What! A New Post!

I know, Sorry for the long bit of silence! I have just been so out of my head. When we got back from South Carolina we hit the ground running. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was spent packing and cleaning. Saturday Morning Dave and a few of his friends loaded up the Uhaul. Sunday morning Dave was gone. I then spent all day Sunday, most of the day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday cleaning house. I even packed up some more. Man! I have too much junk! Friday afternoon we put the house on the Market. The first person who looked at it on Sunday afternoon fell in love with it and bought it. Yes, as of yesterday we have a contract pending. And what is really good is that we are getting almost what we asked for in cash. Thought that this was a very slow housing market. I was hoping that I would be here until September. Nope! I will be leaving on the 18Th of July for Georgia! I am going to miss everyone including Dori, Jamie and Wade, Kimberly and Les. All of my nieces and nephews like Boomer, Bosco, The Derblet, Cheetah, Aspen and Kodiak. I promise once I get moved and settled you can count on an update several times a week. After all I am going to be a stay at home mom for the Tobsters!

Home Made Twinkies

Finally tonight I had some free time to spend with a great friend. She came over to help me plant some flowers and to help me get my patio looking good. It sucks having the house on the Market. Around 8:30pm I got a phone call from my Realtor. She had some one who wanted to came look at the house tonight. They would be there at 9:00pm. Well, I had 3 dogs at my house with 3 dog kennels in my Kitchen. Dog toys and bowls all over the place. Well, thanks to Dori, we had all three dogs and ourselves stuffed into Dave's truck. The dog kennels in the garage, all the dog toys and bowls hidden. Even the weave poles and all of the dog gates Dave made for Toby stashed away. Floors swept and mopped and the glass on the back door clean. All of this in 29 minutes. All of this only to find that the lock box will not work after 8:00pm. So back to the house we went. We spent the rest of the night eating these wonderful home made Twinkies. They were absolutely marvelous! Thanks Dori for all you help and yummy desert! I guess they are coming tomorrow to look at the house.

Now a little about my Big Guy! We had another lesson this morning. Toby is doing great! He is learning that when I call him he needs to come to me. I am learning that Toby is just not ready for distance work. We are working on distance work so that Toby will get comfortable working away from me. I guess this is a sheltie thing. They like to be close. Anyway, since I have been staying closer to Toby he has not done any zoomies. The big thing for me is that I have a tendency to push Toby out. I have to learn to face the obstacle and not the dog. every time I turn towards Toby I push him away from me. When I do that he gets confused and wants to zoom. The big thing is that he is not zooming. He use to but is now coming back to me! Yeah!

I'm back!

We got home from Georgia and South Carolina Monday night. We had to hit the ground running. It is now time to start packing up the house for the move. While we were in Georgia we rented an apartment. Going back into an apartment is going to be rough. But I think I will be able handle it for a year. This apartment is across the street from a protected marsh land, there are miles of walking trails, of coarse use of a very large swimming pool, and work out center. I will even get two sessions with a personal trainer a month for the year. The apartment it self is gorgeous. It has almost 1300 square feet with a sun room. 2 full baths, two master bed rooms. The Kitchen faces the living room with a counter that I can see over. This is a plus. The house we are in has the kitchen hidden from the living area so when I am cooking and we have company they have to come to the kitchen so I can visit with them. This apartment complex is only 2 years old and is very pretty. Once I get to Georgia I will post some pictures for you all to see. And for those who know me well, yes your right I came back with no pictures of any kind. We had the camera with us but just did not think to pull it out. I didn't even take pictures at the reception we attended in South Carolina.

The reception in South Carolina was held at a yacht club on Lake Murry. Tom, Dave's best friend loves to sail and belongs to this club. This club wast started back in 1957. Tom's reception was the first event to be held in the new building. This place is just drop dead gorgeous! And of coarse it over looks lake Murry.

This was the first time to meet Tom's new bride. Everyone talked about how I look like her and that we had the same mannerisms. Poor Debra! I do have to say I felt like I was looking in the mirror the entire weekend. But let me tell you, she is the most wonderful person. I am soooo glad they found each other! They make a wonderful couple!

Toby got to spend the week at DDC, Woof Gang. He had a blast. Dori checked in on him while I was gone. Thanks Dori. I think Toby loved that place. I don't think he was happy that I took him from his friends. Sorry Dude! The people at Woof Gang told me that Toby was a hoot while he was there. They tried to feed Toby liked I asked, in Kongs, but Toby buried them in his kennel under his blanket. They found them the next day. I guess Toby was just too exhausted to work the food out so he was saving them for a rainy day. He also spit some of his herbs that he takes for allergies out long after the staff was gone. They also found them buried under his blanket. So they had to stuff the herbs down his throat and use bowls for Toby's food. They also got to witness Toby trying to make his cookie come alive. That is the most amusing thing to watch. I know Toby had a great time while he was there. Toby was very tired when I got him home yesterday. I think he slept most of the day way. Poor Toby! His whole world is fix"n to come crashing down on him soon. The only thing he is going to be happy with is that I will be a stay at home mom for about the next year.

Vacation!

OK, I think I will warn everyone that this will be the last entry for about a week. Dave and I are going to Atlanta to find a place to live once we move. Then we are off to South Carolina to a friends Wedding Reception.

Toby is doing great! We had a private with Windle last night. Things are looking up for us. We are working on Toby coming back to me when I call him. For the most part this work is really helping. Even when Toby gets upset with me he is starting to forgo the zoomies and return to me for a very yummy treat. The important thing is that we have been pin pointing what sets Toby off. For the most part when Toby is not really clear as to what he is suppose to do he will zoom. His zooms always start when he is learning something new or if I ask Toby do do something too many times. So hopefully in time Toby will learn that it is OK to not be sure. I do know that Toby is a very confident dog and loves being confident. It is when he is not confident about what he is doing is when we run into trouble. Cool! We are getting somewhere. If anyone wants to check in on Toby this week you can go to Woof Gang and watch him play with his friends. See you all in a week!