Catty The Catfish

has been with us for some time...he was spotted by Katie on Saturday in a definitely not lively pose. we were getting ready for Koren's reception, so Catty's Burial At Sea was postponed until Sunday when we all got up.
The tank is cleaned & ready for next occupant...
I always enjoyed Catty. Kate was very tired of every fish we put in to be Catty's roommate quickly expiring.

escaped!

kevin said that buddesse got out today, he lured her back in with food.

Sasha Loves Springtime!

evil deb lets her run free outside, burrowing under the porch, chasing cats that are much bigger than she is, getting filthy...she always eventually comes back inside & resumes her civilized life.

Itty Bitty Sasha Rose Dailey

on March 4 Katie adopted a year old miniature daschsund named Itty Bitty from a guy her mom works with. "weiner dogs" are German, bred to catch badgers & other hole dwelling animals. their big rib cage makes their bark especially loud. she has dapples, is very affectionate, loves her belly rubbed, licks everyone, is an excellent guard dog, not afraid of anything (including her new sister Ms. Cuddles), & burrows under covers to sleep. She likes to sit with people in chairs or on the couch. she especially loves her special friend Big Bird.

the *!@#$%! dogs

we couldn't keep the Pyrenees in, so Kevin stuck her back in with the Black Lab, they now have a much smaller pen & are co-existing very well. So now we have a pen for another pet...Katie thinks a pig, which we can't get until I quit PSF. I think the gray cat finally exited the garage...haven't heard any yowling lately.

dogs continued...

Buddese the Pyranese got out of the pen last nite, she crawled over the gate. I couldn't get her back in, Kevin put her in this am, made the gate taller. He went to his dads, came home in the afternoon, she had dug several impressive holes & was out again. He lured her back in with dog food, filled her holes, & now they're back to acting miserable & howling at each other. You just can't make some dogs happy, I guess. If she continues to get out, guess we'll put them back together & see how it goes. (she never attempted an escape when she was rooming with our grandma dog, Hayley the Black Lab, that Koren adopted when Kate was just starting to walk good.)
But, she didn't like Hayley eating. Maybe it's time for boarding school...

the dogs

Kevin got tired of Katie & I complaining about the dogs fighting, so when he got home from playing farmer at dusk, he started dragging around the huge heavy homemade metal panels he built the pen out of, dividing them into 2 pens quite a ways apart, with the back fence still there. I have a vision of planting a small garden there, with something to climb up the fence. It all sounds quite charming right now. We all know I'm lazy. Maybe even a birdbath & a bench. Some of those cute little old fashioned kid statues. We'll see how it plays out when spring actually arrives.
of course the dogs now miss each other & are out there howling & carrying on.