Sunday, August 20
crazy week
I left on Monday and I got back late last night. So I only have today, really, as my weekend. Yeah, boo hoo, poor me! Heh.
I took this photo specifically with Sandy in mind. This was Tuesday morning's sunrise out my hotel window.
Here is the same view later on in the evening:
I put some miles on - meetings until noon on Thursday, then the big fella and Sabrina met me in the city and we traveled on to Edmonton, via Lloydminster overnight. It was the Princess's first time in a hotel room. She did okay - she was quite concerned though whenever she heard the door in the hallway, so that kept us all awake a bit during the night. But she did really well. This photo has lots going on - the big fella is using my girly leopard print reading glasses (and is secure in his masculinity!), Sabby is testing out her bed for the night. Hey, we had to pay an extra $25 for her, so damn right she was sleeping on the bed! She arranged her blankie and faux fur pad just so.
We went to Edmonton to take the big fella's mother to the Glenn Miller concert. It was as fantastic as it was when we went two years ago. There's nothing like a live performance. We had really good seats - perched up one level from the stage and close enough to see every band member's features and facial expressions and to hear the tapping of the band leader's heel when he counted into the next number.
It's nice to get dressed up and go out!
Sabrina got to have a sleep-over with three other greyhounds. Chinook Winds offers a "grey-sitting" service for your hound if you can't take her with you. We thought she would be more comfortable staying with some of "her people", so were lucky enough to make arrangements for her to stay in a home with three other greyhounds. We dropped her off early Friday afternoon and picked her back up late Saturday morning. When we first got there, the three other dogs were put outside (muzzles on, everyone!) and we brought Sabby out. There was a male and two other girls. The male was quite persistent about checking Sabby out, so she finally growled at him, chest-butted him and put him in line. They were best of pals after that. We had no worries leaving her there. She didn't eat much, but we didn't think she would. It was very heart-warming to come up to the door and be met by a herd of greys, Sabby happily in the middle of them. That has cemented in my mind the definite need to get a second dog for our pack. [The big fella continues to resist, but I'm more determined!]
Anyway, we drove back yesterday (and brought along the big fella's son for a visit). I got to ride in the back seat with Sabby. She loves the car - and settles in nicely. Mazda apparently engineered the Mazda 6 Sport specifically for her comfort:
And there's always more room in the living room for another squeaky toy!
Well, I have a ton of things to do today to get ready for the week. Oh, and hardly any knitting while I was away - bummer!
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