NEW CARPET

NEW CARPET! Yes it was long overdue. And I would like to formally apologize to all the visitors that me made stay back there with all that evil carpet. Our multi colored dirty tan and bright blue is gone. Even the nice carpet man said "wow- 2 colors." Once he was done he said... "one color is much better!" and I agree completely. It took them awhile to install 8:30 to 2:30. But well worth all their work!


Before....


Ripped out....
yes pee stains.


Bare Floors...


New padding...


Completely awesomely... all done!



I like-eeee!

a Bird sized Brain

I wish birds were a little more bright. Why is it that they can manage to get into a room/garage/house and are unable to get out. Last night is a great example. A good sized bird, I would say with wing span the size of a dinner plate, got trapped in the drum room. Well not trapped... just was too stupid to get out. I opened 2 windows (the ones with out the screen) and the sliding glass door along with the door that he (I call him a HE cause a SHE would not have been so spastic or dumb) got in through. Opening these were not an easy task for me. Being dive bombed by this big crazy bird is not my idea of fun. With many escape routes it still took him 10 mins of flying into the tops of the windows, sitting on the top of the door, and running into the ceiling fan (which was off... but still comical) until he finally hit the top of the window but this time fell down through the opening. Finally free...

I'm not sure what I was more concerned about... my walls, windows and drum room contents or the bird. Or maybe it was the fact that I would have to pick the dead bird if he kept flying suicidally hard into things that I was so eager to help him escape. It was extremely cold and I had shorts and no shoes on in hopes for a quick trip outside just to turn off the lights. Nonetheless I am happy that he is free and I am hopeful that learned something from last nights adventure.

We have had other experiences with this... other smaller birds in the house, a baby flying squirrel (who was so cute and pet potential but she was most likely rabid) and numerous large dragonflies who all needed help to be free. If only God made their brains a tad bit bigger maybe they would be able to get out themselves out of these sticky situations... but then again maybe we would be over populated with birds, squirrels and bugs. It is my pledge that I can continue to help these animals in need. That is unless the animal is a snake, rat or cockroach.

Burrrrrrrrr

It was 29 degrees this morning when I left for work..... and I was cold.

and so was my car....

week of wildlife...

Here are a few pictures of our week's wildlife treasures that our animals love to find.

Poor baby bird.

When I first saw the snake I wasn't sure if he was dead or alive. SO I got a shovel and hit it a couple times. It was dead!

A mouse that Sam found but Bear Bear took over the chase... the mouse eventually escaped into a big pile of debris to be burned. Bear usually does not move very fast.

The Thompson Family Visit...

The Thompson family visit!!!

We had a fun 10 days of eating...


Some of helped cook...


We went to the Oak Alley plantation...


They had the coolest and oldest oak trees we have ever seen...

Lunch and a stroll in the city....


An lots of resting and relaxing...


We would like to tell Robert, Mellody, Jesse, Aunt Desi and Uncle Ron thanks for visiting us and treating us to a fun 10 days.

brand new chair

Here's a $3 garage sale chair we found... nothing like a little fabric and a lot of staples can't fix...

Before....



And After...



Shawz- I hope you like it because it finally looks great in here. And is even more comfortable, not scratchy or smelly.

the good life...

Our dogs have what one might call the good life...






Sleeping with cramped quarters...































Close up...

























All sprawled out...

















Lucky Dog has a whole new meaning.