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Good Monday to you all! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend. I know I had a pretty nice one! The weather was glorious (even if we did get a bit of rain) and we spent our weekend with friends.

Although we didn’t win anything of great import at the dog show, we took our young friend, Jenny out to a late lunch on Saturday. Went to Olive Garden where Ken and I hadn’t been in years. The food was great and we all ate until we groaned.

I was intrigued reading Becky’s account of visiting the Berner breeder to evaluate the puppies. We do much the same thing when evaluating a litter of Whippets, so that part was normal to me. Seeing the process through the eyes of someone who isn’t familiar with it was interesting and thought provoking. I kind of laughed to myself over Becky’s comment about needing a thick skin when doing this. It’s not so much a think skin as it is a realization of what your breed standard calls for in your breed and the desire to produce animals to that standard. Just like if you were looking for a piece of furniture with 4 legs carved in Queen Anne style, you wouldn’t want to settle for one with 3 legs of Louis XVII. It’s still pretty, but not correct, so you’ll let someone else buy it who’s looking for Louis XVII and you’ll continue to look for your Queen Anne.

I’m really excited about my upcoming trip. The closer it gets, the more excited I’m getting. My friend Lee is going to go with me so I won’t be traveling alone. We can split up the driving. Kens’ letting me take his precious Equinox with the OnStar system, so we’ll have emergency service at our fingertips should we need it.

I’m also excited because for the first time in nearly 4 months, I’m going to the gym! The puppy is finally out of his cast and off crate rest, so he’s outside in a pen with another dog to play with and I don’t have to rush home to let him out to pee. I’m so glad to get back into that routine!

I am also excited because one of the ladies I’ve become friends with online has had her baby. I didn’t even know she was pregnant until last week when she told all of us that she might be AWOL for a few days because of the imminent birth of her daughter. I told her I wanted to be honorary grandmother and she laughed and told me then that she and her husband had already decided to name the baby Margaret. She had little Maggie on Thursday and I now need to find something to send for the little one. They live in South Africa, so I’ll need to be inventive.

Well, I suppose I should get my mind back on work and close this post out.

I hope you have a wonderful day today!

Love to all,

Margaret