It is February 26th. I cannot sleep, and when I do I have weird dreams. Sack. Maybe I need to lay off the... oh wait, that doesn't work. Nothing to lay off. I think I need more exercise.
Anyways, I went skiing a lot over the past month. I skied some good pow. Pictures will come. They want to come now, but I should go to bed... although I am not tired. However, I know I will be tomorrow when I fall asleep on a stool in front of a patient. That might have happened, although I'll never admit it.
My brain needs a tranquilizer. So does my dog.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Cody!
So it's been awhile since I've actually written anything... I wish I could say I've been out playing in the snow, but that would be a lie... I have fallen in love, and my new object of affection has been taking up most my time lately.
It has been three weeks since I returned from Texas, and two weeks since Cody came into my life. Cody is a now 10 week old Australian Shepherd mix puppy that we got from the Colorado Puppy Rescue, and he is the cutest thing ever. He has tons of fluff, endless energy, and loves to play in the snow. I can't wait until he's bigger- he will make a great backcountry ski partner for Jamie and me. Unfortunately he has been sick which is the reason for my being stuck at home. Of course I don't mind taking care of the little dude, but it would be better for all of us if he wasn't sick. It was hard to see him so miserable when he's usually so full of life.
He's feeling much better now- got most of his energy back and no yakking all over the place, although he's still on his drugs. We're trying to keep him pretty quiet until he's done with his meds.
Housetraining has been a bit of a battle, as he knows it's a good thing to go outside, but doesn't realize it's a bad thing to go inside. We have gotten pretty good at figuring out when he's about to go, but I think we've gone through at least 1.5 giant cases of paper towels in the last two weeks! It's been a long time since I've had a puppy (I had my last dog for 13 years, don't remember too much about his puppyhood since I was so young) so I'm not sure when he will decide to start whining or something when he has to pee.
Yesterday he was feeling good enough that we were able to take him for his first "hike." By hike I mean a 15 minute walk on a trail about 2 minutes from our house. Good thing Golden has lots of trails close by as we don't want to wear him out yet! He had a great time running along (he takes about 10 steps to our one) and he hasn't quite figured out ice yet as he toppled over on his side on more than one occasion. Then he proceeded to sleep for the rest of the day.
Side note: My friends Katie and Bill are engaged. Yay, congratulations! They celebrated by skiing 2 feet of powder in Steamboat. I was only slightly jealous until I saw the pictures at which point I wanted to kill them. They met on the A-basin ski patrol, when Katie first became a candidate and Bill was her trainer, and it has been fun to see their relationship progressing over the past few years. They are two of my favorite climbing partners as well and it's fun to see them so happy. May they ski pow, climb rocks, ride bikes, and surf wind together until the end of time. =)
Here are a few pictures of Cody, in the first couple days we had him.
He thought it would be fun to take a shower with me.
Up at A-Basin: future backcountry ripper!
Our friend Gary thinks he looks like an Ewok.
Jamie playing tug-of-war with his favorite toy (which is ready for replacement after only 2 weeks.)
Me and Cody
Playing in the snow on the back porch
Visiting Jamie on patrol at A-basin
It has been three weeks since I returned from Texas, and two weeks since Cody came into my life. Cody is a now 10 week old Australian Shepherd mix puppy that we got from the Colorado Puppy Rescue, and he is the cutest thing ever. He has tons of fluff, endless energy, and loves to play in the snow. I can't wait until he's bigger- he will make a great backcountry ski partner for Jamie and me. Unfortunately he has been sick which is the reason for my being stuck at home. Of course I don't mind taking care of the little dude, but it would be better for all of us if he wasn't sick. It was hard to see him so miserable when he's usually so full of life.
He's feeling much better now- got most of his energy back and no yakking all over the place, although he's still on his drugs. We're trying to keep him pretty quiet until he's done with his meds.
Housetraining has been a bit of a battle, as he knows it's a good thing to go outside, but doesn't realize it's a bad thing to go inside. We have gotten pretty good at figuring out when he's about to go, but I think we've gone through at least 1.5 giant cases of paper towels in the last two weeks! It's been a long time since I've had a puppy (I had my last dog for 13 years, don't remember too much about his puppyhood since I was so young) so I'm not sure when he will decide to start whining or something when he has to pee.
Yesterday he was feeling good enough that we were able to take him for his first "hike." By hike I mean a 15 minute walk on a trail about 2 minutes from our house. Good thing Golden has lots of trails close by as we don't want to wear him out yet! He had a great time running along (he takes about 10 steps to our one) and he hasn't quite figured out ice yet as he toppled over on his side on more than one occasion. Then he proceeded to sleep for the rest of the day.
Side note: My friends Katie and Bill are engaged. Yay, congratulations! They celebrated by skiing 2 feet of powder in Steamboat. I was only slightly jealous until I saw the pictures at which point I wanted to kill them. They met on the A-basin ski patrol, when Katie first became a candidate and Bill was her trainer, and it has been fun to see their relationship progressing over the past few years. They are two of my favorite climbing partners as well and it's fun to see them so happy. May they ski pow, climb rocks, ride bikes, and surf wind together until the end of time. =)
Here are a few pictures of Cody, in the first couple days we had him.
Rolling in the towel after a shower
He thought it would be fun to take a shower with me.
Up at A-Basin: future backcountry ripper!
Our friend Gary thinks he looks like an Ewok.
Jamie playing tug-of-war with his favorite toy (which is ready for replacement after only 2 weeks.)
Me and Cody
Playing in the snow on the back porch
Visiting Jamie on patrol at A-basin
He does not like that doggy in the window.
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