This was the year of the big move to Bend. It has taken us nearly the whole year to pack and move. We are still trying to get settled.
First the new address:
872 SE Airpark Dr.
Bend, OR 97702
Peggy's phone: 435-714-0048
email: pudelfreund@juno.com
Charlie's phone: 435-729-0893
email: tupsu99@hotmail.com
As we contemplated our move from Park City, Utah, to Bend, Oregon, our two greatest fears were:
1) We wouldn't get our home in Park City sold in time to beat the onset of winter, which would have meant waiting out another year, and
2) We wouldn't find a new home in Bend in time to move in before Christmas.
Those two things went fine. Our Park City house sold in 18 days, and we found our Bend home the second day of looking. We had excellent agents for both transactions. Everything else that could go wrong did. I think I could write a novel based on our move, but here are some highlights:
*The buyer in Park City (a contractor) wanted us to pay him to have windows replaced that were not big enough to climb through, and to tear down the dilapidated deck, based on estimates he got from people who did that, although he could do it himself for much less. We said no.
*We paid a cleaning lady $300 to deep-clean the house while the movers were taking our furniture and remaining boxes to go into storage.
*Before we closed on the sale and we were still moving out, U-Haul delivered the buyers' U-Haul boxes to our house. They wanted to move in that day. Trying to accommodate them was a mistake. It led to a series of unfortunate events, some of which are outlined here.
*We couldn't bring the trailer to the house because the buyers were moving in, so we started moving the things we needed until we found a new home to our storage unit.
*In moving the trailer to the RV campground, we broke out the back window of the pickup, our tow vehicle.
*The ice chests and bags of food needing refrigeration and our phone chargers ended up locked up in the storage unit, closed after hours. We had no food, other than what was in the "homeless packet" we keep in our car.
*Our tow vehicle broke down and had to be towed to the Chevy place for repair, leaving us only our Honda CRV to remove the last of our stuff from the front deck.
*The pickup repair caused a delay in cleaning out our storage unit, which delayed our departure, but we couldn't stay in the RV campground because they were booked over Labor Day Weekend. We got the pickup back just in time to use it to haul the trailer to a campground in Salt Lake City, from where we commuted the few days it took to clear out the storage unit.
*The backup battery charger and the portable tire inflater both died. Both were needed during the trip.
*The only house in the neighborhood we hoped to move into that had potential for RV storage on the property turned out to be a fixer-upper with granite countertops in the kitchen and powder room and new carpeting, but everything else needing repair and cleaning. Repairs needed are in Chapter Two. We were able to negotiate a lower price to take needed repairs into account, but it meant making all those repairs ourselves.
*We left a house that was fixed up the way we would have liked it (other than that dilapidated deck), spotlessly clean (at our expense), and we moved into a fixer-upper that needed major cleaning.
Chapter Two
Here are the things we found needing repair or replacement in our new home:
1) The area needed for RV storage needed to be graded, leveled and the gate fixed so it would open.
2) A gas line needed to be brought into the laundry room for our gas dryer.
3) The appliances in the kitchen were old as dirt, except for the microwave, which may have been installed improperly, because the vent fan didn't work.
4) The gas stove and the cabinet above it had enough layers of grease that a knife was needed to remove it. It had to listen to some very bad language before the oven would heat to the correct temperature, taking an extra five minutes after it signaled that it had finished preheating. The finish was off the racks and the grates, and some of the finish was missing on the stovetop. It was one of those stoves where you change the temperature of the oven by holding your finger on the up arrow or the down arrow until you get to the temperature you want.
5) The refrigerator had a foot sticking out into the kitchen, where someone had pulled it off the screw that was supposed to hold it on. The water dispenser didn't work. The freezer was missing a shelf.
6) The dishwasher worked fine, but the racks were designed poorly, so you could only wash partial loads. The door didn't stay closed. It was white, but all the other appliances were stainless (and dented).
7) The water heater's overflow chamber was defective and not working.
8) Kitchen cabinets were missing the pegs that hold the shelves up, and in some cases, the shelves were gone. Some drawers were off the rails. The hinges were the kind that lead to slamming doors, and in some cases the cabinet doors were hinged on the wrong side, so there was no way to get into the cabinet without climbing onto the countertop. They were sticky, and the finish was off any place you have to put your hand to open or close them.
9) The kitchen faucet wouldn't turn off unless it was moved to the side.
10) There were no window treatments upstairs except a pink valance in the guest bath and some blinds in one of the bedrooms that wouldn't go up or down. One of the windows would not close. Some of the cellular shades used throughout the downstairs were damaged.
11) All of the bathroom faucets upstairs were missing parts or not working, including the shower heads. The faucet in the laundry would only dispense cold water.
12) Most of the door hinges, locks, knobs, handles, etc., were dented or other wise damaged, and an assortment of styles had been used. The master bedroom door was totally off the hinges and the door latch broken. (I suspect a story there.)
13) Some of the electrical outlets didn't work. Some of the light fixtures buzzed and flickered, and needed replacement.
14) The wood flooring was scratched and gouged. The squeaks in the floor hadn't been fixed before they installed the carpet.
15) One of the toilets had a tank lid that had been broken and glued back together. There was a gouge inside the toilet bowl (?!). The tub was cracked, perhaps when the toilet tank lid fell into it? The finish at the bottom of the tub was gone, leaving a large grey rectangle.
We have been busy replacing all the hardware throughout the house, the light fixtures that needed replacing, installing LED lights throughout. We used our 10% off the entire purchase coupon at Lowe's to buy new kitchen appliances and a 3-drawer base cabinet for my fiber studio to use as a cutting surface/light table to go with the plexiglas top and cutting mat we brought with us.
The appliances brought new problems. They installed the fridge for free, but it was going to cost a lot to install the gas stove and the dishwasher. Charlie said he could do that. Two problems arose.
1) When we pulled out the dishwasher, we learned that a mouse had chewed through the coating on the wiring to the dishwasher, as well as the wiring to the outlet at the end of the peninsula. We could have had a fire. We're still waiting for an electrician to fix that, but the wires have been wrapped, so the dishwasher can go in and be used for now. We might never have known until fire consumed our house. (Our bedroom windows don't open, remember?)
2) The gas fitting for the stove turned out to be an odd size. Charlie couldn't find one that size online, so he had to hire our plumber (now on speed-dial) to come and do it. After the stove was installed, we discovered that the drawer under the oven was missing three rivets. Lowe's has ordered us another stove, good people, but it won't be here until after Christmas.
And then there's the medical issue. We couldn't find a doctor in-network who is taking new patients. We both needed a primary care physician, so we had to fork out for a concierge physician for the next year.
On the bright side, the house has good bones. We are a few steps from a hiking trail that goes for miles, walking distance from the dog parks (turns out, we're eligible for both the big dog and the little dog parks, because our guys are mid-size), two playgrounds and the senior center. People usually pick up after their dogs, and none of them run loose, at least not in our neighborhood. We have a big backyard that will be beautiful when we get rid of the bunny hutch/chicken coop, fix the shed and greenhouse, and remove the chicken wire. We have five huge Juniper trees in back (who knew Junipers could grow into trees?) and a gigantic fir tree in front, but we get to enjoy the colors of the neighbors' deciduous trees without the raking involved. The new place has a dog door and a gas fireplace. The hot tub might work (?) and the play set might be useable for the grandkids after we replace the rope and check for errant splinters. Where the chicken yard was might be a good place for the garden in the spring. We have yarn stores and quilt stores within a few minutes drive, and a beautiful church full of friendly people. There's a choral group associated with the local college, and seniors can audit the "class" for a very small fee. (Next year.) We're 30 minutes from skiing, but we might only need to shovel snow 3-4 times this winter. We're close to a small airstrip and can see small planes take off and land on occasion if the wind direction permits. We hear the train whistle blow in the distance several times a day. We're just a few minutes away from groceries and other shopping. We can drive all over town for a week and still have a full tank of gas. We have more microbreweries per capita than most small towns. We can get a nice selection of TV shows (who watches TV anymore?) with a little antenna. Life will be good here.
Chapter Three
Oh, the joys of moving companies!
We had four U-Haul boxes, three of which we loaded and sent to Salt Lake to be stored.
The last one swallowed up everything we had left in our storage unit and from the house at the end. We had no damage to anything that we packed in the boxes, and delivery to our new home went smoothly.
We had sold or given away some big pieces of furniture, expecting that our new home would be smaller than the Park City house. We used the Facebook Online Yard Sale groups to find new homes for the pieces we didn't want to move, including some items we offered for free. That went well.
The moving company came and looked at what we had. They gave us an estimate of how much space it would take up and what it would weigh. They loaded everything into vaults and took them to store in Salt Lake City until we would let them know that we were ready for it. So far, so good. However, when we let them know we were ready to receive our shipment, they gave us a date a couple of weeks later. We could live with that, but then things started to go south. We didn't have enough to fill the van, so we had to share with another family. That family's furniture and possessions went into the van first, our bad luck. The other family went over their estimate by 4,000 lbs. We were informed that 700 lbs. of our shipment could not fit onto the truck. It would be sent when they could. The day our shipment left Salt Lake City, the driver called from Brigham City. They had gone through the weigh station and were 2,500 lbs. overweight. He was having to wait for a truck to come and offload the extra weight and take it back to Salt Lake City. Of course, it was our stuff that had to be removed. When they got to Bend, they took our items off first. Many of the boxes and some pieces of furniture had no labels. A second truck came later that day, while we were still dealing with the first part of the shipment.
This truck had the first 700 lbs. left in Salt Lake City, but not the offloaded items. We had some breakage, including one of our bedposts, and the pottery elephant from Thailand. Each lamp had some damage to the part that holds the light bulb, but most of our things arrived in good condition. Of course, we were missing things. We had three sets of dishes, but had to use the cutlery from the trailer. The base of the blender was there, but not the container. It was good we had things from the trailer.
When we finally received the rest of our shipment we began to see serious damage. Every time a box or a piece of furniture is moved, the chances of damage go up, and this last set of items must have been moved six times. Needless to say, we are not happy about the moving company. At least no dog threw up, as happened in our previous record-holder for worst move of our lives. No one sprayed Raid over our breakfasts. No one suffered heat stroke. We even survived the great Romaine Lettuce Scare. It's just stuff, after all.
Chapter Four
Charlie's life for the next year will most likely be skiing (although he re-injured his knee during his first day of skiing) and hiking, depending on the season, gardening in the spring through fall, and fixing all the things in the house that need fixing, which could take the rest of our lives, at the rate we keep finding new things that need fixing.
I hope to use my loom to make some rag rugs for the kitchen and the utility room, and then just for fun. I might take a quilting class at one of the quilt shops, and/or participate in a KAL at one of the local knit shops. The largest of the three bedrooms other than the master should make a great fiber studio. I'm still in the process of getting it set up. I need to finish putting the loom back together. That big space in the middle will have a big work table, and the hamper that stores all my spinning fiber will go under the table.
We bought three Billy Bookcases from IKEA. They are fastened to the wall for safety, and my fabric and yarn stashes are stored where they can be found easily.
I won't show you the closet, which is still needing shelves.
That brings me to the big new event in my life this past year. It started out as making doll clothes for our second granddaughter's dolls, and then for the grandsons' dolls, and finally, for charity. Somehow, it evolved into a story blog for children to benefit (hopefully) pediatric cancer, with a new story every week. The characters are dolls who know they are dolls. The stories provide little life lessons for children in an entertaining way. There's no advertising, and I don't make any money from doing it, but I ask readers to donate to CURE or St. Baldrick's Foundation, or some other charity supporting pediatric cancer issues of their choice if they care to. Maybe it will be a book some day. It's called The Doll's Storybook. There's a new story every Friday. Share with anyone who has young children, if you like.
Four of the six characters for the stories (all I had at the time) came with us in the trailer. Smart move, as it turns out. I added two, because I needed diversity and a boy. Here they are, caroling. (Most of them are just humming. Only two can open their mouths.)
The grandkids are doing well. Daphne and Zachary were performing onstage at Ballet La Crosse's production of "Alice in Wonderland."
Soren and Johan have already been to visit us and will probably be frequent visitors, now that we're in the same state. Soren is already a good runner.
Johan shows talent as a potential future pirate.
Alex, our older granddaughter, has moved back to Utah, where she has lots of friends.
Jim lives about three blocks away. We expect to be able to spend time together hiking, skiing and maybe camping when he's in town. We are grateful to him for housing us and the pups until we found a house and were able to move in.
We found a good vet for the pups. Rocky is still in good health at 14, and Dusty is still puppy-nutty at 2 1/2. We found a local groomer who does a good job.
We managed to find the tree in the stuff we moved and get it set up in time for Christmas, but much later than usual.
Wishing you all the very best holiday season and a fantastic 2019!
First the new address:
872 SE Airpark Dr.
Bend, OR 97702
Peggy's phone: 435-714-0048
email: pudelfreund@juno.com
Charlie's phone: 435-729-0893
email: tupsu99@hotmail.com
As we contemplated our move from Park City, Utah, to Bend, Oregon, our two greatest fears were:
1) We wouldn't get our home in Park City sold in time to beat the onset of winter, which would have meant waiting out another year, and
2) We wouldn't find a new home in Bend in time to move in before Christmas.
Those two things went fine. Our Park City house sold in 18 days, and we found our Bend home the second day of looking. We had excellent agents for both transactions. Everything else that could go wrong did. I think I could write a novel based on our move, but here are some highlights:
*The buyer in Park City (a contractor) wanted us to pay him to have windows replaced that were not big enough to climb through, and to tear down the dilapidated deck, based on estimates he got from people who did that, although he could do it himself for much less. We said no.
*We paid a cleaning lady $300 to deep-clean the house while the movers were taking our furniture and remaining boxes to go into storage.
*Before we closed on the sale and we were still moving out, U-Haul delivered the buyers' U-Haul boxes to our house. They wanted to move in that day. Trying to accommodate them was a mistake. It led to a series of unfortunate events, some of which are outlined here.
*We couldn't bring the trailer to the house because the buyers were moving in, so we started moving the things we needed until we found a new home to our storage unit.
*In moving the trailer to the RV campground, we broke out the back window of the pickup, our tow vehicle.
*The ice chests and bags of food needing refrigeration and our phone chargers ended up locked up in the storage unit, closed after hours. We had no food, other than what was in the "homeless packet" we keep in our car.
*Our tow vehicle broke down and had to be towed to the Chevy place for repair, leaving us only our Honda CRV to remove the last of our stuff from the front deck.
*The pickup repair caused a delay in cleaning out our storage unit, which delayed our departure, but we couldn't stay in the RV campground because they were booked over Labor Day Weekend. We got the pickup back just in time to use it to haul the trailer to a campground in Salt Lake City, from where we commuted the few days it took to clear out the storage unit.
*The backup battery charger and the portable tire inflater both died. Both were needed during the trip.
*The only house in the neighborhood we hoped to move into that had potential for RV storage on the property turned out to be a fixer-upper with granite countertops in the kitchen and powder room and new carpeting, but everything else needing repair and cleaning. Repairs needed are in Chapter Two. We were able to negotiate a lower price to take needed repairs into account, but it meant making all those repairs ourselves.
*We left a house that was fixed up the way we would have liked it (other than that dilapidated deck), spotlessly clean (at our expense), and we moved into a fixer-upper that needed major cleaning.
Chapter Two
Here are the things we found needing repair or replacement in our new home:
1) The area needed for RV storage needed to be graded, leveled and the gate fixed so it would open.
2) A gas line needed to be brought into the laundry room for our gas dryer.
3) The appliances in the kitchen were old as dirt, except for the microwave, which may have been installed improperly, because the vent fan didn't work.
4) The gas stove and the cabinet above it had enough layers of grease that a knife was needed to remove it. It had to listen to some very bad language before the oven would heat to the correct temperature, taking an extra five minutes after it signaled that it had finished preheating. The finish was off the racks and the grates, and some of the finish was missing on the stovetop. It was one of those stoves where you change the temperature of the oven by holding your finger on the up arrow or the down arrow until you get to the temperature you want.
5) The refrigerator had a foot sticking out into the kitchen, where someone had pulled it off the screw that was supposed to hold it on. The water dispenser didn't work. The freezer was missing a shelf.
6) The dishwasher worked fine, but the racks were designed poorly, so you could only wash partial loads. The door didn't stay closed. It was white, but all the other appliances were stainless (and dented).
7) The water heater's overflow chamber was defective and not working.
8) Kitchen cabinets were missing the pegs that hold the shelves up, and in some cases, the shelves were gone. Some drawers were off the rails. The hinges were the kind that lead to slamming doors, and in some cases the cabinet doors were hinged on the wrong side, so there was no way to get into the cabinet without climbing onto the countertop. They were sticky, and the finish was off any place you have to put your hand to open or close them.
9) The kitchen faucet wouldn't turn off unless it was moved to the side.
10) There were no window treatments upstairs except a pink valance in the guest bath and some blinds in one of the bedrooms that wouldn't go up or down. One of the windows would not close. Some of the cellular shades used throughout the downstairs were damaged.
11) All of the bathroom faucets upstairs were missing parts or not working, including the shower heads. The faucet in the laundry would only dispense cold water.
12) Most of the door hinges, locks, knobs, handles, etc., were dented or other wise damaged, and an assortment of styles had been used. The master bedroom door was totally off the hinges and the door latch broken. (I suspect a story there.)
13) Some of the electrical outlets didn't work. Some of the light fixtures buzzed and flickered, and needed replacement.
14) The wood flooring was scratched and gouged. The squeaks in the floor hadn't been fixed before they installed the carpet.
15) One of the toilets had a tank lid that had been broken and glued back together. There was a gouge inside the toilet bowl (?!). The tub was cracked, perhaps when the toilet tank lid fell into it? The finish at the bottom of the tub was gone, leaving a large grey rectangle.
We have been busy replacing all the hardware throughout the house, the light fixtures that needed replacing, installing LED lights throughout. We used our 10% off the entire purchase coupon at Lowe's to buy new kitchen appliances and a 3-drawer base cabinet for my fiber studio to use as a cutting surface/light table to go with the plexiglas top and cutting mat we brought with us.
The appliances brought new problems. They installed the fridge for free, but it was going to cost a lot to install the gas stove and the dishwasher. Charlie said he could do that. Two problems arose.
1) When we pulled out the dishwasher, we learned that a mouse had chewed through the coating on the wiring to the dishwasher, as well as the wiring to the outlet at the end of the peninsula. We could have had a fire. We're still waiting for an electrician to fix that, but the wires have been wrapped, so the dishwasher can go in and be used for now. We might never have known until fire consumed our house. (Our bedroom windows don't open, remember?)
2) The gas fitting for the stove turned out to be an odd size. Charlie couldn't find one that size online, so he had to hire our plumber (now on speed-dial) to come and do it. After the stove was installed, we discovered that the drawer under the oven was missing three rivets. Lowe's has ordered us another stove, good people, but it won't be here until after Christmas.
And then there's the medical issue. We couldn't find a doctor in-network who is taking new patients. We both needed a primary care physician, so we had to fork out for a concierge physician for the next year.
On the bright side, the house has good bones. We are a few steps from a hiking trail that goes for miles, walking distance from the dog parks (turns out, we're eligible for both the big dog and the little dog parks, because our guys are mid-size), two playgrounds and the senior center. People usually pick up after their dogs, and none of them run loose, at least not in our neighborhood. We have a big backyard that will be beautiful when we get rid of the bunny hutch/chicken coop, fix the shed and greenhouse, and remove the chicken wire. We have five huge Juniper trees in back (who knew Junipers could grow into trees?) and a gigantic fir tree in front, but we get to enjoy the colors of the neighbors' deciduous trees without the raking involved. The new place has a dog door and a gas fireplace. The hot tub might work (?) and the play set might be useable for the grandkids after we replace the rope and check for errant splinters. Where the chicken yard was might be a good place for the garden in the spring. We have yarn stores and quilt stores within a few minutes drive, and a beautiful church full of friendly people. There's a choral group associated with the local college, and seniors can audit the "class" for a very small fee. (Next year.) We're 30 minutes from skiing, but we might only need to shovel snow 3-4 times this winter. We're close to a small airstrip and can see small planes take off and land on occasion if the wind direction permits. We hear the train whistle blow in the distance several times a day. We're just a few minutes away from groceries and other shopping. We can drive all over town for a week and still have a full tank of gas. We have more microbreweries per capita than most small towns. We can get a nice selection of TV shows (who watches TV anymore?) with a little antenna. Life will be good here.
Chapter Three
Oh, the joys of moving companies!
We had four U-Haul boxes, three of which we loaded and sent to Salt Lake to be stored.
The last one swallowed up everything we had left in our storage unit and from the house at the end. We had no damage to anything that we packed in the boxes, and delivery to our new home went smoothly.
We had sold or given away some big pieces of furniture, expecting that our new home would be smaller than the Park City house. We used the Facebook Online Yard Sale groups to find new homes for the pieces we didn't want to move, including some items we offered for free. That went well.
The moving company came and looked at what we had. They gave us an estimate of how much space it would take up and what it would weigh. They loaded everything into vaults and took them to store in Salt Lake City until we would let them know that we were ready for it. So far, so good. However, when we let them know we were ready to receive our shipment, they gave us a date a couple of weeks later. We could live with that, but then things started to go south. We didn't have enough to fill the van, so we had to share with another family. That family's furniture and possessions went into the van first, our bad luck. The other family went over their estimate by 4,000 lbs. We were informed that 700 lbs. of our shipment could not fit onto the truck. It would be sent when they could. The day our shipment left Salt Lake City, the driver called from Brigham City. They had gone through the weigh station and were 2,500 lbs. overweight. He was having to wait for a truck to come and offload the extra weight and take it back to Salt Lake City. Of course, it was our stuff that had to be removed. When they got to Bend, they took our items off first. Many of the boxes and some pieces of furniture had no labels. A second truck came later that day, while we were still dealing with the first part of the shipment.
This truck had the first 700 lbs. left in Salt Lake City, but not the offloaded items. We had some breakage, including one of our bedposts, and the pottery elephant from Thailand. Each lamp had some damage to the part that holds the light bulb, but most of our things arrived in good condition. Of course, we were missing things. We had three sets of dishes, but had to use the cutlery from the trailer. The base of the blender was there, but not the container. It was good we had things from the trailer.
When we finally received the rest of our shipment we began to see serious damage. Every time a box or a piece of furniture is moved, the chances of damage go up, and this last set of items must have been moved six times. Needless to say, we are not happy about the moving company. At least no dog threw up, as happened in our previous record-holder for worst move of our lives. No one sprayed Raid over our breakfasts. No one suffered heat stroke. We even survived the great Romaine Lettuce Scare. It's just stuff, after all.
Chapter Four
Charlie's life for the next year will most likely be skiing (although he re-injured his knee during his first day of skiing) and hiking, depending on the season, gardening in the spring through fall, and fixing all the things in the house that need fixing, which could take the rest of our lives, at the rate we keep finding new things that need fixing.
I hope to use my loom to make some rag rugs for the kitchen and the utility room, and then just for fun. I might take a quilting class at one of the quilt shops, and/or participate in a KAL at one of the local knit shops. The largest of the three bedrooms other than the master should make a great fiber studio. I'm still in the process of getting it set up. I need to finish putting the loom back together. That big space in the middle will have a big work table, and the hamper that stores all my spinning fiber will go under the table.
We bought three Billy Bookcases from IKEA. They are fastened to the wall for safety, and my fabric and yarn stashes are stored where they can be found easily.
I won't show you the closet, which is still needing shelves.
That brings me to the big new event in my life this past year. It started out as making doll clothes for our second granddaughter's dolls, and then for the grandsons' dolls, and finally, for charity. Somehow, it evolved into a story blog for children to benefit (hopefully) pediatric cancer, with a new story every week. The characters are dolls who know they are dolls. The stories provide little life lessons for children in an entertaining way. There's no advertising, and I don't make any money from doing it, but I ask readers to donate to CURE or St. Baldrick's Foundation, or some other charity supporting pediatric cancer issues of their choice if they care to. Maybe it will be a book some day. It's called The Doll's Storybook. There's a new story every Friday. Share with anyone who has young children, if you like.
Four of the six characters for the stories (all I had at the time) came with us in the trailer. Smart move, as it turns out. I added two, because I needed diversity and a boy. Here they are, caroling. (Most of them are just humming. Only two can open their mouths.)
The grandkids are doing well. Daphne and Zachary were performing onstage at Ballet La Crosse's production of "Alice in Wonderland."
Soren and Johan have already been to visit us and will probably be frequent visitors, now that we're in the same state. Soren is already a good runner.
Johan shows talent as a potential future pirate.
Alex, our older granddaughter, has moved back to Utah, where she has lots of friends.
Jim lives about three blocks away. We expect to be able to spend time together hiking, skiing and maybe camping when he's in town. We are grateful to him for housing us and the pups until we found a house and were able to move in.
We found a good vet for the pups. Rocky is still in good health at 14, and Dusty is still puppy-nutty at 2 1/2. We found a local groomer who does a good job.
We managed to find the tree in the stuff we moved and get it set up in time for Christmas, but much later than usual.
Wishing you all the very best holiday season and a fantastic 2019!
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