Dovedale

Me, my partner, the girls and the dog went up to Dovedale on Saturday.  We had a great time walking round the river and then going over the Stepping Stones. We had a little picnic at the side of the river which was really nice and the girls said it was one of there best days ever!!!
The only thing that was bad was the amount of dogs that weren't being controlled by their owners either due to not being on a lead or being on an extension lead and going for our dog!! Most of the dogs that did try to go for ours were little dogs so obviously got the big dog syndrome!! The thing is my dog would have them for breakfast if she wanted!! There were some really nice dogs too that our dog just wanted to play with and there was a gorgeous looking male staffy who was being a proper staffy by jumping in the river and then thinking "oh how am I going to get out now?"!! They do make me laugh with their antics and behaviour. I do still miss mine loads and I'm not the only one we all do!!!

The Weather

The weather has been so bad just lately with the sun being so hot and then the storms have been so bad has made everywhere water logged due to the soil being that dry the rain is not being soaked up quick enough!! Luckily we haven't been flooded unlike some people we know which is very scary!!
I do like a good storm and enjoy watching it but only if I am inside and my animals are too!!
I just feel sorry for the animals that are left outside and the wildlife as they have nowhere to go!!
I was lucky enough today to get my cats in just before it started which I was very thankful of otherwise I would of been stressing about them being out and not knowing where they are!!!
Well who knows what tomorrows weather is going to bring as its so unpredictable and its like what do you wear too!!!

The Weather

Well what extremely hot weather we have had and now it has gone so cold I'm freezing :(
This will really mess with the animals too as they have just acclimatized themselves to the extremely hot weather and now it is so cold!! Brrrr
I hope it warms up again soon as I need to top up on my suntan ready for our hols. Lol
At least the dog will be happy as she won't need any suntan lotion on today with it being cooler. With her being white she burns quite easy under her belly!!
Hopefully with the weather being cooler it might dampen my hay fever!! Fingers crossed as at the moment it is driving me potty and is making me feel soo ill I want it to go away now!!!! :(

My new fish

I bought a new fish off an auction site last week. It was a silver shark and its about 8 inches long and was a bargain!! He has settled right in as these like to be in a shoal he has decided he is now a Clown Loach as I have got a small group of these. In the future I do plan to get a few more silver sharks for it so he has got some of his own.
I have got a Trigon 190 so knew my tank is big enough at the moment but next year I'm hoping to upgrade to a 6ft tank to fit in the same place my tank is in at the moment. I so cant wait to see them in it and get some more fish's for it but will have to wait until the tank has matured enough for more fish than what I have got.
I actually had some eggs off the angels two days ago which now means I have definitely got a pair of angels so I just feel sorry for the one left out now. Unfortunately the pair ate the eggs which is quite common in a community tank as this happened quite frequently in my Mum and Dad's tank.
I have also got a trio of bristle nose plec's with two of their babies but these have never breed in my tank yet so I'm still hopping they may do in the future.
I have got a fake Giraffe in my tank who is getting fatter and bigger but is nearly at his full length which I love as he is so different with his markings and they have a wide mouth which is strangely cute. He loves sifting through the sand looking for food.
The next fish I would like in the future probably in the bigger tank are knife fish which are so interesting to watch swimming as they move so differently, some more different  sorts of plec's as you can get some amazing colours in these, elephant nose which love sand too and have a trunk like face and maybe some nice cichlid's with already having the angels that are in the cichlid family.

This Weekend

This weekend has been and is absolutely glorious!! I can't believe how hot it is!!! My children have got the paddling pool out with it being so hot!! My brother came round yesterday with his children which was really nice and lovely!!
The bonus of the ground being so dry in this warm weather is that weeds are very easy to pull out and with us having a big garden there is quite a few!!!  All my animals are sunning themselves as we speak!! I'm so up to date with my washing that I am washing everything else so its nice and fresh with drying outside and not inside!!  I just hope it is this nice in two weeks time for my kids birthday party! They are having a bouncy castle outside so fingers crossed otherwise I will have 20 bored children!! But then again I could always do a party with the animals so the children could stroke them and ask my about them!! Hmmm very good back up idea me thinks!!

Fathers Day

I hope everyone had a great Fathers Day on Sunday of Fathers still with us and others that are watching over us. We had a nice one my partner opened his cards and gifts from the kids and then we went to see our parents to give them their goodies. When my partners Dad was looking at what he had got my youngest was telling him what was in it and that she had chosen the card so I think next time I wont take her with me after her telling him everything!! They are so cute and sweet when they are that age as they are so innocent and don't realise what they are doing.
I still cant believe she will be starting school in September!!!! Where has the time gone it has gone so fast it only seems like yesterday I was pregnant!! The saying "Time flies when your having fun" is so true its scary!!! Well I need to finish this one quick as its my partners girls birthday on Saturday and I need to wrap her presents!!

Cinderella

I thought I would tell you all about my day with Cinderella my little daughters hamster. I was asked to take her in to a local school where I work on a voluntary basis. I took her up in her little cage and had little groups of children to talk about what she likes doing what they can see, smell and touch to help get the children's senses going. They were all so good and so was Cinderella. She let them all stroke her and wasn't fazed at all by it. I worked  through the whole class in small groups then I was asked to talk to the whole class about her which I really enjoyed and felt confident in knowing what I was doing was informing the children and I knew the answers to all the questions. I was then asked to take her into another class for more stroking and more questions. I think she enjoyed it but did sleep for quite a while with her being out most of the day. She never bit anyone so I was very proud of her too. She is such a great hamster she is so laid back my little girl who will be 4 next month just gets her out and wonders around with her!! She is followed though by the dog and cats!!

Blogger Picture

Ive just updated my Blogger picture. Hope everyone likes it.
It is of George and Glenda they are Leopard Geckos. I bought George from out of a house that as my partner said you wiped your feet on the way out!! You could feel things under the carpet as you walked it was horrid, beer cans everywhere, it was just ewww!! George's vivarium was the cleanest place in the house!! I was like yep i will take him as i just had to get him out of there no matter what!!!  Glenda on the other hand was from a lad who hadn't been able to get the trio breeding and I just bought her as a companion for George and they are soo sweet together!! I think it's love!! They have had a few eggs but as I haven't got an incubator they have never hatched. Glenda is more outgoing than George as she loves coming out where George is quite happy to stay in his viv. They love nothing more than hoppers, mealworms, salad, water squirted above them (this helps keep the humidity to the right temp and helps them with their shedding too). I do love my Geckos!!!

Fast and Furious 6

We went to see Fast and Furious 6 which came out yesterday at the cinema. The cinema that we chose was one of the best ones I've been to as you are all at different levels so you don't get the head/hair in front of you so you can actually see the whole of the film without interruption which was great!!  I would definitely go to that cinema again!!
Well Fast and Furious 6 was really good but in some places a bit predictable but did have some good twists in it and things you would expect. I wont go into too much detail with it just coming out and spoiling it for others. Some of the cars used were totally amazing and are making me want a fast car again!!! Oops Don't get me wrong my car isn't that slow but it would be nice to have a higher performance one than what i have currently got but insurance and petrol are a pain with the prices forever going up. I will just have to save loads.

What a glorious weekend

The weather has been fabulous for a change this Bank Holiday weekend. We've been able to actually go in the garden and have a big sort out. We've had a great time together as a family. Even Dandelion the rabbit and Logan the guinea-pig have been out in their run on the grass!
I finally put Oreo the baby rabbit and his two guinea-pig girlfriends Mustard and Muffin into there cage outside after spending the winter inside! Oreo is absolutely enjoying being outside and sniffing all the new smells. We just made sure they had plenty of hay and kept them covered so they can acclimatise properly. Logan and Dandelion have come out of the girls playhouse too. So all the bunnies and piggies are out in the sun well were until it decided to rain today!! Oh well at least we managed to get most of the things done we wanted to.

Strange Weather

Well what funny weather we have had this weekend!!

Where I live alot of people have been stranded and stuck due to the snow. Which was in turn made worse by the wind which turned the snow into drifts which made it really dangerous to travel in over the whole of the weekend. Some drifts were reported as over 5ft high which looked really nice but made even the main roads single lane. I cant remember the snow being like that.  I do love snow just not the havoc it causes you wouldn't think something so innocent looking and soft could cause so much damage and bring the whole of the country to a stand still!!! 

At least my guinea pig will be glad he is still in the kids playhouse where it is alot warmer than being just outside unlike my poor bunnies but they are covered and fed lots to keep them all nice and warm.
Well except Oreo who I bought in October time as a tiny baby so was too small to go out so is still inside with his two guinea pig girlfriends.

The cats have been in most of this snowy weather too as I don't really like them being out when its this sort of weather just in case they get a bit lost and its too cold for them (over protective Mummy).

My partner went out with the girls and the dog to see his parents on Sunday in all the snow but to make sure she didn't get too cold she wore my hoody!! Think I need to buy her a new coat as the ones we got her were from when she was a puppy and the cold was too much for her. I think she would need xlarge or even bigger!! I will have to get one like my other dog which is fleece lined and waterproof with a Union Jack on the back and her name in the middle of the flag.

What kind of pet?

I would love to know what people have, had and would like in the way of pets or furr babies as I know some people call their loved ones as I am doing research into this. I will start off so if you would like to post and put what you have please do so and thank you it's much appreciated.
Well I have or had Cats, Dogs, Rabbits, Guinea pigs, Hamsters, a Mouse, a Rat, Birds of all sizes and shapes, Goldfish, Tropical fish, Giant African Land Snails, Bearded Dragons, Geckos, Snakes, Terrapins and I think that is it! Lol I would love to have a Chihuahua or a Chinese Crested Powder Puff

My Dogs

I have two dogs who are totally amazing with both children, adults and other animals.
There is a 14 year old girl and a 3 year old girl. They are both so loving and yeah they are monsters at times but I wouldn't swap them for the world. The old one I think is going blind and doesn't get around much but still knows what she wants as soon as you get her food bowl she makes sure you feed her by barking at you saying "dinner" and can sniff food out rather quick. The other one likes sitting on the kids trampoline looking what's going off around her as she can see in the neighbours gardens!! They are both such funny characters I don't know how they can get so stereotyped with what breed they are!!!  We took them to the beach for the first time last year and it was so nice just to sit in the sun with them that we are going to do it again this year.  I was determined for them to go last year so that I could say I had taken the old one before it was time to go to the "Rainbow Bridge" for her but thankfully she keeps plodding on surprising us with her ability to carry on regardless!!
She had to be rushed into the vets when she was 11 years old when we had to rush her to the vets as she was very poorly because of me not getting her done even though she was never bred with she got an inflamed uterus so had to have an emergency spade.  She was touch and go whether she would survive as a) the worst one the vet had seen b) her age but no she managed to pull through and make i full recovery. She even kept splitting her wound every time she got out of the car from the vets after her check-up so then had to be taken back to the vets to get rewrapped!!  It was very upsetting to see her this way hence why my other girl has been done!!
They both have copped well with a lot of things like moving as the oldest one has moved four times where the younger one is twice, babies coming into the family, different animals becoming part of the  family too.
So to summarise I love my dogs for being themselves, how well they have coped/cope with everything and wouldn't be without them!!!

Public House meal.

Me, my partner and our little girl went out for a family meal on Saturday. We were really looking forward to filling up ready for our night out. We were seated and ordered within 5/10 minutes. We then had to wait about 45 minutes before we received our food in this time our daughter who is only 3 1/2 was getting very fed up of waiting and was asking us where our food was "as it was taking a long time" as she kept saying!! Yes it was busy so you expect some wait but we were never informed of the wait or even apologised too! I went to ask a member of staff I got told I will see where it is and he went in to the kitchen to check. He then came out with it so I don't know if it was me asking or if it was actually ready and well we were all disappointed as the portion wasn't very big and we were still hungry after but didn't want to order a pudding in case that took along time too. So we left there un-happy and will have second thoughts about going to this place again after having this experience with them!

Rainbow Cake

Well I've just seen a gorgeous cake to make that was chocolate with all the colours of the rainbow!! I definite must for me to make next week while the kids are off!!! It looks quite easy to make so Im hoping it will be!!
I soo cant wait to make it and see how nice it tastes :)
I think its all buttercream and food colouring so hyper kids me thinks :D

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