Newbie in the Arctic: homeless in Pang?!

..well not quite! Since I had my huge house sale on Saturday...and sold well everything in my kitchen--pots, pans, dishes, knives and forks plus microwave, toaster oven etc... AND sold my TV/DVD player...AND sold my towels, and some of my sheets..(plus a wide variety of other things)... I realized that living in a house that has well none of those things..especially over christmas for like 10days until I leave on Dec 30th..was not the most ideal circumstances... I had a few friends offer their houses...and I took up two really good friends!! (they are the best!!) I moved into their house Sunday night--they flew out Sunday Afternoon...it was perfect timing....

oh and the bonus? I have a house-mate... yep... and sometimes he even joins me in bed...and gives me lots of kisses!! OK get your minds out of the gutter... he's a bit too furry and well he's pretty cute... (spoken from the 'non-dog' herself person... I must admit... I'm not so much of a fan of dogs...I respect and like other people's dogs...and am a fabulous friend to dogs...if I'm doing 'short-term' dog sitting.. I don't think I'll EVER get one of my own---but it's nice to borrow one once and while... Don't worry friends vacationing in the south he's in GOOD hands with me!

There have been 3 dogs in my life that Ive gotten attached too...Winston a rescue dog from Texas, USA that my little bro brought into our lives... a boston terrior.. and very cute! He was a good introduction...he had been shot at some point in his life.. and had 'hip/hind end' issues.. so he didn't jump up... didn't go up or down stairs...and was pretty well trained...

Here's a shot of Winston...

John also brought the second dog into my life... Gus... as a little puppy this guy had TONS of energy.. and boy did he JUMP up... and often I did walk him when I was around Toronto... he soon found a soft spot in my heart...and when I was staying with Kat and John earlier this month.. I was pleasantly surprised about how less puppish? (is that a term) he has become.....

Here's a shot of Gus....

This brings me to the 3rd dog... My current house-mate... yep... he's an AWESOME dog... his name is Omar... and well if I was a dog keeping kind of gal... I'd totally keep him!!

doesn't he look cute?....

He's very well mannered and polite.... except when he hears something.. or sees something.. and perhaps you are walking him.. and well aren't paying that close attention.. and then maybe he leads you onto the snow(which had been a hardened crust until the temps topped +5C on the weekend) and that means your foot goes through the crust.. the dog is still going.. and well you fall down.. tripped.. and hanging onto the lead for all you are worth... because frankly you know you aren't a dog person and if you let go.. you might NEVER get him back.. and you really don't want to call your vacationing friends and say... "Ummm I'm sorry... I lost your dog"...so this means that you might have a ride... or been dragged by a husky... while you are frantically calling OMAR stop!!! LEAVE Keisha ALONE... oh yes.. it's good times!! (especially when a good friend of yours witnesses the whole ordeal...)