Stormy

I was sitting outside for dinner this evening when I heard thunder. Very few clouds, but the evening was rather pink. I looked toward Mingus mountain and there was one cloud, and one small section of it was raining, but with the sun in the west, it looked gold coming down. I wish I could capture that on film, but at least the pink showed up. On the eastern horizon, there was an inverted arc of color. Just amazing really, so I put the slideshow on, I wish pictures could show the marvelous panaroma.

I saw both specialists this week, the cardialogist told me I had gas. So much for the heart theory, but actually that's a great blessing. My ole ticker is strong, and no clogged blood vessels. The gastro doctor told me I am the lucky owner of a bad case of IBS, and it's genetic/stress oriented. She was great, asked a lot of questions and really listened to me, so I am much encouraged that life will get better quickly.

Now that I know my heart won't kick off on me when I'm not paying attention, it's time to get out and do some yardwork. Time to build up some stamina! We've moved Betty, Lucy and the twins back to the side yard. They did a great job of cleaning up a lot of the grasshoppers in the back yard, but then they discovered the porch. The past week they've been wandering around the porch, leaving 'calling cards' everywhere, including right in front of the door. Ughh! Time to move them on the other side of the fence...

We have Puppies!

Boy, do we have puppies, 9 of them! Sweet Cara is a great mom, and the kids nurse in shifts, so she is hardly able to get out of the crib. Nic made her a big bed, so we can keep the pups corraled, at least for a little while. There are 5 males and 4 females, and they vary in color from deep milk chocolate to a tan. Several of them have a white blaze on their heads, they are so cute! Nic was up most of the night on Monday, helping deliver puppies. I supervised for a little while, but I had a doctor's appointment Tuesday morning. Once Nic had a little practice, he sent me back to bed, and stayed up until 3 to make sure she was done. There were 11 puppies, but 2 were stillborn, sadly. Still, that's a lot of pups for a first-time mother, and Cara is doing great, she is very nurturing and loving with them. We're taking orders now, if someone wants a beautiful, medium sized dog!