My Heart's on Fire for Elvira

[whitelop]

Lyndy, Ellie's cabinet is a bar in my kitchen. Its a functioning piece of kitchen equipment for me still, but below is Ellie's cage and a cubby of animal supplies and animal chemicals. haha. I'll take a picture of the whole bar, since I don't know if I've done that before! haha. So you guys can understand how its works in the kitchen.

I've never seen Ellie stretch out with her legs behind her! I wish! She lays like that with her head up a lot, but now she stretches out on her side completely and puts her head down too! Like a REAL flop! haha. She put her head up for the picture because my floor creaked and scared her when I walked into the kitchen.

That tree that is in the reflection of the mirror, is one of my favorite trees on the property. Its right next to my magnolia, thats why I put my outdoor table over there, between those trees. And the skies are always that color here, thats why they call it "Carolina blue skies". I couldn't imagine smog and brown scraggly palm trees! haha. I do love palm trees though, the closer you get to the coast here there are tons, we're in the Palmetto State! LOL I would totally have palm trees though. Like if I decided to make my pond into a swimming hole I would put palm trees around it and make it like an oasis. haha. I think that would be awesome!

I'm trying to think of whats on the agenda for today? haha. I really need to clean out the chicken coops but jeez, thats a terrible job to do! LOL I really don't want to do it, but I guess I have to. They stink! I need to do a bunch of stuff out there but, ain't nobody got time for that! LOL

Happy Friday! I hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

 

[whitelop]

Our den had a paneling from the floor up about four feet and we thought of doing something similar but with a certain wood and I think it would look nice but we changed our minds as the den is our brightest room. Some of our rooms are somewhat dim because of the huge oaks at the front of the house but not dark like the other house was and we are just so enjoying the light in this house so we don't want to change that.

I prefer roses that are somewhat unusual like the ones that are more than one color. It's so hard for me to know what to do. We eventually want to build a large porch on the front and a patio at the back so do I plant now and have to deal with transplanting or do I wait. The wait could be years. There is never enough time in the day and too often not enough money in the bank. Ha. I keep myself on a budget so will only spend so much extra and I prefer if I have an idea to purchase all I need to finish the project at once. Once I start I get excited and impatient to see the outcome.

I don't do cut flowers at all. I think it's a waste, why cut a flower and enjoy for a week when you can get or be given one in a pot and it last for years and years, whether you keep it in a pot or plant it outside. They say to plant rose bushes near your windows to make it less likely someone will break in or for peeping toms because of the thorns.

I wouldn't want to get in my window with my big rose bushes, the thorns on it are like an inch long! haha.

To be honest, I would totally plant everything that I wanted RIGHT NOW! Then move everything as you need to when the decks are being built. Most things transplant well, except hydrangeas I think they have a hard time sometimes and they're picky with sunlight.
When I go to lowes, I look for the cheapest flowers that I can find that still look good. I go for the smaller buckets because they're cheaper and they're still going to grow even though they're small! People don't think about that sometimes I think. They want the big ones because they're already blooming and huge. That doesn't mean its going to last or live; so why pay like $10 extra dollars?!
Its also a reason I only buy perennials for the yard, so I don't have to keep buying stuff, once I get to a certain point. I bought a fourth of what I did last year and next year hopefully I won't have to buy anything!
Those are my tricks for the yard! haha. You probably know all that though! LOL

 

[Katielovesleo3]

"aint nobody got time for dat!" lol!!!!!
That's a good idea about the rose bushes!!!!
I got some flowers...wel the roots...the ones in the little green bags? Well, I thought I would try them out bc the picture on the front all looked really cool!
I got pink peony, bleeding heart pink, clematis (some kind of viney blue flower), and daylilies. The rain is watering them for me today and probably tomorrow too.

 

[whitelop]

Well, I think I broke my cats tail today. Ugh. I was walking in the house from the backyard and was on the phone. Fat Cat was walking out as I was walking in and I just threw the door shut and heard her squeak. Now she is holding her tail at a weird angle and its warm in a spot. Its so sad. I don't really know what to do! Maybe I should put a splint on it? haha. I feel really bad about it. She seems okay, other than holding it at weird angle. Maybe she it is just bruised or something, hopefully not broken.

Well I called today about a truck load of sand, $102 delivered. I don't know if thats expensive or not. What do you guys think? I really need it for the coops, so I'm going to talk to my husband tonight and ask him what he thinks.

Oh and I made some pigs in a blanket today. The little smokies sausages with american cheese and rolled in crescent rolls...omg so good! AJ really likes them too, I gave him a little ketchup to dip them in and he ate them all up! haha. They were really easy too. I made like 30 because I cut the crescent rolls in half to fit the wieners better!
I'm also making a meal plan, to try to cut down on our food expenses. Its hard to make a plan. haha. I'm going to start making weekly snacks and desserts on Sundays. I'm going to start making granola bars and stuff like that for AJ and I to snack on during the day. I probably should have just eaten some grapes not pigs in a blanket! hahah. That was bad! Oh jeez.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Love flowers but hate gardening but we had rose bushes in our garden when I was little and they were great...the flowers you buy in the store never smell like they did, I loved them.

I just love all out flops, Houdini and Snowy do them all the time but when Bandy does one, I´m so amazed as he´s not really a flopper but his are too much with that fur and those big feet and fuzzy butt. You must try and get a pic of her, I bet she´s just gorgeous.

Pigs in blankets, I love them but in the UK they are little sausages wrapped in smoky bacon...my Spanish friend loves them but we usually only do them at Christmas with the lunch on Christmas Day.

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

I loved the new pictures of Ellie, she is an adorable bunny! And she is so small. How old is she now?

I loved the picture of the coral rose. Its so pretty! I would love to have a few of those growing around here. Maybe I'll buy some. I love roses they are so pretty.

Yes, I'm sure Ellie will be much different after her spay. I'm sure you'll like her better. Hopefully she'll be less destructive and more cuddly.

I'm sorry your cat is hurt. Hopefully she didn't brake her tail. She should be fine though. I'm sure she'll heal quickly.

I'm not sure if $102 is exspensive, I know nothing about the price of sand, haha. It doesn't sound too exspensive to me, but than again, I don't know a thing about buying sand.`

Pigs in blankets are yummy! I can't get enough of them.

 

[whitelop]

I don't think its too much for the sand either. I'm going to call around and see how much other places are. Unfortunately for me, its a necessary thing to have clean chicken coops. The mud and the humidity make the smell awful and its time consuming to do deep cleans and its hard when its mud. So sand acts like a litter box, the poop sits on top of it and you can scoop or rake it away. So basically they'll have a big ole litter box! haha. Its so much easier in the house and it will be much easier in their run. And them walking on mud for long periods of time isn't good, it can cause bumblefoot. The plus side other than easy cleaning is, sand is cool so it will help to keep them cooler in the hot summer months.

I think the Fat Cats tail is okay, I think its just bruised. Poor thing. I feel really bad about it!

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

Yeah it didn't seem very expensive. How long does the sand last? I mean how often do you have to replace it?

Yes, Fat Cats tail probably isn't hurt too bad. Hopefully its just bruised. Don't beat yourself up about it. I'm sure she'll be fine.

 

[PaGal]

The cost of sand sounds decent. We had a ton of sand delivered twice when building the garage and I looked for one of our receipts but couldn't locate any and I know we have them as I saved all of the remodel receipts. I just can't remember where I put them all. What can I say, it's Friday night!

I wouldn't think they would splint a cats tail if it was broken. I would think it would be like splinting a knuckle which causes the bone to fuse and then it can't be bent although I'm not sure if a vet would maybe pop the bones back into alignment though. Something heavy once fell on my hubby's cat and broke it's leg. She had to have surgery but the vet did tell him just how indestructible cats seem to be. In his opinion they heal well on their own from most things.

That's what I do. I only buy perennials and I also like going near the fall and buy the marked down plants that are half dead. I bought bushes before that were so tiny and half dead for 1.50, I figured if they died I would only be out 3.00. They didn't die and grew to be 4ft X 3ft. I loved them and want more but can't remember the name. I haven't had a plant die yet that I bought half dead, I think they thrive because they are so happy someone loved them when they were at their worst! Ha.

We use the crescents but put some ham or turkey (you can use lunch meat) and chees in the middle and then roll them up and cook them. The girls love them and especially since they can do the prep work. I just put them in the toaster oven so no one but me gets burnt.

 

[JBun]

If you get that truckload of sand and have any leftover, you could have them dump it next to your pond to get a start at making your beach

Cats are really resilient. She'll probably heal up in no time.

 

[whitelop]

So I've become that person. That person that sits up on a Friday night, watching a self induced Law&Order: SVU marathon, making paper flowers.
My husband asked me earlier what craft stuff I got last night, so I run off the list of: glitter, wire, coffee filters and modge podge(which is an adhesive/can do everything with it). He just looked at me and was like..."are you like Craft McGyver?" LOL I was like, "I guess. I'm making flowers and I just like glitter."
And I've really watched like 19 episodes of Law&Order today.

I just made like 6 paper flowers, they look great! They're coffee filter peonies, which I've probably already said. I also just dyed a jar coral. I've had serious difficulty with this bottle today. The dye didn't take the first time and this go round, it fell in the trash, which had rabbit litter in the bottom of the bin! AHH! I got it and its cleaned off now. But after it fell in the bin, I just wanted to throw the bottle out the window!

I think the Fat Cat is okay! She's kind of acting like she doesn't feel well though. Shes old, she's 12, her birthday was in April. So I hope that hurting her tail didn't start a downward spiral to death. Does that happen? I hope not.

Coffee table project, gets started tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to make some progress!

 

[PaGal]

I was so thinking of you last night. To the point if I had your number I would have called you. I was looking for something to watch on tv which I do maybe twice a week. It being Friday I was just in a tired stupor. There was like nothing on but I came across Hoarders. I have watched the show several times but typically for me it's almost like if you have seen it once then the rest are all the same but I read the info and it was a man that hoards rabbits and a lady that hoards chickens.

Both of them were regular hoarders. They kept too much stuff and could barely move through the house. They were both the dirty hoarders. Like some people just keep buying stuff and filling up the house but it's new stuff and the house is as clean as any house full of that much stuff can be but then you have the ones where there is trash all over and old food.

They wound up taking 24 rabbits out of the house. He brought home like two but after that it was just them breeding. They chewed all through the walls and the floors were just wall to wall bunny poo. Like we all know how much one bun can poop in a day now multiply that by 24 and it never cleaned up for a few years. They said at the end they were all adopted and most weren't in bad shape although one had some injuries probably from fighting but he was hopping around and all.

The chicken lady was just mean and angry and yelled all the time and animals were in bad shape and dead ones. She refused all help in the end and the city or state or whatever charged her over the condition of the animals. I assume they took all of the animals from her.

Usually I feel for the people hoarding especially since they are usually harming just themselves really. But these two made me mad since they had animals living this way and they were both just angry people. They ran their mouths, cussed people out and were just plain mean.

Have you seen those ones? And it's not that I thought you might turn into bunny/chicken hoarder, I just know you like the show and since you like chicken and buns I figured you would really have been interested in this show although it's hard to watch the animals suffer like that.

 

[Chrisdoc]

I love Law and Order SVU, I watch it nearly every day as there are two episodes on Spanish tv every night, in English though although I could listen to them dubbed into Spanish if I wanted.

I can´t imagine hoarding so much stuff that you can hardly get in the house but having animals that you´re not looking after is terrible. I can just imagine the amount of poop as I´ve just been behind the sofa cleaning and wow, those bunnies can sure clear it out lol.

I think you could the craft McGyver, I used to love that show, they repeated it here until just a while ago...he was so hot with that hair, still like him in Stargate as well.

Pics of the flowers, you are so creative.

Sure the cat´s tail will be fine, they do say they have nine lives.

 

[lyndym]

I would love to see a whole picture of Ellie's cabinet! I think it's awesome when people have their rabbit houses as actual furniture. I'm hoping to find something neat like that or get a great NIC situation going on WHENNN Doc and Rory are bonded.

I like palm trees too, don't get me wrong, but sometimes the palm trees here just look urban instead of tropical. I much prefer the palms in Hawaii! Please make your swimming pong into an oasis. An oasis surrounded by chickens, hahaha!

I hope Fat Cat feels better!

 

[PaGal]

I watch Law& Order and SVU at times. I don't have too much time for watching tv.

I loved McGyver and then became a huge fan of Stargate. Oneil was my fav!

 

[whitelop]

I do love Hoarders, but I don't know if I've seen those episodes. That is totally insane though. I've seen ones where they always have a ton of cats.
Was the one with the chickens, like her in a trailer and the chickens were in dog kennels and stuff, with so much poop that they were like six inches above the bottoms of the cages? And she had goats and stuff too, and was a total terrible old B and so rude and vulgar? I've seen that, if its the same episode.
I hate when people treat animals like that, its not fair to the animals. Even chickens have feelings and get depressed and upset.

Today my friend, her mom and I went all over the place, to get things for the bridal shower. It was such a long day! We looked at so much stuff and we got a lot of stuff too. I got some candle holders to cover with glitter, I did two of them and they look pretty good! haha. I'll share pictures tomorrow. I'll also put up pictures of the coffee filter flowers.

My dad took AJ for the night and we're going over their for a Mothers Day brunch tomorrow, then my mom is coming over for lunch. Hopefully the weather will hold up so we can sit outside and cook burgers on the grill! My husband and I went to lowes and got some herbs and a new window box. I got some cilantro, parley and basil. I also got a few basil for the chicken coops and a lavender for the coops, to help with the flies.
Can rabbits have basil? I think so, but I can't remember everything, haha. Can they have greek basil? I got regular sweet basil and greek basil. So whatever Ellie can't have can go to the chickens and then the other will go in the window box.

I wanted to talk about my coffee intake. LOL. Since I'm sleeping better on the new mattress, I've noticed that I'm a lot more amped up during the day! I sleep better and drink my normal like 4 cups of coffee a day. Today I realized, as I was bouncing off the walls, that I think I'm drinking too much coffee during the day. hahahahaha. I like feeling like I can do anything during the day and I'm getting A LOT more done, with the projects and the housework and the garden and the chickens and all of it. But its amazing how much different you feel when you sleep good at night! haha. I'll probably stop drinking so much coffee...when I'm done with my house projects. Which really means never.
I drank like a sip of coke today, because I was so thirsty; it was terrible! I have no taste for soda anymore. I also ate like 3 bites of a piece of pizza today and it was disgusting too! I just don't like that stuff anymore...which is great! haha.

Happy Mothers Day everyone!

Ugghhh...more paper flowers! haha.

 

[TuckerandGusGus]

Lyndy - I loved your comment because you said WHEN and not IF. Good for you, I am thinking positive for your two too!! Also the NIC cages everyone talkes about? Those are those interlocking cube shelfs right? Because I just tried to make a wall out of them.. and had the time of my life, NOT. It was sooooo horrible n I ended up screaming and cussing a ton, actually. O:|

Morgan, ohhh my gosh. Poor Fat cat! I am sure he is fine, and I think it'd be strange for you stepping on his tail to put a downward spiral... so I hope he is okay, and if not, maybe you gotta take him to the vet? As much as that sucks, I know.
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Happy Mothers day to YOU. Take pics of your flowers, I'm sure they came out AMAZING. Also, I tend to get stuck on a show and watch a ton of them, too. Right now I'm addicted to Ceaser Milan... haha. Dog Training.. or as he says Dog Pyschology.

Bunnies CAN have basil. That's what I read, anyways, and I have been given to my boys. GusGus tends to eat anything & everything, he's not picky.. Tucker has become more picky and he's driving me nuts!

I wish I could not like pizza and stuff anymore! I don't think I can ever get to that point... tomorrow we're eating chinese food with Mike's mom and my mom.. I'm so excited because I LOVE chinese food, haha, but it's so not good for me haha.

 

[HolyHandGrenade]

Yep, bunnies can have basil & Greek basil. I bought a little Greek basil plant from the produce market and Monty gladly ate some the half-shriveled leaves that were on it, and a sprig of some totally live stuff from it. She's had sweet basil from the store, too. I need to see if I can get some of my old seeds to sprout. I've had good luck lately growing things. My (indoor) windowboxes of greens are doing well, I started a pineapple plant from the top of the fruit, I'm sprouting an avocado pit, and I got a mango seed out of the damn pit and got it to start a root!

Oh, and my houseplants are growing out of control and need to be transplanted. Ugh, stupid things. JUST STAY THE RIGHT SIZE FOR THE POT I PLANTED YOU IN.

 

[whitelop]

I love chinese food too! Or at least I did, I'm not sure if I like it anymore because I haven't eaten any lately. I REALLY REALLY want some spicy pork tacos off a taco truck. Is that weird? I passed a truck today but I was with friends and they don't eat food off trucks. HAHA. I don't know why, I love truck food!

I go through periods where I don't like anything. Like, I'll go through my fridge and see nothing good or go in the cabinet and see nothing to eat. I had to actually choke down a yogurt this morning, it was terrible. Today was one of those days where I didn't want anything, so I barely ate because nothing tasted good. Sometimes food is just gross.
On most days when I don't like anything, I drink a lot of coffee or tea. Its a terrible way to eat, but oh well. haha.

Okay, well if she can have basil(amazingly enough, I have yet to actually look at my list and see if she can or not) Not that I don't believe you Danielle, but I just like to double check! haha. I'll put a regular basil in the window box and put the greek out by the chickens. The greek has a VERY pungent fragrance, so hopefully it will be the one to help keep the flies away (and cleaning the coop probably would help keep the flies away too!)
Dang, I should have picked up a peppermint to put on my outdoor table, to keep the mosquito's away from the table! Arg. I would just like to say that I had a really hard time spelling 'mosquito' just now. Google spell check couldn't even help me because I had a total mental block. I actually had to use the google search bar as spell check and it was even like 'wtf are you talking about?' until I really had to sound it out. Tonight is not my night.

Once again, Happy Mother's Day! Even if you don't have skin babies, you have fur babies that would die without you! So yay to you guys too!

 

[whitelop]

Yep, bunnies can have basil & Greek basil. I bought a little Greek basil plant from the produce market and Monty gladly ate some the half-shriveled leaves that were on it, and a sprig of some totally live stuff from it. She's had sweet basil from the store, too. I need to see if I can get some of my old seeds to sprout. I've had good luck lately growing things. My (indoor) windowboxes of greens are doing well, I started a pineapple plant from the top of the fruit, I'm sprouting an avocado pit, and I got a mango seed out of the damn pit and got it to start a root!

Oh, and my houseplants are growing out of control and need to be transplanted. Ugh, stupid things. JUST STAY THE RIGHT SIZE FOR THE POT I PLANTED YOU IN.

Wow Missy! Thats great! You're doing better than I am with the growing stuff from seed. Right now, I'm working on my second attempt on rooting an avocado seed. I put that sucker outside, I'm not dealing with the bright window stuff anymore, its hot and sunny, stuff grows in the sun, its a foreign food and its sunny everywhere thats foreign expect northern Europe so it will grow outside. haha.
AND I never had luck with the pineapples. I think I tried to grow one when I was a teenager, but I was a teenager and that didn't go well. Plus, now that I've seen them grow and the way they look with the little pineapple growing from the lots of pineapple spikey leaves, it creeps me out. Like a spider with a baby spider head and well...basically like Alien. haha.
It sounds like your thumb is SUPER green right now! Which is awesome and it should make you feel good because it feels good to grow things!
I really love the way mangos taste, but I'm totally allergic to them and it makes my mouth feel funny. haha. Its like my lips get sunburned after eating a mango, so I try to steer clear. Which sucks because I never got to try mango salsa before my allergy got REALLY bad. LOL Thats what happens when you start shopping at the Spanish grocer and you eat like 3 mangos a day for 7 days straight, you develop a weird allergy.