Daisypath Anniversary tickers

Daisypath Anniversary tickers

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Splints Reflections

Dear Family,

My parents took me to get this hard plastic thing put on my entire leg.  I hear them say I have a broken toe, but I really don't feel any pain so I'm a little confused.  I really don't like this splint thing.  I have tried to chew it off a couple times now, and each attempt has been thwarted.  First, my mom wrapped me up in duck tape and then signed it like a cast.  She was smiling during this, along with my shorter friend, Cole, but I was not too enthused.



I did not like the duck tape.  In fact, I chewed it all off the night after she did this.  Little did I know what this would lead to…my first experience with the cone of shame.  I've heard my doggie friends whisper about this, but had no idea what it really meant.

Well now I know.  This thing sucks!  When they slide it on over my head, my heart just sinks and I become very sad.

I am so unhappy about this cone of shame, I can't even look at the camera.  I'm sorry, I know I'm usually a more cheerful part of the family.  But right now, I'm not feeling very cheerful.


On the bright side, though, I am getting a whole lot more peanut butter in my diet!  I love peanut butter, just like my mom.  I think I could eat entire jars of it in one sitting.  They limit me to just one kong a day, though.  I think they're watching my figure, since I'm not getting any exercise these days.  

Hopefully my broken toe will be fixed soon.  I love you, and thanks for listening.  Please remember me in your doggie prayers!

Love,
Maudie

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Splint Day!

Maude got her splint put on a couple days ago, and the poor thing is essentially a peg leg now.  We have considered getting her an eye patch just to complete the pirate look.  Instead, however, her Auntie Caroline sent her a box of goodies that happened to arrive on Splint Day!  Perfect timing, Auntie, thank you so much!  As you can see Maude is donning her flower power, and enjoying some new toys to distract her from chewing her leg :)  



She's still such a gorgeous gimp, isn't she?  :)

When we take her outside, we put an IV bag over her foot to keep it dry.  Keeping this thing dry for 4 weeks will be no small feat in a rainforest!

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Maude: fractured and hairy!

Maude is still processing the news she just heard from the vet: A splint.  For four weeks.  Poor girl has a fractured toe.


Time for the summer shed!

Sunday, June 22, 2014

New Paint

We had our house painted!  It went from being old, not-so-pretty brown to nice, sharp "Old Navy Blue" with "Rosemary Sprig" trim.  We're pleased with the results!


Scraped and primed.


We like this look much better.

Lookin' good, old home!

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Lew & Val's Summer Visit

The last time Lew & Val visited was our first December in Juneau, when it was very cold and dark.  This time, they got to enjoy some longer spells of daylight and sunshine.  Yahoo!

We hung out in Juneau for a couple days, and then hopped on the ferry to Haines, Alaska.  We drove the "Golden Triangle" route from Haines to Skagway, via Haines Junction and Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory of Canada.  From Skagway, we took the ferry back to Juneau.  Thankfully, we had nice weather the whole way!

Brian and Lew take a little hike to explore on a roadside stop.

Million Dollar Falls hike






This was Maude's first trip out of Juneau.  She thinks Canada is fun!




Aspen trees galore through Canada!

Swans floating in the lake

Across this bridge, we found an old Native American cemetery.



Remnants of old housing for bridge builders from long ago.

Maude loved to swim in any water she saw.

"Maude, go get Grandman & Grandpa!"  (happy to run around to find her new friends)




Maude's first hotel stay at a dog-friendly hotel.


Roadtripping is tiring.

Thankful to have the truck to keep Maude comfortable.

A little fun around the house in our last couple days together.

                                      
Thank you for coming to see us!



Sunday, June 8, 2014

Our SUP guide, Laurie

I forgot to put up this photo of our instructor, Laurie.  She was great and made me feel comfortable in the open water, so I wanted to be sure to honor her.  She moved to Maui after working in advertising in New York City for 12 years.  I was thankful to have her as our guide.  Even though we were total beginners, she made us feel like we looked like this instead (HA!):  https://www.gabbyandlaird.com/fitness/ground-based-training-paddle-boarding





Was "SUP"

Brian and I took a morning to drive to South Maui for a stand-up paddle board lesson, in Makena Bay. We had a blast!  Our guide, Laurie, took all these photos on her snazzy little waterproof go-pro type of camera and emailed them to us.  Fun times!


A sea turtle followed us for a good portion of our time on the water!