We had a great visit with Jana, Dave, Cody and Logan Funk today. Jana is our niece, and they stopped by here on their way back home from visiting the Polar Express railroad trip. They had a great time there, and we really enjoyed seeing them again. The boys are growing so fast!
They enjoyed playing with the dogs and watching the chickens. I let the chickens out just for them, and the boys helped chase them off the porch while we were visiting. Even though we live in town, the place looks more like a farm now, with the chicken hutch, dogs, etc.
Gina is here visiting as well, so she and Nic helped entertain the Funks today. We watched Hancock this afternoon, well, I watched bits and pieces while I cooked dinner. I'll have to watch the whole thing, it's a pretty good show.
Our yard is a wreck, we've had a construction crew here for a few weeks, working on the sofits and facia board under the roof. They've been cutting the old facia board off, and rebuilding the whole edge again, so there is all kinds of debris floating around the yard. Add that to the weeds, puppy toys, etc., and our yard is pretty ragged looking right now. I had a big pile of branches and stuff that had been raked up, ready to burn, but the chickens and dogs have scattered that around too. It's going to take some serious work to clean up just the front yard, and there's also the side and back yard too. Makes me tired just thinking about it. The work crew had to move all my plant pots away from the house so they could to the roof and patio in the back. I have lots of plants, large and small, and now they are stacked out in the gravel, off the patio. I had them all set up with drip systems, and the drippers are drooping around, with no plants to water. That means I have to water everything by hand. At least it isn't so hot, and I don't have to water every day right now, but it's sure a mess!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Goodby Puppies
Well, we have all the puppies adopted now, exept the one that David insists is his. He fell for the cute little fawn-colored female, and has been 'keeping' her for my Mom. Luckily for him, when Mom came up Friday and spent time with the puppies, she decided that 'Bruiser', the biggest, stoutest of the bunch, really needed to be hers, even though she thought she wanted a female and he's all boy. She took 3 pups home, two for her and one for a friend.
A couple came by Saturday evening, looking for a female also, but one look at the long-haired puppy of the group and that all changed. "Fluffy" went bounding up to them, and the husband was a goner, when I came out he was cuddling that pup, and never let him down. He was a good choice, because they have two little boys, and Fluffy is energetic but very loving. He will play with you, then flop down right next to your feet and lay there quietly, he's just so cute!
Some friends of ours decided to take two puppies home, a male and female. They picked one of the Lab-looking males, with white back paws. He is very aggressive, and they want a watch dog, but also want another one to keep him company. The female has a blaze down her face, and is energetic but not as aggressive. The two of them are very compatible, and already hang out together a lot, even with all the other puppies around.
If asked, I'll deny it, but the truth is I'm a little sad to see them go. They mobbed me every time I walked out the door, jumped all over me and followed me everywhere. I stopped going out the back door when they were in the back, and was reluctant to venture into the front yard while they've been there, but come on, they are so cute! We still have 3, until the Stewart's come for their 2 this week, but by Friday it will only be Cara and David's new dog, he hasn't figured out a name for her yet. Hmm, maybe I'll be able to let the chickens out again, I haven't dared for the past 2 weeks, with the puppies, a hungry Mama Cara, and a construction crew running around working on the roof.
A couple came by Saturday evening, looking for a female also, but one look at the long-haired puppy of the group and that all changed. "Fluffy" went bounding up to them, and the husband was a goner, when I came out he was cuddling that pup, and never let him down. He was a good choice, because they have two little boys, and Fluffy is energetic but very loving. He will play with you, then flop down right next to your feet and lay there quietly, he's just so cute!
Some friends of ours decided to take two puppies home, a male and female. They picked one of the Lab-looking males, with white back paws. He is very aggressive, and they want a watch dog, but also want another one to keep him company. The female has a blaze down her face, and is energetic but not as aggressive. The two of them are very compatible, and already hang out together a lot, even with all the other puppies around.
If asked, I'll deny it, but the truth is I'm a little sad to see them go. They mobbed me every time I walked out the door, jumped all over me and followed me everywhere. I stopped going out the back door when they were in the back, and was reluctant to venture into the front yard while they've been there, but come on, they are so cute! We still have 3, until the Stewart's come for their 2 this week, but by Friday it will only be Cara and David's new dog, he hasn't figured out a name for her yet. Hmm, maybe I'll be able to let the chickens out again, I haven't dared for the past 2 weeks, with the puppies, a hungry Mama Cara, and a construction crew running around working on the roof.
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