Bad Timing

On Friday evening I was doing some gardening and I went to get some gardening fabric, jumped off the step and landed on a bottle. My foot rolled one way and my knee the other and it hurt.
I finally gave in and went to the hospital today and I have a broken bone in my foot. This is so not fun. Work is crazy and I need to take a week off to rest and elevate my foot.. can't see me resting.. The timing really stinks. We are looking after Emma and Aselin when Ang and Steven go to England starting on July 6th and I was planning to take them camping at Jellystone.. That is still going to happen no matter what.. The dogs will stay home with Bill but I am not disappointing the girls. Aselin tells everyone she is going to "Jellystone" when anyone asked her where she is staying when Mom and Dad go away.
So it's crutches for now... we will see how long those last.

Dog Training Seminar

Woo hoo I got in the dog training seminar being given by Silvia Jay next week.. I can hardly wait.. I wish it wasn't on father's day but oh well.
Here is Silvia's site, Voice 4 Dogs. I am hoping to learn a lot..

The new kid has settled in!

Well Tramp has finally stopped hissing at Simon, they even were on the same chair the other day.. Progress for sure.


Simon has been with us just over two weeks and yesterday he got out and when I picked him up and headed to the house he had a fit... he scratched and bit at me.. He is a tom after all and I doubt he ever spent much time in anyone’s loving home. Today I decided to bite the proverbial bullet and let him out. I know, I know cats live longer if they are inside cats. But there is no way I am going to be able to keep him in. I have a fenced yard and the dogs can come and go as they please with the deck door open and now they can't so we decided to see what would happen. Well he wandered and then came back to hang out with me and the other furkids as I did my landscaping. He rolled in the grass and seemed to love it. After spending all day outside with me he came in and ate and then curled up on my bed for a nap. Now I feel better.. He really is home..

Another Simon Update

Simon got his sutures out yesterday and I met the vet who spent a lot of time and energy saving him. All I can say is wow... she did great for him all pro bono.. He was covered in sores, ulcers, he needed drains, lots of meds and lots of time before she could operate and amputate his leg.. She isn't convinced the people who brought him to her were not the owners.. They made sure it was not going to cost them any money for leaving him with her...

Oh well we have him now and he is doing really well!!!

Simon Update

Well Simon is fitting in quite well. He did a nice job of sucking up to Bill I must say. I picked him up to show Bill and he immediately head butted Bill's chin and started purring.. just like we practiced...

Tramp is still hissing at him every time he is anwhere close to her but they are both eating and drinking ok so no worries there. He goes tomorrow to get his sutures out. I think they have been in too long and are causing a problem as they are weeping. I have given him the run of the house now, errr... really he decided he was getting the run of the house so I agreed.. He actually jumped up on my lap when I was working in the office tonight and he likes to keep me in his line of sight. If I head for the bedroom he is the first up on the bed. Last night he slept on our bed with us and two of the dogs. Chauncy is scared of him I think, he refuses to get on the bed when Simon is on it... See Simon made the mistake of walking close to one of Chauncy's stuffies and I think he is afraid Simon is going to steal them. So Chauncy grabs them quick and runs...

Last night he joined us on the couch.