Weekly update July 11-16

A wonderful week, despite record breaking temps ... the light goes on for Sally and her sweet loving self emerges ... angels from all over the world rally to send support and donations ... the squash explosion continues ... my gang is quite relieved whentemps moderate into 80'sat end of week ... what a lovely cheerful group of dogs I have ... and what a wonderful group of human friends, both on and offline ... I am truly blessed.



Monday July 11: AC off at work

Warm and muggy, morning run, to back to check corn, worker picks whole giant bushel basket full ... and more squash ... throw ball for Corey and Snoopy, feed and kennel, go to work, where the upstairs AC (where my office is) is broken. Wonderful. Work downstairs. Return home, has just finished raining, storm blw up out of nowhere husband says... he and dogs all wet. Steamy hot ... go inside, brush Corey, Fix food, go back out for evening run, take squash-corn to neighbor. Feed and kennel

Tuesday July 12: Miserable weather continues

Another hot sticky day ... morning run, dogs sluggish ... feed and kennel, go to work, AC still not fixed, another day camping out downstairs ... return home, fix husband supper, fix dogs food, then go to church, return, dogs still out, go for evening run, nasty, buggy, muggy ... fed and kennel


Wednesday July 13: Hottest day this year, 104

Really awful hot day, reched 104 degrees ... morning run, hot and muggy, dogs not very energetic today, trotted around did their business, then fed and kenneled, went to work ... went by kennel to visit Sally, who is doing wonderfully well (see my separate note) ... went to chiropractor, storms brewing ... by time I reach home, temps have dropped into the high 80's ... greeted at gate by all dogs, change clothes and get ready to go out to pick squash and mow, halfway down hill lightening starts, back up hill, get food, kennel ... Snoopy wont eat, storm too near ... make it back to trailer, storm hits, not much rain though ... stops raining around twilight, let dogs back out, go with husband, pick squash, dogs all very lively now, running around in the cool twilight ... kennel again, feed Snoopy, give treats to others

Thursday July 14: More squash

Cooler today! Morning run, dogs all burst out of kennels as if it were fall! Feed and kennel, go to hearing in Columbia, then back to work, tired, return home, fairly cool but lay down for a half hour, brush Corey  then out to mow with husband, pick some squash and corn, Corey and Banshee all exited about the pears ...feed and kennel

Friday July 15: Cloudy and cool!

Cloudy and cool all day ... mid 80's  high temp, feels like fall. Dogs very lively, DB running in circles, Snoopy picking up a ball, Corey racing along the fence line, Banshee bouncing up and down ... feed nd kennel, go to work, drop by kennels to see Sally, she's such a cutie, her coat is coming back in ... take a few more pictures ... give squash to several people in town, its never ending ... return home, cool and cloudy, dogs all inside with husband who doesnt feel well... fix food then go out to mow, really pleasant, almost need a long sleeve shirt!

Saturday July 16: Visiting Sally, Mattie comes by

Another gorgeous day! Sunny, temps in 80's, breezy, like May in July! Morning run, mow a bit, Corey chasing trucks (before anyone panics, our property is fenced, when a logging truck or truck hauling a trailer goes down the paved road in the front and we are in that area, Corey fence runs with the truck... some of them, he wins! Whether he would chase a truck down the road, I doubt it) ... onwards to Powderhouse to meet Deborah, play with Sally, take more pictures .. then stop by PetSmart for adoptions, then home ... let dogs out, go for brief run-mow, not that hot, high 80's, rather pleasant, then inside for nap time ...outside again, then load dogs in van and go to store and around neighborhood trying to unload squash on unsuspecting neighbors ... back home, inside briefly to fix food, then out to mow with husband, and oh no, pick more squash ... dogs really enjoying this beautiful day! Temps in80's, nice breeze, very pleasant ... play ball, eat peears, life is good ... back to kennels, feed and kennel, and, here comes little Mattie for evening snack ... a good day!

Sunday July 17: Nice weather holding

Nice weather holding ... temps in high 80's ... morning run, feed and kennel, go to church, return after lunch, mow a little (too hot in the sun, the dogs give up quickly and return to the porch) ... back inside, fix husband lunch, do wash, take naps ... out again, mow, water ... bring Corey in, brush him (he has sandspurs in his feathers...) husband takes squash to neighbor ... back inside, downloading pictures of Sally, husband watching TV, someone on TV screams, dogs all rush to living room, barking ... ack, all outside, last evening run, feed and kennel

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