I am so happy. I finally got Kosmo crate trained. I can now put him in a crate for the entire day and he doesn't freak out. He will actually walk into the crate every morning without protest. Such a relief, I don't have to feel guilty about leaving him alone all day.

New fun things that Kosmo does. He has this squeaky ball that he likes to play with. I think that it is hilarious when he takes the ball to the top of the stair and then drops it down so that he can chase it down the stairs. He will bring the ball back to the front room but when he decides that I am boring he runs to the stairs and chases it down. Nice to have a dog that can entertain himself. He also chased his tail. Nothing funnier than a dog chasing his tail on laminate floor. It is very entertaining to watch him spin out on the floor.

On a travel note we have now decided that we really have to start booking things before we run out of time. There will be updates when we actually make our first booking.

Oh yeah, there are only 17 teaching days left.

OK so now the planning has stalled. I got a dog. Kosmo, he is great, I love him so much. Ryan likes him too but he is really my dog.

I figured since I am alone so much I need there to be an actual living being that I am talking to. I do have to say 6:30 AM to go for the first session of fetch is a little early some days. Kosmo also suffers from a little bit of seperation anxiety so he has left some interesting chew marks in various places. (rugs, door frames, base boards) I can't make it home every lunch so he is just going to have to deal with it.

On a totally unrelated note Ryan ran his first marathon. His time was 3 hours 27 minutes. Apparently that is a great time for your first. I personally can not imagine running for 207 minute straight.

Did I mention that there are only 27 teaching days left in the school year. Yipee!!!!

I am sure that trip planning will continue but for now there is no news.