 C mixed nuts or peanuts

When bark and oil are melted, add remaining ingredients

Toss until coated

Spread on aluminum foil

Cool

Break into pieces

Hint: coat bowl & spoon with cooking spray

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Here come the recipes

Several people have asked me for recipes for some of the treats I prepared around the holidays. Instead of emailing these around I will just create a recipe category and post them as blog entries. Expect the first batch tonight as I eat dinner I'll upload them.

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November 25

Bald Eagles

I was at a beach park in Bellevue the other day walking back up to the car when a bald eagle flew right above me, across the parking lot and landed in a tree. A few moments later two more flew above me. They were screeching, not really sure how you describe the noise they make, but they were making a lot of it. One of them landed on the very top of a pine. The top couple feet of the tree was dead so it provided the perfect framing for the bird. It was the first time I've seed bald eagles in the wild. To have them fly right above me and the perch in a tree not far away was amazing. I just stood in the parking lot and watched the one for awhile. It really made my month! What a fantastic bird!

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