Thumper AKA fuzzy butt!

[PaGal]

The buns are in time out. Yep it has turned into one of those days. I got chased out of the garden by a storm and we got a ton of rain. I don't want to be inside cooking and cleaning. I'm tired of the inside work and tired of being inside so I pulled weeds in the only part of the garden I can walk in once the storm passed but before it stopped raining.

So I cleaned the buns cages earlier but later climbed through the shed to get a plastic thing that I new would make a good hay rack. Hubby cut part of one side out and I filed down the rough spots and then went to hang it. I had a cardboard box with part cut out for the new buns to use but the brown one had chewed most of it away. I had to untie the litter box to hang the new hay rack. I zip tied it to the cage, had to climb back in the cage to remove the part of zip tie that the brown bun chewed through while I was hanging it. Got out of the cage and the brown bun immediately hopped it's butt into the hay rack.

So then I cut it back down because I know the next thing that will happen is buns will sit in the rack and pee and poop and I'm not having that. So I cut down Thumper's and hung the new one in his cage. I cleaned Thump's and with vinegar so hopefully it wouldn't smell like him and hung Thump's for the new buns. Throughout this Thump had to put his front paws in the hay rack while I was trying to hang it. he also decided to stand in his water dish soaking his feet and then had to foot flick the water throughout the cage.

The brown bun jumped into the litter box but at the same time as it started to pee something startled it and it jumped out of the litter box which caused me to be covered in bunny pee. I cleaned myself up and then finished cleaning the bun stuff and room for the second time today.

I want to run away from home for about a month. I want no responsibility for the entire time. None at all. None!

Oh yeah, and explain to me why buns seem less scared of me when I am yelling at them and threatening to make everyone into an outdoor bun and outdoor dog?

But at least the one twin was nice enough to notice I was about to lose the last of my sanity and helped out and watched so Thump wouldn't chew my vacuum cord which hadn't even crossed my mind. I love that girl!

 

[kmaben]

Wow it's been really busy at your house! Glad the kittens are finding homes but it is sad to see them go. The gal we got Sebastian from still gets updates on him and it's been three years!

Buns seem much happier with you now. If you open your heart every stray and waif seems to fall into it.

 

[whitelop]

Sometimes I want to run away from home too! Like pack a hobo sack and just walk away. haha. Sometimes I tell my husband that and he doesn't understand because he's not here, and he gets mad. Then he watches AJ for a few hours while he's awake and he gets it...kind of.

I get it about the rabbits too, I just watched Ellie pee on the floor! She backs so far into the corner of the box and puts her fat butt right over the edge and just pees in the floor. I'm like 'really, you weigh nothing and the box is 8 times bigger than you, get that fat ass out of the corner!' And she made me spill the pellets everywhere this morning.

Its been raining here for days too, I'm sick of it. Its so humid you just can't even breathe. My chickens are all crazy looking with wet feathers and ruined tails.

I had AJ when I was 21, so I had him young too. Not as young as you though! haha. I think its better to have them young, that way you can live through their crazy years. Because I couldn't imagine being much older and trying to handle him right now, I'm tired all the time and I'm only 23. There are not enough hours in the day to get everything done and sleep at the same time and the coffee never has enough kick!

I hope you get your garden weeded! I need to weed mine too.

 

[PaGal]

It's nice that you keep her updated. I will be able to hear about the two I have found homes for but I have run out of people I personally know that are willing to have a kitten so I guess I'll have to hope for the best.

The buns do seem happier. The brown one is most active and although it doesn't like to be petted yet it does run over to see me. The black seems more laid back.

 

[PaGal]

Morgan...well Thump peed on his cage floor again last night. Then he was sitting in the new hay rack this morning and I know there are poops in there if not pee as well. I swear he is going back into his smaller cage once I find homes for the kittens. He didn't make a mess in it and I will just attach the big cage to the small one if we will be gone all day. Why can't they just be happy with being spoiled and not make it harder for us?

I can't take the heat with the humidity anymore. I don't mind sweating when I'm working but not when I am inside and should be cool.

I think I did have more patience when I was younger raising my kids. Now going through it again I just feel worn out and no there never is enough hours in the day and I can't physically hold more coffee than I drink now.

I'll eventually catch up on the weeding.

 

[whitelop]

I know, sometimes I think I can't possibly drink anymore coffee during the day. I drink 2-3 cups when I first get up, then another after lunch, then like 2-3 more between 3-5. I'm sure there are people who drink more coffee than I do, but thats still a lot. I don't eat regularly either, so I kind of substitute coffee for food. If I can't find anything to eat, I just drink the coffee. hahha.

I don't know if I've ever had patience. I do okay, but you know, you can only handle SO much.

 

[PaGal]

I drink coffee like you do and half the time I don't eat regular meals either but I make sure everyone else is well fed. Ha!

I used to have a lot more patience. I still have some but not like I used to.

 

[PaGal]

I went grocery shopping today to avoid the holiday crowd tomorrow and because I needed to get bun litter from the farm store which turns out is closed tomorrow which I thought they might be. They didn't have horse pen pellets so I just got the kiln dried pine shavings. Sigh.

The store didn't have bunny hay or a litter box like I wanted. I want another for the new buns so one will be clean and rady to go when I clean the cage. That way I just have to wash a litter box and let it air dry. Sigh.

The girls weren't bad but they still got on my nerves because they seem to think carrying on a conversation with each other means you must argue with whatever the other one says no matter what they say. Sigh.

I did get two rose bushes half off. One is a double knock out that is candy red. I will put it at the front of the house where I planted the two bubble gum pink I bought so I still need another one. I also got a tea rose with double blooms that are lavender edged in a red. I will plant that at the side of the house. I should do it now as they look a bit rough probably from being root bound but I am in no mood to play in the dirt and the heat and humidity right now.

I have a headache from shopping and am fighting a sinus infection with pain and pressure and just feeling sick. I could take something for the sinus pain but it always makes me sleepy and I'm tired enough. I have so much to do and want to do absolutely nothing.

We have two toady frogs living in our garage. Hubby said last night he thinks we have toad poop on our floor. I told him of course we do we have toads. This morning I went to go outside and as I did a big toad hopped in like he's our cat coming back in after getting some fresh air. It's gotten to the point that I bought a butterfly net at the dollar store to make it easier to catch them and put them outside. Yesterday I took our two garbage cans to the road for pick up and there was a tree frog one each. Lordy it's going to be something when all the hundreds of tadpoles in the puddles grow big enough to hop around.

I think we should have just planted rice this year as it's the only thing I know of that would like this much rain.

Usually I use my card to pay for groceries but since I was shopping early hubby gave me cash. Wouldn't you know by the time I got to check out I forgot about the cash and used the card. realized when I wasn't far from the store and decided to turn around and head to the bank to deposit the cash and hope I made it before the card was hit with an overdraft. The card is only used for the grocery shopping and a two bills so there is never much on it. We just transfer what is needed when it's needed. I drove back impatiently yelling at lights to turn green already and the no U turn where I needed to make a U turn. Stressed all out and yelling at myself only to be told we have overdraft protection so no big deal. After this I don't think I'll forget that little fact again.

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

That's cool that you got a rose bush. I think we have one growing wild here. I was walking on the hill and I saw a plant with beautiful flowers and they looked like roses. I'm glad I don't have to buy one.

I'm sorry you are having sinus problems. My ears have been plugged up for weeks. They still are but they feel a lot better since the last few days. I hope your sinus problem clears up soon.

Toads in the garage. That must be a pain. We have lots of toads hopping around here. They seem to come out at night most of the time.

 

[whitelop]

Are tea roses the little roses that fit in your inner palms? I like the little ones, I always see them growing on the sides of the road.
I have a double knock out thats the pinkish color. I like it a lot, they grow pretty well and they bloom ALL season which I love.
OH and half off is the BEST kind of roses!

I don't like toads that much. Thats why I got chickens and they take care of the smaller ones! haha. Thats pretty funny that he thinks he's part of the family now. Maybe you could tame him and make him a little cubby to sleep in. LOL

 

[PaGal]

The tea roses I got say they are large blooms and when I saw the plants a few weeks ago at the store the roses on them were the average size so I guess that's big for tea roses. I really liked the unusual lavender color.

I love getting plants for half off or less I just wish they had had one more double red knockout.

I don't mind the toads much. As a kid I was always catching them and I even brought home a whole bunch of tadpoles from the river and raised them into frogs and kept them for like a year before I released them.

 

[PaGal]

I'm tired and want a nap and so does hubby. I think we started the day in the wrong way for two tired peeps. We have been searching for a tool my hubby misplaced and needs. Did some searching in the garage but then tackled his work van. There is stuff strewn all over the yard by his van and we are sitting inside. Ha! To make it worse there was a slight situation while he was at work the other day and his van was hit by water cannons while it was open so most things inside are damp.

I tried going into the garden and sunk to the top of my boots so I can't weed and the ground is too damp to mow. Still need to plant the roses but just don't feel like that. We have some shopping to get done but don't feel like dealing with crowds at the stores that are open and the other stuff we need the stores are closed.

I am happy to report that Thumper did all of his peeing and 95% of his poo in his litter box last night and what I did for a hay rack he cannot sit in.

 

[whitelop]

Yay for Thumper! To do all of his business in the box! What a good boy.

I can't believe its that wet up there! It dries down here pretty quickly, but everything is really damp and gross. We actually haven't cut the backyard in like 3 weeks. haha. After this last rain its going to be like 6 feet tall. Its been really rainy this year and its surprising, because most of the time by this time of year we're going into a drought.

Did you find the tool your husband needed? haha. That sounds like us! My husband misplaces stuff all the time and he can never find anything. It makes me insane. Because it was pretty much raised in a barn, where you don't need an organization system! But I'm surprised your husband misplaced something, he's pretty organized right?

 

[PaGal]

That's what he used to do until I spoiled him more by getting the bigger cage and now he's a slob because he has room to avoid the worst of the mess. Ha!

Our soil is partly sandy and so usually drains well be we have been getting so much rain. It's easy to sink in the garden since the soil is soft from being tilled but even where it has been walked on and is packed more I sink. Just so much rain but yah we have had one rain free day so far.

No, we haven't found it yet but as a replacement would cost $145 we need to find it. Ha! He's not bad but he's organized in his own way...in other words there is a method to his madness. To me he's not very organized but I'm the type that believes everything should have it's own place and it should be put there each and every time. He will have several locations that one item may reside.

Usually by now we are getting drier spells and having to water with the hose. My grass so needs cut. It's too long for my liking since I have to cut it high because I hate having piles of cut grass in the yard so the plan is to cut high one day and like two days later before it really grows cut again shorter so it's where I want and then just maintain but it keeps raining so I can't go back to cut short plus the rain has it growing super fast. Hopefully today I'll get in the garden plus get some mowing done.

I have the idea to sprinkle wild flower seed all over the back half of our yard so when I don't get to mow enough the wild flowers will grow and everyone will see the pretty flowers and not notice the high grass so much. Sometimes I only have enough time to mow half the yard so I do the half the house sits on. We have some sort of yellow wild flowers that pop up when I don't mow for a little which gave me the idea.

 

[PaGal]

Yesterday I did take care of the animals as always including cleaning the buns cages. Planted the roses a made 15 packs of smokes. I also cleaned our bathroom as I'm anal about the bathroom. Not much got done but we did watch a few movies.

 

[PaGal]

Well I got some weeding in the garden done. it is still too damp to hoe so I had to hand pull. I believe that is where the term "having a green thumb came from". I also mowed the whole yard, the back half on the highest setting because it has grown so much. I found three spicy globe basil plants growing near our russet potatoes. It's growing wild from last year.

I hurt my back in the stupidest way. I had to turn over and move a wheel barrow to mow. Hubby had dumped it as it was full of water and we didn't want it becoming a breeding ground for misquitos.

I had a left over piece of coroplast from the new buns cage. It is 7' long and about 7" high. I zip tied it around the bottom outside of Thumper's cage and I hope it will help contain his hay mess so I will need to move and vacuum around his cage less often. The brown bunny ate some pellets out of my hand today.

I really need to check there sex so that they can be named.

 

[PaGal]

I forgot to tell you all. I was sitting right next to the new buns cage just the other day. Just spending some time near and talking to them so they get used to me. I decided to give them a paper towel roll. They would take turns giving it a few nibbles and picking it up. The funny thing though is that each and every time one would pick it up it would bonk the other on the head with it. It was so funny and had me laughing.

I don't know if they actually were doing it on purpose but it sure seemed that way.

 

[Pipsqueak]

Yikes I'm so behind on this blog! I wish we were getting some of your rain, we're barely getting any. Your roses sound beautiful! Now I'm going to go catch up on all I've missed lol, though I do see that you ended up getting the bunnies!

 

[whitelop]

Thats pretty funny that they were hitting each other with the PT tube! hahaha. Sometimes bunnies are funny like that. They probably were doing it on purpose.

At least you got the garden weeded, thats great. My whole house is covered in weeds, my flower beds, garden. Just over run, but its been raining a lot and I just haven't been able to do it.
My husband has to cut the grass too, its so tall! He'll have to cut it on the highest setting as well, and then in a few days cut it again, lower. I also hate the trails of dead grass that the mowers leave in the lawns. There are like 3 houses on my road that leave huge piles of grass in their yards after cutting and I hate looking at it! Plus the clumps of grass kill the grass below it. Makes me nuts, but I'm not allowed to cut the grass.

 

[PaGal]

Emily...I do appreciate it when it rains...love being out in it and it helps the veggies grow in a way hose water just cannot but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Ha! Yes, I did get the buns and am enjoying them.

Morgan...well I didn't get the whole garden weeded I just got part of it done. It almost looks as green as our yard from all the weeds but it has been too wet and rainy to do anything.

That's what my plan is, to cut the grass again tomorrow to avoid those clumps. I do have some because the grass was just so high and some areas the grass is really thick but I'm hoping the second mowing will take care of that because like you I hate seeing the clumps and because it does kill whatever is below it.