My baby, my Grand Prix, went over 100k miles on 7/13/13 as we were coming back from Scottsdale. Now both of our cars have over 100k miles. I hope they both last awhile because we would like to hold off on another car payment for as long as we can. Of course I miss having a new car. We need to buy at least one new car in the near future and we need to replace our cooling & heating systems in the house, but all of this is on hold still because of the uncertainty of Paul's job.
Yesterday we went to Sabino Canyon. We got to play in the water and sand. Last night I went to a Macro Photography class at the Desert Museum and to their Summer Saturday Evening. I was a little disappointed because the animals were not very active...they were all getting ready to go to bed for the night. They also had some exhibits and paths closed.
Tomorrow I hope to talk to Nathan's school about the upcoming year starting in about a week. I found out on Friday that somehow Nathan and Cassidy got put back in the same class for next year. They were assigned to two different classes per his current teacher's recommendation. When I questioned it, they said I could move him to the other class, but one of my requested days, Friday, is full for that class. I told them to just keep in the same class then. After thinking about it over the weekend I am a little upset about it. I turned in his application a long time ago, one of the first parents to do so, with my requested days. Additionally, I was reassured weeks ago that Nathan and Cassidy would not be in the same class. Now we are the ones who have to be inconvenienced because of this kid. I doubt anything will change after I talk to them again, but I also want to find out if Nathan's friend Noah will be in his class next year. That may also help me determine which class to put him in.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
Yay for the weekend
Today we found out that they moved Cassidy, the boy who causes trouble in Nathan's class, to another room. That is good for us because he was a bad influence on Nathan.
Tomorrow we are going to the Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale. Not sure what else we will be doing in the area.
On 7/6, we went to the races at Tucson International Raceway. Nathan had a lot of fun. They also had a fireworks show. We left after the fireworks which was during the half time intermission.
7/7 was the Queen of the Night event at Tohono Chul Park. Last year I went for the first time and I went again this year. My pictures this year did not come out so well because the flashlight I was using had a yellowish tint. I was trying to steal other people's light, but that did not work too well. I tried to go the next morning after I dropped Nathan off at school, but the flowers were already closing up. It was hotter than heck already, too, but their prickly pear lemonade sure was refreshing. I went to Sprouts the other day and got some Simply Lemonade and some prickly pear juice. I have been making my own prickly pear lemonades at home and they are so good!
On 7/9 Nathan and I went to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. They posted on Facebook that a bunch of their cacti were blooming so I wanted to go take pics. Nathan wanted to eat at Firehouse Subs for lunch so we went there afterward.
On 7/10, I went to Tohono Chul Park and Tucson Botanical Gardens. Both had posted on Facebook the day before that they had beautiful cacti blooms, but I did not see much when I went. I also decided to go to the zoo since I still had time. It was a little boring. I am waiting for the new lemurs and the grizzly bears. I guess they just got the grizzly bears today, but they will not be on exhibit for at least 30 days. There is talk about putting a hippo/s in the old elephant exhibit. I am also hoping for some tiger and/or lion cubs soon. For lunch that day I ate at Pita Jungle, one of my favorites. They are building a 2nd location that is closer to our house.
Tomorrow we are going to the Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale. Not sure what else we will be doing in the area.
On 7/6, we went to the races at Tucson International Raceway. Nathan had a lot of fun. They also had a fireworks show. We left after the fireworks which was during the half time intermission.
7/7 was the Queen of the Night event at Tohono Chul Park. Last year I went for the first time and I went again this year. My pictures this year did not come out so well because the flashlight I was using had a yellowish tint. I was trying to steal other people's light, but that did not work too well. I tried to go the next morning after I dropped Nathan off at school, but the flowers were already closing up. It was hotter than heck already, too, but their prickly pear lemonade sure was refreshing. I went to Sprouts the other day and got some Simply Lemonade and some prickly pear juice. I have been making my own prickly pear lemonades at home and they are so good!
On 7/9 Nathan and I went to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. They posted on Facebook that a bunch of their cacti were blooming so I wanted to go take pics. Nathan wanted to eat at Firehouse Subs for lunch so we went there afterward.
On 7/10, I went to Tohono Chul Park and Tucson Botanical Gardens. Both had posted on Facebook the day before that they had beautiful cacti blooms, but I did not see much when I went. I also decided to go to the zoo since I still had time. It was a little boring. I am waiting for the new lemurs and the grizzly bears. I guess they just got the grizzly bears today, but they will not be on exhibit for at least 30 days. There is talk about putting a hippo/s in the old elephant exhibit. I am also hoping for some tiger and/or lion cubs soon. For lunch that day I ate at Pita Jungle, one of my favorites. They are building a 2nd location that is closer to our house.
Friday, July 5, 2013
The future?
6/19 Nathan made an awesome heart with his train tracks. He said he made it for mommy, daddy, Bella, Tulla and grandpa!
We went to Breakers Water Park on 6/22 using some Groupons. Nathan had a lot of fun. He loves to play in the water. We still need to get those swimming lessons, though....
On 6/25 Nathan and I went to the Desert Museum. We got to get up close to the new mountain lion cub. I also got to see some of the torch cacti. In the aviary the parrot said hello to Nathan twice!
Yesterday was 4th of July. We did not do much. Paul did some landscaping in the morning. We went swimming after that. Then we went to IHOP for lunch. For dinner we had Sonic. That night we watched the fireworks from our back balcony. The Marana fireworks were disappointing this year. They stopped without a finale and we were not sure if they were done or not. Later we learned there was a fire. They started them back up after some time had passed, but the finale was mostly all white fireworks. Nathan did not get to bed until 10 and he slept on our floor again because he was scared in his room. Lately he has been scared to sleep in his room at night and I think it started when the monsoons started for the season. He says he is afraid of the dark, but he has the ceramic Christmas tree lit up in his room at night and we keep the hall light on.
Today Paul had to work :( Nathan had another 4th of July party at school today. I spent the morning at Pep Boys getting an oil change for the Grand Am. Our battery was only a year old, but it needed to be replaced, too. Luckily, it was under warranty. I can't believe how fast we go through batteries in Tucson. Just like I can't believe that we need new A/C for our home already. We have pretty much decided to put that on hold for awhile as long as we can this summer. We paid for more freon to be added and we are hoping that our current units will last us the rest of the summer. The reason we are holding off is because we are unsure about Paul's job. Aetna took over recently and there are some changes going on as expected. We want to make sure that Paul is not going to lose his job right now before we make any big purchases, especially for this house if for some reason we may have to move again.
This morning we measured Nathan for the heck of it. He was 38 inches when he turned 3. Six months later he is now 39.5 inches. He has grown 1.5 inches! Everyone comments how tall he is. I think he is about average. However, I am hoping that this is an indicator that he will not be as short as mommy when he gets older!
We went to Breakers Water Park on 6/22 using some Groupons. Nathan had a lot of fun. He loves to play in the water. We still need to get those swimming lessons, though....
On 6/25 Nathan and I went to the Desert Museum. We got to get up close to the new mountain lion cub. I also got to see some of the torch cacti. In the aviary the parrot said hello to Nathan twice!
Yesterday was 4th of July. We did not do much. Paul did some landscaping in the morning. We went swimming after that. Then we went to IHOP for lunch. For dinner we had Sonic. That night we watched the fireworks from our back balcony. The Marana fireworks were disappointing this year. They stopped without a finale and we were not sure if they were done or not. Later we learned there was a fire. They started them back up after some time had passed, but the finale was mostly all white fireworks. Nathan did not get to bed until 10 and he slept on our floor again because he was scared in his room. Lately he has been scared to sleep in his room at night and I think it started when the monsoons started for the season. He says he is afraid of the dark, but he has the ceramic Christmas tree lit up in his room at night and we keep the hall light on.
Today Paul had to work :( Nathan had another 4th of July party at school today. I spent the morning at Pep Boys getting an oil change for the Grand Am. Our battery was only a year old, but it needed to be replaced, too. Luckily, it was under warranty. I can't believe how fast we go through batteries in Tucson. Just like I can't believe that we need new A/C for our home already. We have pretty much decided to put that on hold for awhile as long as we can this summer. We paid for more freon to be added and we are hoping that our current units will last us the rest of the summer. The reason we are holding off is because we are unsure about Paul's job. Aetna took over recently and there are some changes going on as expected. We want to make sure that Paul is not going to lose his job right now before we make any big purchases, especially for this house if for some reason we may have to move again.
This morning we measured Nathan for the heck of it. He was 38 inches when he turned 3. Six months later he is now 39.5 inches. He has grown 1.5 inches! Everyone comments how tall he is. I think he is about average. However, I am hoping that this is an indicator that he will not be as short as mommy when he gets older!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
It's Hot!
I started dieting/exercising a couple of weeks ago. I did great the first week. I made homemade salads with all the fixins and fresh smoothies. I swam in the pool M-W-F and did the bike T-TR. Last week did not go as well. I think I only swam once and maybe missed a day on the bike. I just got so busy and the swimming really can only be done in the morning because of the heat. Last week I started majorly cleaning our house. Not only did I do some deep cleaning, but I starting recycling a lot of paperwork (catalogs, sales ads, coupon mailers, etc...). I am so tired of the clutter, but it was really hard to get rid of these things. They could be useful to me if I only had time to go through them. I still have a long way to go and my progress is slowing down.
On 6/7 when I was swimming, Bella looked like she really wanted to get in the pool with me, but she seemed a little scared at the same time. She finally got in and sat on the first step for a couple of minutes. The next time I went swimming she got in and laid down on the first step for a couple of minutes. I think her previous owners said she likes to swim...not so sure why she is nervous about getting in, though.
On 6/8, I went to the Desert Museum. Afterward, I met Paul and Nathan at Oregano's for lunch. They had made me a dough heart!
6/11, I took Nathan to Reid Park Zoo. We got there early, but it was still hot! We went to lunch with daddy at one of my favorite places, Pita Jungle. I also picked up my pictures from another Jones Photo competition that I entered. I won 2nd prize in their reflections contest with my monkey picture from Phoenix Zoo.
6/14 I saw a family of quail over by Mountain View High School after I picked Nathan up from school. I followed them around trying to take pictures, but they kept running away from me! Those babies are so cute and I love quail with the little feather on their head.
6/16 was Father's Day. Paul did not get newest dad at church this year. Actually somebody just had a baby a couple of days prior. Paul wanted to go to Olive Garden for lunch, but they were too busy so we ended up at Grimaldi's. That was good for me because I love Grimaldi's! Earlier in the month I had helped Nathan make a couple of crafts for daddy and grandpa for Father's Day. They each got cards with his handprint. Grandpa got a frog where the feet are actually traced around Nathan's hands (thanks Pinterest!). I took a picture of Nathan in a frog shirt holding his frog craft and then put that picture in a frog Father's Day card!. I sent my dad a $50 southwest airlines gift card. We also made a fingerpainting for daddy that says I love Daddy. Then I bought Paul some shirts and ties from Kohls. I also took a picture of Nathan in daddy's boots and put it in a picture frame with the saying, with each step, I try so hard to walk in your shoes (another Pinterest idea). Nathan also made cool Mother's Day and Father's Day projects at school...Ms. Carrie is awesome! I was hoping to take Paul to Pine, AZ for their strawberry fest going on Father's Day weekend, but he said he would rather go when we have a little more time to spend up there.
Tonight we have a second heating and cooling company coming out to give us an estimate on new a/c's and furnaces. The first quote was like $12k. This is going to be expensive and they probably need to be replaced every 10 years. Sometimes home ownership is not so fun. This is a newer home and we have only been living here for 4 years, yet we are already putting big bucks into the house. We replaced our upstairs sliding door because it was leaking, we had the whole exterior of the house repainted, we resurfaced the flooring by the pool not to mention the new furniture we bought when we moved in (new sectional for the family room, new bedroom furniture for our bedroom, new washer/dryer, new dishwasher and then nursery furniture with all of the baby stuff). We still need patio furniture, other new furniture for the house, both cars need to be replaced soon, etc... It never ends! I am just thankful that Paul still has a job given Aetna just bought them out and the deal went through not too long ago. The sad part is that our house is not even worth as much as when we bought it just 4 years.
On 6/7 when I was swimming, Bella looked like she really wanted to get in the pool with me, but she seemed a little scared at the same time. She finally got in and sat on the first step for a couple of minutes. The next time I went swimming she got in and laid down on the first step for a couple of minutes. I think her previous owners said she likes to swim...not so sure why she is nervous about getting in, though.
On 6/8, I went to the Desert Museum. Afterward, I met Paul and Nathan at Oregano's for lunch. They had made me a dough heart!
6/11, I took Nathan to Reid Park Zoo. We got there early, but it was still hot! We went to lunch with daddy at one of my favorite places, Pita Jungle. I also picked up my pictures from another Jones Photo competition that I entered. I won 2nd prize in their reflections contest with my monkey picture from Phoenix Zoo.
6/14 I saw a family of quail over by Mountain View High School after I picked Nathan up from school. I followed them around trying to take pictures, but they kept running away from me! Those babies are so cute and I love quail with the little feather on their head.
6/16 was Father's Day. Paul did not get newest dad at church this year. Actually somebody just had a baby a couple of days prior. Paul wanted to go to Olive Garden for lunch, but they were too busy so we ended up at Grimaldi's. That was good for me because I love Grimaldi's! Earlier in the month I had helped Nathan make a couple of crafts for daddy and grandpa for Father's Day. They each got cards with his handprint. Grandpa got a frog where the feet are actually traced around Nathan's hands (thanks Pinterest!). I took a picture of Nathan in a frog shirt holding his frog craft and then put that picture in a frog Father's Day card!. I sent my dad a $50 southwest airlines gift card. We also made a fingerpainting for daddy that says I love Daddy. Then I bought Paul some shirts and ties from Kohls. I also took a picture of Nathan in daddy's boots and put it in a picture frame with the saying, with each step, I try so hard to walk in your shoes (another Pinterest idea). Nathan also made cool Mother's Day and Father's Day projects at school...Ms. Carrie is awesome! I was hoping to take Paul to Pine, AZ for their strawberry fest going on Father's Day weekend, but he said he would rather go when we have a little more time to spend up there.
Tonight we have a second heating and cooling company coming out to give us an estimate on new a/c's and furnaces. The first quote was like $12k. This is going to be expensive and they probably need to be replaced every 10 years. Sometimes home ownership is not so fun. This is a newer home and we have only been living here for 4 years, yet we are already putting big bucks into the house. We replaced our upstairs sliding door because it was leaking, we had the whole exterior of the house repainted, we resurfaced the flooring by the pool not to mention the new furniture we bought when we moved in (new sectional for the family room, new bedroom furniture for our bedroom, new washer/dryer, new dishwasher and then nursery furniture with all of the baby stuff). We still need patio furniture, other new furniture for the house, both cars need to be replaced soon, etc... It never ends! I am just thankful that Paul still has a job given Aetna just bought them out and the deal went through not too long ago. The sad part is that our house is not even worth as much as when we bought it just 4 years.
Monday, June 3, 2013
June already?
We went up to Mt Lemmon on 5/26/13. We ate at Iron Door Restaurant, went on the ski lift and stopped at the General Store. It was actually cooler up there than anticipated.
Memorial Day was on 5/27. Paul and Nathan took Tulla to get her nails cut. Then Nathan played in his pool. Tulla was happier than we have ever seen her. We cooked out for dinner.
Nathan and I went to the Desert Museum on 5/28. We wanted to see the new 5 month old mountain lion cub, but he was being shy.
I went to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun on 5/29 to take pictures of their night blooming cacti. Then I met Ann Alvir at North for lunch with a stop at Frost for dessert.
We went to Reid Park Zoo on 5/31 for their Friday Summer Safari Nights. Got to see peacock babies and the new black necked swan. They are working on adding lemurs and bears.
Memorial Day was on 5/27. Paul and Nathan took Tulla to get her nails cut. Then Nathan played in his pool. Tulla was happier than we have ever seen her. We cooked out for dinner.
Nathan and I went to the Desert Museum on 5/28. We wanted to see the new 5 month old mountain lion cub, but he was being shy.
I went to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun on 5/29 to take pictures of their night blooming cacti. Then I met Ann Alvir at North for lunch with a stop at Frost for dessert.
We went to Reid Park Zoo on 5/31 for their Friday Summer Safari Nights. Got to see peacock babies and the new black necked swan. They are working on adding lemurs and bears.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Sweet Home Tucson!
We are back from Chicago and it is good to be home. The best part for me was going downtown a couple of days.
We got to Chicago on 5/10 and the first place we went to was to eat at Portillos!
5/11, was Debbie Mrazek's wedding.
5/12, we ate breakfast at Faith Baptist for Mother's Day. After church we went to New Horizon for lunch. That place has changed a lot and, unfortunately, not for the better. That evening we went to Olive Garden to celebrate Mother's Day with Paul's family.
5/13, we went to grandma Pat's for a little bit and then we went to Bolingbrook so Nathan could spend some time with his cousins Aaron and Shane. That evening we met aunt Lisa and Connor at Ledos for dinner and of course went to Red Mango for dessert.
5/14, we went to Lilacia Park in Lombard with my parents. It was just as beautiful as I remembered. Beautiful lilacs and tulips. Afterward, we went to Stir Crazy for lunch. Yum! Then we visited the Ganzers.
5/15, we went downtown and visited the Shedd Aquarium. After the Shedd Aquarium we went up in the Willis Tower. We stayed in a hotel downtown that night.
5/16, we went to Lincoln Park Zoo. After the zoo we went over to North Ave Beach and let Nathan put his feet in the lake. That evening we went to Navy Pier. We did the ferris wheel, ate dinner at Bubba Gump and we tried to do a boat ride. It was warm during the day, but got cold once the sun went down so nobody was at Navy Pier that night. We were the only ones who paid to do the boat ride so we ended up not going.
5/17, we wanted to do the architectural boat ride on the Chicago River. The one we wanted was already booked, but they had a similiar boat ride that now only toured the Chicago River, but also went on Lake Michigan. That was Nathan's first boat ride. After that, we ate lunch at House of Blues. Unfortunately, my meal made me sick. We went to aunt Lisa's school after lunch so she could show off Nathan. Then she took him to All Aboard Restaurant for dinner. It is a train-themed restaurant and Nathan loved that!
5/18, we stopped by grandma Ariel's to visit with them for awhile. Then we drove to the Masonic Home in LaGrange. We did not see the people Paul wanted to see so we decided to go over to Brookfield Zoo. I went to the zoo and Nathan and Paul went to a local park. They also went back to the Masonic Home and finally got to talk to some people.
5/19, we went to church. After church we made a quick stop at Lake Katherine to take some pictures. Then we went to 94 West to celebrate my grandma's 95th birthday. We were disappointed. They were only serving a brunch buffet and I was not thrilled about that. They were supposed to have ham, but ran out, so there was really no food there that I liked. They were running out of a lot of other food, too. We wanted to take her to the 95th floor of the Hancock, but my dad did not want to drive downtown. We should have went there anyway!
We flew back to Tucson on 5/20. It was good to be home!
Today I went to the Desert Museum. I got there as soon as they opened at 7:30 to beat the heat and to see the animals a little more active. I really wanted to see the new 5 month old mountain lion. He was shy and was hiding most of the time. This evening we went to dinner at Hot Rods of Old Vail. They have an actual hot rod garage attached to the restaurant where they work on the cars. Nathan loved it! I can also say now that I have tried a deep fried milky way.
We got to Chicago on 5/10 and the first place we went to was to eat at Portillos!
5/11, was Debbie Mrazek's wedding.
5/12, we ate breakfast at Faith Baptist for Mother's Day. After church we went to New Horizon for lunch. That place has changed a lot and, unfortunately, not for the better. That evening we went to Olive Garden to celebrate Mother's Day with Paul's family.
5/13, we went to grandma Pat's for a little bit and then we went to Bolingbrook so Nathan could spend some time with his cousins Aaron and Shane. That evening we met aunt Lisa and Connor at Ledos for dinner and of course went to Red Mango for dessert.
5/14, we went to Lilacia Park in Lombard with my parents. It was just as beautiful as I remembered. Beautiful lilacs and tulips. Afterward, we went to Stir Crazy for lunch. Yum! Then we visited the Ganzers.
5/15, we went downtown and visited the Shedd Aquarium. After the Shedd Aquarium we went up in the Willis Tower. We stayed in a hotel downtown that night.
5/16, we went to Lincoln Park Zoo. After the zoo we went over to North Ave Beach and let Nathan put his feet in the lake. That evening we went to Navy Pier. We did the ferris wheel, ate dinner at Bubba Gump and we tried to do a boat ride. It was warm during the day, but got cold once the sun went down so nobody was at Navy Pier that night. We were the only ones who paid to do the boat ride so we ended up not going.
5/17, we wanted to do the architectural boat ride on the Chicago River. The one we wanted was already booked, but they had a similiar boat ride that now only toured the Chicago River, but also went on Lake Michigan. That was Nathan's first boat ride. After that, we ate lunch at House of Blues. Unfortunately, my meal made me sick. We went to aunt Lisa's school after lunch so she could show off Nathan. Then she took him to All Aboard Restaurant for dinner. It is a train-themed restaurant and Nathan loved that!
5/18, we stopped by grandma Ariel's to visit with them for awhile. Then we drove to the Masonic Home in LaGrange. We did not see the people Paul wanted to see so we decided to go over to Brookfield Zoo. I went to the zoo and Nathan and Paul went to a local park. They also went back to the Masonic Home and finally got to talk to some people.
5/19, we went to church. After church we made a quick stop at Lake Katherine to take some pictures. Then we went to 94 West to celebrate my grandma's 95th birthday. We were disappointed. They were only serving a brunch buffet and I was not thrilled about that. They were supposed to have ham, but ran out, so there was really no food there that I liked. They were running out of a lot of other food, too. We wanted to take her to the 95th floor of the Hancock, but my dad did not want to drive downtown. We should have went there anyway!
We flew back to Tucson on 5/20. It was good to be home!
Today I went to the Desert Museum. I got there as soon as they opened at 7:30 to beat the heat and to see the animals a little more active. I really wanted to see the new 5 month old mountain lion. He was shy and was hiding most of the time. This evening we went to dinner at Hot Rods of Old Vail. They have an actual hot rod garage attached to the restaurant where they work on the cars. Nathan loved it! I can also say now that I have tried a deep fried milky way.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Chicago here we come!
On 4/29, I drove by the building by Creature Comforts and took more pics of their night blooming cacti. Then I went to DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun because I heard they had some flowers, too. They had some different species of the night blooming cacti. They are all just so beautiful.
On 4/30, Nathan and I went to the Tucson Botanical Gardens for the last day of the butterfly exhibit. That night we went with daddy to a U of A baseball game vs Arizona State. They lost.
On 5/1, I tried to take Bella to get groomed at PetsMart. As suspected, it did not go well. They called me right away and told me that they could not groom her because she was too aggressive with other dogs.
On 5/2, Nathan and I went to Reid Park Zoo and to see the rose garden in Reid Park.
On 5/4, Paul took Nathan to another U of A baseball game while I stayed home and cleaned. I think they lost again! What happened to the winners from last year?!
Cinco De Mayo - Bella graduated from dog training! She did fairly well on her test except her interaction with other dogs. There were a lot of other dogs there that day and she had several encounters. She tried to "interact" with about 4 out of 6. This poor interaction with other dogs is why we started the training in the first place. The trainer has recommended group training next. Not sure yet if we will do it. It was exhausting doing this training. Group training will be even more intense. We are thinking she may never get over this problem.
On 5/6, I took Nathan to Build-A-Bear. Aunt Lisa had given Nathan a gift card at Christmas. Nathan picked out a dog. He is strawberry scented, he barks and he has a heart beat. He named him Harley!
On 5/7, I took Nathan to the Desert Museum.
Today Bella finally got groomed. We had a mobile grooming service come. They advised us against the shaving so they just did a bath and brush with the furminator products. She said if we do this every 6 weeks it should cut down on the shedding about 85%. We may just do this ourselves then. This evening I am taking the dogs to the boarder :( We will see them again when we get back from Chicago!
On 4/30, Nathan and I went to the Tucson Botanical Gardens for the last day of the butterfly exhibit. That night we went with daddy to a U of A baseball game vs Arizona State. They lost.
On 5/1, I tried to take Bella to get groomed at PetsMart. As suspected, it did not go well. They called me right away and told me that they could not groom her because she was too aggressive with other dogs.
On 5/2, Nathan and I went to Reid Park Zoo and to see the rose garden in Reid Park.
On 5/4, Paul took Nathan to another U of A baseball game while I stayed home and cleaned. I think they lost again! What happened to the winners from last year?!
Cinco De Mayo - Bella graduated from dog training! She did fairly well on her test except her interaction with other dogs. There were a lot of other dogs there that day and she had several encounters. She tried to "interact" with about 4 out of 6. This poor interaction with other dogs is why we started the training in the first place. The trainer has recommended group training next. Not sure yet if we will do it. It was exhausting doing this training. Group training will be even more intense. We are thinking she may never get over this problem.
On 5/6, I took Nathan to Build-A-Bear. Aunt Lisa had given Nathan a gift card at Christmas. Nathan picked out a dog. He is strawberry scented, he barks and he has a heart beat. He named him Harley!
On 5/7, I took Nathan to the Desert Museum.
Today Bella finally got groomed. We had a mobile grooming service come. They advised us against the shaving so they just did a bath and brush with the furminator products. She said if we do this every 6 weeks it should cut down on the shedding about 85%. We may just do this ourselves then. This evening I am taking the dogs to the boarder :( We will see them again when we get back from Chicago!
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