Busch Stadium- smoking ban

Hooray!! Busch Stadium has joined the 15 other stadiums in banning smoking from inside the stadium. Smokers will now have to go outside to smoke! Meaning I can breath freely and won't gag on any of the smoke from the smokers who don't pay attention to the rules. I know the smokers are not happy, but whatever. I am really excited about this and commend Busch on this action! While I do not have any tickets for any of the games yet, I will have a few tickets later and will enjoy the new smoke free environment!!
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Tired puppy just won't quit

Last night, Loki was soo tired from running around the house. She wouldn't quit playing. She was exhausted, but she would not lay down to take a nap. She pulled what we refer to as "tired toddler act". Loki just wanted to play and play and play. We took her to Petsmart last night and weighed her- she weighed in at 51.5 lbs. Mom thinks Loki is a bit pudgy and wants to call her "Porkylu" I keep insisting that Loki is in perfect shape. I think she is even stronger than Shadow. Loki is solid muscle; she almost rips your arm out playing w/ her tug toy! Last week, I took Loki up to the new grooming place next to our vets office, Rub A Dub Doggie. We normally take Loki to Petsmart for nail clipping and grooming when we can't hose her down in front of the house. So we decided to give Rub A Dub Doggie a try, they are very close to home. It was well worth it. I asked them to use a gentle shampoo on her as she has very sensitive skin, so they used an oatmeal based shampoo and didn't charge extra. Overall they did a great job on her at a much cheaper price than Petsmart! We have a new groomer! They also put a nice green bandana w/ shamrocks on her. They must have put the bandana on her while her fur was a bit damp b/c her neck turned green! Its a very light green and she doesn't seem bothered by it. My younger brother vows he is going to dye her green one year and bring her downtown for the parade; that isn't going to happen so long as I live. Number 1) her skin is way too sensitve for dyeing-she would be itching like crazy 2) I am NOT having my puppy dyed green, end of story! The weather has turned warmer and with that the ground is dry and safe enough for us to toss Loki's orange retriever down the hill. She loves it! She can't get enough of it, this is why we had to hide it the majority of the winter what with the mud and the ice on the ground. Not only could she get hurt, she also got quite muddy. Not that she minded. As the warmer months get closer, Loki will be going on long walks again (I have missed those!) and spending more time outdoors. We could be BBQing on Wed, which would be great, b/c I have missed Daddy bbqing and the weather for it! But we're not out of the woods yet; it's St. Louis, anything can happen!