Houseboating

Brian driving the boat. What a good captain...

An early evening fire on a nice beach at the far end of the Anstey Arm.

Some beautiful colored leaves...unexpected amongst the grass.

Tubing with the Sea-doo.

And of course oodles and oodles of relaxation!

Unitard

Well I certainly have not been diligent in keeping this thing updated! Part of the problem is that Brian has taken our digital camera to site so I only get it every 10 days. Well I will make it up to you by doing two posts today!

Two weeks ago Mardi joined the union of United Canine Unic Collaboration. In other words she got fixed. To honor her lost parts I thought you might enjoy her post surgery ensembles.

This little green number was attempt number one at stopping Mardi from licking her "owie" (The vet's word not mine). The vet wanted us to put her in a t-shirt with four holes cut in it as the Elizabethan collar apparently ruins your dog's self-esteem. As you can see this number is doing wonders for Mardi's self-esteem. This outfit lasted 5 minutes (it took me longer to cut the holes in the right places). Mardi showed her displeasure by peeing in it. So that t-shirt went to the trash.

Attempt number two. This lovely retro lime green number lasted longer than the first by a day. So that make it's life span 1 day and 5 minutes. Mardi seemed to like the stretchy material and was quite content to srut her stuff now that she fits in with today's biggest fashion trend 80's revial. This outfit would have lasted longer if Jason had thought to take it off before Mardi went out to pee. Bye-bye lime green.

Now this is the point at which I throw concerns about self esteem out of the window and try the Elizabethan collar. Because at this point Mardi has managed to wiggle her way out of the lime green t-shirt every itme we leave the house, no matter how many safety pins I try. The collar lasts less time that the first t-shirt. Mardi's head it so slender she pulls the collar of almost instantaniously.

Drum roll please. A brain wave of genius and I design this haute couture number. Why am I wasting my time with t-shirts when apparenly Mardi likes something tight? She must want to show off her curves...

This is the sleeve of a sweatshirt. There is a hole for her front legs and one for her tail. Her head fit through the cuff then you lay her down just like those people putting on a tight pair of jeans! Squeeze her in and voila! I think Mardi enjoys the deep pressure because being in this outfit immediately calms her down. I know if you have met Mardi you are scoffing but it is true. This one lasted the longest until Mardi pulled a Swarchenegger and busted her way out. Apparently she is too "pumped up" and buff to fit.

I don't have a photo of the final outfit but you can picture it inyour mind. It looks very much like the lime green number but fluorescent pink. Mardi pulls a Houdini with that one too and I give up. Her staples come out a fews days later so it is ok.