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!!