Hunter and Rain

This is my family's dog, Rain.

This is the voicemail I got from my mom yesterday, verbatim:

"I had a good afternoon between work, especially when Rain jumped into the overflow of the retention pond and came up with a raccoon - and went about five rounds with it. No problems with her but I think the raccoon was suffering quite a bit. Talk to you later. Bye."

Now I love our Weimaraners, but that's why I want a small dog when I get my own pet someday. You don't have to worry about a purse-size dog trying to take down a raccoon. Eeek. That is too much for me to handle.

Most of you know about our family's other dog, Hunter. The one who is 15 years old and wears diapers.

Hunter just finished his 50th session of acupuncture. The 50th one is free. Not sure about that deal. Even Chopt gives you the 10th salad free. I wonder if Hunter is the first dog to ever make it to more than 49 acupuncture sessions?

I know what you might be thinking. Doggie acupuncture???

So my mom is a teeny bit over the top when it comes to her dogs. As evidenced by the whole dog water bed purchase. What can I say, she's a dog trainer by profession.

You Know, Same Ol', Same Ol'

I met up with a friend I hadn't I seen in awhile. Our convo went like this (well not really, but it might as well have):

Friend: "I'm so excited for my wedding next month, everything's coming together. And the new job I started this week is amazing. We just found this apartment to live in and it's so great.

So what's new with you?"

Me: "Hmm... I almost bought a belt."

But then I didn't.

See how I answered this question last time!

Blog Recommendation - bigBANG Studio

By all accounts, I love blogs. But it's the rare personal blog with writing so inviting that you want to read all the way back to the first post.That's why I am absolutely enamored of bigBANG Studio, a blog by a painter who is currently living in India, having previously toured America via spruced-up trailer and before that lived in the deserts of California.

Whew! That's a whole lotta living. Makes you want to chuck it all and go on an adventure. But for now while I'm sitting in my cubicle, I'll be glad to live vicariously through the talented Lily Stockman's beautiful photography and just as lovely prose.

Here's an article about the bigBang Studio with a similar sentiment.