Beautiful Day!

It's a beautiful Friday in May. The air is cool and crisp and the sun is very bright. I haven't posted much these days probably because I've been busy with other things and it seems allergy season is over for me. I was hibernating....had to stay indoors as much as possible. In addition to spring allergies I also have asthma, although my asthma is under control with medication. Arkansas has had some pretty bad pollen counts and with all the rain we've been getting it seems to be getting better.

We've had our flooding problems, plus a number of tornados in this area. I'm just glad the rain has stopped, at least for now. In the middle of the summer I'm sure I'll be wishing it would rain again! ;-)

Hopefully I'll be able to work in the yard this weekend. My spring flowers are almost gone and I'll be concentrating on summer flowers.

Springtime!

Dodged another bullet

Tornados and thunderstorms roared through Arkansas again. This time it was concentrated north and south of Little Rock. The storm traveled fast northeast of the state. It's too soon to tell if there is any damage or injuries...and again it bypassed us.

Praying for those who were injured and sustained damage to their homes....

My babies

Taz.....



Jack...

Toy Fox Terrier picture frame

Picture frame for Toy Fox Terriers. That's little Taz in the picture - not sure if you can tell.

Sick Dog

Jack, my oldest Toy Fox Terrier, is not feeling well today. For a few days now he's been eating grass...a sign his tummy is hurting. A lot of people think that when dogs eat grass that means that something is odd...it's perfectly normal for a dog to eat grass. In fact, some dogs like to "graze". Like a cow! They like the taste of grass but when a dog loses his/her appetite and favors chewing on grass...that's a sign the tummy is aching.

Normally, I'm not concerned and I had already cooked some white rice for him to eat. But he ate his kibble food and he seems to be fine now. I'll save the rice for later in case his tummy acts up again. My best guess is that he ate a bird or something that didn't agree with him. Very normal for Jack to eat birds.

Just the other day I noticed both Jack and Taz were visiting a certain area of the property. So I walked over there to see what was up. What looked like part of a bird had been chewed. I picked it up with two sticks and threw it over the fence so someone else could eat it ...like a hawk or vulture (which we have plenty around looking for something to prey on). But I guess I missed another bird because from the kitchen window I could see Jack eating another bird! Sigh, I couldn't get out there fast enough to get it from him. Then, on the other side of the property we've already trapped a snake. A King Snake which is good to have around since they eat poisonous snakes. I just hate the thought of trapping good snakes instead of the copperheads!

Jack is now sleeping soundly with his little sister, Taz. All is well...

Another tornado

Well, it seems my state suffered another tornado and flooding is an all time high. This time the tornado came through Little Rock and hit not only an affluent neighborhood but surrounding towns. We were safe though...we live too high up.

The damage is unimaginable:

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=63532

Tornados

Tornados hit my area on Tuesday. There were 11 deaths in the state of Arkansas and more in other states like Tennessee and Kentucky. It was very close to us but thank god the tornados missed us. It was quite a scary evening. I am just grateful we are alright and I send prayers to those who lost their lives and to the survivors who lost their homes. May God look over them.

The day the tornados started it was a normal day in Arkansas except it was exceptionally warm...like 75 degrees, a good indication tornados would be looming. Normally we should be in the 50's. After Tuesday as the evening wore on...the temps started dropping and then it became very cold...as it is now. This morning it was 25 degrees when Jack and Taz got their walk in. We walk every morning..whether it's cold or hot...dark or light out. That's one thing my babies love is their daily walk. We walk first thing in the morning (usually about 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.)

That's all for now...if anyone is reading this...thanks so much for stopping by. Feel free to leave me a comment, if you like. ;-)

Baptismal

Saturday evening, after church, we attended a baptismal. It had been a while since I've been to one and I always wonder what is an appropriate gift. But in the end I gave a beautiful cross for the child.

The ceremony was part of the Mass. Afterwards there was a nice dinner (the father of the child is a chef). Since this is an Italian community the meal was Italian --pasta and meatballs with a nice sweet sauce, salad and plenty of garlic bread to go around. As it turns out the gardnfather of the child had a birthday Friday so they surprised him with cake. Wow, two cakes...I was happy!

Baptismals are always a joyous time. It's like a new phase in life ;-)

Where did my nails go?

Lately I have been neglecting my nails. I guess it was before the holidays I had them painted red but since the holidays I just do a quick file and maybe top them off with a clear topcoat.

In looking at a chipped nail or two...I think why can't I just take a few minutes to do them? LOL! There's always something going on at my house and you would think I would stop to at least give myself a pedicure and manicure. My favorite words are "ok, I'll do them on Saturday night or Sunday afternoon"....Last night we went out to dinner. When we came home we watched a few dvd's and played cards. Why didn't I do them then? Sunday is here so I have no excuse!

We shall see ;-)