{"id":784,"date":"2012-07-07T17:09:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-07T22:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=784"},"modified":"2012-07-07T17:09:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-07T22:09:35","slug":"wonderful-to-be-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=784","title":{"rendered":"Wonderful to be here."},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning I escaped from work and walked out the doors to find a beautiful Minnesota morning in progress. The humidity and heat had broken and it was “normal” for July.<\/p>\n

I tucked my overly large frame into the Explorer<\/a> and headed for the house. After releasing the hounds I took my tablet and my breakfast outside and sat on the large patio to savor the gift God had delivered in the weather department.<\/p>\n

Breakfast? \u00a0It was rhubarb<\/a> crisp and rhubarb<\/a> pie nestled in the container and a second container with whipped topping.<\/p>\n

\"MMMMMMMMMMMMMM,<\/a>

MMMMMMMMMMMMMM, Rhubarb, Walt Longmire, happy.<\/p><\/div>\n

Compliments of my coworker Brenda.<\/p>\n

Once the dogs had finished their business they ambled over to the patio. Ed crawled under the chair<\/p>\n

\"My<\/a>

My boy, Edzell.<\/p><\/div>\n

and waited to be loved. Maisie sat quietly and offered her snout for nuzzling.<\/p>\n

\"Nothing<\/a>

Nothing better than a nose rub.<\/p><\/div>\n

I read my book<\/a>, loved my dogs and realized that my blessings are too numerous to count.<\/p>\n

Thanks, God. It was a nice morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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