Hi everyone. My daughter and I returned safely home last night around 8:00PM. We had a really great time and managed to work in more than a few things over two days’ time. Unfortunately, it left dear old mom exhausted. I was pretty spent all day today.

I want to thank all of you who left comments wishing us a good time and a safe trip. You are all simply the best!

Tonight while I was trying to catch up on the news over the last 3 days, I saw a very cool story over on 9News.com about “Dogapalooza”. What’s that, you ask?

Well, Dogapalooza is the last day of the swimming season for outdoor pools in Denver, and a day on which anyone who wants to bring their dog to the pool for a splashing good time can do so! Isn’t that awesome? Dogs can go swimming for as long as they want! Their humans are allowed to jump in and play with them, as well. Some people did just that, but others were reluctant to jump into hairy water where dogs were having uh … shall we say, “accidents”? I just think it’s a great idea and would take advantage of it in a heartbeat if they had such a thing here where I live.

While reading the comments people left on that story (which I always love to do. it’s amazing to see what people will argue about, and how cynical and insulting they can be), I saw where someone had linked to their own site called Canine Rehabilitation and Conditioning Group, or CRCG. This is a place where you can not only take your dog for rehab and conditioning, but also to swim! They have an above ground, heated, indoor pool with a special filtration system in place so that it is not only physically safe for your dog, but also completely sanitary and hygienically sound. Is that cool or what? This is when I really wish my town was bigger and had stuff like that. I would take my dogs there all the time! Well, maybe someday. I hope! I guess first we should start with a dog park, eh? Yeah, that’s right, we don’t even have a dog park here. I know, it’s amazing, isn’t it? Who doesn’t have a dog park these days? Geez! Anyway, I just wanted to kind of give those guys a little “free advertising”, because I think what they do is really terrific. Do you have anything like that where you live?

Oh, and P.S., I took some pics on our trip — mainly because we worked in a quick trip to the mountains. We drove up into Poudre Canyon. Those of you who know me well know how much I adore the Rocky Mountains! They bring peace to my soul, they really do. Like I told Callie yesterday, it’s as close to God as one can get here on earth. Anyway, I’ll download them from my camera soon and post them for your viewing pleasure

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