Good morning abbers. Count me as another one who gets way more accomplished these days. In fact I have wondered many times during my sober stretches how on earth our household / business functioned at all when I was "on my ass" as 4tbz so eloquently stated! It feels good.
Mary - isn't it nice to feel as though it's YOUR CHOICE whether to go to the beach or not. No guilt or obligation based decision making.
4tbz - LOL I have a hard time even thinking of Lake Michigan (on the IL side anyway) as "beach." Years ago I lived downtown for a time which was fun...but that little sandbox called Oak Street Beach was so funny - I never could figure out how it could even be called a beach. I'm guessing maybe there are more...groomed / man made type areas these days? I don't get to the Lake M shore areas much at all any more. Something-or-other Beach State Park that is still in IL but almost WI is cool though. We camped there once in the off season - it was in October when the park was practically empty. Now THAT felt like "beach!!" The summer crowds though...no way!
Beck, there are a million and one training tips out there and it sounds like you guys are doing just fine with the pup. If you want my own ideas about the chewing on the crate and noise fear issues, let me know and I'll post 'em. I still consider myself a beginner when it comes to dog training though! LOL - you are a master husband trainer since you re-trained him just by thinking about it.
I hope you get SOME time this week to relax and do what you want to do during VBS. Cleaning out the van does NOT sound like "you" time to "me."
Charlee, LOL - I too used to fall asleep to the TV due to drunkeness, and now fall asleep to the TV due to tiredness from a full day.
I'll take option #2, but it takes me MANY tries to watch an episode of Desparate Housewives - much less a whole movie!!
It's house cleaning day today meaning somebody else is doing it!! That was my reward for quitting smoking way back when and I will give up food before I will ever give up my cleaning helper. Mr. Doggy went on a bee adventure last night. One of our clients had a swarm of honey bees start building comb from an exposed tree branch right over a sidewalk on their property where their clients walk all the time. He slapped together a new hive yesterday, and went last night to try to move them. He's never done that before. He is still alive so I know he didn't get stung to death. But I need to go find out what the adventure entailed because I'm sure there is at least one good story involved from the Bumbling Bee Brigage.
DG
Day 57 HFAF!