Although I’ve really wanted one, I haven’t had a dog of my own since I was in my early teens. My excuses included being single, constantly on the road and in hotels… yada, yada, yada.
Well, no more excuses.
I’m getting a Chocolate Labrador retriever puppy in 5 weeks and I can barely contain my enthusiasm! Granted, that should be ‘we’ as my friend Ed will be co-parenting, but I’ll be its adopted mommy, primary cuddler / walker / trainer and companion.
Shown right is a pic taken today of one of the pups from the litter, at just 24 days old.
Now here’s the problem. We can’t decide on a name.
Although I was much too busy working on my new affiliate blogger training program over the past 17 days to take in much of the Olympics, I did watch enough coverage (opening ceremonies, skating, snowboard cross, grand slaloms, hockey games and the closing ceremonies) to not only be amazed by the stunning athletic feats but to be somewhat shocked by the number of flag-waving Canadians.
The Olympic ceremonies have just concluded and as much as I was thrilled to see Wayne Gretzky light the final torch, the most moving moments occurred for me during the reading of this poem by Shane Koyczan.
A bookworm and book lover ever since I can remember, I never thought I’d be saying this, but I recently bought the new Kindle DX (9.7″ display) and absolutely love it! In the picture to the right, I downloaded 2 books while I was waiting to board a plane at the Penticton airport.
Watching Ed use his Kindle finally convinced me of its benefits, particularly that of trying to preserve my remaining eyesight. (See the contraption I had to wear just to do a jigsaw puzzle?)
Although I’ve really wanted one, I haven’t had a dog of my own since I was in my early teens. My excuses included being single, constantly on the road and in hotels… yada, yada, yada.
Although I was much too busy working on my new 
