Showing posts with label Pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pets. Show all posts
Monday, March 31, 2008 Bathing with Bierko
I had the weirdest, yet kinda hot dream about Craig Bierko last night. (no details) And now this morning I find this:
Truly odd....
I didn't even know his name until this morning. I just remembered him from a couple episodes of Sex & the City & I saw a clip of him from Scary Movie 4 last night. Aha! That's how he showed up in the dream. Fucking Freudian. Also starring in my dream were my freaky neighbors, my Jason hockey mask, and some weird outdoor mall that was covered in snow (It kinda looked like the town in 30 Days of Night).... My dreams are just getting more & more random.
I had this rogue dream after laying back down from an early morning feline fracus. I was wakened at 4:00 to the sound of constant meowing & howling. I got up & could not find Zero, but could hear him LOUDLY. After looking in closets, bathrooms, & cabinets for about 10 minutes, I realized that he was inside the wall. INSIDE THE WALL!?! He must have got into the attic & made his way down into the walls. I had to get him out through an air return downstairs. My kids really need to stop pulling this kind of shit that early in the morning. Mondays are difficult enough without having to lose sleep for random canine & feline tomfoolery.
Truly odd....
I didn't even know his name until this morning. I just remembered him from a couple episodes of Sex & the City & I saw a clip of him from Scary Movie 4 last night. Aha! That's how he showed up in the dream. Fucking Freudian. Also starring in my dream were my freaky neighbors, my Jason hockey mask, and some weird outdoor mall that was covered in snow (It kinda looked like the town in 30 Days of Night).... My dreams are just getting more & more random.
I had this rogue dream after laying back down from an early morning feline fracus. I was wakened at 4:00 to the sound of constant meowing & howling. I got up & could not find Zero, but could hear him LOUDLY. After looking in closets, bathrooms, & cabinets for about 10 minutes, I realized that he was inside the wall. INSIDE THE WALL!?! He must have got into the attic & made his way down into the walls. I had to get him out through an air return downstairs. My kids really need to stop pulling this kind of shit that early in the morning. Mondays are difficult enough without having to lose sleep for random canine & feline tomfoolery.
Monday, March 17, 2008 R.I.P. Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny showed up early at my house last night. I was awakened around 4:00am this morning to my dogs shuffling around under my bed making a lot of crunching noises. When we got up to see what the hell was going on, we discovered them feasting on a rabbit that they had sectioned & strewn all under the bed. GROSS!!!!! I then had to clean up the entire mess, piece by piece. Now I'm so tired from lack of sleep & just grossed out from the horror of it all....
Note to self: No Easter basket for the dogs this year....
Note to self: No Easter basket for the dogs this year....
Monday, August 06, 2007 Walking On Water
Craig, Konichiwawa, & I went to Lake Lavon on Sunday & spent the day swimming & trying once again to waterski. And FINALLY, I got it!!! It actually only took a couple of tries, but once I got up the first time, it was a snap after that. Craig is still working on it, but I think he'll get it next time. We also tried getting up on the wakeboard again, but both of us just got drug through the water face first. We had a great time, but I my arms & legs are sore today.
Konichiwawa is really starting to have fun on the boat. She's finally getting over the fear of the water. Although, last weekend she lost her balance & fell over the side of the boat. That startled her a bit, but after a little nap & a snack, she was ready for more. She has a life jacket & she likes to swim between two rafts that we have. Now if I can just get Prosciutto to not to panic in the water. Maybe I'll take her next time...
Konichiwawa is really starting to have fun on the boat. She's finally getting over the fear of the water. Although, last weekend she lost her balance & fell over the side of the boat. That startled her a bit, but after a little nap & a snack, she was ready for more. She has a life jacket & she likes to swim between two rafts that we have. Now if I can just get Prosciutto to not to panic in the water. Maybe I'll take her next time...
Thursday, July 19, 2007 First comes the blood, then come the boys...
Xochitl is going in for her spaying tomorrow. I'm so not looking forward to it, but it's a very good thing to do. It minimizes the chance of mammary cancer in dogs, especially if it is done before their first heat cycle. Plus I really don't want to go through the whole mentrual streaks on the floor or pillows again, like I had with Konichiwawa. I know you're thinking "Mikey, I thought that you like blood?" Well, that would be fake blood, or the occasional non-life threatening wound that is picture worthy. Certainly not dog pussy blood... And like Margaret White said, "First comes the blood, then come the boys... Sniffin like dogs..."
If you want to see what the spay procedure involves, click on the following link: http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/sp.html
UPDATE:
July 23rd, 2007
Xochitl did just fine. Although, she was about to go into heat, so the vet charged me another "nominal fee." She was really sore the first day & whined a lot because she couldn't get on the bed or couch by herself. The vet sent home some puppy painkiller so she's doing better with that now too. By Sunday she was pretty much back to normal, except the nasty scar & stitches on her belly which will hopefully heal quickly.
If you want to see what the spay procedure involves, click on the following link: http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/sp.html
UPDATE:
July 23rd, 2007
Xochitl did just fine. Although, she was about to go into heat, so the vet charged me another "nominal fee." She was really sore the first day & whined a lot because she couldn't get on the bed or couch by herself. The vet sent home some puppy painkiller so she's doing better with that now too. By Sunday she was pretty much back to normal, except the nasty scar & stitches on her belly which will hopefully heal quickly.
Monday, March 19, 2007 Atlanta State Park
This weekend Craig & I went to Atlanta State Park in Atlanta, Tx. This is in the East Texas Piney Woods on Lake Wright Patman. Atlanta is a small, beautiful park with tall trees & big roomy campsites. They have some great beginner level trails, which was great since we took Xochitl on her first hiking adventure. During our day hike trough the main trails, we found 2 geocaches. I finally got to place my first Travel Bug in one of the caches. It's a pink & yellow diving squid attached to the travel bug tag.
I also found another geocacher's Trout-About travel bug which I'll be placing in another great caching location soon.
Here's a couple pics of the park during the day:
Just before dusk on Saturday we went for another hike on the park's interpretive trail. The terrain was much more fun since it had hills, bridges & creeks all along the winding trail. The park had recently performed a prescribed burn in this area, leaving the ground charred with downed trees lying about. It actually looked kind of creepy with nightfall approaching, making it seem like a haunted forest. By the time we were reaching the end of the trail it was getting pretty dark. About that time we started hearing the strangest noises coming from not too far away. It sounded like some sort of strange monkey-bird-cat creatures howling at us:
Here are some pics of the interpretive trail before it got dark...
We saw a nest of webworms while walking this trail...
A night pic of the camper...
Here's Craig in the puppy playpen...
Xochitl playing in the camper...
We also made this silly F13 video while out on the dusk hike:
During the trip, there was one odd thing that happened. While we were packing up on Sunday, a man, who for the purposes of this blog I've named Zeke, came by walking his chihuahua. Zeke must have been around 60, was very nice, very hick, & had maybe 3 or 4 teeth left in his entire head. He stopped & said hello, then asked if Xochitl is a chihuahua. I explained that she's an Italian Greyhound & told him that I do have a chihuahua that is at home. Zeke introduced me to his dog, tritely named "Taco Bell." He was so cute & friendly as I was petting him. That's when Zeke said "I don't know how to say this, but you must have the taco in you because he usually barks at everybody he meets." I knew what he meant, but was still kind of taken off guard by the statement. I've got the taco in me??? Hmmmm..... You always meet the fanciest characters when camping around Texas.
I also found another geocacher's Trout-About travel bug which I'll be placing in another great caching location soon.
Here's a couple pics of the park during the day:
Just before dusk on Saturday we went for another hike on the park's interpretive trail. The terrain was much more fun since it had hills, bridges & creeks all along the winding trail. The park had recently performed a prescribed burn in this area, leaving the ground charred with downed trees lying about. It actually looked kind of creepy with nightfall approaching, making it seem like a haunted forest. By the time we were reaching the end of the trail it was getting pretty dark. About that time we started hearing the strangest noises coming from not too far away. It sounded like some sort of strange monkey-bird-cat creatures howling at us:
Here are some pics of the interpretive trail before it got dark...
We saw a nest of webworms while walking this trail...
A night pic of the camper...
Here's Craig in the puppy playpen...
Xochitl playing in the camper...
We also made this silly F13 video while out on the dusk hike:
During the trip, there was one odd thing that happened. While we were packing up on Sunday, a man, who for the purposes of this blog I've named Zeke, came by walking his chihuahua. Zeke must have been around 60, was very nice, very hick, & had maybe 3 or 4 teeth left in his entire head. He stopped & said hello, then asked if Xochitl is a chihuahua. I explained that she's an Italian Greyhound & told him that I do have a chihuahua that is at home. Zeke introduced me to his dog, tritely named "Taco Bell." He was so cute & friendly as I was petting him. That's when Zeke said "I don't know how to say this, but you must have the taco in you because he usually barks at everybody he meets." I knew what he meant, but was still kind of taken off guard by the statement. I've got the taco in me??? Hmmmm..... You always meet the fanciest characters when camping around Texas.
Monday, March 12, 2007 Misadventures in Camping
Sometimes you should pay attention to clues that are telling you not to do something. I did not heed the warnings & have learned my lesson.
This weekend Craig & I were supposed to go camping with some people from work, whom we really don't know all that well, but seem friendly enough. Although they may not realize that we're mo's & then it could go South once we got there. Nonetheless, we decided to go anyway.
The first thing that should have tipped me off was that they had already reserved a shelter at Meridian State Park. I don't really care for this area of Texas anyway because there are hardly any trees, the landscape is flat, & just not very visually appealing. I tried to make a reservation, but since the park is small & it was also Spring Break weekend, they were full & I was out of luck. That's when I thought too quickly & came up with the alternative plan of camping at Lake Whitney State Park, which I had heard had a pretty decent lake. I figured we could camp there & go visit the others during the weekend. The plan is already getting too complicated, but we are still full steam ahead.
Normally, we go camping in our pop-up camper, which is already fully stocked with plenty of equipment for cooking, lighting, etc... This weekend we decided to take out our new boat for it's maiden voyage, which meant we had to tent camp. This is the best time of year for tent camping, due to the fact that soon the temperature will be 100 degrees plus. Anyway, I spent all last week gathering & organizing stuff to take on this tenting trip. This was a nightmare in itself. Thursday night I pack the Hummer with all this equipment. The car was so full I could barely close the doors. I also wanted to take Konichiwawa with us, so on Friday Craig drove the Hummer & boat to work & I drove the Element. I left a bit early so I could get Ms. Wawa, ice, the cold food, etc, and then rushed back to swap cars & pickup Craig. Finally at around 4pm we are ready to head out directly into Dallas rush hour traffic. It took over an hour just to get out of town, then another 2 hours to get to the park.
We finally get to Lake Whitney and it's packed with people. There were 2 ladies working the check-in office, one of which was training on her first day, making the process extremely tedious. She tells us that even though we have a reservation, the sites are limited & points out available sites on the map. Having never been there I didn't know where to choose, so we selected site 108. When we arrive at the site it is AWFUL! Flat, no trees, and the sites are all jammed together. There is a large family directly across from us taking up 3 campsites and there must have been about 15 screaming kids. I knew then I should have retreated back home, but didn't.
It was getting dark, so we start putting up the tent, which we are not used to. We finally get it together & now it's very dark. I go to get the extension cord to hook up some lights & inflate the air mattress & realize that the cord I brought was only 2 pronged, not the grounded 3 prong that I need. Fuck! So I decide I'll go to the nearest store & buy another cord. The bustling town of Whitney apparently shuts down at 5pm everyday. I look everywhere & the only open store is a Brookshires. They have no extension cords. I ask a girl where I might be able to buy one. She tells me the only place would be Wal-Mart. I ask where it is & she explains that then nearest one is about 20 miles away in Hillsboro. Whatever! I drive all the way there & get the cord. When I finally get back to camp, Craig is pissed & is hating the campground severely. Besides the screaming heathens across the way, there is the stench of rotting fish permeating the area. After exploring our site a bit further, there are fish carcasses just laying around the ground & in the fire pit which caused the rancid fish smell to turn into charred rotting fish odor. We finally get the electricity going & decide to minimally unpack because we're probably going to head home in the morning.
The next morning we get up, shower, & drive around the park. We found a site that was much nicer & decide to move there. We go back up to the office & wait behind this family who is checking in. They are asking question after question, and wanting to look at every t-shirt, and map, & any other crappy items that the park may be selling. The also have 2 huge dogs that they have hanging out right at the entry door. After 20 minutes of waiting for these fucks to get out of the way, we finally get our site changed & head back to start breaking everything down.
We get everything together as quickly as possible & threw it all in the car & boat. We finish hitching the boat to the car, which is running, and then go to get in. THE FUCKING DOORS ARE LOCKED!!!! Konichiwawa had stepped on the door lock while looking out the window. Both sets of keys are inside. We both immediately were thankful for OnStar, or so we thought. We pulled out our cell phones & both were dead. I keep trying to get Konichiwawa to step on the unlock button, but she just wasn't getting it. Craig went over to a neighbor, explained the situation, and asked to borrow their phone. He finally got connected to OnStar & couldn't remember his PIN number. He finally got verified & explained that the dog is stuck in the car while it's running. The OnStar rep kept asking Craig if she needed to get the police involved. Craig says that we don't need the police, just open the damn door. She explains that it could be several minutes before it unlocks. He thanks her & gives the phone back to it's owner. We go back to the car & wait. And wait. And wait. Still no unlocked door. About this time, Konichiwawa steps on the passenger side panel & rolls down the window. I couldn't believe she locked us out & then rescued us too. We get in & start driving to the other site, during which we finally here the click of the doors unlocking from OnStar.
We finally get setup at the other site, which is not great, but immensely better than the previous one. We spent the rest of the day on the boat, which was very nice. We explored the entire lake, and also located a geocache on an island. After all that had happened, I never even made it to visit the people from work. I'll have to explain the situation to them later today. All I can say about the weekend now is that I've been to Lake Whitney State Park, I will NEVER go back, and I also have this sad story to tell.
Here are some pics of the only actual good a part of the trip.
This weekend Craig & I were supposed to go camping with some people from work, whom we really don't know all that well, but seem friendly enough. Although they may not realize that we're mo's & then it could go South once we got there. Nonetheless, we decided to go anyway.
The first thing that should have tipped me off was that they had already reserved a shelter at Meridian State Park. I don't really care for this area of Texas anyway because there are hardly any trees, the landscape is flat, & just not very visually appealing. I tried to make a reservation, but since the park is small & it was also Spring Break weekend, they were full & I was out of luck. That's when I thought too quickly & came up with the alternative plan of camping at Lake Whitney State Park, which I had heard had a pretty decent lake. I figured we could camp there & go visit the others during the weekend. The plan is already getting too complicated, but we are still full steam ahead.
Normally, we go camping in our pop-up camper, which is already fully stocked with plenty of equipment for cooking, lighting, etc... This weekend we decided to take out our new boat for it's maiden voyage, which meant we had to tent camp. This is the best time of year for tent camping, due to the fact that soon the temperature will be 100 degrees plus. Anyway, I spent all last week gathering & organizing stuff to take on this tenting trip. This was a nightmare in itself. Thursday night I pack the Hummer with all this equipment. The car was so full I could barely close the doors. I also wanted to take Konichiwawa with us, so on Friday Craig drove the Hummer & boat to work & I drove the Element. I left a bit early so I could get Ms. Wawa, ice, the cold food, etc, and then rushed back to swap cars & pickup Craig. Finally at around 4pm we are ready to head out directly into Dallas rush hour traffic. It took over an hour just to get out of town, then another 2 hours to get to the park.
We finally get to Lake Whitney and it's packed with people. There were 2 ladies working the check-in office, one of which was training on her first day, making the process extremely tedious. She tells us that even though we have a reservation, the sites are limited & points out available sites on the map. Having never been there I didn't know where to choose, so we selected site 108. When we arrive at the site it is AWFUL! Flat, no trees, and the sites are all jammed together. There is a large family directly across from us taking up 3 campsites and there must have been about 15 screaming kids. I knew then I should have retreated back home, but didn't.
It was getting dark, so we start putting up the tent, which we are not used to. We finally get it together & now it's very dark. I go to get the extension cord to hook up some lights & inflate the air mattress & realize that the cord I brought was only 2 pronged, not the grounded 3 prong that I need. Fuck! So I decide I'll go to the nearest store & buy another cord. The bustling town of Whitney apparently shuts down at 5pm everyday. I look everywhere & the only open store is a Brookshires. They have no extension cords. I ask a girl where I might be able to buy one. She tells me the only place would be Wal-Mart. I ask where it is & she explains that then nearest one is about 20 miles away in Hillsboro. Whatever! I drive all the way there & get the cord. When I finally get back to camp, Craig is pissed & is hating the campground severely. Besides the screaming heathens across the way, there is the stench of rotting fish permeating the area. After exploring our site a bit further, there are fish carcasses just laying around the ground & in the fire pit which caused the rancid fish smell to turn into charred rotting fish odor. We finally get the electricity going & decide to minimally unpack because we're probably going to head home in the morning.
The next morning we get up, shower, & drive around the park. We found a site that was much nicer & decide to move there. We go back up to the office & wait behind this family who is checking in. They are asking question after question, and wanting to look at every t-shirt, and map, & any other crappy items that the park may be selling. The also have 2 huge dogs that they have hanging out right at the entry door. After 20 minutes of waiting for these fucks to get out of the way, we finally get our site changed & head back to start breaking everything down.
We get everything together as quickly as possible & threw it all in the car & boat. We finish hitching the boat to the car, which is running, and then go to get in. THE FUCKING DOORS ARE LOCKED!!!! Konichiwawa had stepped on the door lock while looking out the window. Both sets of keys are inside. We both immediately were thankful for OnStar, or so we thought. We pulled out our cell phones & both were dead. I keep trying to get Konichiwawa to step on the unlock button, but she just wasn't getting it. Craig went over to a neighbor, explained the situation, and asked to borrow their phone. He finally got connected to OnStar & couldn't remember his PIN number. He finally got verified & explained that the dog is stuck in the car while it's running. The OnStar rep kept asking Craig if she needed to get the police involved. Craig says that we don't need the police, just open the damn door. She explains that it could be several minutes before it unlocks. He thanks her & gives the phone back to it's owner. We go back to the car & wait. And wait. And wait. Still no unlocked door. About this time, Konichiwawa steps on the passenger side panel & rolls down the window. I couldn't believe she locked us out & then rescued us too. We get in & start driving to the other site, during which we finally here the click of the doors unlocking from OnStar.
We finally get setup at the other site, which is not great, but immensely better than the previous one. We spent the rest of the day on the boat, which was very nice. We explored the entire lake, and also located a geocache on an island. After all that had happened, I never even made it to visit the people from work. I'll have to explain the situation to them later today. All I can say about the weekend now is that I've been to Lake Whitney State Park, I will NEVER go back, and I also have this sad story to tell.
Here are some pics of the only actual good a part of the trip.
Thursday, January 11, 2007 Xochitl
We got a new puppy just before Xmas. She is an Italian Greyhound. We named her Xochitl (pronounced "So-cheel") which is an Aztec word for flower. Actually we chose her name from the tortilla chips that we buy. You can check them out here
Here are a few pics of Xochitl from the past 2 weekends when we took her camping...
Here are a few pics of Xochitl from the past 2 weekends when we took her camping...
Here's Craig & Xochitl...
And here's me & Xochitl...
And here's my Min Pin Prosciutto...
And here's my Min Pin Prosciutto...
And my Chihuahua Konichiwawa doing what she loves best...
One of these days I need to post pics of our 3 cats, Zero, Spook, & Utinsel the Hutt...
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