“ Oh my gosh that is super cute about Lucy and her vacation plans. She’s going to have a ball with her ladies and her dog sitter and her (PetSitter) dvd and everything. When you come home, she’ll be like “Oh, it’s you. That’s nice. Now excuse me while I get back to my dvd”. That is freakin adorable that the neighborhood ladies have a soft spot for Miss Lucy, I guess she knows how to win friends and influence people. She’s going to be just fine!”
Posts Tagged ‘Lucy
23
May
08
T.G.I.F — more random than usual
TGIF holds so much more meaning when it is the Friday before a 3 day weekend. Yipee!!
In a nutshell, here’s what’s going on with me:
1. Dealing with conflicting emotions — leaving my baby is going to be SOOO hard. (she had tears in her eyes the last time I left for just one week). Meanwhile I just spoke with Anna who will be joining me in Miami and I’m really excited for our upcoming trip.
2. First things first though… I gotta survive 3 more days of work, yet another company dinner and a couple of big presentations next week.
3. Fun stuff in store for the weekend: lunch with a pal in Danville on Saturday, Fun times with great friends in Sausalito on Sunday (I heart wine & art festivals), BBQ Bash at A’s house on Sunday. A bit of baseball here and there, quality time with the pup, packing and relaxation should round things up and make it a GREAT weekend.
4. Yoga is getting easier and I’m starting to get addicted. I feel stronger and my body feels more alive too. May try a class on the cruise.
5. Barry Zito: 0 – 8 (first pitcher to start the season 0-8 since 1890!!) Do I laugh or cry? He’s pitching tonight…
6. Learned another technology product in 10 minutes thanks to a competent Partner — awesome!
22
May
08
Blah blah blog
I’m not in the mood to blog, but feel obligated to do so. Lame, I know. I’ll try to make this tolerable to you all, but I’m guessing it will be a lot of rambling blah blah blah. Guess inspiration comes and goes.
I have a not so fun call to make later this afternoon, and I’ll be meeting a potential dog walker for Lucy for when we are away. Hopefully I can sneak in a yoga session in between.
It’s funny, I started asking folks on the trail if they have recommendations for Dog Sitters/Walkers and it is amazing how many people offered to walk her themselves… she’s certainly a much-loved dog!
I think I’ll have her favorite walking ladies take her out in the a.m. as they walk about the same amount as Lucy is used to each day. Then, I’ll have the Dog Sitter come for play and maybe a shorter walk later in the day. That, and with visits from her favorite Auntie A, hopefully she’ll be so tired out, she won’t even miss us!
I also realized yesterday upon doing a bit of research, that cell phone / internet access on the boat is stupendously expensive….. as in the range of $4.50/minute! Yikes. Looks like I won’t be blogging for at least a week starting on the 31st. The week after, I’ll be in Orlando dealing with tradeshow madness, so chances aren’t so good then either. Guess I’ll have to make note of my blogworthy anecdotes and play catch up upon my return.
09
May
08
Sleeping beauty.
Well maybe beauty isn’t the right word…
02
May
08
Worried Mama…
This morning Lucy and I went on our daily “walkie”. When we got to her favorite part where the trail opens up and there’s a nice sized meadow where she can sprint around and around, I noted that the grass had gotten quite dry and tall.
About an hour after we returned home, Lucy started sneezing uncontrollably, clearly she was in agony. It wasn’t subsiding so Pete took her to the vet.
Apparently she got a foxtail up her nose and they would need to sedate her and use forceps to get it out. Poor baby! She’s at the vet now and the house seems so empty without her.
Oh, I must mention the pricetag for the vet visit: $420! Ouch. Ayelet told me, “you could stay at a five star hotel for that price!” Double ouch. Oh well, my Lucy is worth 5 stars!
22
Apr
08
Happiness is…
I have always loved Charles Schultz’ notion of simple pleasures.
Happiness is… watching your beloved dog run through the meadow… in tall grass so all you see is the crown of her head and flopping ears emerge every second or so as she pops up to get a quick view.
I better go find the anti-tick spray!
21
Apr
08
Not your girly girl
Today Pete and I were noticing how filthy dirty the bedding (where Lucy sleeps) has gotten. Pete noted that he’d given her a bath two times in the past few days.
This dog loves to be as dirty as possible. As soon as she possibly can after getting a bath, she’ll go outside and roll around in the dirt.
I said to Pete, “you’d think she’d get a clue that she’s just going to get more baths if he keeps getting dirty”. Pete said, “she’s probably saying the same thing about us.”
