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Mar 06 2009

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Daily Dose 03/06/2009

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Well, another week down. It started off for us with the big snow and trying to get the fence repaired where the snow had broken it down and is going to end with us cutting up the tree that’s bent over the fence. It’s not touching it, but the 50′ tree broke roughly in half and the crown is in the back yard. Getting that down without crushing the fence may be trickier than it first appears.

Other than that, nothing particularly earth shattering is scheduled for this weekend. I have two-thirds of the laundry done already, so that leaves me with one last load to wash, dry & put away and one to fold and put away and one to dry, fold and put away. Well, that’s if I continue to ignore the pile of dog laundry accumulating on the back porch smile_embaressed

Ken and I tried to plan show strategies for next month. He has a week off from the 6th through the 10th and then a day off on the 24th. There are shows we could easily go to every weekend that month and we may just do that. Beginning with Charlotte, NC on the 4th & 5th, then the Whippet Nationals in Atlanta the 6th-11th, Columbia, SC on the 18th & 19th and 3 different sets of shows the 24th, 25th and 26th.

One set is in West Virginia and it’s a 4 day circuit with a supported entry for Whippets on one day. We talked about that one pretty seriously. It’s just barely over the VA/WV state line, so is a reasonable drive for us and because of the 4 days and supported entry is likely to draw majors in Whippets. The judges also look pretty good for Nikki.

The other strong favorite is the tiny little show in Waccamaw, NC. We love going to that show because it’s just fun. The club encourages very casual beach wear (sarongs, Hawaiian shirts, etc). Because it’s so tiny, it’s hard to get any points there — the Whippet entry is usually 2-3 of each sex and no specials. Ken’s thinking it might be an easy place to get a group win and Best In Show. Nikki is certainly nice enough to pull that off. I wish we could wait until after the Nationals to make a final decision, but entries close before that, so we’ll have to decide without knowing if Nikki will do anything spectacular or not.

The third set of shows is in Montgomery, AL. We also enjoy going to Montgomery although we usually go for the fall shows in November which often coincide with Thanksgiving Day weekend. Right now, it’s running a distant third. 

Decisions, decisions, decisions……

Eddie shared some photos of the kids in the snow. It’s great getting these. I don’t get enough. It’s hard being a grandparent virtually.

 

 

Well, I recon I need to get back to work.

Y’all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! Hope your weather is going to be as nice as ours is supposed to be.

Love to all,

Margaret

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