Hey, It's a Turtle!

We decided to stop and move a snapping turtle off the highway today. Bike man picked him up and his head immediately started snapping back and forth.....yikes. He was a big boy about 14-15 inches. About a mile down the road we found another smaller turtle trying to cross the road. Of course we stopped our bikes and once again removed the turtle. Decided to do a long ride today with decent temperatures and mostly cloudy conditions. I haven't done a long ride on Ruby yet this season, so my body spoke to me loud and clear towards the end of the ride. Rehydrating was the key to relieving my sore muscles! (44 miles)

I called my daddy-0 this afternoon to wish him a Happy Father's Day. My mom and dad were busy today going through all kinds of stuff.....stuff that needed to be weeded or set aside for their daughters. I know it's hard going through years of stuff, but it's a chore that has to be done. Thanks mom and dad.

Manny update: He spent all day under the bed, but finally pulled him out and introduced him to other areas of the house. I was getting worried because he hasn't been eating, drinking or peeing in the cat box. I was able to get him to eat some soft cat food, but he still hasn't had any water. Decided to separate him again tonight when we go to bed. I want Manny to feel safe at night. I'm hoping tomorrow will be a better day for Manny......he's such a sweet cat.

Meet Our Newest Family Member

Meet Manny, our newest adoption. I know, I know.....you're wondering why we would adopt another cat. Well, it goes like this. I found out about Manny through a blogger friend, through a friend, through a friend! Manny's owner, Debbie, has to move from a townhome to an apartment and she is only allowed two pets, and she currently had three. Debbie had the hard decision to choose which pet had to go to a new home. She choose Manny......a purebred Ragdoll.

Since we are cat people, I knew a Ragdoll would fit well with our home and our other cats. Today, we combined a graduation party with Bike man's granddaughter Alex and a trip to Plymouth, Minnesota to pick up Manny.

So I broke the news today to Becca and Chris that we were adopting another cat. So what does our daughter say? "Mom, don't become one of those animal hoarders."!!!!!!!!!! Don't worry kids, I'm just a cat lover and four will be my limit.

Does anyone want to adopt another Ragdoll named Roxy.....a female. We met her today too and she was a real sweetie. Her fur was sooooo soft. Roxy needs a new home by August.

Lots of rain and thunderstorms today. I'd have to say today was a washout. Had a nice time at Alex's graduation party.

Peaceful

Our gardens are in perfect shape with the adequate rain level and cooler spring. Just love coming home to our green lush plants. ....it's a nice peaceful feeling. Just waiting around tonight until it gets dark. Bike man, Anna, Jeff and I will be going out bat monitoring tonight in the boat. Gotta monitor those Wisconsin bats ya know.

Who's That Guy?

Saw this cyclist when I was driving home after work. Hey, wait a minute....that's bike man! Can you believe he tried racing me in my car? Geez, it's a guy thing. Well, I'm glad one of us got out for a ride today.

Weird day. Wet, humid, cloudy and cool. The sun finally appeared mid afternoon.

Frustrations

So Google owns Blogger, but Google hasn't updated it's blogger system to use the new Internet Explorer 9....that's where I ran into problems yesterday. This problem was first documented in March, but Blogger hasn't done anything about it! Anyway, Bike man updated my computer to IE 9 and then all of sudden I couldn't post last night. So frustrating. Finally figured out what was going on at work today. Luckily, Bike man figured out the problem tonight and how to solve it. Here's what you do if you update to IE 9......go to tools, click on compatibiltiy view settings and add blogger.com as a compatible website. That's all it is.

Rained almost all day today. Just a gloomy day all around.

Just a Little Rain

My friend Kim was worried....really worried that we would get rained on, or worse scenario, deal with lightening and thunder. We decided to ride the RC trail late this afternoon, but the skies darkened quickly so we decided to cut our ride short. The skies opened up on the way back as we reached Menomonie. No big deal, just some light rain showers. Rode 18 miles. Surprisingly, the trail grit, pollen and sweat felt good......just happy to be out riding.

PS. Had troubles posting this on Tuesday night so I'm one day late. Still looking into my posting problem at home on my computer. Hopefully Bike man can figure it out!

Little Gardens

Last weekend while walking through the Lake Nokmis neighborhoods, I found this little gnome garden. You'll have to click on the photo to enlarge it. Can you see the tiny gnome? What a cool idea to have this little garden in your yard. I'm still amazed that the yard owner doesn't suffer vandalism, but I really like this idea.

Worked late tonight.....another board meeting. Had time for an hour walk early this morning. What a great morning with temperatures in the low fifties. Bike man was lucky and was able to get his 28 mile bike ride in this morning. I'm hoping for riding later this week.