It came across my feed today and I thought of you.

http://thedogsnobs.com/2014/04/29/what-end-of-this-thing-takes-kibble-again-a-k-a-you-got-a-puppy-now-what/

Got the moving truck packed up on Friday, thanks to some nifty hired labor and the moral (and packing!) support from sarahmichigan and from my co-worker Ann. The hired guys were great, they didn't even complain about the epic dog hair under a few of the furniture items. They were, at the end, though, saying "um, you have a lot of dog crates." Haaaa ( Read more... )

I missed a lot of stuff! Happy very belated birthday, Rosie! I'm glad you're feeling better, Dawn! I love all the training and run videos! Sorry I'm not commenting much.

So I feel like I'm treading water with house renovations - working hard without much result. Moving truck is scheduled (but not yet booked, melstav, I know, I know) for a week from now ( Read more... )

House renovations have been focusing on 2 rooms, the bedroom (also known as the "Barney" room for it's purple and green decor) and the Kitchen.

Progress in pictures:

( Lots of house pics )

but I'm tired from packing and hauling, and have too much of my mental headspace taken up with to-do lists ( Read more... )

I took a few days off from work this week, ostensibly to work on the (old) house, but also just to get stuff done I can't do while I'm at work ( Read more... )

This woman volunteers for the same rescue I do, and the dog was adopted via the rescue 3 years ago. She's done so well with him, and I'm in love with him....

I got into downward dog pose today. First time since July, when this whole mess started. It wasn't particularly graceful or pretty, but I got there.

By my unofficial measures:

forward flexion and extension are almost normal. Maybe 5-10 degrees less than my good shoulder, and it still feels tight and sore at max range. At it's worst, this was ( Read more... )

Do you wonder what time it is halfway across the world? Do you wonder why penichops hasn't answered your post yet, and then started to wonder if it was the middle of the night for her? Wonder if biggmellon is sleeping during her vacation?

I'm going to keep this bookmarked somewhere. It's pretty damn good.http://xkcd.

The dogs are a little stir crazy. Lots of training in the basement, and when the weather isn't dangerously cold, we play in the back yard in the snow ( Read more... )