Mancos, Colorado
Tuesday - Great to be home! But, I am still exhausted. Moki is finally starting to play with his toys now that he's getting used to his new home. Luckily, he sleeps a lot, too! I still have a lot of cleaning and putting away to do.
I gave him a bath/shower today. The breeder suggested it to get the puppy smell off. I wasn't going to because I like the puppy smell! But, he picked up some fleas on the rest stops on our way home, and I thought I might get rid of them that way. He didn't like it much. Then, the house was a little chilly even though I lit a small fire in the wood stove, so we took a drive, and I dried him with the heat on high in the car! He didn't like that much, either! He complained most of the way.
But, we took a nice drive to the other side of Mancos . . . across the highway. I found the little grocery store, the laundry, and a movie rental place. When I came home, I tried to get my second hand tv and second hand dvd player to work. No luck. I'm trying to download the manuals now. Tomorrow, I need to pick up batteries for the remotes, maybe that will help.
Wednesday - Finally feeling halfway human today! Went grocery shopping this morning, and was happy to be cooking for the first time in my new home. Oops. The oven didn't work. Luckily, I have a large toaster oven, and it worked perfectly. Awesome.
Moki is such a character. He likes "action" toys. He loves the ball, and he has another toy that when you drop it, it bounces. He loves chasing those around. And he also likes the set of doggy keys that I gave him. he also stalks his toys, which is unbelievably cute . . . this charcoal gray fluffball stalking his little toys. What a cutie!
I went to a yoga class in town this afternoon and ran into my back door neighbor. The class was a little tough, since I haven't been practicing as I should! But, it was good to get back to it.
Thursday - Ah, at last! A full night's sleep! Moki didn't wake me up until 5:30 this morning! Awesome! I feel great today!
This evening I went to the Ute Mountain Rodeo in Cortez, about fifteen minutes from me. The rodeo was pretty cool . . . I'm not sure about the animals, but I enjoyed watching the cowboys! Although, Pat from the ranch says that these animals have it pretty good. They only work about ten seconds a day. Some of the calves get thrown to the ground pretty hard, though. I didn't like watching that. The bucking broncos were fun. And while I sat in the bleachers, to the right of me was Mesa Verde, and to the left of me was the LaPlata Mountains . . . with newly fallen snow! It was beautiful and awesome!
Back on my soapbox . . . they started the rodeo off with a prayer . . . granted they said something about a free country where you're free to practice any religion . . . but the prayer wasn't an "any religion" prayer . . . it omitted Muslims, Jews, Hindus, others, and atheists. I hate when that happens. I do have to give them credit, though, for including the welfare of the animals in the prayer.
My favorite part of the rodeo - - besides the cowboys, of course - - was the "mutton-busting" - - when little kids "rode" a sheep. They had to stay on for as long as they could - - bareback - - I don't think there are any "sheep saddles!" The kids ranged in age from five to seven, and were they ever cute! They all wore a helmet and a body protection vest. The winner rode the sheep over halfway across the arena, and most of that distance hanging off of one side! These little cowboys and cowgirls at the rodeo were all darling, with their cowboy shirts, cowboy hats, and cowboy boots. But, these aren't costumes . . . these kids are real cowkids! A five-year-old boy who was the son of one of the rodeo's organizers rode his pony all around the arena holding onto the American flag with one hand. It was incredibly cute!
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