Reunited, and It Feels So Good!

Hammish has this favorite little squeaky toy. It's a hedgehog that he got for Christmas; Cayden calls him "Hedgy" for short. It is currently the only squeaky toy that Hammy will play with. His favorite thing to do with Hedgy is hide him in different places around the house and he will cry and pace until he finds the perfect spot.

Well, Hedgy's squeaker was broken for a couple of weeks and on Sunday I finally got around to giving him a new one. Hammish was so excited and immediately went to find a place to hide him. He did a very good job because we didn't find Hedgy until tonite. After tearing the whole house apart looking for him, we finally decided to check outside as Hammy sometimes tries to sneak his toys out of the house. So I was looking out in the yard with a flashlight (Yes, a flashlight. You wouldn't believe what this dog puts us through as every night we have to look for Hedgy) and just as I was about to give up and go inside, I spotted Hedgy in one of the new garden dirt piles. Poor Hedgy, he had been out there for days in the pouring rain!

He actually looks pretty good in this picture, but he was soaking wet and covered with dirt!

I gave Hedgy a quick scrub in the sink and threw him in the dryer. Hammish was literally sitting next to the dryer waiting for him. We gave him a little peek.

A clean and dry Hedgy!



Together again!!!

"A Healing Halo of Love"

Poor little Hammish! We had to take him to the vet on Friday for an incredibly itchy raised spot on his tail. The diagnosis: a hot spot. No big deal you say? Well, think again! This poor baby has to be on antibiotics for a whole month as well as have a cream applied to the hot spot until it gets better; not to mention the shame of having the middle section of his tail shaved.


You're welcome for not taking a close up of the hot spot. It is a bit icky. Now, to add insult to injury, poor Hammy has to wear a cone for a whole week so he won't chew on the offending spot. Friday night, he was so miserable, I just couldn't bear to put on the old, hard, plastic cone we had from his leg surgeries. By Saturday morning I realized he really needed a cone as he took some little nibbles now and then the night before. We went shopping for a new cone. I just wanted to get a flexible, light weight plastic cone, when lo and behold we found this:

It's "The Comfy Cone"!! A very soft, flexible cone made of foam and covered in a washable nylon fabric. You can fold it down so your pet can eat and drink; it's soft and cushy so they can sleep in comfort; pets can fit thru doorways and walk by furniture with out getting stuck or bumping into things; it folds flat for easy storage and it has reflective binding on it so your pet can be seen at night! With the Comfy Cone, "feeling bad never felt so good!" If I can't convince you, this guy sure can:

Isn't he precious?!

Hammish is not quite as happy about the Comfy Cone as I am, but rest assured, he is much more comfy!

New Garden, May Day and Beware of the Blob!

I have had a couple of post ideas saved up....with pictures and all, but I never seem to find the time to post them. So, here is a medley of posts...

NEW GARDEN

We are in the process of building a garden. We mostly wanted to grow vegetables and herbs. Of course they all have different watering needs, so we're rethinking how this is going to work. So our vegetable garden is quickly becoming a veggie and flower garden for high water needs and pots scattered around the rest of the yard for low water needs.

Proposed location with our garden mascot


Garden builders




That shovel Cayden was using was really heavy! We switched it out for a spade later.




Lunch break



MAY DAY

At school yesterday (May 1st), Cayden's class decorated May Day baskets and were instructed on how to deliver said basket.

Beautiful basket with the beautiful artist!

I thought for sure that he would want to give his basket to Grammy and Papa, but when I asked him, he decided to give it to the kids next door. (It says: To: Grant and Rachel, Happy May Day! From: Cayden - my camera stinks, but it was free :)



Grant and Rachel are very busy kids and aren't home very often or for very long. We decided to leave it on their front door since we can't predict their schedule. Unfortunately, they don't use their front door very often and it is still hanging there!

BEWARE OF THE BLOB

When we had our landscaping done in the fall, they did a less than stellar job on our grass. So my wonderful and handy hubby has been working on making it pretty. He fertilized it last weekend and a few days later we saw these: (again, not a great camera....I apologize)

I tried to circle them, but my computer skills have been fast declining. Can you see those two clear blobs in the center of the picture? They look kind of like ice or chunks of glass. That is what I thought they were until I touched one. It was like jello!! YUK!



Here is another one. They were EVERYWHERE on the grass. We think it is the Blob. Which, by the way is a great movie and one of Steve McQueen's first. We highly recommend it. The theme is catchy too!