SLUG SOUP YUCK !!

Hi all,

Is that title gross or what?

The other day Princess Downy and I were out on our morning stroll. She made 3 stops to do what doggie princesses do. Then we headed around the building to take our little plastic bag of 'stuff ' to the trash.

There is a little pond and a patch of grass near the trash container. We got there and I noticed a red plastic cereal bowl. Looking closer I saw that it had milk in it. I guess someone put it out for a stray cat.

Upon closer observation I noticed something else...in the bowl was a slug. Ick! Just laying there...i think he died from drowning or drank too much and couldn't crawl back out of the bowl. And on the side of the bowl was another slug with it's front part bent over the bowl. It looked like it had been holding the bowl so the other could get in without tipping it over. It wasn't moving either. Hmmm.....

Now THAT'S not something you see every day. Or hear about in a blog post. I bet you have never read this in a blog post before. lol

Updates...mom is doing fine. She has been moved to a room that gives her a little more space. I will try to see her tonight. Sis is just sis...always something strange going on with her. Poor dear.  Hubby is doing ok with dialysis..most of the time.  He does get very tired and has trouble with his feet feeling cold when he goes to bed.  And also he has trouble sleeping sometimes but he is hanging in there.

Me...hmm...not sure about me. Just plan ol' tired most of the time but hanging in there too.

I hope all of you have had a great summer and fun Labor Day weekend.  And that you are ready for a wonderful Fall. I love when the leaves change colors and thinking that winter and the holidays are just around the corner. My favorite time of the year. :)

Please leave a comment and let me know how your are doing It really makes my day. :)

Take care.

WHAT HAPPENED??

Hi there,

 

Just a quick quesiton....does anyone know what happened to the scrappin'blog website? I have gotten some great blog backgrounds from there in the past.

 

I kept the html codes so that I can use them more than once if I want to. Now the codes don't work. And the blog that I had my favorite background by them on is missing a background. It just disappeared. :(

 

Help Help!  I want my background back.

 

Hope everyone is doing great. Have a great Tuesday.

 

Take care.

MORNING DEW :)

Hi everyone,

I hope all of you have been enjoying the summer.  Here the weather has been hotter than usual. In western Washington the weather isn't as extreme as it is in the eastern part of the state.

We have been in the mid to upper 80s this summer. Whew! And with the humidity it is worse. I am glad that we have moved to a better apartment. We have just a northern view and we get the cool breeze. We leave the windows open almost all the time. It's great! :)

 Ok, the reason I titled this post Morning Dew is a funny one. Lately when I have taken Princess Downy outside for our morning stroll she has been walking out into the middle of this big yard licking the dew on the grass as she goes. lol She must have noticed the sparkle and discovered it was water. Seeing her little tongue going in and out, in and out, in and out with each step she takes is so funny. 

I tell her we didn't come out here for a drink, we came to get your other 'needs' taken care of. :) AND don't go out so far mama doesn't want to get her shoes soaked. lol There is also a gross reason why I wish that she wouldn't do that but I will spare you.

Ok, back to the weather. I am getting antsy for Fall. I am excited for the leaves to change colors. I love to feel the crispness of the air and smell Fall on its way. :) I am not sure how much longer I can last without changing my blog background to something Fall-ish...or Autumn-y lol

Also for me when fall is here I start thinking, " the holidays are just around the corner." I know....you're saying now stop, don't get too carried away. Sorry, too late. Already there.  :)

Well, it is late... or early depending on how you look at it. It is 1:35am.  

We are doing ok...kind of and maybe I will talk about that another time. :)

I hope all of you have a great week. Please leave a comment and let me know how you are doing. You are all aways in my thoughts and prayers. Take care.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA !!

Hi everyone...

I hope you all have a fun safe and amazing 4th.  We are all so blessed to live in this great country. I pray that we will all remember that and do our part to keep it great.

And may we remember those who have and are protecting our country that it may remain free. 

God Bless America.

CAR DIED GOOD GRIEF!!

Howdy all...

This is a picture of a Ford Taurus.  Its not mine but that is what it looks like.

Saturday night I was out late. And for a dumb reason. I should have just stayed home. But because I am always concerned for the well being of others I went out.

We live near the railroad.  A train went flying by at I'm sure about 125 mph.  Then I heard a crash and huge crash. I decided to investigate. 

Speaking of trains, one is going by right now. lol

Anyway I went to the next crossing to see if it was stopped there..nope. Then to the next one....nope. Hmmm.  So I went back to check the crossing in the other direction near our home. Nope no train there either. How strange.

So I crossed the tracks to go home. I was less than two houses past the tracks when my car decided to act up. It stopped working, power steering and all and I had to strain to get it to the side of the road.

So I was sitting there in the dark after 11pm in the rain with my hazard lights blinking wondering who do I dare disturb at this hour. A few minutes later another train came by.  I am very grateful that my car had the sense to cross the tracks before doing this. I might not be here to tell my story...wow!

I called a friend from church. He said stay in the car and someone will be there in 10 mins. So I stayed in the car.  

A policeman came by and pushed the car off the road more. Then my friend came. We were trying to figure out what to do when another policeman came by and said we couldn't stay where we were. For our safety. So we asked if he knew the number for a towing company. He said he did and called for us. 

The towing guy came and towed us about 3 blocks to our apt.  Cost for this long trip....and he gave us a discount....$108.00 and change. Oh my goodness!  I have never had a car towed before. And don't every want to have to do it again.

Soooo I got a ride to and from church Sunday. And a ride to take Mel to his dialysis appt this morning.  I am now waiting for the car guy to come to look at my car. Fun fun. :)

Anyway...never a dull moment here.

I hope all of you are having more fun than I am. :)

Please let me know how you are doing. I love to hear from you.

Take care

DIALYSIS OR RAINBOWS ?

Hello everyone,

Well Mel's kidney dialysis treatments are going well. He is enjoying it.  I know that sounds weird, but he is.  He likes to visit with and observe people so that is what he does if there is nothing to watch on the TV that is available for him. Below is a picture of a dialysis machine kinda like the one he gets connected to.

He gets two tubes attached to the tube catheter that comes from his chest. One tube takes out his "dirty" blood and sends it through the machine which cleans it. Takes out the waste and excess fluids that are not needed. Then the blood gets put back in clean through the other tube. I have been told that not much blood, only around a tablespoon or so is out of him at any given time. So it is not like he is being drained of alot at once.  He gets to sit comfortably in a recliner while he is doing this.  And he can even take a nice nap if he wants to.

I was going to show a picture of what a fistula is. That is the incision that is made in the arm to put a vein and antery together to use as an access for the tubes instead of the chest cath, but all the pics on google were a bit graphic. Mel will get this done later. The fistula takes at least 3 months to heal before it can be used. Mel's doctor wanted him to get started right away.

Instead of a bunch of graphic pics like that I thought rainbows would be nice. I love rainbows.

They are so awesome, aren't they?  Better in person though.  One of God's  "AWESOME WONDERS"  :)

I hope all of you are enjoying your weekend. And that you have great weather too. We are all doing great here. 

Take care. And God bless.

FLEA POOP

Yes that's what I said...

I'm sorry but it did make you stop to read didn't it?  :)

Apparently fleas do not care who they hitch  a ride on. And royalty is not immune.

Princess Downy has been attacked.  A couple weeks ago I noticed a dark area at the end of her back  near her tail. I thought she had hurt herself but couldn't imagine how.  Then the other day I took a closer look and saw something like this...

Can you see the little black specks?  I thought what in the world is this. (Oh and the picture is not of Downy). This is called flea dirt or in other words FLEA POOP. How dare fleas poop on our Princess!

I looked closer and a slightly larger black speck was scurrying away. :(  We have not had this kind of problem before. We have lived in places where Downy has had her own yard.  No other dogs around. Where we are now everybody and his brother has a dog.

She doesn't get too close to them and I don't let her sit on the lawn too long,  but I guess it only takes a second. I think that the apartment owners should spray the yard and the halls for fleas. The people who live here are older and mostly on fixed incomes I would imagine. And maybe can't afford to take their dogs to the Vet or go to the store to buy something. Also some may not notice that their pet has a problem.  That could cause a huge problem for everyone.

We, tenants in general, are already paying big rent..plus they charge $35 for storage, $35 for cable, $25 for covered parking space.  The least the management can do is pay to get the yard and halls sprayed. I don't think that is too much to ask.

It seems that they have a rule against disrupting the wildlife...don't worry about the thousands of caterpillars that are dropping on your head they will be gone in a couple of months...and the mosquitoes nawww they'll go away.  Can't wait for spider season.  If we get them like we did last year, I may just explode all over the place if they don't do something about them. And that could get a little messy. lol

I didn't move here where I could open my windows finally and get fresh air just to have to shut them to keep the spiders out. Nope, I may need to jump up and down and cause a scene. :)

Anyway I guess that is all I have to say about that.

Mom is doing ok and so is my hubby. Me well...I'm just doin'. :)

Take care all. 

PS. If you would like to read another fun "Poop" post scroll down to the Millie's Mats post on my right side bar. This blogger is a sweet gal and a riot. :)