not so chaotic....

the vet wasn't sure either but there's a good chance chaos ate something that messed up his system. He had his stool and blood tested on Monday which both came out clear and did not have any tummy troubles when Dr. Taylor checked him out. He feels better in the afternoons and mornings are rough. Last night he woke me at 1:30am and the puke monster became the poop monster (in a very watery version of this term).... this continuted every 60-90 minutes through 10am. He started to feel a bit better and started going a few hours between trips outside. We're very lucky as he does tell us. I'd rather have him wake me 7 times then wake up to piles.... or  puddles as it came out...
He didn't eat breakfast today but did eat a good dinner and is now begging for another trip outside... it's gonna be a long night.

he's moving a lot faster now...

bouldering after work

chaos wishing he had fingers....

me working past my fear of falling while jess shows no weakness

even in a place like telluride work can sometimes be stressful... so we head out bouldering after work with Jared and Jess. Their dog Stella and Chaos run around while we play on the rocks and get out some frustrations and have fun.

jared working the rock

We hit a nice spot not far outside of town. I prefer climbing on a rope to bouldering... I like the security the rope offers. On my little problem I found that my fear of falling (even just a few feet onto a thick bouldering pad) made me crimp my paw (hand) in fear. I wasn't able to move it at all or communicate my conundrum. After glancing through the viewfinder dave realized the my face was an unnatural shade of red and something was really wrong. I did manage to tackle the problem by the end of the night.... just not for a few more tries. I definitely earned my gluten free beer after that experience! It helped to take the edge of my aching arm muscles.

Dave's earned the name spider-pig due to his ability to latch onto the rock in an unnatural way... Jess and Jared have only been climbing this year and have really taken to it. It's fun to be able to go play with our friends while letting stress go.

ode to the tacoma

the tacoma had a good life... we spent almost 40,000 miles together and traveled from maine to colorado twice with it. Chaos had his favorite spots and spent lots of time with his head on the armrest or trying to sit in our laps to look out the window.
now we have to redefine what camp chaos should drive... another subaru, an suv or something else? I don't think we will do another truck. We want something that is good in the snow, great over mountains, comfortable, roomy, lots of cargo space and a comfortable spots for Chaos and his friends. Any suggestions?

bike events...

Last week Chaos and I snuck out on a hike with Mako and Sandy to Bear Creek Falls. Chaos is such a poser but sure is cute! I'm glad we went as this week has been very stressful.

we had the first of 2 large bike events hit town this week and it was exhausting. I worked from 7am on Monday until 7pm on Tuesday with only a 4 hour nap in there. Chaos, Dave and I did overnight bike security and it was exhausting. Chaos is a great guard dog and let us know about any noises. It was a large endeavor that included everything from setting up a 26' stage to organizing volunteers to cleaning it all up. 2000 cyclists and 1000 more people traveling with them...

Less then 24 hours later the influx of the bluegrass crowds are hitting town. I had hoped to take these next few days easy but it's not meant to be.

More photos eventually.... it's hard to get pics when you work more then you play...
Camp Chaos is transforming for bluegrass as well. We'll become home to 5 dogs and 5 people this weekend. Chaos is ready for all his friends to hit town and for the dog festival to begin.

32 ads

32 long term rental ads in the telluride daily planet
6 do not allow dogs
1 does not allow cats
12 are more then 40 minutes from town
15 are priced over $2000 per month
7 are studios
2 do not have real kitchens
4 have already been rented

my math isn't awful. there is overlap in the categories...plus it's midnight and i'm not really going to count- just trying to outline the conundrums that we face. each morning we grab the paper and a sharpie and cross off any that are over $2000, over 40 minutes from town or studios. We're willing to beg someone to take Chaos if we give a larger deposit so we ignore the no dogs unless it is in an area that really does not let dogs live there. (this is sometimes due to people building developments in ELK Calving areas... so my dog can't live there but 500 people can???) We are also not willing to pay $1600/month to cook on a hot plate and microwave.

32 ads and we're left with one possible place to rent. A drive by showed us why it was in town and cheap... basement with well windows. We'll still look at it but optimism is not running high.

All the cool kids are doing it...

The boo-boo buddies

We have definitely needed a sense of humour to get through this weekend. Less then 30 hours after chaos was bit his friend mako was too. We were with the dogs in the backyard hanging out with some friends and mako was bit over a tennis ball. Another trip to the world's best vet and more stitches! Both dogs are recovering well and have no lasting damage- just scars.
~Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

staying in touch

my cell phone is having some operational issues and it's messing with my world. my exterior display and internal display work intermittently. This means:
~I can't read my text messages or send them
~I have no idea who may be calling and what picking up the phone may entail
~I can't use the camera phone and send out pix messages
~I have no idea who I may have missed a call from
~I can't access my contacts in the phone and therefore can only call my speed dials or by dialing the numbers (how retro)
the kicker is that dave and I have the same exact phone model that we got at the same exact time. As you may know dave is a little tougher on little gadgets then I am given that his lives in the pocket of his work pants along with 2 handfuls of dirt, paint chips and other pieces of stuff. His phone looks beat up but works fine. Mine is still clean and pretty but has these issues. This been going on for over a week now and it's only getting worse. I finally broke down and ordered a new one but now have to wait for it to arrive....