The hub was off for his 9/80 day today, so we took advantage of the school day to have a little breakfast together and visit Jerry's Barbershop so the hub could be shorn. As always, the barbershop was a hub of activity and entertainment. Smack talk ensued and a Seinfeld-esque barber to barber foot race challenge was issued. We were really hoping to see a parking lot beat down the woud result in one of the two wearing a tutu for the day but, alas, it was not to be. Maybe one day...we'll be there front row...with snacks. After our follicly charged entertainment was over, we decided to take the pup to the dog park. There were no dogs about, so her interest in being there was quite low. We really needed to wear her out, so our relief was immense when another dog came to visit. His people were driving cross country from California to the Poconos to see their grandchildren and discovered the park. The two dogs frolicked and played a bit before the new friend decided to go play in the water. Copper had never gone swimming SO we decided this would be the day to try it while the kids were away. Good call. The first time the other dog went in, she whined a little and watched. No swimming. THe second time the dog went in after his stick, Copper's curiosity got the best of her and the jumped right in. And went under. And was under there...and under there...and under there...and under there...until B and I started to go towards the edge and then all of a sudden a face came out of the water. A freaked out face that swam like the wind back to us. No more dives in the water for her. She would wait by the side, maybe her feet in the water, and wait for her friend to come out with his stick, take it out of his mouth and run off. Afterwards, she got her second bath and now is soft and smells like oatmeal and honey.
This evening we went to see G and her tug o war team in the Elite Meet County Track meet. It was quite the spectacle for sure and she was very excited. Extremely. She and her buddies tugged their hardest, winning their first match, but outtugged in many others. They came in 6th out of 8th. She was disappointed until they made it clear that they were 6th out of 51 schools. That took the sting out of it a bit. I was so very proud of G and all of her friends on the team. They cheered hard for the other teams as they had their turns; they shook hands of the other teams and coplimented them on their matches. They were such good sports. Such good kids and good representatives of their school. Winners all the way around.
I now shall collapse in an exhausted heap. Sleep well, dear three readers.
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