They Grow Up So Fast!

Well, Tipitina, Lady of the Night, has officially graduated her Doggy Obedience Class. We might be partial, but she was a definate head of her class! Ms. Andrea called her a "queen", and even suggested we get her into some Mixed-Breed-Dog Shows! I can see that blue ribbon now!

The Fence That Erich Built

We recently aquired a bit of bamboo from my boss, who would have thrown it away, so we did what any frugal gardeners would do, made it into a fence to hide our junk pile! Erich did most all of the work, I did the important task of telling him, "put that there", and, "looks good!". I think it turned out great, and now it hides the back of our retaining wall, aka a big pit in which debris falls into. Erich even individually tied each piece of bamboo. What a trooper!

Slip and Slide

Erich preparing the Slip and Slide
Erich's First Run on Slip and Slide
I liked the flat version better
Erich can flyy!!
We have been doing more things outside ever since it has been nice. Although, lately it's starting to reach the 100s in temp, so we don't last as long. But, to beat the heat we created our own slip and slide. We found that the one they sell at Target, just wasn't big enough, so we found some tarp and squeezed some dishwashing soap, and wala, a slip and slide! Our only mistake was that we started it on the steepest hill in our yard, resulting in a major dismount on my part, and many scrapes and bruises. However, after careful repositioning, and another sip of red stripe, all was good in the world again.