What a hike!

Today started early and it was because of the cat again.  But not in the usual way.  The vet was in town today and it was a first come first served kind of deal.  So, we got up at 8:30.  It was too early for a weekend I have been looking forward to all week.  It was a long week for me.

We ate a quick breakfast and brushed our teeth.  And then we had to find a way to get Kitty into her pet taxi.  She really hates being in the crate because it usually means a car ride.  And she hates the car more then the crate.  Luckily for her, this town isn't big enough to warrant a car ride as the vet was set up in the school.  So we walked off to the school.

I was expecting no one else to be there.  It seems like no one really cares for their pets around here.  I was surprised to have to wait.  There were only dogs present in the hallways so Kitten was too impressed.  Poor Kitty!  She was meowing a little pitiful meow and it made me sad.  A friend of ours brought her two new dogs and they were so funny.  They were little min-pins.  They were so cute but they were so loud.  They barked at everything.  Our friends tried to hold them back from running everywhere, but the one dog jumped and landed on his face.  He wasn't as barky as he was before.  The very little one tried to run away but the leash was holding her back.  But she kept on running.  It was so funny to see her try to run but get no where.

We finally got to see the vet.  He said that she probably wont get over her itch factor.  We are going to try a few new things to try and help her, but the vet said that her skin might never get better.  That makes me sad but we can always try.

We came home, dropped Kitty off and went to the store for our weekly food run.  We were able to get most of our food which surprised me because we never can get that much of our list in one trip.  We got home and unpacked.  We were going on a hike today to the top of the mountain.

After eating some cottage cheese and Tyler a sandwich, we started on our way.  I really don't like that hike because it is all up hill.  There are a few flat parts on the trip, but it's all up hill.  I was proud of myself because I didn't take as many breaks as I did last year when we went up.  We were told that there was an old war plane crashed up on the top.  And once we got there, we were horribly disappointed.  It was just a green piece of metal.  Not so much an airplane.  Then we were off back home.  I was tired and wanted to get back home.  We got about half way back home when Tyler's co-worker drove up the path.  They offered a ride back home and we accepted.

And once we got home, I drank a few cups of water, ate a bit of food and sat down.  It was nice to sit down again.  But it was a really great hike.  We saw sandhill cranes.  Those birds are so big that Tyler thought they were deer.  Pretty crazy seeing a bird that big.

We've been watching hockey and now a tv movie about William and Kate.  I'm kind of obsessed with their wedding and all that, even though I didn't get to watch their wedding.  It's not a really great movie, but it's something to watch.

It was an alright day, weather-wise.  Cloudy and grey but at least it wasn't super hot on our hike.  That's not fun to be all sweaty and gross.

We played some pen hockey tonight as well.  I lost 2 of 3 games.  And I have fresh rug burns on my hands again.

It's almost bed time again.  I'm looking forward to sleeping again.  It's been a busy day for us.

Sonja