Monday, June 24, 2024

T Stands for Summer Days

 Hi everyone. Happy T day. It's time to share a drink again over at Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog.

     This past weekend my daughter and her husband were supposed to come for a day, and we were all heading up to my mother-in-law's home on the lake. My MIL is now in an assisted living. She is definitely having some memory issues and having a conversation with her is very difficult.  Sometimes you have no idea what she is talking about. Whether anyone will take her by her house for a day this summer I don't know at this point, but since the house is  in a family trust, the 3 siblings are on a weekly rotation.

      Last week was my husband's week, and Saturday we planned on having an extended family day on the dock. Sadly, it was a miserable wet day, and that didn't happen. Sunday wasn't any better either, in fact the storms were more severe later in the day. The weather squashed all my weekend plans (😩) but what can you do about the weather? Luckily my younger sister-in-law often invites us up during her weeks just as we invite her and her family over on our weeks, and the summer is young, so I suspect there will be a lot more weekend get togethers on the dock.


     Now for all I mentioned the bad weather weekend, the good thing is that during the extremely hot heat dome that we had during the middle of last week, my daughter had Juneteenth/Wednesday the 19th off from work. My husband took the day off, so we were able to have a fun family time at the lake. We just missed my son-in-law who didn't have the day off, but it was nice to have a day like in  the olden days when our daughter was younger and unattached. 


     The dogs definitely enjoyed their lake day too. Even Maddie. Her glucose levels are not as low as they should be, but they are down some. You can see she is wearing a glucose sensor so we can keep track of what they are. Luckily the sensor can get wet for short periods of time, so she was able to take some short little swims. Since she is now blind, there have been some obvious adjustments. At home she is  successfully maneuvering most of the time, but this was her first lake trip since losing her sight. She did really well, but we did keep her on a rope and keep our eyes on her just so she didn't do something to injure herself. We've had more than enough vet bills with her diabetes that I don't want to pay for any other injuries.


Pete did a lot of swimming, and he even needed the next day to rest. 😏


This last photo isn't great, but here's a late  in the day drink for T day.  And ha ha for the next photo. My daughter was faking she was asleep  in the new chair she bought for herself.


And I'll finish with this photo of Maddie's wet hair.  I think it has great texture. Maddie loves being wet, so you can image how many times she went into the water.


That's all for me. Have a great T day and week ahead.







16 comments:

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Sorry to read the weather was so rotten for your weekend at your MIL's place. At least you got to see your daughter, if not on the weekend. What a great chair she bought for herself.

It was good seeing Maddie at the lake and I loved seeing her fur, too. I hope her glucose levels out soon.

You snuck that diet Coke in and it made me smile. Thanks for sharing your time at the lake and your drink with us for T this week. dear Erika.

Halle said...

How amazing that they use those glucose monitors on dogs too! WOW. Looks like you all made the best of the heat.

Jeanie said...

Maddie's hair looks like bird feathers. I'm sorry about your lake time rain but I'm glad you can get there periodically and super glad you could go during the heat dome. Good news about Maddie's levels. Every little bit helps.

Angie's Recipes said...

So wonderful that you all had a great lake day! Summer FINALLY arrived here too..it's going to be hot today :-))

Iris Flavia said...

Summer is still young gives hope! Still too cold here...
Love the pic with your brollies! And the lake, of course!
Glad Maddie is with you! My Niece has such a sensor, too (diabetes I).
Pete looks very cute. And yay to that chair!!! When Ingo still lived in Rhüden we had them in his living room!
Arty parting pic, hugs

Aimeslee Winans said...

Glad you got to have some daughter time anyway! Poor Maddie, hope her numbers keep coming down, xoxo

Valerie-Jael said...

Sounds like you all had an amazing time together! Glad Maddie was able to swim in spite of her blindness, thanks for caring for her so well.Good that you were able to spend time with your daughtef, too! Happy T Day, hugs!

Mae Travels said...

Poor dog!
I hope you have more summery weather for the rest of your lake days this summer.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.coom

David M. Gascoigne, said...

As you say, we have no control over the weather, but it looks like you had a great day, and Maddie is living out her life as well as any dog could wish for. It’s good that you are able to afford the vet’s bills.

*Vicki* said...

It's always great to spend time with the kids whenever you can catch them! :) It's supposed to be up to 106 today with the heat index, but at least we did get some rain! I bet being by the lake was very nice and glad Maddie was enjoying it too!

CJ Kennedy said...

Sorry the weather squashed you plans. Good that you were able to get up there for a midweek break. Looks like a good time was had by all. Hopefully, the storms predicted for Wednesday won't be bad. Take care and Happy T Day

Divers and Sundry said...

Weather can put a damper on plans, but it's nice the family is flexible. Your place looks like the perfect laid back retreat (except for the work...) I'm glad your dog is coping.

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

Maybe the weather put a damper on your plans to have the family to your MIL's place, Erika, but it looks like the day out with your husband, daughter and dogs was a great outing. I learned something new - that there are glucose monitors for dogs. Sorry to read about Maddie's blindness, but good to read that she is adusting at home. The photo of her fur was very unusual and would not have guessed if you had asked "what is this?"

Lowcarb team member said...

Glucose monitors are so helpful, and I was pleased to read that Maddie's numbers are coming down a little.

All the best Jan

Meggymay said...

Hi Erika, having my usual catch up. It was good to see the photos of the dogs and Maddie seems comfortable wearing her sensor. Does Pete look out for her I have read in the past that when one family dog went blind the other could be often seen guiding/pushing it out of danger.
Yvonne

Neet said...

Love the photo of Maddie's wet hair. Also the photo of your daughter, gosh, she is definitely your daughter, you are so alike to look at.
Sorry about Maddie's problems but isn't it marvellous that they can fit those sensors to pets. So nice to see that despite her disabilities she can still enjoy a day out with you all. Love the photo of Pete in his bandana.
Hugs, Neet xx