We got a lot done this weekend. We went to our first summer party this year and had a great time. We at at Top of the River in Guntersville, yum! I forgot how generous they were with their extras and portions! And we even found time to fight zombies. Good times! Finally caught up on mowing the grass. We trimmed up the crepe myrtles and a couple of other things that have gotten out of hand. Our grape vines over the arbor were up in everything out there. It was quite a task pulling them out of everything. We fertilized everything after we got a good rain yesterday. It rained so hard. We welcomed it because we had been out in the heat all day and for the water for our yard and garden. After it stopped, I added fertilizer to four of our buckets of water and distributed it around the yard to things that needed a little extra help. Hopefully we'll see some improvement soon. Lee picked up some fertilizer stakes at Lowe's on Sunday and put them around a few trees that needed some assistance. I'm so glad I'm beginning to see something out of the effort we've been putting in. I really like having the new things we've planted around the yard. Use to, all I really felt like we did was mow the grass. That was the only accomplishment I saw when we looked out on our yard. Now I see all the things we've planted over the years. I admire the growth of our beautiful leylands, crepe myrtles, azaleas, roses and fruit trees. I get excited thinking about what they will all look like in another year or so.
Lee put misters up on the front porch and is replacing the one out on the back deck. I don't know how anyone can take this kind of heat with out them. The ceiling fans served us well up 'til now, but it just felt like a heater was blowing on us this weekend. I'm so thankful that I have a husband that knows how to do things. We always have my little sister's July 3rd birthday here every year, but this year is a big one as she is turning 30. He has decided to build a slip 'n slide. I know it's going to be so fun. He always goes above and beyond what is expected. Yes, I think he's Mr. Perfect.
Ruby is such a naughty girl. I caught her in the front ditch yesterday, after repeatedly getting on to her for being places she shouldn't be. Her little butt was sticking straight up in the air. I figured she'd done got her something. She come prancing across the side of the yard, giving me the side eye, knowing if I came after her or enforced her to come up to the porch, she might lose her prize. I was up to my elbows in gardening, so I let her slide, but I saw two feet handing out the side of her mouth. Yep, she got her a rabbit. All that she brought back up here this morning was one hind leg. I emailed Lee a picture of it, titled "Ruby's lucky rabbit's foot". No wonder she said her stomach hurt last night...and again this morning. Her food bowl in the kitchen is full 'cause her tummy has rabbit in it. I'm sure she ate too much too fast. No kisses for Ruby Sue. Yuck!
Mindy is getting too old for this Alabama heat. She was hanging out ion the back yard with us while we worked yesterday and looked down right delirious by the time we got her in the house. She had to be rescued. I carried her in and when Lee couldn't get her to drink, he stuck her in the sink. She came back around slowly, but she can't go out for very long anymore.
Oliver has been an absolute angel here lately. I could just squeeze him. He hasn't been as grumpy as usual. I'm not sure what the change in attitude is. Maybe the weekend away from us, with his aunt and uncle did him some good. I am thankful to have all our dogs happy and well for the moment.
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