earth

colby's been feeling much better this week so we got to do a lot. i took him home for a visit to my parents' on one of my days off. we stopped by a friend's workplace on the way and got to run around the gardens. at my parents' house i took him skateboarding for the first time. got him a harness so he could pull me. he kinda got the concept. we had fun on our walk/skate with mom. he actually was let off leash when we played fetch in the yard and did well staying in the grass. we went exploring in the woods and he walked into the lake a little. dad and i took him on a raft ride as the sun was setting. it was a nice day. the next day i had off as well and it was earth day. i went out to the farm and spent three hours taking care of the new horse there. he's been cruely neglected and he's in pretty bad shape. but with the help of the rescue hopefully he'll be happy and healthy soon. the birds have started coming to the feeder. it's nice to see some wildlife right outside the window. we got to see oceans. it was enjoyable. also watched the imaginarium of doctor parnassus. it was interesting. it was supposed to rain all weekend and into the beginning of the week but i've only seen a few showers pass through. we went back to the dog park yesterday. he was happy to see his girlfriend but after she left he didn't really know how to make new friends. i hope he gets better at that. we'll just have to go more.

hanging

another dog filled week. but this one wasn't so good. he had the runs early last week so we took him to the vets. he had an overgrowth of bacteria in his gi tract. probably from all the treats at the pet store over the weekend. they put him on antibiotics and probiotics and a bland diet. i always joke about him being like our baby but i really felt like it giving him baby food for a few days there. he's getting back on his regular food now but we have to take it slow. he threw up last night. i hope he starts feeling better soon. poor pup's been taking it easy for a week now. not too much else going on. i finally got something to put my bird feeder up outside on the window. i hope the birds figure out it's there and start coming soon. i also hung my magnificent spider plant up outside. gareth and i had a date night last friday. we stayed in and saw crazy heart. it was pretty good. i'm looking forward to seeing oceans this coming weekend. earth day is thursday and i'm off but he's working so i'll have to find something entertaining to do outside. hopefully with a healthy dog.

country

i actually got two days off in a row last week. unfortunately it was at the beginning of the week and now i'm in the middle of working seven days straight. on one of the days off we went back home to pick up my parents' old treadmill. it's actually for colby. we've seen numerous times on the dog whisperer that it's a great way to exercise dogs. it's going to take some training to get him up and running though and that hasn't happened yet. he had his last class on friday. passed with flying colors. our trainer always told us (including colby) what a great dog he was. i took him to puppy play at the store again on saturday. his girlfriend was there and the owner invited us to go to a real dog park with them on sunday. he had so much fun with the twenty something dogs there. i've never seen him run so much. i don't think he ever has. he passed out as soon as we got home. gareth's bday was also last week. we didn't get to do anything for it since we were both working. i hope we get some time off together soon. we did get to hang out together on easter with my family in louisa. they all got to meet colby and he had a good time out in the country. we had a good time out there too : ]

pineapple

i got a new cord for my laptop but i'm still on gareth's computer. i don't know what the problem is with mine now. probably the fact that it's four years old. i did get caught up on my webshots album though. most pics are of colby since he's the most photogenic thing around. he learned how to shake and roll over tonight. next week is graduation. i'll definitely have some pics of that. it's been such a nice week out. i think it's been eighty the past day or so. i've started taking budd out in the side yard. colby's been doing pretty good with him but a turtle's an exciting thing to have around. we've gotten as far as letting the dog sniff kitt through the gate. she doesn't like it. i think that will be the true test for his graduation. gareth went to see clash of the titans last night. we saw a few good movies on dvd (blu ray) this week. sherlock holmes was as enjoyable as we'd thought it would be. hachi was a good but sad one. i don't think anyone could watch it without crying. i got a post card from my traveling friend today with pineapples on it. made me miss summer at my parents house out on our raft in the middle of the lake eating fresh pineapple. maybe i'll get to do that soon.