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<p class=MsoNormal>It’s me again – Norm!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Now that we are rested up from our dog shows, we have been
enjoying the perfect weather here in southeast Michigan. Opie & I
love to spend most of the day in our big back yard. We watch the birds –
we’ve learned that there is no sense in chasing them – they cheat
and fly away. Now, the squirrels are more fun! We like to chase
them – and they try to trick us and jump from tree to tree – but we
are on to that game. And besides, we get Johnny and Hoagie to help us –
so we can cover four trees at a time. Hoagie is the best squirrel hunter
and he is teaching me all of the tricks. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>But Opie and I have started a new business. We are
developing excellent woodworking skills. We started out whittling sticks
in the yard. We got pretty good at that and turned most of the sticks
into mulch for Dad. Then we had a rain storm and we got to work with
bigger pieces of wood – some of them were BIG LOGS. Grady tried to
teach us how to build a log cabin like he and Nick did, but we aren’t
really builders – we like the custom woodworking better. Then I
found something that definitely needed some safety modifications. Our
picnic tables and benches had sharp, square corners! Now, I was worried
that one of the three little kids might get hurt if they ran into one of those
sharp corners, so Opie & I decided to work on them. Every day we get
right to work first thing in the morning – gnaw, gnaw gnaw! We now
have nicely rounded corners on one bench – just three more benches to
go. This would be a lot easier if Dad would share his power tools!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>If you need any custom woodworking, just let me know –<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Drools to ya!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Norm (and the rest of the Red Bay Gang)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Grady, Hoagie, Johnny and Opie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sandi Wittenberg - Mom to the Red Bay Basset Boys<o:p></o:p></p>
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