Hey, Mom! How are you? It’s getting hot here. This weekend, Ramsey had her last horse class. It was a showcase for relatives to see how well their loved ones had done with horses this year. Ramsey did wonderful, as usual. But with wearing pants, her gloves, and helmet, her little cheeks were flushed from the heat by the time she was done. She had a good time, though, and Jade, Nanie, and Papa came out to see her. Wish you could have been there too.
Otherwise, this weekend we worked on a few house projects. I installed a gate to the entrance of our parlor. Dandi has sneakily gone in there to potty, so I had it barricaded with a plastic gate. I finally got a metal gate out of our storage space to put up instead. It looks better than the plastic one, and it has a walk-through. I just have to make sure Ramsey keeps it closed.
I also cleared the hallway by our kitchen to create a space for Dandi. We found out recently that Piper has been licking Dandi’s incision, so she has to wear her cone for another 5 days. We also had to figure out how to separate them. We got yet another baby gate to put up by this hallway so Dandi can spend time there. We needed to do this in general because when Cliff goes back to work, Dandi will need to be sequestered to cut back on her destructive tendencies.
We get to go camping this weekend. We’re finally using the gift card Richard gave us a couple of years ago to visit a state park. I found one that had availability for Memorial Day weekend in the eastern part of the state, Goose Creek. I’m looking forward to just having a weekend in nature. Apparently, this park has lots of walking trails, a little beach by the bay, and it is located near the world’s only estuarium, which is just a made up work for aquarium for river life.
This will be the first time the dogs accompany us in the bed of the truck rather than the back seat. It will also be the first time we’ll have to sequester Dandi while we’re away from the camper. We’re going to bring her new gate and use it on our bathroom door so she can still see Piper and Tokie but not be able to tear up our new furniture. I’ll be sure to share pictures with you when we go.
Guess I better let you go. Today is another milestone (first birthday for Jennifer without you). I spoke with her earlier, and she seemed to be doing ok. I wish I was. Cliff mentioned chewable OJ this weekend, and although I started laughing, it quickly devolved into sobs. I miss you so very much.
Hey, Mom! How are you? 