I'm back!!

And I have a request...if you choose to do so.  If you're signed into your Google account I can see your name when you comment...thanks Jessie!  But if not, then it just says anonymous.  I love when I get comments...so I really want to know who's leaving them.  If you would add your name to the comment that would mean alot...thanks!!

So what's been going on!

Well, our Caesar has been suffering from itching and when I say itching, I mean constantly...he has pulled out his hair, he's chewed on his tail so much that it's bare...he's left areas of bleeding all over his skin because it itches so much.  I've given both the puppies a flea treatment, just in case.  Tho, Brutus isn't itching at all!!  Well, one day I couldn't stand to see him suffer anymore...he was so miserable.  So I called the Vet and they had just had a cancellation and could I come in....YES!  Well, while our Caesar was on the table...I saw a tiny thing move on his skin...and honestly I didn't think it was a flea because it was so small...but the doctor said that was exactly what it was!  The doctor said he's just hyper sensitive to fleas. So he got a shot to relieve the itching and medicine to take for a week for itching.  We got a refill for the medicine for his bad back.  Plus he wants him on NexGard Flea Treatment Chews from May through December because those are the best on the market...which you can't order from Chewy without a prescription...which come out to cost about $30 per tablet!!  So, we left with two prescriptions, two NexGard Chews (one for Caesar and one for Brutus - tho Brutus isn't itching) and an appointment to come back in six weeks for a recheck on his back.  So after we paid about $350...we left!  This photo is on our way to see the doctor,  I know he looks pretty good in this photo, but most of the damage is where he can reach...his sides, belly and tail.   I'm glad to say, he's doing so much better...everything is starting to heal and his hair is coming back.  I love these dogs so much...obviously!! 

My beautiful purple fuchsia is trying to make a comeback after the Dark-eyed Junco debacle.  It still looks awful, but it has several buds on it and lots of leaf sprouts.  So here's hoping!! 

We've had lots of birds bringing their babies to our feeders.  This was a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers.  A mother and daughter.  

You can tell the difference between males and females this way.

They, of course, love my homemade suet and mom would take some and feed it to her baby.  I love watching that.  The baby is the one with the paler crown...sometimes the babies crown looks like a mohawk...so cute!!

Speaking of birds...these things are the bane of my existence right now.

These are Band-tailed Pigeons!!  They come to my feeders in groups...we've had over 20 of these things on our feeders and they eat EVERYTHING!!  I've use to say that all birdies are welcome at my feeders, but that has changed!!  These are such a nuisance...all the other birds leave if they are around!

I've been looking at thrift store for jeans and fabric stores for yardage because I use denim in my journals...no luck.  Every pair of jeans and yardage that I've found is now a blend not 100% cotton and that just doesn't have the same look as real denim...plus it's stretchy!  So, of course, I've been complaining to anyone who will listen...and guess what happened!!  My friend, and Thursday Gurl, Kathy brought me a whole grocery bag of old jeans and pieces of denim...the 100% cotton type!!!

I guess the squeaky wheel really does get the grease.  Thank you so much Kathy!!!

I recently had my drivers license renewed.  I wanted to update it to the Enhanced License...so I brought all the required paperwork...I thought.  When I got to the window I gave her my birth certificate, proof of residency, etc. and was told that I could not get the Enhanced Drivers License because my paperwork did not match my birth certificate.  WHAT?  I will have to go through the process again but I must bring a marriage certificate.  Has anyone had this happen.  Then I heard some on the Internet about the SAVE Act that has passed the House and is now with the Senate.  It states that the name on your birth certificate must match your voter registration card!  I don't know all the ins and outs of the SAVE Act...but it would seem that I will be ineligible to vote!  Just seemed strange that these two things happened at the same time.

Well, that's it for now.  Hope you are all having a great summer!! (Personally, I can't wait for Fall)