Friday, March 30, 2007

Joey's A Therapy Dog!



Joey and I have passed the tests to be a Therapy Dog Team. We will be registered and insured by Therapy Dog Inc. In addition to a test, we had three observations - two at long term care facilities and one at a Cub Scout pack meeting. They watch to see how Joey interacts with kids, medical equipment, visiting people in bed, in wheel chairs, standing with walkers, etc and walking on different kinds of surfaces, riding in elevators, having doors automatically open before them and hearing different sounds you hear in such places. We are also going to join a local organization, PAWS, Inc. (Pets Assisting Well-Being and Success) who provides placement services for dogs with different organizations in town.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Christmas at Grandpa Bud's

Cousins having fun.

































Jenny & Hand Horn

Jenny's french horn teacher allowed her to use his hand horn to play a piece for ISSMA this year. There are no valves so she makes all the sound changes with her mouth and the hand in the bell. These pictures are when she finished playing at ISSMA State - she got a gold medal and the judge was impressed.


Boomer Creature of Comfort

Scenes from past trips to Colorado Springs

Here are some of the sites Bob saw the last few months in Colorado Springs.

























John Likes IU

When John came home at Thanksgiving we found he had set up a little shrine in honor of IU on the christmas tree.

Christmas Formal

Jenny went to the BD Christmas formal with Tony & Bree.


Enough of the Egg Already

The L'ski Chronicles biggest fan, Bud, requested a new picture on the blog. So here is a picture Jenny drew of our dental hygenist's daughter. She got an honorable mention in the Scholastic Art Contest and it hung in the art muesum downtown for a month.