Hot hot hot

Last day of May and it's a scorcher! Hot already early morning, morning run uneventful, feed and kennel go to work, husband calls mid afternoon to report that its 100 degrees on the porch in the shade, he and all dogs inside (good idea) Return home, all inside still, fix food, give treats to dogs and the Damcat, attempt to brush Corey, cut a few mats ... then out to finish mowing the far side... feed and kennel

Memorial Day

Off for Memorial Day! Morning run, warm already, feed and kennel, out again to mow before gets too hot, get in an hour, then inside to do wash, let dogs in, brush Corey, he is getting mats on his tummy, they didnt shave him close enough last grooming ... dogs very restless, take them out for brief runs, but its really too hot ... mid 90's ... decide to go into town, load up dogs, go to WalMart, sit in parking lot with engine running while husband goes in and shops, people return to the car next to us and dogs go berserk, barking growling ... at an innocuous looking bunch ... maybe they sense something, they very very rarely wake up and go on like this when we're out in the van ... return home, let dogs out, unpack groceries, fix food, go out to mow, one of husband's workers and wife drop by with food from their bar-b-que, yum! feed and kennel dogs and humans (and the Damcat, who is very fond of BBQue chicken

Weekly update May 23-29

Heat wave continues ... way too early for this level of heat (High 90's) ... logging continues down the road, giving Corey plenty of trucks to chase off ... Banshee and Snoopy keep fence running with some invisible critter ... Corey's ears doing well, Snoopy and Banshee still molting ... holiday weekend, visits to PetSmart and park ...cools off mid week ...

 "Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty." Albert Einstein

Heating up again

Cloudy and cool morning, cleared up (and heated up) quickly ... morning run, feed and kennel, husband feeling poorly ...  go to church ... have covered dish lunch so arrive home a little late ... husband still feeling poorly but better. Hasn't let dogs out (but their kennels are in the shade, and they're comfortable ...) let them out, VERY brief run (its sunny and quite warm now) ... back to trailer, a bit of housework and naps ... brush Corey, take Banshee outside to porch room and brush her, let DB inside by herself and clip nails ... all back inside. Dogs very restless now, so back out for run ... mow some on shady side of property ... play a tiny bit of fetch with Snoopy, practice sit-stay with Corey and DB, Banshee and Snoopy then fence run with invisible critter ... cooling off now, a bit more mowing, then back to fix food. Clean DB and Corey's teeth (Banshee and Snoopy wont let me) ... then back out to feed and kennel.

Weekend PetSmart visit

Foggy and cool ...morning run, feed and kennel, out again for brief run then loaf up dogs and husband and go to town, to chiropractor, then to Pet Smart and park. Getting hot again. Dogs greet their fans at PetSmart, only 1 group doing adoptions today, but several people and their dogs ... and a pair of ferrets on leash (Banshee doesnt know WHAT to make of them...) park very quiet for a Saturday, guess folks are out of town for holiday ...return home, stop by SPCA briefly then home ... pretty hot now, inside for naps , Corey in his favorite position completely covering the kitchen AC duct ...... out again after it cools down, mow some, feed and kennel, Corey's ears looking great! Husband says he saw little Mattie briefly, she came out and looked at him but didnt come over ... apparently the neighbors have gotten 2 new dogs also ...

Cool and cloudy

Off work for long weekend ... husband woke me to say he was going in to town, I tried to get up and had terrible vertigo, I get this off and on, benign positional vertigo... husband returned I manage to get up and am OK after a half hour ... dress, let dogs out for run, its cool and cloudy, and damp from last nights rain ... feed and kennel. Go to deliver food to food bank, take DB for the ride, she's all excited she loves to ride ... return, let others out, take for run, threatening rain. Go inside with all dogs, fix lunch, nap, out again ... now there is a big set of storm coming. Decide to kennel dogs. Rains, but big storms die before they get here. Unkennel dogs decide to go for van ride, load up and had for store. Return home, brush Banshee and Snoopy, let inside, fix food, back out for evening run and some weeding (too wet to mow) and fruit thinning.

Off work for long weekend ... husband woke me to say he was going in to town, I tried to get up and had terrible vertigo, I get this off and on, benign positional vertigo... husband returned I manage to get up and am OK after a half hour ... dress, let dogs out for run, its cool and cloudy, and damp from last nights rain ... feed and kennel. Go to deliver food to food bank, take DB for the ride, she's all excited she loves to ride ... return, let others out, take for run, threatening rain. Go inside with all dogs, fix lunch, nap, out again ... now there is a big set of storm coming. Decide to kennel dogs. Rains, but big storms die before they get here. Unkennel dogs decide to go for van ride, load up and had for store. Return home, brush Banshee and Snoopy, let inside, fix food, back out for evening run and some weeding (too wet to mow) and fruit thinning.

Cooling off a bit, storm coming tonight

Morning run, not quite as hot today ... Corey chases an early log truck, quite pleased with himself, feed and kennel, go to work ... return after very long day, greeted at gate  by DB, Banshee and Snoopy, Corey inside with husband and the Damcat ... my hand is hurting bad (a lot of writing today), fix food, husband helps with brushing Corey. Let others in, give treats and here comes the Damcat, DB starts barking at him, the Damcat sits on his side of the gate and washes his paws, Snoopy and Banshee now join in the barking, so put all out,  mow a little, feed and kennel. Storms coming tonight hope it breaks the heat