Easter Sunday Hike 2013

On Easter Sunday morning we hiked the Confluence View trail from the lava cliffs down to the Virgin River. Part of the trail goes through the old city dump, which was interesting! We checked the iPhone for nearby geocaches but didn't really hunt for any. The weather was perfect - low 70s, sunny, the lightest of breezes.  The dogs were able to be off-leash and were sooooooo happy! They got in the river, got dirty and muddy, climbed rocks, chased lizards, and generally had a great time.

Mr. Mamie and Copper along the trail.

Mamie and Peanut at the trailhead.

 Doggies on the shore of the river - they both ended up wet and muddy!

See the little mountain goat? That's 'lil Peanut - she's a great rock scrambler!

HAPPY EASTER!

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

Geocaching 3/15/13

I'm still miserable with sinus stuff... UGH.  We did manage to load up the car with recycling and dogs this morning and head into the BigTown. Recyclables got dropped off and then we took the dogs to "their" park. BIG DAY for Peanut - she actually got in the little pond!  A "yoot" who's often there with his mom and dogs is always happy to throw the ball for Peanut, and today he tricked her into the pond by - yes, tossing her ball into it! Why didn't we ever think of that?!  For the rest of the time we were there Peanut was willing to put her paws in and take a few little drinks, and she went after the ball in the middle of the (tiny) pond a second time.  We're pretty happy about this development, as the warm (hot!) months are arriving and it will be much better for Peanut if she's willing to get in the cool water at the park.

Most of the day was spent doing laundry, reorganizing some stuff in our bedroom closet, and completing other random tasks.  Niece was here for a good part of the day, and when we took her home around 6:30 p.m. we decided to check out some nearby caches.  There is a fishing pond between our neighborhood and that of the Igors', so we stalked around there a bit - lots of "muggles," so we decided to return another time (and besides, I was only wearing purple Crocs on my feet and wasn't up for any real tromping around).

Mr. Mamie located another possibility near the intersection with the highway, so we went the extra tenth of a mile to check it out.  It turned out to be close to this sign, which is slightly nostalgic for me because before Wombat and GolfDad officially moved here, they parked their 42 foot "house car" (as Nephew used to call it) here on a couple of occasions while visiting.  We had some fun times at the picnic table when Niece was barely a year old and Nephew was a kindergartener!  Anyway, here's the sign:

Isn't the sky pretty?

The cache, called Locate, was a quick and easy find.  From the cache site I turned to the northeast and got this photo:

I love the light at this time of day!

Only two more days left of Spring Break.... :(

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

Geocaching 3/12/13

Yesterday wasn't very exciting. Mr. Mamie spent most of the day at the office, and I had a big assignment to work on for one of my classes.  We didn't head out for any fun until 4:00 p.m.

After doing a couple of work errands for Mr. Mamie, we decided to just try one "virtual" cache before taking the GeoPups to the dog park.  The Washington City History Lesson  is close to Mr. Mamie's offfice, so we checked it out - very interesting! I've driven by it hundreds of times but never stopped to look at the statues and read the information.

 Getting a history lesson while geocaching.

I saw this video on the Geocaching.com blog the other day and thought it was really cool.

That about sums up the day... here's what the doggies did while Dad was gone and Mom was glued to the computer:

And now it's time for me to get back to work on my assignments, otherwise there will be NO MORE FUN during this break!

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

New Tent

We recently got a new tent, and finally managed to set aside some time to plan a camping trip.  So we spent Sunday afternoon making sure all was well with the tent and basically getting our act together to be ready to take off on the first day of Fall Break this week (which is still three days away, boo).  Here are a few photos of tent prep in the front yard...

 

Getting it laid out in the grass.

 

Annnnnnnd it's UP! This is before putting the fly on over the top.

 

Tall enough for a six-footer.

 Some people are lazier than others.

 

Look Peanut, Copper's in... you can go in, too!

 

OK, doggies are in with Mom.

 

Yes Copper, we really are going to all sleep in here!

Presumably the next photos will be from the actual camping trip!

 

 

 

 

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

Mollita Dogita

Molly left us today to go over the Rainbow Bridge.  From the little puppy I adopted from the Berkeley Animal Shelter on December 4, 1997 to a grand old lady until she took her last morning nap on the cool tile of the hall floor, she was an amazing companion.  Molly traveled tens of thousands of miles with me on adventures throughout California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.  She was at my side in my first year of teaching and in the 14 years since.  She lived in five different homes with me, and hid from the vacuum cleaner in every one.  It was a good life, and she left peacefully here at home in her own time and in her own way.

We love you, MollyPollyWollyDog... your brothers Henry and Scoutie, your friends Emma and Nakita, your cousins Rusty and Roxy, and most importantly Grandma Wombat are all waiting for you on the other side.

 

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

Read Aloud

A couple of weeks ago I brought home a book one of my guided reading groups was reading in class - Borreguita and the Coyote.   There were several funny things in it that I wanted to share with Mr. Mamie.

As he sat in the recliner reading it aloud, Copper climbed up to listen... *clearly* the dog of a first grade teacher!

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

Nearly Wordless Wednesday 12/29/10

 

Even the "dog pantry" is full-to-overflowing right now!

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

Four-footed Food Bank

This is something to think about in tough times and as the holidays approach. Please help animals in need! Click on the link to an interesting story in the LA Times.

Food bank for the four-footed - latimes.com

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~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

Nearly Wordless Wednesday 11/10/10 - Pillow Dog Bliss

Mr. Mamie sent me an email the other day that said the following: "This morning YOUR dog pushed the pillow until it was on your lap desk and then went and laid down all comfy like."

That's my doggie!

~Mamie "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!" (Hunter S. Thompson)

Marvelous Molly

Scout the Wonder Beagle

Saturday is Dog Day

Here's what the Mamie and Igor family dogs looked like this November Saturday:

Scoutie in the sun.

Molly at the door.

Roxy at rest.

Manic Max.

Hot dog!

While searching for something else, I cam across this "real HOT dog" on the interwebz, and just had to share him!

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Laprador Lounging

There was a comment about the picture "Beagle at Rest" wondering if Laprador would get equal billing... well, here she is! This picture is a few years old, but it doesn't show her now-gray face (she's kinda vain about that). She's all settled in with a blankie and pillow (courtesy of Niece), ready for a nap. Only one dog bed in the picture, because this was taken at the old house, before Beagle appeared on the scene.

BTW, "Laprador" is a Labrador that can *almost* fit in your lap!

Relaxation

Beagle at rest...