Ellie's Belly Ready to POP

And over 2 weeks to go!  Oh my goodness.  Hang in there sweet girl!

Woody leads us out of the woods

Ok, this blog will soon turn into a post ALL ABOUT PUPPIES.  But for now, while Ellie's belly is growing an inch a day, I'll tell you about our hike.  

Went into the National Forest, via the back acreage.  Took all 5 dogs, and we just followed some trails.  Non are marked there, so it's wise to keep your bearings.  My reference point is Elephant Butte, and now that I've been over in that area tramping around, I've found I can usually see it unless I'm deep in a gully.

We walked a jeep trail that was new to us, and I think it led over to Golden Willow.  There was a dirt road w/houses....  Turned back and took another trail.  But it cut off in the wilderness.  Followed Woody, who has proven to have an unerring sense of direction.  After climbing a pretty steep, rocky slope, over a lot of fallen trees, we got to our old path thru Aubrey Huff's land.  Whew!  Glad to head home after all that.

Harry's Not So Hairy

Harry's hair is going the way of a Barbie doll's.  A few snips here, a few snips there.  Ooops, have to even that up....  G just commented on the puddle he leaves after drinking.  May have to shave the beard next.  We're talking Harry here, not Geoff.  G whittled his down to a goatee and it took us all two weeks to notice!  He felt very ignored.  Now, I ask you, how can you just keep it all to yourself like that?  I would have let the cat out of the bag after a day.  Two weeks?  Imposs-eee-bla!