Poor Poochie

The weather continues to be gorgeous for March here in northern Wisconsin.

Our family is enjoying the early spring by taking advantage of the unseasonable temperatures.

We have been grilling out, doing yard work (well, Jamie has), and playing outside sports like basketball and golf.

The dogs have also been loving this change in the weather.

Today, however, Jack had a bad day.

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*First, when he went outside earlier today, Sophie chased him relentlessly and interrupted his routine of "marking" his territory by weedling on each and every tree.

*Then, when he and Sophie were wrestling on the trampoline (which, at that time, was not fully assembled and had the safety net still on the trampoline bed), he got tangled in the safety net. During his traumatic entrapment, Sophie continued to attack him while he was stuck in the net!

*Finally, tonight as Jack was jumping onto Abby's bed to tuck her in, he yelped in pain. That is when we discovered his cut on the bottom of his paw--right on the side of one of his paw-pads!

This required immediate attention from the entire Klimek Family, and the first aid kit was quickly fetched from the linen closet in an attempt to "patch" Jack up.

Poor Jack relished the attention his "lame" paw got him, and he really played up the "poor puppy" routine...

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Jack proceded to tell Sophie just how bad his paw really hurt!
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As a result, Sophie inspected her paw to make sure she didn't have any boo-boos, too...
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Both dogs were happy to note that Sophie's paw was fine!

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But poor Jack was pathetic and wounded.
Get well soon, Jack!

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**Disclaimer: Shortly after watching Jack wave his bandaged paw around and limp on three paws, I unwrapped his paw and he went merrily on his way. His cut is about the size of a grain of rice, and I am sure will heal nicely--if he can stop licking it for a while!

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We live in a small town, we get our entertainment where we can.

Dental Floss, Door Knobs, and Dumb Ideas

What do you get when you combine

Dental Floss

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Door Knobs

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Dumb Ideas?

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...that, internet, is the end result!

Nope, it's not popcorn. Not a chewed up piece of gum either. It's Abby's molar!
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Abz went with the good old tried and true method of tying a string (in this case, dental floss) around her ridiculously loose tooth, and then proceeded to tie the other end to the door knob. ~~~
After a few good "slams" of the door, this was the end result...A big, bloody gap where her molar used to be!

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The end of the Third Semester is approaching.

Approaching? Heck, it is TOMORROW!!!

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The Klimie boys have procrastinated with their reading pages for English Class!

This week has been spent frantically reading to reach their class goals.

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Tonight, I ventured downstairs to monitor their progress. This is what I found...

THE GOOD

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THE BAD
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and...


THE UGLY!!!!

A Birthday Blog for My Son

Today was a monumental day.

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Today, my oldest son turned seventeen.

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Happy Birthday to a son who is a wonderful guy, an awesome athlete, and a hard-working student. ~~~

My sweet little boy is growing up too fast...
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We are so proud of the young man he has become!

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Happy 17th, Little Ed!
We love you!

XXOO,Mom, Dad,

Andrew, Abby,

Jack, and Sophie

A Lazy Saturday Afternoon

Today was a relaxing Saturday afternoon here in Barron. Andrew and his friends took the opportunity to soak in the hot tub...{Carson, Isaiah, and Andrew}

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Striking a pose...

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Abz and the mutts watched some Nickelodeon...
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Abby had a birthday party last night, so she is pretty tired. The dogs--well, they are always tired and lazy!

{Jack, Abz, and Sophie}
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Austin had some gaming time on X-Box Live...

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I notice his schoolwork on the desk, ignored and collecting dust, as he is hunting down the bad guys on his game...

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Unfortunately, not EVERYONE enjoyed a lazy afternoon.

Someone was out on "Poop Patrol"!

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Due to our recent rapid melting of snow, lots of logs have made an appearance.

No worries, Jamie was on the job!

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The guys are off to watch a sectional final game tonight in Menomonie, and then Jamie and I have a get-together tonight at our friends, the Sloans.

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Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday!

Scooby Snacks

It is no secret the Squirrel loves her dogs.

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Unfortunately, I think she has been spending too much time with them. She has learned some new tricks from an Old Dog (Jack)...

{Jack's is a MilkBone, Abby's is a Scooby Snack--a delicious cinnamon, graham flavored treat!}

Love Those Locks {Alternately Titled: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow}

Today was the

BIG DAY!

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Today was the long-awaited day that Abby chose to donate her hair to Locks of Love.

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Here is Abz.

One last picture of my little girl with her beautiful, long, thick hair...

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Abby decided to donate 10 inches of hair to Locks of Love way back in November of 2009, but we agreed that she would wait until after basketball season so she could still get her hair into a ponytail for games. She has been wanting to cut her hair for quite a while, and when she heard about Locks of Love and that she could donate her hair to help make a wig for a child with cancer who had lost her hair, she thought that sounded great! One of Abby's friends, Jolene, won a battle with cancer over the last year, so Abby had a chance to see first-hand the effects of chemo and how it can cause people to lose their hair.

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Here is Abz in the salon chair, her hair already separated into three ponytails, just waiting for the first snip...

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At this point, mom is practically hyperventilating! The last pony is about to be snipped...
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... and voila! Ten inches gone, and feeling ten pounds lighter!
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But, the snipping didn't stop there! Our stylist friend, Holly, washed Abby's hair and began to cut it into a style. I think, in the end, it got shorter than either Abby and I actually anticipated, but it still turned out very cute!

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We are proud of Abby for donating her hair and for thinking of others who may need her hair at a time in their life when they are sick and scared.

Our Abz is a great kid!

The End of an Era

On Tuesday, March 2nd, the WIAA Boys Regional Basketball Tournament Play started. Barron traveled to Bloomer for the first round of tournament play. The student section was well-represented from BHS--check out the neon green arrows to see the cutest BHS fans in the visiting student section...

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A close-up shot of the Squirrel in her Barron gear...
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Andrew sported his funky hat in support of the Bears!

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The Bears came out in the first quarter ready to play! They were on FIRE!!!

Here is Austin bringing it at his defender...

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This was the scoreboard at the end of the first quarter--the Bears really lit it up!

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Austin gets some words of advice from Coach...

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We only scored 4 points in the second quarter, while Bloomer scored 21 points! We were only up by one point at half-time with a score of 24 to 23.

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At the end of the third quarter, this was the score we had on the board--BHS had lost the lead!

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We continued to work hard, however.

Here is Austin directing the team from the point position...

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Unfortunately, our efforts weren't enough on Bloomer's home court. The BHS Varsity 2009-2010 season ended that night.

The final score...

(It looks worse than it really was due to some last-minute fouls committed in an attempt to stop the clock...)

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We had a great season and had a lot of fun as spectators watching our boys play basketball this year. Both Austin and Andrew had great seasons, and we are proud of them for all they accomplished this year.

:-)

The Final Countdown

Friday, February 26th had the Barron Golden Boys traveling the hour and a half north to Poplar to challenge the top team in the conference, the Northwestern Tigers. Northwestern went all the way to the WIAA State Tournaments last year, and they have a good chance of making it there again this year.

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The C-Team played their game in the "old" gym, as the Northwestern School District built a new gymnasium and this is their first year to use the new hardwood. The C-Team boys put up a good fight, but, in the end, they didn't have enough time left on the score board to pull off a win.

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Here is Andrew, surrounded by Tigers, putting up a hook shot...

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Andrew had a lot of playing time this year on C-Team as one of the starting five players. Here he is taking a rare, but well-deserved break!
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The Varsity game proved to be an exciting game to watch. No one went into the game with real high expectations, yet our boys managed to play well throughout the game! At one point in the game, we were within two points of Northwestern!
Here is Austin working through the man-to-man full-court press...

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Austin had no trouble with the man-to-man press!

Our boys played well, but Northwestern proved to be too much for the Bears, and we ended our regular season play with a loss. This was Andrew's final game for the 2009-2010 season, and Austin only has tournament play from this point forward.

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Thanks to those of you who watched the Varsity game on the internet on ifan.com! What a fun way to be "at" the game without making the long drive!

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Go Bears!

A Belated Birthday Blog

On February 23rd, my pretty niece, Morgan Paige, turned 15! While I extended my birthday greetings to her on Facebook, I am late in posting my birthday wishes on my blog--sorry, Morgan!

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Happy Birthday to the oldest "baby", and the first one to hit 15!

We hope you had a GREAT day, Morgan!

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We love you!

love,

the Klimies

Jamie, Shana,

Austin, Andrew, Abby,

Jack, and Sophie

A (Four and a Half Hour) Road Trip

The Barron Golden Bears hosted their last home basketball game on Tuesday, February 23rd. This was a non-conference game against Colfax. Austin and Andrew were VERY fortunate to have some special spectators make a road trip to come to watch their last home game...

Three of the Borowski Family came all the way to Barron to enjoy some Golden Bear Basketball!

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Abby was thrilled to have her cousin, Emily, with her for the night to watch some b-ball and to giggle with!

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We found out that Andrew's C-Team game was CANCELLED for the evening at about 10:30 on Tuesday morning due to too many ill players on the Colfax team! What a bummer, since Auntie Sheila and Uncle Wes were making a special trip to watch the Klimie Boys play some ball.

Well, we were pleasantly surprised when Andrew was asked to suit up for the JV game, along with two other of his C-Team teammates! Even more awesome was that Andrew and his C-Team buddies actually got quite a bit of playing time during the JV game! We were happy he was able to play, after all!
Here is Elliott, Andrew, and Macky, the C-Team guys, on the JV bench...

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Andrew at the point position--he did very well while he was in the game. He and his other teammates did not look out of place amongst the other JV players--we were proud of the guys.
The JV won by quite a good margin, and we were able to watch Andrew play after all.
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Austin did not start for the Varsity game, as it was senior night, and the coach gave the starting spots to the senor varsity players. We will sure miss the seniors next year!
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The Varsity game was a very intense and close game! Austin played well, and, again, his defense was great!
The Varsity game came down to the wire and kept us all on the edge of our seats until the last buzzer, but Barron came out on the winning side of the score board at the end, so it was a great night for BHS basketball!
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After the game, some of Austin and Andrew's "fan club" lingered on the gym floor before we made a trip to Dairy Queen...
Grandma Deb, Grandpa Ken, Em, Sheila, Jamie, and Wes.

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Thanks, Borowski's, for taking the time to make the trip to Barron to watch the boys play their favorite sport! We all appreciate you driving so far for such a short period of time!

Thanks, too, to Grandma Deb and Grandpa Ken for coming to so many basketball games this year! Now that you are living in Chippewa, you won't have near as many miles to go to come support your favorite athletes!