Sunny Day

We had a nice morning walk... but it gets cold when having to be still according to James. :) Brrrr, having to sit in the snow... cold, cold, cold!!! :)

Late Night Walk

I just came back in from "the-late-night pee-&-poo-walk" with Jay. And it was so nice with all the snow that Jay and I couldn't help ourselves, we had to go for a longer walk. Considering it's gonna get warmer in the next few days, we better enjoy the snow ... 'cause soon, soon it will all be gone.:(

A few seconds ago my young son came out in the living-room with something in his mouth, all happy and playful. I was like "now what?" ... 'cause if it's not my slippers it's something else... and it was a BIG piece of foam from his bed. I swear, there is like nothing left of his bed soon. He has completely demolished it. Every chance he gets he goes to attack on that poor bed... either rips foam pieces from it, or rapes it. The boy is freak! :)

Effective

I've gotten lots done today, I am proud of myself . :) Started the day by heading out to the forest with Jay, and after a nice off leash walk it was time for training. I hooked him up to the WP harness and we went for another long walk while he was pulling the chain. The whole time the snow was coming down like crazy... Came home and attacked the vacuum and the mop. Just as I was done cleaning, Mr. L came home with lunch. After getting some yummy food in the tummy, it was time to shower and head out, we had LOTS of errands to take care of so we were out all afternoon and did not get back home until early evening. This means that no school work has been done today (damn it!) but tomorrow I will have to attack the damn books...:(

We got the "Obama T-shirts" today, and James has already tried his. It fitted him perfect. :)

Congrats..

Congratulations -

to Gabbi & Vilma who did great at the big Terrier Show today (Terrierderbyt i Borås). It was their first show and Vilma came 2nd in the junior class (1kv, 2 kk)..

I'm very proud of my fellow training partner. :)

...next up - Hund 2008 in Stockholm...

The Coolest Dude Ever

How cool can one guy be??!!! My fabulous older Tiger.. :)

The Training Crew

Waking up to sunshine and powder fresh snow is not the worst thing that can happen. The snow made James wild... (like he wasn't wild before!!!). He was sooooo happy and wanted nothing else than to run around and act foolish in the snow. He had a serious "go at it" in the snow tonight when we took him out for his evening walk... I let him go in the park and he looked more like a reindeer than anything else the way he bounced around. :)

Anyhow, I remembered to bring the camera to training today. I thought more people would have showed up since we had such nice weather but I guess they were busy elsewhere... We started out with drag weight (a walk in the forest with chains) and continued with cart training once we were back at the club. Below are some pics ...

Above: My Baby is working it... and going crazy on the 2nd pic. :)

Above: It gets cold in-between pulls so the cover came on. He's looking quite sophisticated in his "coat", doesn't he. :)

Below are pics of Jay's TEAMMATES who were at training today:


Above: Dino the Dalmatian

Above: Affe the Dobbie... He was a hard working man today. :)

Above: Stig-Helmer the Staff (a.k.a. Stigge).

Above: Bosse the Bullterrier

Above: A new teammate who was there for the first time today... The little man did one pull with the cart towards the end of training, and he did excellent.

Wakey, Wakey

I was up earlier today than the time I usually get up during the week. :) I was at the grocery store at 8 a.m. The only people there, were some retirees (who've probably been up since 5 am) and myself. :)

We're about to get ready and go to WP training in a few... We got snow overnight so it may be cold for little Jamie in-between pulls, but I will bring his cover. :) I might even bring the camera, if I can manage to remember...

Shopaholic or not?

I used to love shopping for clothes and accessories but for about 3 years now, I have been a poor student living on savings (no, no student loans) which means I have been living on US dollars in Sweden. You might have heard that the dollar has been at its almost all-time low ... and that translates to getting royally screwed (on my part). Now, when I’m almost done in school, the freakn’ dollar is getting stronger. So you might think, ok the bad luck is about to turn … but oh no. Instead the whole world is suffering from a recession and people are being laid off both left and right. However, it's mainly the blue-collar workers (not fair, I know) who are affected the most by this, so I might get by... mm, I hope! But having said that, companies may implement a no-hire freeze which would affect my ass too. Just my freakn luck!

Well, anyhow. Back to shopping… I mean, the shopping that has been non-existent for almost 3 years. I can’t wait to start working again so I can shop and begin to look like a “normal person” … I used to love fabulous brands like Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, you name it ..but I have sunk to my all time low. My question is though, will I truly enjoy shopping as much as I used to or have I become too old to truly care? Some of my friends think I might not care for the brands and the shopping as much anymore, while Mr. L is a firm believer that the shopping devil is still very much inside of me, and that he (the devil) has gone NO WHERE. He’s just waiting to be let out again… hahaha.. Well, its remained to be seen.

I did a little shopping today though, considering I felt I can barley go outside the house anymore without looking like a trashy I-don’t-know-what. I got a pair of pants at MQ and some tops at Gina Tricot. In an attempt to be a little hip I was gonna take pics of my new clothes and post it on my blog, but I was forced back to reality pretty fast. :) I was in the bedroom playing photographer when I heard Mr. L say: “what are you doing in there?"...He went on by saying: “please don’t tell me you are taking pics of your new clothes?”… I didn't want to answer, but after a few seconds I felt I had no other option but to whisper out a tiny "yes". Mr L. said: “how old are you? 4 going on 14?”… LOL… Well it woke me up and I knew too, I’m just too old for that stuff. I’m hoping though, once the mula/ chashola (call it whatever you want) is starting to role in again, I will return to shopping like a got damn maniac! :)

Ps. I will stick to taking pics of my sons instead… and speaking of...my young son wanted to help out while I was taking pics of the clothes, and this is what he looked like…

"Mommy, please let me help you... you seem to have so much fun. I know you can't say no to me when I look this cute". :)

My beloved son is 9

Alih's delicious cake made out of Musch (Jay's yummy food according to Alih) and cat food. :)

*** Happy Birthday, Alih!!!! ***

** 9 years old on November 21, 2008 **

We cheated though and had the b-day party yesterday at my folks place (here in the city), since Alih was going to the country last night with his grandparents - his regular weekend retreat. ;)

Below are pics from the party. :)

Above: The B-day boy is excited about his party and must keep a watchful eye on the "making" of the cake. :)

Above: The cake smells FABULOUS... And opening up gifts (here a stuffed hedgehog) is one of Alih's specialties. :)

Above: The 2nd gift - could there possibly be a big yummy bone in there... ??
And then, some play-time with the new stuffed animal. One can never get too old for that ..

A happy & content B-day Boy! :)

Hard At Work

This is how the big boys do it (see the clip)... Jayness takes it a little bit more easy, I must say. Rebel, the dog on the clip, weights 56 lbs and pulls 6613 lbs, 118x's his own body weight....Hm, let's see... James weights 67 lbs and the heaviest we've let him pull is approx. 440 lbs. :)