Miles and Games

Miles and Games was Originally Posted on September 25, 2008 by lavarock

My Mom has flown delta a number of times and I got here a frequent flier number. because she does not fly often enough, her miles were set to expire. Off I went to http://FlyerTalk.Com to see what I could find for her.

Since Mom doesn’t have a credit card, the easiest way to get her some miles is for me to rent a car and use her frequent flier number. The special I found was 8,000 miles for renting a specialty car. I chose the Ford Focus and rented it for a day. I could have found here a few miles that qualified by perhaps buying magazines, but this was more cost effective.

So I drive the vehicle home but know better than to let it travel down my driveway, so I parked it up on the grass. Next to where I left it was my new mower. I would use this to get down to the house. Since it was pitch black outside and there are no nearby houses, I opened my cell phone and used the light as a nightlight to find the mower ignition switch.

I loudly aproached the house but when I cut the mower power off, I heard no noise at all. I climbed the steps and there was Koa, quietly expecting me. I know he barks at strangers, but perhaps he recognized the mower noise or smelled me across the field. I don’t know, but he expected me!

Tonight Koa was very happy to see me. He really wanted to play fetch. I think he would play fetch all day and night, stopping only to sleep and eat.

He has a game he plays and he invented it. I take a tennis ball and throw it. He brings it back and puts it in my hand. I can trow it again and this will continue until he tires. However, if I throw it and he puts it in my hand and I don’t throw it again, he will back up a step or two and wait a few seconds. If I don’t throw it again, he will take another step back and wait. After about three times he will run forward, take a paw and push the ball out of my hand. Then he picks it up and puts it back in my hand again; kinda telling me I have to throw it to him.

If I am lying on the bed, siometimes I hide the ball under the pillow of blankt. He will jump on the bed (avoiding touching me) and will dig for the ball. If I am holding it and hiding it in my cupped hands, Koa will stick his snout in my ear and lick me. When I remove a hand and swat my ear, Koa grabs the ball and runs with it.

He is one smart dog and loves his games!

In the morning a guy is coming to the farm to look over my farm and give me a quote on laying out the pipes and pump for the irrigation. I am getting a lo closer to having new plants in the ground. I just need to throw more money at the project…

Tomorrow night I take the rental car back and on Friday it is yet another trip to town, this time to see the Opthamologist.