May 2007
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Dear Diary
How quickly the school year races by. Now I am officially almost OLD. My son
has completed 9th grade and will now be at the High School Campus. You see, he
was at the 9th grade Campus this past year and that, to me, does not officially
count as High School. People who have kids in High School are,
well.....almost OLD. I have raised the bar to say that one is not
officially old until they have all kids in college. It used to be that
people were old when their kids were in High School. But clearly I was mistaken
on that measurement. Of course, I still have Victoria in Middle School for
one more year so by that measure I am actually quite young.
Perhaps even scarier is that David now has his learner's permit to drive. We
managed to jump through every hoop, notarized affidavit, proof of identity etc
that they could throw at us to acquire this permit. Perhaps they figure if
you are smart enough to be able to navigate the complex and largely unnecessary
maze of administrivia, you should be allowed to have a permit.
Vic is at the lake currently with her twin sister Maddie. Next week
David takes his friend, Drew, up to the lake and Vic and Maddie come home for
Volleyball camp. Vic is going to try out for the 8th grade team next year
for the Fall semester and head back to tennis in the Spring.
David once again made the "White" Lonestars soccer team which was a big
accomplishment and he seems pretty happy about it. What he is most happy about,
however, is his new Ipod that the Ipod fairy bestowed upon him for our upcoming
trip to Mexico.
Shine is coming into her own. She picked up two more Reserve Winners ribbons
at the Beaumont show in April
.
Steve showed her for me
and did a fabulous job. She is at the point now where, unless for reasons beyond
our control, Steve will show her me all the time. I simply can't compete
with those pros out there in the political world of Standard poodles. I love to
watch from the ring side, it is so exciting! We showed in Denton recently
but did nothing of note there. Mark showed her for me
there as Steve had a prior commitment. She got like 2nd place one day and
4th the next. Mark hasn't shown standards before and there are some subtle but
important aspects of showing Shine that are necessary in order for her to
"shine" in the ring. He is such a cute kid, I love him. He is the one who
got reserve for me with her in Fort Worth on the third day of the show after I
got dumped the first two days.
Anyway, we have the big River City Cluster coming up in San Antonio in mid
July. Right after we get back from Mexico. Five days of shows. It is a big
show, so I don't know what to expect!
Well, that's about it for now. Will update again after our vacation and
the San Antonio circuit!
Pictures
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Steve showed her for me
and did a fabulous job. She is at the point now where, unless for reasons beyond
our control, Steve will show her me all the time. I simply can't compete
with those pros out there in the political world of Standard poodles. I love to
watch from the ring side, it is so exciting! We showed in Denton recently
but did nothing of note there. Mark showed her for me
there as Steve had a prior commitment. She got like 2nd place one day and
4th the next. Mark hasn't shown standards before and there are some subtle but
important aspects of showing Shine that are necessary in order for her to
"shine" in the ring. He is such a cute kid, I love him. He is the one who
got reserve for me with her in Fort Worth on the third day of the show after I
got dumped the first two days.