WHEW ! SMILING AT EVERYONE FOR 2 DAYS WAS NOT TOO PAINFULL AT ALL... I KNOW EVERYONE HAD A GOOD TIME AND NO ONE GOT BITTEN, OR KICKED ( BY A MULE OR DONKEY)-- NO DOG FIGHTS- JUST ALOT OF POSITIVES... FROM SATUREEDAY'S STARBUCK GALLONS OF DONATED COFREE TO SUNDAY'S HUGE BEN AND JERRY'S SUNDAIES-- WE ATE....KELLY'S GREAT SANDWICHES FROM JIM'S NEW SANDWICH TRUCK...IPSWICH CLAMBAKE LOBSTERS,SHIRMP,CHOWDER,+++-- TO --- THE STRAWBERRY WHIPPED CREAM CAKE*** TO MARK+++/ BBQ TOMORE CAKE AND BEN AND JERRY'S SUNDAI SET UP... WE ATE... AND "SUGARED UP"
MOMENTOUS MOMENTS?...TOO MANY BUT I WILL TRY... THE NUMBER OF PURPLE SHIRTS WHO JUST SWUNG INTO ACTION WAS APPALLING-- MOST NOTEABLY PATRICE- USUALLY RELATIVELY DIGNIFIED- WANDERING AROUND WITH A CARDBOARD CARTON QUIETLY COLLECTING RECYCLABLES-- PAM- WHO CARRIES ENOUGH DETAILS IN HER HEAD TO RUN HARVARD UNIVERSITHY--CAMERA MARK A GREAT UNOBTRUSIVE MASTER OF CEREMONIES.....LAURA AND DEVIN HAD 2 OF THE BEST GENERICACLLY TRAINED DOGS--"ON DISPLAY" HAPPY SOCIABLE AND FOCUSED ON LAURA AND DEVLIN.. -- PILES OF 2X3'S WERE QUICKLY TURNED INTO SPIRIT STICK HOLDERS BY STEVE #4 AND JERRI ...BECAUSE LAST YEARS WER HOLDING UP A FENCE SOMEWHERE...ALL THE SERVICE DOGS WERE PERFECT-- OF COURSE-- THANKS TO STEVE#2 AND MEGAN'S TRAINING OF THE RECIPIENTS !!! TANNER AND STEVE#4 PARKED CARS EVERYWHERE BUT IN THE TREES....CARS WHICH HAD LICENSE PLATES FROM ALL OVER THE US.... AND CANADA. .. THOSE WERE NOTICED BY THE CUMMINGS VISITING COMMITTEE-- WHO 'S REACTON SEEMED TO BE " WE HAD NO IDEA" -- I HOPE IT WAS A POSITIVE SHOCK- I CAN'T SAY WE MADE ANY PREPARATIONS FOR THIER ARRIVAL--- WE ARE WHAT WE ARE AND DO WHAT WE DO-- WE DID WASH THE BIG GOLF CART AS THE TOUR BUS....- BUT THAT WAS ABOUT THE ONLY PREPARATION.-- I FORGOT TO TRY AND EXPALIN THE SPIRIT STICKS-- WHICH WERE MANAGED BY STEVE #3 AND KITTY
IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL, JANINE ORGANIZED A DONKEY "EPISODE" - AND AS I SAT THERE TRYING TO SERIOULSY EXPALIN TO THE CUMMINGS COMMITTEE HOW WONDERFUL TO GET A PERSON OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND ON THEIR FEET WALKING, JANINE HURRIED BY WITH BELLA- COMPLETE IN JOCKEY SILKS AND RACING GOGGLES ON TOP OF 1800 POUND MO. WHEN THE DUST HAD SETTLED FOM THAT, MEGAN MARCHED BY WITH THE 8 PUPS AND TURNED THEM ONTO "HONEYMOON HILL" -WHICH GAVE ME A CHANCE TO POINT OUT TO THE COMMITTEE... WE ARE QUITE A GROUP... AS PEOPLE STOOD IN FRON TOF US--- FACING THE PUPS-- I COULD POINT OUT THE NUMBER OF REAR POCKETS THAT HAD POO PICKERS IN THEM... DR GEORGE ADDED SOME PROFESSIONAL SANITY TO THE BIZARRE "HAPPINING"
AND DOG FEST #6 IS ONLY 363 DAYS AWAY
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What made the weekend so special, was that regardless of our different roles, we all came together as one, respecting each other and the dogs. I never felt like a person with a mobility need. I just felt part of the celebration.
Thank you, thank you to everyone who made sure that we and our dogs had everything we needed.
CINDY
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ALL THAT AND THE CROWD MANAGED TO SIMONIZE MY TRACTOR !
