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Oh Man … That’s gonna bruise

July 27, 2008 by Tricia

It was grooming day here for Midnight.

I’d been meaning to do her nails for well over a month now and it was simply time to get it done. Her nails were getting long and whenever she’d kick out at Chris or I as we rubbed her tummy (doggy tickles) it was starting to hurt or leave scratches. So yes it was time to clip those nails.

I’ve clipped Midnight nails a few times in the past and it was never a problem, but a couple of weeks ago when I tried to do one of her front feet she really protested so I got Chris to help me this time. We got her to lie down and he held her as I clipped her nails and reassured her.

Midnight wasn’t liking this at all. Every time I even touched her feet with my hand she flinched.

As I was doing one of her back feet she decided she’d had enough and kicked out really hard with both her back legs. She was positioned between my legs at the time so those strong kicks landed at the top of my inner thighs near my groin.

OW!!!! OMG that hurt!

She’d already kicked my calf and left a long scratch on it and now I either had scratched upper thighs or bruises developing. Oooowwwww!

Once I was done filing her nails I got up and took a look at my legs and as I suspected I think I’m going to have a massive bruise on my inner upper left thigh. I can barely walk!

So I’m lying here on my side on the couch, typing away, and I’ve got an icepack between my legs! Man is that cold! Darn dog!

I have a feeling that I’ll be limping around tomorrow like the walking wounded!

Has your dog ever accidentally kicked you or head butted you and left you bruised and injured as a result?

Increase your sales leads with AIMpromote CRM software

July 27, 2008 by Tricia

Over the last few months I’ve purchased some marketing and blog related programs in the hopes of learning more about affiliate marketing. I’ve been using the knowledge and skills that I’ve gained from these programs to work on the launch of two new websites.

Considering that I’ll be selling some new products on these websites it’s time to start thinking about how I’ll keep track of sales, and how I’ll create contact lists for future product offerings.

I’ve been looking at crm software, particularly the software made by AIMpromote, as this software is an on-demand web based application that is used to manage the handling of sales leads. The company has made this crm software fairly easy to use compared to other crm products on the market and there are so many features that I think any business would find this crm software quite helpful.

There are a number of great features to this software that I believe will come in handy as I begin to generate sales. The features that apply most to my immediate needs are Marketing automation, the ability to create custom tasks, the ability to create a newsletter and mass mail it to subscribers and or sales leads, email templates and automatic lead distribution.

Other features that I’m interested in, that I believe would apply to anyone who has an online business are the ability to track visitors, web Analytics, tracking campaign performance, real-time reporting, tracking of revenue from leads, e-commerce sales and breaking down gross profits and net profits.

There are dozens more great features. As I said I can easily see any online business finding this crm software quite useful to their business. For example if you have an online business and you’ve hired staff to assist in sales, this sales management software will be flexible enough to allow one to have multiple authentication levels, track the performance of your sales team, and streamline your sales team.

The main focus of this software is on handling leads which of course is what I’ll need if I want my product launch to be successful and profitable. I’m sure most businesses would benefit from the assistance of a product that handled their leads and helped them see what worked well as they marketed their products and which approaches or methods don’t work for their company.

If you are interested in increasing your companies sales take a look at AIMpromote.

Dahlias and Daylilies – oh my!

July 27, 2008 by Tricia

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My front boulevard garden is blooming happily right now. There are daylily, sunflower, cosmo, dahlia and morning glory blooms in abundance. It’s just lovely.

I love these huge pink cactus dahlia blooms. There’s only two or three flowers so far since the three dahlia plants have only just started blooming, but they’ll continue to grow taller and develop more blooms throughout the summer and well into the fall.

If I’m lucky a plant or two might even survive the winter. If I’m smart this fall I could simply dig up the roots and store them in a cool area of the basement and replant them in the spring. I always seem to forget to do this though!

I suppose the color of the daylilies doesn’t really go with the pink Dahlias, but when you see the whole boulevard garden all the colors blend in well.

I think the bright yellow sunflowers help tie the two contrasting colors together.

How is your garden doing this summer? Are some of your favorite plants blooming right now?

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Just about ready to go to the Canadian Open and concert

July 26, 2008 by Tricia

Well in a little while Chris and I will be off to the Glen Abbey golf course to watch some of the Canadian Open semi-finals and then to go to the Tom Cochrane and Red Rider concert.

We just called the info line at the Canadian Open to find out about parking and the shuttle service that they are offering and we found out that there’s already a delay in play on the course.

I have a feeling there will be lots of delays today because we are under a severe thunder storm watch. We’re expecting severe winds and large hail. Great eh? Maybe Chris and I should wear our swimsuits when we go because I’m certain we’re going to get wet!

Apparently yesterdays concert didn’t start until 9 pm because of delays. Golf play is expected to end between 6 and 7 pm and the concerts start up right at the end of play but because of all the delays the concert started late too.

The main attraction for us is the concert so we are holding off going to Glen Abbey until about 4 or perhaps even 5 pm. We’re also delaying because we don’t have anyone to watch our dog and we don’t want to leave her alone for too long.

I’m almost always home so Midnight hasn’t spent a lot of time alone. of course there’s been times when we’ve been out for two to four hours without her but that’s the longest she’s been left alone. So it looks like this afternoon and evening will be her longest stretch on her own. She’ll be in her crate with her favorite toys so I think she’ll do ok. Luckily she’s not a barker!

She loves sticks, water and food!

July 23, 2008 by Tricia

Wordless Wednesday

Midnight in her new favorite place – The Beach!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen her any happier than when she’s in the water with a stick to fetch and other dogs to play with, she just loves it.

Well ok … when she’s eating or offered a treat she’s just as happy. It’s a very close tie, too close to call.

Oh and the last time we were at the beach (last weekend) there were a number of wind and Kite surfers there. Man those guys are built! They don’t need any kind of bodybuilding supplements with the workout they get on the lake. We had a hard time keeping Midnight away from the kites that came down close to shore!

Oh Man … That’s gonna bruise

Dahlias and Daylilies – oh my!

Just about ready to go to the Canadian Open and concert

She loves sticks, water and food!

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