The Blog of the Frog

Went to the RSPCA Open Day today, it was good fun! I’ve known some of the staff for years but don’t really see them much anymore (used to volunteer there, had to stop when I became wheelchair bound). Dad still goes, to maintain the link as much as anything else. So had a nice chat to some of them and got a tour of the new rabbit room! It’s very impressive – pens like you’d have at a vets surgery but with cat flaps and steps (yes steps, not ramps) down to outside areas.

Ended up in the bottom field where a few of the inspectors were in a tent (oddly enough a Cats Protection League one..) taking show entries. I knew most of them and at that point it started to rain so we ducked (why do ducks keep coming up?!) into the tent for shelter. One of them admired Vale and said something about entering, I said can’t because she’s not a rescue dog but I’d be in there like a shot if she could! He went to check and as she is from a registered charity (Guide Dogs for the Blind Association) she could enter.

So I took her in for Prettiest Bitch and she got second! Apparently it very close for first and one of the judges wanted to give her first. Not bad for her first show 😉

I do apologise for the awful quality but it was dark and I had to find some artificial light – took me bloody ages to get just that! So that was the highlight of my day 🙂

Stopped at the supermarket on the way back and bought food for the BBQ on Monday. Ended up with 36 sausages, 16 beefburgers, 24 burger buns, 24 finger rolls, a bottle of tomato ketchup, a bottle of squash, some tomatoes, a lettuce and 20 choc ices! Should be enough for 15 people…

Sorry – I’ve just been too unbelievably tired to think about doing anything 😉 So you get a very long one now (I hope) written over a few days.

Garden centre was excellent. Lunch took a while to come but not too bad considering the quantities (15 of us, having lots of different things. From memory two chicken curries, two liver and onions, lasagne, sausage and chips, omelette, two jacket potatoes with different fillings, 2 big breakfasts (I think they consisted of toast/fried bread (they both chose toast), two eggs and some bacon, not sure if there was anything else too) and 4 other things!). For drinks there were a lot of cans of various fizzy drinks, two milkshakes (one vanilla one chocolate) and 3 or 4 bottles of water.
There were pigeons that kept wanting to come inside and they succeeded twice whilst we were there, it’s very entertaining to watch people running round trying to herd pigeons back outside! After that we went and had a look at the animals, there was a snoring pig! Honestly, though I think you’d have to see/hear it to get the full effect 😆

Tuesday was ok, nothing special. Even though I do need the op he wants to wait 6 months to see if I can get stronger first.

Wednesday was ultra embarassing, we got our certificates. But he had a very nice mini buffet thing with fruit and what not, it was delicious. In the morning we planted some seeds, then the afternoon was the certs and then a walk round the garden. All over till September now!

Thursday we’re going to look at see if the local care and nursing homes have PAT dogs (*cackles* I linked it to the Professional Association of Teachers by accident at first) and if they do we’re going to see if we can get Vale registered so I can take her. Also going to contact Dogs for the Disabled and see if there’s anyway we can get her registered as a \”companion\” sort of dog so I can take her into shops with me.

Friday I can’t actually remember if I did anything 😆 so we’ll skip that! The weekend was nice and quiet, as were Monday and Tuesday – much needed after that week.

Wednesday (yesterday) was assistant Di’s birthday, she usually keeps it quiet, but as Cannington has finished now and that class has the bus on Wednesdays she thought they’d go out somewhere this year. So mum made [i]more[/i] cake and it was one of her best yet, as far as design goes.
A couple/few weeks ago their class had gone down to the canal and it’d been really nice, the Cannington after they’d told me all about it and that they’d thought of me and how much I’d like it.
So anyway! To cut a long story short that’s where she decided to go. We got down to the canal at about quarter to eleven, they were already there (meant to be there are half ten but it was a bit further than mum thought it was and we got stuck behind a lorry).

We had a drink and then went for a slow amble along the canal, it was absolutely beautiful! It was threatening to rain all morning, but somehow it stayed dry. There was no sign of any ducks or swans on the walk up, but when we turned round and walked back we saw a duck with a younger duck. Then we had a picnic on the bank, by the time we’d finished they had to get back to school so they’d be in time for the buses to take them home. It was a really nice day and Di decided she’d have to make her birthday public more often 😉

Ok, I think that’s quite long enough! I haven’t got anything on tomorrow so in the cause of saving energy I’ll skip that day and grace you with my ramblings on Saturday 😆

I’m really enjoying doing so much but I know I shouldn’t be and I am paying for it by sleeping a lot more and feeling a lot tireder all the time. Next week is another action packed one though! Last week of term so they’re coming over here for a BBQ on Monday, their Fun Day (similar to sports day I think) on Wednesday and then the Leavers thingy on Friday, which we’re going to as it’ll be more than half (5 of the 9) of Di’s (confusing – two Dis 😉 Assistant Di and teacher Di. Otherwise known as Dif and Dim since Daniel wrote their labels for Crealy and put their surname initials on without leaving a space or capitals – so Di M was Dim and Di F was Dif ;)) class.

Then it’s the end of term, but I’m hoping to see a few of them in the holidays. And that really [b]is[/b] long enough! So I shall wander off now, almost lunch time anyway.

*Dies – again* It’s been the busiest couple of weeks I’ve had in years! Between Cannington, Selworthy antics and hospital I’ve had no time or energy for anything else.

My sites have been neglected! Mum’s working tomorrow, but hopefully dad and I are going to a garden centre with the class for lunch which should be fun 🙂 Then I’ve got hospital on Tuesday, Cannington on Wednesday, a medical review on Thursday and possibly something on Friday too, so don’t expect much activity here over the next few days!

Everyone can tell I’m tired – my words and sentences are getting all muddled and jumbled. I’ve been sleeping lots for me too, going to bed at about 9 and sleeping till 8:30am earliest, managed 10am the other day!

A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that the teller’s name is Patricia Whack. So he says, \”Ms. Whack,
I’d like to get a loan to buy a boat and go on a long vacation.\”

Patti looks at the frog in disbelief and asks how much he wants to borrow. The frog says $30,000. The teller asks his name and the frog says that
his name is Kermit Jagger and that it’s OK, he knows the bank manager.

Patti explains that $30,000 is a substantial amount of money and that he will need to secure some collateral against the loan. She asks if he has anything he can use as collateral.

The frog says, \”Sure. I have this.\” And he produces a tiny pink porcelain elephant, about half an inch tall. It’s bright pink and perfectly formed.

Very confused, Patti explains that she’ll have to consult with the manager; and disappears into a back office. She finds the manager and reports:
\”There’s a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you, and he wants to borrow $30,000. And he wants to use this as collateral.\”

She holds up the tiny pink elephant. \”I mean, what the heck is this?\”

So the bank manager looks back at her and says:
\”It’s a knick knack, Patti Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man’s a Rolling Stone!\”

Well, apparently it’s summer! There are gale type winds and extremely heavy rain, but it is summer! Ah well…

We were meant to be picking fruit and then having a picnic today but obviously with the weather as it was that wasn’t possible, so we went up to the yard and did the animals instead 🙂

They have the most gorgeous piebald miniature shetland pony, I’ve claimed him as mine! He feels like mine, I just don’t seem him very often or have any of the expense 😛

I groomed him, which is about the only thing I’m able to do up there (the enclosures for the rabbits, ferrets..etc are stables and they have a little step thing so I can’t get in) and because he’s a mini shetland I can reach every part of him for grooming!

They have no combs or body brushes and they lack a decent dandy brush though, I keep meaning to bring mine then forgetting. So next time I shall! I’m also going to get some pictures so you can admire the handsomeness of my Sweep too 🙂

As my birthday was yesterday we took (another) cake which went down well! It’s Selworthy’s summer fete on Saturday and we’ve been invited to that. Of course, typically at the moment the weather forecast is sunny tomorrow (Thursday), sunny on Friday, heavy rain Saturday, sunny on Sunday and sunn y on Monday! Bags I the hot dogs (inside) rather than the bottle stall (outside)…

According to Suzie I’m required to explain yesterdays entry, so in short I was feeling incredibly poorly and was barely concious at the time 😉 thus felt dead!

Ahh I can finally slow down a bit till Saturday, I seem to have been constantly on the go for the last week or two.

Dead! Might manage to go into detail tomorrow…