VACATION WITH THE KIDS

For those of you who check on my blog regularly, you will find I haven't been with any of my clients for a week now. That is because I am sitting the two-legged ones right now. I am taking care of my two beautiful grandkids. Or should I say they are taking care of me. Though I love them dearly, they are much more of a handful than my four-legged fur children that I normally take care of. Never fear all my fur children.....I will be home to take care of you soon!

Abbie in the Sunshine

Abbie and I woke up to a beautiful morning. Its no wonder I love Washington.....though we may complain about too much rain, when the clouds clear and that big beautiful blue sky shines through, its just a little bit of heaven. I think that is what Abbie is thinking in this picture. She looks deep in thought. She's Meditating with her old friend the squeaky chick! Everything here is great. We will be doing some chores today and tomorrow.....getting ready for Abbie's mom and dad to come home. As much as she loves me, she loves her family even more. My reasoning for being in the business I am in is to alleviate the separation anxiety that animals have when their family goes away. And, as my slogan says, "The best care for your pet is the care they get AT HOME'. I am very glad that Abbie is so well-adjusted and she greets her family with loving paws when they arrive back home.

Monday, Blue Skies

It feels like it might rain, but Abbie and I got to enjoy the sunshine this morning when I got back from the docs. She is so funny. She is very particular about where she does her 'business'. And there isn't any rushing her either. She is slow and tedious and has to find exactly the right blade of grass to wet on. I must have her spoiled because she will hardly go out unless I go with her. She has me do this about three times a day. I follow her out and say 'Hurry up'......and in her slow methodical way....she 'hurries up'. She is snoozing right now and is completely content.

Spring has sprung!

Abbie is taking a snooze while it begins to rain outside. It has been sunny all day and I went out for a walk with her a couple of times. So, she's worn out now. But as you can see......she surely isn't an over-energetic pup! She's the best. Everything on the homefront is GREAT!

HAPPY ST. ABBIE'S DAY!!!!

Abby was waggin her tail and showing off her green this St. Abbie's Day (we won't tell her it really is St. Patrick's Day). She had fun getting dressed up because she knew what was waiting for her when she was done. Yup......those bonies do it every time. We visited the neighbors today and it started to rain so we came inside and snapped these photos. No green beer for her though!!!!!

Rain, Rain, Go Away......

I guess it is what we should expect living in this beautiful state of Washington....Rain, Rain and more Rain. We are suppose to get thunder showers tonight and there is heavy snow in the mountains down to about 3000 ft. Yikes....I might wake up tomorrow and Abbie and I will be making snow angels again. Right now she is just content to cuddle up against me and sleep the day away. I have been busy doing some chores and she is snoring away. She always knows when its time to eat though...her head perks right up and she's on my tail. Everything is fine here except for the torential rains we had earlier and its cold! Thank God for Housewives of ....whatever city thats on! I'm waiting for Housewives of Maple Valley......now I could do some writing for that show!!! LOL. All is well on the homefront and just hanging out!

Lazy, Lazy Weather

Boy, its been raining like crazy. Abbie and I caught a frog in the garage but the garage door had gone down on it, poor thing. So, we had a little buriel for it. I sang Amazing Frog and Abbie howled Old Man River.....it was just pitiful. I have no life....so I have to make these stories up! Abbie goes along with anything I want to do! She's great!

We did, however, go to McDonalds. Her favorite ride in the whole world. She seemed a little more nervous this time because I think she thought she was going to the groomer. I may leave her at home next time and just bring her the treat! She never shakes on the way home though.....she is just eatin' up those fries.

Its raining again today so she is not so keen on going outside. But, once it lets up we are going for a walk. She is doing great!

EEEEEEEKKKKK NO ELECTRICITY

I went down to feed the horses and the wind almost blew me into the other pasture. All of the gates were flung open and I felt so bad for Lacey. I almost put her in the stall next to Major and closed the gate but didn't know how she would react. Don't want to do anything that might freak her out. Anyway, I got electricity long enough to post this blog but it took quite a few attempts.

Everything is back on right now but it is flickering.

Kathy will be here tomorrow and Saturday. I will be back Sunday to clean. Never cleaned without electricity before.....hopefully that won't happen. Next thing you know I will have to churn some butter and wash my clothes on a rock down at the crick (that's farm talk for creek)!

Just a little diddy

There once was a pup named Cassie

She could be quite precocious and sassy

She has a best friend, her name is Sunny

They chew on each other as if it were funny

Ruggles is the Queen of the group

Everyone knows she's top dog in the loop

They have spent the day running and playing

Its such a nice day, outside they are staying

I let them in thinking they would nap

Boy was I wrong when they ended up in my lap

They were crazy and comical and wanted to be rough

So I had to take charge and be the one who was tough

So they are back outside chewing on sticks

In between giving each other licks

They are just too cute...I could watch them all day

As they entertain me while they play!!

Lazy, Rainy Day....

The rain is dumping like crazy and we are all just sitting around (and laying around) getting our naps in today. The ground is soaked and muddy which made it easy for me to slip coming up the stairs in the garage. I swear there is always something when I am staying here.

I'm ok, but got a slight fracture. I fell straight down on my left knee and hit the bone that goes into the hip. It sounds worse than it is. The doc said it is a slight fracture but it doesn't hurt that much and I am sure I will live through it as I have the other 149 falls I have had over the last year. At least none of the dogs got hurt and nothing was broken.

I am going tomorrow to pick up some crafts to work on. I will bring them back here so that the dogs can help me! The Farmer's Markets begin in June and I am still working on inventory.

All the dogs are doing great and we are having a relaxing day! I am sure mom and Dad are doing the same thing!!!

Interaction on the Farm.....with peaceful background

I write blogs all the time, but in reality they should be called 'blahs'. This time I wanted to show my interaction with the animals. Pet sitting is not the hardest thing to do, but interacting with the animals you sit require a trust from them. Also, a trust from me. I think most of my clients know that they can trust me and their animals can trust me. That doesn't mean I don't want to push the limit once in a while. Hence, washing the horses when I was told....Uh....maybe you better wait on that. Doesn't mean I don't want to try...but, I also respect that no one knows their pets better than their owner and I always take heed when I am told to hold off. So, I spend my time just playing. This gets me to get to know the animals and them to know me. I will leave the pictures to speak for themselves. It was a good day!

Me and the Horses

I arrived today around ten am. The pups and Barnie were glad to see me and of course we had to go through the ritual of hauling all my junk in which takes what seems like hours. I even traveled light this time. However, I brought my mop and bucket and a few other things for cleaning, but managed to keep groceries down to three bags and only one small suitcase of clothes.

As soon as I was done the dogs got their treats. They were very happy. I immediately broke a bottle of Snapple and had to clean that up. It seemed it was one thing or another and by noon I was finally settled in. I went down to the horses early because I wanted to work on their stalls a little and work in their pasture just scooping poop and cleaning up a bit. To my surprise, someone else had the same idea! It was nice and neat. I bought a new pair of rubber boots just for the farm. I also bought a slicker since the rain was so crazy so now I feel like I am all set for the farm anytime I come. I put all my gear down and went down to play with the horses and clean up some piles. I played with Lacey a little and ended up emptying her trough so that I could put fresh water in it. I also cleaned out Major and Chips and got rid of all the leaves in the bottom of it. I was hoping it would warm up enough to squirt the horses off to get the mud off of them but I won't do that unless it really warms up. Lacey was so cute. She played with me. Chip always hangs out with me but Major is cantancurous! I gave them all carrots as a treat as I was leaving.

The dogs are fast asleep in their beds. they have eaten and had a cookie and they are quite happy. I bought a new camera....a 30 times zoom with a removable lens so that I can get some decent photos to post on my blog. I receive it on Thursday so watch for some awesome pics.

Well, thats about it for now. All is well on the homefront. Hopefully their mom and dad are winning a lot of money!