Saying 'bye for now!

I'm leaving tomorrow morning. I don't know what I was thinking. My flight leaves at 6 am so I have to get up early! I was paying more attention to the length of the flight because I didnt' want long layovers. I hate sitting around in airports! So, after paying so much attention I didn't think much about it. Now I'm thinking about how early I have to get up! I guess tomorrow will be a make-up free day! ha! I think my kitties know I'm leaving. Do you think Mr. Spock looks sad? lol! I'm sure I'll miss them more than they miss me....

I love it that they love to get inside things--boxes, baskets, drawers, lunch boxes, whatever. This was my Easter basket that Pumpkin crawled inside. After I got all the Earth friendly grass out of it, of course! (I left that at Momma's--you can never be too careful with Pumpkin!) This setup was perfect for him--a basket inside a box!

My brother-in-law called us to come look at some stuff in an old, old building. I shouldn't have gone because I have too much stuff and I'm getting ready for my trip, but I couldn't resist! We went on Saturday & we got a really old wooden cabinet that I'll photograph and share pics of later. It cleaned up nicely and I'm already using it in my kitchen! We also got an old saddle, some bottles & jars, rusty ol' junk, old ropes, old screen with wooden frame....probably nothing to most people but we were happy. I don't think my husband really wanted to go, but he was glad we did. It was way back in the woods (I don't know why I didn't take my camera!) and the building was so old. I had to make him leave! lol!

Then Saturday afternoon I saw this dog that someone abandoned or something--my husband had already told me that he saw a dog rolling around in the road that morning. He had to blow the horn to get it to move and had to come to a complete stop. Then we saw it following someone down the road. I think I have seen it before on someone's porch. The next time I drove down the road I got a good look and it was pitiful! Its hair is so matted it has a hump on its back almost as big as its head. It has mats dragging behind it and its filthy. It looked like it couldn't see, but later when I got closer I decided its just because its hair is in its eyes! I walked to the end of the street and no one claimed it so I was going to bring it home, bathe & clip it and see if I couldn't find it a home. It wouldn't follow--it would come smell of my hand, then run. I came back with cat food and that didn't work. (But the neighbor's dog enjoyed those two cans!) Finally some kids in the neighborhood got it to come inside my fence, but it escaped before I made it outside with some water. I emailed and called everyone I could think of. (Except animal control--I wouldn't do that unless I was here to go pick up the dog....) I told the kids up the street that I wanted to cut its hair and give it a bath and maybe someone would adopt it. They said "you want to adopt it??" Like they couldn't believe it....it does look bad but would be really cute. Its white so its really dirty. So if its still here when I get back, that will be my next project, I guess! I reckon I just have too much excitement going on these days!!

Don't forget to be guessing where I've gone until I get back and read my hints for the next few days!! And check out Helena's Spring contest to win a carved bird! I have one of her birds (and I'm getting more too!!) and some other carved stuff by her and they are sooo cool!

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