The Beast Gets Busy.....

Although the Beast had been complaining that he still wasn't feeling well, he got very busy today and got a lot done on the yards.  He cleared another section of the veggie beds and put down some colored mulch in all three of the sections.  It breaks down within the year for the most part so it won't hurt it if we decide to plant more next year.

He got the front lawn and next door mowed and even got out the trimmer and weed whacked the edges of everything.  It all looks nice.  But he paid a price for it.  He is now not feeling well and his body aches everywhere.  Well, duh!  He hasn't done so much in one day for some time now.  Of course he hurts all over.  Sheesh.  He did admit that he is feeling his age (he will be 72 in July).  Good lord but I never imagined us getting old....ever.  It really sucks.

Poor Bratfink is also suffering from aches and pains all over.  She went with Sheldon to the grocery store today and all the walking (she says she needed the exercise) did her in.  I gather she is planning on getting more exercise to try to get herself in better shape.  I've been trying to exercise myself....my back muscles are incredibly weak.  So today I used my 5 lb.  hand weights and worked out a bit with them.  I can feel an ache in my lower back but, believe it or not, it actually feels good.  Weird.

I meant to call the Princess today to find out if the party for Chewlee is still on.  You never know with her since she is the punisher and, if Chewlee misbehaves, she seems to lose a lot of privileges.  I think they are at the campground this weekend but I want to be sure before I make that drive.  I haven't been down in that area (it's near the beach area in the protected reserve that the deer all seem to gather in).  It's a winding mountain road and the deer can be very distracting...LOL.  The Beast may insist on driving me but I'm really not sure about that with the way he feels.  I decided that I am just going to give Chewlee cash for her birthday.  She's going to be 9 and she really does like to pick out her own things.  I have no idea what you buy for a 9 year old as far as toys go.  She has a lot of them as it is.  I usually am drawn to clothes since I love dressing little girls but she has her own tastes these days.  It makes it hard on a great-grandma....LOL.

The weather was fairly nice today.  It actually hit 71 and it's stilll 63 degrees out.  Not bad and I probably won't have to use my warm comforter tonight.  A good blanket should do it.  At least, I hope so.  But my comforter will be at my feet within easy reach.

I was told that I needed to put Lady's picture in my blog so everyone will know she is a real dog.  She doesn't look happy in the pic because she wanted to play and was told she had to *sit*.  As soon as the Beast lowered the camera, she was off like a shot to play with Baron.  LOL!  Here's her picture.  

Now you know she is a real dog.  The vet told us she is almost ready to go into her first heat.  Yikes!  That's partly why the Beast got the igloo dog house ready for her.  She's been staying outside most of the day but comes in to eat and after that she kind of keeps close to Baron.  She actually curled up near his belly when he was laying at the front door and she went to sleep.  It was adorable.  She is the happiest little thing.  She is not the least bit mean and she barked for the first time yesterday.  It was so funny because I was shocked.  It just shows she is finally feeling like this is her home.  She barked when the mailman pulled into our driveway to drop off a package that wouldn't fit in our mailbox.  Guess she is finally showing her *watchdog* side.  The Beast's buddy that had her in his yard said she was really a good watchdog but we never heard her bark at all until yesterday.

Time to jump in the shower and wash out the gunk in my hair.  I got tired of the grey that was showing up in my hair...a LOT of it.  LOL!   I shouldn't be surprised at my age.  I'm also a natural blonde so it's more to color the grey than anything else.  In fact, I'm actually using a dark blonde color this time.  I'm so pale that I figure it will be a better choice.  At least for now.

Love you all.  I hope you are seeing better weather these days.  We didn't get any rain for the past few days but it just rained here a few minutes ago.  A hard downpour but it was over quickly.  Just enough to water the grass and plants.  The trees could probably use it, too.  The Beast never waters them (not that they seem to need it).  We don't have a sprinkler system so they stay green mainly because of the rain we DO get.  *Sigh*  I just remembered the Beast has the cushions on the chairs on our deck.  Oh well.  The sun will dry them off tomorrow.

Be good.  Have a great weekend.  Drive safely....you too, Sis.  ***Hugs***