Friday, June 30, 2006

Loki Loki Loki!

My little Loki passed level 3 last week and moved on to level 4. She is the youngest in her class and one of the best behaved and trained. I can leave her in a sit or down posistion and walk around the room and she won't move. However, all bets are off when someone pets her. Loki still thinks ppl only come to see her. In order for Loki to pass level 4, she has to remain sitting when someone pets her. That is going to take a lot of work. Luckily there is no class this Saturday, so we have an extra week to work on that. I don't think Loki will pass level 4 quite as quickly as she did level 3. She is still a puppy. She is doing amazing tho. Mom saw a Golden Retriever puppy (about 7 months old) the other day, and said Loki is much better trained than her. Not suprising...Loki is very smart and wants to please everyone. We recently got Loki her own bed. It is a blue quilted bed with red stripes and white stars... very patriotic. The plan is to convince her that her bed is better than the furniture and that she should stay off. Hopefully, it will work, she is already laying on it.
Oh yea, gave Climber a bath today...he is off somewhere pouting.
My brother caught my elusive cat, Phantom, last night. I got to hold him and give him lots of attention. Poor thing, his fur is all matted up (dad had to cut some of it off), and his nails were soo long. I felt horrible for him, I felt (and still do feel) like a bad owner. Next time, my brother catches him, Phantom is getting a good scrubbing to get all of the nasty clumps off. That way he will look and feel better. Loki was an angel last night, letting me hold Phantom and give him TLC. That is until she came up and bit my toes...

Still Recovering

I'm still recovering from Wed. night's game. Not b/c of the two beers I enjoyed, but b/c of the excitement. The atmosphere was awesome. I love this city, complete strangers get along when it comes to baseball. When we left the stadium, it was alive with cheers and screams. You could talk to random ppl about the game and it was cool. Wed. night game was definately one of the best games I've ever been too. Getting home, traffic was a nightmare. We got stuck at one stop light for at least 10 min.
What a town, St. Louis!
Let's Go Cardinals!!

Thursday, June 29, 2006

That's a Winner!

Unreal. If I had to explain last night's game in one word, that's it: unreal. Dad and I got tickets from a friend of mom's who shares season tickets with her brother. Originally, we were supposed to go on the 26th. But the ticket holders brother was coming into town so she asked us to switch to Wed. night the 28th. I am sooo glad we changed dates! Otherwise we would have seen the Cardinals lose. Before we left for the game, I checked the Cardinals website, one of my fave websites, to see if there was any special promotion going on that night. There was: it was seat cushion night for the first 25,000 fans 16 and over. So Dad and I got there about an hour and some odd minutes before the game began. Our tickets were for section 128 row 21 seats 9& 10. So we didn't have to go up any ramps to get to our level. We had an awesome view, as we were in right feild. I went down to the rails and took lots of pictures of Yadier Molina, my favorite player, and of Chris Carpenter, last nights starter, and hitting coach Dave Duncan. So I got lots of pictures of Molina stretching and playing catch with Carpenter. Then I got pics of Carpenter and Duncan in the bullpen. More pictures of Molina in the bullpen. I got some really good pics. I will post them later. During the game I discovered that the digitial zoom for my camera was off, so I turned it on...I am kicking myself for not discovering that sooner. I got some awesome pics of home plate, the pitching mound, Jim Edmonds in center field, John Rodriguez in left field, and Juan Encarnacion in left field. Nice close ups. The game was awesome at first b/c we scored first. A single off of Yadier Molina broght the runner home. Scott Rolen hit a single run scoring homerun. Things were looking up in the 7th inning when Carpenter was leading 3-1. Then Carpenter was taken out and Randy Flores came in....who let another single score...then Braden Looper,then Tyler Johsnon came in....finally Jason Isringhausen who walked a guy- then a popup which tied the game, and then the sacrafice fly gave the Tribe the lead. So the eigth innning was really sucking....Izzy lost Carpenter's lead...seems Izzy always has to have some nail bitting dramatics every time he enters the game. Then the ninth inning rolled around. So Taguchi started the come back rally when he hit a pop-up that should have been caught...but wasn't- 9 times out of 10 that catch is made, but the Tribes catcher dropped it!!!! Taguchi went on to 2nd base. Yadier Molina did a sacrafice bunt, which got Taguchi to 3rd. Aaron Miles then hit a double bringing Taguchi home. Then Scott Spezio's grounder brought him to third, two out now. Short stop David Eckstein comes to bat, and Miles scores on a two-out throwing error!!! It was insane at the park. The fans went nuts. The seat cushions went flying onto the feild like giant snowflakes. Everybody was screaming and cheering. The dugout for the Cards emptied and met Eckstein at first base. It was wild. Walking out of the stadium and shouting "Let's Go Cards!" earned several high fives from strangers.
Let's Go Cardinals!!!

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Weekly Loki Report


Poor little Loki still has an ear infection and she does not like that ear medicine we have to put in her ear. It doesn't hurt, she just doesn't like it. Loki passed level 2 and moved onto level 3 in obedience class. She should pass level 3 and move on to level 4 next Sat. She is doing very well. Got a new pinch collar for her, much better- it doesn't pop off. Spoke with the trainer about the original one-asked if it needed to be tightened- yep! Told ya so mom! Loki is still stealing stuff, but she is getting better about letting it go and coming and sitting at our feet when we yell at her. She still chases the cat, poor Climber, Loki thinks its great fun to torment him. Loki loves her pool! Loves to dive for treats and stomp around...doesn't like to be splashed tho. Loki is camping with the parents this weekend. Went to the lake yesterday, but was more interested int he goose poop than the lake itself. They gave her a bath afterwards, and then she rolled in the grass and dirt! Typical Loki! She has a fascination with rolling in the grass.

Survey for St. Louisans!!

1.) What is your favorite Ice Cream Place?Ted Drewes
2.) Favorite concert seen at UMB Bank Pavillion ( Riverport) --Never been there
3.)Would you rather go to the Dome, Savvis Center, or Busch Stadium? Do you really have to ask? Busch, duh!
4.)Favorite Bar? um Hot Shots?
5.)Favorite Place to eat in the Loop? don't have one
6.) Favorite Fast food? Subway
7.)Would you rather go to the Zoo, Science Center, or the City Museum? The Zoo
8.) Have you ever been to the balloon races in Forest Park? Nope
9.) Would you rather go to the Muny or the Fox? The Fox
10.) Favorite Mall in STL? West County or South County
11.) Have you ever been to Grants Farm? Yep.
12.)Favorite time of year to go to Six Flags? Fright Fest.
13.) Favorite casino to go to? Never been
14.)Did you ever go to Incahoots or Liquid? Nope.
15.) Did you ever see Sesame Street on Ice at the old Kiel Center? no.
16.) Ballwin Days or Manchester Days? Ballwin Days
17.) Favorite Pizza Place? Any Imo's or Fortells Pizza
18.)Favorite Place to watch fireworks? Downtown by the Arch! The reflections on the arch are soo cool
19.) Best part of the VP Fair? Never been.
20.)What High school did you go to? Rockwood Summit
21.) Favorite place to see a movie? Des Peres or Ronnies
22.) Best Sub place? Subway
23.) Would rather eat on the Hill or the Old Spaghetti Factory? The Hill - Zias.
24.) Chilli Cook off in West Port Plaza or The Taste of Clayton? um I don't know
25.) Mickey's Car Wash or Waterway? Don't really do carwashes
26.) Would you rather go Ice skating in Forest Park or go look at Christmas Lights at Jellystone Park? neither.
27.) What hospital were you born in? St. John's Mercy Hospital
29.) What radio stations are programed in your car? 107.7. 107.1. 98.1, 103.3, 92.3, 93.7
30.) If you could bring back one thing to STL what would it be? a thing...can it be a person? Adam Archuletta then

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

What at weekend!!

This past Saturday my friends, Froggiegirl and Gimlet, were married!!!! I was one of five bridesmaids! It was a beautiful ceremony and went off without a hitch, unless you count the time the priest called Gimlet by his last name that is. Froggiegirl was glowing, she had this amazing aura around her, and the smile she had on her face as she walked down the aisle to Gimlet was priceless. Gimlet also looked studyly in his tux, and the expression on his face as his future bride strolled down the aisle with her father was timeless. The day was a gorgeous one, the sun was shinning and it wasn't too hot for picture taking in Forest Park. After the wedding, we got to ride in a SUV limo- tons of fun by the way- I love champagne!!- and headed to Forest Park. We took pictures on the stone bridge and the stones near it. We also took pics at some gate...can't remember its name at the moment. I have never had my picture taken so many times in my life!! We got to do a jump shot (where everybody jumped in the air on the count of three for the camera guy), and a coupla goofy shots. I soo can not wait to see them. Gimlet and Froggiegirl are soooo well matched and make a marvelous couple!! Merc Man and Mrs. Merc Man were on hand to witness the momentous occasion. Gimelt is their son, and now Froggiegirl is their daughter-in-law. Froggiegirl couldn't have asked for nicer or cooler in-laws. Mr. Merc Man and Mrs. Merc Man rock! Grandma Merc Man also rocks! Congratulations to the new couple!! While the happy newlyweds honeymoon in Jamaica, I am chinchilla-sitting their precious babies; Roo, Schoompy, Sully, and mischievious Fipsy. So far everything is going great. Hopefully the weather is cooperating in Jamaica and Froggiegirl & Gimlet are having a blast! Ten cuidado mis amigos y diverta!! (Be careful and have fun!!)