This is my 200th post on this blog!! Who would have thought I could waffle on for so long? Yeah, okay, don’t answer that! :wink:

I’ve done nothing since my 6k run on Saturday. My tooth has been niggly and uncomfortable, and believe it or not, I was glad to get to the dentist yesterday. Troy has an amazing setup. Digital xray equipment - took a picture of my tooth and it’s immediately on the computer screen in front of me!! Even I could see the cavity under the filling. Troy said he might be able to root canal it and put a crown on but it may not work, so we decided just to pull it. It’s at the back so it’s not going to affect my dazzling smile! The tooth came out so easily, it didn’t take much pulling, so obviously it wasn’t a happy tooth to start with. I spent yesterday aching, couldn’t eat or drink til dinnertime so couldn’t swallow any panadol. Feels better today.

It’s pouring today!! The forecast for the weekend is fine, so we should stay moderately dry during the Kokoda Challenge, but the creeks will be flowing big time. I’m going to make sure I’ve got plenty of dry socks. I won’t be running today but might get an hour on the elliptical trainer while Oprah is on.

Those who have been reading this blog for a while will have seen the youtube video of Rookie, Carolyn Scott’s Golden Retriever who danced to the Grease music. For those who haven’t seen it, here it is again - this is one of the most awesome examples of not only dog training, but of the wonderful relationship you can have with a dog, that I’ve ever seen.

I was really saddened to hear that Rookie was helped across the Rainbow Bridge on Monday after a battle with cancer. I can imagine how absolutely devastated Carolyn must feel. I’m off to cuddle my dogs for a while.

The Rainbow Bridge

inspired by a Norse legend

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

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