Pets

Busy Month
Next month is beginning to look like it will be rather busy with non work things. We are having a "coffee" for Brad Roach, candidate for Pima County District Attorney on the 8th, our family is going to be here on the weekend of the 4th and the 20th we are hosting 6 international visitors for dinner. Sounds like a blast to me. That along with work and Rotary should pretty much keep us busy. (…)

Don't hire this contractor
Driving through Fairfield, Iowa on the 5th of July, 2008, we were suprised to see a huge sign in the yard of a house on the main street of the town telling everyone not to hire a certain construction company. It was such a strange sight that we turned around and took some pictures to share. Now this is someone that is totally furious with a hired company and letting everyone know about it. (…)

Sale Over, We're Back in DM
Whew, the sale is over, the stuff is gone and we had a delightful dinner with friends after the sale. It's probably the last time we will ever go to "the Little Pink House" for dinner, but it was a delightful way to end a long and stressful day. Janet and Ernest are so fun to be with, she is, without a doubt, the most pleasant person I have ever met. She always make me chuckle, even when it doesn't seem possible and Ernest, with his white beard and shorts and suspenders just cracks me up! Janet kindly informed Martha that she has known me longer than anyone else in MP, which is true. I met her when I first went down to look for housing and stopped at the bank to ask if they knew of anyplace. She made me smile then and has never quit. (…)

Day 2 for Mercy
I went home for lunch because GW is working on school stuff. I went to see how Mercy was doing (hiding under the bedspread in the bedroom) and she got just a little miffed that I would expect her to come out. She was snug and sleeping and I had the audacity to bother her. She walks around the apartment just fine, doesn't seem to be upset at all by that so guess she'll be fine. (…)

The Mercy Adventure

The trip to DM wasn't nearly as noisy as we thought it would be, Mercy actually settled down on "her dads" lap after about 20 miles and then only let out a yelp once in a great while. She is now (and has been for quite some time) under GW's desk, under a blanket with just her nose sticking out. She doesn't want to come out. I picked her up a little while ago and showed her where her food and litter box are here and although, when I put her down she smelled them, she went right back to the blanket and has stayed there since. GW picked her up and carried her around for a little bit, put her on his lap and she jumped down, walked under his desk and went right to the blanket. It may take a couple of days. Not only does she have to get used to here but later we are taking her to the apartment which will cause her even more stress, poor baby. (…)

Mercy the Cat
"Get those darn kids away from me!" That's what Mercy, our 12 year old cat, has been thinking since our family arrived. Now, it's not that Mercy is a nasty cat, it's just that she is used to being with the two of us and having a rather peaceful, quiet life. (…)

Aquariums and Your Fish Preference

I am not a fish guru, I just have fish, . Why cichlids? Because they are pretty and they have an attitude! (…)

The Death of a Pet
How sad it is when you have to have a pet put down because they are so sick! It has happened to me and it has happened to my kids and friends. Nothing prepares you for the saddness that overwhelms you when you first realize that the vet can't make the illness go away. (…)

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