We had a great holiday weekend. On Friday we headed up to Kevin's Grandparents' cabin--all 4 of us, much to the doggie's dismay. They hate the car, but they loved the destination. The cabin is in Green Valley Lake (no, I don't know why their website is so atrocious) between Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear, way up in the mountains. It's great up there, and from a dog's perspective, there are so many things to sniff! There's no phone and our cell phones don't work there, and there's no cable, although there is a tv and dvd player. We watched the final season of Arrested Development. I'm still mourning the demise of what was probably the greatest show on television.
The doggies did a lot of sniffing. Did I mention the sniffing? Digory also did an extreme amount of barking. At everything. And I mean everything. And there was definitely a lot to bark at. Also, it was special treat time for dogs--they both got to sleep in our bed for 2 nights. It was cute, but we're not making a habit of it.
At any rate, the adoption process is going well. We have our second homestudy visit on Thursday (mental note: get cabinet latches, outlet protectors, and a lock for the jacuzzi). This will be our second of four. We're pretty close to finishing up the paperwork that we have control over. Just a few things remain! Unfortunately, the worst part is the paperwork we don't have control over. Won't that be fun!
We've also started taking a Chinese (Mandarin) class. Kevin's meets at night and mine meets during the day. This is very challenging for me, considering how well I picked up French and German (which was not well at all). I've got a quiz tomorrow so wish me luck!
Posted by Shelby at September 5, 2006 03:33 PMActually I'm quite jealous of you. I've been wanting to learn Mandarin for years now. Good luck on your test!
Posted by: Annastazia at September 5, 2006 08:05 PM