Goodbye Blogger - Hello Facebook

I started using Facebook this summer and I've really been enjoying it. I linked my blog to it, but find that using the Facebook notes and live blog features suit my blogging needs perfectly and I can control who reads it too. I don't really want to be out there for the world to read.

So if you want to keep up with me and my dogs, join Facebook and invite me to be a friend when you do.

I have reconnected with so many people on Facebook it has been quite wonderful. Folks from high school and college.

See you there.

I miss my PowerBook that has died.

My laptop let me work or play on the Internet from any where in my house. It died this summer and it may take more money to fix it than to buy a new one. So now when I don't want to work in my office I use my iPhone. Silly I know.

Anyway we attended Flexible Flyers USDAA trial this weekend. It was hot and humid and pretty uncomfortable , especially today when the heat index was 97. Flirt ran her best standard run yet with a fault on the dogwalk up contact of all things. That is a new one on us. But she did Q in Steeplechase and amazingly at the end of the weekend Flirt ran clean in Jumpers too. The heat really got to me and I had a hard time keeping both my game plan for dealing with Flirt's naughty behavior (start lines and contacts) and my handling plan in my head simultaneously. So in jumpers I am walking out to my leadout position uncertain about it and trying to make sure I am in the right place and make sure Flirt is holding her start line, I forget to tell her to sit, to get her paying attention and off her forehand before, I release her. Sometimes I just can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

Training for the 3-Day

In about 75 days Duke, my sister Beth, Scott (Beth's fiancé ) and I will be flying to San Diego to take part in the 3-Day (60 miles) walk for breast cancer. To prepare for the walk we have been doing training walks when the weather and schedules permit. Today we headed out from home towards Pittstown. We turned at West Sidney toward Klinesville Rd. When we reached Klinesville Rd we headed east toward home. It was about 8 miles and we walked for about 3 hours. When we arrived home it was time for lunch and then chores. I walked another couple miles mowing the lawn while Duke did other chores.

With each walk I've taken more precautions against aches and pains and it's working. My recovery is faster and I don't feel totally wiped out.

We're still taking donations so if you want to contribute LMK and I will send you the info.

Sunday was a better day at Paws

I slept in. If I missed a class, so be it. As it was, all I missed was Gamblers and apparently only 2 dogs got the gamble so it wasn't a bad choice. We definitely had a better day. A bad handling move on my part lost us a snooker Q, Flirt was wonderful. Standard was actually very good. I got good stays all 4 classes we ran and we had a lovely jumpers run too. Flirt dropped more bars than she usually does. 2 in standard, one in pairs, 1 in snooker and 1 in jumpers. Maybe a little tired. But she handled well all day and my head was on right.

paws saturday

Argh. The worst day ever. Too long. Too much working. And Flirt should have been pulled from every run. In gamblers for crappy contacts.
In snooker for not holding her start and crappy contacts. In standard for not holding her start. I finally did pull her from jumpers for blowing her start and then dropping a bar. Tomorrow I will get there when I get there. Make sure I get enough sleep. And stay cool.