Freight cars these days... graffiti central. Some of them are pretty artsy, too. This was Sunday afternoon on the way to FGC's T-ball game.
We were under an extreme heat warning Saturday noon through Monday evening. Ember stayed home in her crate in the A/C. When she trotted in voluntarily, I checked the schedule and decided I could make it to the game. I got treated to an art show on wheels on the way.
Foster grand kiddo played well, tried hard, hustled a bit, and thus earned his after-game icee!
I came home covered in sweat to let Ember out, then when she got tired enough, I went upstairs to shower off.
Monday was a quiet "mommy and me" day, with a longish "pack migration" walk in the coolest part of the day, and a car ride to get mommy an iced mocha still in the morning, before the heat of the afternoon got to its worst. Ember is not a fan of the hottest weather, but we managed to get outside for all the usual business!
Tuesday over 80F even at 6 a.m. Yeah, I know, worse in other places than here, but still! Hot and muggy. Ember doesn't even want to go out to do her business, but it is day care day, and she's off to play with her puppy friends. It went on to be a blisteringly hot day. I felt for the lawn mowers and noticed they wasted no time in getting the job done Tuesday afternoon.
I dragged my feet about "last call" as it was 93F even at 7:40 p.m. But Ember was happy at that point to have some back yard time; at least the sun wasn't beating down on us!
Puppy nap #1 gave me a chance to pay bills and make The Prisoner's next vet appointment, which will be in August. He'll have an office visit and his feline lukemia booster. For an extra fee they will upgrade it to a senior appointment which means they take his blood pressure and offer medication to deal with that if it is the case. I don't know about some of the more extreme measures for cats. My older sister the cat person in the family and I discuss this every so often: how far do we do medical stuff for our animals? How much would we do them for ourselves, for that matter? We're getting into that "senior" phase of life, too.
The trainer gave me a heads up that Thursday he won't be working, so I have a full day of "human freedom" while Ember has her day care. As it turned out, I was again pretty worn out and ended up vegging the whole day.
Oh, and my son has gifted the family with Hulu, Disney+, and HBO profiles... and I'm in danger of falling into some black holes of streaming here. I've already fallen down the rabbit hole of The Gilded Age season 3! Wednesday through Friday I caught up to where they are releasing them, one a week. It's like eating ice cream... one just makes me want the next one. Hulu has The Handmaid's Tale, and I'm at least one season behind on that series, but I'm not sure I have the stomach to watch it anymore. Dark and violent, not appropriate for dogs or children!
Speaking of the extended family, son took 3 days of leave to have stay-cation time before FGC heads back to school. Kiddo had a soccer camp, they did a lot of pool time (chilly pool time on Friday!), and several family friendly activities, in addition to t-ball practice. Thursday's t-ball practice was a game of parents versus kids. As is normal, the kids smoked the parents!
The Prisoner jumped up onto the wall on the right-hand side just as Ember and I were mounting the steps to come back from our morning walk. Ember sprang at the cat, landing on the other side of the wall. This left me on the landing, holding one end of her leash, Ember looking around in puzzlement, and the cat skedaddling out of sight into the back yard (Snagglepuss, exit, stage left).
Thank goodness I was able to lift the leash over the light fixtures and encourage Ember to walk in front of the wall until she could get round the left end, back onto the landing and the steps with me, and on into the house! Made me laugh. And it is fortunate for me that she is pretty compliant, more and more these days.
I think that is enough of Ember's week of adventures!
Life is good. Spark on!
The heat has been brutal. It has always amazed me how little it seems to affect the kiddos. My girls played softball and DS attended football practice on the hottest of days.
ReplyDeleteLucky there was a happy ending for the surprise.
Cooler and less humid here. Plan to catch up on mowing tomorrow. 🤞🏼
Glad you got some of this "cooler" weather, too. Mowing is easier when it's not scorching!
DeleteYes, even my early morning walks during that time were pretty humid and hot. Although I guess better than the rest of the day. Bet Prisoner did that on purpose and laughed all the way to the back - LOL. It does seem that Ember does not panic like she use to. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteYou're right about Ember not panic as much. Neither do I! My baby is growing up!
DeleteThis morning we had lots of "other dog" traffic on our Saturday walk. There was one corner where five dogs were converging. Another "big dog" walker and I kept opposite sides of the street, on the South side of the intersection while two walkers of smaller dogs stood together on the Northeast corner while their pups sniffed one another. Ember and I continued Southward, while the other bigger dog headed across and skirted the two littler dogs. As we headed South, a Boston Terrier started coming toward us with his/her hu-mom, so I took Ember across to the East side and had her sit while the little one passed by. The lady called across that she wished she could get her dog to behave as well as Ember did, so of course that made me feel proud.
I think the real difference between big dogs and little ones is that humans can be deceived into thinking the little ones will be manageable. They then avoid the necessary training. But ALL dogs need training in the ways of humans. Those of us with "big breeds" need to be on top of this even when they are quite young, or they will get to about a year old and be able to overpower us.
You've watched me go through the puppy scares, and as my son said six years ago: "Puppies are a lot of work. I'm going through this for the sake of the Carl will become." More and more I'm seeing the dog Ember is becoming and it only makes me love her more. We're partners in making a life that's good for us both.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the "preview of autumn" we are enjoying both there and here.