We should arrive around 6:30pm or so and then it will be time to set up camp.
I love going to flyball tourneys where we camp!
I'll be out of touch until Tuesday so have a great weekend!
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
KItchener here we come!
Joanne and I have all the dogs and are on our way to Canada. Eileen & Linda have all the kids (Wicked big grin) and are behind us in a separate car (Another wicked big grin.)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Freddie's a killer...
...literally, of little cute bunnies. :(
The other day I let the dogs in and they were all *covered* in blood and stuff. I figured it was a baby bird or twelve that fell out of the nest. Or maybe it was the remains of a field mouse or vole, they usually scamper around. Tonight, however, made me doubt my original thoughts.
It was reallllly quiet outside. Too quiet, actually. Y'see, dogs are like kids - when it's too quiet, they're up to something. So I headed outdoors to see where the new hole to China was. Ha! I wish they were digging a new hole! At least *that* is fixable! Alas, that was not it, not it at all. :(
Millie was on the deck like a good girl, Pacie was busy peeing on everything upright and Freddie & Tweak were against the fence, Freddie with something furry and floppy in his mouth. :( I hope it was at least a quick death for the little guy. Bunnies can die of fright, right? I'd like to think it was instantaneous and not painful. That's what I'm telling myself anyway.
I understand that's what dogs do... especially high drive dogs like Freddie and Tweak. Heck, that's the purpose of Freddie's breed! Min Pins are ratters - high prey drive animals that go after and kill smaller animals. That's what they do. I understand it and I'm not angry, I just don't want to find the poor little thing. :(
Thankfully both Freddie & Tweak left the dead, really limp (did I mention dead?), bloody animal alone when I told them to. That was super cool. I scooped the poor little thing up with the pooper scooper. I'd bury it but I know another animal would just dig it up so I left it in an area where it can be food for some other animal. The circle of life and all. Sigh.
I got most of the lawn mowed tonight, after I finished doing all the shopping I needed to for Kitchener. Oh! A weird thing happened when I was leaving the store! There was a car that wasn't parked correctly in the space, it was half in the space, half in the lane just in front of me. When the car didn't move, I went over to see if there was someone in it and there was!
A woman was sleeping or unconscious in the front seat; she was drooling. The windows were open so I said Hello and knocked on the car to get her attention but she didn't wake up. A few people stopped by to see what was going on and someone went to get security while I called the police.
I had a few speculations at this point - she was either sick and needed medical attention or she was drunk or on drugs. I didn't know what else could have someone passed out so solidly. Three of us were standing less than 2 feet away from her talking in louder than normal voices. She didn't wake up until the siren was really close by.
I gave my name and number to the cop when asked, told my little story and went on my merry way. Hopefully it was a good deed and she hadn't done anything that would get her in trouble.
Tomorrow I have to test a production move at 6am. While I'm not looking forward to it, it will give me extra work hours so I won't have to take as much vacation time for my trip to Canada. But that means I'm going to get 6 hours of sleep and that's never a good thing for the people around me!
D
The other day I let the dogs in and they were all *covered* in blood and stuff. I figured it was a baby bird or twelve that fell out of the nest. Or maybe it was the remains of a field mouse or vole, they usually scamper around. Tonight, however, made me doubt my original thoughts.
It was reallllly quiet outside. Too quiet, actually. Y'see, dogs are like kids - when it's too quiet, they're up to something. So I headed outdoors to see where the new hole to China was. Ha! I wish they were digging a new hole! At least *that* is fixable! Alas, that was not it, not it at all. :(
Millie was on the deck like a good girl, Pacie was busy peeing on everything upright and Freddie & Tweak were against the fence, Freddie with something furry and floppy in his mouth. :( I hope it was at least a quick death for the little guy. Bunnies can die of fright, right? I'd like to think it was instantaneous and not painful. That's what I'm telling myself anyway.
I understand that's what dogs do... especially high drive dogs like Freddie and Tweak. Heck, that's the purpose of Freddie's breed! Min Pins are ratters - high prey drive animals that go after and kill smaller animals. That's what they do. I understand it and I'm not angry, I just don't want to find the poor little thing. :(
Thankfully both Freddie & Tweak left the dead, really limp (did I mention dead?), bloody animal alone when I told them to. That was super cool. I scooped the poor little thing up with the pooper scooper. I'd bury it but I know another animal would just dig it up so I left it in an area where it can be food for some other animal. The circle of life and all. Sigh.
I got most of the lawn mowed tonight, after I finished doing all the shopping I needed to for Kitchener. Oh! A weird thing happened when I was leaving the store! There was a car that wasn't parked correctly in the space, it was half in the space, half in the lane just in front of me. When the car didn't move, I went over to see if there was someone in it and there was!
A woman was sleeping or unconscious in the front seat; she was drooling. The windows were open so I said Hello and knocked on the car to get her attention but she didn't wake up. A few people stopped by to see what was going on and someone went to get security while I called the police.
I had a few speculations at this point - she was either sick and needed medical attention or she was drunk or on drugs. I didn't know what else could have someone passed out so solidly. Three of us were standing less than 2 feet away from her talking in louder than normal voices. She didn't wake up until the siren was really close by.
I gave my name and number to the cop when asked, told my little story and went on my merry way. Hopefully it was a good deed and she hadn't done anything that would get her in trouble.
Tomorrow I have to test a production move at 6am. While I'm not looking forward to it, it will give me extra work hours so I won't have to take as much vacation time for my trip to Canada. But that means I'm going to get 6 hours of sleep and that's never a good thing for the people around me!
D
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
two more days...
And then we're off again to Kitchener, Ontario! I was looking at a map of the place it's being held at - there's a go cart section, a water park section and a golf course on this thing!
Not that there's much down time, but there are things to do if we happen to find any during the weekend and there's always Friday! Hopefully the weather will cooperate. :)
So I'm basically catching up on all the things I have to do before taking off. I've gone food shopping, I've picked up the shirts we might wear and I have a bit of laundry to do. I need to douse Millie in skunk-be-gone stuff and bring more with me so she doesn't skunk up the whole trailer. Again. I really need to find the place they're coming in to the yard.
The cats got their shave on this weekend are much happier with less fur. I get a majority of their fur during the first go round, give them some time to get over the trauma of being shaved, then clean them up a bit so they don't look so choppy.
My neighbors are taking care of my hanging plants for me so I won't come back to brown, withered stalks like last year.
I'm bringing my camera to get some shots of camp and the dogs. They won't be nearly as good as Donna's but there's nothing I can really do about that one. :)
Otherwise life is good - blissfully normal (for me) and drama free!
D
Not that there's much down time, but there are things to do if we happen to find any during the weekend and there's always Friday! Hopefully the weather will cooperate. :)
So I'm basically catching up on all the things I have to do before taking off. I've gone food shopping, I've picked up the shirts we might wear and I have a bit of laundry to do. I need to douse Millie in skunk-be-gone stuff and bring more with me so she doesn't skunk up the whole trailer. Again. I really need to find the place they're coming in to the yard.
The cats got their shave on this weekend are much happier with less fur. I get a majority of their fur during the first go round, give them some time to get over the trauma of being shaved, then clean them up a bit so they don't look so choppy.
My neighbors are taking care of my hanging plants for me so I won't come back to brown, withered stalks like last year.
I'm bringing my camera to get some shots of camp and the dogs. They won't be nearly as good as Donna's but there's nothing I can really do about that one. :)
Otherwise life is good - blissfully normal (for me) and drama free!
D
Saturday, July 5, 2008
The best photos *ever*
I know I'm biased because she's my friend. I know it, and I'm ok with that. Regardless, my friend Donna is seriously the best action photographer I know. There may very well be people that are better than her but I haven't seen them.
Go take a look and judge for yourself.
Isn't she just amazing? She blows my mind every single time!
Friday's cookout was really good. I had fun, talked with a lot of the same people I saw last week at Glen & Elissa's, ate good food, had a few beers, laughed, etc., etc. The same stuff anyone does when they're at a cookout with their friends.
Today's cookout was fine. On top of being with my family we got a lot done. My b-i-l replaced the front gate and all of the decking around it. That's been on the to-do list since last spring so it's good that it's finally done.
We put the screen house up too, which will be really nice when I want to sit outside at night and not get eaten alive.
We inadvertently found a hornets nest in a mosquito repellent thing. Since everyone in my family is a huge wimp when it comes to bugs, it was pretty comical to see any of us try and deal with it. My brother was the hero of the day when he brought it up front and sprayed the crap out of it with hornet spray. Out of all the green things I'm trying to do, I'm not sure I can give up bug spray! What would the green way for that? A yellow pages? Not inside a container. I guess I'll have to do a little bit of research on that.
So now I'm exhausted, the dogs are exhaused and it's almost time for bed. :)
Oh, I have a few rescues coming in - I'm trying to work out the timing on it since I'm heading to Canada on Thursday again. I would've loved to have had my brother watch some of the dogs but he's on vacation too. Ah well.
D
Go take a look and judge for yourself.
Isn't she just amazing? She blows my mind every single time!
Friday's cookout was really good. I had fun, talked with a lot of the same people I saw last week at Glen & Elissa's, ate good food, had a few beers, laughed, etc., etc. The same stuff anyone does when they're at a cookout with their friends.
Today's cookout was fine. On top of being with my family we got a lot done. My b-i-l replaced the front gate and all of the decking around it. That's been on the to-do list since last spring so it's good that it's finally done.
We put the screen house up too, which will be really nice when I want to sit outside at night and not get eaten alive.
We inadvertently found a hornets nest in a mosquito repellent thing. Since everyone in my family is a huge wimp when it comes to bugs, it was pretty comical to see any of us try and deal with it. My brother was the hero of the day when he brought it up front and sprayed the crap out of it with hornet spray. Out of all the green things I'm trying to do, I'm not sure I can give up bug spray! What would the green way for that? A yellow pages? Not inside a container. I guess I'll have to do a little bit of research on that.
So now I'm exhausted, the dogs are exhaused and it's almost time for bed. :)
Oh, I have a few rescues coming in - I'm trying to work out the timing on it since I'm heading to Canada on Thursday again. I would've loved to have had my brother watch some of the dogs but he's on vacation too. Ah well.
D
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Holiday weekend...
I'm looking forward to the holiday weekend. I'm *not*, however, looking forward to all of the cleaning I need to do before said weekend.
I hate cleaning. I mean, hate it with a passion. There are very few times when I don't mind cleaning - enough where I can count them on one hand. I don't mind cleaning the stove top while on the phone - it's something quiet that keeps my hands busy. I don't mind rinsing off the discs after Tweak and I get done dirtying them up. I don't like doing it but I also don't mind changing the sheets on the bed since I get to slide into a nicely made bed with crisp sheets.
That's really about it tho. I hate doing everything else.
I'm heading over to Mario & Cathy's on July 4th for a BBQ. I hope I can remember to charge the camera battery before then. That'll be a rockin' good time I'm sure.
Saturday the family is coming over to celebrate Cal's birthday. Since she doesn't eat very much these days, it's a pretty easy menu - burgers, pasta salad, and fruit. Easy enough! I'm hoping to get the stairs in the pool before then but thats probably not gonna happen. I'm also hoping to get the shade/screen house up too. We'll see.
It would be nice if it would stop raining just enough so I can mow the lawn. That would be pretty cool. I've sprayed the weeds and they look like they're wilting. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to wait until they're totally dead before cutting them down? If you know, feel free to share!
The most exciting news of the year? Dog the Bounty Hunter is back on the air in two weeks. I've missed my brain candy and it certainly isn't going to be tough for me see Leland all the time again too. ;)
I have a Border Collie sitting on my head.
It's somewhat difficult to type with a Border Collie on your head, just in case you're wondering.
D
I hate cleaning. I mean, hate it with a passion. There are very few times when I don't mind cleaning - enough where I can count them on one hand. I don't mind cleaning the stove top while on the phone - it's something quiet that keeps my hands busy. I don't mind rinsing off the discs after Tweak and I get done dirtying them up. I don't like doing it but I also don't mind changing the sheets on the bed since I get to slide into a nicely made bed with crisp sheets.
That's really about it tho. I hate doing everything else.
I'm heading over to Mario & Cathy's on July 4th for a BBQ. I hope I can remember to charge the camera battery before then. That'll be a rockin' good time I'm sure.
Saturday the family is coming over to celebrate Cal's birthday. Since she doesn't eat very much these days, it's a pretty easy menu - burgers, pasta salad, and fruit. Easy enough! I'm hoping to get the stairs in the pool before then but thats probably not gonna happen. I'm also hoping to get the shade/screen house up too. We'll see.
It would be nice if it would stop raining just enough so I can mow the lawn. That would be pretty cool. I've sprayed the weeds and they look like they're wilting. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to wait until they're totally dead before cutting them down? If you know, feel free to share!
The most exciting news of the year? Dog the Bounty Hunter is back on the air in two weeks. I've missed my brain candy and it certainly isn't going to be tough for me see Leland all the time again too. ;)
I have a Border Collie sitting on my head.
It's somewhat difficult to type with a Border Collie on your head, just in case you're wondering.
D
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