Month: February 2014

Easy Walk Harness Padding

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The pups love to go for walks. And when I say love I mean LOVE with a capital everything and rawhides on top. We use a halti collar with Zoe. She’s a pro when she has it on. Finn on the other hand… we’re still working on. He chewed his way through his halti twice, but still pulls too much for just his regular collar.  So… we got him an Easy Walk harness. It has completely changed the way he walks. And it’s perfectly safe… except last time… we went for a really long walk with him and it rubbed under his little arm so much that he ended up with a bloody armpit and then a scab that he wouldn’t stop scratching at. We had to wait a while to go for another walk and watch it to make sure he was healing. SO… here’s my solution! Fleece pup harness padding! It was only rubbing his skin on the bottom strap… so I cut a rectangular piece of fleece the length of that strap, folded it …

Locked

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Had a moment today. It was one of those moments when you realize you’ve completely lost your mind. I went through my entire day thinking nothing was out of the ordinary. A few times I thought it was Friday, but other than that, it went along pretty smooth. I was finishing up a few things at the end of the day, so everyone else had gone home. I cleaned up my stuff, logged off my computer, and walked to the door only to realize I didn’t have my keys. I searched the pharmacy high and low. Nothing. I couldn’t leave the pharmacy to check my car because I was the only one left. I couldn’t lock the pharmacy because I didn’t have my keys. I ended up calling one of my airmen to come back and lock up the pharmacy. As soon as she locked up, we walked out to my car. Sure enough… there it was… only car in the parking lot… lights on, engine running, keys in the ignition. As expected, the doors …

Keystone

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Our second snowboarding adventure of the season… Keystone! Last weekend, we met up with my mom and dad during their two and a half week ski adventure through Colorado and Utah (they really are taking advantage of my dad’s retirement… it’s pretty awesome). And it just so happened that Danny’s brother had a work function the same weekend in Texas, so he added a little extra leg to his trip and came up this way for a few days with his boyfriend. We stayed in the River Run Condos and one of the nights had an amazing dinner at the Alpenglow Stube at the top of the mountain (the food was amazing but it was quite an experience… it took 2 gondola rides to get there and it was freezing cold… they even gave us blankets for the ride and slippers to wear once we got in the restaurant). View from the room (icicles!!)… and yes, naturally, at one point in the trip Danny and his brother tore off a few and had a sword …