I'm very smart today. Gathered all my stuff for work, locked the house, even set the timer on the washer, walked out the door to my car. THEN noticed I forgot mykeys in the just locked up house. So here I sit waiting to be rescued.

And yes, my coworker just laughed when I called to inform him I'd be late cause I'm a smart one with TWO cell phones today.

Houdini

We've decided Houdini has a death wish. Whenever we wander to the pond to "check" on our tenants. Houdini is always missing. Half the time he's under a rock which is only half covered with water or living with the plantlife again. I think he secretly wants to be a plant!

Its just strange, but sadly I don't think he'll last much longer, as I think he also has a death wish. Always trying to be where there is no water!! Whats wrong with him, he's not an air breather...stupid fish. Aside from that he has a sorts of white fuzziness to him and decided since we thought he was missing for 2-3 weeks it may be kinder to let him go. So we aren't treating him, but I can't get the exectioner thought in me enough to drag him out of his wet environment and truly let him die...or squish him with a rock or plant he so loves. Instead I'll let the fuzziness get him. Which I think it already has as of this morning...he was floating inside a plant base all covered in fuzz not moving at all.

Its a good thing goldfish are so cheap! But I grow fond of the winter survivors. The nice side of all the fish going to fish heaven is one is a lot easier to catch than 15 or how ever many we had.

Deer

Last night we were driving along main street by the bishops storehouse and 5 deer crossed the road right in front of us!! I wished I had my camera with me, but at least we'll have the picture in our heads...it was a sight, they were following each other like they were playing follow the leader.

Oh, also we've decided to change a few things with our ponds...currently we're working on the wee pond. I'll grab some pics and try to post them tonight or tomorrow.

Does anyone know how to build a cave out of sandstone? What kind of mortar we should use?

Crazy Fish!!

We've officially renamed our living fish....we have two!! For the last two weeks we thought we only had 1 fish left as the other escaped from the cookie jar I had them in.

Long story short, we were going to redo the big pond when the weather was lovely, found only 2 living fish left, stuck them in a cookie jar to keep them contained and safe in the smaller pond...with all the plants too. One day came home to find only 1 fish in the cookie jar and couldn't find the other fish. I thought a cat got it, hubby thought it was under bridge or in pipe or cat got it too...but why not both fish??? After losing the 1 fish we moved the remaining fish back into big pond thinking it would be "safer"...

So this last Saturday,
We went to a movie and when we come home I have a habit of checking on our fish & plants...I know quirky...when I spotted orange in the small pond by Mertle. He's our pet turtle keeping the plants company...and no he's only real to me...but I don't have to feed him. Its GREAT!! What did we find...the missing fish!! Granted we have no idea where he's been the last two weeks but hubby caught him and he is now residing in bigger pond with Lefty.

We renamed our fish too...we have Lefty and Houdini. If you couldn't guess Houdini is our escape artist.

Have you ever heard of a pillow thief? Well I live with one. Last night in the wee hours of this morning he stole my fluffy pillow!!! Mind you, earlier in the night I relinquished my flat pillow, apparently it wasn't enough.