KZOO

THE WEATHERS NOT LOOKING THAT GREAT FOR TOMARROW TALKING THUNDER STORMS AND SUCH WHOS STILL GOING?

BUT..... we are in Michigan.....the weather report can change from hour to hour!!

Lynn

Only if Milt cancels it because of the danger of lightning - that ever been done before???

Jim

Never trust the weather report in MI. They've been trying to tell us that it will rain all week here in SE MI and I haven't seen more than about 8 drops fall from the sky at my house. I have sod that wants free water!

At Petapalooza 2005 we had a rain delay. It was fun, though. Milt, Bill, Sara, Anna and I were huddled together in the registration tent with maybe 7 dogs! I was freaking out paranoid that lightening would strike the soaked ground and kill us all... so I made Lynnie, Waffles and Lucy get in our car. Atleast, my babies would survive.

Then at Petapalooza 2006 a sudden storm loomed on the horizon during the break before the Finals. Brian made the brilliant call to have each dog take ONE JUMP. Then, rain permitting, everyone could get their second jump. Amazingly, as if the Gods were watching our little dock, protecting our sweet dogs, the last dog in the running order finished his(or her) first jump, just as the storm struck!

(I was already hiding in the Aztec with my girls.)

Maybe this was an omen?

Okay, back to work!
MaraLee

That was AWESOME at that first Petapalooza---we're all huddled under the tent, scared we might DIE from lightning, and Jetson's out there, by himself, pushing the Jolly Ball into the pool and jumping himself in the monsoon!!! He is SUCH a nutball.

MaraLee wrote:At Petapalooza 2005 we had a rain delay. It was fun, though. Milt, Bill, Sara, Anna and I were huddled together in the registration tent with maybe 7 dogs! I was freaking out paranoid that lightening would strike the soaked ground and kill us all... so I made Lynnie, Waffles and Lucy get in our car. Atleast, my babies would survive.

Then at Petapalooza 2006 a sudden storm loomed on the horizon during the break before the Finals. Brian made the brilliant call to have each dog take ONE JUMP. Then, rain permitting, everyone could get their second jump. Amazingly, as if the Gods were watching our little dock, protecting our sweet dogs, the last dog in the running order finished his(or her) first jump, just as the storm struck!

Actually that was Petapalooza 2007 when we each took just 1 jump. I remember Rajah being one of the last dogs and it really started to rain when we jumped. I think the other one was 2006?? We started jumping in 2006 (Rajah's 1st time he actually jumped was at petapalooza 2006) and it stormed at that jump. We were huddled under the dock. Maybe we shouldn't go to the K-Zoo jump... it is destiny to rain at those events ever since we started. It must be all our fault.

Thanks, Jeff. I don't want to go fix the dates, because then, your post won't make sense.

Maybe it is something Freudian, where I'm trying to lose a year, since hitting my 40 somethings?

Well, about the Petapalooza... like always, it will be everyone's choice where to go, with no repercussions from anyone else. That is something about UAD which makes me extremely proud. Our people jump everywhere. Shoot, I jump everywhere.

With that being mentioned, this year Milt and crew will be out at Shari's pond doing the Summer Splash Bash that weekend.

I doubt if we will make it out. Lynnie's ball schedule is crazy this Summer. She's working her touckas (sp?) off... literally! She's lost over 30 pounds since last August.

She has practice on the track two times a week, and practice in the gym two times a week... then, games on the weekends. But this is what she has to do to be able to play. It's amazingly competitive.

Last night she was really bummed out after practice. She had had a really hard practice, sore and aching muscles and challenging drills. Anyway, I tried to encourage her by saying that her coach may seem like he askes a lot from her, but that is because he believes in her and wants to help make Her dreams come true.... HER dreams, not his, not mine, not her Dad's.... hers!

Oh well, I have to get off of here. I bought a dresser this morning for 70% off!!!! It's being delivered between 1 and 4 tomorrow. Now, I have to move an 8 foot by 8 foot book shelf unit that is FULLER than Cherry Fest will be!

:lol!:Hey, funny thing... I haven't told my husband, yet that I bought a major piece of furniture.... Hmmm, how funny if he finds out by reading it on here!

Talk to you all later.... call me if there's anything critical. Sara, Matt, Milt, Brian, Barb, Kel, Anna, Heather, Jim and Scott all have my number. Maybe I should just post the home phone?

I lost my cell phone again.... so it's the home line.

~Mare

MaraLee wrote:

I doubt if we will make it out. Lynnie's ball schedule is crazy this Summer. She's working her touckas (sp?) off... literally! She's lost over 30 pounds since last August.

She has practice on the track two times a week, and practice in the gym two times a week... then, games on the weekends. But this is what she has to do to be able to play. It's amazingly competitive.

Last night she was really bummed out after practice. She had had a really hard practice, sore and aching muscles and challenging drills. Anyway, I tried to encourage her by saying that her coach may seem like he askes a lot from her, but that is because he believes in her and wants to help make Her dreams come true.... HER dreams, not his, not mine, not her Dad's.... hers!


~Mare

Congrats Lynnie! You're an amazing young woman!!! Keep up the hard work. It will pay off! No pain, no gain, right?

ps. Good Luck in Kzoo tomorrow everyone! Let the rain stay away!!! {as it's pouring down here right now in South Bend}

I just looked at the radar and there are thunderstorms all the way down to Lafayette Ind to Louisville and back into Kansas!!!
It is pouring here in Lansing, but that is today and tomorrow is eons off by Mich weather standards.

Jim

Good luck to everyone! We will be going to Pat's on Sunday for RNR... not sure what we'll be doing on Saturday yet. Hopefully the rain will hold out for you all.

I remember both those events... still, one multi-sport trial I was at a few years back has to take the cake! There was a TORNADO and thunder/lightening storm that rolled through... so, what did some of us do? We moved the trial inside and crammed everything into a couple small rooms! It was nuts. We got through the rest of obedience that way... and then, after things had cleared, went back outside, picked up/dried off the agility equipment and EZ-ups that had blown all over the place and finished up with agility too! Talk about insanity...

Sara wrote:That was AWESOME at that first Petapalooza---we're all huddled under the tent, scared we might DIE from lightning, and Jetson's out there, by himself, pushing the Jolly Ball into the pool and jumping himself in the monsoon!!! He is SUCH a nutball.

Umm - like father like son??? Hee hee - just kidding Bri!!!

That was AWESOME at that first Petapalooza---we're all huddled under the tent, scared we might DIE from lightning, and Jetson's out there, by himself, pushing the Jolly Ball into the pool and jumping himself in the monsoon!!! He is SUCH a nutball. You make me laugh ti

I have a picture of Jetson doing this in TN during a huge thunderstorm that finally came through (brought the temps down to 95 a welcome cool down). Jet Boy you silly dog!!! Guess he LOVES playing on that there dock!

well its still up in the air if traceys going to come or not but me and mikey are going to brave it we' probly drag mavrick along and let the girls stay home

We will see ya all in KZOO we will be there for sure, but we will be bringing the rain gear because it sounds like it will be a very wet Saturday.

Brian,
If want to leave your tent home you can "bunk" with me.

Jim

Sounds good.

Thanks,
Brian Well I guess my dad says he is going to be able to come and we are gonna bring the motorhome. Thanks for the offer though I appreciate it!!!!

team sky wrote:Sounds good.

Thanks,
Brian Well I guess my dad says he is going to be able to come and we are gonna bring the motorhome. Thanks for the offer though I appreciate it!!!!

I don't know how that happened, it combined my replies. But, anyway as you can tell above sounds like dad will be with me and we are going to bring the motorhome.

Thanks,
Brian

Yes dad will be there, but son was the one who wanted to bring the motorized tent vehicle. We are planning to leave around 7:15 to get there in plenty of time. Believe it or not the 'son" has everything [acked and ready to roll, or so he says. Chance of rain is around 60 % but as with every weather forecast in Michigan I only believe it if I can see it at the moment. I am counting on rain and bringing rain gear. Either way I will stay mostly dry.
I'll keep the coffee pot on in the motorized tent vehicle.

See you all there.

Motorized tent vehicle... lol. Nice term... I like it!

I think Moose will need to go in the motor tent vehicle and spend some quality time talking with Sky about hunting during the breaks :-)

I think Moose will need to go in the motor tent vehicle and spend some quality time talking with Sky about hunting during the breaks :-)

Just looked at the weather. Only a 30% chance of rain in the afternoon. Tell Tracy to get her booty down to KZOO Jamie!

Hopefully, we can park the motorized tent vehicle somewhere close to the pool area.

Don't know about all of you, but I think a set of wings might get the pups permanently airborn tomorrow. I just checked the wind an currently we have 30 mile an hour gusts here in GR, and supposedly more wind tomorrow.