Harper settled?

Harper has left her areas where she digs under the fence alone for the last few days. Not sure what will happen when her "cone of shame" is removed. We have been out daily for an afternoon doggie pee break and both Harper and Scout are very glad to see us!! Especially since we bring some little doggie biscuits with us!

This morning we went to Blue Springs second Saturday market. It was a successful trip with purchases of local farm frozen 1/4 lb burgers, radishes, scones ( yummy breakfast), sweet pepper jelly , asparagus and tomatoes. We are trying a bright yellow one too!  This market has different vendors from the other farmer's market. I almost wish they would combine the two but I don't think there is a place for both together and have parking nearby.

 

 

 

Harper is trying again

 Harper has recovered!! That "cone of shame" has not stopped her from trying to dig her way out again! Our daughter sent us a text with details plus instructions. When Bob takes her out for a pee break this afternoon he is to zap her on her special collar if she tries that again.

Harper can't actually get out right now ... we have added a board to prevent the gate from opening at all...but she can try. 

We will all work on repairing the gate and fence this weekend... 5 foot dogeared cedar...

May the Fourth be with you

Yesterdays get together for Bob's birthday went well.. It was great to see everyone. It was warm and sunny so some of us moved out to the deck after finishing their cake and ice cream!!

Bob and our older daughter went out to her car to replace her engine air filter ...success!

Earlier in the day we went to the farmer's market... bought tomatoes, cucumbers, a sour dough focassia (sp?) bread, asparagus. Wonderful.. next week we will go to the Blue Springs Main Street Market. Bob didn't want to go to two in one day! 

Today was a trip to Home Depot for more deck plants and a latch for our daughter's gate ... to make sure Harper can't get through again... then Bob worked on his new XBox - downloading games etc. I "planted"  things and afterward worked on  a mouse.

Two weeks of doggie visits

 It looks like Bob will be doing a two times a day doggie visit for the next two weeks....Good thing we are retired isn't it?? 

On one of his trips he will stop at Home Depot to pick up what he and our daughter  need to make her gate secure. I will head to the plant end and look to see what else we need. I picked up some things yesterday.

Tomorrow is Farmer's Mkt day... tomatoes.. cukes, asparagus, and whatever is available!! Then it's home to make cupcakes for Bob's birthday get together . Everyone should be here by 3!! Maybe it will be dry and warm enough to sit on the deck!

update on Harper

 After spending yesterday at our daughter's office. Harper is home today with Bob going  to our daughter's home twice to check on her and give her pee breaks.  Evidently going outside is not Harper's favorite activity at the moment. Could she remember getting hurt and lost??? 

She is coping well with her "cone of shame"!

While Bob was checking on Harper I went out for brunch with my younger daughter... we had a good time. She stayed talking after bringing me back home...

Today is Bob's 84th birthday... a day which included two doggie check up trips and then dinner out with me at Applebee's  His new Xbox was downloading - a birthday present he bought for himself.

Saturday people will be over for cupcakes and ice cream... the invitation requested no presents. After all what does he need after buying a new Xbox for himself!! LOL  BTW Microsoft upped the price quite a bit  since Bob ordered his a few days ago!

 

Yesterday...

 Yesterday started with a call from our elder daughter... Harper the coon dog - black and tan- dhad managed to get out of the fenced back yard. We think the mower guy hadn't latched the gate enough, My daughter had seen Harper as she drove around but had nit been able to catch her.

Bob went out to help... still no luck. Our daughter had called animal control.. no luck there - but they would be looking to.

Hours went by before animal control called.. three officers had managed to catch her!! Harper was a long way from home. Somehow she had gotten cut.. one quite seriously. So off to the vet for a first available opening . The most serious was very close to Harper's femoral artery which the vet said could have been fatal.

Harper was stitched up and needed an overnight stay!

We spent time later on ,on our daughter's deck with dog #2 (Scout) discussing what to do. Harper had dug her way under the fence and pushed hard enough on some fence boards to break through and now the gate.

We put up a temporary fix... the gate can't open ...Bob and our daughter will add some other fixes this weekend.

Then off to Moo Choo's  ( Oak Grove)  for dinner and just plain relieved talking.

Here's Harper with her cone of shame... she spent the day at our daughter's office. She needs to wear the cone for 2 weeks!!.

 

 

 

Visit to KC's new BBQ Museum

 Yesterday our teacher/daughter  and her family had tickets to KC's new BBQ museum. They had a good time and my daughter posted this picture of my grand daughter doing who knows what at the museum.

 

I assume she's whacking away at some "ribs".

While they were at the museum Bob and I spent the time reading with our  gas insert fireplace on.... kept us toasty warm. It's been some time since we had it on!!