Good morning and welcome to the final day of Summer. When we wake up tomorrow, Fall will have officially arrived. It hard to believe that in less than 10 days will enter the month of October. Where has this year gone?!? But today I am not going to worry about the arrival of Fall. Instead, I'm going to go out and make the most of our final day of Summer 2019.
I've got a lot going on in my life right now, and I've been busy over the last week trying to tie up loose ends. It seems like this has been an ongoing theme over the last couple of weeks here at my house, but with a big vacation coming up in less than two weeks and everything else I'm working on, it is just part of my current routine. Hopefully as we get through the month of October, things will slow down a bit and get back to normal around here.
If you know me, then you know that even though things get crazy, I still make time to get out for some adventures with the girls. And if you know anything about GSPs, you know that if I didn't get them out for some fun, life might be even crazier around here! These girls require a lot of exercise and mental stimulation and I am thankful that they give me something fun to focus on when life starts to get busy. We entered the week knowing that it was the final full week of Summer and that soon, the weather will start to change, but this week the weather was still warm and summer-like and I planned to take full advantage of it.
Both girls had vet appointments this week, Maddie for her monthly adequan injection for her arthritis, and Peaches for a slight yeast infection in her ears. Maddie's appointment was Monday evening and it was a beautiful night, so I was happy to take her out for a stroll along the Hayhoe Trail in Mason after her appointment. I love to take any opportunity I have for a little one on one time with her because there is nothing quite like a peaceful stroll with Maddie. It allows me to slow down and really enjoy the moment I am living right then. I think she enjoys her alone time with me too.
Peaches appointment was Wednesday afternoon and while she was happy to see all of her friends when we first arrived, she is not a fan of being poked at. After an ear cleaning and a nail trim. she was ready to escape from that place as quickly as she could!
Friday night we made a trip out to Sleepy Hollow State Park to visit with my parents. They camp at Sleepy Hollow a few times every year and so it is an annual Fall tradition for us to spend some time with them while they are there.
I got home from work on Friday, fed the girls, and then headed out the door for our evening at Sleepy Hollow. Both of the girls knew something fun was about to happen and I know that as soon as we took the exit off of the expressway, Maddie knew where we were.
We arrived at the campsite with much excitement and, as is typical for any trip there, as soon as we arrived my mom and dad where ready to start our hike around the park with the girls. They have learned that there is no relaxing until we've gotten a good walk! It was a beautiful evening for a walk and the girls even got a chance to stop at Lake Ovid for a bit.
When we returned to the campsite, we had a quick dinner and then enjoyed sitting out around the campfire while Maddie relaxed and Peaches remained on high-alert for any critters that might dare to enter her domain. It was a great night and I left with three very tired girls!
Saturday we had some adventures planned with Vanessa and headed out mid-morning toward the Fort Custer area. There is a beautiful stretch of North Country Trail through this area and we were going to take advantage of the nice weather and make some progress toward our 100 miles.
We started out strong, even Maddie was moving at a pretty quick pace, and we had finished our first mile in no time. But over the next 1/2 mile the heat and humidity really caught up with Maddie and she began to slow down, so at 1 1/2 miles, we turned around and returned to the Jeep. I was pretty impressed with how well she did and was happy to get in a 3 mile hike for the day.
After our hike, we headed just across the road from the NCT trailhead to visit the Fort Custer Recreation area. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to get our State Parks book stamped and do a little geocaching. We weren't there very long, but I think we've found another area we need to spend some more time exploring. The craziest thing about our visit there was the number of people we saw on the beach and swimming, after all, you don't expect to see that on September 22.
We left the Fort Custer Recreation area heading toward Marshall because we had planned our whole day around helping with a rescue transport. In Marshall, we met with Ruth to pick up darling little Charlie, a Weimaraner mix who was making his way from a foster home in Illinois to his forever home in Canada. After an hour-long drive through the rain, we passed Charlie off for his next leg in Durand and then headed back to drop Vanessa off and then head home ourselves. It had been a good day.
Today started out rainy so I've been busily cleaning, paying bills, and working on some other odds and ends, but the sun has come out and the girls are getting restless. I think for our last day of Summer we'll be heading out for another fun adventure this afternoon...maybe we'll even add a few more miles on the North Country Trail.
I hope you all get a chance to get out enjoy the day as well!
I've got a lot going on in my life right now, and I've been busy over the last week trying to tie up loose ends. It seems like this has been an ongoing theme over the last couple of weeks here at my house, but with a big vacation coming up in less than two weeks and everything else I'm working on, it is just part of my current routine. Hopefully as we get through the month of October, things will slow down a bit and get back to normal around here.
If you know me, then you know that even though things get crazy, I still make time to get out for some adventures with the girls. And if you know anything about GSPs, you know that if I didn't get them out for some fun, life might be even crazier around here! These girls require a lot of exercise and mental stimulation and I am thankful that they give me something fun to focus on when life starts to get busy. We entered the week knowing that it was the final full week of Summer and that soon, the weather will start to change, but this week the weather was still warm and summer-like and I planned to take full advantage of it.
Both girls had vet appointments this week, Maddie for her monthly adequan injection for her arthritis, and Peaches for a slight yeast infection in her ears. Maddie's appointment was Monday evening and it was a beautiful night, so I was happy to take her out for a stroll along the Hayhoe Trail in Mason after her appointment. I love to take any opportunity I have for a little one on one time with her because there is nothing quite like a peaceful stroll with Maddie. It allows me to slow down and really enjoy the moment I am living right then. I think she enjoys her alone time with me too.
Peaches appointment was Wednesday afternoon and while she was happy to see all of her friends when we first arrived, she is not a fan of being poked at. After an ear cleaning and a nail trim. she was ready to escape from that place as quickly as she could!
Friday night we made a trip out to Sleepy Hollow State Park to visit with my parents. They camp at Sleepy Hollow a few times every year and so it is an annual Fall tradition for us to spend some time with them while they are there.
I got home from work on Friday, fed the girls, and then headed out the door for our evening at Sleepy Hollow. Both of the girls knew something fun was about to happen and I know that as soon as we took the exit off of the expressway, Maddie knew where we were.
We arrived at the campsite with much excitement and, as is typical for any trip there, as soon as we arrived my mom and dad where ready to start our hike around the park with the girls. They have learned that there is no relaxing until we've gotten a good walk! It was a beautiful evening for a walk and the girls even got a chance to stop at Lake Ovid for a bit.
When we returned to the campsite, we had a quick dinner and then enjoyed sitting out around the campfire while Maddie relaxed and Peaches remained on high-alert for any critters that might dare to enter her domain. It was a great night and I left with three very tired girls!
We started out strong, even Maddie was moving at a pretty quick pace, and we had finished our first mile in no time. But over the next 1/2 mile the heat and humidity really caught up with Maddie and she began to slow down, so at 1 1/2 miles, we turned around and returned to the Jeep. I was pretty impressed with how well she did and was happy to get in a 3 mile hike for the day.
After our hike, we headed just across the road from the NCT trailhead to visit the Fort Custer Recreation area. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to get our State Parks book stamped and do a little geocaching. We weren't there very long, but I think we've found another area we need to spend some more time exploring. The craziest thing about our visit there was the number of people we saw on the beach and swimming, after all, you don't expect to see that on September 22.
We left the Fort Custer Recreation area heading toward Marshall because we had planned our whole day around helping with a rescue transport. In Marshall, we met with Ruth to pick up darling little Charlie, a Weimaraner mix who was making his way from a foster home in Illinois to his forever home in Canada. After an hour-long drive through the rain, we passed Charlie off for his next leg in Durand and then headed back to drop Vanessa off and then head home ourselves. It had been a good day.
Today started out rainy so I've been busily cleaning, paying bills, and working on some other odds and ends, but the sun has come out and the girls are getting restless. I think for our last day of Summer we'll be heading out for another fun adventure this afternoon...maybe we'll even add a few more miles on the North Country Trail.
I hope you all get a chance to get out enjoy the day as well!
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