are you sure its August?

because it doesn't feel like August...

we have had a couple days of rain with only.7 for a total...

but our high today was 71...

67 right now...

had to dig a hoodie out this morning...

in August...

well, what have you been up to this week?  

I need to find some time and get around to you...

I need to get caught up...

babies are taking more food...

pooping more...

Nick has had a rough week...

and had this cough off and on and it was really bad tonight...

he was scheduled to head north to Michigan...

to an elite rescue...

but may not be going now...

he needs another 2 weeks on the antibiotic for the Lyme's...

now the cough, which could be a partial intestinal blockage...

something like grass in his throat or complications from the Lyme's or the meds he is on for it...

he could have a hair ball,even...

the problem is we don't know what he has been fed or given...

if he was on his own or for how long...

its not kennel cough...

we gave his 3 T of peroxide tonight...

and it has helped so much...

he should have thrown up, but he didn't...

we can't send him to another rescue not knowing what is going on, so thinking he will stay in this area for a bit...

but, we got through the week...

and I was left on my own for most of it...

and even kept the house pretty clean to boot...

even started an online auction for the rescue...

someone told them I was a computer geek or something like that...

I will find whoever did that...

;0)

I see the dietitian on Wednesday to get me figure out...

she is going to have her hands full with that...

then sometime we have to get the truck back in...

the fuel gauge isn't working...

or we are getting really good gas mileage...

maybe some shopping in there, too...

if I'm lucky and I can find some cool stuff at Good Will again...

thinking I might need some flannel shirts to garden in...

well, that's what the week held for me...

not very exciting...

lots of bottles...

lots of walks...

rainy, dreary days...

and some naps in there every now and then...

hope you had a good week and you get some sun shine this weekend...

;0)

on the outside...

we seem like a normal family...

but if you take the time to come a little closer...

you will see the nuts...

had a down day yesterday...

shadows cast by the setting sun...

so it became family portrait day...

Lester...

Hermie...

a couple of our nuts...

Mr Wiggles joined in...

oh, I'm not done yet...

one goofy dog showing the other goofy dog the art of bird watching...

how do you know if you have a happy dog?

when their tail beats the crap out of your petunias...

now I know why people hang these baskets high...

and some fun news...

hope you're not eating breakfast...

but baby girl pooped in the litter box yesterday...

and they are starting to play around now...

still on the bottle and still being stimulated some...

guess who's getting a bath today...

and I'm not doing it...

I will bathe the other one...

poor guy has been Nick licked so much, bad hair day just doesn't cover it anymore...

DH is working 12 hours today...

up at 3am to get him off and feed the babies...

and do my post...

heading back to bed for the other half of the night sleep...

sweet dreams...

I love a quiet Sunday morning...

a moment of transition...

just like our lives and days right now...

4 new additions to the family...

but only here for a little while...

and they all get along pretty good...

our animals are used to us fostering...

and when new ones come in, they check them out and as long as they aren't aggressive coming in...

all is well in our little world...

the grape vine has really done well this year...

almost too well...

these were hiding underneath...

they popped up a few days ago...

our county fair finished last night...

and our sweet neighbor girlie didn't win the Little Miss pageant...

so she is trying again next year...

and soon, school will start here...

the pool will close for the year...

and Labor Day weekend is fast approaching...

only a few weeks of summer left before we begin to transition into fall...

and its been a mild, wet summer for us...

the last day of DH's days off...

vacation over...

he heads back in tomorrow morning...

so taking it easy today...

grilling out...

Craig has today off, too...

I save my rose petals...

for the winter months...

soon, these will sleep again...

take the time to gather it all in...

harvest the warm, sun filled days...

store them up for later...

;0)

and enjoy the peace of a Sunday morning...

doggie photo shoot...

the photo shoot went really well...

just grabbed my camera and the dogs and out we went...

sat down on the ground and just starting clicking away...

these should get Nick adopted soon...

;0)

just a couple of days ago, he was on death row...

when they picked him up, he was cowering in the corner of a shelter pen...

sad, alone and frightened...

48 hours later...

and this is what happened...

and he is recovering from surgery...

had some dangly things removed...

being treated for Lyme's disease...

so he is sore and achy right now...

but you couldn't tell it...

just look at that smile...

just imagine how much is going to change for him when his family find him online...

fall in love with his face, fill out the application...

set a time for pick up...

and then that initial meeting...

his first night in his forever home...

big things are going to happen for Nick...

I will keep you posted...

;)