Weezee
Ours do too but more so in the fall and winter. They were built for cool and cold weather. They are actually usually outside then more than inside and I have to bribe them to come in on really cold days and nights. They both love the snow so much. Aww, poor baby, afraid of the storm Sir gets a little nervous if it's really storming like crazy but nothing too bad he just wants to snuggle up more and then he's fine. Lady likes to stand out in the rain and bark at thunder because how dare it be louder than she is. Until lightening gets close and then she says, "No, thank you."

Yeladim
Hey there and welcome back!

Aww lol. I read somewhere that dogs actually love sunbathing because it helps them (just like peoples) absorb more vitamin D. Which in turn helps them with their immune system and mood. Oh yeah, fully convinced the doggos can sense storms and other things coming way before people. I'm glad the chews work! We have some hemp chews for ours that we use around 4th of July b/c they don't like it when the sky is loudly on fire lol and on trips sometimes if they are going to be in the car a while. I actually had to give Lady some this weekend because we were setting up loft beds for our kiddos, doing a lot of moving around and cleaning the rooms out ect. and all of it made her a bit stressed. She's a creature of habit.

Yas, we have Lady who is a Great Pyrenees and Sir who is a Husky.

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No worries, it's a busy time of year. Summer ending, kids and people going back to school, holidays coming up. Lost of goings on. Step kiddo goes back to school this week and my son goes back next week. Have a few deadlines coming up the next couple of months at work too so I totally get it. Nice for the pay check but an adjustment none the less. It was so rainy where I'm at this weekend. I slept a good portion of the day Saturday but still feel like I could have slept more. Sometimes it feels like we go through phases that yeah, that's about all we do, work and sleep lol.

First I wanted to say that LOVE your current avi! It's so well done and amazing!!

That does sound like quite a change and a bit hectic. Definitely good for saving though, yes! I feel you there. There are some things I'd like do around the house outside but I just can't, I'm not strong enough or know how to operate things like the tractor. Hubs has been so behind and swamped at work. I'd do more for him around the yard if I could. We also had some really nice days here weather wise this last week after a week of rain. Feels like it's getting hot again though now.

We have one kiddo that started back yesterday and the other will start Monday. We'll see, just a matter of getting back to the routine.

Well, you did a really good job.

Oh wow, that does sound like a mess of things but it's good that over all you really do love what you do. Always makes things easier to deal with even if their is a little chaos at times.

Oh? What do you suspect, if I may ask?

This last week was a bit stressful on my end with school stuffs. My son (transgender and we suspect on the autism scale somewhere but the earliest we can get him tested is Dec of 2024!) Attempted to go back to public school. November of last year he had had a break down and did homebound for a little while, then online. We'll he thought he was ready to try to go back and it was very evident he was not so, we're trying to figure out what's going to work best for him. I've reached out to a couple private schools and hoping to hear back.

My stepdaughter's first week back, the week before that, went smooth though so there's that at least. She goes to a private Catholic school. Over all seems like a good school but wouldn't work for my son, we're looking at secular for him and around here that unfortunately means more expensive because it's very limited selections. One of the places we looked at, people put their child's name on the wait list... AT BIRTH. So, not even messing with that one.

Ahh, so, lots of communication issues sounds like.

Yup. Our area is really bad off in the mental health department. High demand and not enough resources. Though, it's apparently not just my area either. Hubs has a friend who works for the same company but in a different state and he said they are booked out on autism testing until the end of 2025. Even my son's therapy and psychiatrist are telehealth situations. Therapist he connects with through zoom and the psychiatrist we have to go to a building to sit in a room in front of a large screen tv to visit remotely. It's kind of ridiculous. We've asked for almost a year now to at least get in person therapy sessions and they still don't have anyone available.

My son will be 14 this month actually.


Yeah, the ratio of private schools that are religious vs secular is staggering really. I am really hopefully that the one I've applied to at for him gets back with me because they seem to specialize in assisting children that struggle with disorders that make school harder and on top of that attempt to help them manage hurdles and build confidence and independence.

Oh no, I'm sure they had best intentions but still, no good. Have things smoothed out a bit now?

Yeah, the age seems to be a big factor as well. When I told them that kiddo was 14 they were like, "Oh, well... we'll have to look into it, it may be a while." We're on the list though at least now so there is that. Also heard back from the school we had applied it. Kiddo had a tour and then an assessment/observation day and we're all set to get him enrolled and starting classes in Oct!

Well a little improvement is better than none I guess lol

Ugh leaks are super annoying and so damaging! Sorry you had to deal with that. Also really annoying that it messed up the flooring all the way down to the subfloor. That can get expensive pretty quickly.

I can see the blue cast you're talking about. There is actual specific counter top paint you can get to paint it. A cheaper method would be to use contact paper but that'll wear more easily and start to peel. I like the style and drawer pulls though, kind of modern barnyard-eque.

I really like the teal color! Very pretty. I'd wonder if it'd only bring out more of the blue in the countertop though? You could probably leave the cabinets their oak color, or not lol. The oak would bring a contrasting warmth to it and give kind of a rustic earthy vibe. All white would look good too though with a more modern/clean look. I think you have the idea though, before you go painting everything maybe do just the cabinets first then decide if you want to change anything else. Since the walls are a pretty cool neutral color there are a lot of potential options there for you.

I shuddered at the wallpaper where the vanity was lol. Not that it's awful itself or anything I just know how awful removing old wallpaper can be. Not a fun job at all. Hopefully the new vanity will just pop right in and cover up all of it so you don't have to mess with it!