Do you see this hole? There was a yellow tulip bulb in it before 'Jaws' dug it up and made off with my bulb. Who is Jaws? It's the squirrel that runs around my yard, digging in my planters and gnawing the bark off my trees.

Last year, we lost three major branches off our 25 year old trees. A certain squirrel had been chewing the bark off the limbs.

We've tried fox urine to scare away the little critter, but the thing with fox urine is that you have to change the plastic bottle once a month. Of course when I went to the hardware store and asked what I could put out to discouraged the squirrels, she showed me the bottle of fox urine. Who would've thought?

The rest of my spring bulbs are planted in the garden. Jaws doesn't bother those bulbs. He's too lazy to do that much work.

The Queen

When my daughter came over to for dinner one night, she brought Ms. Maile. Well, Maile is used to sitting on the sofa and bed at her home. The rules are different at grandma's house.

My daughter and I worked on some things for my webpage and the husbands were watching the dog. You know how men are when watching the kids or pets. They are oblivious to anything. So, when they were ready to leave, I walked into my bedroom and saw where the dog was.

I had to walk out of the bedroom because I was laughing so hard. Cesar Milan wouldn't be happy with me. My daughter took pictures of the crime.

Early Morning Wake up

This morning I had to wake up VERY early in order to be at a meeting at 7 am. So when my alarm went off at 5:00 my dog didn't move. Normally on a regular day with a regular wake up time. Maile jumps, barks, her tail starts wagging and she is ready for the day. Today, NOTHING. I hit the snooze one time and when it went off 9 minutes later. My dog STILL just laid there. I didn't know there was a time too early for my girl, but apparently it's 5 am. My faithful companion slept away with my husband. Traitor.

Oh to be a dog!

Stories from the Front

These are going to be stories about critters. My granddog, the miserable squirrel in the backyard that torments us and the other animals in my life. There will be more than one of us blogging. My daughter will chat about her one-year old Labrador retriever, Maile. And sometimes I'll be sharing stories about our Boston Terrier. And there is the squirrel.

Hopefully these will be funny stories about how life is enriched or aggravated by these wonderful animals.

I hope you'll enjoy.