I’m a couple of weeks late with this, but Anna finally got to swim in a “real” pool at the home of some church friends of ours. I didn’t know how she would react, but she loved it!
After a little while, Anna wanted out of that toddler boat, so we put her life jacket on her so she could move around in the water a little bit. The life jacket made her float on her back (maybe I need to look for a different kind), but surprisingly, she liked it anyway.
Here I am, getting this up late again! Oh, well. I am so not in a cooking mood lately. The burgers and the manicotti are already made and frozen, so maybe by Thursday I’ll get over my cooking slump. As always, check out Menu Plan Monday for more ideas.
Monday: Chicken strips, leftover grilled veggies, sweet potato biscuits
Tuesday: Burgers, potato wedges
Wednesday: Spinach manicotti, green salad, French bread
Thursday: Macaroni and cheese, green beans, carrots
Friday: same
Saturday: Chicken tacos, Mexican rice, fresh fruit, chips & homemade salsa
Sunday: same
Today would have been Sasha’s “birthday” as we called it; we don’t know her real birthday so we just used the day we adopted her. She came into our lives four years ago today, and she left way too soon. David wrote an excellent post that ties together our recent doggie adventures, our love for Sasha, and our passion for animal rescue.
Not much of a menu week here. I really haven’t felt like cooking or thinking of food much lately with the heat and the extra stuff we’ve had going on. But I haven’t missed a week since I started doing this, so here it is:
Monday: Pizza at the park
Tuesday: Burgers, potato wedges
Wednesday: same
Thursday: Lemon-pepper chicken, sugar-snap peas, carrots
Friday through Sunday: I think we’ll be eating dinner with my family most nights; I’ll just be making some side dishes.
Visit Menu Plan Monday to see more menus.
Ok, this is honestly the most calm, laid-back dog I have ever seen in my life. We’ve actually forgotten he’s here a few times, and he’s only been here 24 hours! He just lies there, in the same spot, indefinitely, until you coax him somewhere else. It’s almost like not having a dog, except you have to step over him sometimes.
That may just be his personality, or the heartworms may be making it hard for him to exert much energy, or he may still be scared of his new surroundings. He’s very submissive and holds his head down a lot, but he also seems happy to be around us and wants plenty of lovin’. I hope, as he gets more comfortable with us, that he’ll come out of his shell a little bit.
This is Russ.
Look familiar? Yep, he’s one of the dogs we helped rescue, along with Jennifer M., from the Lake Conway area a few weeks ago:
Russ is heartworm positive and needs to be treated, but since the AAL ranch is outside, he needs to be fostered in an air-conditioned home during the treatment (heartworm treatment can be very hard on dogs). So we’re going to be taking care of him for a little bit until he’s healthy and ready for adoption.
This morning we all headed down to the ranch to pick him up. We brought him back and let him explore the backyard, then the house, then David gave him a bath, and now he is resting in his crate. He didn’t know what to think at first about being inside; he’ll have to get used to that. He’s probably never been inside before except at his recent vet visit.
The two younger pups (the black one and the smaller black & white one) were heartworm negative and are ready to be listed for adoption now. The Golden is in Memphis at MAGRR awaiting a foster home; I don’t know her heartworm status. Unfortunately, we never caught Mr. Skittish.
UPDATE: Just found out that the Golden, named Maie, is available for adoption! So she’s heartworm negative and in good health. Check out her page.
UPDATE 2: The two younger pups, Ryder and Rover, have their own pages on Petfinder now.
Monday: Brisket (leftover in freezer), baked potatoes
Tuesday: Beef tacos, Mexican rice, fruit salad
Wednesday: same
Thursday: Broiled marinated chicken, brown rice, carrots
Friday: same
Saturday: Pot roast w/ carrots and potatoes, French bread
Sunday: same
Well, there you have it. Check out hundreds more menus on Menu Plan Monday. (Hey, it looks like I get to be #300. How ’bout that.)
We got Anna a little wading pool for the back yard. She wasn’t too sure about it at first, but she quickly grew to like it. On Saturday I suggested that David “take her swimming” while I caught up on some things inside. (Whoever’s with her is going to get wet anyway, so we might as well just put on a swimsuit and get in with her!) I think they had a good time, from the looks on their faces:
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