Merry Blogmas

On Christmas morning we packed up and headed out to celebrate at the cousins' by Tampa.  The day was really nice so we scooted around on the golf cart and picked grapefruits and tangerines at Mary and Pat's and that really made everybody hungry.  At least everyone ate alot. We feasted on pork and sauerkraut, salmon, and all the fixings.  We even had homemade fruit cake all the way from Aunt Barbara's in Minnesota.  We couldn't have any but we heard it was actually good.  I thought a fruit cake was a person, like mama.  I never knew you could eat it.

Then we played and played with Spike and Joey and we were really tired so we all went to bed.  It got really windy during the nite and so the next day was not very nice.  Our people left us while they went exploring Anna Maria Island about 25 miles away.  It is a really cool little island with white sand and big beaches but it was a little too cool for skinny dipping.  Its a good thing cause we can't include that in the blog without a BEWARE warning.

So it was a really nice holiday and we were really tired when we got home yesterday afternoon.  Back to work around here, now where were we?  Happy tails, Mojo

PS, that's Spike watching a table leg, something he does for hours and hours.  I think he's a fruit cake.

Sodbusters

Forty-seven palms are now planted in the backyard along the fence line.  It was slow going cause all the sod had to be taken up before the plants could go in the ground.  We actually have a pix of mama working as a sodbuster.  You may want to save this one because this will probably never happen again. She was full of dirt, scratches and bites.  Dada did the heavy work with the shovel while mama pulled the sod up. This took a few days but the weather has been so nice here that we were able to play and run around the whole time they were out planting and/or busting.

So we have another Christmas surprise, hoping you can connect to the link below.  That's dada dancing. We are so proud of his moves.  I am not sure when they practiced or where they even got the outfits. They must be saving them for Christmas Day.  Christmas disco is back!!!  Happy Holidays and Happy tails, DeDe   PS-that's cousin Mary and Pat in the video with mama and dada, they're really good!!!

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What About Bob?

Yesterday we started the day by going to the flea market to see Bob.  Bob sells plants and we had ordered palms from him and we had to pick them up at the flea market on Friday morning.  The flea market is about half hour away.  Bob sells them at a great price and we needed lots of them to go along the fence in the back yard.  Since we are not allowed to do our business in the house, we would like some privacy in the back yard.  Is that asking too much?   We got 38 in the trailer.  It was slow going home.

Then Mama was out this morning again and we just had a feeling she would be scoping out garage sales.  It is Saturday and that's the day the signs appear.  Anyway, she found a moving sale and it was swarming with people at 8 on a Saturday morning.  What is wrong with these people?  Don't they know Sat mornings are for sleeping in.  When mama stopped, she saw two ceiling fans in boxes never opened.  These were the exact ones she saw at Lowes and really liked.  The owner wanted $150 for both but dada thought that was too much so he told mama to go back and offer $100 for both and the guy took it!!!  And so mama checked Lowes' website after she bought them and they were selling the exact same fans for $150 each so she saved $200 in less than an hour of being out of bed this morning.  She is amazing!!!!  And she tells dada how lucky he is all the time.  I don't think he would call it luck, more like stuck.  Happy tails, Mojo

Don't Fence Me In

Its been a cool couple of days here, lots of warnings about citrus freezing.  Who cares?  What's a citrus anyway?

Anyway, dada finally got the fence out of the stump and got the stump out of the backyard.  Then there was lots and lots of discussion about what kind of fence to put back there and it had to be done quickly because without a fence, we are GONE.  At least I am, Mojo is such a scarity cat, she would just run back into the house.  After lots of talking, blah blah blah, they finally decided just to put back the chain link fence.  I could have made that decision in about 2 minutes but again, no one asked me.  So one side is done, the other side should be done tomorrow, that side will have a gate so with any luck it will be left open for an easy get away.  Where I would go, I have no idea.

I was in the car the other day minding my Ps & Qs and saw the map folded incorrectly.  If mama could ever fold a map, it would be a miracle.  Anyway, I was really bored so I thought I would give it a try and as you can see, I got a little frustrated and ate the middle. It wasn't bad, kinda tasted like chicken.  Happy tails, DeDe

Bye Bye Bougainvillea

Now we are working on the backyard.  One pix is out back on the corner of the fence next to our neighbor's house.  The bougainvillea growing there looked like it had never been trimmed and was about 20 feet across and 15 feet high.  It had lots of nice flowers but we knew it needed to come down.  Problem is it is full of thorns.  Dada is full of scratches and cuts, mama not so much. After seeing Dr. Oz talk about the top 10 ear wax warning signs, she was pretty busy. The next pix shows how a tree trunk next to the bougainvillea grew right threw the chain link fence.  Wonder how we're going to get that out.  Oh well, not my problem.

Then there's Keith and his live-in girlfriend's son, Jimmy.  We found them on Craigslist of course. They came over to get the aluminum shades from the linae out back along with the gutters dada pulled off the house and a satelite dish off the top of the house.  They can get money for the aluminum I guess.  Keith really needs it, he goes thru women like water.  He was telling us that his live-in girlfriend is really not his girlfriend at all, she just won't leave.  He has a new girlfriend now.  I didn't think a guy could have more than one girlfriend at a time.

Our Auntie Anita in Minnesota said they got a foot of snow yesterday and if we had to go out there to do our business, we would get lost for sure.  I'm getting a box ready to send DeDe back to find out right now. Happy tails and stay warm up north.  Mojo

Before and After

The front yard landscaping is coming along nicely, I think there are plenty of places to do our business out there and it will blend right in. We helped pick out the rock with that in mind. That's between me and Mojo.

Dada is so happy when he is shoveling. Why is he so happy when he shovels rock? This is a mystery to me and Mojo.

Anyway, there is a pix of the front of the house when we bought it last January and a pix of the front of the house now after Dada got done shoveling and Mama came out from hiding. If shoveling is so much fun, why does she always hide? People don't make any sense.

Keith the junk recycler came and picked up the old stove and dishwasher today. We still have a toilet Dada pulled out of a bathroom in the garage if anyone is interested in that and you definitely need a blowtorch and gas mask to clean that bad boy up. Happy tails, Dede

The Price is Right

Mama really likes garage sales, yard sales, estate sales, moving sales, anything sitting outside that isn't fastened down seems to really get her attention.  The other morning she was going out for her run and Dada got real worried because she was gone for at least 5 minutes longer than usual.  Anyway, she finally limped back and yelled at Dada, get the trailer, get the trailer, I found the most greatest yard sale and they are holding all kinds of stuff for us.  The last time I saw her this happy was when she found some M&Ms in the bottom of her purse.  Anyway, Dada hooked up the trailer and they came back with it full.  Didn't see anything for me.  Again.  Dada asked Mama why she went to a sale and she told Dada she didn't want to go but when she saw it her feet just went that way. I think she has a problem.

And if its not garage sales, then its Craigs list, Mama is forever looking for stuff for the house on there.  She never looks for dog stuff, just house stuff . WTF???  Anywho, she found a stove, microwave, and dishwasher just like the ones in Minnesota and what a deal.  Bob, who was selling the appliances buys foreclosured homes and sometimes has extra stuff when he remodels.  He told us that after this next remodel, he is leaving for the Phillipines because he just wants to disappear.  I didn't know that people disappear there, I wonder if dogs do too?  Then I think DeDe should get on the next plane.  Kind of cool here again, I'm going back to bed. Happy tails, Mojo

PS - anyone want a free nasty stove and dishwasher, come with lots of steel wool or a blow torch.

Tres Trees

Its been a busy week here with all the landscaping.  This is pretty boring for me because I don't do anything except sit on the couch and look outside while Dada is out there digging holes or pulling stuff out of the ground.  I am not sure why he takes stuff out just to put other stuff in.   If he asks me, I'll mention he might want to leave everything alone and save himself some work.  I'm waiting for him to ask me.

Early in the week we had 3 big trees delivered and installed.  Mama asked the guys who came if she could get a picture for her "diary".  These guys mostly spoke Spanish and she thought blog was too complicated to explain.  They really didn't know what to think of this, I don't think anyone ever asked them for a picture before.

Today some guys are coming to put some curbing around the trees and then Dada will start working on a patio out front.  It will sure look different here from when we came.  I wonder if we can put a couple of paw prints in the patio cement.  I think I'll sneak out and do that and if Dada gets mad, I'll just blame little miss perfect Mojo. I would love to see her get yelled at.

We have some really light carpet in the house and Dada bought this really loud thing for Mama to clean it.  I hide under the bed when she gets that thing out and Mojo runs from room to room to get away from it.  I guess its called a vacuum and I never saw Mama use one of those things before.  She doesn't really like it, in Minnesota she uses this thing called a broom or as Dada says, her transportation.  Not sure what that means either but Mama just waves a finger at him when he says that.  Happy tails, DeDe

PS, kind of cool today, mid 60s, I need to find my blanket.