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This Is A Test – So What Is YOUR Phone Number?

April 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

When I was growing up, one of the first things parents taught their children to memorize was their phone number. That, plus learning how to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency, was a paramount safety skill.

Remembering phone numbers #tips

Now, in the age of smart phones, I am wondering how dumb we may be getting.  Yesterday I forgot and left my cell phone at home. I did not realize it until I was all the way at work. Using the office phone, I called home to ask my husband if my cell phone was there, and it was. I had left it right on the kitchen counter.

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I was expecting a call, that day, from my best friend. I wanted to let her know that she wouldn’t be able to reach me on my cell. Only problem was that I couldn’t remember her cell number. I had never memorized it because it was saved in my phone. So I emailed another friend [whose phone number I also did not know] to ask her to tell Ro what happened and I would catch up with her later.

What I discovered through this little debacle was that my “smart phone” was robbing me of basic skills, like learning and remembering phone numbers.

Now, this question is for you and your kids:  do you all  know your own phone number? What other important telephone numbers have you memorized? Time to brush up on them and teach some to your kids.

Remembering telephone numbers #tips

Memorizing Phone Numbers

  1. Memorize your own phone number, your spouse’s, your childrens’ and other close family and friends. Put a memo on your calendar to review those phone numbers every so often. For young children, make it a game with stickers or treats as prizes. It will be fun!
  2. Teach your children how to dial the phone properly and explain the parameters of when it is OK to call others and when it is not.
  3. Be sure that your children know their own telephone number, their parents / grandparents phone numbers and how to call 9-1-1.
  4. Make a list of important telephone numbers – family, friends, doctors, etc. – and tape it inside a kitchen cabinet where the entire family can access it.

These tips may seem silly but, I assure you, they are not. Another little reminder – keep that cell phone CHARGED! A dead phone is a waste of space.

Keep your cell phones charged #tips #phones

Personally, we no longer have a land-line. We were economizing and I was happy to say “goodbye” to that monthly bill. On the other hand, land lines can become very handy if cell service were interrupted. Someday I may just get a landline again!

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Enjoy!

 

 

 


Filed Under: Family, Lifestyle, tips Tagged With: cell phone, safety, smart phone

What Does Your Dog Do When You Are Not Home?

April 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

When you are away all day, what does your dog do? Play? Bark at every sound?

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I have suspected that mine sleep most of the time when I am gone. They also sit on the stairs in our hallway where they can see the driveway through the window, waiting for someone to come home! Thankfully, it has been quite some time since everyone has been gone long hours at the same time but I sure do remember what it felt like knowing that the dog was alone for 8+ hours a day. I hated it.

Many years ago I actually PRAYED that the Lord would send some kind of entertainment for our yellow lab, Blondie. I was desperate! When we got home from work there were paw marks down the dining room wall. My only guess was that there had been a spider on the wall just high enough to get her attention but out of her reach! LOL A one time blessing but I was looking for a daily solution.

 

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When Your Dog Has To Be At Home Alone

When we finally got a second dog it lifted the guilt quite a bit but not everyone can, or wants to, have two dogs. So, what can you do to make their days go better?

  1. Leave the television or radio on for some familiar noise. It isn’t real company but the background sound may be comforting.
  2. Leave fresh water and food.
  3. Leave a light on, in case you don’t make it back home until after the sun goes down.
  4. Leave SAFE toys.  That is a tough one since one dog’s “safe” toy can be the next one’s trouble. You know your dog so choose those toys wisely.
  5. Keep dangerous items out of reach. We have a basket of medicines on the table when we are home but it goes inside a safe cupboard each time we leave the house. Our 1 year old puppy is a paper-eater, too, so I have to do a search for napkins, newspapers and such to get them out of the way way before we go out the door.
  6. Find reliable help. You can have a friend come by to let the dog out to go potty. If they love walking, perhaps they would be willing to walk the dog for you. There are professional dog walkers for hire, as well. If you are not going to be able to walk your dog after work, have someone do it for you.
  7. Buy a pet cam. Our son has a video system that he uses to check in on his dogs while he is at work. It gives him comfort to know that all is well. On one occasion, he called us for help as he discovered that the electric had gone off in the house. We went right over for him to check on the house and his pets.
  8. If your dog must be crated for several hours, get him a very big cage. My yellow lab, Sadie, sleeps at night in a crate that is sized for Great Danes (they call the size “ginormous” LOL) She has had some problems with  joint pain and we want her to be very comfortable. With this super-sized crate, she can stand up and move around. Sadie is such a good girl that we wouldn’t crate her at all but at night we do it for our own safety. We don’t want to trip over her if she moves around the house. The puppy? Her crate is also big (it is the 42″ model) We just love spoiling our girls!

Now, this is really fun. There is a new interactive pet cam. It is the Petcube Pet Camera that Flings Treats! Pet parents can see and hear their pets and even talk to them. When your dog responds with panting or a bark,  you will hear it and see it. You can have a regular doggie-conversation!* And, get this, you can even toss him a treat! No joke. That’s what this big boy [below] is waiting for in this picture.  My dogs would be doing exactly what he is doing …. listening and waiting for that treat! (Do cats do that? I have never owned a cat so I don’t know.)

Video cam with audio allows you to talk to your pet, hear him and even flip him a treat #ad

So, how do you handle things when you have to leave your pet for a long day? Do you have someone help you?

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Enjoy!

 

 

Filed Under: dogs, Family, tips Tagged With: cats, Dogs, puppies, safety

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