02.18.10
February 18th
Well, I’ve been thinking maybe it’s better to just put the date as the title, I don’t know. It’s sometimes too hard to figure out what to call an update because I mix all kinds of things together. Hehehe We’ll see how this works anyway.
The pups are growing and starting to be lots of fun. Training has began (it did a long time ago actually) and they are getting really good at their default sit behaviour. They surprise me how quickly they learnt that but I think it is in part because we got such a head start because of the bottle feedings.
I took a load of photos as usual and am going to add them to the album on the right. Besides all the fun they are also getting to be so much extra work in terms of cleaning up after them but it’s all a part of the process. We just quickly forget the work when they give so much of themselves.
Getting a bunch of inquiries and we might have a few of them sold already which would be nice. However we haven’t let anyone pick yet because the person that’s first on the list lives in Iceland and of course wants to come to see them to pick their puppy which of course is very important. Just having trouble trying to figure out when it’s best to have visitors, we’ll figure out a time when one of us is not busy soon. It’s also much more fun to come when they are a little bit more of their own character and can actually interact more with visitors. Right now they are still slip sliding around a bit when trying to walk on the slippery floor, they are great on rugs and stuff but the stupid artificial wood floor is tricky for those little legs. 
Well, best get those photos uploaded. My shoulders are not good on the computer much these days and my eczema is bothering me on my hands. Cleaning is really not the best thing for sensitive skin, Rúnar is helping me out every evening and on Saturdays so that’s wonderful to get some time off.
Birthday was pretty uneventful, Rúnar was working but I got a call each from both my parents which is always the best thing I know of. My Mom sang the birthday song for me and it made me remember that my step-father always sang it to me in Swedish so it made me quite happy. I don’t like celebrating my birthday because let’s face it who likes being a year older, if it sneaks up on you then there is little you can do about it but you’re only as old as you feel and if you don’t celebrate then there is no evidence. hehehe
My Dad is in for some tests and will find out which type of surgery he will need for his heart. I’ve been thinking of him today and hope to hear from him soon with some good news. My Mom sounds like she is doing well these days although John is not doing so well. I think his cancer is back but we don’t get so much news of what’s going on. Sometimes I really feel so far away from home. : (
