Leslie and Halas's Blog – September 2012 Archive (2)

I was thinking this morning about the value of time.  Specifically, the 10-15 minutes Halas and I spend on our morning walks.

For the last couple of months, if I leave the house for my morning workout, I take Halas for a walk when I get home.  After that, I get ready and head off to work.  So these walks mean that I get to work about 10-15 minutes later than I would otherwise.  I got to thinking this morning about that 10-15 minutes, and what it's worth.

Getting to work 10-15…

Halas turned 5 yesterday (9/1).  We were going to have his birthday dinner last night, but we were without power for 6 hours, so ordering pizza seemed like a better idea.  His birthday dinner was rescheduled for tonight.  We are dog-sitting my friends' cockapoo, Bubbles, and my mom's maltipoo, Barley, came over, too.  It was a three-doodle party!  The following is my advice on how to have a successful Birthday Dinner / Dinner Party.

Step 1:  Buy some yummy stuff at the store.  I…