Through The Mud Clearly

Little House on the Prarie meets the Beverly Hillbillies:

"Pa, I'm goin to the creek to fetch some water, gotta make sure the animals have water." "Granny Ima gonna take a bath over yonder in the ceement pond..then; since the water will already be soapy; ima gonna do the laundry too!" "Half pint you might wanna bring back some extra water to flush the indoor plumbing." "Good idea pa!" "Ellie Mae the critters need a bathin too...have Jethro bring that big black dog; it looks like shes been a wallering in the mud!" "OK granny, I'll wash the dirty dishes too!" ***no spel chek neded***

It never ceases to amaze me that I have something to write about every day! today i have a lot of stuff I could tell you about. It is so hard to choose. Lets see...I could write about Houdini's continued successful escapes from the school room. I'm contemplating getting her a straight jacket just to see if she could get out of it! Also, I think Lady is learning how to tap dance for another Olympic debut. Click,click, click, clickity, clickity, click, clack, click,click....I'm sure you get the picture. Actually, she isn't learning tap; I think she needs her nails clipped. Oh...the most exciting thing this evening happened when I went out to the front to shut off the sprinklers. After shutting them down I heard a "gushing water sound". Upon further investigation and an attack by a thorny bush; I found the water spigot spewing water from where it shouldn't be spewing water. I turned the water off. Of course this means there is no running water in the entire house! So, then I texted Danny because he is supposed to be stopping here on his way to Memphis or somewhere. Just waiting to hear what my next step will be in this latest adventure. While I'm waiting I think I will go clean the blood off my arm and feed Dusty. I wonder if she will like watermelon as well as she likes pineapple!

Re: Ding Dong Dog....caught red snouted eating most of the cat food! I think she must need some extra attention...not extra food!

This morning Lady(dog), Marmalade(cat/dog) and I were sitting outside watching the sprinklers and admiring the back yard project when suddenly a lone pigeon flew over. It left a large deposit on my pant leg! Perhaps it was mad because I won't feed them. Anyway....GROOOOOOOOOOOSS!!!

Ding Dong Dog...that's all I'm going to say!

A funny thing happened on the way to tucking Dusty in for the night. I know what your thinking...how go you tuck a hamster in? Or maybe your thought is...where did I go to tuck Dusty in? First of all, you don't tuck them in...hamsters are nocturnal..up ALL night. Where did I go? Well to answer this question, and possibly many more, I must refer you to day 35 & 36. The pocket door escape or escapade. AKA...Lady knocked the door off its track in the closed position and now the only way into Dusty's room is to go outside through another door and enter the room that way. How's that for a long sentence?!. I'm not sure if I mentioned in my previous posts that Lady is staying inside during the day because its now way too hot outside for the old dog. So, she has been staying in Dusty's room which works out fine because Dusty sleeps during the day and has no idea another animal is in the room. The neighbor is coming over a couple times a day to let Lady out for bathroom breaks. I gave Carolyn my key so I wouldn't have to leave the back door unlocked. I didn't need it anyway because I have the garage door opener. So, its 10:30 pm and its time to put Lady out for the night and turn off the light in Dusty's room and lock the door. Remember...I have to go outside to do this. Lights off, door locked...mission accomplished. But...when I tried to open the door to get in the house, it was locked. I had locked myself out!! Rats! I decided it was too late to go to Carolyn's house for the key but figured it would be OK to call. One problem; cell phone is locked securely in the house! I had a fleeting thought that I could sleep on the swing with Lady but decided against it. I didn't want to wake up covered in dog fur, pine needles and pigeon do do!! I tried one of the living room windows and it slid right open(obviously hadn't been latched properly...it is now!) I was able to climb through the window. Both Marmalade and Sparky were looking at me like I was the goofiest thing they had ever seen or I was their new super hero. I prefer super hero. Anyway, I had an extra key made. This will be a great story to tell in person....and I will!

Well, on day 35 I mentioned how Lady could open the pocket door. I also said that I was able to close and block the door securely on both sides. Well guess what?? She did it again! Unbelievable! Carolyn discovered this when she came over to let Lady out. She closed the door and put a bunch of stuff in front of it. Lady, who's new name is Houdini, attempted to get through the door again. She was not successful this time however. She did manage to knock the door off it's track...fortunately in the closed position. Oh....you may want to have the living room rug cleaned when you get home. :(