Meet the Goat

Meet Christy. Christy is our Terrier. She was my mother-in-laws dog until she could no longer take care of her. I had told her not to get her because I knew that any dog they got would eventually come my way. Unfortunately I was right. She ended up in our house not long after she was at the in-laws house. Just look at her! She is so cute and friendly. Always ready to give kisses and sit on your lap. But she has a dark side. She has a collection that she doesn't want anybody to know about. She kept it hidden for the longest time. The secret is out. She likes to go under the bed because the big dogs can't. She would take her chew bones and toys under the bed. I never gave it much thought, until I was dusting. That is when I knew she was "Special". I found her collection. She stayed at the door looking in the entire time I was cleaning. As you can see it was no simple matter to remove treasures. The mattress and box springs had to be removed and her treasures filled a small trash bag. After this mess was cleaned up, Christy kept going under the bed on one side and out the other. She would jump up on the bed and sit at the foot and just give her best puppy face. When she sits she crosses her legs and looks so prim and proper. What a ruse. I know the truth. She is part goat!

Plants and fish at last

I went to Iris's house this morning and got my fish. She also had some plants for the pond as well. I don't know the names of all of them but I have some white and yellow lilies. The white ring that is on the right side of the pond is a lotus. What you don't see is the fish that i added. I have 2 koi and about 10 small gold fish. The water is a little cloudy right now because of the plants. It will clear up soon and I will see if I can get some pictures of the fish. I was going to take down the electric fence but I can see where something has been digging around the pond in the soft dirt. It may just be a squirrel or it could be my friendly neighborhood raccoon. The fence is going to stay up for a while longer.

DIY floor project

After a rough end to the week I needed something to do to keep me occupied. I wanted to check out this flooring to see how it went down and to see if it will stand up to 2 kids and 4 dogs. I prepped the area on Saturday and then put the flooring down today. It was a real easy project and the flooring was inexpensive. If I don't like it I can replace it and not feel too bad about it. This flooring is a peel backing strips that look and feel like wood. The only concern that I have is where the floor base is not even. The flooring strips are 4 inches wide and may have a tendency to lift. If that is the case I will need to go with a laminate flooring for more than double the cost. I have the before and after pictures. The carpet is now 8 years old and in need of serious help. I will keep my eye on this flooring and make a decision to replace all of the flooring upstairs. That will be my summer project this year.

Spring cleaning

For the first time, I drained the small Koi pond and cleaned out all of the "stuff" on the bottom. While the water was out I took the opportunity to adjust the border and make it more stable. There was about five inches of material on the bottom but the water was always clear. I filled the pond up and will let it sit for a couple of weeks. I will be in Houston next weekend but the following weekend I will put some fish in it and hope that the raccoons will leave them alone. The place that I bought water plants from no longer stocks them. I will need to find a new place for plants. I will post pictures when it is all put together.