Hello friends,  we had a visitor today, this little fox.  Just hanging right behind our pool fence, for hours.  Very close to the house.  I have never seen a fox do this before so I called the animal control officer in town.
She said that this fox must be socialized and not afraid of us.  She didn\’t think it was sick because he (or she)  was just cleaning himself and hanging around. 

Crazy how wildlife is being forced to live in neighborhoods.  When he ran off, I quickly put out the dogs and they went crazy which meant he must have been close by.  Ariel kept sniffing the air and Buffy was barking like mad.

Buffy is now keeping guard and Mr Chips has no idea what the heck is going on!
Thank you everyone for being so kind the other day.  I really appreciated all your kind words and reassurance.  I will let you know how things turn out but today was a much better day!
xxoo
Deborah

Hello friends, Smokes is still taller than my grandbaby!  He is soooo good with her.  He just looks and walks away and only he knows what he is thinking, but no matter what she does, like pull his hair, he just leaves the area.  It is amazing to me how the pets leave her alone…they know she is only small and no bother!  Ariel is the only one that I keep at a distance, she never liked kids, even as a puppy!  Now she is 14 and really doesn\’t like kids!!  Nothing ever happened, she would just rather hang out with adults!!
Anyways, speaking of Ariel, she fell in the pool the other night and could not get out.  I was with her, so it was controlled chaos.  but you know how I think, always the worst. I honestly think she would have drowned if I wasn\’t with her.  She just couldn\’t get out or find the stairs in the shallow area.  It was awful.  I didn\’t have to jump in, when she got to the edge, I reached in and pulled her out.  I was calling for my 16 year old to jump in for her, but I would have if he didn\’t come running.  
Now on another note, Buffy has Lyme disease.  She will be OK, but she had stopped eating and just didn\’t look her happy self.  So I took her in and sure enough, she has Lyme.
Another busy week!
Take care and have a great day!
xxoo
Deborah
Why is my grandbaby so happy…it\’s almost her birthday!  Can you believe she is almost a year old!! 

This is what us kitties have to put up with…..

Happy Labor Day~~Mom has the day off, so all is good!!
xxoo
Lilly

 You really want me to go out in Tropical Storm Irene!  Look at the leaves!  They are everywhere!

	I took this picture yesterday just incase it blew over today…

The good news is, my humans brother\’s teepee is still standing! 

xxoo
Deborah