Halloween

I know I've been horrible at updating lately but life is getting in the way it seems.  I may have taken off more than I can chew as of late.  I'm attempting to organize an Alumni Chapter for my college Fraternity here in the region, I have been nominated to sit on a foundation board and I have accepted the nomination, work is starting to go bananas and to top it off, we are traveling 4 hours on Friday to take a look at a dog we are considering adopting.

The dog is a 5 year old Golden Retriever that was the stud of a breeder in Michigan.  The breeder is the aunt and uncle of a woman Lisa and I work with.  The current owners had him neutered and have retired him form breeding and wants to find a good home for him.  You can tell during the two lengthy phone conversations I've had with the owners that they love the dog and really wish they could keep him but due to the business, it is time to bring on a new stud and the dog must leave.  By the way the dog's name is Cody and he weighs in at a whopping 95 pounds!  He has been described as a playful, well behaved great with children Afro hating dog.  The one thing that worries me is the lack of a fence we have and the fact the dog now lives on a yard that is 10 acres in size.  I've been told that he listens very well and will have little issues with learning his boundaries after awhile.  He has always been a house dog his entire life so that shouldn't be an issue either.  I must be crazy but the kids so want a dog.

Halloween weekend started with Shawn being sick and having to be picked up from school on Friday.  He got some rest and felt well enough to run in the annual one mile goblin gallop and placed 18th in his age group (8.02 minutes).  Then the typical trick or treating...I actually dressed and scared a few kids this year (thanks for the mask Mom).