Summer Heat!

It's Baaaaccckkkkkk! 

I am just glad (I admit it) that I am NOT having to carry cold water to the animals.  

Here was the car when I got back in at the hospital today, after helping my brother with his lunch: 

I was in the shade and had a sunscreen up!  

UGH. 

I did get to go take my friend's pups out for a while... a short while, because of the heat...

They are getting HUGE!!!

Big sister was with them. 

I can't believe they were the tiny little babies I 

cared for 3 months ago.  

Really, the sun was too much for all of us, so 

I did not stay long.  

They were glad to get back in their cool kennel, where 

they could cool off on the cement and be out of the sun. 

And, on a happy note... the repairs to our basement and laundry room started today! 

The ceiling is now whole again, and the walls complete, mudded, and taped.  The work will continue tomorrow, and the painting will be done on Thursday. 

The crew were nice guys, who worked fast and neatly. 

Their supervisor was out of camera range when I took this picture. 

I'll sneak down there first thing in the morning and take another picture before they get here. 

I'll be glad when we are back in one piece and can put this behind us. 

Storms and New Furniture

We had storms for two hours this morning, 

when we actually expected them this evening, so 

I did not get out to the old house to finish the garden bed today. 

Tomorrow, Keith and I go to the VA for his weekly appointment... I'm 

going just in case he should be admitted again. 

We don't anticipate that. 

(Neither did we last week!) 

For three weeks last month, I had the privilege of 

taking care of a litter of English Pointer puppies belonging to a 

friend of mine, who lives about 2 miles from us. 

I would go over at 4 daily, let Mama out for exercise, then 

bring her back in to be with her babies at first... and then to 

let them nurse in weeks two and three.  I had not seen 

them for almost two weeks until today, and I am 

going both today and tomorrow to feed the babies at noon and 

let them out in their outdoor kennel for exercise. 

The three girls are at the front, and the big boy at the back in this picture. 

Three are destined for show homes... and one for a pet home, to another 

Pointer owner.  

These little guys have helped me to start getting over Abby's loss... 

it has been such a pleasure taking care of them. 

They have gone from unable to see... to being bundles of energy... and they are so 

inquisitive and fun! 

Here's our living room right now... and you are seeing the new couch and "chair and a half" that 

came today.  We turned the kitchen table east/west instead of north/south... it works MUCH better... and looks good. 

We still need a side table and a lamp, and some sort of coffee table.  

Can you believe I have NEVER had brand new furniture like this?   (Except for our beds.) 

Thank you, Honey!