Happy Halloween!

I would like to wish everybody - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Mr. L & I are going home to a Canadian couple for dinner tonight - a tame Halloween Party in other words. :) I'm really looking forward to it though - she's a psychologist and he's some hot shot at Atlas Copco I believe... super nice folks, I liked them immediately. He's actually Swedish but has lived in Canada for many, many years. We know them thanks to she and Mr. L studying Swedish together. Not to mention, I am really looking forward to a home cooked meal. :)

When we were at their house the first time, she had been baking and preparing all kinds of yummy eatable stuff ... and she was so nervous for having a Swedish woman come to her house. When I heard that, I was like "why?"... and her answer was "well, all Swedish women know how to cook, they are excellent in the kitchen". I could calm her down PRETTY FAST by saying "well that may apply to some Swedes, but not this one... if it means I'm too much American, I don't know.. but I sure as heck can't do anything in the kitchen". And you know what - I don't care! I was not born to slave around in some damn kitchen - at least that's my take on it. :) I have a man who can cook, unfortunately he doesn't cook often enough as far as I'm concerned (damn it!) :)). The fact that women should all be cooking (the way it often is here in Sweden) is old fashioned to me. Yup, you heard me! :)

Anyhow, it started snowing last night, but it's still a little bit too warm outside so the snow melts as soon as it hits the ground. My friend Miss Hazel Girl who lives an hour north of us has gotten some snow that didn't melt. An hour by car is enough for the weather to be quite different at times. Check out how it looks outside her house by clicking here. And yes, she really lives in the middle of the forrest. :) Then again, it's the same thing in LA, by just driving 2 hours you'll be in Big Bear with lots of snow but that's on a much higher altitude though. Anyhow...

Our lazy butts did not wake up until 9:50 A.M. this morning .That is REALLY late for us. It probably happens once a year, if that. I woke up with Jay right next to me, he was in the middle of the bed between Mr. L & I, while Alih was snorting his butt away on his bed... hahahaha.. I don't know why we were all so tired today! :)

Happy Halloween!!!!!!
Wishing you all a fabulous evening & weekend!!!!

Chillin'

Seems I got a "fake" fall break this week. There is nothing in school I have to do -WONDERFUL! ... so I decided to officially make it a vacation week. :) Squeezed in some movie time yesterday - I watched 3 movies ..hihi...I have not watched any movies in so long, so I have lots of catching up to do.

The WP training tonight was a success. James did really well... I'm proud over my little wild baby. On our way home from training, we picked up the old fabulous baby. He came from the country but he's back home now. Yummy Man! We have already exchanged LOTS of kisses. :)

Gotta watch what's left of Grey's Anatomy. Ciao!

Holy Moly

James has been entered into Hund 2008 (held in Stockholm in the beginning of December)... it's a really BIG Dog Show... And I will have to show him myself... SCARED!!! Pardon my French, but I will crap my pants... lol. Gabbi & I will go together since Vilma (her doggie) has been entered as well. I will be super nervous but it will be lots of fun too! James brother Atlas will be shown and Jay's breeder is coming with a couple of her dogs... so it will be fun, fun! It's also the first time James is being shown in the Intermediate class (unghundsklassen).

Thank God the judge who held the handler class last weekend, will have another training day in the beginning of November. Guess who's going.... :)

The End of Summer Time

No one told me summer time ended today... Usually you hear it all over - "Don't forget to change your clocks tonight"... But not this time around. It took me a few minutes to figure out WHY I had a different time on my laptop compared to my watch. :)

Pics from WP Training

I actually remembered to bring the camera to training this morning, so I finally got some pics. Jay still has to borrow a harness and today he borrowed it from a dalmatian so it was a little bit too big for him but it still worked... I thought Jay did really well, actually all the dogs that pulled today did great! It's contagious I guess. :)

Above: Work it, work it, work it!!! ... Such a strong baby, eh! :)


Above: Here he's pulling approx. 200kg (=440 lbs). The cart weighs about 50kg (= 110lbs) and each weight weights about 50kg. That's as heavy as we have ever gone with him considering he's still just a young man. On the 2nd pic, the baby is looking his normal cute self while having to wait in-between pulls.

Above: The first pic is of Bosse the Bullterrier, and the 2nd pic is of Stig-Helmer the English Staff. They are brothers (i.e. they come from the same household) thus having matching harnesses. :)


Above: Normally 2 members of the training crew but today they decided to observe instead. :)

14 months

The Blue Baby is 14 months today! :) But not a grown man just yet... he's more like a troubled teenager. :)

Almost time to Vote!

**Obama**Obama**Obama**Obama**Obama**Obama**

Honestly, I would never vote for the republican party as they represent something I truly don't believe in.

A Sex Freak

... and I'm not talking about Mr. L. :) It's my young boy I'm referring to. He more or less rapes his bed every night (if he's given the opportunity), he aggressively licks both me and Mr. L if he gets a chance.

The boy has hormones raging through his body, and has had for some time now... so a few more nicknames have been added to his list: The King of Sex and the Rapist (as Mr. L calls him :)).

Friday

Yes, it's Friday!!!....

Ah, it's lovely. I really love Friday evenings!!!
We had chicken & sweet potatoes for dinner tonight. Yum!

This morning, Mr. L and I went for a nice long walk with Jay (about 10 km = 6.2 miles)... Jay loved it as he could be off leash for almost half the walk. The Wild Crazy Baby was running around chasing mice (or whatever he thought he could hear under ground), digging and acting crazy and just having a blast... His face was totally dirty when we finally made it home. :)

We have WP training on the schedule tomorrow morning. I'm really looking forward to that, hopefully the weather will be on our side. I'm gonna try to remember to bring along the camera. Would be fun with some pics...

Now, back to enjoying the evening. Ciao!

Obedience w. Jay & Great News From Friends...

Jay and I trained obedience both tonight and last Monday night with Anna & Aston at the Dog Club. We always work on the heel command, did some recall, jump over hurdle etc. Tonight Jay was quite alert I thought..He’s getting better and better! But we are far behind some of the dogs at the club.. hihi.. it was quite a lot of dogs there tonight and some of them are sooooo damn good. It’s fun just sitting there watching them, also very inspiring!

Got some great news from my fabulous friend Paty in LA, she and her man are gonna move up to Mammoth Mountain for a few months during the winter season so they can enjoy LOTS of snowboarding (which they love)… I love people who aren’t afraid of doing something different, and for having the guts to take chances. Cosmo & Eddie will have a fabulous time too.. All the best to you guys while enjoying the Winter Wonderland. :)

Oh, and some more great news. My study partner, Ulrika, got a job! CONGRATULATIONS!!!