Slowing Down A Little

The school year is just about out for A&E.  Most of their testing is done.  Final lacrosse games have been played.  (Ashleigh still has one All Seniors All Stars game on June 11 though).  They have had their banquets and are coasting along enjoying life.  I thought the picture of Mocha flomped by the pool was a good representative picture.

Had a good relaxing day today.  The pool is open and clean and no major work needs to be done on it.  Today the water temp hit 82º.  I did a little cleaning but mostly laid out and sweated and read the newspaper.  We did have a minor catastrophe though - one of our nice outdoor stools rusted through.  No one was hurt but the chair portion separated from the legs.  The other 4 look OK.  I can't remember where we got them despite scouring my warranty folders.  Had to be Lowes or Home Depot but I don't see them online.  I did fill the Tiki torches with oil.  They have a little spout thingy that slides over the bottle now.  It looks like a scene from Survivor at night out there when we fire them up.

Earlier I went to the pet store and found that we were eligible for a free 30 pound bag of food (buy 10 get one free).  That was nice walking out of there with a nice big bag for nothing.  Of course that bag will last us about a week...  (ha ha - actually for all of her 130 pounds, Mocha doesn't eat that much.)

It wasn't such a casual night last night though - we thought it would be a good idea to let Mocha sleep in our room for the night.  For the past few nights Mocha hasn't been ready for bed when we go so she cries and makes little barking noises from the kitchen where she sleeps.  The beagle sleeps up with us every night and is well behaved.  Jasmine used to come up and sleep there at the foot of the bed too.  But Mocha is Mocha and it's different with her.  She jumped up onto the bed to claim the coveted spot but of course she isn't staying there.  I pulled her down and then up Britni would go. Shooed her off and then Mocha would jump on Britni and flatten her.  And then around they would go again.  It was crazy.  I got them each to lay down on their own beds for 20 seconds before the melee broke out again.  I finally had to drag Mocha downstairs and gate her in the kitchen again.  We can try that again in 3 months...

Tomorrow looks like another pool day.  We have some ribs to grill but no other plans.  I might get adventurous and build a stone wall around our fire pit.  We'll see...