it's official

Orion is going to live in New Mexico at the end of September. His new family (the Wards) aren't able to get him this weekend, but can at the end of the month, when their son has another long weekend.

They sound like a great family... 10 year old son, husband that works from home, 1 acre yard. I know Kota and Sedona will miss the heck out of the big blue goon, as will I, but I know it's for the best. (as i look down and see Kota grooming Orion)

I tried to prepare myself for the possibility that I would lose Orion somewhere down the road, and it is easier to deal with than it was with Ollie, but I still love this dog so much it hurts... I am sure there are many tears to be shed over this decision (damn it, i'm welling up now), but I know if I look towards my future, I will need to be down to only 2 dogs. I know this. I will have a third and probably a forth at some point, but for my immediate future, I must cut down.

Must post the obligatory "cute" picture before I start to cry....

Damn she's cute... and what a looker she is turning into with each passing day!!


My sweet, happy, Duh. This dog changed my life and I couldn't be more thankful. He's my shadow, and I can't imagine life without him.


And then the big blue wonder... the dog with the most incredible temperment and personality. I will miss him TONS.


And the crew, together, in the spare room. Hard to believe these three are so closely related, but yet look so distinctly different...
Thank you Carbon, for all of these kids who have graced my life. Without you, none would be here :)

toes on tables

I find it MUCH easier to do Dakota's toes while he's standing on the grooming table for some reason... I can't get Orion to let me do them on the table, and Sedona is just too small for me to do that yet, but it seems to go MUCH quicker when kota stands on the table for that.

So let's see... more thoughts from the day...

Might go bowling with some folks from work ... that might be a fun thing. I thought had a nail appointment tomorrow, but it turns out that I'm a week ahead of myself... not a bad thing, since I really shouldn't be spending the money on that to begin with at this point...

I'm annoyed with Blogger right now... every time i go to comment on one of Jeri's posts, I have to "log in", but I'm already logged in, and when I go to enter my username and password it tells me it's wrong. I put in a tech support ticket, but i haven't heard anything... GRRRR So Jeri, it's not that I dont' WANT to comment, but I CAN'T! :(

Fed the dogs, cleaned up Sedona's mess from the day (man, how can one little puppy make such a big mess??) so now i'm off to have a beer or some other intoxicating beverage and am going to start enjoying my long weekend :) Thank GOODNESS for 3 day weekends! We need one every month if you ask me!!!

another day in paradies

the bosses boss creeps me out... comes up behind me and puts his arm around me.... EWWWW. I told my boss, she said to tell him, I said no. She said she would, but yet it persists. The other girls in the office thinks he's creepy too.. Nice guy on a personal level, but DON'T FREAKING TOUCH ME thank you.

Getting ready for my long weekend. What do I have planned? Not a damned thing :P I plan on cleaning my office, in which I have somehow lost my desk under piles of garbage and bills and other misc. crap. :( Nicole might come over and partake of 'adult beverages' :) We'll see how that goes. I see a lot of wine in my future....

Friends are getting ready for the supported entry in Richland, and I sit jealous :( I don't 'fit in' with the Cardigan folk down here.. they're very much a group already... but i don't want to quit the group list, for fear i might miss out on some gossip or some spy opportunities ;-)

Orion might be going to New Mexico this weekend. I got an email from Isa who said she and Sebastian are going to try and come out this weekend....

More later.