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gives me some hope for the future of the world (despite other indications). My trip to California may have disrupted my exercise schedule, but a lovely wedding, rare good conversation with my brother, and welcoming my grand-niece Aria to the world more than made up for that.
Sat, 11/5 - 8 pts
Sun, 11/6 - 12 pts
Mon, 11/7 - 6 pts
Tues, 11/8 - 4 pts
Wed, 11/9 - 2 pts
Thurs, 11/10 - 8 pts
Fri, 11/11 - 2 pts
Sat, 11/12 - 6 pts
Total = 121 pts

Freddy just got neutered and had a hernia repair, so we are supposed to keep him quiet for at least 10 days - ha! This little bundle of energy is impossible to keep still - the world is just too exciting! However, we are doing our best and monitoring his incisions closely. He's healing nicely, so we can't be doing too bad of a job. He absolutely hates the Cone of Shame (who wouldn't) - we all can't wait until he is fully healed and can go back to normal!
Mon, Oct. 10 - 4 pts
Tues, Oct. 11 - 8 pts
Wed, Oct 12 - 8 pts
Thurs, Oct. 13 - 6 pts
Total = 187

is amazing! If you haven't already read his work, you really should. And be ready to think!
Sun, 10/2 - 8 pts
Mon, 10/3 - 6 pts
Tues, 10/4 - 4 pts
Wed, 10/5 - 8 pts
Thurs, 10/6 - 8 pts
Fri, 10/7 - 6 pts

We had another exciting geocache adventure this weekend. We were trying to find a cache called "Seldom Seen Trail" at the South Chagrin Reservation (with 2 doggies, of course). The description said that it looked like a social trail, so we tried a bunch of random, semi-trails which only led to bush-wacking but no luck. All along I was asking J if we were going to get lost and he assured me that we were fine. Eventually we gave up on that trail, found another cache, and decided to head back to the car. That was when I discovered that J and I had very different definitions of the word "lost": When he said we weren't going to get lost, he meant that he knew where we were and he knew where the car was - but it turns out that he didn't know how to get from here to there. Not knowing how to get from here to there is exactly my definition of "lost".
Of course, it turned out fine. As we attempted to find the way back to the car, we stumbled upon the actual "Seldom Seen Trail" which did, indeed, turn out to be lovely. We found that cache, found another dog-walker who gave us directions back to the parking lot, and got back to the car in a much more direct route. The dogs, of course, loved every minute.
Fri, Sept 23 - 8 pts
Sat, Sept 24 - 12 pts
Sun, Sept 25 - 12 pts
Mon, Sept 26 - 8 pts
Total = 71 pts

After several weeks of exciting and wonderful travel of various types, it's actually lovely to be home and settling back into our version of normal life. True, we are swamped with mundane details and paperwork, but it's a good thing that we actually like our normalcy. It might not seem normal to some people, but it works for us.
Sun, 9/11 - 8 pts
Mon, 9/12 - 4 pts
Tues, 9/13 - 8 pts
Wed, 9/14 - 8 pts
Thurs, 9/15 - 8 pts
Fri, 9/16 - 4 pts
Sat, 9/17 - 8 pts
Total = 157 pts

Our dog breeder has decided that he won't bother breeding Tickit any more or showing Freddy. This means that we have no more obligations and the dogs are totally ours! What a relief!
Tues, 7/26 - 8 pts
Wed, 7/27 - 2 pts
Thurs, 7/28 - 8 pts
Fri, 7/29 - 8 pts
Total = 85 pts (some points redeemed)

Freddy finally got all his shots and was given the go-ahead for long walks. We got in one day of walks and even some geocaching (just Southerly Park, but at least it was something). It felt great and the dogs adored it! Now, the very next day, Tickit goes into heat. So no long walks again - at least not with both dogs. I will be so glad when this whole breeding process is over!
Sat, 7/15 - 4 pts
Sun, 7/16 - 8 pts
Mon, 7/17 - 4 pts
Tues, 7/18 - 8 pts
Wed, 7/19 - 4 pts
Total = 180 pts

After all, I found myself able to listen to music while accomplishing things and the piles of paper were seeming a bit more manageable. I was even wondering if this might be like when my kids turned around 3 years old: still very absorbing, but just slightly independent enough to take a breath.
Then I realized that I had entered a whole month's worth of checks into the wrong Quicken account.
Oh well, maybe not quite yet . . .
Thurs, 6/30 - 8 pts
Fri, 7/1 - 8 pts
Sat, 7/2 - 8 pts
Sun, 7/3 - 4 pts
Mon, 7/4 - 4 pts
Tues, 7/5 - 4 pts
Wed, 7/6 - 4 pts
Thurs, 7/7 - 4 pts
Total = 106 pts

There's nothing like it (except, possibly, live theater)! Simply no comparisons to the recorded versions.
Fri, 6/24 - 6 pts
Sat, 6/25 - 2 pts
Total = 30 pts

hoards of people waiting at each rapid stop as I drive to work! Seeing the mass of excited fans flocking to go downtown for the Cavs celebration party was very impressive. I'm not into sports myself, and I didn't see a single Cavs game, but this positive energy is inspirational and I hope that it will be good for Cleveland.
Sat, 6/18 - 4 pts
Sun, 6/19 - 8 pts
Mon, 6/20 - 4 pts
Tues, 6/21 - 8 pts
Total = 156 pts