Yes, another blog to follow! Backend of Nowhere Garage

It's official - the new Backend of Nowhere Garage blog is now live! This has been Stu's dream ever since he was little and it's finally started. He will be blogging there as the garage gets built and then, hopefully, as he chronicles his projects. Hope you will follow him!

Ciao for now!

What's up? A little of everything...

Stu's only been back a couple of days and has....

Been welcomed by the #2doods...


Been joined out on the deck as he readied for grilling...


Had nice enough weather to have dinner on the deck...


Helped me assemble the pressure washer for the back deck...


Put up our 10x10 Pop-up Canopy on the deck to provide a little protection from the morning sun...




Got his new Troy-Bilt Zero Turn 42" with mulching kit (mulching kit on order)...


Gassed up and mowed the front yard so he could get used to the steering.


Installed the new ceiling fan/light combo on the deck...

...the old

...the new, starting with the install

Ciao for now!

Happy Father's Day

....and here is Stu's Father's Day present!

Lowe's: Troy-Bilt Zero Turn 42" with mulching kit

Ciao for now!

Good puppies! #2Doods

Well, Stu will be home today and I will have some help with the #2Doods, Cooper and Murphy. Not that they're all that much work - most of the time. They follow most commands well now, in fact, the only time they are almost uncontrollable is when we get to doggy day care. They LOVE it there...

They wait at the door to go out and come in - IF, we say "stay" or "wait", which we normally do. Same routine getting out of their crate. They sit and wait to eat. They sit/down for their treats (well Copper will lay down, Murphy still won't). Tell them "In your bed" or "Go nite-nite" and they both go into the crate, no matter the time of day. "Leave it" works on anything. "Stop" works if Murphy is obsessively chewing/licking.

"No bark" has more affect on Murphy and he's never the one barking. He usually goes into the crate to wait till I've gotten Cooper to stop barking. LOL! As soon as I give the command, Murphy looks at me, a second command and off he goes. It could have to do with the fact that he HATES the Pet Corrector while Cooper tries to ignore it - he knows the sound is coming. I have to constantly tell him that he's a good boy!

In fact, I took this photo from the front yard where I was taking photos of the excavation for Stu's garage...Cooper was barking (an 'alert' bark) at me!

We still need to work on leash walking with the gentle leaders. We just don't live in a good area for that, too many loose neighborhood dogs. Sigh...but we need to do it, but with summer here it will be fall before we tackle that one.

Here are a few of the photos I took this week...

Cooper may have bear paws, but Murphy wins with the fluffiest tail!

Here they are waiting for the "Okay" to get their Buffalo Jerky treats.

A couple days later, I broke out the new Yaky Chews. Happy puppies - they get to chew for ten minutes before they get pup away or they would eat the whole thing in one session.

Cooper was lazy playing and managed to get Murphy's attention...which is what he was trying to accomplish!

They are entertaining for sure...love them both and know they are going to be thrilled when "Daddy's home"!

Ciao for now!

A little catsup, errr, catch up...

Stu's trip is winding down, he hopes to be home by the end of the week. We can't wait! Yesterday was our youngest granddaughter's birthday party.

Our older grandgirls were more than willing to help get the house ready for the party. After all, what are cousins for?

Yes, she (and her mom) are obsessed with unicorns!

I've stayed busy writing and monitoring the excavation for our pole barn build. Hopefully when he gets home, he will start writing up the text for the new blog, Backend of Nowhere Garage.

I've been fighting a cold - allergies - a cold - allergies. Not sure, but it's kept me under the weather for almost two weeks. SOOOOO ready for it to be gone. I have gotten in some writing AND some reading (finally). I've caught up on most of my Hallmark romance and mystery movies, too.

The #2doods have settled into a routine, even sleeping in till 8-9 am for me. Bless them both! They play hard and the sleep hard. Cooper was chasing his little squirrel, at times flipping up the rug to hide it, then getting it back out. He slides all over the foyer, chasing it (or an elk antler).

Then Murphy joined him, starting their lazy play.

I grabbed two videos of them playing, getting a kick out of their growling play sounds. Their voices are slightly different... CLICK HERE for the first video, then CLICK HERE for the second one.

Remember the carpenter bee trap Stu made before he left? I had forgotten all about it until I went out to refill the hummingbird feeders. One angry bee joined the others....


Ciao for now!

Aging....Important Facts

Important facts to remember as you grow older

This piece has been going around the Internet for several years but I thought it worth reposting. A lot of humor and a little bit of truth. Enjoy!
 

 Death is the number 1 killer in the world.
 We aren't getting out of this life alive, so relax and enjoy it, regardless of the ride!

 Life is sexually transmitted.
 You may have to think about this one for a bit...LOL!

 Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
 Hmmm, true, but I'd rather have good health than not!
 
 Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.
 Unfortunately (or not), very true, but this is the price of progress.
 
 Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospital, dying of nothing.
 This one makes me laugh - but still no excuse for not maintaining your good health (if you still have it).
 
 All of us could lake a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
 I need to tape this one on my mirror so I read it every morning. For many years, I worried way too much about what other people thought of me.
 
 In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take drugs to make it normal.
 Not so sure about this one...the world has always been weird to it's current occupants. And drugs aren't the answer, in most cases.

 Don’t worry about old age: It doesn’t last that long.
 Ah yes, back to "Death is the #1 killer in the world"!

Ciao for now!