Monthly Archives: June 2012

June 10, 2012 · 15:38

Wildroses Women’s Half Marathon

This morning I completed my 3rd half marathon. It was a women’s only race so it was the first race that I have done without Don by my side and none of my walking buddies signed up so I was flying solo. I started out walking with a really nice lady that used to run marathons but a knee injury had forced her to turn to walking shorter races. She was great company but her pace was a full minute faster than mine. I kept up with her for 4km but I had to say goodbye and slow down to a more comfortable pace for me. I finished the race in 3:01:58 which is my best time but the real shocker was that I finished 5th overall and 2nd in my age group so I got a medal. Yipppeeee for me. Of course there were only 25-30 walkers so when you put it in perspective I was just lucky.

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Filed under Races, Two legged family

June 9, 2012 · 16:00

Wolf to Woof

Last night we attended the opening night of the Wolf to Woof exhibit at the Royal Alberta Museum. It was exciting to see Tango’s picture hanging in the museum. There was a wonderful formal presentation and we got to hear the stories behind all the winning pictures. There were 30 winners chosen to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Friends of the Royal Alberta Museum Society (FRAMS), 10 in each of the following 3 categories: Best Buddy, Hall of Shame and Hall of Fame. Tango was a winner in the Hall of Fame category. We were presented with a beautiful framed copy of her picture and bio. When the exhibit ends this fall, we will also get the framed picture that was hanging in the gallery all summer.

I highly recommend checking out the exhibit. It was well done and very informative for people of all ages who are interested in dogs.

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Filed under Tango, Volunteering

Tagged as German Shepherd, Search and Rescue, Search Dog

June 3, 2012 · 12:41

My little furry helper….NOT!!

It is a wonder that I get anything done with Tilly hanging around. She always has to be in the middle of everything just in case I need her help. Sometimes she is so darn cute that I work around her rather that disturb her. Here are a few pictures of her helping me quilt and assisting me with my laptop.