Lucy continues to grow. We've found, after many long, loud afternoons, that if you give both of the dogs a rawhide they'll shut the hell up. Probably not a good parenting tool, but there are times that Rachelle and I would actually like to talk to each other. Or watch another episode of "House Hunters". We've now been to three puppy classes. Lucy slept through the first one, cowered through the second one and finally decided at the third that it wasn't so bad. What changed her mind seemed to be the treats that teacher Julie hands out. Lucy was hiding under the chair until Julie started training one of the other dogs and was rewarding her with treats. That got Lucy's attention. She was much more involved in puppy class after that. I still wouldn't say she's a stellar pupil, but she's pretty good. MUCH better than the lab who took a huge dump towards the end of class #2. We were dismissed a little early that night. Glad it wasn't our dog.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Birthday Gift
So I'm really excited that my second birthday gift from Rachelle came today. It's such a cool, useful gift that it was on back-order. No, it's not the PowerBook. She got me a USB-powered drink cooler. It's like a coaster that you plug into your USB port and it keeps your drink cold. The instructions show you putting a soda on it, but we all know what these things were really made for. Beer. Or a gin/vodka drink of some sort. Maybe something with an umbrella. Now I can always have an icy-cold beverage next to my computer as I spend hours searching for internet porn. (OK, it doesn't take hours to find internet porn, but it takes a while to find the good stuff.) I'll keep you updated on how it works, but so far I'm diggin' it.
I do have a restaurant review this week. Rachelle and I went to the Gold Miner Cafe in Folsom. Tiny, weird place, but the food rocks. And the portions are ginormous. I got the Lumberjack Special, which was 2 pancakes bigger than my head, 2 pieces of bacon, 2 pieces of sausage, 2 pieces of ham and 2 eggs. I know it sounds like it might be too much, but it was quite tasty. The line runs out the door, but it moves fast. We actually walked in and were offered what apparently is a very unpopular table because everybody else was waiting for something better. Worked fine for us and we didn't have to wait. Suckers.
I do have a restaurant review this week. Rachelle and I went to the Gold Miner Cafe in Folsom. Tiny, weird place, but the food rocks. And the portions are ginormous. I got the Lumberjack Special, which was 2 pancakes bigger than my head, 2 pieces of bacon, 2 pieces of sausage, 2 pieces of ham and 2 eggs. I know it sounds like it might be too much, but it was quite tasty. The line runs out the door, but it moves fast. We actually walked in and were offered what apparently is a very unpopular table because everybody else was waiting for something better. Worked fine for us and we didn't have to wait. Suckers.
Scary Dog?
Lucy can look a little scary, but she's really just enjoying a belly-rub. She's getting HUGE. Fourteen weeks as of yesterday (earlier versions of this blog said 14 months) and she weighs in at 23.6 pounds. Bo's seven or eight years old and he's only 36 pounds. I see some great games of "rope" in the near future.
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