Helping Mom with the pool moving, before the plumber came on Tuesday.
Wednesday is puppy class day, and Ember did well. She was joined by the six-month-old litter mates, Boston and _____. (Having a senior moment). They are physically a bit bigger than Ember, and so it was a great day for puppy play time, especially given that she had to be confined longer than normal on Tuesday.
When we got home, she went to nap in her "den", and I came upstairs where I fell into a deep sleep nap! Got up about 3 p.m., and Ember was reluctant to go out on the deck, due to the yellow jackets. They must have stung her one of these past few days, at least. We went out on leash in front of the house and she took care of business there.
But when we came back in, I opened the deck door to take the filled poo bag out to the outside garbage, and she followed me. She got stung again on the way back in! I'm glad the bug guy is coming on Friday. Those yellow jackets are our top priority to take care of!
I have changed up the toy box arrangement, due to Ember now being able to grab the toy box off the dining room table. Only she wasn't satisfied with pulling out a toy, she wanted to chew on that soft-sided toy box. I put it away and substituted with a plastic laundry basket. In it I placed the toys she's allowed to play with "any time", as opposed to the ones she's only allowed to play with "under supervision".
Ember has her own ideas about how to use the toy bin, though. She still wants to gnaw on the basket! She turns it upside down and imprisons the toys under it while she chews. Oh, well!
The supervision only toys are now stored in a bin in a closed-door room.
Alicia came over after her workday and we went on a "pack walk" with Ember, just around a block, but the weather has moderated, and it felt good out there.
A neighbor who is one of Ember's fans came out to greet and pet her, and that made her day complete. She did a toy/treat puzzle when we got back from the walk, and then was bedded back down in her "den" until "last call".
I'm now going to cut this a bit short, as the nap cut into my editing time. I'm off to a small gather to help celebrate 40 years ago today, when I welcomed my son into the world. I can go back to that day so easily in my mind. Every mother can do this...
Life is good. Life is precious. Take care of yours and encourage those you love to do the same. Spark on!
Happy Birthday to DS. Enjoy the celebration! 🎂 💞
ReplyDeleteHe thanks you for the good wishes. Son prefers "no big deal" kinds of birthdays, and this was as close as his wife's family ever gets to that!
DeleteWe have wasps regularly and use HotShot early morning or late evening when most are in the hive. They tend to return to the same areas each year, leaving pheromones. When we had (new to us) bee issues earlier in the spring I researched and bees, wasps, hornets do not like peppermint, geranium/lemon grass mix, or citonella. I made a mix of a few essential oil drops, water and a small squirt of Dawn dish soap. Flies dont like it eiter. Most mornings I spray the patio area and porch eaves; figure it couldn't hurt. We had pest control out right away, as all bees in California are considered to be africanized and are quite aggresive. Neither of our dogs were stung, thankfully.
ReplyDeleteYikes! In fact, when I had the first bug guys out, they took care of it and the wasps did not return for a season. Then I changed bug control outfits, and these guys didn't re-treat the areas, and it's a little bit offset from where they used to nest. Fingers crossed for Friday's treatment as on Saturday it will be TWO dogs and the cat.
DeleteYellow jackets are plain nasty! Poor Ember! Too funny (sort of!) that Ember turns the basket over and imprisons the toys!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to DS! Wow, time flies, doesn’t it! Hard to believe that DS is the age we (SOMETIMES) feel in our head, even if the body says NO WAY, JOSE. LOL
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Yeah, seriously, how did our kids get to be "middle aged" when we are still young?
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