Update of sorts June 30, 2009

So life’s been busy and chaotic.  Mufasa wigged out on Friday.  Started growling, when I shushed him, he totally lost it.  Bit the hell out of my arms.  We rolled him down and held him until he calmed down.  Hasn’t done anything like it since.  I’m not totally sure what happened.  Combination of friends over, he had his bone? I don’t know.  It really struck me that you just don’t know what you’re getting into when you adopt.  We’re going to stick with it and he will become a well mannered dog. 

 He’s training is coming along.  Mostly knows sit.  And somehow he got it in his head that come means ‘go to the family room’.  We’re working on that. 

Had a gorgeous day at the lake Saturday.  My sister and her boyfriend came out with us.  Mufasa was a perfect gentleman, nice with the other dogs, good with the people.  A little freaked by the water but gods was he funny when he decided to drink from the lake (“hey! why are there waves in my water bowl?”)  We all bought masks and snorkels.  Matt was in heaven, swam all over the place looking at craw daddys and bringing back beads and such.  Jon and I had a tough time with the snorkels.  It’s definitely a skill not to panic in them.  Meme’s face mask wouldn’t seal so it didn’t work for her.  Still pretty much perfect.  We’re thinking about doing it again Saturday but I just realized that’s the fourth.  It’d be a mad house. 

Well, that’s most of it.  Work has been crazy, end of year sillyness and loads of new clients.  My garden isn’t doing too well.  Just feels like everything is supper slow this year.  I need to go weed too.   But at least it’s warming up:)

Update June 18, 2009

It’s nice to see the sun again.  It just doesn’t feel like it could possibly be the 18th of June already.  My garden is growing,  just feels like it’s going  really slowly this year.   But I think I may say that most years around this time:).

Matt’s company cut everyone to part time.  It sucks.  I know it could be worse but we were already struggling with how much his hours have been cut.  He’s out looking for a second job and we’ll do what needs to be done.  Send good hiring wishes please.

We’re doing a bbq this weekend.  My Papa and Maryann are coming over.  And Meme and Jon.  Matt will make his killer burgers plus bocaburgers for Meme.  We’ll probably have fruit and some sort of a salad too.  Should be a blast.  Sunday I will go up to the lake and go swimming (with Matt of course)

Mufasa is doing pretty well.  Matt took him to the vet Monday.  Turns out the sunburn isn’t.  It’s a massive skin infection.  He had to be sedated for the exam, tried to bite the vet.  Fortunately he’s not an aggressive dog, just in a lot of pain.  He’s on massive antibiotics and anti inflammatory.  And he’s doing better.  He’s starting to learn that his name is Mufasa:)   We’re planning on heading to the farmers market today.

Meet Mufasa June 15, 2009

This is our new boy.  He came home from the Humane Society on Friday.  He’s a chow that was picked up as a stray.  They had to shave him because his fur was so matted and he was so badly sunburned.  He’s a chow and most of the time is really sweet.  Couple of times so far he’s thrown a temper tantrum and tried to pull the male chow dominance stuff.  We definitely have a lot of training to do with this guy but he sure is a lover.

The slow return of normalacy June 10, 2009

So it was great having my Mum stay with us.  Really good to see her again but everytime someone stays for a long stretch of time I’m reminded why I don’t have roomates.  I’m around people pretty much all the time, but not people I can talk with for the most part, and my work is pretty much always chaos so by the time I get home I want quiet and organized.  Doesn’t work when there are other people in the house.  But still, it was really good to see my Mum.

The garden is doing well.  Spinach and lettuce and rocket and those cool weather plants have just been exploding with the raining coolness lately.  Some of the spinach leaves are as big as my head!  And tasty too .  The peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and some of the warm loving plants are being so with the cool weather.  They’re mostly just pouting until they get some heat. 

I made the mistake of wandering at Moana nursery last weekend.  Well, I know I’d end up buying something.  Found stevia plants and catmint.   I’ve never started mint from seed before but I’ve been trying with the catmint for a couple of months now and no luck.  Unfortunately the neighborhood strays found one of the plants.  Mauled it pretty bad. I’m going to have to come up with a better plan until they’re bigger and established. 

Hopefully the strays wont be much of an issue for too much longer.  Matt and I are looking to get a dog!  Supper stoked.  Definitely going to adopt.  I really want a corgi but we’ll see who we meet and fall in love with =)