Catching up

Haven't made it to Tai Chi yet -- too many other things have interjected.  Maybe next week.

Yesterday was my quarterly visit to the cardiologist.  Everything is humming along nicely and the Pacemaker is functioning perfectly.  The remaining battery life is about six years.

Today was my last "fitting" at the dentist.  In early April I should be smiling with a lot of teeth again -- LOL!

My hot stone massage was wonderful.  I have another one scheduled for next week.

I've lived in this townhouse for a little bit over a year now and haven't gotten window coverings yet.  I've been using cheap Walmart curtains on tension rods.  They served the purpose but they aren't very pretty.  But it was a dilemma because no matter what I put in this house, the cats feel like it is their job to search and destroy.

But several weeks ago I had a company come in and measure for plantation shutters.  They should be ready to be installed in another week or so and I am excited.  I think they are so cool.  And I think maybe the cats will not be able to figure out how to do damage.  At least I hope not -- these things are EXPENSIVE!  Once these are installed, this place should be pretty much finished except for a few small things.  I'll attach pictures whenever they are installed.

Yesterday I took Mia to Camp BowWow and signed her up for twice weekly training sessions.  Every Tuesday and Thursday I'll drop her off for the day and they will give her some play time as usual but then the trainer will work with her on certain issues.  Yesterday she worked on leash training and also how to keep Mia from jumping up on me or other people.   The trainer's name is Cheyanne.

I just can't say enough good things about Camp BowWow.  Cheyanne filmed part of the training session and gave me the video so I would know how to keep up the training at home.  And Mia really paid attention and behaved a little better at home than she had before.  Also, as usual, when I pick her up and bring her home she is mentally and physically exhausted and she sleeps/naps for two days.

Camp BowWow has seven play areas for the animals.  Three are outdoors, three are indoor areas and then there is one small area for the tiny breed dogs.  They spread the animals out according to size and temperament.  So when I check the WebCam I am never sure where Mia will be.  Usually she is in Indoor No. 3 with what they call the "small big dogs."  But sometimes they will pair up two dogs that seem to get along well.

Yesterday a woman had brought in her Chihuahua for the day and the Chihuahua was scared and nervous but seemed to gravitate to Mia.  So they put Mia and the Chihuahua in the toy area and they played together.  When I read the reviews for Camp BowWow some people complain when their dog is not in the playroom they expect but I kind of like the way they try to do what seems right for the pet at the time.  And every now and then -- especially sometimes on a weekend -- they are short staffed and they will alternate putting some dogs in their "cabins" for a while and then switch them out. That isn't the ideal situation, but I think it is what it is and sometimes that's the way it goes.  But all in all, this is a wonderful place with caring people.