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<p class=MsoNormal>Mom says it is time for me to introduce myself. My name
is Red Bay Nanomone Peacemaker, but my friends call me Norm. I am the
youngest of the Red Bay Boys. Some of you may remember my great-uncle
Nick; he wrote famous stories. I have been just kind of hang out around
here growing and learning, but I think things are going to get really
interesting this weekend. At least that what my buddy Grady is telling
me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Lately, my mom has been doing strange stuff with me.
Every day she takes me out in the driveway and we walk back and forth, back and
forth for 277 nickzillion hours. Then she makes me stand still.
THAT IS HARD! And then weirdest thing … you are NOT going to
believe this … she makes me stand on these wooden stilts for 63
nickzillion minutes! Grady says that the wood thingies aren’t
stilts. He says they are training blocks to teach me how to stack.
All I know is that I have to stand really still and I’m not very good at
that, but the good thing is that Mom gives me cheese treats the entire time I
am standing on the stilts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Then, tonight Mom took me over to Granny Pat’s.
We went down to the basement ... boy, those steps are big! Mom buzzed my
toenails, gave me a bath in a big tub, then she tried to blow me right off the
grooming table with a big wind maker. After that, we came home and Grady told
me a secret! He says I am going to go on a “road trip” on
Saturday and I am going to be in my FIRST dog show. Mom says Grady can
come with us so I won’t be lonely … I think it will take us 4 naps
to get there. Grady says he wants to go ‘coz if I win, then we get
to go to DQ. I have no clue what he is talking about, but he knows a lot
of stuff, so I believe him.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I’ll keep you posted. OH … mom says to
tell everybody … my English is good but my math is terrible!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Drools to ya!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Norm <o:p></o:p></p>
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