I finally registered for the St. George Marathon. I ended up only registering with my brother Josh. The others in the group have decided that what seemed like a good idea at the time, really is not a very good idea after beginning to actually run. Even though I registered for the St. George Marathon, that does not mean that I will actually be chosen to run. The St. George Marathon only allows a limited number of runners to participate each year due to accommodation issues. That means that at the first of May, a computer will randomly choose the lucky individuals to run the race. I hope I have better luck at this drawing then the California Lottery. I have my computer programmed to check for the results of the lottery drawing the first of May and as soon as I find out I will be sure to post.

The new puppy, Maddie, is doing great. Last night was our first night of Puppy School at the local Petsmart. There are 6 puppies in the class. Maddie just wanted to play with the other puppies, she wasn’t interested in the clicker or treats. She now weighs a whopping 8.4 lbs. She is the BIG girl in class. The other puppies are all very small toy varieties. As soon as we got home, I had to review what we learned in class. “LOOK” consists of me saying, “Maddie—LOOK” and then holding a puppy treat on my forehead and then as soon as Maddie looked at the treat clicking the little clicker and rewarding her with the treat. Boy do I look silly with puppy treats on my forehead.