NBSDC Show in Durham

What a weekend it was! Saturday was busy getting ready for the show, cleaning enough stuff out of the car that all the necessary items for the show would fit into the car...

As Jan always has always provided lovely food in the past, I wanted to take some nice goodies for 'all the usual suspects'. To that end, one of my Saturday errands was to shop and cook! First, I went to Derby House and bought a lovely wicker picnic basket. I have always wanted one but could never justify the expense...but now, I NEEDED ONE! It's lovely...four china plates and real cutlery as well as wine glasses, napkins, and ~ get this ~ little salt and pepper shakers! How's that for tricked out? I even got a camp chair that matches the whole she-bang...and all on sale...yippee!

Anyway, I got that and then went on to the grocery store. I had decided I would make a lovely chicken salad for sandwiches, so I got a roasted chicken off the deli counter, some nice bakery rolls for it to go on, and a selection of Italian coldcuts and cheese as well. Baby potatos for potato salad. Topped it all off with some sundried tomatos, artichoke hearts, and peppers in oil, as well as some nice apple juice to wash it all down. Oh, and some Oreo Cookies!!!

Then it was off to the yard to ride Remy. While I pottered about the yard, I left Tiva in the car. She had been to the groomers on Thursday for a fluff and buff and was still clean and sweet smelling.

When I was done in the yard we went home and unloaded the car. I put the food stuff away, keeping out the chicken to make the salad with. Well, I reached into the bag and...only 1/2 a chicken! Tiva had eaten it from the ass end down to the breast without finding it necessary to take it out of the bag! She is sooo sneaky!

Suffice it to say, there was no chicken salad for sarnies on Sunday. The rest went down well and it all got eaten except the tomatios, artichokes, and peppers. But, the potato salad and Oreos disappeared as did the cheeses and coldcuts. It was an American style picnic...a tailgate party!

After our tailgate party we all headed to our respective homes. After being up at 4.30 am and being on the road by 5, it was already a long day by the time I headed back up the road. Got home about 10, unloaded the essentials and was staight off to bed. Did not even bother to set the alarm clock!

As for the show: Tiva was very well behaved, she didn't like going into her crate, but once in she laid there quietly and watched the goings on. When it was show time though ~ she did. We were 3rd in Jr PB and there was a stake class at the end of the show which she was also 3rd in! Speaking with the judge later, she said Tiva had a lovely face and she really liked her BUT she needed more leg. Well, it's not like I haven't heard that before. She did feel that she is up to breed standard height now. So, I have forbidden Tiva to grow much broader if she is not going to get taller as well. The least she can do is to stay in porportion!