The Trio

Over the weekend I was back with Winnie, Comet, and Sprocket. The little black one is the boy that puked everywhere last time from something he got into. This time it was smooth sailing. It was supposed to be about a week long and it would have been a nice paycheck but after it was trimmed down, I was OK with it. I had forgotten how hard the bed is, ugh. Since the bedroom is upstairs, it's also very warm. Being an older home, the AC doesn't quite reach all areas. There was a fan which helped (a little). This is the place that also has the weird shower set up with only a handheld shower head and a very slanted wall. Oh, and they reseeded the back yard so I have to take them out front on a leash to go to the bathroom. Winnie is very reactive to other dogs so she can't be walked. I feel bad for her and she is on meds but still, walking is so important for a dog. I take the little ones out together and once a day they get a spin around the block.

Other than that I've been doing a lot of yard work. We had our handyman pull out a shrub, that was very pretty but taking over way too much. I was surprised he was able to get it out roots and all but he did! I was able to get behind it to get to weeds and grass that I have not been able to in over 10 years. I also took out a yellow Spurge plant which is too close to a tree. I don't remember what it's called but it has purple leaves and pretty white/pink flowers in the spring. It grows so fast and then sends runners everywhere. I've applied weed killer to some of the runners but now that the shrub is gone, I can let the tree fill in a bit; hopefully a controlled fill! One runner was coming up through the Spurge so that's why it wasn't doing very well. It came out in chunks so I'm going to put them out front.  A lot of plants (on the rock side) just aren't making it and I don't know why. Hopefully the Spurge will like it. 

I've been feeling pretty overwhelmed with all that needs to be done, mostly outside. It's no one's fault, it's just the way it is.  There is always something being neglected when I'm working another area and even though I'm home more, I feel like I'm losing a grip on things. Since I refuse to pay someone 20 or more an hour to pull weeds, I'll just have to put my head down and keep going.