Are Things Better Upside Down?

This last weekend we tempted mother-nature and went camping and riding at the KOA just south of Hauser Oregon. We've been here many times in the past enjoying the sand dunes and the amenities of a full hook-up campground (gone are the days of tenting it on the ground). Mother-nature of course didn't cooperate (the biotch). It rained most of the time. I keep telling Bridgett that I haven't managed to be warm since we returned from Jamaica. I think secretly she thinks to herself "serves you right – I haven't been warm since we moved to Oregon!"

Anyway – this trip was different as we took Crixus. Great Danes, it turns out, are a bit high maintenance. We hadn't taken him camping before and our trailer isn't all that big. We actually haven't been out on the dunes since October (Morgan hasn't made it since September). Definitely not our usual riding schedule of at least one trip a month. Crixus did just fine, even though the space in the trailer was a bit cramped with the extra 150 pounds of get-in-the-way.

Crixus enjoyed the walks around the campground – but didn't like the resident horse (it was big and mean after all). He drug Bridgett all over trying to meet other dogs and didn't seem to mind the ATV's. We tried to walk him behind ours – but that didn't go over very well. We only managed to get in two rides between raindrops. Morgan did a great job and I think managed to get some of his 14 year-old frustrations out.

Crixus like other animals I've noted likes to hang his head upside down. I remember doing that as a child, although I don't really know why. I didn't like being light headed, so I figure it must have something to do with the world looking better upside down. After thinking on it and listening to grumbling at work today from some staff members, I decided to give it a try. I leaned my chair way back and tipped my head back promptly banging it on the counter behind my desk. After adjusting the angle – I leaned back and looked out the door of my office into the hallway. At which point the CEO of the hospital walked by…. He didn't say a word, just smiled and walked through. He's kind of like that – he encourages out of the box thinking.

Regardless – I didn't have much of a view – but decided that going into the lobby wouldn't be the best idea either – I don't want referred for a mental health evaluation by the registration clerk (she's not as forward thinking as our CEO). I'll have to give it a try some other place and time and see if things really are better upside down – or I could just get a really good head rush and relive my college days!