Pictures: Dave and Kevin watching Mark and Lindsey work on finishing the fence; Sue staining the fence posts; the escape route; Lindsey and Dave looking over the work; Mom picking up MORE leaves; Kevin replacing the stereo door.
Another work day at the Maki's. Lindsey, Sue, Mark Sanford, mom and Kevin came over. We got leaves, leaves and more leaves pick up (can't believe there were any left). Lindsey and Mark finished the top piece on the fence, Sue and I stained the posts. And we replaced the door on the garage for the stereo, well Kevin did that. Plus did poop patrol and mowed most of the yard. Everything is falling into place.
Sue feels that there's always an animal issue when they come over. Here's today's story. Sue, mom and I were by the back door cleaning the square foot garden beds and picking up leaves. Dave was in the house and Lindsey and Mark were in the way back working on the fence. I went to get Ruthie in the way back area and......no Ruthie. We searched the house and the yard... no Ruthie. It was perplexing. Deciding she had to of escaped the yard, we started calling and going different directions. The neighbor, Bela, got in his car and went back behind our house returning in a couple minutes yelling "Ruthie go home". Whew, he found her. She's never gotten out of the yard and went that far away. AND she's never gotten out of the yard when there wasn't an open gate, so it was still confusing to everyone....how did she get out? About 30 minutes later Sue, Mom, Dave and I were in the yard and we saw how. In one of the pictures above there's orange fencing to protect the new grass, behind it is a gate. Mark and Lindsey were hard at work going in and out of the gate and left it open. Ruthie walked very slow and calmly toward the area, slipped under the orange fencing and through the gate. Lindsey and Mark never saw her. We got her back fairly quickly this time. It was actually kind funny to see how clever she was. The gate will not be left open again. Oh those dryer doors and gates!!
I'm pretty tired, ready for bed. Couldn't get Dave away from the fire....which really is a good thing (he's in now). He made pork Mexican-like with potatoes and flour tortillas for dinner. I'm happy to see his appetite improving too. Thanks all for your help.
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