I'm fine, Bizi. I had a groomer in my home to overhaul my precious dog and doesn't she look cute! The groomer put special pink dog-fur-chalk on her ears! She looks adorable! I watched the whole three-hour process and it was fascinating! I was so happy to share the experience with my dog, who gets stressed-out when groomed, even this time when it was in our own home and i was comforting her with treats and pats and my voice. It brought us closer together.

I got good ideas on how to bath her better. The groomer diluted the shampoo in a big squirt bottle -- what a good idea as i have found it hard to build up a good lather on my dog without using half a bottle of shampoo and that's not good for her delicate skin. So that was a revelation.

Both my dog and i got stressed-out tho with the sound of the blow-dryer, which was a special adjustable-speed K9 Fluffer model especially for dog grooming. The blow-drying took the most time. Next time i get her groomed i will go in the bedroom and close the door and put my iPod on while the blow-drying is going on.

This woman brought her own adjustable-height-table even. She brought her own towel too! What impressive skills she has! I've been bringing my dog in a taxi to PetSmart and this was sooooooo much better. It was a real ordeal for us both taking a taxi to PetSmart and back and then they could only shave her and she'd look scrawny for the longest time.

This time she looks super-cute and her legs are nice and fluffy. The groomer was a young woman with a speech impediment but i found once i got over the initial shock i was able to understand her. It's harder on the phone. In person it was fine.

So that was my afternoon! I studied Scrabble outside in the dogpark on our property this morning when we had nice sun and that went well. I'm learning the international lexicon and it's a big project so i was glad to make some progress today.

Other than that, i've just been relaxing in my comfortable home. I've made a lot of improvements this Spring and now i don't even like to go out anymore, it's so comfy here. I even cancelled my bus pass i go out so rarely. Staying home is a great way of saving money too. The only thing i buy really is food.

How 'bout yourself, Bizi? Take any more trips? How is Jeff?