hurt bogey

 

Our sweet Bogey boy has a back injury.  We are doing everything we know to nurse him back to health.  Here he is looking so sad at the Vets. We've done x-rays, muscle relaxers, pain killers, Valium, steroids, and most recently energy work, herbal meds, acupressure, and acupuncture.  Anything that may help, and not harm...we are game!  We have to watch him closely and as much as we can intervene, carry him up and down the stairs, and put him on chairs.  He has a new kennel in the front room that he has learned to like, but only when we are not home. 

We are anxious for a full recovery soon!! 

We love our Boges.

weekend play

This past weekend it was so nice to just "BE".  Lots of playtime, just the three of us.

 "Basket hoops" with daddy after dinner, and then a little look in the pond to see if they could find Gordie. (our turtle)

Some "fire hat" time while playing with the trains

 And, lots of splashes and jumps and making new friends at the pool!

quiet fourth

We had a pretty low-key 4th of July weekend.  We were supposed to go camping and boating in Flaming Gorge with the Wilde's and the Poll's, but Dare ended up getting pretty sick and was so lethargic and unexcited about life, food, water, and play, that we decided to just stay put for the weekend and let him rest and re-coop.  Although I was super bummed about having to cancel, it was for the best, and he would have been miserable, and therefore we would have been as well!  We did take him to the Centerville parade on he morning of the 4th.  He did OK for awhile, and then he pretty much tapped out.  Poor lil guy!  Rosy red, hot cheeks, and a scratchy little voice in between coughs saying "mama I hot, lets go!"

He gathered quite a bit of candy off the ground, and loved the fire trucks, police sirens, and the F-16 flyover!

reupholster...why not?

The chair on the left is the original upholstry that has been on these chairs for the past 5 years.  I have enjoyed them until the past year.  They just won't clean up nicely anymore, and no matter how much they were cleaned, professionally, and by hand, they still looked dingy.  So, in an effort to save a few bucks, I thought I'd give them a new face with some new fabric.  Worst case: they look horrible and I buy new ones (which I was about to do anyway).  Luckily best case was my final result!  I really like how they turned out, and I am pretty proud of my efforts, as I had NO idea what I was doing.  I just did my usual: fake it til I make it! After I did the first one, and Ryan realized how much he liked the new, he had some sympathy for me and my cramping muscles, and he helped me do the second one!  Round two was MUCH easier! 

Final result!  And, the beauty of it all is: it only cost me $25, so if I decide in a year or 2 or less, that I am tired of the look, I am not going to feel that bad about changing it up again!