On Sunday, the raccoons came back, 3 of them. Apparently they aren't as smart as I had thought. Nona and Simba cornered one on the deck and Molly went after one that went under the deck. Seeing as how they were under the deck we couldn't really get Molly's attention to unlatch although maybe we did because she started dragging the raccoon back out. She again had it by the haunch and this time was shaking vigorously.
By the time we got them apart, the raccoon wasn't moving its back legs at all. Sigh. It didn't live through the night.
Those critters may look all fuzzy and cute but they are not to be trifled with. Their size is deceptive and they are all muscle. Very heavy.
Molly went to see Dr. Jane today (Monday) to get looked over and to get her rabies shot up to date. No problems and all is well. We also haven't seen the raccoons any more which is a good thing.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Saturday, November 3, 2007
The dogs
A raccoon decided to stroll around the deck last night around midnight to snack on some squirrel food. The dogs thought that this was both the greatest thing ever and the a significant and serious threat to the well being of the household.
I was up in bed and heard Kim in the backyard doing a lot of yelling at the dogs. I went down to see what was up and she had Simba and Nona by their collars on the deck and the raccon was up on the rail. By the time I went upstairs to unlock the upstairs slider to get the dogs in, and then went back downstairs to lock the downstairs slider to keep the dogs in, I heard Kim yelling at Molly. At first I thought she was trying to get her in but eventually Molly ended up on the deck in good tussle with the raccoon.
Molly had latched on to the raccoon's hind end (one of it's legs) and the raccoon was underneath her. Kim was standing to one side trying to get Molly to let go and stay out of the middle of it. I ended up having to pick up a broom and whack Molly on the head a couple times to get her to let go. The raccoon finally took of at that point.
Somehow Molly lost a front toe-nail and has a small wound on her front leg. Apparently, before I got outside the first time, Simba and Nona had the raccoon cornered in this blue tube that the kids would crawl through. Simba and Nona don't seem to have any wounds. They aren't licking themselves or each other so Molly's the only one injured.
We believe Molly's rabies shots to be up to date (we've only had her for just shy of 3 years and the shots are every 3 years) but we're going to call the Vet on Monday to be sure. So far Molly seems ok except for the missing front toe-nail.
I was up in bed and heard Kim in the backyard doing a lot of yelling at the dogs. I went down to see what was up and she had Simba and Nona by their collars on the deck and the raccon was up on the rail. By the time I went upstairs to unlock the upstairs slider to get the dogs in, and then went back downstairs to lock the downstairs slider to keep the dogs in, I heard Kim yelling at Molly. At first I thought she was trying to get her in but eventually Molly ended up on the deck in good tussle with the raccoon.
Molly had latched on to the raccoon's hind end (one of it's legs) and the raccoon was underneath her. Kim was standing to one side trying to get Molly to let go and stay out of the middle of it. I ended up having to pick up a broom and whack Molly on the head a couple times to get her to let go. The raccoon finally took of at that point.
Somehow Molly lost a front toe-nail and has a small wound on her front leg. Apparently, before I got outside the first time, Simba and Nona had the raccoon cornered in this blue tube that the kids would crawl through. Simba and Nona don't seem to have any wounds. They aren't licking themselves or each other so Molly's the only one injured.
We believe Molly's rabies shots to be up to date (we've only had her for just shy of 3 years and the shots are every 3 years) but we're going to call the Vet on Monday to be sure. So far Molly seems ok except for the missing front toe-nail.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Aelyn'isms
"I'm a sidekick because I knew you were watching TV even though I didn't know you were watching TV."
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Ian's Theater Camp Play (2007)
Ian and Aelyn went to a 1-week (1/2 day) theater camp this past week at the Issaquah Theater.
Ian's class did some scenes from the Sound of Music and here's Do Re Mi:
For comparison, I found the actual movie clip on youtube as well:
Aelyn's class did "The Paper Bag Princess" which was pretty good but even better was the other one they did which the class made up by themselves.
The kids really enjoyed theater camp even though it wore them out each day. Ian really wants to go back for the Fall session and as you could see in the video, he really had a good time.
Ian's class did some scenes from the Sound of Music and here's Do Re Mi:
For comparison, I found the actual movie clip on youtube as well:
Aelyn's class did "The Paper Bag Princess" which was pretty good but even better was the other one they did which the class made up by themselves.
The kids really enjoyed theater camp even though it wore them out each day. Ian really wants to go back for the Fall session and as you could see in the video, he really had a good time.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Racing Pigs at the King County Fair
We went to the King County fair yesterday and one of the highlights was the Racing Pigs!!!
Friday, July 13, 2007
Ian rides without training wheels
Ian's first day without training wheels on his bike. It only took about an hour or so for him to get the hang of it. Apologies for the grainy video. It's from my cell phone.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Aelyn's new hair
Aelyn went for a hair cut yesterday and decided to go short for the summer. Here she is chillin' at the Alison Krauss concert we went to last night at the Marymoor Park outdoor amphitheater.
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