36 points

So.. Tanner this weekend is in West VA. Somewhere way way far away. He is down there because the judges looked good for him and we thought it was a good opportunity to grab some all breed points and maybe even that elusive BIS. Well, last weekend in Baltimore he won the group and got 300 points. That was really good. The first day in W. VA.. he took a Group 2 and got 36 points. What??? Heather says this is a really small show. Really? 36 points. She said the Terrier group took 3 1/2 minutes to judges. There were only 4 terriers in the group. I thought this might be one of the funniest things I have ever heard. yesterday he won the group. 53 points. Wow. This is a really small show. If he did end up with a BIS, it probably still won't be as many points as his Group 1 in Baltimore. Sometimes you should just stay in your area.

It seems like just yesterday

So, here I am. Up at 5am watching the TV.. Watching as millions of others are watching across the world. I remember doing this nearly 30 years ago. Working at our Fire Dept, on Summer break from college. Watching in awe as a young woman walked down the aisle and just amazed at how beautiful she looked. And thinking this really was a real life fairy tale. And now again, I watch. The bride is beautiful. More beautiful than words can say. I am crying.. I don't know why. I don't know these people, but for some reason they have touched my heart, like I guess so many have been touched. I watch as this young man marries his bride, without him mother by his side, and I think this is very sad. I am truly touched.

Who knew?

So, Newell got this cold over the weekend. Stuffy head, runny nose. Endless blowing and sneezing. Really pretty annoying. But,, in my care and concern I searched through my medicine cabinet and loaded him up with Nyquil, Dayquil, sudafed.. really anything I could find to end the bothersome noise. Well, he calls me yesterday from work, that after he had taken the sudafed, he looked at the box and it had expired in 2007. Well, does it still work? I asked him. He thought maybe it was now poison and he would probably die. That didn't happen. But I really had no idea that the stuff actually expired. Who knew?

The longest day

So, begins my long day. My heart, Frieda has left to go and visit with Chris in Colorado. Andrew is flying to Denver with Frieda in tow. She has never done this, but I am sure she will be fine. it is me that will fret and worry all day. Once out there, we wait for her to come into season,, and then be bred. After she is bred, Newell and I will go out and get her. It is a great way to visit with the Mann's. She is wonderful for doing this for us. Just to make the clock mover faster till I get the call from Andrew that all is well.

Thanks for nothing

So, you know what really sucks. Volunteering for a job, and than getting endlessly criticized for the job you are doing. putting your heart and soul trying to make it work and sticking your neck out only to get it chopped off. No wonder no one wants to got he extra mile, or lend a hand, it only gets slapped. Well, this girl has learned her lesson. Over and out...

Easter with the family

So, we had a wonderful EAster holiday. Mere came up on Friday evening. She met us a the Italian Restaurant and we enjoyed pizza and salad together. We get a phone call from Andrew that night, he is on his way to the emergency room. His girlfriend's dad who is a doctor says he has pneumonia. Well, isn't that nice. No it was just bronchitis. Saturday he comes home. The dog show with Mere was a disaster. Every dog of mine lost, except Fiona, so that was a bust. Saturday night was a beautiful dinner in Leesburg. Mere wanted to come along with us, but that was not to be. Sunday,, EAster. We went to church. We went to the early Mass since it is the non singing Mass, and I can't sing. Well, we sang. mere sang loudly, (which she really shouldn't do), but it was Church and I think even the bad singers sing at Church. Off to Aunt Barb's for Dinner and than the dog show. Tanner won the Breed so the four of us headed over to cheer him on the group. Well, what a difference a day makes. TAnner Group 1. YEA!!! So. all in all , great weekend with the kids and even at the dog show.