Fido Swimfest!

August 23rd, 2015

Today the Urbana city pool is allowing dogs to come swim for free in the pools as it is closing for the year, this is the second annual event. 

Jessie got in the water and didn't mind the kiddy pool but wasn't all that crazy about the deep pool. Deanna wonders if it is because the water is so clear and she can see the bottom. I'm thinking next weekend I am going to take her kayaking again, we will see if she still has the same interest n jumping in the lake again. :)

Before she got wet!

Happy Anniversary!

August  9th, 2015

Well today makes 35 years since we got married! Seems so quick.

Today we are going to venture over to Marble Head Lighthouse. They were giving tours but I forgot it was on Saturday and not Sunday :-/. When we arrived it wasn't too busy but before we left it was hopping. The waves were pretty active.

Jessie wanted in the water but when I took her out on the rocks and she got splashed by the waves she wasn't so impressed :)

On the way home Jessie got tired of riding

Her debut at Marble Head

Maumee Bay

August 8th, 2015

We made our first trip to Maumee Bay in Oregon Ohio to the State Park. We came here for our Anniversary of 35 years! Beautiful weather and we had no rain and temps were low 80's most of the time. Maumee Bay Park is laid out like the fingers of your hand with a cul-de-sac  at each end. We were on one of these cul-de-sac' s  with a pond on the back side of us. We opted to pull in towards the pond so we could see it in the morning rather than the neighbors rv.
     The beach is only about a mile away by road or a little less if you take the bike trail. This weekend the beach's have a algae bloom alert so not many swimmers but a few.

Saw lots of deer  and even saw one doe with 4 fawns. That was weird, the ranger suspects she may have adopted 2 of them if maybe the mother was killed.

While there I did a little metal detecting on the beach, that was a flop. Think I found .12c. Ohio grooms and sifts their beaches to probably keep glass and crap out but in the mean time they get all the good stuff..
Jessie wasn't allowed on the beach which was just as well since we wouldn't let her get in the water with the algae warnings.

Jessie Graduates!

July 28th, 2015

We today is graduation from obedience school for Jess. She has done great this last 8 weeks and we are so proud of her. :)

 

Her next school will start in September. 

Jessica and horseback riding

July 16th, 2015

Well finally Jessica (grand daughter) and I got to go horseback riding! Last year we were scheduled to go and the night before she broke her ankle :(. This year was much better, we went to the Spotted Horse Ranch in Hocking Hills. There were only 4 riders including ourselves so a very personal ride.  We had an awesome time, they have some water buffalo, deer and goats there with several Ginny hens. The ride was only about an hour and we were scheduled for 2 hours but all the rain they had recently there washed out a lot of the trails. Jess rode like a pro, steering the horse where ever she wanted it to go. After the ride we grabbed some lunch and made a quick stop to see Ash cave then headed home! Wonderful to spend some one on one with this sweetheart of a child! One the the most caring considerate persons in the world, we love her to no end. 

And then the day was done! Sleep well little beauty!

Thanks for being you sweetheart! We love you!

Happy Birthday America

July 4th, 2015 Saturday

We are in Elkhart Indiana visiting our friends Terry and Dale and fur kids Butterscotch and Duchess. We came over on the 2nd to just get away for a few days. While here we did NOTHING! Was a great chance to take it easy and visit. We sat around the campfire until mosquito's chased us in.

The ride over was fantastic, no wind and the motor-home drove wonderful, our fuel mileage is up from last time but we did not tow the car this time. Jessie has decided she prefers the couch down while traveling so she has more room. Easy fix to make her feel safe.

Saturday night was full of fireworks we were able to just watch though the windshield as there were at leave 4 sets going off in all different directions! Pretty neat displays. Jessie at first was a little nervous but soon because comfortable with the annoying noise. 

Next planned outing is to Maumee State Park for a few days next month.We have not been there before and wanted to be up by the lake.

First day of school for Jessie

June 16, 2015 Tuesday

Today was Jessie's first day of school!

We worked with her all week a couple times a day on sitting by hand commands and shaking hands. At school when she arrived there were probably a dozen other dogs and a bunch were barking and carrying on and Jess was excited but didn't bark. After about 10 minutes most of the dogs settled down once the class started.....just like kids! Lol. Jess got to show her new skills to the teacher who was very happy and she got a couple new homework assignments for this week. This week she is learning heel, come command and heel and wait command.