Snuggles' story is having a happy ending, except that J is still homeless. C and family are taking good care of the dog. Daughter gave him a bath yesterday and he is staying in the cool house with them, which I'm sure he loves. Snuggles is happy and I'm happy ( Read more... )

Son Steve called the bed company (EMEDSTORES) this morning, determined to get his bed this week. Their website promises "Lightning Fast Delivery". He was told they STILL couldn't find anyone to set up the bed. They had someone who lives four hours away, but he didn't want to do it. So Steve called around and found someone who would be happy to do ( Read more... )

Bought a new drain cleaning bladder in May, used it 5 times and the side split. I sent Cobra Products an email saying the BrassCraft bladder only lasted forty days. Leslie answered my email and said they would send a replacement. Nice. Told her/him? I'd spread the word about their great customer service. Squeaky wheel works again. Most companies ( Read more... )

I'm lying in bed, reading my book in preparation for sleep, when Pepe decided to announce his presence outside the window! So-o-o-o I came flying out of the bedroom, shutting the door behind me, and decided to visit LJ for a while. I believe this is the first visit of the year for us. We don't get as excited about skunk visits as when we had a dog ( Read more... )

Kind of a lazy day today. Wandered around the yards, just looking at everything. Smelled the lilacs. Pulled a few weeds around the Peony bush and tied it up. It's in a tomato cage, but some new branches always escape. There are lots of small buds. It's on the west side of the back yard. Many years ago my neighbor to the east had a Peony that ( Read more... )