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Do you Have the Perfect Pet?

For all those who are interested:

I have entered Sandy into "Do You Have the Perfect Pet?" contest. I had until June 15 to enter pictures of Sandy and Speedy in the contest. I got Sandy in, but sadly, was unable to get Speedy in soon enough. :( You can vote for your favorite pet from June 15th to the 25th on www.nowutah.com/pets. The top five pets who receive the most votes will appear in the Perfect Pets special section of The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News edition publishing June 29th. So I ask all Barlow's and Barlow friends to go into www.nowutah.com/pets, and vote for Sandy. Winners will also receive a signed Real Salt Lake soccer Jersey. I saw the ad in the paper one day, and just decided that it might be fun to do.

Tagged

This is what I'm supposed to do:
Pick up the nearest book (one of at least 123 pages)
Open the page to 123.
Find the 5th sentence.
Post the next 3 sentences
Tag 5 more people.

So, here goes - I have ton of books surrounding me - but I followed instructions and grabbed the closest one. It was the Phone Book - but that's boring! So I grabbed the next one. The National Geographic (February 2008).

Page 123 had a big picure of a man from Kabul. So I continued to the next page, which had another picture of men working in a factory in Kabul. I turned to the next page (126) and then counted the sentences. The 5th sentence was:

"After U.S. forces drove the Taliban from power, expectations rose. The Hazaras, in particular, thought deliverance was at hand. "I've operated in the days when Hazaras felt they were virtually faced with an apartheid system," Semple says."

I tag Dad, Daniel, Tony, Michael, and Joshua. Good luck.

Speedy's favorite TV show

Yes, it is true. Speedy likes to watch Ceasar Milan's show "The Dog Whisperer." A couple of nights ago, I turned on "The Dog Whisperer" for the first time since I got Speedy, and Speedy perked right up and watched it with me!!! I even have proof if you don't believe me. He loves it! I have never seen a dog watch TV. I don't think Sandy even realizes TV exist. You can also ask mom if you still don't believe me - she witnessed the whole event. Now, I actually have a TV buddy too! I had a hard time taking the pictures because Speedy was worried that I would leave him. He loves to sit on the couch an watch it with me. Once he realized that I wasn't leaving he turned right around and continued watching. What a dog!

Daniel, Laura, Shelly, and Rob

Daniel, Laura, Shelly, and Rob: This post is dedicated to you!

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

I really want to apologize for not posting for a while. I hope all can be forgiven. I really enjoy everybody else's blogspots, it's only fair that I do my part right??? Anyway, I just want to share some really cool pictures that I think you all will like. I think the pictures will tell the story of my life these past few months. So enjoy . . . . .

Speedy

There has been a major change. The hearing dog trainers have decided that Dewey is not social enough and would not be good for my work situation. They said that he would not be mean to the kids or anything like that - just that he doesn't fit in a situation with lots of kids. So they decided that Speedy would be a better fit. Speedy is also a terrier mix, and he weighs about 16 pounds. He is a year old. I will be getting him at the beginning of September.