a real privilege...

after 10 hours of (smooth) driving, kramer, demi and i FINALLY made it to greenville, checked in real quick and then headed back out to lamar & micki's home about ten minutes away.

what a privilege it is to meet these two wonderful people AND the whole gang! 

here are some pics of just a few of the sweet faces... and forgive me if i get some of the names wrong...gonna give it a shot though.

i will be back there in the morning to take more pictures and also take some of the ones i missed tonight. tayja ray and jane will be riding back with me so i can transport them to their new moms on tuesday.

 tayja ray (tj)

 oakley

 diana and nora

 lily (i'm determined to get a picture of her smiling tomorrow)

 chance 

rona (and braden)

btw: rona "won" my name...and she seemed to be thanking me all evening! what a sweetie!!!

razzle

silly silly zoey...(she was "hanging" her nose on the cage!)

and then, of course, there's braden...

what a character!!!

can't wait to see them all again tomorrow...and attempt a group shot.

micki and i are up for the challenge.

oh btw, lamar, thanks for the sub! it hit the spot!

fun stuff on saturday!!

from soccer "school" to leggo towers; pumpkin faces to animal "peppermints" and baths to night night time! it was a wonderful day.

and yes. this is taken in tampa this morning!!!

coats, hats and hands in pockets to keep warm!!!!

silly harper...

the tallest tower in the world!!!

the animal "peppermint" (he couldn't remember the word "pyramid"! ;o)

1012 miles since i left my house...and now ready to add to the total!

next destination: greenville, sc! will be getting up and driving out as early as possible to pick up two of the "ark 7" chinese cresteds and transport them to maryland on tuesday. looking forward to meeting the wonderful couple who rescued them!!

fort de soto

kudos to la quinta inn tampa for allowing dogs...with no pet fee...

BUT there is no area or grass or virtually anywhere for them to go potty!!!

so i decided to take them to the fort de soto dog park and let them stretch, romp, play, pee, poop and run free!!! they've been such great travelers, they deserved it.

http://www.fortdesoto.com/pawplayground.php

it was super windy and cool but lovely. and we were the only ones in the small dog section. they had a blast. 

i truly believe a dog park like this would be super popular in york county!!! oh how i wish!!! 

demi flying:

can't resist taking some florida fowl shots..

looks like someone may be training for the olympics (!?) all the guy in 

the back needs is a whistle around his neck.

 this guy looked rather pissed off about the chilly windy weather

 

kramer, demi and i will be spending this evening with the doherty clan! :oD

early start this morning

fury decided he wanted to go outside and pee at 4am...so it only made sense for me to stay awake, work a bit, shower and get on the road to hudson much earlier than planned. 

btw: i finally learned how to work the gps on my iphone...LOVE it!!!

fury is now residing at his forever home on a farm. his "new brother" is javelin. 

then there's a teeny-tiny "stepsister," lilah...

not to mention a handful (or two) of others who came around to welcome him too!

javelin:

fury, javelin and itsy bitsy lilah peeking around...

apollo, the goat...begging for a doggie treat...

and fury's new mom:

after visiting awhile and saying a very heartfelt goodbye to fury, i headed to tampa to see the grandkids...they are growing up SO fast....and are always so entertaining. 

looking forward to spending tomorrow and saturday with the family before i head out to greenville,sc.

rest stop in savannah

the dogs have been PERFECT travelers! i couldn't have asked for better.

checked into laQuinta---we're on the third floor!!! i definitely had my hands full toting a suitcase, camera case, laptop, two dogs on leashes and one in my arms (demi was not a fan of the elevator or steps)

kramer & demi have never stayed at a hotel before. but fury pranced around like he owned the place.

after being cooped up in the car all day, they (ahem, kramer) acted like rowdy kids for the first 20 minutes...i even caught kramer jumping on the bed!! ;o)

fury, on the other hand, is such a gentleman...the one word that keeps popping in my head to describe him is "polite". (i swear it looks like he has a wig attached to his tail!)

so...sweet dreams!! 

off to florida in the morning!

just a few more

he had an itch...

 his awesome tail

posing already!

fury is here!

so kramer, demi and i got stuck in traffic at the bridge tunnel for almost 45 minutes this morning, but we made it to va beach and met fury, his foster mom and juicy...(her sweet little gal). we arrived back home without a hitch. 

and the outdoor 'pee-fest' may officially be over for the boys and everyone is pretty much content and quiet...right now.

kramer hasn't been super hospitable but nothing much phases fury--he is SO handsome!!! and omg sweet. not to mention smart...he figured out where the treats were stashed within minutes of being here.

here are some photos:

 such sweeties...

fury will miss juicy sooooo much...

 checkin' demi out

 making himself at home

 face to face with kramer

they may be keeping their distance but they ARE in the same room together!

mappin' the road trip

virginia beach in the morning...to pick up fury!

wed am-pm:

seaford to savannah, ga

thurs am-pm:

savannah to hudson, fl.

thurs pm:

hudson to tampa

sunday am-pm:

tampa to greenville, sc.

monday am-pm:

greenville to seaford

i'm praying the gps and google maps are kind to me (us)...kramer looks a tad skeptical.

crazy about green

i can't believe i found a dog crate to match my car!!!
and what a sturdy, nice, practical one it is too. by -- PET GEAR -- thru TSCPets
the guy i'm transporting will be using it but kramer had to give it his stamp of approval first.

kramer and demi will be riding in their regular car seats and keeping fury company in the back seat. i found this was the best way to belt them all in tight and make sure everyone could see out the windows! (and keep their eyes on the speedometer)

birch green L511?

humpty may be going green!

waiting on an estimate.