I'm in the middle of the end of fiscal year rush from all the government departments so I've got like 15 projects on the go! Marc is slowly cleaning and fixing up our house to put on the market.
This weekend Marc and I are going to the "Country House" in Lumpkin, Georgia. Always a good time. It's a house on a tall hill overlooking two ponds. Really great fishing. Actually the last time we were there the ponds were overstocked and needed to be fished badly! Can't wait for this time! Hope we can have an old fashion southern fish fry! Lucas is going to come with us and he is old enough this time to try and fish. We're also going to shoot some guns. My new favorite activity. I just like to beat Marc with my marksmanship. Marc and I discovered after we went to the house last year that it's right near "Little Grand Canyon" which I'd really like to see, so hopefully we will have time for that! I'll post pics for y'all to see! I can't wait to see tired little lukey after a day of fishing with his dad and uncle and aunt!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Pepper's first grooming
Sorry I dropped this for so long. I've been so busy! Much has happened.
Yesterday Marc and I tried to give Pepper her first grooming. Bad Idea. Let me tell you.
We decided this needed to be done because it was getting pretty hot out, and she was becoming a little ragamuffin. Also, last weekend she got a dread lock on her chest and while apparently trying to scratch herself she got her canine tooth caught in said dread lock, while we were in the car. It took a solid four or five minutes to get it unhooked. Needless to say I really freaked out seeing her in such a funny position and yelping in pain all the way in the back of the Subaru. So yesterday we started grooming her, she did great at first, we held the clippers up to her body and she got used to the buzz of it all. We were attempting the "breeders" clip. Thats where you cut the schnauzers tops part, leave the bottom long, and cut the hair on the head, leaving the eyebrows. Took us a good 30 minutes and we got the back area cut, but when it came to the head, she was just not having it, at all. About 30 minutes of trying to get the clippers close enough to her head to help her see there was no danger, we finally gave in. I have never heard a dog squeal like that before. So now I have an adorable puppy with a shaved back and a pouffy head. I have a covert operation planned where when she passes out at my feet one night I'm going to go at her with some scissors. I'll let y'all know how that goes.
Yesterday Marc and I tried to give Pepper her first grooming. Bad Idea. Let me tell you.
We decided this needed to be done because it was getting pretty hot out, and she was becoming a little ragamuffin. Also, last weekend she got a dread lock on her chest and while apparently trying to scratch herself she got her canine tooth caught in said dread lock, while we were in the car. It took a solid four or five minutes to get it unhooked. Needless to say I really freaked out seeing her in such a funny position and yelping in pain all the way in the back of the Subaru. So yesterday we started grooming her, she did great at first, we held the clippers up to her body and she got used to the buzz of it all. We were attempting the "breeders" clip. Thats where you cut the schnauzers tops part, leave the bottom long, and cut the hair on the head, leaving the eyebrows. Took us a good 30 minutes and we got the back area cut, but when it came to the head, she was just not having it, at all. About 30 minutes of trying to get the clippers close enough to her head to help her see there was no danger, we finally gave in. I have never heard a dog squeal like that before. So now I have an adorable puppy with a shaved back and a pouffy head. I have a covert operation planned where when she passes out at my feet one night I'm going to go at her with some scissors. I'll let y'all know how that goes.