You might remember a previous post about my big dog folding herself up in the cat bed. Well, Sweetie Pi has taken to sleeping on Brin’s dog bed. Pretty darn funny.
I can’t believe that I failed to mention this.
While I was in Vegas for the Police concert, I went to the Star Trek Experience. Family members gamely went along. My brother kept saying that I found my Graceland. I did everything–both “rides” (loved ‘em–grinned like an idiot the entire time), went through the museum, drank at Quark’s bar, got my picture taken at the bridge, bought a t-shirt that looks like the Next-Gen tunic…got my picture taken with Klingons and a Ferengi.
One of the Klingon’s whispered something in my ear. I don’t think it was “have a nice day.”
I can now die happy.
Last month, I got some new fish. 3 Koi: Blanche, Snowy and Scorpio. Sadly, Snowy didn’t make it. It broke my heart. We found her* on the day that we discovered that our pond pump stopped functioning. My koi are pretty small and they take a long time to reach their full size (thank goodness–the pond isn’t that big!)
The good news is that Ellison, our elusive goldfish (we had not seen him in weeks), has come out of hiding and become good friends with Blanche.
(* I can’t tell the difference between boys and girls in the fish world so gender has been randomly assigned.)
We have a fancy new pump and pond skimmer and a bunch of new plants to keep our fish cool and give them places to hide. Life on Pond Haiku is looking pretty good.
Well, somehow, July slipped past me. I think my attention was directed in too many other directions.
Here’s what I planned to post in July. My dog got her first report card. Her day care started giving report cards for dogs who stay overnight. It was an excellent report card for my high-energy pup (allegedly she was perfect–remember this is a relative term when assessing dog behavior). And you would not be laughing if you knew what a godsend doggy daycare is for a high-energy dog who has a mental meltdown when left alone. 