Gloomy Day

Eeewww, not a very nice morning. Raining and cold, but we do need the rain. Hope it lasts all day as they are predicting, but with no thunderstorms when Penny needs to be dropped off and loaded for her return flight to Virginia. Penny's crate is all ready, Jess took her in for her health certificate yesterday, and her direct flight to Richmond Virginia departs about 7:30. She will need to be at the airport by 5:30. This will be our first time shipping a dog since Northwest became Delta, so Penny will be flying Delta Dash instead of NW VIP. Because the cargo office in Richmond will be closed by the time Penny arrives, she is going "counter-to-counter" rather than cargo. The advantage is that the crates are last on, first off. I don't care for shipping dogs, but it does come in handy, and the dogs never seem to mind. It IS particularly handy that I live less than 15 minutes from the airport BUT not under a flight path. All the convenience without all the noise.

Finally unloaded all the dog crates and assorted dog show gear and will get the car cleaned and vacuumed this weekend - hooray! The hair really builds up during several months of traveling, and so much sand and gravel get tracked in on my shoes. Carpet will not need shampooing (I did that last spring because of all the road salt and chemicals that were on the floor in front) but it really needs a serious cleaning. I COULD do it myself, but the Downtowner Car Wash does a great job and it is well worth the money. No more multi-dog trips for awhile, so I will vacuum the mats that cover the cargo area and reload just one crate instead of three. Gosh, I might even put a third seat in the van so Ron doesn't have to sit on the floor when we take mom to dinner - he'll definitely appreciate that!

Acupuncture appointment tomorrow. Argus is definitely better, but something is still off, and during his walk last night he still held up his right rear foot a bit when we stopped. Back looked a lot better when I had Jess gait him on Sunday, but not sure that problem does not come and go. Hopefully the acupuncturist will have an answer. Can't say I mind sitting out for a few weeks as the judging panels were not appealing anyway, but I will probably get Cabin Fever after awhile.

Waiting for pictures of Sugar's new litter by Argus! If the girls look nice I will fly down to see the litter - November should be a nice time to visit Florida!