Adventure!

As we have mentioned Lady's parents have moved closer. Instead of a 9 hour drive it is about an hour and a half. They are very slowly settling into the new house. 

Lady and Man had to go help them with more unpacking stuff. (At the rate they are going it will be 2 years before they are moved in fully.) Because their was thunder in the forecast and Lee is not on drugs, we got to go too! 

Phod don't get sick in the car! 

Hailey was beside her self excited! 

There was so much to sniff and so much to do. We were very good pups and Grammie wasn't even mad when Lee pooped on the floor. Fortunately Lee (who had just been outside and pooped not 5 minutes before) went to the furnace room and not on the carpet. 

I'll get the door for you.

Apparently we haven't unpacked the dog water bowl yet. 

Glad my chair made the move.

So happy to be here! 

Moving is hard work! 

No Mischief Monday - The BEST Day - by Lee

Oh my pals, the best thing happened. After 87 million years I got to see my Grammie, oh and the Big Guy too. Aunt C and her family came too. I love them all, but my Grammie is one of my very favourite people. I was beside myself when she came in. I needed to give her 87 million years of kisses.

Grammie and the Big Guy have moved closer. I will get to see them more. Lady says we can't go to their rental, we have to wait until like February 2021 until their new house is built to visit their home.

I am the happiest girl ever.

There was a tiny mischief. Phod was a little rude to Tendra, our grandparents dog, when she came in. The Man had to speak to him, but then he was fine.  

Thankful Thursday - Thanks Big Guy

Lady's bratty behaviour has been rewarded.

Her dad (aka the Big Guy) said in a group text that the books he ordered for our human cousins were to be delivered that day. The Lady said that there were no presents coming to her. Aunt C pointed out the presents weren't for her, they were for the kids. The Lady said, then Lee and Phod should be getting a package.

3 days later a parcel from Amazon arrived.

We were very excited to find 3 new toys in it.

Thanks Big Guy - Now we have new toys to rip up so Lady has more to clean to help fill her time!

Phoddy and The Big Guy

On Tuesday, I wrote that Phod is really a Lady's boy. While he is very attached to me, there is another human he is just as attached to. He LOVES my dad aka the Big Guy. I captured a few pictures of them together. 

Mischief Monday - Road Trip to a Storm

Greetings from Point Clark!

On Saturday, we got up very, very early, and got into the car with Lady. We knew it was going to be fun even if she didn't give us breakfast. This with his anti-nausea meds meant Phod did not throw up!

Ok, being in the car was not that fun. We were in it for 87 million hours (Editor's Note 8.5 hours and we covered about 740 km/560mi).

Hailey sat up most of the drive there

But then we finally got here to visit Grammie, the Big Guy and their dog Tendra. 

It was fun, until the thunderstorm came. The one during the day was less stressful. Lee found the perfect place to hide. 

 It was the one at night that caused the mischief.

A very heavily medicated Lee thought the only safe place in the house was in bed with Grammie. Since that couldn't happen, Lady ended up in the living room, with all the lights on, and music playing. Lady had to spray Lee with water to get her to stop digging the wall. (Lady felt very bad about this, but one squirt seemed to stop. Lee and she was able to sleep in the hall).  Lady slept on the couch from 1-3, in her bed from 3-4:30, and then everyone was up for a bit a 4:30 (that may have been Tendra's fault). Finally, we were able to sleep until 8. Needless to say, we had a fairly quiet, nappy day yesterday.

Lee trying to get to Grammie's room

Phod not sure what is going on in the middle of the night

 There is suppose to be another thunderstorm tonight. Lady hopes we can work it out so if Lee needs to she can just sleep with Grammie.

The Beach

For Canadian Thanksgiving, we went to visit the Lady's parents. Their front yard is Lake Huron. We had a great time playing on the beach.

Here is Hailey, in the brief moments she was allowed off leash (technically no dogs are allowed on the beach without a leash . . . when she went to the neighbours, she was back on leash).

While Precious did not make the journey, the Lady's parents have a lot of balls for their dog Tendra, so Phod had something to play with. 

She may have been on leash, but Lee still had some fun bouncing in the water along the shore. 

Lady's dad had Phod and Tendra on a rotating ball throwing system. 

Tendra had a blue ball and Phod had an orange one. It amused Lady that they knew whose was whose and never went after the others.

 Tendra and Phod

Happy Thanksgiving! A Family Adventure

To all our Canadian pals we wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving. May your day be filled with love, laughter and plenty to eat. 

We are spending this Thanksgiving 750 km away from home with the Lady's parents. 

Our adventure started on the 4th, when we got up at stupid o'clock (4:30 am), went for a walk and by 5:30 we were in the car for the long, long drive. We stopped 3 times. Phod was never sick in the car (yay) and 8 hours and 45 minutes we were at the former cottage, now a house. 

On the drive down

Are we there yet?

 We have been very busy here:

Taking Grandma's chair

Supervising the Big Guy's nap

Catching up with their dog Tendra

Supervising the Big Guy some more

Allowing Lady to sit in Lee's favourite chair

Helping make the stuffing

Being worried we may be about to get in trouble for helping make the stuffing

Helping the Lady and Big Guy with genealogy.

We hope there is some turkey for all our hard work!  

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Teaser Tuesday - Part of the Adventure

Today we join Angel Sammy in a teaser Tuesday.

Here is a picture from one of the places the Lady and Man visited while we were in jail:

Do you know where it is?

Lady will share more about her adventures starting later in the week. She is trying to catch up on life and trying to get into the time zone!

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People were kind enough to ask how the Big Guy was doing - he is doing well. It is a very slow process for the physical recovery, but he is getting there!  Thanks for asking!

Happy Birthday Big Guy (and an update)

Today is my Dad, aka the Big Guy's 65th birthday. 26 days ago, there was a 1% chance that we would be celebrating today. It is not the party we had planned, at my house with friends and family and hamburgers and beer, but we will make do with party hats and banners, a feeding tube and FaceTime and the phone so friends and family can 'visit'.

Dad continues to make very small steps forward, but the journey to full recovery is expected to take about 2 years. There is some hope he may be home for Christmas, but time will tell. There are going to be some small setbacks and unexpected things on this path, but we are at least able to go through the woods now.

Happy Birthday Daddie! Next year let's have 2 cakes to make up for the one you missed this year.

I know I shared this picture earlier this year, but it totally captures my dad pre-anyersum. 

A Big Guy Update

My Dad (whose beard has been removed because it was
medically necessary) and Maggie

First, thank you to everyone in Blogville for your kind words and support during my father's illness. Blogville is truly a wonderful place.

People have been asking questions about my dad aka the Big Guy and I thought since it is 2 weeks since he survived an abdominal aorta aneurysm, it was a good time for an update. There has been a number of ups and downs in the past 2 weeks (and we know this will continue). He has had pneumonia (which he may have had before this), and his heart has done some crazy dancing and needed to be shocked back to a regular rhythm. There have been a few other things, but he is continuing to take baby steps forward. His doctor says there is an 80% chance he will be barbecuing next summer.

At best he has a very long road to recovery with weeks/months more of hospital care. It is a time we are blessed to have our imperfect Canadian health care system. My father's care is free and will continue as long as he needs it. We don't have to worry about what is and isn't covered by an insurance plan.

Thank you again for all your POTP, my family can feel all your love and support. If you could send just a little more, we would greatly appreciate it.