Our First Skijoring Race

Wow, what a weekend! Last Friday, Feb 05, Kyna and I headed to Didsbury, Alberta for our first race. We raced a four mile run at 8:30 a.m. on Sat. and Sun. Kyna and I came dead last but I was happy how she ran. Four miles in 22 minutes on a very icy and hard track. To put it in perspective the top times were under 12 minutes. Everyone had two dogs except for me. Three skiers came in with bloody faces. Anyhow I learned a lot about the sport and helped where I could. Here is a test question for you. Does anyone know what it means to drop your dog in the mushing world? We came home with the sportsmanship award voted by ballot vote by all the mushers.  Kyna won a couple months worth  of top quality dog food and I  hats, coffee mug, posters, and 50 bucks. The event was extremely well organized, and I met a lot of great people. Looking forward to seeing most of them at our next race in Kimberly on Feb. 20,21. Check out some pictures of the Rosebud at http://www.rosebudrun.ca/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?fpage=gallery&post=mar06

A frosty morning start to the first four mile race.

Pumped for the finish!














Just a little frosty.

Back in the warm car to watch the other dogs.

 

Day two. Kyna running hard.

Here is link to the Bootleg Race we are going to on the 20th. http://www.bootlegsleddograces.ca/

Canvas

How many dog owners have a canvas painting of their dog? Thanks Zoe and Quinn.

Skijoring in Kimberly

Yesterday  Kyna and I were invited to Kimberly for some skijoring. Kyna had lots of fun and met a lot of border collies. Anyone want a puppy? One of the dogs just had 10 purebreed Border Collie pups. It was a beautiful sunny day with temp of -5 ...perfect for skiing. Today is a rest day as Kyna is very tired. Tomorrow we will resume training for next weeks race in Didsbury, Alberta. Checkout the race website at www.rosebudrun.ca

Home for Christmas

Zoe and Quinn arrived home for Christmas very early Wednesday morning. (2:30a.m.) after a short drive from Victoria. Morgan has been here for two weeks...nice to have early exams. Thanks for the goodies Zoe. Had to take a picture of this gingerbread man before he was devoured. Delicious!!!! Thanks

Here's to a very Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Tree Harvest

Morgan and I returned home with four trees, one for us and three friends. We went out to the cabin overnight and went tree hunting the next day. While we were gone Fernie had its first real snow dump in town. At last it looks like Christmas. Just have to wait for Quinn and Zoe to arrive home from Victoria and we are ready.

The Paint Has Cured

Well after almost five years the paint in our bathroom has cured, so I can finally do some trim etc. First task at hand was to sand down enough of the old fir floorboards (104 years old) and finish off the windows with some trim.

Also inserted the bathtub skirting which had to be trimmed so it would fit properly. Very tedious job but looks a lot better than a gaping hole. Sorry Plumbob. (this hole was her hiding spot from Kyna when she didn't want to play.) Next on the agenda is a new wood counter top complete with new sink and taps. Will be in for Christmas!!!!

Beard Update

Hey boys...how are the beards coming? Judgment day is only 8 weeks away. Everybody is asking me what the prize is. Any suggestions?