Crazy Legs Ricky

In your face.. Dewey travelers

Ok.. I've been somewhat envious of those of my local friends and blogger friends who made the journey to Dewey beach so their hounds could frolic ocean side.  Alas we have been stuck in the middle of a kitchen remodel and because I am loath to give people good money for jobs I can do myself, I end up taking on too much with to little time available.  Non the less we were determined not to let those Dewey adventurers have all the fun. Our good friends Tony and Lisa came to the rescue by hosting a grey play evening adventure featuring Tony's smoked and bbq'd brisket.  The meat underwent a full day of cooking and it was well worth the wait.  The event also featured a fantastic potato recipe, wonderful salads, a bean dish to die for, an assortment of deserts and adult beverages of many form and flavor.
The boys were extremely excited to explore the back yard with their friends (eight dogs in total).  Ricky snuck into Tony's work shed and soon we heard squeaky chirps and beeps coming from within.  Tony was puzzled as no dog toys were stored in there.  I was worried he found a cat, but upon further investigation we discovered that Tony's little grand son's bike had a squeaky horn on it.   It must have took Ricky all of 5 seconds to find the one thing in the place that squeaked.  The rest of the night the dogs were trying to gain entry to the shed to try their hand at the bike.   Ricky and Kassa were so excited to see all their friends.  Beth Ann lead everyone in a game of chase so they all got a little exercise in too.

Ricky even and the fortune/(mis) to be dressed up in some of Beth anne and Tequila's attire.

In the end we are all pretty tired, curled up on the couches, and had a good sleep when we got home.

So .. my Dewey adventurous friends,  while we hope to feel the surf on our feet/paws with you next year, the boys and I were able to find some fantastic festivities with good friends right hear close to home.  Have a safe trip home everyone.

Wordless Wednesday

Fall is the happiest time of year!

Now that the dog days of summer are behind us and we are into fall the reprieve, the boys fun loving personalities are coming through again.  Our house is in an "in between" state as we finish up our many projects and as such we have some large empty rooms and others that are packed with displaced furniture.  The boys love it.  It gives them large circuits to race around in when they get rowdy and lots of things to investigate when they aren't.  Ricky is really enjoying himself now that he isn't under constant threat of the heat sidelining him.   Despite the fact that their dad has been extremely busy working on different projects we took them to the grey play field on Sunday morning.  The brisk weather made for some wonderful play.

Ricky also has discovered that since he is full blown "adopted" and no longer "foster with intent", he is allowed on the dog couch with me.  So several times this weekend I found myself squeezed between two bony butt greyhounds in the evenings.  I may need a larger couch.

Party Hardy

It has been a busy few weeks.  So much so that I have been rather overwhelmed with all the projects on the go. Of course this doesn't mean the dogs have been abandoned or anything.  Last weekend we were able to take a breath and get to a great greyhound event.  Every year GPA-Nashville holds a summer picnic fund raiser to raise the money to treat dogs that break legs at the track, heal them up, and get them into homes.  The event is held at Centennial park in Nashville at the large pavilions.  They do a silent auction, have music and food, and of course sell greyhound goodies.  It was really nice to see people we haven't seen in a while and it is always a surprise to me, just how large the greyhound community is and how many people have come into our lives because of this group.

While at the picnic we learned of another special greyhound event.  The infamous "Lou"  of GPANashville was having a birthday party / fundraiser at Chilis on Tuesday night.  Ten percent of all sales from people associated with a GPA flyer was going back into the broken leg fund.  Now Lou is the perfect person to center such an event around as she has an infectiously happy personality, is extremely dedicated to the greyhound cause,  and is loved by all.  Seventy two people showed up to celebrate her birth and many donated directly above and beyond the Chilis' donation.  These happy get-togethers make me thankful that I have a connection to so many great people and also thankful for greyplay in that I don't have to wait 6 months to see at least some of them again.