Acheiving Perfection

Last night, I watched front row center as my dad bowl a 300 game. It was his first and the first ever in the league we bowl in. He had been chasing it for years now.

It was definitely the coolest moment I've shared with my dad since we danced together on my wedding day.

I didn't get nervous until he threw his 8th strike in a row. After that, I watched each shot as it came off his hand, thinking, yes - that could be another one! And four more times, it was!

Congratulations, Dad! You really can do anything!

What dogs do in their crates

Okay, this is it. I need to return to at least weekly blogging. So, I start here.

I decided I really wanted to know what Skippy does when I leave him in his crate for a few hours. So, yesterday, before we left for drum corps rehearsal, I set up my Asus with my quick cam and pointed it right at the crate.

The first 40 minutes were hard to watch. He was whining and barking and howling and trying to get out. After that, he settled in for a nap. Helmut came as soon as the noise stopped and laid near the bathroom door, which is close to the crate.

I was happy to see that once he settled down, he was sleeping most of the time. I really look forward to the time when I can trust him not to chew if we leave him outside the crate. I think we are close, but not quite ready yet.