tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73586613321482077282024-03-13T17:33:51.973-04:00life's little momentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-33246538442432488262011-06-05T13:24:00.003-04:002011-07-12T13:24:54.470-04:00We've moved.......to a new blogging site. <a href="http://www.lovinglifewithhounds.wordpress.com/">www.lovinglifewithhounds.wordpress.com</a>. We hope you continue to follow along!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-8508560985270483142011-06-02T04:31:00.034-04:002011-06-02T06:44:57.357-04:00Greyhound play date<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsmp4EbpSeR1LltTnO6I1f9soPoVgdA99WkV5UyPkODlhEblq69yIMBxR4VbKjGbiKXAbkbeKAP-pZoxCM5FYFXzskoyf99GKdTwr8u6C1a-B-GYiFC3RZBf0YoHIStGekb2RYakKF8x1/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613553764180133154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsmp4EbpSeR1LltTnO6I1f9soPoVgdA99WkV5UyPkODlhEblq69yIMBxR4VbKjGbiKXAbkbeKAP-pZoxCM5FYFXzskoyf99GKdTwr8u6C1a-B-GYiFC3RZBf0YoHIStGekb2RYakKF8x1/s400/009.JPG" /></a>A few weekends back we had a small group of friends, whom we have met through our greyhounds, over for a play date. Including our four, we had 11 hounds total. This was our third attempt at picking a date, as the other dates got rained out, and even though it was a bit warm we kept the party scheduled as planned. Above is our stack of dog beds, all washed and ready for our hound guests.<br /></div><div><br /><div>Our intended play date turned into a pool party. Maggie was the first one in. The rest soon followed suit.<br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTezaKaqTWBBCCtvnfY8Yt2gGTdF5p-H1oHBM7wWG_CWZt9w4bSJW2YkDG7_SVz6AbQQXyzok1ey5q0e75HLsjBJqN8483vPRDGpsp-vT-i7P4IbMAbKpXfJdDTK5-Ci5JabgpBabuXep/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613548819613008738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTezaKaqTWBBCCtvnfY8Yt2gGTdF5p-H1oHBM7wWG_CWZt9w4bSJW2YkDG7_SVz6AbQQXyzok1ey5q0e75HLsjBJqN8483vPRDGpsp-vT-i7P4IbMAbKpXfJdDTK5-Ci5JabgpBabuXep/s400/011.JPG" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613550387197453490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia27cwXsYShSDrvSqv-HUUIEru_OOsS1FwPZ98VFVuySQuZOJTFCnaVw4M4jjgcNHsP46_x-3YUOiTxFfYdSI79_4RI05G1PuqVQVdG9VQfXvETS8Ranj2hLrYWsdSc0FLiz308-Ul5yGd/s400/greyhound+play+date+kerrie+pic+2.jpg" /></a></div><div>It was interesting to watch each hound. Some were content to just stand with their paws in the water while others lay down to enjoy the cool water. This was the first time Cueball actually decided to lay down in the pool. Guess it was either hot enough or he finally figured it out. Either way it was cute and he makes the pool look tiny. ;-) Jazmin keeps a lookout for him. If she had a cartoon bubble above her head, I imagine it would say "I've got your back."</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613551706847921090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPPztCtwkdSQ2uS7QEelbbB-gzDxVwcja5hlzKqSIFcs97IEOp776_ThvXqWy7L-P4gvaotooW0efFiqdI9AabZUMbv52-2QLyEXyGt_estrSHcwJMLWiTyTK1DwjBOsmzCFrdf_HdXHO/s400/greyhound+play+date+kerrie+pic+1.jpg" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613549503710090514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZaVXPnUm9lht7NCdErrsC_TKhApNfDFL0wBS50Nxc_EWYmCnMZkMiB23urNpniH1PzPpYkrotCnV3s8OPyRdPBnj21scImVAxD0l-_oM14_U14yi7v1wFEEiSj9vaHv8a-yfNka2gStn/s400/greyhound+play+date+kerrie+pic+3.jpg" />Booyah prefers the cool grass. And lil man Dakota was busy checking it all out.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJ4e2GER9ncLvfNQeoglakjjHgO8gBDqlhCv5WPQ6i6mgqti95WJu9Ew4ZnECLsKE94cVNVT869VQzAg_O19JO4N8amQnJgSrX7tVxuV6_ekSlIAJKMhodhmax5E8w-18EkHcLiBSKsV9/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613547918934200354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJ4e2GER9ncLvfNQeoglakjjHgO8gBDqlhCv5WPQ6i6mgqti95WJu9Ew4ZnECLsKE94cVNVT869VQzAg_O19JO4N8amQnJgSrX7tVxuV6_ekSlIAJKMhodhmax5E8w-18EkHcLiBSKsV9/s400/020.JPG" /></a>Rumor takes her turn in the pool. <br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8O6805oLMeA_oNY8F_51PtfzV4cH46wofudxlYvfXRDrkHdJbXQ1YUTLnWkGzbviZyna1QY60MLZex-WqzDVhiT1ZCVzGnLT8zS7-KQF20p1fl4OWAl88kPjFeGXLi8kdCnXj6TGUBEq/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613547486089594962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8O6805oLMeA_oNY8F_51PtfzV4cH46wofudxlYvfXRDrkHdJbXQ1YUTLnWkGzbviZyna1QY60MLZex-WqzDVhiT1ZCVzGnLT8zS7-KQF20p1fl4OWAl88kPjFeGXLi8kdCnXj6TGUBEq/s400/024.JPG" /></a>The youngest greyhound fan, Mayrah.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9bwtJ83jXlB9BL4wlDN1xaQh1kwSjQDm4w9jiznMB_KQUMLs7KemIoyzhAOKkxC-Vc7WbsChtzKDKnBv4toNGNWYTU-vDFvneWV7OMIsJD9cNc0LsRRMk5Pf-EoAk6TXxyWtnc1Vcg7e/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613546611555666210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9bwtJ83jXlB9BL4wlDN1xaQh1kwSjQDm4w9jiznMB_KQUMLs7KemIoyzhAOKkxC-Vc7WbsChtzKDKnBv4toNGNWYTU-vDFvneWV7OMIsJD9cNc0LsRRMk5Pf-EoAk6TXxyWtnc1Vcg7e/s400/021.JPG" /></a>Left to right dogs Rumor (in the pool), Jazmin, Jade, Pippi (laying down) and Dakota. And people left to right: Tinsley, Nicki, Greg, Mayrah and Kerrie.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofY-KtFN2qBhOQu4UXBts9JcZ2IERAtq1jDqkQ3l92WdfZqIsIBi0sqmh2Fr3EpEQDBvB4p_QN30dy37fSXHBAC77UlnaCfIJv8eB0MQAyVNT0XDqTz1KLTeYpbAF-0kryW83nE95pXML/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613546093029879106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofY-KtFN2qBhOQu4UXBts9JcZ2IERAtq1jDqkQ3l92WdfZqIsIBi0sqmh2Fr3EpEQDBvB4p_QN30dy37fSXHBAC77UlnaCfIJv8eB0MQAyVNT0XDqTz1KLTeYpbAF-0kryW83nE95pXML/s400/025.JPG" /></a>We took quite a few breaks from the hot weather. Mitch rewards the hounds for their good behavior with treats.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsDbeL1vlLqDt2I0IZh2CclUduaEGW_-NeqcK6BWmSAw09Adsdwlg_J3HjkDBRSqh_9ySjA3utsgV9X4F0L0dW5LyXSVcbvDGJIbuOUpRuijQ14txrcJ3z0vGc61JkTyj3xzj-vZKyFzC/s1600/greyhound+play+date+kerrie+pic+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613545174932859026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsDbeL1vlLqDt2I0IZh2CclUduaEGW_-NeqcK6BWmSAw09Adsdwlg_J3HjkDBRSqh_9ySjA3utsgV9X4F0L0dW5LyXSVcbvDGJIbuOUpRuijQ14txrcJ3z0vGc61JkTyj3xzj-vZKyFzC/s400/greyhound+play+date+kerrie+pic+6.jpg" /></a>Another view of Mitch giving treats.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsn43myDGyruocdtA0xEoFKE4jPXF284q3V-u2tvbhFXz8gFOfgoDqCzLg3DAISa-QtRCgxi9AGThp1nA32gy1_Zo5HJ10Jq12csK1J63K3un-FmHTBue__pG6GUUMacDII1IYnax1Yuz/s1600/mitch+giving+treats+5-22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613544526530692594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsn43myDGyruocdtA0xEoFKE4jPXF284q3V-u2tvbhFXz8gFOfgoDqCzLg3DAISa-QtRCgxi9AGThp1nA32gy1_Zo5HJ10Jq12csK1J63K3un-FmHTBue__pG6GUUMacDII1IYnax1Yuz/s400/mitch+giving+treats+5-22.jpg" /></a>Max, Norman, Pippi and Maggie. Norman is quiet camera shy so his mommy coaxed him in for a photo op.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrEBXzfLLvMsgpmzYlifoATgdg6tV9aAOLbqaXa4EthIs_X4PQzk_2UeeZFZCqUMOoA7KUggMCMriuxRQLTN0Gq1vZlPW3EKizCRKUxQ9U_7oikPe0G7ShQmfENwbOjRw_prMgh-d_GXy/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613544250989114674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrEBXzfLLvMsgpmzYlifoATgdg6tV9aAOLbqaXa4EthIs_X4PQzk_2UeeZFZCqUMOoA7KUggMCMriuxRQLTN0Gq1vZlPW3EKizCRKUxQ9U_7oikPe0G7ShQmfENwbOjRw_prMgh-d_GXy/s400/027.JPG" /></a>Sera. She loves people!!<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMl6AQeO2Ejg_6TmHbeLQotLyIfAhMF4AzmqMA70oRnEWAwzsSB5sK70Ed5iRjtPmUNIgh1_WcQSS4fJ-4hCr2KBl6eyPefuaAE4Avrwq0hp0wnL1Ls1vsnC_INKjWIISI8mduWAT4FnjI/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613543755729073634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMl6AQeO2Ejg_6TmHbeLQotLyIfAhMF4AzmqMA70oRnEWAwzsSB5sK70Ed5iRjtPmUNIgh1_WcQSS4fJ-4hCr2KBl6eyPefuaAE4Avrwq0hp0wnL1Ls1vsnC_INKjWIISI8mduWAT4FnjI/s400/028.JPG" /></a>Even though they did not do much during the play date, they were still somehow exhausted.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYewjwbYWnr38c8jZhyphenhyphenVmcJfRGc1IR-aoKSSXLAtm_UO6HjZt55Fg5iWcjYcqLn0x6Il43yV229W6WdRySShKAcE46PQg1PeqSPll0HmR4IOWjuuK6-9lTv7B0UqRB7mnm86xmy35RD4_/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613543390159704962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYewjwbYWnr38c8jZhyphenhyphenVmcJfRGc1IR-aoKSSXLAtm_UO6HjZt55Fg5iWcjYcqLn0x6Il43yV229W6WdRySShKAcE46PQg1PeqSPll0HmR4IOWjuuK6-9lTv7B0UqRB7mnm86xmy35RD4_/s400/030.JPG" /></a>Cueball taking it easy after a fun day.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYgoF7pmDJS7G16EWi4AklE5YV-ppiglFuKkq3bDwHebluzGgVGMLWubt3AZ2CkoUPOMmx3IMD_8u7pGA2cdIPQUmTyiQrLZ33NQJhZF6cEf4NdYyqhB8tOyVSmm6zMjXDzjDJmhf6NGM/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613543088383351474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYgoF7pmDJS7G16EWi4AklE5YV-ppiglFuKkq3bDwHebluzGgVGMLWubt3AZ2CkoUPOMmx3IMD_8u7pGA2cdIPQUmTyiQrLZ33NQJhZF6cEf4NdYyqhB8tOyVSmm6zMjXDzjDJmhf6NGM/s400/031.JPG" /></a><br /><div> Pictures above are a combination of my photos, Kerrie's photos and Nicki's photos. =) </div><div>Next post we will share our VAGA annual picnic pictures. Will try to get that post up by Saturday. Over the next few weeks, we will be taking it easy until our vacation to Barkwells! We have been on the go for the last 5 weekends and we and the hounds need a break!! </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFynECMGiMcfAf9jiRxettNQwpVU8EDQAxDj6aw9C7-F0BshOiRNfUANMWQQD_C859PncKLKxl4Z54PJkQvAm68jA8hmEqbdsh6RY5qOxtVM54eJjWAqNfapZuiMsBADys5O5uxQ6zCA_-/s1600/009.JPG"></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-90835549266976842502011-05-28T10:59:00.023-04:002011-05-28T19:15:59.443-04:00A decade together<div><div>On May 18th, Mitch and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary. 10 years sure has flown by! It was a great day! I took the day off from work so I could spend the early afternoon and evening with Mitch. This time of year is very busy for a heating/air guy so we knew a mini vacation away from home two weeks in a row would not be feasible. I pulled our wedding album out of a box (we have lots of stuff packed away since we are on the market and have been for 2 years) and looked back through all the pictures of our wonderful day. I unfortunately do not have the photos in digital version and I do not have a scanner so I took a picture of the pictures to share with you. I will share just a few photos of our special day [don't want to bore you too much ;-)] We were married on a Friday evening at 7 p.m. in front of a fountain at beautiful Parker's Ridge in Charles City County, Virginia.<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 274px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611798141932396386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXPUW2wgF1u-OGE7jSlIQHRfr9hyeaaML9JMx3Tk7v2BrCcJagQPULh0zrMIssoQH6rHOXinaOsbb71ILYiKHR0vyCfIbOoHEtWUBZq_9wkSYEM7DmaAps3r2bLirkUxDXWPsdprrZJeC/s400/018+%25282%2529.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 262px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611787149557346658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMhVU1yP8SLbGMHTVLk3odSrwGwl8hD3eMO7uRrfsQVHA87IaXwdUbq6rhL6RtSqYAq7BvkOv1aXfWtT7IqmYA6siMiF6Z_SoG0yQv3sxFxxA0nri86jxZDv4ApWxes7Pssqkzx4cIC3z/s400/008.JPG" /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 262px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611797307357504722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAGF6UknOm3ShEc_l8T9RjtQ2KXNYwtX8QNws_iFQc5KqP6NvhM1274FmNhdRTaLLseR-81j52qtVM93r8aYT9LLeznrfOamO1dSl65q20YxPg_BGTVi6D2BkzJxtrPv75oOJ-fRsSA6X/s400/014.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>After reminiscing and shedding some happy tears, I drove out to New Kent Winery to buy some of their White Norton wine. This was the first day this wine has been available since 2009. The birds destroyed their crops so they did not have any to harvest last year. We both love this particular wine, so I stocked us up with 1/2 case. They only have 200 cases in production this year. They are so limited that they are not even allowing tasting of this wine. :) The guy at the winery told me the wine is selling quick so to hurry back before it is gone. We plan to! </div><div> </div><div>When I arrived back home, I spent time cleaning up and also polished our silver from our wedding day. These glasses were a beautiful wedding gift from our dear friends Sherry and Franklin. Each glass is inscribed, one for Mitch and one for Me. <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611796486237020242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9k10aF_CNVBYYX6ZLqxBbccYZzDEUwVBnepzPEATOFcKyZi4LMvwNDqLggfpZMtnxjRkRRgjSV99WPsW0dIhp-GT8yLc-_9NARHU2-Yfp_r4JQjvK4jMfgfDTZ2LFt3Arz-LHGzCPw8e0/s400/004.JPG" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611796183012538882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKt15ohrzeK6jO8iPtsZyeOVED59MjcoEhCxyH-RQjq9KK_vQhbgHKMP7k5fYIdgvUF-c44ygZLxCQG189o-ixlkwfRmMAPXBA5Q9AdFJxgljTJU_xARQArMUMZ6Aw1HI5iHlanrkEWfL/s400/005.JPG" />The pictures here do not do them justice. We used them for our toast on our wedding day and have not used them since. 10 years seemed like the right occasion to break these out again! We have been saving a bottle of the champagne we had on our wedding day for a very special occasion. I was running around trying to get everything looking great and ready for Mitch to get home from work. <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611795899995904466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fp6PvRvGjtHNIV-T8Mrt4JACBFTYtJEqh-D2Aa2eWnQEIZhfrt1mS328SvbTR82GB_-OWm3b8O2Gt2qo6kOsebysRryPmqTj5i5Wmcg2zI023Tqq1oVgg80DNYWYA3LY6OtsCRK_bLrF/s400/006.JPG" />I also cleaned up our decanter and wine glasses that were also a wedding gift, so we could enjoy our White Norton. My plan was to cook Mitch a lovely dinner since he is always the one cooking in our household. Thought it would be a really nice treat. Unfortunately, storms had a different plan for us. We lost power for the evening and ended up grilling hamburgers/hot dogs. We went with it. Nothing was going to ruin this day for us! We sat on the back deck, drank our champagne then followed that with our wine. We enjoyed our hamburgers and hot dogs. We turned the radio on listened to some John Prine and danced in the rain. A fun, fun time with lots of laughs! </div><div> </div><div>Although my plan for the day did not turn out quite the way I wanted it to, We both had a wonderful day and shared in lots of laughs! Mitch said it has been the best 10 years of his life, so I guess I am doing something right. ;-) </div><div> </div><div>Mitch wanted to do something really nice for me also and he did! He surprised me and had me in tears (good tears) when he sent me on a scavenger hunt through the house. He had hidden poems of clues in several spots in the house. What a sweetie!! Clues lead me to love notes, chocolate and ultimately a new diamond wedding ring. It is a heirloom diamond and has been around since before they starting using lasers to cut diamonds. I love it! Just perfect and suits me very well! <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611795209897877106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBaDG141XZBqMMf8_-xMCYcdWJbyr90wnDrGuKGZU0Q4-oX-K3VyUGWnvjSt3-WwKdAQhi4MsZvY2dTXbveTv5L14MooLzhjt4cOs1UNo2HaoLJb-C2zjHMmK0Tihofvm-lLdzIWgXFib/s400/008.JPG" />I was shocked, happy and very surprised!! He had been planning this for an entire year! I love my Mitch!! He is such a great guy and I am a lucky girl to have him! :)</div><div> </div><div>Just like any couple, we have had our ups and downs, but through it all we have had each other to lean on in good times and bad. It has been a fantastic 10 years! We're going for 10 more! ;-)</div><div> </div><div>Stay tuned Greyhound Play Date and VAGA annual picnic pictures coming soon!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-6826601039572626932011-05-22T19:09:00.040-04:002011-05-23T20:22:51.909-04:00Grapehounds-VA '11 Greyz and Wine.....What else is there?<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOruSUEdKb0xwjAroVg3McTj1TMLoRDOBdM0_1zn49zfhS3oNspBSA7RjUesjNiRAYYJx-rwjDQWER3POmWBUnWjfsPmeAGIp37aqj0KI0FoyxiIUbcyLf3zm7obKj8W5OSQ-S07o1I0x3/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610058506829428642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOruSUEdKb0xwjAroVg3McTj1TMLoRDOBdM0_1zn49zfhS3oNspBSA7RjUesjNiRAYYJx-rwjDQWER3POmWBUnWjfsPmeAGIp37aqj0KI0FoyxiIUbcyLf3zm7obKj8W5OSQ-S07o1I0x3/s400/039.JPG" /></a>Greyhounds and Wine, what is not to love? A great combo and Grapehounds-VA does a great job bringing the two together. We attended the for the second year. We decided to make it a long weekend. Drove up to Leesburg Friday afternoon. We did tasting at 5 of the 7 wineries over three days. Day #1 of Grapehounds kicked off at one of the newest wineries in Virginia, North Gate Vineyard. This winery runs partially on Solar Panels, very cool!! The Friday night crowd was large. The food was excellent and the wines were great!<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXD4OvVIZlD9H9ZUSZU3zVI3gvFjUMivfWTWrV8bg_hr02XBYb6cFjesI_hsjzTDt7QZjf3O5bLpifkshSUuQw3x0he123SFYJJnDfkLUBoRLysFwN-bFBqVYkaymXFgn4GWrbbPMPuxU/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610058115321106722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXD4OvVIZlD9H9ZUSZU3zVI3gvFjUMivfWTWrV8bg_hr02XBYb6cFjesI_hsjzTDt7QZjf3O5bLpifkshSUuQw3x0he123SFYJJnDfkLUBoRLysFwN-bFBqVYkaymXFgn4GWrbbPMPuxU/s400/034.JPG" /></a>Back at the hotel for the night, Pippi says "where are guys sleeping?" You can use our dog beds. :) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF1tEn0SO3JJUZxW0cAOoPgR3pLpkxiMZLgS52X4W1TqHOKVct4YcUzRdkV8lK8gS3hLznd10FTbZnZdRUdBQTgLazOqvDsU2fxtVQg48lBRyOGnh6JT8-Smv4kzxBy2cB-ZEbpHkeqvr/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610057637173472562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF1tEn0SO3JJUZxW0cAOoPgR3pLpkxiMZLgS52X4W1TqHOKVct4YcUzRdkV8lK8gS3hLznd10FTbZnZdRUdBQTgLazOqvDsU2fxtVQg48lBRyOGnh6JT8-Smv4kzxBy2cB-ZEbpHkeqvr/s400/044.JPG" /></a>We knew it would be a struggle to get them to sleep on the dog beds on the floor, as they are quite spoiled at home sleeping on furniture, but we got it worked out. ;-)<div> </div><div>Day #2 kicked off at Lost Creek Winery, the host winery for the day. I love this Wine tour banner, way cute!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIYv1nyp_2Itm6pUG_vyKEtecD3iCKoEqUKWkxJ9-YnpgAXaT_7wTsB_MIMZ9eKH3ZaZUju-7D60wIfcGFBtobVOON1Yxzg2NusofPO-LvfVsGfRue57ZU9IO3dOYbNQRd0vkjX7f_9Kd/s1600/100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610057146664637170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIYv1nyp_2Itm6pUG_vyKEtecD3iCKoEqUKWkxJ9-YnpgAXaT_7wTsB_MIMZ9eKH3ZaZUju-7D60wIfcGFBtobVOON1Yxzg2NusofPO-LvfVsGfRue57ZU9IO3dOYbNQRd0vkjX7f_9Kd/s400/100.JPG" /></a>The winery was beautiful and again the wines were great! We found so many red wines we enjoyed, which is unusual for us with Virginia reds. My favorite was their Chambourcian.<br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoe0rIYaQIYuyBSYuzoqi27rNmjY_2WCokq6m8K-ALOYM73KHqC9SG7cVbiMhZq4_Gb2S72DmAH9XtcasnFMlqphKCadf9QRBibDj9xcazSmX1NltcVjfQjrtOHMpuLhHDNCwyA4Z8s7rN/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610049510010136386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoe0rIYaQIYuyBSYuzoqi27rNmjY_2WCokq6m8K-ALOYM73KHqC9SG7cVbiMhZq4_Gb2S72DmAH9XtcasnFMlqphKCadf9QRBibDj9xcazSmX1NltcVjfQjrtOHMpuLhHDNCwyA4Z8s7rN/s400/064.JPG" /></a>Lots and lots of barrels. :)<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFTOusqYFdAxDi8q0MmphQWFlnXiAHVhyO9xatBi6XtY0emDqiHCCRPV5Tl9kIT2gxod6RMAYf7jqBOdole9lit7hnKvdHNLqhJoo1xwn-IExuibB1L1t5M6YntYAvJZOUJJtclW3Kih6/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610048808366343170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFTOusqYFdAxDi8q0MmphQWFlnXiAHVhyO9xatBi6XtY0emDqiHCCRPV5Tl9kIT2gxod6RMAYf7jqBOdole9lit7hnKvdHNLqhJoo1xwn-IExuibB1L1t5M6YntYAvJZOUJJtclW3Kih6/s400/071.JPG" /></a>They set up a large Wedding tent for all the vendors. Very nice! Even though the forecast was less than favorable for Saturday, we somehow managed to dodge the rain. It remained overcast all day which was perfect for the hounds and did not start to rain until 5:30 p.m. The event ended for the day at 5 p.m. Yay!!<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BGnYi9EEhsYVGWqXes9DlfcdrBIrMPVedouLbSAEF55XHqPcw-tkWzrGBPpHtWc6nNjQ0e7kq1bA_3kAbGuikDpTf8JG7mlmkT00Z-y2ZDcMvqxjm3UqfAPvNYjkaP7nCO8of_OdCIsH/s1600/059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610048161717262850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BGnYi9EEhsYVGWqXes9DlfcdrBIrMPVedouLbSAEF55XHqPcw-tkWzrGBPpHtWc6nNjQ0e7kq1bA_3kAbGuikDpTf8JG7mlmkT00Z-y2ZDcMvqxjm3UqfAPvNYjkaP7nCO8of_OdCIsH/s400/059.JPG" /></a>The VAGA vending tents and sweet Gabby.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2d2MwtGUKFPE5S4wIto82qKA8x7rflQ9Gl5Q318e3W48DZSp6Dk9IAOQX_PaiUOXaNt3SmU8cwEqyYz-uOL584CDhH5aGx4Z4ykI2BdgA31dQOiGij9SPj_DS0ROagLuUav4A5blgKQJU/s1600/060.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047664634064658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2d2MwtGUKFPE5S4wIto82qKA8x7rflQ9Gl5Q318e3W48DZSp6Dk9IAOQX_PaiUOXaNt3SmU8cwEqyYz-uOL584CDhH5aGx4Z4ykI2BdgA31dQOiGij9SPj_DS0ROagLuUav4A5blgKQJU/s400/060.JPG" /></a>Jackson, a new member to the VAGA family. He is very sweet and cute!<br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBrBOJkmlgs_Tvqh5hTO3Im3-Ocgr8IADW19k4fwAir8-3R5chQmIEtw6x9DdRh7WJjFeq9ZN8rsnSwHW_OVTwEwp3KaVBRoe_tZWZsFyOng0azhmppi9y5mw3XonDztoHR3FM94YS-8n/s1600/055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610045221789984626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBrBOJkmlgs_Tvqh5hTO3Im3-Ocgr8IADW19k4fwAir8-3R5chQmIEtw6x9DdRh7WJjFeq9ZN8rsnSwHW_OVTwEwp3KaVBRoe_tZWZsFyOng0azhmppi9y5mw3XonDztoHR3FM94YS-8n/s400/055.JPG" /></a>Our pups and Judy's pups (Sandy, Allie and Jackson) hung out in the ex-pens for the majority of the day. Booyah is the last man standing. Two ex-pens hooked together made for a great space and allowed for me to help VAGA with clipping nails for donations and still be near my pups. Even though they spent most of the day laying around in the pen, they were exhausted from doing.......well.........nothing.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Rqv8WtcOphDxb3vpxh8tibn2mTGcxHAS7Lwlk5xBKoiG9ACX0ANicOuUSUFqd0iRF7eEs1b1o8FHysdilhfALXbGsO6X5VpP8UbP8IwtABKfdqmXNVejGIw_AWL8oitd_cFLGyKR7bNW/s1600/087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610043592908884178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Rqv8WtcOphDxb3vpxh8tibn2mTGcxHAS7Lwlk5xBKoiG9ACX0ANicOuUSUFqd0iRF7eEs1b1o8FHysdilhfALXbGsO6X5VpP8UbP8IwtABKfdqmXNVejGIw_AWL8oitd_cFLGyKR7bNW/s400/087.JPG" /></a>The Queen in her rightful spot after a long day #2 at Grapehounds.<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnyLBHOeA8t0gxjW48sEh-AaEG8ZkiLdA3d8EsMKHhYJUHJsfsYq-hymaOhQLeOsW3HwjZuMIQhTXQxrhNH8JQ6TAw98FtDfqaW4NbWJPliftf-1Ufj-rxDKES0Z187IORTTwpYJJjAJM/s1600/106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609706635107830482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnyLBHOeA8t0gxjW48sEh-AaEG8ZkiLdA3d8EsMKHhYJUHJsfsYq-hymaOhQLeOsW3HwjZuMIQhTXQxrhNH8JQ6TAw98FtDfqaW4NbWJPliftf-1Ufj-rxDKES0Z187IORTTwpYJJjAJM/s400/106.JPG" /></a> Pippi, the bundle of energy, was also exhausted from day #2.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhIimzecLl5p8NrCQhK9v-VF0uYJUHJRSoxMR-urCkD0x3-wiN-QzKuEcNQftdhcmI7HWnN9J5Zguh9e6cqSktj0bl3RAEB0sgpMT3sUiLVgXjB7JJm4wUDHRbw3iYdEKnQZSXCyY85FL/s1600/107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609705071924059554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhIimzecLl5p8NrCQhK9v-VF0uYJUHJRSoxMR-urCkD0x3-wiN-QzKuEcNQftdhcmI7HWnN9J5Zguh9e6cqSktj0bl3RAEB0sgpMT3sUiLVgXjB7JJm4wUDHRbw3iYdEKnQZSXCyY85FL/s400/107.JPG" /></a> Cueball finally got a spot on the other double bed on day #2.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEGYBu1wj25OnATDz_WWBwrVKxGy9NokkTKu1BpoHsE6-EkKJUOokbTs1bdg7z_F5aSbz6TLxTI7HuTlWmnTCj-2kkkhlms7q97qcjHpu8HIe6EkgaDEP7D7BGYjsajdou2JE7jzhRxUC/s1600/108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609704048940073490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEGYBu1wj25OnATDz_WWBwrVKxGy9NokkTKu1BpoHsE6-EkKJUOokbTs1bdg7z_F5aSbz6TLxTI7HuTlWmnTCj-2kkkhlms7q97qcjHpu8HIe6EkgaDEP7D7BGYjsajdou2JE7jzhRxUC/s400/108.JPG" /></a> Booyah was the only one who found the dog beds and floor cozy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UgelDVYNTGt-hJguRsgZhxbDJU_qCOVCVSENYA-wUw6pyOFbqngtaZVVOR_B_p67IW0dgW7wtyNe-8rLpO2SMYYefqOzbgN02hTR4HE7BuWJgoQNLfN5KiVxl3GCYFmXmWf7v3jphW4J/s1600/109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609703701910219538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UgelDVYNTGt-hJguRsgZhxbDJU_qCOVCVSENYA-wUw6pyOFbqngtaZVVOR_B_p67IW0dgW7wtyNe-8rLpO2SMYYefqOzbgN02hTR4HE7BuWJgoQNLfN5KiVxl3GCYFmXmWf7v3jphW4J/s400/109.JPG" /></a> At the end of day #2, we rushed to Hidden Brook Winery after helping the VAGA girls pack all the vending items up, take the tents down and load up Debbie's van. It was after 5 p.m., but they still let us taste wine. Luckily, the winery is right next door to Lost Creek, so the drive was easy. =) And since we were right there, we would have kicked ourselves for not making it since we live a good three hours South East of Leesburg. They were only sampling 3 wines. We both liked their Merlot, but did not care for the other two.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3q8ArrRVPidwR44Ow-lZEJHM9SyS31hfr_0KYN0OI8rvFbUemXxrbkn9wjV618D-IgNlc4BKu8J9euT6toz7ZQDg66xUIQJiDRPrXDrWQR_Ii-LHjbnA8nyZQJQt1iwpN-jFY-jsAl_8v/s1600/101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609703206082628674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3q8ArrRVPidwR44Ow-lZEJHM9SyS31hfr_0KYN0OI8rvFbUemXxrbkn9wjV618D-IgNlc4BKu8J9euT6toz7ZQDg66xUIQJiDRPrXDrWQR_Ii-LHjbnA8nyZQJQt1iwpN-jFY-jsAl_8v/s400/101.JPG" /></a> Hidden Brook Winery.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7bagNe-WFI3RLSIbuoJdDVYw1X9LB_mahKZDjQ6yly9SfAA-Sccj5MnrlRDEE49rLD0El_BrWjY7fqiWKBO9iqFHtx5dbYB36pmynjNv8IDl8UclM-JU_LSepteJ1ln7NtqOOfmkm7dR/s1600/102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609699384539402210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7bagNe-WFI3RLSIbuoJdDVYw1X9LB_mahKZDjQ6yly9SfAA-Sccj5MnrlRDEE49rLD0El_BrWjY7fqiWKBO9iqFHtx5dbYB36pmynjNv8IDl8UclM-JU_LSepteJ1ln7NtqOOfmkm7dR/s400/102.JPG" /></a> Lastly, on day three we had to drag the kids out to Barrel Oak and Three Fox Vineyards to complete our tour. They were slam worn out, so we did not stay long. We arrived at Barrel Oak Winery just as they were opening.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxC_yWNesn9vsIWz94NF2W0iEZjqTg5xSdMk-U-ppHa6fBZMSRIXBmvd5mLyUSMFuWNAD5ovkiLzaUoLPthBpZH3G4vCTLYffVSx6hn4I6dXsAVFopFh9Y05xd6Al-zGfctApoDGmUJnC/s1600/122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609698733765472754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxC_yWNesn9vsIWz94NF2W0iEZjqTg5xSdMk-U-ppHa6fBZMSRIXBmvd5mLyUSMFuWNAD5ovkiLzaUoLPthBpZH3G4vCTLYffVSx6hn4I6dXsAVFopFh9Y05xd6Al-zGfctApoDGmUJnC/s400/122.JPG" /></a> A cutie hanging out inside.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfyUnvcAZC6yAiJpW4USmbcMoJvy2FgSaVCbhQDVTCydBEOdG08WbY_0J6Jde75dADWLco4lN2EWDfXWYAT9gro8ESywc4wJUMDYeC04EhaeE66ZUe2cr5M5oEa70xOCg1PKn_SZALmta/s1600/128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609698236244674578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfyUnvcAZC6yAiJpW4USmbcMoJvy2FgSaVCbhQDVTCydBEOdG08WbY_0J6Jde75dADWLco4lN2EWDfXWYAT9gro8ESywc4wJUMDYeC04EhaeE66ZUe2cr5M5oEa70xOCg1PKn_SZALmta/s400/128.JPG" /></a> Another cutie waiting by the tasting bar.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYOemvQ199E5Kpcz7aOWoEF6FCycKCG-zPCsBPxihfG38jx5scGzA0qhel9-PWg5oLiFcA7xzxuQ__MNY5KjXanhHV5IyblI3nkZVk2KfjehoGLLlEk6feQv3uYTUyDZZqybJANcQWASG/s1600/130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609695920650034530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYOemvQ199E5Kpcz7aOWoEF6FCycKCG-zPCsBPxihfG38jx5scGzA0qhel9-PWg5oLiFcA7xzxuQ__MNY5KjXanhHV5IyblI3nkZVk2KfjehoGLLlEk6feQv3uYTUyDZZqybJANcQWASG/s400/130.JPG" /></a> Inside Barrel Oak.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNAkHBs-oPrms-CX2_KoyCV7VHST5ApkEZV-J5cNHMKmCs89fV8-3_DyHrKuoHDV-ZFCDqH8jUJO5MY_Ch40wnraBTIH6TJm1JAFx9l2Fcz643Im2Ml4W-qCEIAityjJNLtMdvOokUBiu/s1600/133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609692707677531778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNAkHBs-oPrms-CX2_KoyCV7VHST5ApkEZV-J5cNHMKmCs89fV8-3_DyHrKuoHDV-ZFCDqH8jUJO5MY_Ch40wnraBTIH6TJm1JAFx9l2Fcz643Im2Ml4W-qCEIAityjJNLtMdvOokUBiu/s400/133.JPG" /></a> Tasting bar at Barrel Oak.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe3qPKunmqyDtxnOfa1ElOsHhDb5YyUU8d8JSTVMyuOzsftqOxrhKZwTS1sDj4j90x0nQO9KM6tydFKgR2UKV8g2kK8kTuzIr3eQac2ejdMRLwNEMnfJbrsGf9IKdNLjs9YzND-GLp-DA/s1600/131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609692313050335922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe3qPKunmqyDtxnOfa1ElOsHhDb5YyUU8d8JSTVMyuOzsftqOxrhKZwTS1sDj4j90x0nQO9KM6tydFKgR2UKV8g2kK8kTuzIr3eQac2ejdMRLwNEMnfJbrsGf9IKdNLjs9YzND-GLp-DA/s400/131.JPG" /></a> Wish I could have gotten a better picture of this hound. I have never seen a hound this color. Very pretty!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxDvdObu0bLKJpdF9608076sUvvYfnRQ-7boax3ejHUJfH3f2W6WEq-g1qf5QYZcO_6eyp4ImxJ10dQKnzwvXWrV21YkzrwdTxmTGxDP0NLHkCdfkmhxegYk8XbHQvFmCEhGtQxR0OPzb/s1600/137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609689424244514162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxDvdObu0bLKJpdF9608076sUvvYfnRQ-7boax3ejHUJfH3f2W6WEq-g1qf5QYZcO_6eyp4ImxJ10dQKnzwvXWrV21YkzrwdTxmTGxDP0NLHkCdfkmhxegYk8XbHQvFmCEhGtQxR0OPzb/s400/137.JPG" /></a> Cueball wonders when this tour stuff will be over. He was quite tired from all the puparazzi. Several people stopped us to ask if Cueball was Cueball. They recognized him from last year's event. His daddy was quite proud! :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0p-zwNTIoeukBWEmR7euf3rxMM0xq6UGmxerHV_pUyNlHkgcwh9YrtG77T31o9EcLwUuQ2wXzNb6VcAkqvk84j5WKEXSV7KEXeJ4sIkxmJG6iqdLTkhEGUsqdRcGF3kODFC58bsBx54-/s1600/135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609688842569698146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0p-zwNTIoeukBWEmR7euf3rxMM0xq6UGmxerHV_pUyNlHkgcwh9YrtG77T31o9EcLwUuQ2wXzNb6VcAkqvk84j5WKEXSV7KEXeJ4sIkxmJG6iqdLTkhEGUsqdRcGF3kODFC58bsBx54-/s400/135.JPG" /></a> Pippi could not agree more, time to go home please!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqo5NlL0Cq4ObgPTHupSS_TJ2WDKZVYVyBLb1Tio5DMkCfrd5zFlkFlrEIU9YE3xzE0V76lLcFnBzNxxTfWSeS8QTQcagbHDD5Z03mTdtpeYZy27PuV5hXm6IgksrQd3ZiY-eEN59TgdV/s1600/136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609687138607030850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqo5NlL0Cq4ObgPTHupSS_TJ2WDKZVYVyBLb1Tio5DMkCfrd5zFlkFlrEIU9YE3xzE0V76lLcFnBzNxxTfWSeS8QTQcagbHDD5Z03mTdtpeYZy27PuV5hXm6IgksrQd3ZiY-eEN59TgdV/s400/136.JPG" /></a> Outside patio area, tasting bar and Mitch walking the boys.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnHDquGp5Pzp8qzZnQN210Gz83R9VzGUF6qA8Ax5CAuhSgxBWglNj-7n7mIUp9BT4Ixmdl5_k1k615-O7Dii15B7V0WqxDTL0izDLm34E-Aw2DfswtjovGYfC2kkc2fcQTcblxBT7LDwB/s1600/126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609683981810345426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnHDquGp5Pzp8qzZnQN210Gz83R9VzGUF6qA8Ax5CAuhSgxBWglNj-7n7mIUp9BT4Ixmdl5_k1k615-O7Dii15B7V0WqxDTL0izDLm34E-Aw2DfswtjovGYfC2kkc2fcQTcblxBT7LDwB/s400/126.JPG" /></a> Back of Barrel Oak. The view you can see on Route 66.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhidOWQv7BvUh6C2APiUOWjJ9gC8U3cx1Se943c6Eb5i_inUBUIGNQXXpGZGh5tSl1swEpEPa7fLxdGL-ZX15VnJeRMTsyF3YaR6Pg3V9TZi20t7RrqC7bVpMtjCiY03wvVtjVw0R2exqr/s1600/140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609683567896860882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhidOWQv7BvUh6C2APiUOWjJ9gC8U3cx1Se943c6Eb5i_inUBUIGNQXXpGZGh5tSl1swEpEPa7fLxdGL-ZX15VnJeRMTsyF3YaR6Pg3V9TZi20t7RrqC7bVpMtjCiY03wvVtjVw0R2exqr/s400/140.JPG" /></a> The view of the Mountains from Barrel Oak. Exquisite scenery.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeonXwk10brAIgZU8jxpiBHBR6t379-ShIkgeYuSWZGApGV2qfumarDfWIhMLkDzMo38veskNRW5NTU-CMhr9JBvUBfgdvBenNXCo6D3vUXYF8bpuuwkOzXA42nRDOwCN_gu1L_Rw1eil/s1600/141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609683253906800018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeonXwk10brAIgZU8jxpiBHBR6t379-ShIkgeYuSWZGApGV2qfumarDfWIhMLkDzMo38veskNRW5NTU-CMhr9JBvUBfgdvBenNXCo6D3vUXYF8bpuuwkOzXA42nRDOwCN_gu1L_Rw1eil/s400/141.JPG" /></a> Lastly on the tour was Three Fox Vineyards. This is a very quaint winery. Does not look like much from the outside, but the wines were our favorite out of the 5 wineries we visited. We brought home a case of their wine!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBekO9SzVY14XINgRgjBOZIGWO6C2z8M60nJxIDT-ZyjGGIRpKgweOT1QDdIX4WsHUCRTgLpfkcAULFjNanJ3KOdhuoMYvim2K797qSaFtjdJlZKWC6tKJv6LdUm1Hv-TAte9r7rTslBt7/s1600/147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609682987191195730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBekO9SzVY14XINgRgjBOZIGWO6C2z8M60nJxIDT-ZyjGGIRpKgweOT1QDdIX4WsHUCRTgLpfkcAULFjNanJ3KOdhuoMYvim2K797qSaFtjdJlZKWC6tKJv6LdUm1Hv-TAte9r7rTslBt7/s400/147.JPG" /></a> The view from Three Fox Vineyards, which is just a short drive from Barrel Oak. We saw a really cool sign at the tasting bar at this winery that read "Wine is bottled poetry." So true!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HhPxSigvStmpfE8LL26sErQ6S2C1L4EMkPzJWiDuzF9FgaGmU_OF8xjiTr-DSac8JlZKn0fOCpFWS3fkmW6vBsHv98JCEEcKootr7x9E76z3epiGojIWx-jULLKi-vq72dzYek58wSaN/s1600/153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609682103348603122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HhPxSigvStmpfE8LL26sErQ6S2C1L4EMkPzJWiDuzF9FgaGmU_OF8xjiTr-DSac8JlZKn0fOCpFWS3fkmW6vBsHv98JCEEcKootr7x9E76z3epiGojIWx-jULLKi-vq72dzYek58wSaN/s400/153.JPG" /></a> We sampled 11 wines and one Champagne at this winery. We liked almost all of them! We sampled 8 at Barrel Oak about 1/2 hour before. Neither one us were tipsy, which surprised me. I am usually a light weight. </div><div> </div><div>Guess our tolerance for tasting wine has improved with practice. ;-) </div><div> </div><div>We had a wonderful time!! We look forward to attending next year too! And one year we swear we will make it to Grapehounds-NY! </div><br /><br /><div>Stay tuned, we have some pictures from our Greyhound Play Date to share and VAGA's annual picnic is this Saturday!! Lots of pics of hounds to come!!! :)<br /></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-81974132985578260582011-05-01T03:58:00.019-04:002011-05-01T04:53:03.672-04:00Love of sunshineThe pups, Mitch and I had a lovely Easter weekend. We went to the VAGA Richmond Meet and Greet on Saturday (pics at end of post). The fur kids are always excited about going somewhere. They love to travel. =)<br /><br />Booyah says did someone say Meet and Greet?<br /><br />Don't you just love his big Yoda like ears? :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxPsuBI0GZ7sEk188v4K8LRklxG4IeBZJlaeMfgtaCYkRZBLcgdOx80JhkSTVS1wQFZe3yf1nOJ9ae88sX9AUMtY7amR1XorzC_68NkEkFLgl0E17wag1saZEHTvZJDvlIdF-02FOYjob/s1600/booyah.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601661473152113554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxPsuBI0GZ7sEk188v4K8LRklxG4IeBZJlaeMfgtaCYkRZBLcgdOx80JhkSTVS1wQFZe3yf1nOJ9ae88sX9AUMtY7amR1XorzC_68NkEkFLgl0E17wag1saZEHTvZJDvlIdF-02FOYjob/s400/booyah.jpg" /></a> After the Meet and Greet we returned home to enjoy the warmth of sunshine. Cueball and Pippi both love the sun. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV48nLghZUrsHXyR3cQUOTYE0iTde-9EWfVTEcOJ9QaDkaFxB5Y3HB7Q8iVjEAsO4EC8etZgmoFIaweildLlswMqiA21Qfd8S5j6t0YAWEt2gS_ihNyZpzUntzu0I3yTbTc6_uBhnAgHWe/s1600/cueball+sunshine+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 377px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601661009849759042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV48nLghZUrsHXyR3cQUOTYE0iTde-9EWfVTEcOJ9QaDkaFxB5Y3HB7Q8iVjEAsO4EC8etZgmoFIaweildLlswMqiA21Qfd8S5j6t0YAWEt2gS_ihNyZpzUntzu0I3yTbTc6_uBhnAgHWe/s400/cueball+sunshine+1.jpg" /></a> The best seat in the house for catching rays is by the kitchen sliding glass door. Sometimes we put a dog bed there for the pups. Cueball, Pippi and Misty are the only ones who like to "bake" themselves in the sun.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdH1FhH1P9_Jztlw7fs-MkMhzYsH6VNb6x5Y0i-oGEItqOvLPloxQMpVAxviaec9vOzh7ken8DB2LGc7hyphenhyphenEmXJg666x2nrhjS8wfk8073tlZTH646sQ994YG1fNJhyj9lnC4Lpl8zg5kre/s1600/cueball+sunshine+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601660266178606834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdH1FhH1P9_Jztlw7fs-MkMhzYsH6VNb6x5Y0i-oGEItqOvLPloxQMpVAxviaec9vOzh7ken8DB2LGc7hyphenhyphenEmXJg666x2nrhjS8wfk8073tlZTH646sQ994YG1fNJhyj9lnC4Lpl8zg5kre/s400/cueball+sunshine+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8GiLbkZJKXrkYMWyhnSWQVaWFXkHEhc0-EPr2oUu6Dr97KSsjYq41KIg7EfTCZayAJVXMSR2GvR_k1HOQ_H5eiLvDjQgdmiXb6Jv006UvtntuGEdLKf4LcSRL9gwdpz53EakMR0mKKjq/s1600/cueball+sunshine+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601659940296251458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8GiLbkZJKXrkYMWyhnSWQVaWFXkHEhc0-EPr2oUu6Dr97KSsjYq41KIg7EfTCZayAJVXMSR2GvR_k1HOQ_H5eiLvDjQgdmiXb6Jv006UvtntuGEdLKf4LcSRL9gwdpz53EakMR0mKKjq/s400/cueball+sunshine+3.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WIEQ3XHz7Vlc0b-FIuqBo4sOwUVqKmErchq0G1cGdDGaD55XdIJmPYOE1IwC_s1NQemtln6hip5QOhq8zKr1vyYczgOCTBlp92HNREHXjZ7S6EY9d8J29jmzsi1YvOwOHX5AS8_6j0yP/s1600/cueball+sunshine+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601659624473005842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WIEQ3XHz7Vlc0b-FIuqBo4sOwUVqKmErchq0G1cGdDGaD55XdIJmPYOE1IwC_s1NQemtln6hip5QOhq8zKr1vyYczgOCTBlp92HNREHXjZ7S6EY9d8J29jmzsi1YvOwOHX5AS8_6j0yP/s400/cueball+sunshine+4.jpg" /></a><br />If he could speak, I think he would say, "this is the life."<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXjbkejyuYXzJU0S1PisO8Edf_EB1e8I06Er-1RY7_Cde9k2W3SNyRyMQFTctria6p1RYvUrT0bLGCuWgRq7FPsdolAP795600Z8RxfHnb9z70OJmK0BDZNn2DftdkpS0wp0GatzZnvHY/s1600/sunshine+cueball+5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601659184870877826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXjbkejyuYXzJU0S1PisO8Edf_EB1e8I06Er-1RY7_Cde9k2W3SNyRyMQFTctria6p1RYvUrT0bLGCuWgRq7FPsdolAP795600Z8RxfHnb9z70OJmK0BDZNn2DftdkpS0wp0GatzZnvHY/s400/sunshine+cueball+5.jpg" /></a> Another strange sleeping position for Pippi.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKT6-A2ogcGh3yF35erLHFhasCZIBiKDBF95BObuIp0RAZtGdDgjdhP7KKOD9Wz8NddadYQmm4YlsZUYJTzGBvGqewn4TmaCN0ZPo9MQl02UFgfy6jeQO76cDTMHY3Z0i_2lKO8ljqpI6/s1600/pippi+sleep.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601658868721548658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKT6-A2ogcGh3yF35erLHFhasCZIBiKDBF95BObuIp0RAZtGdDgjdhP7KKOD9Wz8NddadYQmm4YlsZUYJTzGBvGqewn4TmaCN0ZPo9MQl02UFgfy6jeQO76cDTMHY3Z0i_2lKO8ljqpI6/s400/pippi+sleep.jpg" /></a><br />The following are some shots of nature. I took the camera out to play around a bit in the yard while the pups recuperated from their tiring day of meeting and greeting. ;-)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRYQSxoUy0bW-DVCaHxCQyqkILnqhVazk2C36HiRQkbGzCIACPA33lzpdcoQ5Iod-rndtX87bB7HXqT_ZMZeafuZJiMJSYz9cc2Sn9gxPBOvqWNqhX7-mfsnEXd-sN9LNkEwUEpJ_2TrW/s1600/catepillar+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601658471329823650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRYQSxoUy0bW-DVCaHxCQyqkILnqhVazk2C36HiRQkbGzCIACPA33lzpdcoQ5Iod-rndtX87bB7HXqT_ZMZeafuZJiMJSYz9cc2Sn9gxPBOvqWNqhX7-mfsnEXd-sN9LNkEwUEpJ_2TrW/s400/catepillar+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXg-Gy6mHEXyr9SElUepKw-UIL0iUUVsyNxz5__LY4BVbQczKiv0DP9x6pxJSH_T83Aopcw9zigh9PZHQQXqbHfiBz2XdDgU_2xuRH8ueOVsRurhWKEuAX-UKyqUs14H9cAutJ_1InZ8Kn/s1600/catepillar+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601658209226331154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXg-Gy6mHEXyr9SElUepKw-UIL0iUUVsyNxz5__LY4BVbQczKiv0DP9x6pxJSH_T83Aopcw9zigh9PZHQQXqbHfiBz2XdDgU_2xuRH8ueOVsRurhWKEuAX-UKyqUs14H9cAutJ_1InZ8Kn/s400/catepillar+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-q-oO8OxEG9B2JfoqzPAauDeWEk4nACSaZh97Ty0msbnZs78lqtbPy6wLsxBhCV-zGuympAVtab2wsShermdV80JN5HjgUxRWnZTZ6Yo6mVsDbAI8_8lyTYYPsXj53UCy8ccG2hozdh1/s1600/butterfly.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601657962294379698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-q-oO8OxEG9B2JfoqzPAauDeWEk4nACSaZh97Ty0msbnZs78lqtbPy6wLsxBhCV-zGuympAVtab2wsShermdV80JN5HjgUxRWnZTZ6Yo6mVsDbAI8_8lyTYYPsXj53UCy8ccG2hozdh1/s400/butterfly.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacByHCdSFv2XtTM0_gEckgly8L96Mm15EDqyPRHo4mQ2fxaPQ3mn8tLRipJUutptupCuQoixVFRRiR92lG2dC0X20_vUrVePGJjK8sKuWQBoQfhUabUAccH271tNvOEccllGHQflLmqvM/s1600/buttercup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601657498308703874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacByHCdSFv2XtTM0_gEckgly8L96Mm15EDqyPRHo4mQ2fxaPQ3mn8tLRipJUutptupCuQoixVFRRiR92lG2dC0X20_vUrVePGJjK8sKuWQBoQfhUabUAccH271tNvOEccllGHQflLmqvM/s400/buttercup.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfQlRgQeP80ICbj67V04Uavoe1-v46H3drfP7nz4PazmUSIEHhEmVAJw6KbJIYcRiUc-bOvSUCqKUSo4Qh6K_5AeTMM8NS8MKnSZtUZK2qqQvAiqHoEFYZJGj7oiZaPoDvBHiO5vcgDK2/s1600/dandelion+close+up.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601657190337565634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfQlRgQeP80ICbj67V04Uavoe1-v46H3drfP7nz4PazmUSIEHhEmVAJw6KbJIYcRiUc-bOvSUCqKUSo4Qh6K_5AeTMM8NS8MKnSZtUZK2qqQvAiqHoEFYZJGj7oiZaPoDvBHiO5vcgDK2/s400/dandelion+close+up.jpg" /></a> Loblolly Pines are beautiful in the sun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjND97hJFUw5PgaqKudXAOb2VbPdaK_pvSV8HarF_gS6zNPBd2SJQP8vOmZnp070Av3ii1in5EPMFV7GFCQr-Az-bF3SuG_J9YYEIDotSJP3jTAG1TNipUAAj3A6y_08xBHvZYPwsE__M9S/s1600/loblolly+pine.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601656907156039874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjND97hJFUw5PgaqKudXAOb2VbPdaK_pvSV8HarF_gS6zNPBd2SJQP8vOmZnp070Av3ii1in5EPMFV7GFCQr-Az-bF3SuG_J9YYEIDotSJP3jTAG1TNipUAAj3A6y_08xBHvZYPwsE__M9S/s400/loblolly+pine.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QutTeEX1C1UXFv0k5ydch292TBQ-E5LdROGC7TIPugjb38MChnYfbXs6ogsjetiDLJ5TYQ7v9GHYVL2WLJl92aqOylsVzzo8lVAwlaV3lAxkavupBTpufMdtnVQhcWxWffcBpgoPNBvH/s1600/pansies+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601656540728305474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QutTeEX1C1UXFv0k5ydch292TBQ-E5LdROGC7TIPugjb38MChnYfbXs6ogsjetiDLJ5TYQ7v9GHYVL2WLJl92aqOylsVzzo8lVAwlaV3lAxkavupBTpufMdtnVQhcWxWffcBpgoPNBvH/s400/pansies+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9j-HTzxxcOPZFyefnAqUOGmcDbEVOuDqgGF2YXO7wi0oucQx5i39uj2OIMnT_sC07gU_qyxIDaOasJBcku-qY6VLX5cRiLoMIW25PXa6ttXJbUcsq7-V-C1XwA4j9UrfLQghkaSdFho8/s1600/pansies+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601656262520915362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9j-HTzxxcOPZFyefnAqUOGmcDbEVOuDqgGF2YXO7wi0oucQx5i39uj2OIMnT_sC07gU_qyxIDaOasJBcku-qY6VLX5cRiLoMIW25PXa6ttXJbUcsq7-V-C1XwA4j9UrfLQghkaSdFho8/s400/pansies+3.jpg" /></a><br />Mitch and the pups at the Meet and Greet.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhypdcXP4Cgxt9MRqbCGk0DDutqX6xxgTN68lGEjTJwkTFyvPrAhTEFyye26xBVgBzSHzqNjj8jUSRI26NlhdfUi85LgaPxj__Ws2HdjNlk3ilHSmGZLsusgdmwfaOh0dfr3fnQF5oz-h/s1600/mitch+mg+easter.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601655887934915410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhypdcXP4Cgxt9MRqbCGk0DDutqX6xxgTN68lGEjTJwkTFyvPrAhTEFyye26xBVgBzSHzqNjj8jUSRI26NlhdfUi85LgaPxj__Ws2HdjNlk3ilHSmGZLsusgdmwfaOh0dfr3fnQF5oz-h/s400/mitch+mg+easter.jpg" /></a><br />Me and the pups at the Meet and Greet.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauahEeKdkpAgi3IuukPfioyb5E6OufMUL72UMkgAJSNmBeVyuYlMH0lNMMKdv4qhipkYWtPtHrhh1HUvR89Yf5i1bRX0UE6uuDzExtO7imCRMWlhLuPBhMeqt6OtleRybINcxpEzVr6ek/s1600/me+mg+easter.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601655610035432786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauahEeKdkpAgi3IuukPfioyb5E6OufMUL72UMkgAJSNmBeVyuYlMH0lNMMKdv4qhipkYWtPtHrhh1HUvR89Yf5i1bRX0UE6uuDzExtO7imCRMWlhLuPBhMeqt6OtleRybINcxpEzVr6ek/s400/me+mg+easter.jpg" /></a>Lastly, the Easter bunny at grandma's house was very good to the pups. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw80-Y8q7VxhLkm-cz61jX7y8hDbASWKLlWB_8N_DSeHnL3nah-rijXOyqNpfoggXfu_jdTTpI0eVlrL1QoJqrgZgGxg9GegszQTcjRtlmTgP1o_EXei15_R6cFAJ6EYIwn6r2oQDoxXZQ/s1600/easter+basket+from+grandma.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601655302308607442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw80-Y8q7VxhLkm-cz61jX7y8hDbASWKLlWB_8N_DSeHnL3nah-rijXOyqNpfoggXfu_jdTTpI0eVlrL1QoJqrgZgGxg9GegszQTcjRtlmTgP1o_EXei15_R6cFAJ6EYIwn6r2oQDoxXZQ/s400/easter+basket+from+grandma.jpg" /></a> We hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend too!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-42856204731578329162011-04-17T14:20:00.012-04:002011-04-17T18:06:57.974-04:00Hodgepodge<span style="font-size:+0;"></span>This post will be a hodgepodge of what we have been up to in the last few weeks. First up is a picture of our new Wine Cork holder. This was a present for Mitch, as he is the cork dork, errh.....collector in the family and Iwas tired of them consuming space in the kitchen drawer. Instead of tossing them out every time I cleaned the drawer, I decided to give them a place on the counter. It was a win win! ;-) <br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 465px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596629875784946146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWpdvziuYZPW487jXkLRpclXC-GXIq04ZjL6CDeStLlxMppDni_nd0aT_r0QgLO_fvTnvY_jxXkvZxGkI6DRGr_yZO3f96NsuclY_N-qgs1VpsD0czLN3hSXUqN9bIAcQKOrOsIqwhSA3/s400/001.JPG" /> Next, I came home to this last Wednesday evening. As you can see, the couch was a mess with blankets being "rearranged" and white stuffing every where. It is safe to say they had a pretty fun afternoon in the house. Need to install a doggie cam to capture the action. :) <br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GCy5__qrRGVfUT_p9alm3qJwl6jBKX4jYLUROR3-_hP9n-1V9dt_wBWkJdnaZZiFudn713-pOdqmKrUKTRJD4moryfWy6GmdIc2ILajmTdPXZ69iBQpvKbogVNkv7UrxyC4ZWpEsQiqL/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 391px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596628706601159698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GCy5__qrRGVfUT_p9alm3qJwl6jBKX4jYLUROR3-_hP9n-1V9dt_wBWkJdnaZZiFudn713-pOdqmKrUKTRJD4moryfWy6GmdIc2ILajmTdPXZ69iBQpvKbogVNkv7UrxyC4ZWpEsQiqL/s400/031.JPG" /></a> The victim rests below........ <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3BUthrebYwoKr99TsZHpUu1Sva69Skx331La5PP0eRa59146JTnGcvsLaTQ7QmDEIiFmWUBDd1PW4YgU38G8bJ0aQGP9zL8BrYdZjPG1q_7hRfhjtPcqQFQJ4adln2UiDlOLM0lLu4px/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 389px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596628380508520898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3BUthrebYwoKr99TsZHpUu1Sva69Skx331La5PP0eRa59146JTnGcvsLaTQ7QmDEIiFmWUBDd1PW4YgU38G8bJ0aQGP9zL8BrYdZjPG1q_7hRfhjtPcqQFQJ4adln2UiDlOLM0lLu4px/s400/027.JPG" /></a> And the culprit...... <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596667219743410914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisdyZk1aH8ZQQUV0715f14uTAUPg2vvnFGj7gpu7mTIB1NwLHYqUqLpr0wQHWpd-NFbkocUY78xGgb1OQ9P6YbdcYuEZcxhBcKJsJHvA5kADAh4GXWhLAotG33fuNItzF7nZgBjAB9LO4/s400/mags.jpg" /></div><br /><div>Pippi tends to sleep in some unique positions. She eventually slid all the way off the couch. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPaeQRV1QL96FayNZo62syLScY658XxNUawCTnvdB82vLj5c6KeWc6G3rdhX9J8m7BpbW6ASwOg4SQQNCRpDoVge5bF7ehWoKazPcSAak1nlYbBPh4F74Dd-2U3ktddflF9n59fgtMX2X/s1600/040.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596628106380268866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPaeQRV1QL96FayNZo62syLScY658XxNUawCTnvdB82vLj5c6KeWc6G3rdhX9J8m7BpbW6ASwOg4SQQNCRpDoVge5bF7ehWoKazPcSAak1nlYbBPh4F74Dd-2U3ktddflF9n59fgtMX2X/s400/040.JPG" /></a> Last weekend we hosted an adoption day for VAGA and then attended the Glen Allen MG. Four hounds made the trip up from Orlando to their forever homes. Meet Zephyr. She landed a great forever home in Norfolk. She was very sweet and bonded quickly with Mitch. She is doing well in her new home. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLStqunAQ1AiqYTshBnBhTT0VDHXoGS-3AwNn0E3l5XNJwAGZV7rnHSZe7dqbcY2v2HxESP90qlj7Vh1mDPNCKowWLdTnMc_IR907wSBKYxFPvVS6XAzAMFVKMAcMeleSaxxuKQ6pMvGdm/s1600/033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596627730703227778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLStqunAQ1AiqYTshBnBhTT0VDHXoGS-3AwNn0E3l5XNJwAGZV7rnHSZe7dqbcY2v2HxESP90qlj7Vh1mDPNCKowWLdTnMc_IR907wSBKYxFPvVS6XAzAMFVKMAcMeleSaxxuKQ6pMvGdm/s400/033.JPG" /></a> Lastly, we have been spending as much time as we can outside. We try to have dinner out on the deck every evening (weather permitting, of course). The pups don't mind, they just want to be wherever we are. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissOgLnkKRknS0gHNp4yYJAfZLnCmGZ5B1s32fmb_7n0gmuMjcw0DQFEBjfVyH_eCNhv_sHMeFngSt6uDCgdMPEvtl5sYsCecSlQzt1-kZt1G3nUYUW0CjHXYcbRXn3zOzxrzMDRnUyXEZ/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596626592303067698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissOgLnkKRknS0gHNp4yYJAfZLnCmGZ5B1s32fmb_7n0gmuMjcw0DQFEBjfVyH_eCNhv_sHMeFngSt6uDCgdMPEvtl5sYsCecSlQzt1-kZt1G3nUYUW0CjHXYcbRXn3zOzxrzMDRnUyXEZ/s400/021.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCSNpeYXqA_R2VlceQH632h8LlqpfHKoOGjn1NgfCxLRn6ExwoVWf9IP1FghTcOXGU75Ps33HNBbu6VVUUo0HZXf3UT322Cgq6FsONPpEh8ppGEM7W8tZsGtw8hi48uKvFw4reTXk8CDr/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596624727415766034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCSNpeYXqA_R2VlceQH632h8LlqpfHKoOGjn1NgfCxLRn6ExwoVWf9IP1FghTcOXGU75Ps33HNBbu6VVUUo0HZXf3UT322Cgq6FsONPpEh8ppGEM7W8tZsGtw8hi48uKvFw4reTXk8CDr/s400/002.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT7nspsTZitQm9OTCFE4wUxjycg0hKNH0fCjJgX7iMuQ_X9WyXePb_899v_qxkk0aeoS_SUGAt-y1Np3egd1cTMFO1h8z3IFQ28TF3mu5Wv-XEQWI0C5oiKuDcbpjjGFj3ycRB_IIjUiE/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596622008207469442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT7nspsTZitQm9OTCFE4wUxjycg0hKNH0fCjJgX7iMuQ_X9WyXePb_899v_qxkk0aeoS_SUGAt-y1Np3egd1cTMFO1h8z3IFQ28TF3mu5Wv-XEQWI0C5oiKuDcbpjjGFj3ycRB_IIjUiE/s400/019.JPG" /></a> We have some greyt things planned in the next month.......New Kent Wine Festival, Grapehounds Virginia, VAGA Annual Picnic and a Greyhound play date. Stay tuned. ;-) <br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-18692553529907438462011-04-05T18:05:00.011-04:002011-04-05T20:21:10.152-04:00Back to the normAs mentioned in my last post, Cueball's face boo boo has healed. His fur has not grown in yet, so the area is still quite pink, but the sutures are out and he healed very nicely. We are very thankful no injury was caused to his eye. =) Things here at the Ridlon abode are back to normal, no more leash walking and no more covering multiple pills in peanut butter twice a day. :) The vet was very pleased with how well he healed. It is always a nice thing to hear!!! Cueball says "The chicks dig me." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWlJnebJeUtSFx7ESCSmFLsk8INwpWAmid9V9jjHvinSCsgZaMHoC9zvnzE7GEIKnFutCTf634xSaXmJO1MHKdicAh1kaqZEQlGGBQV66OAsbxhwRv1SyPH-kma6bBX7B7QPajEQbIzf3/s1600/blog+6+04032011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592242032976963026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWlJnebJeUtSFx7ESCSmFLsk8INwpWAmid9V9jjHvinSCsgZaMHoC9zvnzE7GEIKnFutCTf634xSaXmJO1MHKdicAh1kaqZEQlGGBQV66OAsbxhwRv1SyPH-kma6bBX7B7QPajEQbIzf3/s400/blog+6+04032011.JPG" /></a> Spring has finally sprung in Virginia. Each year I try to time it right to get a picture of the Bradford Pear tree with all the white blooms and no green. I failed again. Maybe next year I will capture the beauty. The white blooms are not around for long, but they are spectacular for the short time they are! We have two of these trees in our front yard. We planted them in memory of the loss of Mitch's parents in 2001. I am quite fond of these trees for many reasons. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRWZIUxz484zRM-1yvqFYR21gVaoJAKtSMLzZxPpByN0I0CJiFw5ijib7k_-Um3eEeGNpGpekJI7UBmSe5-QdKRMQYF1ue3ydB6JkC2k7GVKHWvdMsiM_UQcLJIUrSUpH0tAZyLcCcd-Y/s1600/blog+4+04032011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592240165711951010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRWZIUxz484zRM-1yvqFYR21gVaoJAKtSMLzZxPpByN0I0CJiFw5ijib7k_-Um3eEeGNpGpekJI7UBmSe5-QdKRMQYF1ue3ydB6JkC2k7GVKHWvdMsiM_UQcLJIUrSUpH0tAZyLcCcd-Y/s400/blog+4+04032011.JPG" /></a> In our back yard by our patio, we put a small flower bed in last year and planted some bushes. They must have been the wrong type for our climate because this past year's winter killed them. :( So we changed them out for these. I love pansies! They are so pretty. They don't mind the cold! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1Tp4H-6Y-eyW4bxB0IHCSAHX3Y4IIRICnZ6dly77x1D97jzTjPnYVBw0scgM8rfGlfaEOL4yaebtZHA246tNZSRRLshztAylI5Bd_9dNxBaorfv-pBwTA5ensYEPwwZiDd7GO1-bLrVV/s1600/blog+9+04032011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592236309983818258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1Tp4H-6Y-eyW4bxB0IHCSAHX3Y4IIRICnZ6dly77x1D97jzTjPnYVBw0scgM8rfGlfaEOL4yaebtZHA246tNZSRRLshztAylI5Bd_9dNxBaorfv-pBwTA5ensYEPwwZiDd7GO1-bLrVV/s400/blog+9+04032011.JPG" /></a>I have been playing around with different settings on my camera trying to get a better feel for and understanding of which settings work best under which circumstances in hopes my photos will keep getting better and better. My attempts are below. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I am in the market for a new lens. I have researched and know exactly what I want just waiting for the right opportunity to snag one off of e-bay at a good price. I love a bargain and try to avoid paying full price when I can. ;-) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here is Booyah posing by the Bradford Pear tree. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAEXfFkmuXjoyewwLDLAC7zGDKFqwX_P-QjrqWFX-4NE0emXJZNA5ACIHNGlYyN_tUl513hZAeU2ZGagJxCyCk9LRxLMniS6R43XYvozfN321bQJ8_LYalt2ylIweZPMMTqwbSRgCrO0S/s1600/blog+5+04032011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592234555217397890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAEXfFkmuXjoyewwLDLAC7zGDKFqwX_P-QjrqWFX-4NE0emXJZNA5ACIHNGlYyN_tUl513hZAeU2ZGagJxCyCk9LRxLMniS6R43XYvozfN321bQJ8_LYalt2ylIweZPMMTqwbSRgCrO0S/s400/blog+5+04032011.JPG" /></a> Cueball, Maggie and Booyah enjoying the beautiful spring weather. I think this shot really shows how small of a greyhound Maggie is. She is my little 54lb bundle of happiness! I love the little stinker dearly!! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSEYE9fpCr0tv-UMEdvqJWJ7hbdZ3-cYuQQtN3A0_oMAIFtz-OOlZDmhJ4EgyCvk5d9OGWtTvvo87auRJQbGuxUmXGWntCupeLAstls4IvlpZm4jDxsIUrdd9tsQ9QR-HelaF-plskQyJ/s1600/blog+04032011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592232066924363746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSEYE9fpCr0tv-UMEdvqJWJ7hbdZ3-cYuQQtN3A0_oMAIFtz-OOlZDmhJ4EgyCvk5d9OGWtTvvo87auRJQbGuxUmXGWntCupeLAstls4IvlpZm4jDxsIUrdd9tsQ9QR-HelaF-plskQyJ/s400/blog+04032011.JPG" /></a> Miss Misty enjoying a nap on the back of the couch. Hard to believe that she will be 12 this year. She was a birthday gift for Mitch. He picked her out of the litter of kittens at the SPCA in October of '99. I was hoping for an adult cat, but he really wanted a kitten. She is a daddy's girl, 100%. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA6_Jo24bAdw7_1ePBFrz7_IHGuxigoVrg1OwUsWqxYwFwvEhXzUEwicy9oFEJ-7_S3WJ6gbSfEs0lFCQAU6Kjzw7cfIROtR1GdKGsGnTqD1YSZYecUgc1ZRl9TLxjd1EWknOMGPsuRtp/s1600/blog+2+04032011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592229715872267986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA6_Jo24bAdw7_1ePBFrz7_IHGuxigoVrg1OwUsWqxYwFwvEhXzUEwicy9oFEJ-7_S3WJ6gbSfEs0lFCQAU6Kjzw7cfIROtR1GdKGsGnTqD1YSZYecUgc1ZRl9TLxjd1EWknOMGPsuRtp/s400/blog+2+04032011.JPG" /></a> Booyah being touchy feely with Pippi. He doesn't mind laying or touching another dog but does not like the favor returned. Silly boy doesn't know what he is missing!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Don't you love how content they look when they sleep? I do!! I never get tired of looking at them while they are sleeping. </div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qmqIs7W0s0ND36uoLVwz1kzloQH2BAN0BYsluaTm_Ke47uKQRgH_0Myx7sSJaaKYBdWEIvtKwE6jV6SqKhioBfSMD0wHsL-Zf2gR8Zz-L9FC-0KSif-SOERUjGq3e3C2NLCJChXanSO8/s1600/blog+7+04032011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592227692972958098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qmqIs7W0s0ND36uoLVwz1kzloQH2BAN0BYsluaTm_Ke47uKQRgH_0Myx7sSJaaKYBdWEIvtKwE6jV6SqKhioBfSMD0wHsL-Zf2gR8Zz-L9FC-0KSif-SOERUjGq3e3C2NLCJChXanSO8/s400/blog+7+04032011.JPG" /></a> And lastly Cueball enjoying his chair and favorite blue blanket, which happens to be my bonus from work for 2009. I thought it was quite lame when I first got it, but as it turns out it was the perfect gift!! I call this his "bank bank" and he knows exactly what that term is. He will not lay down comfortably without a blanket underneath him and will wait for you to either put one down on a dog bed or in his favorite chair. I think that might be the definition of SPOILED!!! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKFNVE81GgLbLwkgGG7um4S4l_YKZEN6QqHGuR-FLEPgsWoT33a5fiOfdEwDV4m29ydac1uRgk54BYluwsYNN4PeMq-k5zJocQ1g_pjTt3Cg6xkWlxAuSFP16ZQ_yTNCZgrU4OqxmfjlN/s1600/blog+8+04032011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592225929398113522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKFNVE81GgLbLwkgGG7um4S4l_YKZEN6QqHGuR-FLEPgsWoT33a5fiOfdEwDV4m29ydac1uRgk54BYluwsYNN4PeMq-k5zJocQ1g_pjTt3Cg6xkWlxAuSFP16ZQ_yTNCZgrU4OqxmfjlN/s400/blog+8+04032011.JPG" /></a> Now that is pure happiness!! <br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-49285081713052299342011-03-20T16:37:00.013-04:002011-03-20T20:45:38.287-04:00Double your Meet and Greets, Double your funWe have been busy with greyhound volunteer work. In the midst of all of the fun we had a hurt hound. A few weeks ago <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cueball</span> got a big boo boo under his eye. He and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pippi</span> were playing in our yard and the play got a little rough. Our fault <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">completely</span>, neither pup was muzzled. Live and learn. Although it was a hard lesson. Luckily it was just a flesh wound with no damage to his eye. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sutures</span> have been removed and he has healed up nicely. He now has a "battle scar" that all the ladies will dig. ;-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY3lP-WEk_P5tjmphHCfqCAHFKQvjQ-wj6_eLTmaeCGhf53IP0rtFQNMSpNV9yIRnjN8pPV_VDB5voSIU3DzIzJxXio_yCL2VKWe28wmjsV-CVY2Ncta_eqCNS4ONCfYs8M0wdc367oEm/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586279508952520274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY3lP-WEk_P5tjmphHCfqCAHFKQvjQ-wj6_eLTmaeCGhf53IP0rtFQNMSpNV9yIRnjN8pPV_VDB5voSIU3DzIzJxXio_yCL2VKWe28wmjsV-CVY2Ncta_eqCNS4ONCfYs8M0wdc367oEm/s400/003.JPG" /></a> We attended the Glen Allen MG in early February and helped spread the word about our beloved greys.<br /><br /><br /><br />Finley tolerates <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pippi's</span> "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">TSA</span>" style body search.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQx7JrpghMoV-tDn9nWsrHWsNDiIJt3yGRsZsWD0VCPRWTx60nPQQLfyrJK1C2fzUfaVqendLedSjQG7w7TKDSPNvEC0Ders3ej5bDL3OCZZ3_K7POm7Fz_oGfqoE6pqnfnwguYRqxsxTc/s1600/glen+allen+MG+2-12-11+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586278643653920434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQx7JrpghMoV-tDn9nWsrHWsNDiIJt3yGRsZsWD0VCPRWTx60nPQQLfyrJK1C2fzUfaVqendLedSjQG7w7TKDSPNvEC0Ders3ej5bDL3OCZZ3_K7POm7Fz_oGfqoE6pqnfnwguYRqxsxTc/s400/glen+allen+MG+2-12-11+2.jpg" /></a> Sunday looking pretty in purple.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUJ3_6bTmxvxbORNeg91pR2Ra7r2iRuhsQypgsy7Y1IMc08TbCCPT8SjI0Q07vN3tM-DPWxkGlZpViXBalLYZPvWlZyNWXCbZGGPvaRg1UXEnPigwJgeVleVyvg9ThYsIzHsF_G5Z2AH8/s1600/Glen+Allen+MG+2-12-11+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586278507730835458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUJ3_6bTmxvxbORNeg91pR2Ra7r2iRuhsQypgsy7Y1IMc08TbCCPT8SjI0Q07vN3tM-DPWxkGlZpViXBalLYZPvWlZyNWXCbZGGPvaRg1UXEnPigwJgeVleVyvg9ThYsIzHsF_G5Z2AH8/s400/Glen+Allen+MG+2-12-11+3.jpg" /></a> The whole gang (8 hounds). It was a great turnout and we met some new greyhound friends. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwFpR_AJvF6J5hEEbvPC-Iwy3p0ApiTbuJTQjA4JsWdVhNcBe0Ldv0eNUVV5O0Zbpp1EBv389Cyb5kjKbigXwUnB3WmSFINXy5Bvcpo29femFwGuNVnN1O_CP4JVKpIXG5dmgtcH0feDJ/s1600/Glen+allen+MG+2-12-11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586278301438481282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwFpR_AJvF6J5hEEbvPC-Iwy3p0ApiTbuJTQjA4JsWdVhNcBe0Ldv0eNUVV5O0Zbpp1EBv389Cyb5kjKbigXwUnB3WmSFINXy5Bvcpo29femFwGuNVnN1O_CP4JVKpIXG5dmgtcH0feDJ/s400/Glen+allen+MG+2-12-11.jpg" /></a>Then in late February we attended our monthly meet and greet in Richmond. Again, we had a great turnout of hounds and humans along with a record breaking donation amount!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-I0Z3MMXs91T0kXx6bOfdOwcDjG-x78OQXAC_jhsK2k7lmFJTSm12THkdto0e87B2JK3y_edJtuF3pQUu2hdjwvm3lnQY1XriS80mCDO2Uv4D7BOasMk3oKnaC7md35zPIbZQ7UZ14cpu/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586277851423350882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-I0Z3MMXs91T0kXx6bOfdOwcDjG-x78OQXAC_jhsK2k7lmFJTSm12THkdto0e87B2JK3y_edJtuF3pQUu2hdjwvm3lnQY1XriS80mCDO2Uv4D7BOasMk3oKnaC7md35zPIbZQ7UZ14cpu/s400/023.JPG" /></a> Jazmin looking on. Her first meet and greet and she did great!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZA3WVt42ZwrWs8ARQ6ZKTXtw-jOU7ElBrcnru4Y_I1q9GV6nzQXnCEYT6ez05u2aX_p6Ph3hv57NWyUAzzi1DuZeeEamja6z1CdMUNxT0kB_lVVuc8qpe7Uvl_kASBB_LSbqNz6m4v4xn/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586277119834563442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZA3WVt42ZwrWs8ARQ6ZKTXtw-jOU7ElBrcnru4Y_I1q9GV6nzQXnCEYT6ez05u2aX_p6Ph3hv57NWyUAzzi1DuZeeEamja6z1CdMUNxT0kB_lVVuc8qpe7Uvl_kASBB_LSbqNz6m4v4xn/s400/018.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Booyah</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pippi</span> greet Max.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdMZlM9weJVVKWQX1noLiwqx-lOyin8o_byQo14mn95nJxyeDgY71EMYhNtnE_rYzQ6M80vwvqrTo3pPI5neIUvut-wwnzDAylLPrPGjmvWChfVgJrBwPNvwyNSFGJ_z6_g9Xasg_Qfyd/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586276327026623058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdMZlM9weJVVKWQX1noLiwqx-lOyin8o_byQo14mn95nJxyeDgY71EMYhNtnE_rYzQ6M80vwvqrTo3pPI5neIUvut-wwnzDAylLPrPGjmvWChfVgJrBwPNvwyNSFGJ_z6_g9Xasg_Qfyd/s400/016.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sera</span> was one of our donation dogs. She is super friendly and loves people and attention!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY0Qt24BNvUz5cYJ3DGmvBImVd7-JxOUQldoGcUSiOoZqNVD64z6zem2sD2yZKy1wfWXrpsLGYPTbB9YlxWbdRW4yjx1gN8C7A4_VdgNFQWkpWbDSzdRIq4xMyy45NoG7XKQb5xt5JTNe/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586275216144242802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY0Qt24BNvUz5cYJ3DGmvBImVd7-JxOUQldoGcUSiOoZqNVD64z6zem2sD2yZKy1wfWXrpsLGYPTbB9YlxWbdRW4yjx1gN8C7A4_VdgNFQWkpWbDSzdRIq4xMyy45NoG7XKQb5xt5JTNe/s400/011.JPG" /></a>In early February we also attended a Roller Derby game. Richmond has a co-ed team. We both had never been to a Roller Derby game. We can now say that we are fans and are addicted! We had so much fun, once we understood the rules, and one of our good friends is on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Broadstreet</span> Brawlers (local team) team, so it made it extra fun! We already have all the home matches marked on our calendar. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WHVIyZQX6LuhMPPFSw35YT_SRAPtXw8Oky_VGTTqPLB1uWFqB5DJhdUpErzV6JKa756TMK6f6bgtIPLlAx_2lfNkXkd148vsSvem5ncvaQ6INztUq96sQHpy6UDxUNmksZ-7hoCQKN2e/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586269211313792546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WHVIyZQX6LuhMPPFSw35YT_SRAPtXw8Oky_VGTTqPLB1uWFqB5DJhdUpErzV6JKa756TMK6f6bgtIPLlAx_2lfNkXkd148vsSvem5ncvaQ6INztUq96sQHpy6UDxUNmksZ-7hoCQKN2e/s400/002.JPG" /></a> This guy from the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Carytown</span> Crashers team was leading the jam. He was very fast!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHWAXTgApsmQbYveiXlK9eTxCGBrihfVahOV4AZj6CIsJdRY8Tc1GFf4CvfaOEGnOwRh3FdWv-mgmMlvYg2s8eOSAo3VHj5_M-XU8liK21ZO-m-zo3m46lLIT7t8WktL01zNdd9mpfATr/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586267995106093938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHWAXTgApsmQbYveiXlK9eTxCGBrihfVahOV4AZj6CIsJdRY8Tc1GFf4CvfaOEGnOwRh3FdWv-mgmMlvYg2s8eOSAo3VHj5_M-XU8liK21ZO-m-zo3m46lLIT7t8WktL01zNdd9mpfATr/s400/016.JPG" /></a> A jam in progress.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wR29CcIc00S4uSEgn7JQTtXrrV2vRkuJflXqSXwVW9mlcCzJw8ypC94MVzD85LoAddPkiNjNvOP4NblRNFnQTisc7ylQLwbm30eO6okphOwLQTP6Yas0k1sErtbf8lCnu_VuU40e6t7G/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586266817470240434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wR29CcIc00S4uSEgn7JQTtXrrV2vRkuJflXqSXwVW9mlcCzJw8ypC94MVzD85LoAddPkiNjNvOP4NblRNFnQTisc7ylQLwbm30eO6okphOwLQTP6Yas0k1sErtbf8lCnu_VuU40e6t7G/s400/044.JPG" /></a> Below is a quick video of part of one of the jams.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzRRGAPYZdp2GEPF9YnIdH6zlebDz81fKq_sqnbRcVEP3jZT3N_q_YC_l5TeoeE4PF5zvog6PEmqZkJuoyCIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><div></div><br /><div>At each home match, they sponsor a charity. The charity can set up a table and sell raffle tickets for gift cards and other prizes. All proceeds earned go to the charity. A way to give back to local charities, love it!! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">VAGA</span> was invited to be the charity for the March match (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Leprechaun</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Throw down</span>). It was honor to be selected! So Mitch and I set up table at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">RollerDome</span> and held a non-dog meet and greet with information about greyhounds, brochures and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">business</span> cards. Sold raffle tickets and collected donations while watching the March Roller Derby match. It was such a fun event and we raised over $230.00 for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">VAGA</span>!!! Very cool! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>More fun greyhound events coming soon, so stay tuned! Now that spring has officially sprung we will be out and about a lot more. :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-86113910012367978872011-02-20T19:25:00.020-05:002011-02-26T19:23:15.901-05:00Pippi is 6 and we get a break in the weatherMiss Princess Pippi celebrated her 6th birthday and 2nd Gotcha day this weekend. She is quite the foodie so cake seemed fitting for her birthday treat. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9F_gqwNYCgq8nBJKhd3iRpVd_AzVV5J6JOchAdpw4Jy7nMg_f6xapVjrMVyMDF1PmBMlV-PhywM3An-aCPzoFiHFEVIWI4M5JWtCnGpZK-vKKSTk64MiE95aC5dYRLVD-U7IIdtBJ-by/s1600/057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578152560913901362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9F_gqwNYCgq8nBJKhd3iRpVd_AzVV5J6JOchAdpw4Jy7nMg_f6xapVjrMVyMDF1PmBMlV-PhywM3An-aCPzoFiHFEVIWI4M5JWtCnGpZK-vKKSTk64MiE95aC5dYRLVD-U7IIdtBJ-by/s400/057.JPG" /></a> Here she is checking out the goods while the boys wait patiently for us to cut the cake.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0jOmb24EGr557-xZyIcHw-YrQikBSCG3WXvx_pZO4dzHdMZsKxi7fUPiJnwD9o-Ne93HacuSDUU4TEteFc7JB4dRgrPXcmkTVmhH7OsWlCBC17JIhY-yqeuIFIit8UxYBEQB5Oxry_Yx/s1600/058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578150229859116370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0jOmb24EGr557-xZyIcHw-YrQikBSCG3WXvx_pZO4dzHdMZsKxi7fUPiJnwD9o-Ne93HacuSDUU4TEteFc7JB4dRgrPXcmkTVmhH7OsWlCBC17JIhY-yqeuIFIit8UxYBEQB5Oxry_Yx/s400/058.JPG" /></a>Her meal for the evening on Saturday (which was her actual birthday) and on Sunday.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9tNEJuRWlRTy9Rb6XgO3FZX-MVMqGQcmcTQ6c8-M6SDzUAksrEh9dd7f3bx-fmYAn6zD0GkZXxT8drWih5u3Irlnh0F5ylZKKaWqdI3wlxaBmwtfFlfyvCW0qTxy0yPVoDLG2A3wWfWr/s1600/063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578148341412829586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9tNEJuRWlRTy9Rb6XgO3FZX-MVMqGQcmcTQ6c8-M6SDzUAksrEh9dd7f3bx-fmYAn6zD0GkZXxT8drWih5u3Irlnh0F5ylZKKaWqdI3wlxaBmwtfFlfyvCW0qTxy0yPVoDLG2A3wWfWr/s400/063.JPG" /></a> She lets us know that it is lip smacking good.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoaa24WpxQ6ERTrAAb1k3K0f-L3y1cnIDhcyAO2JPUHgoCN71ceLq13YEIB92lQOxQjsVJ0QYH1TMzQ033_6bOK2Fmq156t6GoEQjZpOYfD1VshYsoUdjz5Ypbs-mGSP70YiHcDjAszsM/s1600/067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578147082721395090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoaa24WpxQ6ERTrAAb1k3K0f-L3y1cnIDhcyAO2JPUHgoCN71ceLq13YEIB92lQOxQjsVJ0QYH1TMzQ033_6bOK2Fmq156t6GoEQjZpOYfD1VshYsoUdjz5Ypbs-mGSP70YiHcDjAszsM/s400/067.JPG" /></a>And our treat for the evening. Yum, yes it was!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxxzdkeL1SmZTpC1Irx-_71wnIPhAcy7pEnwTcSvKe4Hryrr3NTdjMBNeF4dTyPl96MG6MbvcCzcB9y0lzpAi1OzG7LEzhfC1NBVI4604hW_fcO1dTps1Ut2Qpi662uOWZFXm60G1sJNg/s1600/056.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575957785602160930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxxzdkeL1SmZTpC1Irx-_71wnIPhAcy7pEnwTcSvKe4Hryrr3NTdjMBNeF4dTyPl96MG6MbvcCzcB9y0lzpAi1OzG7LEzhfC1NBVI4604hW_fcO1dTps1Ut2Qpi662uOWZFXm60G1sJNg/s400/056.JPG" /></a>With all the attention on Pippi for most of the day, Maggie found herself feeling quite jealous.<br />She is the queen, we must not forget!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0sSDP8A2Q8kXjTs88eRihUvvhn0GdHs5ayP3R8Y5r4s-h6wTtt_YZ_O8wl9jJU20CueBQDPkThWEAO9zP-c2y8fIwVnVTabLJN0T9RWoToKRkqDOMPTd1dexEVn4Bdel4Gt4xbEcpsUF/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575956479932251346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0sSDP8A2Q8kXjTs88eRihUvvhn0GdHs5ayP3R8Y5r4s-h6wTtt_YZ_O8wl9jJU20CueBQDPkThWEAO9zP-c2y8fIwVnVTabLJN0T9RWoToKRkqDOMPTd1dexEVn4Bdel4Gt4xbEcpsUF/s400/071.JPG" /></a> The weather this weekend was fabulous for some outdoor fun. Cueball kicks things off by giving the moose a good shake.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkkRA3Dabr7xUssP9mmmdVQxxaqSsnTvsh7RaCXf142cx2d6byPZOXPwut7AiOKukgFlHKcB-Wqc3rWd9iv7mVhWjlnWja_PGbVWrqsMoDWQAzQ8OagVDX5j7E3cP3XLn5Spobosce-P9/s1600/cueball+pink+dog+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575953453514317778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkkRA3Dabr7xUssP9mmmdVQxxaqSsnTvsh7RaCXf142cx2d6byPZOXPwut7AiOKukgFlHKcB-Wqc3rWd9iv7mVhWjlnWja_PGbVWrqsMoDWQAzQ8OagVDX5j7E3cP3XLn5Spobosce-P9/s400/cueball+pink+dog+1.jpg" /></a> Then takes the moose for a romp around the yard.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjktUHgVP2tFooasQ1reUT_kPeZSTDX28PfwUZF7Prfl77WONndcFHLhsZFzGhhuQ8MME9kKBCxG11kOgSfxK6IP_jg1BFcW2xa6_mcEnk21YDDbTQ4nKMWGctiq_SA0xgKIIfykgHz2C/s1600/cueball+moose+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575952816004444498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjktUHgVP2tFooasQ1reUT_kPeZSTDX28PfwUZF7Prfl77WONndcFHLhsZFzGhhuQ8MME9kKBCxG11kOgSfxK6IP_jg1BFcW2xa6_mcEnk21YDDbTQ4nKMWGctiq_SA0xgKIIfykgHz2C/s400/cueball+moose+1.jpg" /></a> He tires of this toy and moves onto the pink unstuffed dog. Its head is the only part that remains stuffed.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5OjUhYm39klhxKduvH8hMn_27aX9-I_W9WdBcx91hftYN9t22zsuHkQ0OFbxhRwLrnfPHvsM8iykl53EsOfAqcql3b6ojP_jQ1TkoDxWKY0q51I0rpjNKlShAwoJ85z7t7pdtpXKpvJ4/s1600/cueball+pink+dog+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575949675688155538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5OjUhYm39klhxKduvH8hMn_27aX9-I_W9WdBcx91hftYN9t22zsuHkQ0OFbxhRwLrnfPHvsM8iykl53EsOfAqcql3b6ojP_jQ1TkoDxWKY0q51I0rpjNKlShAwoJ85z7t7pdtpXKpvJ4/s400/cueball+pink+dog+2.jpg" /></a> Pippi gets a turn once Cueball tires out. It did not take long. ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8OWe2LMQKnb3qoY8C2_4aTm4LSKnFBjCEyDpjsypJuq3V8hyphenhyphenBhdgPZZPKH0W6xiq9YyGHxOkJf9MOf2Ixe6KqIwa39yqGyrm6VjCRQiEhyqG7dk-F7gZBtpyX-76dyo4WJjLT1z5IrtL/s1600/pippi+pink+dog+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575947618406292162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8OWe2LMQKnb3qoY8C2_4aTm4LSKnFBjCEyDpjsypJuq3V8hyphenhyphenBhdgPZZPKH0W6xiq9YyGHxOkJf9MOf2Ixe6KqIwa39yqGyrm6VjCRQiEhyqG7dk-F7gZBtpyX-76dyo4WJjLT1z5IrtL/s400/pippi+pink+dog+2.jpg" /></a> She is a bucking bronco!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMG0-8AYj11_4FsWQnHSxKQ-as09SCRFj0gXIwqCd16XFJl4moXLsvXg_oa0fR3cKkqsEmpeDviVvpg0Q7jkZBgD1FYdevn_bbg323k2-UDNpzK18ouL22mr9CPjB4ELvKPFn89ezek0hS/s1600/pippi+pink+dog+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575946659295331778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMG0-8AYj11_4FsWQnHSxKQ-as09SCRFj0gXIwqCd16XFJl4moXLsvXg_oa0fR3cKkqsEmpeDviVvpg0Q7jkZBgD1FYdevn_bbg323k2-UDNpzK18ouL22mr9CPjB4ELvKPFn89ezek0hS/s400/pippi+pink+dog+3.jpg" /></a> After a few minutes of playing with this toy, she loses interest and decides to stalk Maggie. She is a nut. She stands still with her head cocked low like they can't see her.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDukLnyMzgj6yly5nr7BNH4ZEXpMw6hsp7GRVT5XTETY85uXdjCr2uds6CURPVqZy9azBfFBMW1UXy9lnk467szEWqu_lmzD9SKkh3_pyZuQzHilmbdscOZxWZICIOmXXPkWE-2m1Ugye/s1600/pippi+stalking+maggie+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575945689399673410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDukLnyMzgj6yly5nr7BNH4ZEXpMw6hsp7GRVT5XTETY85uXdjCr2uds6CURPVqZy9azBfFBMW1UXy9lnk467szEWqu_lmzD9SKkh3_pyZuQzHilmbdscOZxWZICIOmXXPkWE-2m1Ugye/s400/pippi+stalking+maggie+1.jpg" /></a> She starts to make her move closing in on her target.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2mPRj8mCGFy-K6hqK4HHEDpOy6qLexaIJTu4ViVQXgmJZdUF92ZwWaIlTZaLhVLkb76ZloWX-X0OhubvWgR6UfBBl3Gnmko2W3ZrDkO_ie1cgW-9KFeqgrPrQnGHTWaxaTAehg0SKSur/s1600/pippi+stalking+maggie+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575941734660148114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2mPRj8mCGFy-K6hqK4HHEDpOy6qLexaIJTu4ViVQXgmJZdUF92ZwWaIlTZaLhVLkb76ZloWX-X0OhubvWgR6UfBBl3Gnmko2W3ZrDkO_ie1cgW-9KFeqgrPrQnGHTWaxaTAehg0SKSur/s400/pippi+stalking+maggie+2.jpg" /></a> Then at just the right moment she pounces and gives a loud playful growly bark. Goofy girl!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6ySqmrWOLd-9x34dkgESkPOJRYzuN0CRkJTiyOJSiQhXjQBQ9EPolZj1pWhMV8fxhIFdLF-NHxNTAdrFtKFGTQDHG03BaCYgpN6FmnV3yODxzSbyaK8HDilGXkDCpso0NnT5PIxqvHLC/s1600/pippi+stalking+maggie+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575939467006671170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6ySqmrWOLd-9x34dkgESkPOJRYzuN0CRkJTiyOJSiQhXjQBQ9EPolZj1pWhMV8fxhIFdLF-NHxNTAdrFtKFGTQDHG03BaCYgpN6FmnV3yODxzSbyaK8HDilGXkDCpso0NnT5PIxqvHLC/s400/pippi+stalking+maggie+3.jpg" /></a> She has the most personality out of our four and has brought so many laughs to our lives and added so much joy! Happy Birthday and Gotcha Day Pippers, we love you sooooooo much!!!!!!!! :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Lastly, the jealous queen wants you to know that she is mommy's heart and always will be!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZLV6hzJ7LHzX71q4op41FujcHKtSbFP0cFgCtC523XnDqSAu7T2jwQY6LLHxFMUn3hkZPhu9FqAMzruSEHfSKDs1q1EfrSJY3KwrjNW5tNNZtgn-vagvoWqhs9yf9yxTqATYZs8DHy2s/s1600/maggie+just+looking+cute.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575936600804019170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZLV6hzJ7LHzX71q4op41FujcHKtSbFP0cFgCtC523XnDqSAu7T2jwQY6LLHxFMUn3hkZPhu9FqAMzruSEHfSKDs1q1EfrSJY3KwrjNW5tNNZtgn-vagvoWqhs9yf9yxTqATYZs8DHy2s/s400/maggie+just+looking+cute.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-21845319572127010932011-02-13T14:44:00.005-05:002011-02-13T15:04:25.897-05:00Justa catchin rays and crazy cars around townOur sweet girl, Maggie Mae, catching some rays of sunshine during her afternoon nap yesterday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTo2xjK7f0Hpt7a46cSzCMJPZ_QKx0mHTFDlKC7MEE_J3USUPNmUZpRl-GpiOCZrSo0wLfmcxymCAw6IvMRFRy7qv82rkPrNtfdOIqdsOHeQEfGwSclfQKP1jAVpdZTWYNeBQHPW5KwYi/s1600/mags+catching+rays.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573265861536849874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTo2xjK7f0Hpt7a46cSzCMJPZ_QKx0mHTFDlKC7MEE_J3USUPNmUZpRl-GpiOCZrSo0wLfmcxymCAw6IvMRFRy7qv82rkPrNtfdOIqdsOHeQEfGwSclfQKP1jAVpdZTWYNeBQHPW5KwYi/s400/mags+catching+rays.jpg" /></a> Just look how content she is. Puts a smile on our face.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEsJ9HprCynTSYjbYkRVXgPVBbrTzWYnR-UMoYu4pnRgD_ql0OqhsbVqh7AdtMlQs0_XCrWKkPI1kC19IZGlrKO79FF9nJBh3ul99YE60gutsWnae5aNKYo0LNuyMIrMYH-mrn5wcrDXj/s1600/mags+catching+rays+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573265651854179442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEsJ9HprCynTSYjbYkRVXgPVBbrTzWYnR-UMoYu4pnRgD_ql0OqhsbVqh7AdtMlQs0_XCrWKkPI1kC19IZGlrKO79FF9nJBh3ul99YE60gutsWnae5aNKYo0LNuyMIrMYH-mrn5wcrDXj/s400/mags+catching+rays+2.jpg" /></a>On another note, a few months ago on two separate trips to the grocery store we saw some weird vehicles. I will leave it to you to fill in the blanks on this one.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwMhKi9XkWwNobNMLF8xAhQ97225QGgbfxxGUiUAEa7abpBe3dmoq9Z1Mx7nDmZWsGDUlwo155n-_P_HVUv0fg2qqxm5My5b5IzePfcJoWLCLsIaVxIuDZOzs0Iq-6qnTFUPu7xVxTIoR/s1600/weird+car+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573265382339331762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwMhKi9XkWwNobNMLF8xAhQ97225QGgbfxxGUiUAEa7abpBe3dmoq9Z1Mx7nDmZWsGDUlwo155n-_P_HVUv0fg2qqxm5My5b5IzePfcJoWLCLsIaVxIuDZOzs0Iq-6qnTFUPu7xVxTIoR/s400/weird+car+1.jpg" /></a><br />Not sure how many groceries this person thought they could squeeze in this car.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESoHKRZiDUQMJD6xXtJVq6uvOvOc6NqJQ4_pEa_M1QKgdBrQznJeok4CzvD-hSeTLsvtWzArL5FBg7bRGQ9mB2WfHXHvjXq3eRecBoHo8MsEXYFYsqdytwSXrBGipRBLEbjTKH0PaOHok/s1600/weird+car+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573262580965658482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESoHKRZiDUQMJD6xXtJVq6uvOvOc6NqJQ4_pEa_M1QKgdBrQznJeok4CzvD-hSeTLsvtWzArL5FBg7bRGQ9mB2WfHXHvjXq3eRecBoHo8MsEXYFYsqdytwSXrBGipRBLEbjTKH0PaOHok/s400/weird+car+2.jpg" /></a><br />We have some exciting greyhound activities coming up, so stay tuned. :)<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-89750524864396107222011-02-06T12:07:00.017-05:002011-02-06T14:41:42.348-05:00Fluffing our nestBooyah says GO STEELERS!!! Wahoo!!! <br /><br />The hubby is a big Steelers fan so that is who we will be rooting for today.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwToe4ZtZ4oyAbtsLDYAfiYSQtAUTDZ58LzYjCIyLfWEYtbtOhMHzmo9RTp2HC_uKxGFUd1q4TCy8Eosh7QqpFpzjqHFYNFWbfxMikP6yKQt9ClaJ_ngoIzIFfk6mFEkbDF8q3PMpdiBM4/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570656891186461458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwToe4ZtZ4oyAbtsLDYAfiYSQtAUTDZ58LzYjCIyLfWEYtbtOhMHzmo9RTp2HC_uKxGFUd1q4TCy8Eosh7QqpFpzjqHFYNFWbfxMikP6yKQt9ClaJ_ngoIzIFfk6mFEkbDF8q3PMpdiBM4/s400/011.JPG" /></a><br />I mentioned in my recent posts that we have been doing quite a bit of work around the house. This post will mainly be about the before and after with little commentary. We will be back to our greyhound outings and activities soon.<br /><br />It is a great time of year for us to being getting all of this done as it is still really cold here. I am looking forward to spring and summer, it can't get here fast enough!<br /><br />Anywho, we started our painting projects with the master bedroom. Below is the before (mint green).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBGOcH7eyzxjchWrNggLSPbJ-1RhTa7lYLM4-bzd-2-bJMNetivPyfVQOg1_msMRQueslv5LXAn404XRWhJanR7sy43UGStYKDxUiVHL78nhxvJg1Pyfo_AwrA8Z1km8O8FQaKnUovPB4/s1600/bedroom+before.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570655931120424226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBGOcH7eyzxjchWrNggLSPbJ-1RhTa7lYLM4-bzd-2-bJMNetivPyfVQOg1_msMRQueslv5LXAn404XRWhJanR7sy43UGStYKDxUiVHL78nhxvJg1Pyfo_AwrA8Z1km8O8FQaKnUovPB4/s400/bedroom+before.jpg" /></a> And the after (Sand). The pups couch is not pictured, but is still there. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfJwn2qc-HZzx33n7Eal74t1YeoH9nJ5jUqMch-d8MegV-p_LQR05m8I2BNBdn7DnGWGjMzCSDyntyHpdPsgJ7-6yPMCyvLLtEud8VZ8c02-nY7_Q7M2OIZRTw7DaVJEPVJ4P2DE0ZW18/s1600/bedroom+after.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570655762020506818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfJwn2qc-HZzx33n7Eal74t1YeoH9nJ5jUqMch-d8MegV-p_LQR05m8I2BNBdn7DnGWGjMzCSDyntyHpdPsgJ7-6yPMCyvLLtEud8VZ8c02-nY7_Q7M2OIZRTw7DaVJEPVJ4P2DE0ZW18/s400/bedroom+after.jpg" /></a><br />In an effort to keep them out of trouble while we painted the living room, they became "jailed" for the day. We took them out multiple times throughout the day when we were on our breaks. They were not quite sure what this was all about but were glad to be out when we were done. We painted this hallway, the foyer and the hallway upstairs last August at the same time we were installing our composite deck and staining the front porch. We are DIYers. :) It is my favorite paint color (Rivera beach) and is what we based our other room paint colors around.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiLWL4bYHW6UXUeh43_qn8BSRg95kATjT6hH3jLyefaSqjxvjWvpuDCjeXOZTyiE_Vx3Garv9WnXrT4uISeQEZgxH3CwLZyDve5erLXzOM72fRHZ4TuK136m4R0YM-AWZdny14U-HQ8pF/s1600/pups+while+painting+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570655557691195186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiLWL4bYHW6UXUeh43_qn8BSRg95kATjT6hH3jLyefaSqjxvjWvpuDCjeXOZTyiE_Vx3Garv9WnXrT4uISeQEZgxH3CwLZyDve5erLXzOM72fRHZ4TuK136m4R0YM-AWZdny14U-HQ8pF/s400/pups+while+painting+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWS_Hv7RIKxUCV-Y0mTkkHbK-CL7OpwGDcy2hG1PB_PVTbw7q9tboM8q-xSIoYQebPYSr73rsEysauPxVvXweQq46bJRAuG0kLMhPluClVOQE57vpaSdT59ewhD-6KFjJ7dD7CddRAfNy/s1600/pups+while+painting+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570655409693727826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWS_Hv7RIKxUCV-Y0mTkkHbK-CL7OpwGDcy2hG1PB_PVTbw7q9tboM8q-xSIoYQebPYSr73rsEysauPxVvXweQq46bJRAuG0kLMhPluClVOQE57vpaSdT59ewhD-6KFjJ7dD7CddRAfNy/s400/pups+while+painting+2.jpg" /></a><br />Living room before (Mustard yellow).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yn_D3xHABqU20ROkDjRg4J27jYIJnCVVyqbVBrbw1doG3taSy12-2CPUPLyWKY4b-MQJJzMo9TtJQ5oyhccxHLkfC0SoDEzDN5mtrPR_MHNxLonl0UUpd4j79Skp0P6tlfXoe0qtj_0W/s1600/living+room+before.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570655029501097474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yn_D3xHABqU20ROkDjRg4J27jYIJnCVVyqbVBrbw1doG3taSy12-2CPUPLyWKY4b-MQJJzMo9TtJQ5oyhccxHLkfC0SoDEzDN5mtrPR_MHNxLonl0UUpd4j79Skp0P6tlfXoe0qtj_0W/s400/living+room+before.jpg" /></a> Living room after (Soft Camel).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_Qrv8hbG4dYROL3ksgqqJr-80YVLdMFK_o4RaSmx7fSjJXT7-3irrmgAt-PVTdqoV17d-xR1b41mAHTBsXb9LCt19sFv-vD1k-1kjrVqf5jUOxLtabtFE-ccXOyCR9ZZ38UpChVSOBsL/s1600/living+room+after.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570654870399303922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_Qrv8hbG4dYROL3ksgqqJr-80YVLdMFK_o4RaSmx7fSjJXT7-3irrmgAt-PVTdqoV17d-xR1b41mAHTBsXb9LCt19sFv-vD1k-1kjrVqf5jUOxLtabtFE-ccXOyCR9ZZ38UpChVSOBsL/s400/living+room+after.jpg" /></a><br />And our last chore, the kitchen. We debated and debated over painting this room. It is a lot of cutting in and by far one of the hardest rooms, besides the utility room; which I tackled painting a year and a half ago; to paint. We wanted to try a new technique to redo our cabinets, but we used polyurethane last Sunday to touch them up a bit and they looked better, so we opted to use our day off on Friday to paint instead. Good thing we did because we received a call for our first showing Friday afternoon for early Saturday morning. We got the painting done and the house ready for the showing. Needless to say, after all that hard work, I have been a couch potato since Saturday afternoon. =) We will save the cabinet project for another day or maybe our new house. :) </div><div> </div><div>Has anyone used the Rustoleum product for kitchen cabinets? This is what we were going to do. We would love your feedback if you have.<br /></div><div>Kitchen before (Bright yellow). View 1.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_dwHHz9cAKLaH37G5Tt9zAeDOjgK7zdLsxb4GT-Q8a9qiDpAUeoUdzYg-7_CknoEv-0lRa97JY_VBBsD4H84RSuU9cLz4Ih3YwJbMw3QWys6L7hyPV7gboZbw6wLnK-1raIyTykIhKIH/s1600/kitchen+before.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570653847464222226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_dwHHz9cAKLaH37G5Tt9zAeDOjgK7zdLsxb4GT-Q8a9qiDpAUeoUdzYg-7_CknoEv-0lRa97JY_VBBsD4H84RSuU9cLz4Ih3YwJbMw3QWys6L7hyPV7gboZbw6wLnK-1raIyTykIhKIH/s400/kitchen+before.jpg" /></a> View 2.<br /><br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570653733312921714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD-SDsQ_G5ReJfJSgZXsqYQ9MQXvWPP0_Btww0ofswjVEMOY-RxTMhaPM3_raZFawpoPMhBtGqXIRH8CZinn_s6ZhEWIyXBOYzIpUrOndSiaXwSa57T6DQczVD1buu8E3goLGRs09BANk/s400/kitchen+before+2.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR6e44xtttjQt0J0T_FFmKQqXc1AHwtl7zUxtstM7nWvqtXtHv_vZ3BMIulgL7JGblMGN4_mGCEGm97TY0P7pOaZtlDpGhADjCE9vzjaAbExK5HHx0fF7CeYmvm-XAxs2rLS7W2YqojXg/s1600/pups+while+painting+1.jpg"></a><br /><div><div>Kitchen after (Antique). View 2.<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagqrtXcWN99T7DrscTAg5CNi1dFg_umiKJ4i8_kDnLmNg6BiQWX8jBeGu0rc6vbIuDzAUN2N5WyfnMAQM7idBomBp8XU61z_Yi740zYmc8oZCjRzmMMFcIgjDSAYQOlQQKaZXaiSbdaFf/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570632739930559298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagqrtXcWN99T7DrscTAg5CNi1dFg_umiKJ4i8_kDnLmNg6BiQWX8jBeGu0rc6vbIuDzAUN2N5WyfnMAQM7idBomBp8XU61z_Yi740zYmc8oZCjRzmMMFcIgjDSAYQOlQQKaZXaiSbdaFf/s400/001.JPG" /></a><br />Kitchen after. View 1.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT8TkIW3L1ATo6KCPrrueixWkbwsyZaOrst84iDWvPmq5wHiOGleR9Sm_WqjwZg-R6JIkzMaOanPybNWyOa2kc3QHrvGSSsgBq9g5zRKtp9-G9zHaYCo7_ThQh82kzNDRbKz1kIoTruwD/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570627556445806242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT8TkIW3L1ATo6KCPrrueixWkbwsyZaOrst84iDWvPmq5wHiOGleR9Sm_WqjwZg-R6JIkzMaOanPybNWyOa2kc3QHrvGSSsgBq9g5zRKtp9-G9zHaYCo7_ThQh82kzNDRbKz1kIoTruwD/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It was a lot hard work, but we are very happy with the results and hope this will help to sell. Will keep you posted. </div><div> </div><div>Hope everyone has a great week!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-13763351482990827272011-01-22T08:39:00.007-05:002011-01-22T10:01:06.390-05:00Low KeyThings have been pretty quite and low key for us. Temps outside have remained rather cool so we are hibernating. I planned to post videos of the pups opening their presents on Christmas but the slow internet connection is unfortunately not allowing me to do so. :( They were rather cute about tearing up the wrapping paper though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcIZBDv0L5x0vp2noPwFicmPHugh-lCXPV57dNLPogXaZZ4uKqtZd4a1veWwA4sjAerFhpivRcoTOJHe0PrTGohniJObFaVHoQ8EWiiI7Mg5brtbpiv1jDPYWs8wAXIIaI83w9kHUceEu/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565008462302373618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcIZBDv0L5x0vp2noPwFicmPHugh-lCXPV57dNLPogXaZZ4uKqtZd4a1veWwA4sjAerFhpivRcoTOJHe0PrTGohniJObFaVHoQ8EWiiI7Mg5brtbpiv1jDPYWs8wAXIIaI83w9kHUceEu/s400/014.JPG" /></a> Our cat, Misty, has found a new favorite sleeping spot. As you can see below, the hounds don't mind. She has become quite loving. Her personality has changed over the last six months. In September just before we went on our beach vacation she had a blood clot form. She was not able to use her back legs and was dragging herself around with her front legs. It was awful. We had no idea what had happened. She was walking around fine all day and then all of a sudden she started crawling. It was scary. We rushed her to the vet. The vet was able to give her an injection of Heparin to help move the clot and luckily it worked, but she did have loss of use of her back legs for a few days. It was very sad to watch her going through that. :( She has since made a full recovery with movement in her legs. Upon that vet visit, she was diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy and Hyperthyroidism and is currently on daily medication. The meds so far seem to be helping her maintain a good quality of life. Two months after starting the meds, she had follow up visit and blood work which looked good and indicated that she is on the correct dose of medication. She will go back in April for another check up. Fingers are crossed that the medication continues to help. :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-rt_8PTenS6pwqKbGkrmo7HGSRRet1kYeWh7ga9-eRYE0wNosUkmqxc2sbxtDKJCxvaFvT_JRibtRUHKSo-5LetXGazQXsb2pHQxKwjE5lhX066RL0C7JIt3OKLWz0xihq04vaiXLh39/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565007815990974050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-rt_8PTenS6pwqKbGkrmo7HGSRRet1kYeWh7ga9-eRYE0wNosUkmqxc2sbxtDKJCxvaFvT_JRibtRUHKSo-5LetXGazQXsb2pHQxKwjE5lhX066RL0C7JIt3OKLWz0xihq04vaiXLh39/s400/006.JPG" /></a> Booyah likes to ball his blankets up and then lay on them. He is a goofy boy. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCut9z96qs6G57mAOgUnO5tdOoPdVitV7DYCinRZxGjwPysvq1oT0el4EkIlsDz4hyphenhyphenoFa12VQItmk42rOqs-m4uygJ4yJa3b6Mwbu9biWWNrJqUuB8lAly4LmLKN1gdgkOhA1HPikpW8XS/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565007156097929042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCut9z96qs6G57mAOgUnO5tdOoPdVitV7DYCinRZxGjwPysvq1oT0el4EkIlsDz4hyphenhyphenoFa12VQItmk42rOqs-m4uygJ4yJa3b6Mwbu9biWWNrJqUuB8lAly4LmLKN1gdgkOhA1HPikpW8XS/s400/005.JPG" /></a><br />Cueball prefers to lay on our bed and use a pillow for a head rest.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwNZf5CqBpDSWMcAf5xP6dIwmYmJ670z692LnRxXzPW2f478r4Kz7ULc9bSADY0KZsZx7xm7pbLm8x4ODL7bam8mrvd_RH-aYL4BQJO3k37A2alRLSeT8CnG5hx5_0d6ktKOcdxDJCMkp/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565005734221306018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwNZf5CqBpDSWMcAf5xP6dIwmYmJ670z692LnRxXzPW2f478r4Kz7ULc9bSADY0KZsZx7xm7pbLm8x4ODL7bam8mrvd_RH-aYL4BQJO3k37A2alRLSeT8CnG5hx5_0d6ktKOcdxDJCMkp/s400/003.JPG" /></a><br />Maggie was having good dreams. Content and happy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN2O9PxDBnSvVSqkgciwoLkE5TnIltqsMGDVtMZ9eKKzNZZLwZZqELNBVtVeA8sigakoh2eYX2uRadrxaNcgl2WozJjW9YdbyfHrF3O4s4fbIYZiw3evZRvvg2xcYZ8LplmbibZ4VGL2O/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565005231089170018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN2O9PxDBnSvVSqkgciwoLkE5TnIltqsMGDVtMZ9eKKzNZZLwZZqELNBVtVeA8sigakoh2eYX2uRadrxaNcgl2WozJjW9YdbyfHrF3O4s4fbIYZiw3evZRvvg2xcYZ8LplmbibZ4VGL2O/s400/002.JPG" /></a>We will be putting our house on the market next weekend. We are hoping to move closer in to the Richmond area. We have been living out in the country for the last ten years. It has been good, but it is time for a change. We did not have any luck last year with selling. We went on the market in Feb. and took the house of the market in Nov. We had several people who wanted to buy our home, but they had houses to sell and that did not happen. We also had a young couple (jokingly known as "our friends") who submitted three offers to buy our home. Unfortunately, they were all low ball offers and it was a no deal for us. We did counter offer and gave them our bottom line price also. They wanted it all, but did not want to or could not afford to pay the price. </div><div> </div><div>We still feel we have a lot to offer though. We have a 3+ garage with partially finished attic for storage, large storage shed, 6.49 acres of land, a 1988 square foot cap cod (built in 2000 and open concept), refinished deck, large patio, fenced rear yard, etc. The process of selling can be frustrating. We have a good real estate agent, we learned a lot last year through the experience and are hoping for better results this year. </div><div> </div><div>In the meantime, we refinanced to take advantage of the low interest rates and reduced the years on the mortgage. Through the refinance we now have a recent appraisal which indicated that our asking price was reasonable (it was a sigh of relief to know I was not crazy and our price was a good price). The appraised value was $7, 000 above our asking and $11, 000 above assessed value. Although we wanted to move very badly, we were not willing to give it all away, and I am glad we did not. It is a new year and I am staying positive! This will be the year we sell! I will keep the readers of this blog updated on our progress.</div><div> </div><div>Hope everyone is having a great 2011 so far!</div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-65202753344348187262010-12-26T15:09:00.019-05:002010-12-26T20:32:19.378-05:00We got Bread! Did you?Yep, winter storm Bread did not disappoint and came to fruition. For those who may not know, WRVA in Richmond (Jimmy B. and the morning show folks) are naming all the snow storms this winter. Alvin, the first storm (Dec. 19th) died off and was a disappointment, but not true for Bread. In our area we saw the effects of Bread starting around 2:30 p.m. on Christmas day and continuing to snow off and on until 5 p.m. today. Total snow fall for us 7.5 inches. Yay! Hey, I would much prefer white sandy beaches and sun, but if it is going to be this da** cold it may as well snow! <br /><br />I will apologize in advance, as the pictures are out of order, and blogger won't let me rearrange them. GRRR!!<br /><br />Pippi was not too sure about the snow at first, but once she figured it out she had a blast.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555145246124417618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTltMeuYHXjo7DdHN9XL8pS0S1y6baFVBtNaUtkLIB5NlwNIoMOXGJOMW3rdkUMXFwfwlvrR7NmXzf56c2EDOOhUP9pysitd7vIV8k0LbLz5gNbPcwJmJH4tM7OvHR_kZsdKEzsiB10yw_/s400/150.JPG" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC2s_LPYVWNkq1bxJsvhxicbz9MJCgpE1rABfj5SsY3B7EZc3TRIMjPZqFaTluMYFIsguq5_yuHrhTh5SBCgbjnGH-gZySDwUUzArlIKIEs1uuiJ1zvhIgjqRtMvPokotMKin5LTZ4gpJ/s1600/099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555141062640769394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC2s_LPYVWNkq1bxJsvhxicbz9MJCgpE1rABfj5SsY3B7EZc3TRIMjPZqFaTluMYFIsguq5_yuHrhTh5SBCgbjnGH-gZySDwUUzArlIKIEs1uuiJ1zvhIgjqRtMvPokotMKin5LTZ4gpJ/s400/099.JPG" /></a> Booyah knows how much fun the white fluffy stuff can be. This snow, so I have been told, is like a Maine snow. Fine and fluffy.<br /><br />Below is Pippi surveying the yard before venturing out.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZojMZUgpyZhbXLrHzoiGgRq2z0f-NbHqJMHmEnt05mZU_zoCv-EExAAkm9HwUBfPuhG_WJQBH0tiYkQTGfHNQNFem1qlN3WamYX3cWo6CLcJ0FcV5f9GwhnKC86pqEN1uRTJudcjLXvKN/s1600/079.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555133613006967586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZojMZUgpyZhbXLrHzoiGgRq2z0f-NbHqJMHmEnt05mZU_zoCv-EExAAkm9HwUBfPuhG_WJQBH0tiYkQTGfHNQNFem1qlN3WamYX3cWo6CLcJ0FcV5f9GwhnKC86pqEN1uRTJudcjLXvKN/s400/079.JPG" /></a>She finds her snow legs and takes a romp.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyWITy8txjVxzVTJ6c1_u56RgHvXg_WdkDoqnRvm5WYXOqSFumFu1SG6X39ihRNp3izqAN5YYCBSvJdW4gh2WwGbhiBOp5LstaKnV2n20uA3fLJfPxVail_muA_0KNpi1eH5aO16925Yw/s1600/133.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555116751328344914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyWITy8txjVxzVTJ6c1_u56RgHvXg_WdkDoqnRvm5WYXOqSFumFu1SG6X39ihRNp3izqAN5YYCBSvJdW4gh2WwGbhiBOp5LstaKnV2n20uA3fLJfPxVail_muA_0KNpi1eH5aO16925Yw/s400/133.JPG" /></a> Cueball loves, loves, loves the snow. He would stay out there all day long playing in it if you let him.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSuD15hsH1DnjGGdC_xmWfMOWVMpdffRxcntrKkjoRl0iPEFM5OAwzaA4PreHA-d13640FHvCxHylT1k3UUMv73LBlCSRzgrZn4HqOnOBSpQAO0jKqZnPDd5G93SdtQhcsR5GY3VOJMSw/s1600/109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555115448145860338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSuD15hsH1DnjGGdC_xmWfMOWVMpdffRxcntrKkjoRl0iPEFM5OAwzaA4PreHA-d13640FHvCxHylT1k3UUMv73LBlCSRzgrZn4HqOnOBSpQAO0jKqZnPDd5G93SdtQhcsR5GY3VOJMSw/s400/109.JPG" /></a><br />One happy boy. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifde4bm19vxncvcIQLTioPn44981kVzCK9-qqffEfystQ5lJcrnkpWcf-JuRConHLcOp2KsuESWDRxY6PnOav8Gwm5MYHJuGGe1OZsOIBZaNQkfOmGrne-eWdj0XqU2ZdhHT5cxveM4uJ0/s1600/108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555113825460709986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifde4bm19vxncvcIQLTioPn44981kVzCK9-qqffEfystQ5lJcrnkpWcf-JuRConHLcOp2KsuESWDRxY6PnOav8Gwm5MYHJuGGe1OZsOIBZaNQkfOmGrne-eWdj0XqU2ZdhHT5cxveM4uJ0/s400/108.JPG" /></a> Booyah joins him for some fun.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj26kPMT849PiZND6ZqXR40VYpGDCx-ZMuQYzsH8mrN4y-teHqd0q9mS4m9gVqffJAJtp_E6I18wxmA5QS7HGDmmct_hE7bkQWfuysZsScOb-f2GNcU8mKB9F0giJ6iIPO4QVzv44IYT2/s1600/104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555110516823711794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj26kPMT849PiZND6ZqXR40VYpGDCx-ZMuQYzsH8mrN4y-teHqd0q9mS4m9gVqffJAJtp_E6I18wxmA5QS7HGDmmct_hE7bkQWfuysZsScOb-f2GNcU8mKB9F0giJ6iIPO4QVzv44IYT2/s400/104.JPG" /></a>I so enjoy watching the kids play in the snow. It puts huge smiles on our faces. Such a joy to see them so happy!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6XArr9PaUHRCZso5JMcm1kfnHwNJ2UDddljcYF9NmdfOD6Y1VwlHNeZVn7DQjdL0UsuyEb5fVBuvBt8lOhb7nCkaxGdEm-xiwMVDjQdUgXSEHRSeY9vHoqf8SRQu0ip5-f93KSvdXhwh/s1600/102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555108891961221858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6XArr9PaUHRCZso5JMcm1kfnHwNJ2UDddljcYF9NmdfOD6Y1VwlHNeZVn7DQjdL0UsuyEb5fVBuvBt8lOhb7nCkaxGdEm-xiwMVDjQdUgXSEHRSeY9vHoqf8SRQu0ip5-f93KSvdXhwh/s400/102.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here Booyah is taking a break to enjoy the snowflakes falling on him.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTjTWtLPSCFSww1cS_D6TAJuHtQ85sDqanGBJgXtCz2TZQVrg6QOSR4_o3lXdELJLw8_-nnqxSdC4WoqB5-6v_2ceGJL-tgpAAx-lVes70L3VcitMuY0CdraHYP6_f-m0OZw0Hz6wxguM/s1600/090.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555107132835383346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTjTWtLPSCFSww1cS_D6TAJuHtQ85sDqanGBJgXtCz2TZQVrg6QOSR4_o3lXdELJLw8_-nnqxSdC4WoqB5-6v_2ceGJL-tgpAAx-lVes70L3VcitMuY0CdraHYP6_f-m0OZw0Hz6wxguM/s400/090.JPG" /></a><br />Maggie had a great time playing until she lost her cuz toy in the snow. I searched and searched but couldn't find it. Every spot I thought I had found it turned out to be a pee spot. So Mae is hoping for some sun to melt the snow so she can retrieve her beloved toy. Not sure what toy she will bring to bed in its place. The cuz is her favorite.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaXK2zSBq4zCno5HJDN2DayK6GHd6Oei05yzeNX9kVIbXVR2s2IR0hYZjG1-zoppmjg48KzWZ9kSy0wV4j9CfGnaqzbk0t2l_mx_FQ9VeJmJY9B-UE83WP80ZbzoUA8F46uDLba-YOO1c/s1600/088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555105940806054578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaXK2zSBq4zCno5HJDN2DayK6GHd6Oei05yzeNX9kVIbXVR2s2IR0hYZjG1-zoppmjg48KzWZ9kSy0wV4j9CfGnaqzbk0t2l_mx_FQ9VeJmJY9B-UE83WP80ZbzoUA8F46uDLba-YOO1c/s400/088.JPG" /></a><br /><div> This pic below is from Christmas day after the snow had come down for a few hours. She was having a ball with her new cow squeaky toy.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555098293998939378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KQC4epYi7UNOdYY_6q8x0u9tgXGswDhNDBw87YizsOCulHfVdYmKTZfiB5iTf1LOWFQIKFMiSkvVkhr_l3w3NlhBHM-065WuqYN9rXg3N9Kg5CxYYJhny78eAFmyGpcA9A6EtX0z_4GE/s400/037.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzsAz2dkydI8g9vuhUL0dacBrQePZ4ajuofMh0WoPp7FiOXDxIRq1DZOxw7kvFfGL0miVhNREO44zm-fxEYgc2B8mytcKhdfuefSNh7QvRPFUoZWbMCqedEu4N-q-eXB5eBKCyMktdrIB/s1600/082.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555094091929283410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzsAz2dkydI8g9vuhUL0dacBrQePZ4ajuofMh0WoPp7FiOXDxIRq1DZOxw7kvFfGL0miVhNREO44zm-fxEYgc2B8mytcKhdfuefSNh7QvRPFUoZWbMCqedEu4N-q-eXB5eBKCyMktdrIB/s400/082.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Pippi would like it stated for the record that it is much safer indoors in the confides of a warm, toasty room, laying on a plush dog bed covered with a fleece blanket snuggling with the plushy moose toy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lIfnQbMFCdPl_mkEs02y5E2TwJKEDID1g6md_EsDRK_nDZlFwitFvhTaF0x_jIuEsepkRck_WVpk5rlVsWv1Co1-IsXHYknPfJ2L83E6wNlsPN1bvjs8UzsyoouHpoUjXFgE73ulTTP2/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555087103166779490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lIfnQbMFCdPl_mkEs02y5E2TwJKEDID1g6md_EsDRK_nDZlFwitFvhTaF0x_jIuEsepkRck_WVpk5rlVsWv1Co1-IsXHYknPfJ2L83E6wNlsPN1bvjs8UzsyoouHpoUjXFgE73ulTTP2/s400/008.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We will have some Christmas day videos to share and some catching up to do in upcoming posts, so stay tuned. We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-74921825338486840722010-12-25T15:30:00.005-05:002010-12-25T15:56:09.800-05:00Merry Christmas!!!!Merry Christmas everyone!! May your Christmas be filled with love and laughter!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554723856787070178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6FDEqEGEYyNmlFZmdjNeRmWJgl00vWPt_Yc_IOfG3SiYsbO5ajwkcIaaPkQj0InVD3cf2Bj2i9ghTIlLBXVyKcPMK8FDcDAK_8hnFe771gvxhQA-R6YQtOK-ShJQX1pkjFkDXDssbJAs/s400/IMG_6382.JPG" />We are having a very lovely white Christmas here in the Ole Forge of Virginia!<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-62673269970675120442010-12-04T10:57:00.002-05:002010-12-04T11:15:58.717-05:00Update BooyahI am very happy to report that Booyah had his follow up visit with Dr. Blair on Wednesday. He also celebrated his fourth gotcha day last weekend, which will be saved for another post. :) Dr. Blair was quite pleased with the improvement in Booyah's eye. He does not see any need for surgery at this point, as he feels the eye is not causing Booyah any discomfort or pain. The redness is almost completely gone and he expects this to continue to diminish with time. The area surrounding the eye is no longer swollen or tender. Booyah is off of his pain meds but will continue with his daily eye drops and will follow up in six months to be re-evaluated. Of course if there are any issues before that time, he will see Dr. Blair again immediately. <br /><br />As mentioned in my last post we will not be going back to our previous primary vet again. So we are changing vets to another greyhound savvy vet who is highly recommended. I should note that our previous primary vet was very greyhound savvy and is a sight hound owner herself. We, like many other greyhound owners passed by several vet's offices on our way to see this vet. Her office was not close to our home and was a 45 minute drive for us. That did not matter to us as we believed our hounds were in good hands. That is why we put our trust in this vet practice, but unfortunately we were mistaken. Anyone who personally knows us, knows that we do everything we can to provide the best care and loving home for all of our furkids. We put a lot of research and thought into choosing our previous vet and are deeply disappointed. We are hopeful that our new vet will provide our hounds with the proper care they so rightfully deserve.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-60052515801402210602010-11-21T13:45:00.006-05:002010-11-21T15:12:50.940-05:00Elizabeth Taylor eye<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQz-3JpIkCRgI4xruessaQKkrT68F_2aD1m5CtCmqdxkaRpGf0wNtOo_aMTjiVTW8L3fRXcZLv82J4nnOKVMn6WpdEgihJUBBGskCwoyDlrmsTNsrfb1I98JTklYKtB-hRF1dF1kt1hDP/s1600/IMG_5761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQz-3JpIkCRgI4xruessaQKkrT68F_2aD1m5CtCmqdxkaRpGf0wNtOo_aMTjiVTW8L3fRXcZLv82J4nnOKVMn6WpdEgihJUBBGskCwoyDlrmsTNsrfb1I98JTklYKtB-hRF1dF1kt1hDP/s400/IMG_5761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542088641443838722" border="0" /></a><br />We had a rough weekend last weekend. We had nothing planned and were looking forward to having a relaxing weekend at home. All he** decided to break loose instead. In order to understand the story, we must start at the beginning. We adopted Booyah almost four years ago (it will be four years at the end of this week). He is a very sweet boy. He waited and waited at the kennel to find a home because he is a big (83lb) black male with one eye that has a genetic defect. It is blue in color, has a protrusion at its center and a bit sunken in. He also has no sight in this eye. If you look closely you can see the difference in his right eye from a "normal" greyhound eye. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XJ4T8ZdRTFPcaMyywJsg7d1z6cc_L07XiS-Z5ivEYB_4dF96UGH453t3mZfV8We1h2fwPDKC2yO-AeAoCOxHazx-5VDRRePiD5pbAvdq65kUmT4uEqiWIEu28S3owTQrTdvLERtscYmg/s1600/mms_picture-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XJ4T8ZdRTFPcaMyywJsg7d1z6cc_L07XiS-Z5ivEYB_4dF96UGH453t3mZfV8We1h2fwPDKC2yO-AeAoCOxHazx-5VDRRePiD5pbAvdq65kUmT4uEqiWIEu28S3owTQrTdvLERtscYmg/s400/mms_picture-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542092826015869426" border="0" /></a>None of that mattered to us, we just wanted a good second addition to help Miss Queen with her separation anxiety. He is the perfect fit and cured Maggie's anxiety. All has been well with this eye and his general health for the past almost four years. That is until last Wednesday. Wednesday evening I noticed his eye was a bit red and he was squinting a bit. This has happened before when he has poked himself in the eye when walking by a tree branch. I did not think much of it and decided to check him in the morning and go from there. Thursday morning, the redness had decreased some, there was no drainage, swelling or edema and his natural blue color was present. I thought it must be getting better and opted not to take him to the vet. Things ended up taking a turn for the worse on Friday evening. His eye had changed in color to purple, was swollen and bulging. (this pic below was taken today) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCuoPRqtqZSRcPPbKCoMBM8ddpOrkcddcsHLPFLcze_SYJcADHWfdx56pJa5WgxBGWlH69DQgS_IpYnhU4xvJHa7oAtdFF0uZxuG9JeQ8S9Ri6uhqfWwNZgJ5oulcQUeDdrAmlmHrvCuF/s1600/booyah+eye+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCuoPRqtqZSRcPPbKCoMBM8ddpOrkcddcsHLPFLcze_SYJcADHWfdx56pJa5WgxBGWlH69DQgS_IpYnhU4xvJHa7oAtdFF0uZxuG9JeQ8S9Ri6uhqfWwNZgJ5oulcQUeDdrAmlmHrvCuF/s400/booyah+eye+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542093425442627938" border="0" /></a>We went to see my primary vet early Saturday morning, who diagnosed him with having a Descemetocele, which is a formation of an ulcer that then ruptures. As you can imagine, that would be quite painful. They informed me that he will likely need surgery to either repair the eye (cut the nerve endings to the eye) or remove the eye. I was given a referral to see a specialist. <br /><br />I should note here that because of this whole incident, Booyah nor will any of my other fur kids, will be returning to this vet for any further care. And here is the reason. Booyah has been seen by this vet practice for four years. The vet he normally sees was off last Saturday, so he saw the other vet. In the four years he has been seen, no one noted that there was a birth defect in this eye and what it looked like. The vet who saw him Saturday also informed me that when they saw him the Saturday prior for a regular 6 month check up and vaccine update they noted at that time that he had an ulcer in his eye. However, no one bothered to inform me of this. They had also noted back in 2009 that he had corneal scarring and an unknown mass/deformity. On 3 separate visits some issue with his eye was noted in his chart but was not discussed with me. As you can imagine, I was quite perturbed and the Vet and her staff received quite the mouthful of ugliness from me. <br /><br />I am very proactive and heavily involved in the care of our fur kids and I always ask when they are seen if there are any concerns with their health. In the interest of seeking a second opinion, because I no longer trusted anything this vet had to say, I drove Booyah to an emergency vet for their opinion. The vet who saw him concluded the same diagnosis and also referred me to a specialist. Before going to the emergency vet, I did contact two specialist's office, but unfortunately none of the Ophthalmologists in the Richmond nor the Northern Virginia were on call that weekend. As a side note, if you live in the state of Virginia and your fur kid has a true eye emergency, good luck on the weekends. You may end up at Virginia Tech or NC State to receive care.<br /><br />The ER vet gave us pain meds and eye drops to get us through the weekend and told us to call if the eye worsened. She also informed us that we could go to VT or NC state if he needed emergent surgery. <br /><br />The whole weekend I was anxious and worried sick about Booyah. We saw the specialist on Monday. After looking at Booyah for just a few seconds and hearing his history, the vet informed me that this was not a Descemetocele. I was quite relived. <br /><br />Now, it should be noted that I am not bashing the other two vets for a wrong diagnosis, as they are not eye specialists and I don't expect they would be able to properly diagnosis this issue. However, my primary vet office not letting me know about scarring, unknown mass and an ulcer in the eye is ridiculous and I am still outraged over that situation. <br /><br />The good news is that Booyah is going to be okay and surgery is not needed, at least not yet. It may be needed in the future if we cannot medically manage his pain. Booyah's correct diagnosis is a Congential anomaly/blind; Corneal staphloma; Hyphema suspect retina detachment. So what does all that mean? According to the eye specialist it means this:<br />"Booyah's right eye has a birth defect and the bulge in the cornea is a weak area but it is not unstable. The hemorrhage inside the eye is likely due to a detachment of the retina. I suspect he had a blunt trauma to the eye and that caused the hemorrhage and sensitivity. If the eye remains painful, removal of the eye may be recommended."<br /><br />Booyah is on pain meds, anti-inflammatorys and eye drops. His has remained his loving, sweet self and his tail has never stopped wagging through this whole ordeal. He is no longer squinting, so I think there has been an improvement. Only time will tell if surgery will be necessary. We follow up with the specialist on December 1st and will go from there. But for the meantime and the future, we are ans will remain in love with our big, beautiful, black boy even with his Elizabeth Taylor eye.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPqBacqdE0IR91zBStDspGA_iILWmDOYXlT8LSRml6WEwNrhlDPlLBU-v14p3sfeCV9lk4ukvUL40uUESntlZtSQlqApKSFZ2Soa94450izMi2w-zrypirf17SrAJgNqemWnUN46jrC_K/s1600/booyah+eye+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPqBacqdE0IR91zBStDspGA_iILWmDOYXlT8LSRml6WEwNrhlDPlLBU-v14p3sfeCV9lk4ukvUL40uUESntlZtSQlqApKSFZ2Soa94450izMi2w-zrypirf17SrAJgNqemWnUN46jrC_K/s400/booyah+eye+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542093629162580754" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-3358027614578516252010-11-06T03:47:00.015-04:002010-11-06T16:17:51.452-04:00Just CuzA couple of weeks ago, the girls and I played fetch in the yard with their new cuz toy. This is Maggie's absolute, bar none, favorite toy. It makes an obnoxiously loud squeak, so it remains an outside toy. The boys don't care much for a game of fetch, but the girls love it. They love the competition and play very well together. Maggie is like a "big sister" to Pippi and plays that role very well. :) The girls do everything together and are quite lost when they are apart even though they have the company of the boys. Mitch always walks the boys when we travel and I always walk the girls. It bodes true at home also. The boys are usually always with Mitch whether he is downstairs or upstairs and the girls are with me. Maybe it should not be this way, but it is. Now, that is not to say that Mitch does not spend any time with the girls or loves them any less or that I do not spend any time with the boys or love them any less. It just seems that they have picked "their people". =) <br /><br />Anywho...here are some pics of our time playing fetch in the backyard.<br /><br />Pippi is ready to catch the cuz toy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjs4IWhxtNaNi1K8t49yyGok6h65wCn2ms4swmdoqZ1u1dqaVNu22CfcvKRURFrCB6V3qIog6f5oJL5HYVyRsjTpY3YcJTHNVw8QfU9YCI9gXYabjuQhN2Tzpt38SvOgLB7QGdxdsyG1U/s1600/IMG_6324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjs4IWhxtNaNi1K8t49yyGok6h65wCn2ms4swmdoqZ1u1dqaVNu22CfcvKRURFrCB6V3qIog6f5oJL5HYVyRsjTpY3YcJTHNVw8QfU9YCI9gXYabjuQhN2Tzpt38SvOgLB7QGdxdsyG1U/s400/IMG_6324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536517719022237986" border="0" /></a><br />Maggie watches as Pippi makes her catch.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTb2NtyH4Rn9AAdp215ca8ZV8-ZVKrkpYBiLqiXy_Jub87FsQ4fP9m1v_X-WW6W-b8p7iRLksJ1IB4AfAyeHl7K1oOuKB6x-IXOs4jJAFu_Z5Y2f0MQs4EVTEV4yjduEZUbMg-MPSDCRh/s1600/IMG_6326.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTb2NtyH4Rn9AAdp215ca8ZV8-ZVKrkpYBiLqiXy_Jub87FsQ4fP9m1v_X-WW6W-b8p7iRLksJ1IB4AfAyeHl7K1oOuKB6x-IXOs4jJAFu_Z5Y2f0MQs4EVTEV4yjduEZUbMg-MPSDCRh/s400/IMG_6326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536518582869803682" border="0" /></a><br />Then it is Maggie's turn to catch.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkee9qkwb5f1IP7Ixdivy4LMlfj5dRnhyjhOR52C2nX8AWBSX5zv2RBafS1Ueqv7yle-AXHK5WwW1AyI0gZBWxR9c1bJVbowyd-g3VvwH8KlGM-etuhAlpIX5dd0K-nBCtmLj09e4FYwC/s1600/mags+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkee9qkwb5f1IP7Ixdivy4LMlfj5dRnhyjhOR52C2nX8AWBSX5zv2RBafS1Ueqv7yle-AXHK5WwW1AyI0gZBWxR9c1bJVbowyd-g3VvwH8KlGM-etuhAlpIX5dd0K-nBCtmLj09e4FYwC/s400/mags+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536520547734611074" border="0" /></a><br />The girls both look on for the flying cuz.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsbc9YNvnCoBvFx9gp76gswoBDovfyio0iZUixbEE4ECZXXZhD2LHmJDayQwSo5Oa6axEXkzpZkUecxYnjy5IRwWU5kP-CcSauz24WUp_Qq1i9uVmVV4i45GzfcsGJO8oyd3By8cjUNVi/s1600/IMG_6302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsbc9YNvnCoBvFx9gp76gswoBDovfyio0iZUixbEE4ECZXXZhD2LHmJDayQwSo5Oa6axEXkzpZkUecxYnjy5IRwWU5kP-CcSauz24WUp_Qq1i9uVmVV4i45GzfcsGJO8oyd3By8cjUNVi/s400/IMG_6302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536353182181805810" border="0" /></a><br />Pippi makes her move while Maggie waits.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqPyD649PN9I6O78XO4BPSgC2MhjqIM3fY8uCxYI0NHWCXDCp-aHPccIejbzsGJQtm97MUjkcV0I7CVlBfzAz3PaxUydHxtM58D8mp9AYSzdssMvZlb5szR8jAvJ9kEAz-DJF_YFHyRLn/s1600/IMG_6304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqPyD649PN9I6O78XO4BPSgC2MhjqIM3fY8uCxYI0NHWCXDCp-aHPccIejbzsGJQtm97MUjkcV0I7CVlBfzAz3PaxUydHxtM58D8mp9AYSzdssMvZlb5szR8jAvJ9kEAz-DJF_YFHyRLn/s400/IMG_6304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536513883771931266" border="0" /></a>Maggie's technique pays off.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsXfE1WEXRyXMZgSUF6AfDSBgHufZRzqYyJorh8dgECgz3A8ULAoPMhVDdPliVTCT9K0SNRGBDAQQCtNoOjh6_3xfEvo28EWkZXr2wxtfhpAGsnrSgQ_1QJXdfJmMXw6IoiQmaQIbqVtm/s1600/IMG_6316.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsXfE1WEXRyXMZgSUF6AfDSBgHufZRzqYyJorh8dgECgz3A8ULAoPMhVDdPliVTCT9K0SNRGBDAQQCtNoOjh6_3xfEvo28EWkZXr2wxtfhpAGsnrSgQ_1QJXdfJmMXw6IoiQmaQIbqVtm/s400/IMG_6316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536515818092025170" border="0" /></a>Next throw, Maggie loses site of cuz.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfU6bodaF4yUO5eW8est7hu57zG6wttpLNlgwU7MD98QTUHIwTIK6D2Lca7N4TEaYQnNMRq95JziyZVu8lBBf9uhdjyiBGKrCK_EQEYYl-BST33sU2lvItoBd9By09BplUpKJBHaEqeXT/s1600/IMG_6294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfU6bodaF4yUO5eW8est7hu57zG6wttpLNlgwU7MD98QTUHIwTIK6D2Lca7N4TEaYQnNMRq95JziyZVu8lBBf9uhdjyiBGKrCK_EQEYYl-BST33sU2lvItoBd9By09BplUpKJBHaEqeXT/s400/IMG_6294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536347449011297394" border="0" /></a>Once she spots it, she makes a 180 degree turn.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVMqlU47NRdwCh_7bNR-zABbeZJVdBxsgYgodw7XFLz2EayQocpJgbmqMvvhUzOUC7DuKiFDZVGL8bSZzirM7wDKV6_CnVt7tl6rBxNcnS8RDa65zXgaoEEUPeDQJMOWUIXbjvRBHLugM/s1600/IMG_6296.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVMqlU47NRdwCh_7bNR-zABbeZJVdBxsgYgodw7XFLz2EayQocpJgbmqMvvhUzOUC7DuKiFDZVGL8bSZzirM7wDKV6_CnVt7tl6rBxNcnS8RDa65zXgaoEEUPeDQJMOWUIXbjvRBHLugM/s400/IMG_6296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536349996436529010" border="0" /></a>Pippi has her eyes on the next throw.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZ2g3V7wnerjx3iqSdpMYtCgrWVqeDwNflPYNuUcMcYvIAjqcPUFA7hdOUHCUQDRLOL8Z9AgGpDatJ6ZJFT9tHZJ2bttTgprWTMhyGn9zvlkl7QNRW3cSbidVI_xd2JW_SPmXboTyOHwM/s1600/IMG_6278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZ2g3V7wnerjx3iqSdpMYtCgrWVqeDwNflPYNuUcMcYvIAjqcPUFA7hdOUHCUQDRLOL8Z9AgGpDatJ6ZJFT9tHZJ2bttTgprWTMhyGn9zvlkl7QNRW3cSbidVI_xd2JW_SPmXboTyOHwM/s400/IMG_6278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536340876496354722" border="0" /></a>She makes a dive for it and ends up looking like a Kangaroo. I wonder if her tail was balancing her. ;-)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7phrfTQ8sFrnX0adntOzBdcBPpwuuxqC2R15w7xrYPMf2KuG2aHb2FuriPlj8SFSls4QXGX0OMYcalpBmJ7FB5ThepMxoFsh4vLQSUhYSrDthUrJgQ6HZDFrGw6AwyBBqBuZ0ig6qS485/s1600/IMG_6280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7phrfTQ8sFrnX0adntOzBdcBPpwuuxqC2R15w7xrYPMf2KuG2aHb2FuriPlj8SFSls4QXGX0OMYcalpBmJ7FB5ThepMxoFsh4vLQSUhYSrDthUrJgQ6HZDFrGw6AwyBBqBuZ0ig6qS485/s400/IMG_6280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536341347877486722" border="0" /></a>This catch sends her flying around the yard. Her victory lap, I guess.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYwM79RbDQP8zDft9VrVdhxjDomQPIl7QgxFa9VNY3elQD2lElF2UrKWwmDQd0bK0JA6Db4pHgAWJzJJibwnrxio34PcV9_2JVLZQywtorMybQm2KvS9Kz7AFweOsTokeRYM56qpqSkM7/s1600/IMG_6284.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYwM79RbDQP8zDft9VrVdhxjDomQPIl7QgxFa9VNY3elQD2lElF2UrKWwmDQd0bK0JA6Db4pHgAWJzJJibwnrxio34PcV9_2JVLZQywtorMybQm2KvS9Kz7AFweOsTokeRYM56qpqSkM7/s400/IMG_6284.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536342413333844354" border="0" /></a>The girls had a blast! I am so glad two have to hounds who love to play fetch. We have such a good time watching them. That is about all that we have been up to for the month of October as far as doggie activities are concerned. We have been busy with human activities, which I may post about later. =)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-8699201697086416592010-10-10T10:22:00.009-04:002011-01-09T14:53:04.156-05:00NKC Vineyard visitWe are fortunate to live less than 15 miles from a very nice winery, New Kent Winery. We frequent there as often as we can. We have done the tour and tasting multiple times and sometimes we just go to sit out on their back patio and enjoy a bottle of wine. I brought the camera along on a recent trip. It was a beautiful day outside. Even when it is not warm out, they have propane heaters on the deck and you stay quite toasty while enjoying your wine. It is the perfect place to visit during all seasons. We even learned on our last trip that our hounds would be welcome, so long as they stayed outside. Our next trip will for sure include our hounds. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Mitch enjoys a glass of Meritage.<br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560268877594277458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfydgJBxN3DYNiucN5yZcyxg8YZ5twx-cshc9GUEo9paSS3A0eUhgKTH5YaZFhHAT0GmX61R9ArUApBLQ6MZ9Ui8zoI9K03Jusp2Jt-m7Ep6-wKDMg6sNoTDpSAlu1ri4uM2YzYmHTske/s400/mms_picture%255B1%255D+%25282%2529.jpg" /></p><p>New Kent Winery was built using almost all reusable material. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526426746349889426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2lL2-tWTwhsdwSq-CwqsS5GQpUj7RWF4Ep-YBiWfphcqtuaoSuryoIY1a2cDOo_j8LR0YgS5851pQfDHZnQsOLpVWzJnMH7M7CXv4CByYA8EQ8wUhANvwaS4ygQTDriR0L4r3XYwWdjk/s400/IMG_6165.JPG" />The bricks, decking, beams, tasting bar etc. all came from older buildings in Virginia, in other states and from other countries. The building itself is beautiful, but to get a full appreciation for how it was designed and built the tour is a must. NKC winery is the largest winery in Virginia. It is situated on 5,000 acres of land. After the owner purchased the land, he made a deal with folks in the community who hunted on the land. They still do hunt on the property (not close to the winery) and for that priviledge in return they come out each year with their families and help harvest the crops. All of their grapes are hand picked! After seeing the process that it takes to make just one barrel of wine, y0u get a true appreciation for their work and the wine. We were so amazed by the process we stood in awe in the wine makers room on the catwalk as they explained the process in great detail. </p><p>Below are some of the Cabernet Franc vines. These are located just across from the building. This is a pretty popular wine by Virginia wineries. I enjoy Cabernet Franc, but it is a required taste.</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kRa2RmyDppfago7Zulxgl9xkwszrtXw9JB0jCLdyRWFxb9pw39-KMgdlgA7LKdIxuBdKJ9AZ70emxaIOJyJAwV8yjcYAod5FYURVn1a1YjXGNkT4k02G74B3vUmKd49ucCjouVPTY1jf/s1600/IMG_6166.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526428334501040466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kRa2RmyDppfago7Zulxgl9xkwszrtXw9JB0jCLdyRWFxb9pw39-KMgdlgA7LKdIxuBdKJ9AZ70emxaIOJyJAwV8yjcYAod5FYURVn1a1YjXGNkT4k02G74B3vUmKd49ucCjouVPTY1jf/s400/IMG_6166.JPG" /></a></p><p>Below are the vines for the Norton grapes. New Kent makes a White Norton wine that is very unique. The Norton grape is another popular grape used in Virginia wines. Unfortunately, last year's crop was destroyed by birds. They have covered the grapes for the future crop. We will be waiting 10-12 months for the White Norton wine to be made. This wine is my favorite from this winery. Next time we go and it is available, I will be stocking up. If you live in Virginia and are a fan of wine, a trip to this winery should be on your to do list. We highly recommend it! Not only is it situated in a beautiful setting, it is also provides a unique experience with some great wine!</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFYFBLKYRV3yi6fo4-QNaJeXQz6IlhsFUvH6uhJSnF8r-9xVI6BgIoYJp9WrIEXL46Fdi5Capp2qMsBLQAhxC6a9BMKBi3iBpLmg2ZakVB5FOeWhBZsN8szuZTKjbdLTWtoyoWotzre77/s1600/IMG_6158.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526434463057074850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFYFBLKYRV3yi6fo4-QNaJeXQz6IlhsFUvH6uhJSnF8r-9xVI6BgIoYJp9WrIEXL46Fdi5Capp2qMsBLQAhxC6a9BMKBi3iBpLmg2ZakVB5FOeWhBZsN8szuZTKjbdLTWtoyoWotzre77/s400/IMG_6158.JPG" /></a> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-79984349592557529362010-10-09T13:42:00.009-04:002010-10-09T18:11:38.892-04:00A Toyrefic 10th B-dayAnother year has gone by and my little queen is now 10. It is hard to believe how fast time does fly. Maggie has been with us now for four years. I love her more every day. She is my heart and we share a very special bond. Her birthday was on 9-27. We had big plans to go to the park and then to Petsmart. It was going to be just her and I. Kinda of a mommy and me day. The rain had a different idea, so instead we just went to Petsmart and got some new toys and treats, came back to the house and she went to town playing with all her new toys. She eventually let her brothers and sister play too.<br /><br />She plays with the pink and green Octopus first.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBnW8tvplEwJdv2TSSV4bdjZ5cnWCJQtv7OgpExQ-m-7DiNIySxFxVZG8JwX6dOkpg3Mh0bGKPq_FjJeVi9n45H-DBxb8FIqw3TP3DsFuNOWRG7qfgzYDMkLXHSlR5KurbajqCpMF_bIq/s1600/IMG_6152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBnW8tvplEwJdv2TSSV4bdjZ5cnWCJQtv7OgpExQ-m-7DiNIySxFxVZG8JwX6dOkpg3Mh0bGKPq_FjJeVi9n45H-DBxb8FIqw3TP3DsFuNOWRG7qfgzYDMkLXHSlR5KurbajqCpMF_bIq/s400/IMG_6152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526128322720134786" border="0" /></a>Then moves on to the squirrel. As a side note, this toy looks realistic and scared the crap out of me one evening, as it was laying in the hallway, and for a second I thought it was real. Yes, I screamed and ran like a girl.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim32kC0fCa7UhlFRPYr4BViqOFadh2-FaGPLB6xiXGh8UDYUwg64rz0_CGmQ1JQy5nTG1x68BCMrcK4Xd3u7q9d9iEwoN4li_sNbVlRmjebn82jSCrDhuVMgAx08cafbBNDYgbw1GinRuj/s1600/IMG_6140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim32kC0fCa7UhlFRPYr4BViqOFadh2-FaGPLB6xiXGh8UDYUwg64rz0_CGmQ1JQy5nTG1x68BCMrcK4Xd3u7q9d9iEwoN4li_sNbVlRmjebn82jSCrDhuVMgAx08cafbBNDYgbw1GinRuj/s400/IMG_6140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526114576769692546" border="0" /></a>As you can see, she keeps all the new toy in her general vicinity. She is a stinker. ;-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1049H1JZTFE4rMErwLWmJ-8PBmyBkU5mOmG8qD05MxVAhGM3A6FgdJvhXR4anTu-jP1PQ88iaD-VptRII07GUy_QxaylNnFhiax3q2kJ6cgfwUh9LQmSGrZQ8-qLi2AnC8WV1lymLXl6w/s1600/IMG_6127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1049H1JZTFE4rMErwLWmJ-8PBmyBkU5mOmG8qD05MxVAhGM3A6FgdJvhXR4anTu-jP1PQ88iaD-VptRII07GUy_QxaylNnFhiax3q2kJ6cgfwUh9LQmSGrZQ8-qLi2AnC8WV1lymLXl6w/s400/IMG_6127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526104404698619378" border="0" /></a>She was quite befuddled as to what to do with this one. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQNavfh7iHOL0pUBDOjwfhKwvsrK1FqWO455fO8-cuFDBuoz3dtIWp2ZCFiUIXr8Pvgl2ls0Z9quFkvbH7MDKjf0pGl1jU9C7FkBvrLBP4qtKOjr70YGwwFJhe0m0sk16QQiPPhhVfZ09/s1600/IMG_6149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQNavfh7iHOL0pUBDOjwfhKwvsrK1FqWO455fO8-cuFDBuoz3dtIWp2ZCFiUIXr8Pvgl2ls0Z9quFkvbH7MDKjf0pGl1jU9C7FkBvrLBP4qtKOjr70YGwwFJhe0m0sk16QQiPPhhVfZ09/s400/IMG_6149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526116718722035586" border="0" /></a>Then decided to chew its head. Maybe it was giving her the stink eye. :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HAimHDZJIk_tHQKR5MdGt-MyTpuwlegB71wq0ITmSA72AbAF6j1adkcyoxf2WhvRXjGYPz8YNKdp9VToAauZGwuirZOdC0y_FAY-NJDNRZ7NgkDGu0PJoy9bLI_FGrTuXyrmavwThrK9/s1600/IMG_6150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HAimHDZJIk_tHQKR5MdGt-MyTpuwlegB71wq0ITmSA72AbAF6j1adkcyoxf2WhvRXjGYPz8YNKdp9VToAauZGwuirZOdC0y_FAY-NJDNRZ7NgkDGu0PJoy9bLI_FGrTuXyrmavwThrK9/s400/IMG_6150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526125079265233426" border="0" /></a>30 minutes later she had worn herself out and slept the rest of the afternoon. She had a great birthday. She is a toy girl, so it was very fitting for her. I had a blast watching her. It was great to be home all day with her too. It did not really matter to me what we did so long as we were together!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8Ds7Pljbd2BfrphkE69o6xG2uqW2hCYswnK0xAz-FUwz-_oKSuyjhIuA3u6Eq34XWAFB8I4XSGDTAXZaG30nN2FYaZp2UBhw96_GfYuEr2GsAGCrbTEGq39nzrlqloIulQ7CVw8g8gd2/s1600/IMG_6153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8Ds7Pljbd2BfrphkE69o6xG2uqW2hCYswnK0xAz-FUwz-_oKSuyjhIuA3u6Eq34XWAFB8I4XSGDTAXZaG30nN2FYaZp2UBhw96_GfYuEr2GsAGCrbTEGq39nzrlqloIulQ7CVw8g8gd2/s400/IMG_6153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526134812547191506" border="0" /></a>We love our Maggie Mae and we hope for many, many more wonderful years with our little queen!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-40110511040288935162010-09-27T17:12:00.032-04:002010-09-28T21:15:09.902-04:00Life's a beachWe are back from a great trip at the beach. We had such a good time at <a href="http://greyhoundcrossroads.com/index.php?page=beach-bound-hounds">Beach Bound Hounds</a> last year, that we decided to make BBH our annual beach vacation. We were not disappointed.<br /><br />We spent most of our time doing this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84Qtaqu7IxblzSQEwVhCOMlrxOnRgvisZ0ikuSnkf3FxrIuZXCL3eoWc4aSCPRcW7lepDdREJlc982zCuZ6k__3_vUudnIMkeaLjjvx2yFxesTMh7dKR7eHH-QWIBcSwOkSRHBPR6t1PV/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84Qtaqu7IxblzSQEwVhCOMlrxOnRgvisZ0ikuSnkf3FxrIuZXCL3eoWc4aSCPRcW7lepDdREJlc982zCuZ6k__3_vUudnIMkeaLjjvx2yFxesTMh7dKR7eHH-QWIBcSwOkSRHBPR6t1PV/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521777773361062306" border="0" /></a>The first day we were there, the weather was nice and the pups got to spend lots of time on the beach with us. Most of the rest of the week was too hot for them to be on the beach for long periods of time. So they spent a lot of time in our hotel room, but we checked on them frequently and took them on the beach as often as we could. Pippi has become so much more comfortable with the water. She played and played in the waves this year, so much so that she sprained one of her toes on her back leg. She is all better now. :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY9sobNPSn44Cn5VjKpXT7GnrDLSRIBLwTAfd7Pu66dtJnVDcM2BZKqGuKHHGjII_86cQS5yzsOgE2f1vmxnRouXCUjEMWuqFKMFNGIaWQ9CCQbvma_cNRdZW_UFEw6NGVaFzSPvoeRft/s1600/IMG_5853.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY9sobNPSn44Cn5VjKpXT7GnrDLSRIBLwTAfd7Pu66dtJnVDcM2BZKqGuKHHGjII_86cQS5yzsOgE2f1vmxnRouXCUjEMWuqFKMFNGIaWQ9CCQbvma_cNRdZW_UFEw6NGVaFzSPvoeRft/s400/IMG_5853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521770680516857506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAob5cCbwrJyK63oLjrNpEO_7DC20-NGMvGkGpbdew2eFOygYm68V19yIrAVnC81rji2XgWfbjU3xMoLVPtAGypL1X96YwJPgZ1lSYW1XS70Nbpm6IvKUm7XAQWA6AuW4xP7_Erjl8A4r/s1600/IMG_5885.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAob5cCbwrJyK63oLjrNpEO_7DC20-NGMvGkGpbdew2eFOygYm68V19yIrAVnC81rji2XgWfbjU3xMoLVPtAGypL1X96YwJPgZ1lSYW1XS70Nbpm6IvKUm7XAQWA6AuW4xP7_Erjl8A4r/s400/IMG_5885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522135366185690706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcPTQC5-AjvOfGpI_jJhsMlyXrfE3MyuTU65Zp5A8D4fsY0-ZZA7JQ8RXQtthsfXXEm1hJ_0eE4t5L7ibA_tOBZdZC0VDM366xV01ZNLokcq9nI4Oo6VCpKZPw6IcRYTapEGskWvysSt8/s1600/IMG_5910.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcPTQC5-AjvOfGpI_jJhsMlyXrfE3MyuTU65Zp5A8D4fsY0-ZZA7JQ8RXQtthsfXXEm1hJ_0eE4t5L7ibA_tOBZdZC0VDM366xV01ZNLokcq9nI4Oo6VCpKZPw6IcRYTapEGskWvysSt8/s400/IMG_5910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521769616314082082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL2DWy7nwNQraNqyDoogGyaw4AfJfPB2wd8CYrmnnBADJetCK5cCEiz5lxDvt878w7YDT3exjjx88ZYcw3i1Bl1M1S4fAJEte9qzH7pwGGidtdUKm93ky6kp_eS_b_8ILnYeii1fcLLIr/s1600/IMG_5843.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL2DWy7nwNQraNqyDoogGyaw4AfJfPB2wd8CYrmnnBADJetCK5cCEiz5lxDvt878w7YDT3exjjx88ZYcw3i1Bl1M1S4fAJEte9qzH7pwGGidtdUKm93ky6kp_eS_b_8ILnYeii1fcLLIr/s400/IMG_5843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521768684554126322" border="0" /></a><br />We went to bed under this sky.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFaCsdUv_Mzxc1YoHVVrGjbq38GbjhbI_r6faRYEpAT0MzMqiOpmphLHL9qWBgqhh4A8tkM4NiDQVVGYGXeDv9veVdOb64wyjQ_f32QtUEsdQPIpAp-XkqgsRKUiWasFOZmHzaX1MoHUd/s1600/full+moon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFaCsdUv_Mzxc1YoHVVrGjbq38GbjhbI_r6faRYEpAT0MzMqiOpmphLHL9qWBgqhh4A8tkM4NiDQVVGYGXeDv9veVdOb64wyjQ_f32QtUEsdQPIpAp-XkqgsRKUiWasFOZmHzaX1MoHUd/s400/full+moon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521766007580120642" border="0" /></a><br />And woke up to this sky.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwe_NQMORARPdIIDKpruP2CemfI5U6N675FNIJax5dpOXKjnEUVAd_jvYYWSjhtUOOtJVYMJFObfLXj680AS7Pxz1sNoLfRGyPWecWMf5kkyNgHhtPllwNK3gDshl3F6iPoLd-XuNb5Uks/s1600/IMG_5957.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwe_NQMORARPdIIDKpruP2CemfI5U6N675FNIJax5dpOXKjnEUVAd_jvYYWSjhtUOOtJVYMJFObfLXj680AS7Pxz1sNoLfRGyPWecWMf5kkyNgHhtPllwNK3gDshl3F6iPoLd-XuNb5Uks/s400/IMG_5957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521774876974629970" border="0" /></a>The waves were awesome. The water was warm. We spent hours each day in the ocean riding in the waves. We got to swim with a school of fish. They were like sardine fish and there were millions in the water with us. It was pretty neat. I wish I had a camera I could take in the water. :( We did not get to see a shark, but we saw all the commotion it caused when the lifeguards had to call people out of the ocean two days in a row due to sharks sightings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMb5loOzyL4PXElS7NCR1raexcjnHT_uiT47WPkLliynY3e6J3XlXaJgem4x2qsESNtFJCAoVGcRZsHP3Vvx98Y9q1uJO78J6z2zQ1bs9ZvEa32NGpv85iftV06puWogSdtQ4nNh08QWrD/s1600/waves+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMb5loOzyL4PXElS7NCR1raexcjnHT_uiT47WPkLliynY3e6J3XlXaJgem4x2qsESNtFJCAoVGcRZsHP3Vvx98Y9q1uJO78J6z2zQ1bs9ZvEa32NGpv85iftV06puWogSdtQ4nNh08QWrD/s400/waves+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521764030915742482" border="0" /></a>Mitch got to ride some good waves in. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjlFzOcJiL0AdBx2AaPUH1CGDYxZM7e9XR-lGxWkUCpvYBBDM6yP-Rnzj808vKhYsSk387QPDlORhe78GKA2GjHm7-ZhvDfMhfZTG1DWGybl6ghhnPC-_40_erDmkc6gqyRnoTuROeizQ/s1600/mitch+waves.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjlFzOcJiL0AdBx2AaPUH1CGDYxZM7e9XR-lGxWkUCpvYBBDM6yP-Rnzj808vKhYsSk387QPDlORhe78GKA2GjHm7-ZhvDfMhfZTG1DWGybl6ghhnPC-_40_erDmkc6gqyRnoTuROeizQ/s400/mitch+waves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521761667035729618" border="0" /></a>I did my best, but got knocked on my arse most times. I lost my sunglasses to the ocean floor on Friday when a wave took me out.<br /><br />Every day we got to enjoy sitting in our beach chairs drinking Sangria's with a cool ocean breeze blowing on us, listening to the sound of waves crashing on the shore and watching Sandpipers scatter all around us. I could get used to being a beach bum very quickly! This is the life!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0N-BeO1gv6YT2S1C0eH0Q2CGYCrdsOlIrRkwaKAE-v5TP9ebl3tdK9BuZUBASzAu7rqm2HSSRxwBrdN24H-APi8wicolignE0TBGSugTsQvNO2RkNDen0eG9ORAWQP595HzAQpwPd1SGH/s1600/IMG_5996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0N-BeO1gv6YT2S1C0eH0Q2CGYCrdsOlIrRkwaKAE-v5TP9ebl3tdK9BuZUBASzAu7rqm2HSSRxwBrdN24H-APi8wicolignE0TBGSugTsQvNO2RkNDen0eG9ORAWQP595HzAQpwPd1SGH/s400/IMG_5996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521759784355526818" border="0" /></a><br />Pippi was very intrigued by these little guys.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInAGuyh0I6z9owAxTj9JS6ePTl4ZsQ_HQQKzklaIcavbXZBYC5iM4b3YUqxLF8Tv9FtBcnQuy5hHWzTUNNCoGVfYpbSSvaRefQsGQGPMZDR9_a4xsPr0h-BauHoEUGNaGxkah1CvUdoIy/s1600/IMG_5921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInAGuyh0I6z9owAxTj9JS6ePTl4ZsQ_HQQKzklaIcavbXZBYC5iM4b3YUqxLF8Tv9FtBcnQuy5hHWzTUNNCoGVfYpbSSvaRefQsGQGPMZDR9_a4xsPr0h-BauHoEUGNaGxkah1CvUdoIy/s400/IMG_5921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521771845582623074" border="0" /></a>On Friday night we went out to eat at <a href="http://www.bflanding.com/establishments/wild-wing-caf/">Wild Wing Cafe</a> at Barefoot Landing. They had a great set up with plenty of space for the hounds to stretch out. We were accompanied by 3 more hounds at our table and a packed room of hounds by the middle of our meal. The hounds got lots of attention and the staff loved having all of us. It is awesome to be able to eat at a restaurant with the pups. Quite an experience.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpScKc99P3Uo7xf8aTBC8fCLDboS245iM4ZXws1N5XAdC0XgH1EEJGV3yGN5hkOx8n7kWhfw1gB3CWm-hMTrUkQWZOhSsmn5sp56JHCXS57qQWgNmrw3cf-jhZNFbOYcJ-u-jwp2366v_E/s1600/IMG_6018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpScKc99P3Uo7xf8aTBC8fCLDboS245iM4ZXws1N5XAdC0XgH1EEJGV3yGN5hkOx8n7kWhfw1gB3CWm-hMTrUkQWZOhSsmn5sp56JHCXS57qQWgNmrw3cf-jhZNFbOYcJ-u-jwp2366v_E/s400/IMG_6018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521733531922144338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3tIyIFLjbv4K-WB5XkYv9MggcUwKxzSiO9ZTjTn0Tr4nNiPJDSEEwkwRiU4ud3yT56cCKSNLA3_Ty1eZUlc4AqgDNONMCUGvT1x-s2ddB2kMz2M_euNGmUjSNxzWDZ3DNo-H12pe-v1E/s1600/IMG_6026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3tIyIFLjbv4K-WB5XkYv9MggcUwKxzSiO9ZTjTn0Tr4nNiPJDSEEwkwRiU4ud3yT56cCKSNLA3_Ty1eZUlc4AqgDNONMCUGvT1x-s2ddB2kMz2M_euNGmUjSNxzWDZ3DNo-H12pe-v1E/s400/IMG_6026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521743063871805650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0DLV8-AOT2k8Nf58LIPX2_LjsgPe95gJNtQ7JF7X_wkVQW4y5kRr9djtiMtiAikhVhEkggcLuwZv254IHpkYzwpOEzQ42DV-CsGXwUdtJ1LUQFNAOKZPGyQdK5S3_ax0H_qPH8_ua4Di/s1600/IMG_6020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0DLV8-AOT2k8Nf58LIPX2_LjsgPe95gJNtQ7JF7X_wkVQW4y5kRr9djtiMtiAikhVhEkggcLuwZv254IHpkYzwpOEzQ42DV-CsGXwUdtJ1LUQFNAOKZPGyQdK5S3_ax0H_qPH8_ua4Di/s400/IMG_6020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521753770967127650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYp4BojP8JkJIdKlMF3yYBtCek4JUbLrOm6BFm6Hwc73zCNUFoMDbr5FpNdd_hx_YXnRkH1gTbyUpuqSUTXSD_87kkPZcAaDvzR1cr2Elln14KafFVAw2cYiNLrCfwKYTfoNtVCcivSMp/s1600/IMG_6021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYp4BojP8JkJIdKlMF3yYBtCek4JUbLrOm6BFm6Hwc73zCNUFoMDbr5FpNdd_hx_YXnRkH1gTbyUpuqSUTXSD_87kkPZcAaDvzR1cr2Elln14KafFVAw2cYiNLrCfwKYTfoNtVCcivSMp/s400/IMG_6021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521731528937884002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdpbzWD9RPQg7NIru9tN01bUZH-kRhSV6_QV6NSDJEwgeCqYeCrk8O-gX3mGwjDyUPlfMc8Djc0hcuurq1GabKOq7frxTCZM8nadgbkmjtzftQRgDSoihprNx8bmppiVB3TEgzKcAwjbf/s1600/IMG_6022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdpbzWD9RPQg7NIru9tN01bUZH-kRhSV6_QV6NSDJEwgeCqYeCrk8O-gX3mGwjDyUPlfMc8Djc0hcuurq1GabKOq7frxTCZM8nadgbkmjtzftQRgDSoihprNx8bmppiVB3TEgzKcAwjbf/s400/IMG_6022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521727139715042098" border="0" /></a>On Friday we got to watch some very special guests demonstrate the important work they do. I did not get any action shots. I was mesmerized by these incredible K9's from the Greensville County Sheriffs department. We watched the demonstration twice on the beach.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI5HuAT8EE4ymaAIjoy36jDPTe_-8Qw3fl1F2PMq18IirhziMziyGkHUWkFcxx-fG1_GZpOYVO8t-xbyAphVMNk8h1QJPIhrughHp7x5HYLYDaMcfmlp4XuX1Qjtjm0wC31akLLhJiyz9/s1600/IMG_5967.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI5HuAT8EE4ymaAIjoy36jDPTe_-8Qw3fl1F2PMq18IirhziMziyGkHUWkFcxx-fG1_GZpOYVO8t-xbyAphVMNk8h1QJPIhrughHp7x5HYLYDaMcfmlp4XuX1Qjtjm0wC31akLLhJiyz9/s400/IMG_5967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522128449817855298" border="0" /></a>We did attend two seminars to hear <a href="http://www.bflanding.com/establishments/wild-wing-caf/">Dr. James Radcliffe</a> speak. He was amazing. We learned so much about our hounds. Such a valuable experience. He will be back to speak again next year too and we look forward to learning more. :) I will share one interesting tid bit that we did not know. Do you know why greyhounds roach? Because they are comfortable, right? Yes, but why? I never thought about it before, just thought it was something goofy with the breed. But, Dr. Radcliffe explained that it is because when they roach they can expand both lungs with air. When they lay on one side, on of their lungs is not able to be fully expanded. Makes sense! We also participated in the silent auction. I love silent auctions! This year, I won an embroidered greyhound tote bag, greyhound spoon holder and a stained glass running greyhound. Very cool and for a great cause. A win win.<br /><br />Saturday night we participated in the pizza party. Lots of hounds and people sitting together enjoying good times. =)<br /><br />Our last day on the beach, we got a group photo taken.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVKAJ6GGuNuia3Tj44Gt6fkgZ16OB-yF1fpqRxIZ-vwp4z8jp3SiLXbdRvb-kvPr7u-zBCZeeotxj1HXf03pNuc5jlQO_MxLitkWr5QiOLuFaWUGC1rww77fgLHUZ657yiiRtgRCJhUt1/s1600/group+shot+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVKAJ6GGuNuia3Tj44Gt6fkgZ16OB-yF1fpqRxIZ-vwp4z8jp3SiLXbdRvb-kvPr7u-zBCZeeotxj1HXf03pNuc5jlQO_MxLitkWr5QiOLuFaWUGC1rww77fgLHUZ657yiiRtgRCJhUt1/s400/group+shot+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521711464465364210" border="0" /></a><br />And joined in with our fellow greyhound friends for the blessing of the hounds and beach good byes.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxuCTkOCf0DTvQgFHCZdqxE6kNGT4whd6_AZ1lJURpMOcE0bGdhZdOAE1Y94TsfQBRk8UrvJI77UQjWTmzJDhQkrgH5oPGzuDMFbTTgIrOjDhqWlwNfsVByxyhlVsxXhmMBAW_Ogt1Jmu/s1600/IMG_6067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxuCTkOCf0DTvQgFHCZdqxE6kNGT4whd6_AZ1lJURpMOcE0bGdhZdOAE1Y94TsfQBRk8UrvJI77UQjWTmzJDhQkrgH5oPGzuDMFbTTgIrOjDhqWlwNfsVByxyhlVsxXhmMBAW_Ogt1Jmu/s400/IMG_6067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521712969975940386" border="0" /></a>The ride home was uneventful. The hounds were worn slam out and slept for most of the ride. We did not even have to stop for a potty break.<br /><br />We know we are over half way home when we pass this (South of the Border).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuVJpo_QiKNKl23w9TmRM7vsZ6R6Dj-qQPPhyphenhyphenfjc1q8WQe3ePkXGodGmW85-xW2Pxex5LHuwxQ5sI_qxg98tLAEniwfCTMQNU3rNKJKoiTgbtCZbicWFljo7Y_hHsTN1U1RYHZOktTt3j/s1600/IMG_6079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuVJpo_QiKNKl23w9TmRM7vsZ6R6Dj-qQPPhyphenhyphenfjc1q8WQe3ePkXGodGmW85-xW2Pxex5LHuwxQ5sI_qxg98tLAEniwfCTMQNU3rNKJKoiTgbtCZbicWFljo7Y_hHsTN1U1RYHZOktTt3j/s400/IMG_6079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521773119115516082" border="0" /></a>We saw lots of pretty wild flowers on the side of the road.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0FQQw7Tiu9zRPjh2_fOu-OEq9i54F9tkuXOcZ-1rHuJxwBNSJPuHnjSY6N2fCCvrV1gxi4ktR-XDpjpQBzxEj0OC729d4wMDpC1Qi6jH_YWlT7UM0P7R7NKr_83lujK-Gkyl5FanW8zX/s1600/wildflowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0FQQw7Tiu9zRPjh2_fOu-OEq9i54F9tkuXOcZ-1rHuJxwBNSJPuHnjSY6N2fCCvrV1gxi4ktR-XDpjpQBzxEj0OC729d4wMDpC1Qi6jH_YWlT7UM0P7R7NKr_83lujK-Gkyl5FanW8zX/s400/wildflowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521725265787415810" border="0" /></a><br />And cotton fields.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEFYfogjT7zNxDdZXUV91wYCzVHx1JsyCsnJNGosvKgnnJj7gE0WzwkHzEJmHvF19gysnpf2ako-1dKqAUgubJTFxFD6OBmna2Go7-tZ7GQcdjJKmeSGDtT3_-Sk89XgfhBHSMu01nktP/s1600/va+cotton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEFYfogjT7zNxDdZXUV91wYCzVHx1JsyCsnJNGosvKgnnJj7gE0WzwkHzEJmHvF19gysnpf2ako-1dKqAUgubJTFxFD6OBmna2Go7-tZ7GQcdjJKmeSGDtT3_-Sk89XgfhBHSMu01nktP/s400/va+cotton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521721180703834402" border="0" /></a><br />The hounds on the ride home did this.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YZi6yO-p-ONA8cYZgaooE4yYpG8-n3ZwUy5rXGsweZZlytQjyw7PZmSNrWytmRwIl31vxtfrjuMPNbGRKbrRK8S_ztPa1sEPrGhbBrEYBhdh8tSUZyrb6nTWFZKTAE0R1NZ4hhow4afn/s1600/IMG_6088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YZi6yO-p-ONA8cYZgaooE4yYpG8-n3ZwUy5rXGsweZZlytQjyw7PZmSNrWytmRwIl31vxtfrjuMPNbGRKbrRK8S_ztPa1sEPrGhbBrEYBhdh8tSUZyrb6nTWFZKTAE0R1NZ4hhow4afn/s400/IMG_6088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521719747967842978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCHZuXgVszlcM35vfWsx7ul5ebaHw8JL7za0koble-a4EfdOprjZIUaHSJ5mO3FU1GHaS3pVIsOorQcg4NA1wv4rwFv8ku_SwmhpnT6fqjxy_tqF3YUTfPnFqTkVg9QI_53lns0kH-qd5/s1600/IMG_6080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCHZuXgVszlcM35vfWsx7ul5ebaHw8JL7za0koble-a4EfdOprjZIUaHSJ5mO3FU1GHaS3pVIsOorQcg4NA1wv4rwFv8ku_SwmhpnT6fqjxy_tqF3YUTfPnFqTkVg9QI_53lns0kH-qd5/s400/IMG_6080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521718171163298178" border="0" /></a><br />Are we home yet?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh5V8cFtXutJG9WBDrGcqnP_VmeONLehUYdSB2IV032JXO37tkVHlOZuxn1zJ-FqE5zrX0WzuJXwyaGtcHb9pPhrkQP-FEJi0ZUQrsvwjrhzTL7BmWv3Ll2GeaxP2s1rNOmkVLEGVvpM7/s1600/IMG_6085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh5V8cFtXutJG9WBDrGcqnP_VmeONLehUYdSB2IV032JXO37tkVHlOZuxn1zJ-FqE5zrX0WzuJXwyaGtcHb9pPhrkQP-FEJi0ZUQrsvwjrhzTL7BmWv3Ll2GeaxP2s1rNOmkVLEGVvpM7/s400/IMG_6085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521714309800531490" border="0" /></a><br />BBH 2010 rocked! We can't wait to do it all over again next year!! :) We had a blast but are happy to be back at home and sleeping in our own bed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-36816637466744473072010-09-19T10:59:00.015-04:002010-09-19T16:59:47.918-04:00Lucky Dog Fundraiser at BOW and Patriotic HoundsOur September activities continued this weekend. Yesterday we drove up to Northern VA to <a href="http://www.barreloak.com/">Barrel Oak Winery</a> for the <a href="http://www.luckydoganimalrescue.org/">Lucky Dog</a> Hot Dawg Fundraiser. The weather was so nice. This was our view as we relaxed with the pups, listened to some tunes and enjoyed fantastic wine. I forgot to pack my DSLR (oopsie) so these pictures were taken with my phone. Virginia countryside is so beautiful. It's no rocky mountains, but pretty all the same.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtIEAK2ru5wPGohizKNH0vhx8vIOFvi_8khENE-IBBDCii_kNGpSJT8Hwo10lulqxgWfjXKRiT1pS7Tbbx63uOwrTMkOYGxXcP8iV5ggTLw1xcntnsexXBC0OniFakv6PgpaNOLC6b3qA/s1600/mms_picture-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtIEAK2ru5wPGohizKNH0vhx8vIOFvi_8khENE-IBBDCii_kNGpSJT8Hwo10lulqxgWfjXKRiT1pS7Tbbx63uOwrTMkOYGxXcP8iV5ggTLw1xcntnsexXBC0OniFakv6PgpaNOLC6b3qA/s400/mms_picture-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518688818567239186" border="0" /></a><br />Happy hounds. Cueball wearing Mitch's hat.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSZVsQn_h-Fw16Or-VdkWedHm9h_q185SLbdhe0SvWOUTh38CeWLOt-pUDrNZfG24GDVadDdUSdwLYlasT0mqmnI5nriImZ-_6JYwNOMwx98nOmExPzinOqa6SYII0ZwlE0W8G2-hCnuS/s1600/mms_picture-4_00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSZVsQn_h-Fw16Or-VdkWedHm9h_q185SLbdhe0SvWOUTh38CeWLOt-pUDrNZfG24GDVadDdUSdwLYlasT0mqmnI5nriImZ-_6JYwNOMwx98nOmExPzinOqa6SYII0ZwlE0W8G2-hCnuS/s400/mms_picture-4_00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518693298520445202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeaciCAey-gqaDU0izlWH94vczbzjmFD9cQYbjwrcx0mRyoKTxIPT_cccz295-v2bbps4_bCIAw42kBRM6ZsKzMthraNmSupObqFlazjgYInhx6ujBJRZwT5lajEKl2ujdVmFu4IIesse/s1600/mms_picture-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeaciCAey-gqaDU0izlWH94vczbzjmFD9cQYbjwrcx0mRyoKTxIPT_cccz295-v2bbps4_bCIAw42kBRM6ZsKzMthraNmSupObqFlazjgYInhx6ujBJRZwT5lajEKl2ujdVmFu4IIesse/s400/mms_picture-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518692996729989330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM4OEoal7nzDeuocUbTZtNB2Hj3fbq5WKgV2F7T-BVHIXytcz5e1OeIQVNQ4Xlf9i2bIlpmgjYBp08ul9ptOq83uj7T5CJaf1lPRhdenq8ybLG-LNUsoCmkIhxyIdNd-yxowEoZqL6JAO/s1600/BOW+mags.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM4OEoal7nzDeuocUbTZtNB2Hj3fbq5WKgV2F7T-BVHIXytcz5e1OeIQVNQ4Xlf9i2bIlpmgjYBp08ul9ptOq83uj7T5CJaf1lPRhdenq8ybLG-LNUsoCmkIhxyIdNd-yxowEoZqL6JAO/s400/BOW+mags.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518673500211797538" border="0" /></a><br />We stayed in the sun for as long as we could, but the hounds were getting too hot, so we did eventually found a place with some shade for the rest of our stay.<br /><br />Pippi was glad the absent minded mommy did not forget to bring the water bowl and water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4Ai8I6A5Q1BHUIhVsHcA_35wLugQpYjaUs1hyphenhyphen-6wWjjyQYY_EVmqzyepxe1lvg7FFOs-Xg0vhTdAGaYp-51edbrbDI4Y0QUI9nMLQm4PJ0yr2uceFAGphFJOy0-o2bpvyx69FhKG9nna/s1600/mms_picture-1_00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4Ai8I6A5Q1BHUIhVsHcA_35wLugQpYjaUs1hyphenhyphen-6wWjjyQYY_EVmqzyepxe1lvg7FFOs-Xg0vhTdAGaYp-51edbrbDI4Y0QUI9nMLQm4PJ0yr2uceFAGphFJOy0-o2bpvyx69FhKG9nna/s400/mms_picture-1_00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518727725929519938" border="0" /></a>Happy humans and beautiful skies. I woke up yesterday morning sneezing, itchy eyes and a runny nose, but the glasses of wine I had in the afternoon seemed to have "cured" me. Just sayin. ;-)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkXDHZLyz3pjderhCjRthVpvE96eim9M82253hXL8B5IjyHPuiKiKOBhWKeDY02Mj0DKNi7FF8vEGmN3sSkFodUMUrXGMTLGqVT25NtmxK8kAE9dNdSU65kViUwlRJ9y5pfYoc28DAtU5/s1600/0918001505.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkXDHZLyz3pjderhCjRthVpvE96eim9M82253hXL8B5IjyHPuiKiKOBhWKeDY02Mj0DKNi7FF8vEGmN3sSkFodUMUrXGMTLGqVT25NtmxK8kAE9dNdSU65kViUwlRJ9y5pfYoc28DAtU5/s400/0918001505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518691047078121330" border="0" /></a>Bow is such an awesome, dog friendly winery! We just wish they were a lot closer to us. We will visit again soon, but would like to visit a lot more often. A 4 hour round trip unfortunately limits our visits. :(<br /><br />Last Saturday we attended the Glen Allen meet and greet. The hounds wore their flag bandannas in honor of 9/11. Here they are at home waiting for me to finish packing the "dog bag" for our trip.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipov9Hsvzs5gN9m31PUYggapnGBZyOkjHmhJFw4eM-1uGWqhfMnBZRSnHYXjwKxFzHU32RTz4OrLZWuOQiPcYwgLRszo3NxXO-4nGi7iekXQe-EH5d61OlLV_5Une4xM9Aax-0Jvgmgxga/s1600/IMG_5747.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipov9Hsvzs5gN9m31PUYggapnGBZyOkjHmhJFw4eM-1uGWqhfMnBZRSnHYXjwKxFzHU32RTz4OrLZWuOQiPcYwgLRszo3NxXO-4nGi7iekXQe-EH5d61OlLV_5Une4xM9Aax-0Jvgmgxga/s400/IMG_5747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518664147079460370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroBq-NrjU1nwimAQ_U_g7OzpyTTAbbQ0Ro-3WyWzpm297IdsWAW5LKERphfuAmi-0w2d6Nm28TDX4QlMr1KzwggnKw_LTXcyxyCTjcHJod9RlEzn6vhpMvWG68AD2PZsvwwh1NbCkIJHo/s1600/IMG_5746.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroBq-NrjU1nwimAQ_U_g7OzpyTTAbbQ0Ro-3WyWzpm297IdsWAW5LKERphfuAmi-0w2d6Nm28TDX4QlMr1KzwggnKw_LTXcyxyCTjcHJod9RlEzn6vhpMvWG68AD2PZsvwwh1NbCkIJHo/s400/IMG_5746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518656914800682770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK5nCKthgBS0rmKM6Rizhp94FcAkC0n4vnnHACTRblfTxD1D5rtWBCLc1cuScGctz5U9NPDL0kcxf11E9bDjWMj3NpZNf_A-tKmReEoiY9y5f6dzKUUPou1D_WKToDGbqfR6CZbINGSyc/s1600/IMG_5745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK5nCKthgBS0rmKM6Rizhp94FcAkC0n4vnnHACTRblfTxD1D5rtWBCLc1cuScGctz5U9NPDL0kcxf11E9bDjWMj3NpZNf_A-tKmReEoiY9y5f6dzKUUPou1D_WKToDGbqfR6CZbINGSyc/s400/IMG_5745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518653125295521026" border="0" /></a>We also celebrated two Gotcha Days this week. Maggie's 4th Gotcha Day was on the 14th and Cueball's 3rd Gotcha Day was on the 18th. Stay tuned, our September activities continue, and to those heading to SC for the <a href="http://greyhoundcrossroads.com/index.php?page=beach-bound-hounds">Beach Bound Hounds</a> event, we hope to see you!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-86577270982186295862010-09-11T18:49:00.004-04:002010-09-11T19:56:05.506-04:00Wild hair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1gGVNVltj8ThbE13xn4H1juzixeuHpv78y7sS0iq6M0wXoW5H0fliK0SS2JlMA2BAadXbTo1SxvTNtbP2AQFiNJ-VTa06Lk-vl4U_jY0XNrHQ9SnpvHKh_6v9c488r53idTZ05hN36P4/s1600/IMG_5599.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1gGVNVltj8ThbE13xn4H1juzixeuHpv78y7sS0iq6M0wXoW5H0fliK0SS2JlMA2BAadXbTo1SxvTNtbP2AQFiNJ-VTa06Lk-vl4U_jY0XNrHQ9SnpvHKh_6v9c488r53idTZ05hN36P4/s320/IMG_5599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515806861517591266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Cueball must have had a wild hair up his arse Thursday night. We awoke from a deep sleep at 3:30 a.m. to a shrill bark. I jumped out of bed and immediately took him downstairs and out the back door to go potty. He piddled around outside for about 10 minutes sniffing around, but no potty. So back upstairs and back to bed we went. Just as I was about to fall back to sleep, he started zooming around the bedroom. Bowing down, barking and leaving his claw marks in the carpet. The others found this rather annoying, as did I. In the midst of all his running around, he found Maggie's mallard duck toy (she always brings one up with her to bed, but never plays with it, so we allow it) and then proceeded to go wild. This continued for what felt like forever, but in reality was probably only 15 minutes, all the while ignoring our commands to go lay down. He eventually wore himself out did lay down and cock roached. I am sure he had sweet dreams. <br /><br />Meanwhile I tossed and turned checking the alarm clock every so often and telling my brain I must fall asleep. I finally did fall asleep at 5:30 a.m. and got another hour of sleep. It could not have been a worse night for him to do this, as I had been running all day on fumes from having to get up at 5 a.m. the previous day for an early meeting at work and of course could not go to bed early Wed. night as my body had not adjusted and was running on my usual schedule, so I really needed to get a good night's sleep. <br /><br />Still not sure what got into him. He always goes to bed when we do. Maggie is the one who usually takes a while to settle in. She has to find just the right spot on our bed, under the drift of the fan, in the most cushy spot of the mattress and on the softest spot of the comforter. We are puzzled by his actions, especially that late at night. He had done his zoomies around the yard that afternoon. This alone usually zonks him out for the night. He somehow got a second wind or new burst of energy or maybe a wild hair up his arse. Not sure. But we are hoping for peaceful sleep from now on.<br /><br />Any of your fur kids do this in the middle of the night?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-60086025311043917922010-09-06T18:20:00.010-04:002010-09-06T20:24:10.556-04:00A visit to Dorey Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y7aqJMEMXA0a2W5XKfdgh5Mm2Ot9sReGuzdHMgKqfRLMk_nFVXVj_7S0WBy4bzBnOenoJQJhfAnxQqYoSeeEOjBKTfkLPpoCol9Rhh7i6PFZQ-zP6yCzeWSor0VLie8g0FQLY2WsGFil/s1600/IMG_5743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y7aqJMEMXA0a2W5XKfdgh5Mm2Ot9sReGuzdHMgKqfRLMk_nFVXVj_7S0WBy4bzBnOenoJQJhfAnxQqYoSeeEOjBKTfkLPpoCol9Rhh7i6PFZQ-zP6yCzeWSor0VLie8g0FQLY2WsGFil/s400/IMG_5743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513953402980312114" border="0" /></a>Today we took the kids to Dorey Park for nice walk. The park is about 20 minutes from our house. We can get there using back country roads, so it is great for weekend trips since we get to avoid the interstates. It is nice to have a park this close by when you live out in the country. Our road is not suitable for walking. A big drawback of not living in a neighborhood.<br /><br />It was another beautiful day out today. The kids were very happy to be out and about. They love to travel. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM3AkxwAAZYNe_90rryfPQJnuMHzEblJKFKq0NfK6_Dh3V4hykGv1F7CocXJ_XdhU8gj90bM0-G8y9SICAZptp4io7rI8VVn38uaOa86qW6ws68BrKhOqWgx8pE6b2O6zsk0ovZh43XWR/s1600/IMG_5740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM3AkxwAAZYNe_90rryfPQJnuMHzEblJKFKq0NfK6_Dh3V4hykGv1F7CocXJ_XdhU8gj90bM0-G8y9SICAZptp4io7rI8VVn38uaOa86qW6ws68BrKhOqWgx8pE6b2O6zsk0ovZh43XWR/s400/IMG_5740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513950922782910322" border="0" /></a><br />The park was not too crowded. A few people walking, fishing and several picnicking. It was a lovely day for a cookout. We walked the loop that goes around the lake twice. Of course, we got stopped numerous times to answer questions and let the pups get pets. They never get tired of this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6J-GXTY0XsHgsd7MnJZOsXfEgDi83RCQJd2jXbg0i7W1CIUoRUaZtJWiKlHRzB6vIn0wSywnOTh5iCvc5V-sdzSlluuENupPOQbvqfMWbZShLw8Pbl6Dt_XPpZe-S-pNNSbcJN-Had6B/s1600/IMG_5706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6J-GXTY0XsHgsd7MnJZOsXfEgDi83RCQJd2jXbg0i7W1CIUoRUaZtJWiKlHRzB6vIn0wSywnOTh5iCvc5V-sdzSlluuENupPOQbvqfMWbZShLw8Pbl6Dt_XPpZe-S-pNNSbcJN-Had6B/s400/IMG_5706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513932300895607538" border="0" /></a><br />Booyah was very fascinated by the geese. They are so used to people and dogs he did not really phase them.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJef5IlMkAeHkM2Yzp2y7hJjCMj7ArpY2o7WyPDN5aP2fhGlsgSi6KctJDUtCECFH4Dz41JeUji6SDKbTBpAXjRAVFfS90emPAOOSTlSWyxQ1TZDCnmzMFvk1rIQkkmUeSA_qxYUuoxZGw/s1600/IMG_5708.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJef5IlMkAeHkM2Yzp2y7hJjCMj7ArpY2o7WyPDN5aP2fhGlsgSi6KctJDUtCECFH4Dz41JeUji6SDKbTBpAXjRAVFfS90emPAOOSTlSWyxQ1TZDCnmzMFvk1rIQkkmUeSA_qxYUuoxZGw/s400/IMG_5708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513938901311760962" border="0" /></a><br />I don't mess with them. I have heard stories of these geese chasing people to get their food. Getting goosed doesn't sound like too much fun to me. ;-)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6Vt0y_-xdVj2teNachbExDNINqFAb6bTgylHpStE9zVlqnUm3LRBwzTop45jF6hCeYZWriv8kkHUER2ngMCT9SZSxyY8duQaPINzqKBBNTRdtu0Y16gpE8cH-cnot0jgRcykmx4OxTUt/s1600/IMG_5711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6Vt0y_-xdVj2teNachbExDNINqFAb6bTgylHpStE9zVlqnUm3LRBwzTop45jF6hCeYZWriv8kkHUER2ngMCT9SZSxyY8duQaPINzqKBBNTRdtu0Y16gpE8cH-cnot0jgRcykmx4OxTUt/s400/IMG_5711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513944606667864322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSt0v2aBobu6Nhiu4L-GPVXPg6RzadR2CCeifL_mCycfZzVm63VdT_jqynyDQiRZmn4K7yStlNPWg6mawxhctPypU_FlM_PECJP4mb_AsR8naMYV0QGOtP9Ot-Jh5GHnAbUFJ86VfouvWC/s1600/IMG_5710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSt0v2aBobu6Nhiu4L-GPVXPg6RzadR2CCeifL_mCycfZzVm63VdT_jqynyDQiRZmn4K7yStlNPWg6mawxhctPypU_FlM_PECJP4mb_AsR8naMYV0QGOtP9Ot-Jh5GHnAbUFJ86VfouvWC/s400/IMG_5710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513942236510697138" border="0" /></a><br />After a nice long walk, we hung out in the shade under a willow tree right by the water. So lovely. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyds-Q-9hp-oUoL7g_R5BmcV5YWCz0HVkFV7UN5zcdmxUUt4nHi2cCmGzAtvgbkaBcsQHgejfYiC4toEh3AWJuwbpq-Us_fCB7ysaRWSGcaFhXuligG73oMaqfID_asqwrYS8Ey9vq-Rhd/s1600/IMG_5726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyds-Q-9hp-oUoL7g_R5BmcV5YWCz0HVkFV7UN5zcdmxUUt4nHi2cCmGzAtvgbkaBcsQHgejfYiC4toEh3AWJuwbpq-Us_fCB7ysaRWSGcaFhXuligG73oMaqfID_asqwrYS8Ey9vq-Rhd/s400/IMG_5726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513946209520830690" border="0" /></a><br />Even after being so tired from the walk no one wanted to lay down in the cool grass except Pippi.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_DhskmtSz1T1FCM8GHGl5cKubfskMYO3NFvM3Rx_IdAyt088wLJOnl_Qy3tRx9miSWxyMqB5S4EsAy9iv7gZFOhVd9LPWjcb0r02y5JSHcouKGp2VXas5i9f2mvbHtxuQN9wPQM5QFlZ/s1600/IMG_5738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_DhskmtSz1T1FCM8GHGl5cKubfskMYO3NFvM3Rx_IdAyt088wLJOnl_Qy3tRx9miSWxyMqB5S4EsAy9iv7gZFOhVd9LPWjcb0r02y5JSHcouKGp2VXas5i9f2mvbHtxuQN9wPQM5QFlZ/s400/IMG_5738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513948473123429106" border="0" /></a>Maybe they were just too excited by all the smells, sounds and sights. They have napped well all afternoon. We wore them out. Amazing how little activity wears these guys out.<br />Best for them to get their rest, we have a very busy September planned.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-3995444634023115752010-09-05T08:50:00.012-04:002010-09-05T16:02:52.940-04:00An evening on the deckNothing but blue sky this weekend in Virginia. And after the blazing summer we have had, we virginian's deserve it. =) Mitch and I spent the majority of the day yesterday outside enjoying the lovely weather. We ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. On our way there, I snapped this pic with my phone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltb3FkHJa9CCMmRwqAidACgdd2H8y3PLfbQO4MQbzl_WfA4p1l-GweN9bFgNNqXVIxhyTM8wxpu95er8J6ZFzgeE8eDSOgU5tzuDaK9S8eOyh41iEUw4DFqMWMYfyFOGRKBkf9NwILLX_/s1600/mms_picture-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltb3FkHJa9CCMmRwqAidACgdd2H8y3PLfbQO4MQbzl_WfA4p1l-GweN9bFgNNqXVIxhyTM8wxpu95er8J6ZFzgeE8eDSOgU5tzuDaK9S8eOyh41iEUw4DFqMWMYfyFOGRKBkf9NwILLX_/s400/mms_picture-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513445079567833426" border="0" /></a>Dinner was fabulous. We brought home a 6 inch strawberry cheesecake. I had my second piece this morning for breakfast. Yummy! When we got back home we opened up a bottle of Zin and hung out on the deck with the pups while listening to the UVA v Richmond football game. So happy football is back!<br /><br />I bought these wine glasses (yep, that is a greyhound on the glass) about a year ago. I love them and they were the perfect choice for last evening.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWQLKCDPU2CMhXZScIpVtV-t0tSD4_dvJz7nFlCraE3dL6eKt2LdFDjbPm-lOJqpQnIg7PCjnoriUCy5sCYsIIL9RvldvESOoFj8vFCCQXXMV__2-9G4tz0rENYNBm8v_VPkd8Ktlz6L0/s1600/IMG_5608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWQLKCDPU2CMhXZScIpVtV-t0tSD4_dvJz7nFlCraE3dL6eKt2LdFDjbPm-lOJqpQnIg7PCjnoriUCy5sCYsIIL9RvldvESOoFj8vFCCQXXMV__2-9G4tz0rENYNBm8v_VPkd8Ktlz6L0/s400/IMG_5608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513432625622880162" border="0" /></a><br />The rare shot of Mitch and I. He hates his picture being taken, but he amused me long enough to get a good shot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnso76D_GXSoYmf5MiTqmrV0CbszFYJm-xNfhkdpsYzl2gHeEsRrsEO_q_U0_kzZS5AX2R8mvFsKaQZ2hr9MM_VlzdusIAyi_Rttcd0Z26CluK12NqCKHG2twtye592UPvlzVLt-r4tvQ/s1600/mms_picture-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnso76D_GXSoYmf5MiTqmrV0CbszFYJm-xNfhkdpsYzl2gHeEsRrsEO_q_U0_kzZS5AX2R8mvFsKaQZ2hr9MM_VlzdusIAyi_Rttcd0Z26CluK12NqCKHG2twtye592UPvlzVLt-r4tvQ/s400/mms_picture-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513442237376889746" border="0" /></a>Miss snuggle bunny herself getting some love.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-RWyrobSFYO4gQ_3UICrzF8FpBwsy3-LqTN-Na6fC4DILo4r9D587ZaRuSzvR1TFd5nRsRumZSMlrQSNj2urIdntBcYCopXzNopeXD03Ai0Qo-RH-laNaOMpbA6ZtkusN7lAdYUfoEY0/s1600/IMG_5682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-RWyrobSFYO4gQ_3UICrzF8FpBwsy3-LqTN-Na6fC4DILo4r9D587ZaRuSzvR1TFd5nRsRumZSMlrQSNj2urIdntBcYCopXzNopeXD03Ai0Qo-RH-laNaOMpbA6ZtkusN7lAdYUfoEY0/s400/IMG_5682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513427325689711474" border="0" /></a>4 hounds hanging out on our new deck. Thanks to the fabulous job Mitch did, we have a beautiful maintenance free deck. =) One of the many DIY projects we have been working on over the last several weeks. They have been couped up all summer because of the heat. It is so nice to be able to sit outside with them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0_VFPEWuOkz-wPXsMieQx-OjI6exDw_pJC_OWyj-xj-YIZbQ4qDMvmYt-tXij_o272Rk_GBBGsH9kuqfHZbtGKEWFbu5H6bB1NieYiGOj2xAP7UWlcvMfDJuw-4lsr31xkPiy-ZQRQpt/s1600/IMG_5610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0_VFPEWuOkz-wPXsMieQx-OjI6exDw_pJC_OWyj-xj-YIZbQ4qDMvmYt-tXij_o272Rk_GBBGsH9kuqfHZbtGKEWFbu5H6bB1NieYiGOj2xAP7UWlcvMfDJuw-4lsr31xkPiy-ZQRQpt/s400/IMG_5610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513420576443301250" border="0" /></a><br />Cueball says "this is nice."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwiohDrqwvVKMq5u4jDKb3pK0hLeTmEojxIafcrI4BWNCFo7OAgpAamMTgwszIxEHQkwwvARYrabZ_z0uJD15AEccpaT6ZzsL-n56td4x2VUaPdEVI2FPPcLoAevvRDHtOoT-Xxbwr-1T/s1600/IMG_5626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwiohDrqwvVKMq5u4jDKb3pK0hLeTmEojxIafcrI4BWNCFo7OAgpAamMTgwszIxEHQkwwvARYrabZ_z0uJD15AEccpaT6ZzsL-n56td4x2VUaPdEVI2FPPcLoAevvRDHtOoT-Xxbwr-1T/s400/IMG_5626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513428854008390466" border="0" /></a><br />Pippi says "did you hear that?"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueQsgYLulx9x9-cWA4VKJrH9OUXJF8qnBBLMKAC2inkcnLYywN4k_jSt3WlA5BgEc3poRus-MAeZDLcD5_9IWI9wIPAiUOKKBS9LLSMMcTfNQV18QbGtU-NbHNhkW6DnEljk0MRHAxCS1/s1600/IMG_5651.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueQsgYLulx9x9-cWA4VKJrH9OUXJF8qnBBLMKAC2inkcnLYywN4k_jSt3WlA5BgEc3poRus-MAeZDLcD5_9IWI9wIPAiUOKKBS9LLSMMcTfNQV18QbGtU-NbHNhkW6DnEljk0MRHAxCS1/s400/IMG_5651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513423111814908546" border="0" /></a>Maggie says "I heard it too."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zwCJRBHkTXGw8YA-SkYzoARnrcfN5XGkTkk5F5GP4M8sr49avPwAKbLE590vz9aPlDYco8lC_iYN0-iY1WJIfX4Ht8qwx8uBaSNc3-_rvnHbh-h63FuCh_2LvxO-4PQipjFJpHNomu5W/s1600/IMG_5606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zwCJRBHkTXGw8YA-SkYzoARnrcfN5XGkTkk5F5GP4M8sr49avPwAKbLE590vz9aPlDYco8lC_iYN0-iY1WJIfX4Ht8qwx8uBaSNc3-_rvnHbh-h63FuCh_2LvxO-4PQipjFJpHNomu5W/s400/IMG_5606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513419228376372290" border="0" /></a>Booyah says "leave me alone bugs!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8oYDJ4pL_iIANSLoYGEHuqN2aArI2jB_ds-9FL__fb_crxAvEHvKIqhKC83l7W2eyjpsUU0i5vAWDuhlP-f31gEqFV2495bX7APnU4wbqACbe8Fw632aKucw7U-VjM_wE32nNWOaqKVf/s1600/IMG_5666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8oYDJ4pL_iIANSLoYGEHuqN2aArI2jB_ds-9FL__fb_crxAvEHvKIqhKC83l7W2eyjpsUU0i5vAWDuhlP-f31gEqFV2495bX7APnU4wbqACbe8Fw632aKucw7U-VjM_wE32nNWOaqKVf/s400/IMG_5666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513417249384993826" border="0" /></a><br />It was a nice relaxing Saturday evening. We have another one planned for tonight and a fun trip planned for the pups on Monday. ;-)<br /><br /><br />In other news, I saw this lovely butterfly in the driveway last weekend. Took the pic with the cell phone. Love the colors.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGUXId26KuLnO2SIzpwP7iLAEQbm5JOc6TGdDIQQVesP2vkRPN3qbGMiqjfp5KV4kp0KXP4cAqYS4FpfJ4KQbNAA_gO6VXDRQDDP2EHYics-ra92_9GaJ1jwA15kvoPhcAyRFrI1pBOfO/s1600/mms_picture-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGUXId26KuLnO2SIzpwP7iLAEQbm5JOc6TGdDIQQVesP2vkRPN3qbGMiqjfp5KV4kp0KXP4cAqYS4FpfJ4KQbNAA_gO6VXDRQDDP2EHYics-ra92_9GaJ1jwA15kvoPhcAyRFrI1pBOfO/s400/mms_picture-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513510822422431826" border="0" /></a>And last but not least, one of my photos made it in to the 2011 Celebrating Greyhounds wall calendar. This was taken last year at the Beach Bound Hounds event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN85ziUb80rYmQY5iUS6G7Cg5EFGvhIBh07YmwrFjwScOm3c7mh_f9NZCeWZP-5pn_bythopTGzHFkPcQOpqpjhnmjTsVTys_oRLSDDtYddkxsbhIEXPt-i4n6yWANQPnf7D9vp8H9kA0/s1600/pippi+and+cueball+bbh+2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN85ziUb80rYmQY5iUS6G7Cg5EFGvhIBh07YmwrFjwScOm3c7mh_f9NZCeWZP-5pn_bythopTGzHFkPcQOpqpjhnmjTsVTys_oRLSDDtYddkxsbhIEXPt-i4n6yWANQPnf7D9vp8H9kA0/s400/pippi+and+cueball+bbh+2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513511023794937266" border="0" /></a>We are very happy! You can get a copy of the wall and desk calendar <a href="http://store.fastcommerce.com/VAGA/home.html">here.</a><br /><br />We hope you will stay tuned, we have some fun activities lined up for the month of September.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358661332148207728.post-47157516114737239252010-08-29T14:31:00.006-04:002010-08-29T16:54:24.442-04:00SnugglesOut of our four hounds, Pippi is the only snuggler in our pack. We joke that she is a 65lb lap dog. She is most comfortable when she is touching another dog or snuggling with us. It is a process to achieve her ultimate zone of comfort. She usually starts out like this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4O65zDV-bU2DlErp-J-GF4WQVjO8-oUlOaIcEe6bDXZi65tcbwAqwYauppAEIi7OcW_vrEWt6kR3-YOg0Lyeu3NV6r906gV6mFRKR9wUYe-x5rnBdMSJsUvlaDmPQbmXS3gLJN3uvQ7P/s1600/IMG_5515.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4O65zDV-bU2DlErp-J-GF4WQVjO8-oUlOaIcEe6bDXZi65tcbwAqwYauppAEIi7OcW_vrEWt6kR3-YOg0Lyeu3NV6r906gV6mFRKR9wUYe-x5rnBdMSJsUvlaDmPQbmXS3gLJN3uvQ7P/s400/IMG_5515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510933727733255298" border="0" /></a>She tries to snuggle with Booyah. He tolerates her for a little while and then decides enough is enough and he leaves the scene to find his own individual spot to curl up for a nap. This leaves just me and Pippi on the couch. Like a wiggle worm, she slowly inches her way to me until she assumes this position:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1IEb2px5AVQ-13vSydmhV6b7CfwEtCDEHqvgNqzWfTbeiIZJ0RZWOU7zgpOaqdrEckwz6SRSS8NmEEbMPNhPt3x7D9s1TMD7gD7Pgdb6L2T8Y3BbzbFkFJFl8bohNpMxl7rXRfiMtMB7/s1600/IMG_5524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1IEb2px5AVQ-13vSydmhV6b7CfwEtCDEHqvgNqzWfTbeiIZJ0RZWOU7zgpOaqdrEckwz6SRSS8NmEEbMPNhPt3x7D9s1TMD7gD7Pgdb6L2T8Y3BbzbFkFJFl8bohNpMxl7rXRfiMtMB7/s400/IMG_5524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510929021764120658" border="0" /></a>She is quite comfortable like this for a while, but she is not done yet. Not satisfied with not being "close enough" she keeps wiggling until she finds her most desired spot:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmtG_jKsqK-muv5716ueHy0ViRr8gapyhNDaFMQ-9jUmAVHV_F1ksFbWCIy1Lb30fCkiXEPxarZKncjcnnOpI9Yla9KU1XNY_5OYRF-14QLvJTItEpSPP7fVIcCgKEAjsdnOC4WWPDPmh/s1600/IMG_5530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmtG_jKsqK-muv5716ueHy0ViRr8gapyhNDaFMQ-9jUmAVHV_F1ksFbWCIy1Lb30fCkiXEPxarZKncjcnnOpI9Yla9KU1XNY_5OYRF-14QLvJTItEpSPP7fVIcCgKEAjsdnOC4WWPDPmh/s400/IMG_5530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510927786105135394" border="0" /></a>She is like a little oven. I can only tolerate the extra heat she gives off for an hour or so before I give up and give in to letting her have my spot on the couch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAmu5ttS7fvpzth6kWy128a3cD5DHP1-3VMU-kmIoXAzMX3Za50gNKTqzWYwyy1ij1cN02unH-Ytb78O5SuGgNna5kD0j6koCzNAC9Wg7eP28JQpv2d66AM2ILBx9g5V-Jy4qzXsE8hnp/s1600/IMG_5533.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAmu5ttS7fvpzth6kWy128a3cD5DHP1-3VMU-kmIoXAzMX3Za50gNKTqzWYwyy1ij1cN02unH-Ytb78O5SuGgNna5kD0j6koCzNAC9Wg7eP28JQpv2d66AM2ILBx9g5V-Jy4qzXsE8hnp/s400/IMG_5533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510914811561955010" border="0" /></a>She is such a ham, but we love her and are glad to have a least one snuggler in the family. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9