Category Archives: Nikki Larson-The Diary of Nikki

Zero

That’s how cold it’s supposed to be tonight up here in the northern half of the country. Tomorrow, we’re supposed to see temps anywhere from a high in the teens, to lows of minus 24 degrees, with the wind chill factored in. My coworkers have all gleefully informed me that this has been [...]

Nothing Says Love Like a Snowblower

It’s winter in Nebraska, and of course that means snow, ice, wind, and lots of it. We got hit in December pretty hard, and I found myself shoveling six inches of wet snow off our corner lot and driveway by myself, two weeks post-kidney failure. My doc said I was ready to go [...]

The Quack is Back…

Or rather, the honking is back. In my last blog entry, I wrote about the slaughter of an innocent stuffed duck dog toy and how it’s internal quacker/squeaker thing was missing - mostly likely scenario was that it took the scenic route through a golden retriever’s digestive system. It’s still missing, and no [...]

Gifts to Avoid Giving Your Dog…

My husband and I don’t have kids, we took the “dog option” instead. Like millions of other pet owners, we give our dogs gifts during the holiday season. This year they each got a paw shaped stocking stuffed with some dog goodies, new collars, and a breed specific stuffed toy.
Angus the terrier got [...]

15 messages and this past deployment are gone…

Since my last blog entry, I’ve lost three ornaments on my tree. One I was able to save before being destroyed by the jaws of doom, and the other two, well, thank goodness they were the cheapo ones I bought at Hobby Lobby. My lecture to the canine occupants of my house apparently [...]

‘Tis the Season

So here I am again, and it’s almost December again; and once more, I find myself digging myself out of moving boxes trying to find the Christmas tree skirt that I bought when we were stationed in Germany.  I’m not having any luck so I gave up for the evening and thought I’d do some [...]

Here I am!

This is my first entry for MSM and boy do I feel like it’s the first day of school. You know, when the teacher makes you stand up and tell everyone about yourself and what you did over the summer. Because I was a very shy kid, I hated that yearly ritual. [...]