Winning the Group

We are now at the end of a very long 4 day show weekend. Tanner won the Breed all four days. Monday, Newell took him down to the show so I could work, and I went down to pick him up. We were the fourth group. We had not shown to this judge before. Well, I just had that feeling. The judge went down the line, and pulled is cut, the Rottie, the Pry, the Giant, the Portie and Tanner.. Great, we made the cut. WHEW!!! We haven't been doing that. Since he is back from Europe it has been a little bit like starting over. Anyway, he sent them around one and a time and Kevin and I were cheering our heads off. He looked up and down the line again, and pulled TAnner for Group 1.. YEA... BIS was next. The judge examined him and nearly fell over him. Tanner though didn't even notice. He is so solid. She looked at all the dogs, and I thought she really liked him. He did not show as well, was a bit fidgety. But.. the last dog she looked at before making her decision was Tanner. And the winner is...... The Pekinese. UGH>> Oh well.. nothing to be disappointed about. I know his BIS will come. Probably just not when I am there to watch...:(((

re inventing the wheel

So why is it that people feel that they have to always mess with a good thing, just because they can. For those of you who know me well, you know that I follow the weight watchers plan. I am pretty regular about this and rely on the website almost daily to help me keep my weight under some sort of control. Well, for about a week the website has been announcing that they are changing the plan. I am none too happy with this. I love the current plan, I am comfortable with the current plan, and in my humble opinion it does not need to be changed. Well, anyway today is the day they make the big announcement and all of us have to learn the new plan. That is of course unless the WEB SITE DOESN"T WORK!!! I get on first thing this morning, (like I always do) and there is an error.. I try to access the page from Google and there is an error. UGH!!!! Why can't they leave just well enough alone. I swear, I will drop weight watchers and become a Jillian fanatic if they don't fix this soon ....

Things to be thankful for

So. the holiday season is upon us once again and there are many things to be thankful for. Today, we celebrated Thanksgiving at my house like we usually do. I was up at the crack of dawn peeling potatoes and cooking the side dishes. By noon the house was filled with family. It was a beautiful day with a lot of love and joy. I always like Thanksgiving the best of all the holidays because it is all about the food and the people This year, Jay's father was in town and he joined us. We welcomed him to our table and he enjoyed the love of the day. That is what I love about this holiday. The table is always welcoming. My friends Heather and Kevin did not have dinner today. They traveled down to the dog show to set up for the weekend. Well, after we were all done here, Newell and I packed a bag and brought Thanksgiving dinner to them. They were so appreciative. I love this holiday and the way it makes me feel.

Tanner's got a girlfriend

My silly dog.. Roxy came for a visit this week. He has been so excited to see her. He whines and cries and paces all night long in the room, but... when it is time to do the deed, he has been a dud of a stud. I don't really know what his problem is. And Roxy is asking the same thing. She wants him bad... But.. he just can't seem to close the deal. Now. he wants to, he tries, but no luck. Maybe she is just a bit too tall for him.. and to make matters worse, he won't let me help him. It is moments like this that I wish him and I could communicate.. I would tell him that I am here to help.. But.. NOOOO he has to do this on his own, so we have been using the artificial method and he has been left unsatisfied. Too bad....

Short Week

Monday is here.. We have a short week with Thanksgiving. Working today and Wed. and then off for 4 days of dog shows. Next week.. Work Monday and Wed then off to Eukanuba.. And then the following week Work Wed and Thursday. Who knows?? I may get used to only working 2 days a week...

the things we do for our family

So.. yesterday was Marilyn's performance at the local theatre. It was a production of Willie Wonka. Well, we knew it wasn't going to be Broadway, but... Mere and Tyler, Andrew and Leslie came up.. Newell went to the dog show (???). Off we went. Well, I have a few questions. Why is the lead, Charlie unable to sing? He literally talked through his songs... Why? when Marilyn was the best singer, she not given more of a singing part? And why? didn't they sell wine there? It was two hours.. not bad. and we didn't make a spectacle of ourselves like we did at "Living Waters".. But that is another story to tell. We did our deed, saw the family, went to dinner and fun was had by all.