Stupid Money

I am opting for no fence this year. I know that Miner would like it and that I would like it even more in the winter, but I need to pay off debt. I need to pay off debt and start saving for "Aunt Amy's Lake House" somewhere in IA, WI or MN.

Eh. Divorce is a pain in the pocket book. But it has been worth it in so many other ways.

Dag Nab It

eh...apparently that's not the first time I've used that subject for a post.

I am torn. Why is it so hard to make a decision? I really would like to have my yard fenced so Miner can play in all of the back yard. I am thinking at this point, it won't make the yard too little. And I think I can get most of it done with the help of my neighbors and maybe Brian (hint, hint).

Guess I have another conversation to have with Rick.

A little dose of Mar Mar

What to do about the fence

So, I bought all the stuff to do the fence a while back. After purchasing, I learned my new neighbor was putting up a fence, but she didn't say what kind. I was thinking, well, if she puts up a chain link fence, I will still want the fence panels. She put up a 6 ft. privacy fence. Now I am not sure what I want to do. I can always return the stuff to Lowes, I just have to convince Rick to help me.

It looks nice, and I can still do a flower bed in front of it with some trellises or something. I am just not sure what to do about the space between the garage and the fence.


Thoughts:

• No fence of my own
• Make that whole space along the fence into flowerbed
• Put down gravel in the space between the garage and fence
• Other ideas people?

Update: I checked with Rick, and he will help me take the fence panels back next week. Then checked with Chandra (new neighbor) and she is cool with me putting a flower bed all the way to the fence. :)

It's Summer All Right

High in Iowa City today? 95-degrees! And I want to go to Houston in August, why?

Class is good. I am sure I will be worn out by Thursday. More later.

I KNEW there was an orange one!

When I bought these near dead lillies last year, I was pretty sure that I got two white ones and an orange one. Last year, however, I never got to see a bloom on the orange one...and I began to doubt if I really did get an orange one. Well, I did! The lillies opened this week.

Here's a couple Miner pictures, too. He's looking quite puppy-like in this one on the blue dog couch in the basement.

Stupid Router

I think whatever took out my modem also took out my router. So, I am currently chained to the basement if I want to internet. This will be fixed today.

First Fireflies of the Season

When I was letting Miner out one last time before bed, I saw the first firefly of the season in my front yard. :) I love, love, love, that there are fireflies in my neighborhood.

Glass Houses

The neighbor still hasn't mowed her lawn. Well, she did the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. I have mowed my lawn 2 or 3 times since then, because it needed it. She has not. Today, she asks me if I "know what's up with the house with all the trees down the street." She is referring for a house with a lot of overgrown trees and shrubs and says, "you would think that someone would have called and reported it." Uh...HELLO?! Have you looked at your yard recently?

Also, her dogs get out all the time. Both did yesterday, and met Miner. There was brief sniffing and not much else. They both did again today. Benny busts his collar all the time. Really, I just feel sad for the dogs. I mean, when Miner is loose, he doesn't run away just to run away, he comes back when called and really only takes off after rabbits or squirrels or something, and even then he stops at the edge of the yard. I do need to keep working with him on meeting other dogs, he got all riled up at a boxer on our walk this morning.

hair color??

I need to begin thinking about this now. No changes to cut...but I am thinking I wanna do something different. But what?

My dog is awesome

All 4 paws trimmed in one go! Plus, he played some with his girlfriend Shelby this evening and was looking quite cute. :) That's my dog!