Thumper AKA fuzzy butt!

[Pipsqueak]

I hate sitting with my legs crooked on the couch, it makes them ache really bad so I just sit tailor style lol. Ugh grocery shopping is the worst.

 

[whitelop]

I laid on the floor yesterday for like an hour and I thought I was going to die when I got up. My back STILL hurts from yesterday. I was fine while lying on the floor, but then I went to sit up and was like, uh oh I'm screwed!

Hopefully a few more nights of sleeping well will make your body ache less. I hate when I go to bed sore and wake up sore, ugh the worst.
I hate grocery shopping too. I don't like people, so I don't like going! I go to a small cheap grocery store that never has anyone in it and I get a good deal on meat, so I like that place. haha. I hate going to walmart, I went there yesterday at like noon and I was shocked at the amount of people that were there in the middle of the day! I usually go late at night, thats much better.

I like my sweet potatoes like that too, with cinnamon, butter and sugar! Yum yum.

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

Yes, like Morgan said, hopefully after a few nights of sleeping on it it will be better.

I hate grocery shopping too, whats bad is we have to shop at krogers because they are the only store with the stuff we need and there are so many people. The only thing I like about it is nice and cold on the inside so I can get away from the heat when shopping.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Wow, I have been away for too long. I have a hard mattress as well and bought a memory foam topper last year and it´s been absolutely great, so much more comfortable. I still would like to buy a memory foam mattress but it´ll have to wait as I´ve just bought a new TV.

What is it with our bunnies. Houdini does that when you go to put them in his dish, he sometimes knocks them all over the place.

I quite like grocery shopping, I just hate the queues at the tills but I´ve sort of psyched myself up to it now so I know I´ll end up having to wait and will, no doubt, get in the queue that takes the longest and even if I move, I´ll still be in the queue that takes the longest....why is that ??? lol.

Girls, you´re all so young...when you get to my age, everything aches when you get in the morning Can´t imagine how my mother gets out of bed in the morning lol.

 

[PaGal]

I shop at WalMarts because every where else costs us so much more. That's why I leave home usually at 9 am that way I can be done shopping before it starts to get busy which is usually at noon so even if I take my time because I'm looking to see
what's available sale wise I'm not stuck there with a lot of people. We buy our meats from Sam's and go there every other month. The only time I've seen it crowded there was near Christmas and every where is crowded then.

I've found as I get older things really do ache. I know we've all heard older people complain about their aches and all but you really have no idea. I'm in my early forties (I actually have to ask hubby to know for sure because I really don't care how old I am) but all of my joints ache. My knees have been a problem since I was young and I think the boxing and martial arts affected my shoulders, wrists and elbows. It's also possible I'm starting with arthritis as it runs in both sides of my family.

Thumper has only started going crazy over pellets since I cut him back when he had soft poops. Now he's insane when I give them to him. Althoug it is nice in a way because now I know I can let him out and if I have to run somewhere all I have to do is put some pellets in his bowl and he'll be in his cage lickety split. It seemed like every time I looked into his room yesterday he was either eating hay or drinking his water. he's eating so much hay now and seeming to drink more water as well.

I was looking at different herbs to plant today. I know I want to plant mint as I love the smell, I could just sniff it all day and Thumper really likes it but I know they recommend growing it in a pot because it's so invasive. We always grow basil, parsley,thyme and sage. I guess Ill grow some more carrots but fewer this year. Last year I planted four rows that were the whole width of our garden, we had a ridiculous amount of carrots. Thumper liked the tops. I finally got him to eat some carrot if I grated it.

The temps have been in the 80's during the day for the past few days so it's getting there.

 

[Pipsqueak]

Yeah we had mint in IL it spreads A LOT lol, but I do love the smell. My bunnies don't really like carrots that much either, I don't give it to them that much anyway because of the sugar. We almost got up to 90 today! I think we totally skipped spring this year lol.

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

Yeah I like how cheap walmarts stuff is. We shop for food at kroger and we shop for other stuff like yarn and non food items at walmart.

I don't have many aches ever, but when I do they do hurt. I hope you feel better soon.

Ash loves his pellets too and he goes crazy for them. When I scoop them for him he gets so excited. But I'm with you its good that he eats more hay now.

I love the mint smell too.And Ash loves the mint plant. I might get some for him too. I don't know how invasive they are though cos they don't grow wild here. Ash LOVES carrots! I'll probably grow some for him this year.

Its starting to get really hot here too. Its been in the 70's the past few days. And yesterday it was 80! I kind of wish it wasn't this hot. Lats summer it was usually 90 degrees. And boy were we sweating! I hope its going to be a little cooler this summer. The only reason I like it hot is because it helps the plants grow.

 

[Pipsqueak]

I must say if I had to choose I'd probably rather have it cold than this hot.

 

[PaGal]

The 90's in the summer here is usual. Last year we had a lot of days in the 100's, more than usual. I'm not crazy about it being real hot but I don't like being cold either and it makes me grumpy when I'm cold. I said last year I want a pool. I want to be able to work in the garden for a while to then go jump in the pool for a little and go back to the garden. Although at the same time I know I do not need anything else to have to take care of.

I was out in the garage seeing the kittens and hanging out with the hubby. One of the kittens scratched my knee and made it bleed. Even that young there claws are so sharp. In his defense they do get a little scared when first picked up so as soon as I sat him on my knee he grabbed on for dear life.

It's not a fluke, when they are up and I go out as soon as I start talking they all start meowing and toddle to the front of the cage. I then take turns picking each up and holding it for a little.

When I came inside Thump was meatloafing on the top of one of his boxes. He hasn't been up on one for a while. He has a storage box in his room though that I keep his extra litter in and he jumps up on that all of the time.

I love when he shivers. Especially since he always flaps his ears together when he does it and it makes a slapping noise. It's so nice having a bun love you so much that when he see you he slaps his ears together. Ha!

 

[PaGal]

When we were out in the garage last night we heard what sounded like an animal screaming. Well I remember hearing the same sound last year every night for weeks coming from our neighbors direction. Most of the trees are in their yard and I thought it might be some sort of tree frog because we do have them here, it's nothing I've heard up north and it seemed to be coming from the same spot.

So I put my boots on since I wasn't sure what it was and wanted something more sure on my feet than flip flops. Grabbed a flash light and headed out. It was a toad. There were four of them right outside the garage. They are attracted to the light since the bugs are attracted to it. It's amazing something that small can make such a loud noise. Luckily it stopped before we went to bed.

The store didn't have my hubby's creamer so I ran to another store right down the road from the first. They didn't have it either but I did get to buy two bags of pizza gold fish. Yay! I also bought two boxes of soft pretzels that you just heat up, one regular and one cinnamon, sugar. Yay again! I buy so little food for myself so at least I'll have some snacks for a while.

 

[whitelop]

I'm out of coffee creamer too! I feel like I could curl up in the floor and cry. No joke. I hate when I run out and don't have the foresight to get more while at the store. I was at walmart twice in a few days!
At least you got some good snacks! I love the soft pretzels. My friends mom used to get them all the time and I like to dip mine in mustard.

We have all kinds of frogs because of the pond. I swear sometimes at night you can't even walk out there because you can't hear yourself think, they're so loud. Between the bullfrogs and other frogs and the toads, its deafening. And ours scream too and make terrible sounds. I think the best thing to hear is when they fight and you can't hear them. So they're croaking croaking then a wet slap into each other and then they make a weird noise and its a frog on frog atrocity.

Kittens do have really sharp claws! They're so cute though! I love when they're that age and they're all squirmy and squishy and fluffy. SO cute!

 

[Pipsqueak]

About a month ago there was this really weird noise coming from the woods, it was like a ducks quack sorta've so we went out to see and it was a bunch of frogs lol. You know maybe if he tries hard enough Thumper could learn to fly like Dumbo!

 

[PaGal]

Morgan...Maybe I'm glad we don't have a pond. I enjoy the quiet here and usually it's birds right at the beginning of spring that make so much noise but because there are so many and so many different kinds all singing and chirping at once.

Usually it's my creamer that everyone runs out of and I hate running out of it. I will use my hubby's if I am completely out because I can't live without my coffee but I can't stand the smell or taste of his anymore.

I like dipping them in mustard too. I ate some of the pretzel rods, the real thin ones that way a few months back because I was craving pretzel dipped in mustard but it's not the same as the soft ones.

The kittens are adorable and I swear these ones have extra cute faces. I really need to get some good pics. The one that is my fav I think is going to have feets like his mom. His thumbs look big and like thumbs and his back feet look like hers. They kind of remind me of the back feet on a monkey. It could just be the contrast between his darker grey body and white paws but I don't think so. They all seem to have big paws though.

Pipsqueak...I haven't heard one that sounds like a duck yet. Who knows, maybe he could. Ha!

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

I hate cold too. And I hate extreme heat. I wish it would just stay at the 70's here. I'm with you, I really want a pool SO bad this summer. Actually we are thinking of getting one this summer. I really hope we do.

They can hurt you with their claws even at a young age. They sound so sweet running up to you when they see you. Do they like to be held?

Ash loves sitting on his cardboard box. He likes to look at his surroundings.

When Ash shivers his ears flap to. It is really cute!

Yeah toads can be loud. Once at night we lit a fire in a fire pit and all kinds of toads came over. I guess they were probably attracted to the light because of the bugs.

Mmm, those snacks sound good. Its hard for me to stop myself from getting snacks when I see them, lol.

 

[Chrisdoc]

No weird noises round here. ´When I go to my friend´s house in the countryside, it spooks me to hear so many loud noises at night as it´s so quiet.

I´ve been looking for goldfish again and they still don´t have any...I´m getting withdrawal symptoms:sigh:

Weather has been really weird here the last few weeks. By this time, we're usually going into the summer and I´ve changed my wardrobe from winter to summer. This year, I still haven´t done it and yesterday I had to go back and find long sleeved t shirts, a jumper and some boots as it was really windy and quite cold for this time of year...same again today. I´d just got my sandals out and had bought some new sleeveless t-shirts. I´m hoping that the sun comes out this weekend. Í usually love the weather at this time of year as it´s bearable and lovely to sit out...too hot in the summer where it´s so humid and up in the 90´s.

 

[PaGal]

Elise...the kittens seem to like being picked up and held but only for about five minutes. Of course they either want to play, eat or sleep.

Chris...yesterday it was in the 80's and today only the 60's. We had a good thunderstorm that woke us at 2 am. It's cloudy and damp.

 

[PaGal]

I should not deal with Thumper when I haven't had my coffee yet. It being the weekend I didn't have to be up at the crack of dawn (Yay!) so not long after getting up I decided to give Thump his pellets as it was time and I was sure he was waiting on them. Well I gave him almost all of his daily amount before my brain kicked in instead of just half.

I'm thinking of using some of the new boxes I have and just getting rid of some of the older ones. They are not destroyed but I can only deal with having so many boxes in his room and it will at least keep things interesting for him.

So the hubby is getting the chance to watch the kittens more. I know he really likes the dark striped one. And here we go...he asked me today if we would be finding homes for all of them. Ha! He's so funny. He was saying just a few months before Frisky passed that we have enough animals and that we will not be replacing them as we lose them. Now not only do we have Isabelle but he is contemplating keeping one kitten at least, just too funny. I keep thinking though that if we get to keep his favorite we should keep my favorite as well. Whuch is the darker grey with silky fur. He/she is just so darn cute or at least I think so and it has a more laid back personality so far like the dark grey striped.

 

[Pipsqueak]

It's cloudy and extremely humid here. Much nicer inside lol.

 

[PaGal]

I remade Thumper's town. I got rid of some of the old boxes and used some new ones. I'm still thinking so may not be done yet. I'll get some pics soon. I was surprised how relaxed Thumper was through the process. He only thumped once and most of the time he spent just going from one box to another, sniffing and chinning and hopping through.


It was funny because the girls were impressed. I was told I am a box genius and I should paint them and sell them and they must get a picture. Ha! so funny.

Thumper is being weird though and none of you tell me it could be due to a medical problem because I don't want to hear it, I'm still watching his poop like crazy from it getting soft. He has drank twice today while I have been in the room and he is putting his whole chin in the water. I mean the whole entire underside of his head. Then he sits there with his chin dripping and starts licking his mouth making a bunch of wet sounds. I have watched him drink before and he didn't stick his whole chin in or make all that noise licking after.

I have noticed he has been drinking more. It was at the same time he started eating more hay. Of course it's also warmer out.

 

[HolyHandGrenade]

That's how Monty drinks her water too. She started sticking more of her face in the water as she got less baby-sized, not sure why. It's funny when she dribbles all over her dewlap and then sits there making sloppy noises and trying to lick it. She drinks most of what's in her bowl at least twice a day (not sure if it's a 20-oz or 10-oz though...it tricks my eyeballs).