A quiet puppy gets rewards...

 but a noisy Mommy gets results!

As in operational zone 8 sprinkler heads.  I now have pulled the hoses back into the garage, and the new zone has run once, and the noon programming is in progress, and we'll see that it rolls from zone 7 to zone 8 properly.  It did!  Yay!

Also, the sod guy showed up, and again ran out of sod... he only needs about two more rolls, he said, and he thinks he could be back later today.  In the meantime, what's here is being watered.

Puppy class went pretty well this morning.  Only four puppies in today's class, one bigger and two smaller than Ember, physically.  Amazingly calm collection, too.  We did games of various sorts, including the agility weave pole trainer.  That was fun!  Ember did a pretty good job of following the treat.

They also were training "heel", which they classically do on the left-hand side.  I normally walk Ember on the right, as that's my "treat zone".  She rode home without benefit of seat belt, just riding in the back seat.  It's less stressful for her, especially for this short a trip.

After class, as usual, very tired puppy, ready for a long nap.  Also, very tired mommy!

Ember slept until nearly 3 p.m.

Aunt Alicia pampering the liquid puppy when she came over to visit after her workday.

Teeth feel better when chewing on a toy originally bought anticipating Carl visits.  Some dog toys last for years!

The shower is getting closer and closer to done.  Today's questions had to do with color of the PVC strip, the divider between the shower doors, and the baseboard.  (White, gray, white, in case anybody is interested.)

End of day Wednesday shower work:

The doors.

The corner shelving for soap, shampoo, etc.

And the start of how the walls above the shower walls will be painted.

Yet to be done:  the PVC stripping on the edge of the shower, the baseboards and the paint.  That's on the agenda for Thursday.

Life is Good.

Spark on!