Weekend Visitors

It's catch up time, again! I'll start with Saturday. We had the usual morning, coffee, dog chores, and breakfast. Then it was time to run dogs. It was the B and C teams turn. Rob and I were responsible for running the B team, and Mark and Mary were running the C team. The C team has so many yearling puppies, Mark and Mary had plans to correct some of their early bad habits, they knew their run might take a while. Early on in the run, a place called "The Burn", Mark and Mary had us pass them up. So we were on our run by ourselves. Sort of. It was a great run. No major excitement. The weather was cool, but not freezing. What a difference the wind makes:). We passed Mark and Mary on our way back to camp. We were back to camp in time to have our dogs watered, given treats, and back to their houses, by the time the C team pulled into the yard. While we were all out, a good friend of Mark and Mary called and said she would be stopping by. Julie, her daughter Jess, and four dogs all came down the trail about an hour later. Julie and Jess have the Little Devil's sister. Her name is Kenai, and she was running with three of her own puppies. They are gorgeous dogs! Just before their arrival, Mark headed out for a night time run with the Varsity team. I was so excited about this run. Wally, from the B team, got a short promotion!! Even if it is short term, or for a trial period, I was so proud of him!! He looked so excited, and a little nervous too. He ran right next to his brother P.J.. P.J. didn't seem overly excited at first. But I think they got used to each other. Anyhow. I guess I realized how quickly you can become attached to the dogs. I've known Wally for only three weeks, and I was so giddy about his promotion. Hopefully he can hold a position, or at least swing up there every once in a while.
After the Varsity team was in and settled, we all sat down for dinner. Julie made a GIANT pot of venison spaghetti and we all chowed down. After our dinner, it was Scatagories time. It was pretty funny. Julie and I took the top two spots. It was a late night, but well worth it. Julie and Jess stayed the night. It was a cozy cabin too. Little Devil, Carstenz, and Tucson were brought in last night too. Always room for more:)

This morning was a day off for all the teams, and a time for us to catch up on some projects all over camp. Mark finished up the Arctic entry. I swept out our house. Mary took the C team for a quick run and escorted Julie, Jess, and their dog team out. Mark, Mary, and I gave the puppies their shots. After night dog chores, we all ate big portions of Mary's homemade beef barley soup. Now Rob and I are back at the bunk barn, I'm nerdin out on the computer, and he's playing video games. I'll post pictures of the finished Arctic entry tomorrow. Later!!