Fun Fourth

Fourth of July was very fun. Another chance to meet all of Jon's family. Thursday Polly and I went to help set up (see last post). Friday we went over early to do more prep. People came around 1pm. The grill was going, people brought a dish to share, there was swimming, hot tubbing, and lots of board games later in the night. We played a new game called Hoopla from Cranium until 3am! We spent the night there and in the morning started all over again-leftovers, more swimming and hot tubbing and more Hoopla and Apples to Apples.

New Friends

Polly and I went to the Moritz house to help get ready for the 4th party. Polly got to meet Elsa and Jay. Rocky at first but then they all got along. Jay and Polly really got along-they both had the same amount of puppy energy. Polly was VERY tired when we went home. She didn't even make it to the light before she was fast asleep. When we got home she went in the basement into her kennel and slept. She never goes in her kennel unless we tell her to because we are leaving. I took some really great pictures with my phone, but they are loading very small with a lot of white space around them. I will get some better pictures at the party tomorrow.

Family Reunion

Tamara came over to help with invitations and brought her kids and Jack-Polly's brother. They haven't seen each other since last October. Polly doesn't get to see other dogs (we haven't brought her to any dog parks yet), so we weren't sure how the encounter would go. She was apprehensive at first but then they couldn't stop playing with each other. It was fun to watch. They are 10 months. Jack is about 4-5 inches taller than Polly and is much more German Shepherd, where she is more Lab.

Left: Polly and Jack
Right: Polly(top), Jack on floor

Polly after about 4 hours of playing with Jack-she is pooped. Cooling off on the cement.

Brewers Day 1

Just got back from the Brewers game. They lost, but it was a very close game. I left early in the afternoon and spent time with Jodi, Brian, Gracie and Josey. They came over to the house and then followed us downtown. We had cheap seats, but the nice part is you could sit any where and you didn't have to sit next to each other. You could have a seat inbetween-a little elbow room.Gracie was telling me stories the whole game.

We all had to have a Chicago-style Dome Dog!
Gracie got changed in the parking lot and loves raspberries on her tummy.

Vacation

End of the fiscal year at Lifetouch. I had 3 days of vacation that was either use it or lose it. So I had yesterday, today and tomorrow off. I thought I was going to be so productive. Get all these things done. Yesterday, Polly rolled in something (smelled like fish), so I gave her a bath. The rest of the day we (Polly and I) pretty much slept, watched tv, and once and a while went outside (bathroom breaks). I thought with all the rest I got, today I would be ready to tackle something. Every time Polly has wanted to go outside I have been pulling weeds from the rock areas until the mosquitoes get to be too much. I went to have lunch and Polly didn't want to come in, so I left her outside. When I went to check on her she was rolling on the ground...again. I went to check what she was rolling in, I didn't see anything, but somehow she had poop on her. Do I try and give her a bath again (first time was not enjoyable-hint, leave the collar on to hold her) or do I bring her to Petco and pay the $15 to use their facilities? I tried my own bathroom again. This time it wasn't as bad. She stayed still and I learned not to use as much soap. She comes out looking like a big poof ball. What will tomorrow have in store? Jodi comes into town and we have the Twins/Brewers game in the evening. It is going to be a busy weekend. More posts to come.

STOMP

Last night Jon and I went to STOMP at the Ordway. Jon's parents bought tickets, they went to the 5pm show and we went to the 9pm show. I have seen a performance before when I was in high school with drumline. Some of the acts looked the same (still excellent), but I don't remember there being so much comedy. It was really great. Unfortunately, there were no pictures allowed, cell phone or otherwise. The acts that I think are new or that I couldn't remember from last time: Newspaper, big steel drums that they walk on, lighters, and audience participation.

Benefit for Andy Theisen

This afternoon Jon and I went to a benefit for a friend from work. They had raffles, pizza, bowling and a silent auction. There were two pictures from a Lifetouch photographer that I really wanted. I placed the minimum bid and then for the next two hours me and this other guy were bouncing back and forth by $5. I didn't want one without the other. I finally got up to $75 on each. Then some random person put in a bid of $90 on one. At this point I was hoping to get out bid on the other-I did. I ended up walking away with a picnic basket for $20. Now that Polly is fixed (when she has recovered) we will have to take her to a park for a picnic.

If you would like to know more about Andy you can visit his website.