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Begging me to give him the cardboard box, he promised he’d make a super cool fort we could play in all day. Bookmark
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Lola Loves Water
Miles has a best friend. Her name is Lola. She was a showgirl. Sorry. It had to be done. Lola loves water. No matter where it comes from — lake, ocean, her own water dish… She seems to especially love...
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How’d He Do That?
I woke to the sound of a frantic dog barking yesterday morning. Greg had just returned from taking Lola and Miles to the dog park. He let Miles off the leash first while he wrangled with the harness he...
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A Year as Ours
It was a year ago that we brought Miles home. At ~6 pounds, this red ball was a formidable competitor. Now, at 72 pounds, he’s barely interested. He took immediately to clicker training and was sitting...
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Bullet = Dodged
We dodged a bullet last week. I woke up at 5:45 and was surprised to not find Miles wedged in between me and Greg. I found him on the couch, taking up as much space as possible and quite content. I...
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Weekend Pics
We went to Tahoe this weekend, likely making it the last winter trip of the season. I *finally* broke even on my Squaw Valley Season Pass and otherwise engaged in a bunch of debauchery with friends....
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Pics from Wildflower
I want to share a few Wildflower photos that were taken by friends of ours. First, an early morning shot of all the athletes racing: The three guys on the left (Joe, Martz, and Kidder’s 14-YO son Kyle)...
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Competing in the Wildflower triathlon is difficult. <– This is an understatement. But it’s worth it because of the real fun that happens back at camp and on the way home. When leaving Lake San...
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Vineman Monte Rio
Greg and I raced the inaugural Vineman Monte Rio olympic distance triathlon on June 2. We had visited the Russian River area of Sonoma County a couple of weeks prior to that and rode part of the bike...
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This past weekend was the final training weekend before the Santa Barbara Triathlon. I put together a “mock tri” for myself. Since I’ve been making it up as I go training-wise this year, I figured it...
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Miles and his brother Tater were reunited after 12+ months of not seeing each other. Miles on the left They seemed to remember each other and played as though they had never been separated. So many of...
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Mandatory Happy Hour
Greg sent an IM to me this afternoon, saying he would be attending a mandatory happy hour at work at 4 PM. I quipped that “mandatory happy” is an oxymoron. He agreed, adding that he would die in...
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Miles is TWO!
Miles is TWO! So far, he hasn’t forgotten his commands and still answers quickly (and correctly) when asked whosagoodboy? I realize it’s all suspect. Now that he’s a teenager, he should start to be...
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Lately (6 months of it)
Do you guys realize it’s May? Sorry I dropped off the earth for the first almost-half of the year. Here’s what I’ve been up to: Not Training for Anything! This is probably the most exciting thing I...
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Miles gained an affinity for his Halloween costume when he found out where lions register on the food chain. Look at the determination in his eyes! He is out to get his next prey: string cheese. Miles’...
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Here is Miles at the beach in Santa Barbara on January 2. He’s been struggling with a limp for the last month and we had to separate him from his best friend, Mr. ChuckIt, while we figured out what was...
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Murphy!
In my last post, I made a reference to “dogs.” As in “more than one dog.” Meet Murphy! Murphy is Pete’s puppy that we have had the privilege of taking care of most every day since last July. Pete went...
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MDW Kayaking Adventure
We headed north over the Golden Gate Bridge for the holiday weekend; Greg took Friday off, so we got a head start. Heading to the Russian River was my idea. I was chasing the sun and 80*F temps, along...
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Archer!
We had the pleasure of taking care of a sweet Goldendoodle puppy for a week. Of course, hindsight is everything and it could have gone either way. As it turns out, Archer is ~18 months old and such a...
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