Labour Day Weekend Is Here Already!

Hey everybody! It's been a while since I've posted, I've been slacking big time! I was talkin' to Dean this morning on the webcam and after seeing all of his posts (he's been drivin' 'er), I kind of felt guilty. I can't believe that the labour day weekend is here! Summer is almost officially over, man it flew by quick! I'm excited for the fall though, it's my favorite season.

So we've been busy the last week! Still working on the yard, and trying to get Mitch ready for "back to school". He's excited to go back, the last week he's been bored out of his mind! I'll be glad to get him back on a routine, and actually have him go to bed at a half decent hour. He's a nighthawk (just like his Mama!) :)

Mitch has been slacking in the blog department too, so I should mention that his hamster, "Lois Griffin", has now become "Peter Griffin". Ha! Ha! Apparently baby hamsters don't develop all of their "parts" right away. This makes me think that George was probably "Georgette" all along, since he was lacking in that area. Live and learn folks, live and learn!

Today our rabbit Emma died..Mitch discovered her while we were talking to Dean. We certainly aren't having much luck with our animals this year! I'm not sure how long rabbits are supposed to live, but Emma was 4 years old, I think she had a pretty long life. Mitch had his friend Dakota spend the night last night, and the two of them had Emma running around Mitch's bedroom for a few hours. She usually stays in the cage (because of the dogs and Teddy), so they feel guilty because they think they gave her too much exercise. I told them not to worry about it, at least she had one last "hoorah" before she went out. :)

Since animals seem to be my "theme" here, I should mention the squirrel troubles we've been having. Since we put up our bird feeder in the back yard, we have a squirrel who eats ALL of the seeds. He actually opens the feeder up, dumps the seeds on the ground, then proceeds to pig right out! He drives Jake absolutely crazy! He's quite the chubby little fella, here's a shot of him..So, after a week of dealing with the bugger, Darcy decided to get a live trap. We don't want to kill him, just capture him and relocate him somewhere else..lol! So, we set up the trap (filled it with bread and seeds), and put it right underneath the feeder. Here's a picture of him sitting beside the trap..
So, you see the little door that's raised up? The squirrel walked up to the trap, stood up on his hind legs, and pushed the door down! Smart or what? We tried to reset it lots of times, but he just kept closing the door. So, I guess we have a new pet now...he'll make up for the ones we're losing! :)

Anyway, Friday night was pretty mellow. Scott and Kim came over for a few beers, and we decided to have a fire in the backyard. It was really cold that night, but the fire helped keep the chill off. I took a few pictures of them sitting around the fire...
Yesterday was a beautiful day, much warmer than Friday! Darcy spent his day painting both concrete steps and the basement of the house, and building rails on the front step. I stayed in and cleaned ..fun fun! I was thinking, last year on the same weekend everyone was rockin' out at the Stones concert in Moncton, and I was home cleaning! Next year, I have got to do something better! Last night Jana came over and we had another fire outside. It was a much warmer evening, so we stayed out pretty late. It was another mellow night, but we had lots of laughs.

So, that's about it! I think I've raved on long enough. Today Darcy is putting sod out front beside the new step, and I get to finish cleaning...I'm procrastinating! I took a few pictures of the step this morning, so I figured I'd put them on....

I can't wait to get the siding on the front of the house! That'll be this coming weekend...I'll probably post more then! Take care everyone! Hope you all enjoy your long weekend!

Liss