bundled

it's turned back into winter now. it snowed yesterday morning and we're supposed to get more today. it was probably cold enough to snow on saturday at our shelter's event mardi paws. but we all bundled up and it was a really fun day. i brought colby and he had an amazing time. i think that's the most dogs he's seen at once. an old friend came to hang out too. she made the day even more fun. gareth got some terrible news yesterday at work. apparently the new company that owns bbuster now has suspended severence payouts. and he can't put in his two weeks to just quit because the store closes in two weeks. the only reason he's stayed on this long is because of the severence. and now he's not getting it. did i

say this was a bad company? i meant it's a horrible company. we did get our payout event at my store for our online drive. dinner at a steakhouse. can't complain about a free meal. i'll be getting another tonight. i think this is the first day gareth and i have had off together all month.

ready

the weather can't seem to decide if it's winter or spring yet. we had a lovely weekend. on my day off i took colby to the dog park. it was the first time we'd gone since our injuries last year. he had a blast. on another day off my parents came to r'mond and i got to join them for a nice lunch at mom's favorite place carinis. now it's cloudy, cold and wet outside. a good day for giving colby a bath before wellness clinic tonight. not a lot else to do which is fine with me. i've gotten to see a few movies lately. two documentaries; countdown to zero and outrage. the first about the history and current status of nuclear weapons. the second about gays in government. both interesting. the first scary the second kinda sad. never let me go i thought was pretty good. gareth didn't think so especially since it had already been done twice. the second time in the island which got sued

by the original creator. gareth's been having a hard time at his closing store. the manager got another job and left with no one in charge. he's been working a lot and can't wait for the store to close in less than a month. all the other stores in our area are closed or in the process of closing now. so my store has been busier than ever and everyone coming in is annoyed about their store closing. it's a bad ending for both of us working for this bad company. i'm glad we're getting ready to move on.

antics

i got this great shot of colby the other day after getting home from bbuster. apparently he's become bored with my antics. but i have not. we went home last weekend for a visit. it was the first time i brought colby since christmas. he had a great time until he ran into both neighbors' yards. no more off leash for him. mom seemed to enjoy our visit too. the surgeon officially declared her healed this week. we're all happy to hear that. gareth and i watched the oscars last weekend. the king's speech won big. i guess gareth and my dad were right about it being so good. i finally saw 127 hours. it's really good but really gets in your head. i got the book it's based on. we went to the borders that's closing and gareth bought us a bunch of stuff. the spay and neuter clinic was cancelled this week so i got a day off. we did have wellness last night and i always go visit the dogs at the kennel while i'm there. there's a bunch of new ones that should be posted on petfinder soon. maybe i'll get to take some pics.