The Love of Dog

So...I was down with the flu for the entire time last week.

The flu...sucks.
Daytime TV...sucks.
Getting behind at work....sucks.
Missing 2 winter guard rehearsals and 1 performance...sucks.

The only thing that didn't suck about last week, cuddling with my dog.

I have spent my whole life being a cat person. I love the independence of a cat as well as the personalities and selective affection. I always liked dogs as well, other people's dogs - dogs from a distance - dogs that didn't fill my backyard with poop, those were my favorite dogs.

However, being a person of some adventure and self abuse, I relented to my husband's wish to get a dog two years ago - and I have never been happier. Our dog Harley, is the most entertaining, irritating and lovably goofy personality I have ever met. He curled up on the couch with me, the baby and the flu all week long and only pushed me into the coffee table on one occasion. Good Boy Harley...Good Boy!

Back in the saddle

OK...Dayton was a long weekend - made longer by the fact that on the way back home, I got the flu.

I got the flu and I kept it...all week - not all to myself though, I shared it with my husband.

The really irritating part of getting the flu was not the sickness, cough or fever - it was that I couldn't take anything for it because I am 17 weeks pregnant.

Yep, preggers. I got more sick last week than I did my whole 1st trimester. But now I am back in the saddle, back at work with only a little cough remaining.

Alpha Post

Ahh...the first post. I suppose this is where I tell you a bit about myself and what makes up my world. Well, guess what...

I'm a little busy right now.

I am leaving for Dayton Ohio (yes, you heard me correctly...Dayton) this afternoon with about 26 nervous, hyper, high school kids - and I have to mentally prepare myself. I am a staff member for a high school winter guard (not my real job...I'm crazy enough to do this for fun!). For those of you that don't know what that is - you can click on the WGI or MCGC links to the left - or - you can read my quickie explanation.


Winter Guard is (very basically) taking the color guard (flags, rifles, sabres) that performs with the marching band during football games, giving them their own identity and letting them competitively perform indoors, during the winter season to pre-recorded music.For those who think this is fluff - try it...hell...watch it - even once - and your minds will be changed.

We are taking our high school group to their first ever WGI Regional competition - in Dayton....and I have to mentally prepare. Its going to be a long weekend.