What a nice week we have had. Although we've had several rainy days, we've also had some perfectly nice, sunny days this week as well; days that were perfect for catching up on all of the yard work that I've needed to do, but haven't had time to finish previously. So this week we spent lots of time in the yard, finishing the garden, refreshing the mulch, weeding where needed, and planting flowers. I love to do yard work and I like it even more when the weather is sunny, comfortable, and lacking mosquitos!
This week was also the grand opening of the new Ingham County Animal Shelter. I was excited to be able to be there for the ribbon cutting. Immediately following the grand opening, we held our annual adopt-a-fest. I always enjoy volunteering to help at this event and it was exciting to have it at our brand new shelter.
The event runs for 27 hours straight, so after I finished volunteering, I took the girls out later that night to see how things were going. Peaches and Maddie were excited to check out the new facility too. Maddie was off following another volunteer around while Peaches played greeter for a bit.
Saturday we got out for a short walk on the Albion Riverwalk to make progress toward our North Country Trail miles. It was cool and humid and the rain started while we were out for our walk, but it was nice to get out on the trail for awhile. We are nearing the half-way point and I'm hoping that we have a chance this summer to spend some time on the weekends getting ahead of schedule.
Today we spent the day at Sleepy Hollow State Park to visit my dad for Father's day. We arrived at the park and hit the ground running. We had a great day with a nice long walk and then enjoyed some time at the campsite. Maddie napped while Peaches watched birds. Grandma even threw a little ice cream party for us!
I end tonight at home in a house that is way too quiet. My girls are off spending the next two nights with Nicol while I travel for work and, while I am happy she is able to help me out, boy is the house lonely without them! I'm really going to miss them, but I know that they are going to have a great time with Nicol.
When we weren't working on cleaning the yard, garage, and house, we made time for a few fun outings. While the girls enjoy being out in the yard with me, after a couple of days they start to bug me to take them for a car ride and an adventure, and this week after getting lots done at home, I happy to oblige!
For our mid-week adventure, the girls hopped into the Jeep and we headed downtown. Peaches and I have been working on her off-leash listening skills and Capitol grounds are a great place to do just that. There are lots of distractions-squirrels, ducks, dogs, and people-so she really has to listen to me. I think that she is getting better every time. Although her stay is still needs some work since it's more of a creep-forward than a stay, she is doing really well considering there were ducks less than 20 yards from us and she never ran after them. I consider that a huge success.
This week was also the grand opening of the new Ingham County Animal Shelter. I was excited to be able to be there for the ribbon cutting. Immediately following the grand opening, we held our annual adopt-a-fest. I always enjoy volunteering to help at this event and it was exciting to have it at our brand new shelter.
The event runs for 27 hours straight, so after I finished volunteering, I took the girls out later that night to see how things were going. Peaches and Maddie were excited to check out the new facility too. Maddie was off following another volunteer around while Peaches played greeter for a bit.
Saturday we got out for a short walk on the Albion Riverwalk to make progress toward our North Country Trail miles. It was cool and humid and the rain started while we were out for our walk, but it was nice to get out on the trail for awhile. We are nearing the half-way point and I'm hoping that we have a chance this summer to spend some time on the weekends getting ahead of schedule.
But most of our Saturday was spent at home, spending a lazy, relaxing day. It was a great day with some much needed down-time.
I end tonight at home in a house that is way too quiet. My girls are off spending the next two nights with Nicol while I travel for work and, while I am happy she is able to help me out, boy is the house lonely without them! I'm really going to miss them, but I know that they are going to have a great time with Nicol.
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