Happy New Year

Hello Everyone,

Happy New Year. I just got back from the 108 sun salutations festivity. I've personally never done 108 salutations before. The hardest part was listening to the very slow yoga flow music for an hour and a half. As many of you know, I'm not all that into flow, but at least if I'm going to flow I like rockin' music... I had agreed to lead some salutations but it turned out they didn't need me. But I figured I was there, may as well experience it.

In terms of non yoga resolutions, my resolution is to get the book sent to the publisher by the end of March. I just looked back to last year and that was not my resolution last year, so that's good to learn. The resolving to finish will no doubt do the trick. To that end, I worked some this morning on revising the intro and parts of the first and second chapter.

Milo, The Sock Eater

This is Milo with squeaky ferret.


This is Milo's newest chew toy. He likes it but not as well as the squeaky ferret.



So yesterday afternoon had an unexpected trip to the vet after Milo inhaled one of my sleeping socks. He seemed totally fine after swallowing it, but in the name of avoiding future suffering, I figured the sock needed to be removed. Happily, Milo threw up the entire contents of his stomach after the vet gave him a vomiting inducing shot, then he got another shot to stop the vomiting process. TMI, perhaps. But the good news is it only cost 140 dollars as opposed 1500 which I guess is what stomach pumping and surgical removal run for puppies.

Milo seems just fine this morning and even tried to get another sock at the first sliver of a chance available. Sigh.

It has been a mellow day so far. Veggie sausages, upside downs, a trip to Target and now we are heading to the Love Shack for the New Years Practice. Jeff and I are going to make a vegan pizza for dinner and maybe go see Carolyn Wonderland.

Here are some more pictures.

Tuesday Morning

I'm getting ready to sub Gillian's classes at Castle Hill. There's one at 9:30 and then another at 12. It is actually really nice to do both. I have just enough time to invert inbetween and use the really fun Wall Pro there. Then, I'll probably eat a bagel at Einstein's. Yummy. Writing and walking Milo scheduled for the afternoon then CT's classes at YY.

Yesterday, mostly I did yoga and wrote. This particular section I'm working on is still rough, but there's more of a shape to it now. I subbed a fun hatha Star class at 6:30 then came home, had dinner with Jeff, and got some provisions at CM. Happily, A22, the wine bar is back open. They are having a Sparkling Wine Event.

Here are some Milo photo's from the morning. Milo playing with a stick and one picture of a lime kumquat plant to boot.

New Digital Camera Photos

This is Milo's first close up photo, taken with my new digital camera. He's really totally cute. He's looking more and more like a golden retriever everyday.

This is Q contemplating play time with Blue Snarfles.
Milo sitting.
Q, in Milo's crate, happy for some peace and quiet.

In non-dog related news, Jeff and I went down to practice with Christina (and Kelly for awhile). We worked on a sequence for kaptotasana from a Patricia Walden workshop CT went to in 2005. I had the notes from an Iyengar friend. We'll do the sequence in an upcoming Friday practice. After practice, we ate yummy samosas and dosas.

Today, I'm trying to get some writing done and get my yoga expenses organized and figure out the digital camera. The return to school is beginning to feel like a reality.

Sunday Morning Update

I had a nice time yesterday. Lenore and Henry and H.W. and Tony and Gabrielle drove down from Waco for the afternoon. We exchanged gifts and ate delicious mediterainian treats from Phoencia. Great cheeses and baklava, humus and eggplant dip. It is right down the road from my house, but it is the first time I've gone in there.

Then Jeff and I went out with Gabrielle and Tony to the Treehouse Italian Place on Live Oak. There is a 750 year live oak on the patio. It was a nice mellow low key place. I'd definitely go back.

Other than that, I've been practicing yoga. (more on that on the teaching blog) and playing with Milo.



This is Milo playing with Blue Snarfles. Moshie really liked Blue Snarfles at the Christmas gathering.
This is Milo and Q with their Christmas scarves on.
Q with Christmas scarf. I think Q sometimes looks like Max, the Grinch's dog.
This is Sock Monkey after being mauled by Milo.

Waiting for the Leaf Guy to Arrive

I'm sitting here waiting for the leaf guy to arrive. Then I'm going to see CT and Kelly's new house and have lunch at CM with AP1 and AP2.

We had a really nice Christmas up in Georgetown. I don't have any photos of it, but blog readers will be happy to know I got a digital camera for Christmas so there should be more and higher quality photos of Milo and others in my life in the future. These pictures are still from the phone.

Here are some photos of Milo and Q with their christmas scarves on and also some pictures of Milo and Indy's first meeting and one of Milo with the pink play toy.

A bit under the weather

Here are some cute Milo pictures from yesterday


I've been fighting off a cold/chest congestion thing for a week or so now, but I woke up this morning and felt significantly worse and it is so cold that anytime I go outside, I start to cough. I went ahead and taught yoga this morning and took Sudafed Severe Cold then went to see Craig for a treatment and more herbs. Am feeling better already.

Had a fun weekend down at Christina's practice and party and Mandy's class was great fun on Sunday. I'm getting closer to getting into padmasana in sirsasana without some form of help.

Anyway, I'm going to try to write for a while, go to Devon's class to be restored and then teach for Gillian tonight, unless someone agrees to sub.

Mom and Dad are in route to Texas, so that is exciting !