I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaack.......

No, I didn't keel over and die. I'm still here, just plugging away.

Yesterday I was hosting the Refugee All Star band (at work). What a trip! They were very sweet and soft spoken before the show...then lights on and they rocked it out for the big performance. If you haven't heard their music, it's definitely worth checking out. It's days like these when I truly love my job.
http://refugeeallstars.org

Moving on...

Mister and I have had one crazy and hectic summer so far. June was spent traveling nearly every single weekend. Mostly to the beach and to the Deschutes River, throw in Seattle for good measure and you've got yourself a month of being away on the weekends. What's that song, "everybody workin' for the weekend"? livin the dream here folks.

So you know how I'm slinging candles, demonstrating for Gold Canyon? Last weekend, I demonstrated for a home party through a co-worker (who I don't know from Adam mind you). It went really well and was a big success. It was fun to meet some new people and that happy, smiley dimples sort of way.
http://www.mygccandle.com/sparks

Piper is becoming cooler by the second. I just love this dog. I know most people do tend to love their dogs (or other pets) but I mean it when i say that i love her. she's so cool! if i were a dog i'd want to be her. you may think this is strange, but i'm so serious.

first of all, she's really athletic and energetic, but she can also be really chill and loves to be near us. she will just lay on her purple dog bed and entertain herself if we are busy (well, not always...some days she's deliriously chasing me around the house licking the lotion off my legs, biting at my shoelaces and stealing dirty socks from the laundry basket...). actually, come to think of it, scratch that. she's not so big on laying around unless we are in the room. the other day i came in the living room and she was standing on the chair sniffing at the book case. no no.

secondly, she gets to go on long walks almost every day and harass her neighborhood friends (other dogs that are generally older and think she's terribly annoying); she gets to swim in rivers and lakes and hike on weekends and play on the beach near the ocean! now that's a great dog life!

last but certainly not least, she's really beautiful. she's really dark brown now and has nice shiny hair and green eyes. i know people who really love their ugly dogs, but it's hard to resist cuddling and kissing your dog when she's this gosh darn cute.

i sound like a complete wacko. i realize this. if i have to get reincarnated as an animal though, a dog i hope to be (then cross fingers you don't get freaks, lazy or mean owners). being owned, not so sweet in any form of life. am i completely deranged for thinking about these things? maybe so.

Well, that wraps up reading rainbow for today. that's about all i got for now. this weekend mister and i will be in town for the second time in a ROW! woo hoo!

be nice to your dogs.
mo