I haven't had anything up for a while, but I have gotten to where I check periodically but don't hover. Though if it is something big it's fun to watch at the end.

I received a call today from the new insurance company. They had a form last week and asked if I had pets. At the time it was one cat and two dogs, now, of course, just two dogs. The guy I've spoken with called, "what kind of dogs?" I don't have papers, they're rescue dogs, but the predominant breeds are pit bull and catahoula. Or American Staffordshire Terrier, to be more accurate, but she could also be part boxer (I had a boxer when I was a kid who was colored much like her, but she had a wider darker muzzle). "Dangerous breeds" send fear into the hearts of insurance companies, but at least this one is willing to give me the benefit of the doubt. They are scheduling an "inside inspection" so they can meet the dogs. And the dogs will love to meet them. But my house--OMG but what a mess lately. So I guess I'd better start picking up around here.

Pit bulls get such a bad rap, but if anyone saw this dopey dog out in the back yard chasing snowballs, they'd know she's a sweetheart. And she's such a beautiful athlete, but I had trouble getting her to race across the field of view for the camera; I was throwing then whipping the camera up trying to get a shot. Maybe I should take the tripod out.

SRS