Little Chelsie Belle....

It has been brought to my attention that not everyone knows who I am referring to when I make mention of little Chelsie Belle. One could say she is not really little, but she is a puppy at heart..just ask grammie, who has had to do numerous repairs on her toys in the week and a half she has been there. Grammie's sewing maching is good for the shelf life of her toys - she very much enjoys beating herself in the head with her toys. As a lab, it is instinct for her to "kill it dead" - including her toys. For those of you who have seen her "kill" her kong on a rope, she has never let go of it and sent it flying. That kong is in transition - her old one went in the garbage after she got all her new Christmas toys and mom will get her a new one when I get home. One of her favorite new toys is her pink kong to chase, which she got from Onyx the Newfie at Christmas. We have three different types of kongs in the house - one that she chases (the pink one) one that she gets her peanut butter in when mom leaves for work in the morning (the black one) and the kong on a rope, which she beats herself in the head with. She is generally satisifed to chew only that which belongs to her, and for that mom is greatful.

It should also be noted Chel is about to become a dog with a job. As a certified therapy dog, we will begin visiting patients at Dodd Hall when I get back. For those of you not familiar with OSU Medical Center, Dodd Hall is the long term rehab center on the campus. As of right now, we are the only certified team that will be visiting there.

Be sure to wish little Chel a happy birthday next Tuesday - it will be her 5th birthday. Sometimes, I think she is 5 years going on 5 mos..but she is a great dog. Mom misses her very much and looks forward to hearing all about her days with grammie (grampie is away in California enjoying some warm weather) Her days have been filled with play dates with Ella, her chocolate lab cousin, car rides with grammie and play periods where grammie throws her ball down the stairs. She has a pretty darn good life!

And for the record, Kinsel, you are very much a gentlemen. You have looked out for us for the last 2 weeks. We won't know what to do next weekend when you go to Beijing and we are in Shanghai!

Hope everyone has a great Monday!

~Nicole and little Chel