Mindless Sunday

We've got drizzle and gloom again today.  And a parade to do.  Yippee. 

Not.

It's absoulutely gorgeous weather this morning.  The rains weren't as heavy as expected but we got a total of three inches and it's very welcome. The jays are so loud this morning I can hear them from inside since I've got the windows open to take advantage of the cool temps and nice breeze.

I'm off to the grocery store in a little while and then have to pick up dog food for Twister.  DH is going to start cutting the baseboards.  I need to be around for moral support although I'd rather be working outside today.

I woke up with no voice this morning. I'm sure it's from trying to talk over the music and general noise at the Kibble & Bids event last night. It was a fun evening but wow, was it warm in there?! I met a lot of nice guests and other volunteers and had a good time but I'm tired today. I have to be back at the museum to help with clean-up at 10:30 and I'm really hoping that goes fast. I also hope that some coffee will help with getting my voice back although I don't think DH is seeing this as a bad thing

We're supposed to be 100 today and tomorrow and then we'll start cooling down to the 80s. That'll feel really great and I hope it lasts for awhile.

 hahaha Julie!! You never can trust those Canadians.

We had a fun day yesterday. There was an open house at this outdoor classroom place. They had a hiking trail set up with different stops along the way. The weather was gorgeous, fall leaves are at peak colors, and the kids had a blast and got nice and tired out. 

DH bought a newish four wheeler - for yard/utility work, plowing in the winter, and for fun. The kids were so excited. We rode laps around the yard last night until it got dark and a bit too chilly. Today DH took Willa with out for a ride on some real trails. I half-jokingly told him not to run her over. 

It's overcast here, but the drizzle seems to be gone. It's good indoor weather, so I'm trying to finish a lap quilt, but, I think I dropped a spool of thread in my car on the mainland--of course, it's the color I need to do the sew the binding. Oh well, the quilt is pinned and ready to go when I find the thread.

I think I need to make an apple pie this week. I drive by an orchard on my way to work, so I'll stop in and get some tomorrow.

The bathroom needs cleaning, so I guess that's next.

Hugs for all who need them.

It's very odd to have it be this hot and still be able to see the leaves starting to fall off the trees.  Don't falling leaves mean cooler weather is coming? I think I've got a layer of dust on absolutely every hard surface in the house, but it's too hot to close all the windows.  Oh well.  Neither dust nor dog hair is toxic so I'll ignore both of them for awhile.

Joyce

Clean up went relatively quickly but I had no idea the amount of stuff they'd brought in to decorate. I'd never seen the museum until last night and assumed the potted trees and plants were part of the museum but they were actually rentals for the event.

I managed to score on a triple pack of wine (2 whites and a red) that hadn't made it to the auction floor. They said it retailed for $30 but i could have it for $15 and it included a huge deer antler for Shane. The winery is called Mutt Lynch Winery and they were pouring right next to my table, so I knew it was good quality.

Oh, Glenda--double ouch! I hope you're not sore in the morning.

Good score, Cathy! Joyce, I ignore the dust regularly--because it just comes back as soon as the windows are open.

Just finishing putting up some corn (after eating some). The fresh corn season is just about done :-( so I bought a dozen ears yesterday and got them ready to freeze tonight. If they have any tomorrow, I might get another dozen. 

I picked out a glass doored cupboard/sideboard thing from IKEA. It should fit right where I want to put it, so we'll see. I'll go inspect in person this week, if I get time, and go from there. Having IKEA fairly close to here is really not a good thing :-)

Edited for word order--have no idea how the cursor jumped! Sorry.

 Yeah, us Canadians can't be trusted LOL!

Got my room relatively cleaned up.. We'll see how long that lasts with Dodger.. Got laundry on and now just need a shower.. Pizza dinner tonight so I'll do my studying then.  I'll have to post a picture of my new scrubs when I get them. I still can't believe I'm doing something with my life...

 The two idiots went to their first green dog training weight pull. The little black and tan idiot, well, he started out the day by dumping his crate on it's side. I was out filling out my paper work, and someone came out from the crating area telling me that he had flipped his crate, and he was under the tray. This was shortly followed with an update that he was okay, and had gotten out from under the tray. That seemed to solve his issue of barking and shaking his crate like a madman. Callie was nuts. She's nuts at flyball, she usually keeps it together at weight pulling, but I guess with the crowd there, she reverted back to insanity. I was bashed in the face multiple times getting her out of her crate, and there is now a hole in my shirt. I can only assume this came from her. Despite her nuttiness, she did pretty well for her first time out. I pulled her at 215#. Luke and another dog who is 13 years old got their own special cart, a skateboard. Luke doesn't pull for me, because pulling is *** in his mind, and has no ball involved. Luke got pulled at about 10#, or at least his certificate says 10. I'm not sure if they weighed the skateboard to get that. Unfortunately, I had to go to work and earn money so they can do their activities, so I didn't get to stay the whole time and see the bigger, and more experienced dogs pull the higher weights.

Unrelated to this, I wish I had a pizza. Related to this, my car is even more full of stuff now then it was before. I needed two tarps so I could crate them separately, since they never work in the building at the same time, and I didn't want them to see each other. I also brought a sheet to cover her with, the chair I never sat in, a blanket I never used, and who knows what else is now in there.  Callie actually did really well being crated in the building. I crated her away from everyone else. Luke crated next to some dogs from our flyball team. She was over by herself, I covered her with a sheet, and we put a barrier in front of her so nobody would walk right in front of her. She's not really typically reactive, but she has issues if a dog appears in her space unexpectedly. The other night, she was looking somewhere, then turned to look at me, and looked back to the first place. A dog was there who hadn't been last she had looked, and it freaked her out.  She also has some issues in that place sometimes when other dog are around, because when I had her in flyball class, there was a dog that kept running of course, and running up to her crate. I'm pretty proud of my girlie though. When I started her in flyball last year, if she had been to the level of nutty anxiety she was at today, her brain would have been so gone she wouldn't have worked for me.