Northern Ky

I'm about a month overdue on making a blog post, but it's better late than never I suppose. I'm going to have to start putting blog post reminders on a calendar or something so that I won't forget. Even though my life hasn't been too exciting lately, I will fill you in on what you've missed.

I have been feeling under the weather the past few days. Sore throat, runny nose, headache, etc...I'm still not exactly sure what is wrong with me, but I think it may be allergies or a cold. Whatever it is, I will be glad when it goes away. I thought I was going to lose my voice for a minute, but luckily for everyone around me, I didn't! Haha! (I know how much people LOVE hearing me talk all the time!). 

Recently, I went to Tire Discounters in Richmond and got new tires put on my car. About $500 later (tires + a couple parts), my car is now ready to hit the road. I still need some work done on my exhaust, which I will do as soon as I get the money & free time to take it somewhere. Since I was really mean to my car and hurt it, I decided that I would be nice to it and clean it out. I vacuumed it out and bought some new mats to go in the floorboard. (I'm being ridiculous, I know!) 

Callie loves to ride in the car, and although she can be a pain sometimes, I look forward to seeing her sweet face whenever I get home. She is such a happy puppy and has grown so much since I got her. I love seeing her personality come out more and more every day. 

 A couple weekends ago, I went to Northern KY to spend some time on the farm. Here are a few pictures from my visit.

One popular food in Northern Ky is chili cheese dogs, or "coneys" as they call them. I know that people eat chili dogs here too, but it seems to be more of a big deal up there. I was teasing Tim about how much cheese he puts on his coneys, saying that he likes a little chili dog with his cheese! Haha!

Tim and Midnight, his nurse cow.

A baby calf sucking on my fingers. It tickled!

The donkeys were so sweet and funny!

One of the donkeys had zebra stripes under her eyes. So cool!

And one random photo before I go:

I found a freshly-hatched monarch butterfly after my bus route the other day.

Until next time, 

-Miss Ellaneous

Callie Sue

Between November 2013-April 2014, we lost all three of our pet dogs to old age. I loved all of my dogs, but was extremely close to Roxanne, who passed away in April. Ever since then, I have missed the companionship of having a dog around the house. I have begged almost constantly for my parents to let me have a dog. Finally, it worked.

On Monday, I saw a picture online of an adorable puppy that a couple had found on the side of the road. They were unable to find anyone to claim her, so they wanted to give her away. I forwarded the picture to my dad, who said that I could get her as long I kept in mind that she would be my responsibility. I know you're probably thinking, "Why does she have to ask her parents if she can have a dog? She's 22 years old, shouldn't she be able to make her own decisions?!" Well, that would be true if I wasn't still living in my parent's house. In their home, what they say, goes...even though I didn't get my mom's permission & brought the dog home when she was out of town, but that's a different story!

Meet Callie: 

Since Callie was found on the side of the road, I do not know how old she is or what breed of dog she is. However, I have done some research and I think she may be a Doxle, which is a cross between a dachshund and a beagle.I think that she physically looks like a large dachshund, and she barks like a beagle. An estimate on her age would be a couple months old. I'm no expert, but she still has her baby teeth and is definitely a puppy. Hopefully, I will know more after I take her to the vet for her check-up.

Callie's name started out as kind of a joke. When my parent's were trying to decide a name for my sister, they thought about calling her "Callie Sue," a combination of their names, Calvin & Susan. However, they decided to name my sister, Haley Marie instead. When I was trying to pick out a name for my puppy, an old friend on Facebook remembered the story and said that I should name her Callie Sue. The puppy responds to the name, and I think it matches her personality, so it stuck. I was thinking about changing her middle name to "Anne" or something similar, but I haven't decided yet. 

Facts about Callie: 

1. She has a great nose. She smelled a chicken in the yard before she ever saw it. 

2. She is not afraid to walk in the tall grass, which, according to my dad, is unusual for puppies and could mean that she has the potential to be a good hunting dog. 

3. She learned how to sit on her first day at her new home (she's smart).

4. She gets extremely excited about the sight (and smell) of a dead fish! Gross!

5. She buries everything! Pizza crust, puppy treats, dead fish, you name it! 

6. She loves to get in the pond and splash in the water and mud, but doesn't like to take a bath afterwards. 

7. She barely complains when you put her in her crate. Tonight, she even went in there to lay down before I even thought about making her go to bed. 

8. She isn't like most puppies I have seen that want to stay right under your heels the entire time. Instead, Callie would rather go off and explore, which is a blessing and a curse. It's nice not to trip over her or have to entertain her all the time, but I am afraid that she will wonder off and get lost, which is probably what happened when that couple found her wondering the road, since she doesn't appear to have been mistreated. 

Tonight, I made her a rope toy out of some old FAFSA t-shirts. I'm thinking about making a few extra to donate to the local animal shelter. Below, is a picture of the toy that I made, and a link to the instructions that I followed to make it:

 http://irresistiblepets.net/2012/07/irresistible-and-free-diy-pet-projects-diy-dog-rope-toy/

I'll stop for now, before everyone gets tired of hearing me talk about puppies....like anyone could ever get tired of puppies, right?! 

Until next time, 

-Miss Ellaneous