Hula

Lorelai is taking hula. She's had two classes so far and absolutely loves it. The class is taught by the same halau that has performed with Hapa whenever they are in town.






One of the coolest parts is that Lorelai's friend Sophie is taking it with her. Lorelai isn't a good influence on Sophie's ability to concentrate and pay attention but I think they're both having more fun because they're together.

It looks like so much fun that I've signed up for the adult beginners class. I start later this week. Hee hee!

We should have known he couldn't be that perfect.

During one of the recent multi-day rain storms we've had, Bingo decided the carpet in front of the fishtank was a more attractive spot to pee than going out in the wet. Since then, he has become un-housebroken. Its like we're back to square one with the mutt.

We decided we just wouldn't leave him alone with access to the house while we're gone since that seems to be his chosen time to foul the carpet. One rainy afternoon, to not be cruel and lock him out in the rain with no shelter, we shut him in the kid's bathroom.

Apparently he doesn't like being confined.

He's alive!

For my dad who was afraid that Bingo had run off on us since I hadn't mentioned him in a while.

He's doing marvelously well as the newest member of the family. He has gained 6 pounds since his adoption and can no longer squeeze through the fences (bonus). He hasn't continued to gain weight so we don't have to watch what we feed him. He has only one character flaw and that is that he goes completely apeshit crazy around other dogs. Vicious growls at huge dogs. He'll strain against his collar to the point where he's hacking and coughing. Stupid.

Good Fences

We have thought amongst ourselves since we moved in to this house that the height of our front fence made our neighbor's back yard a bit lacking in the privacy department. We were pleasantly surprised while working on the lawn to have her peek over the fence (stand there) and asked if we minded if she had the fence raised. After a brief discussion of the foolishness of hiring it out, she offered to pay for materials if Steve would do the construction. No problem.


Mandatory before picture:


Bingo kept us company:


The new fence has two step-downs to match the slope of the property and keep it from looking too monolithic. We also put the "friendly" side on our side the whole span instead of alternating:


We sealed the neighbor's side of the boards as we put them up and Lorelai and I stained our side:


Don't have a great after picture but you probably get the idea.