Kid and Dog Stuff

How's that for an original title? I'm probably too tired to be blogging but I'll use that as an excuse if anything sounds lame or incomprehensible. What have we been doing this week? Well... really nothing all that exciting. The boys have both been plugging away doing school work- after our crazy year we (okay I) decided it would be best to school through the summer. We usually do some school work during the summer but we have a little heavier load this year. They finished early this afternoon and went next door to swim with the neighbor. Funny, we've been here 4 years and the pool next door has seen more action in a month under the new owners than the past 3 1/2 years under the previous owners. Kids! Ya'd think they like to swim or something! My boys are very fortunate that they have been invited over numerous times.

And the dog... trouble on a leash! Puppy Kindergarten this evening was exhausting. So much energy in one room! Duke did well but is very distracted by the other dogs and while he behaves "perfectly" while doing puppy push-ups in the comfort of our kitchen, he's a little harder to control with the temptation of play to the left, right and basically all around. We worked on sit, stand, down, roll-over and added "off" this week but I'm eager to get to the "stop pulling on the leash" class. He's really not terrible compared to Jesse who was all but unwalkable (a cougar might seem walkable compared to Jesse) but he's not a pleasure to walk yet. It's not too much to ask for a "pleasure to walk" type of dog, is it? I know they are out there... I've seen them. Grandma Kate and Wally have one! Hi Murphy, the boys miss you!

I think that's about it for this week so far... Father's Day is Sunday so the kids and I will be out shopping tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a good week!