July 4th 2009

Sadie was running with the big dogs this weekend when Chris brought up his black lab and his girlfriend, Alexandra brought Kori, her chocolate lab. Sadie was so enthralled with the dogs that she could be let off her leash and not even think of running away. She stayed right in our yard following Kori around and making a pest out of herself. Unfortunately after they left we let her off her leash and she immediately bolted as fast as she could across the road and over to the neighbor’s house. So today the fence was completed (except for making the gates) and she can have the run of part of the backyard. She loved it and couldn’t believe that she was free! She ran like lightening around the yard, swam in both the pond and the fountain, and generally had a ball! The fence will be a lifesaver to Don and I who have been taking her out on a leash at 6 in the morning, almost every hour and a half and late at night. Just opening the door and letting her out will be so much easier than those 15 minute sessions where she gets distracted by anything that moves that she forgot what she was doing outside. This should help tremendously with her housebreaking too.

It was so nice to have Chris home. He was such a help getting the posts for the fence all in place, wiring my landscape lighting and washing and waxing dad’s truck. He is such a wonderful son!

This was a great week to get things done. The pond area finally came together when Don and Tim finished added dirt and mulch and I got all the plants in. it looks wonderful out there. In the first picture Scott carried up the cement rabbit and put it by the hydrangea and lilies.  The last picture shows the Russian sage and a yellow squash and zucchini squash that I planted.  The middle two pictures are of the herb garden. Isn’t the lavender divine!!



Saturday night it was off to Ellicottville to see the Buffalo Philharmonic play on the ski slope of Holiday Valley. It was a great concert with fireworks afterwards!