The Flood of 2009

Well it's raining down in Georgia. I'm always game for a day off from school but not if it means more work for me. We've had over 12 inches of raining since last Wednesday and Sunday night was a killer. There was so much water coming down that our house that sits on a hill flooded from drain run off. Ms. Ray's pond down the street overflowed it's banks and destroyed her Japanese garden. This after so many years of drought. At one point the pond was so dry all of her fish were laying dead on the bottom of a dried out pond bed.

So yesterday I check out our little half basement and sure enough we had water. Not much but enough to have molded the furniture so everything has to go in the garbage. I'm hoping the chairs can dry out but with more rain in the coming days I think they're destine for the trash heap. With my little bit of water in the basement I feel I need a plan, so off to Home Depot I go. too late, the rest of Atlanta had already been there. I did manage to get a squeegee that is used for putting down driveway sealer. Well I'm off to squeegee the basement.

And then Penny goes to the vet................

Penny has a Stroke

It seems like it's all dogs all the time. With a house full of geriatric dogs, I seem to be going back and forth to the vet weekly. I think I'm becoming Dr. Whiteway's best friend. This past week Bubba had an episode where his throat swelled shut. I took him to the emergency room and they couldn't tell if it was from something stuck in his throat or if it was a tumor or just an alergic reaction. I ended up taking him to the Vet specialist the next day and sure enough he had just a microscopic opening in his throat but with additional x-rays it was determined that the cause was from swelling of surrounding tissue and not something in his throat. Save one for the wallet.

This morning we woke up to find that Penny had a stroke. This is her second time and this one seems much worse then the last. I gave her a baby aspirin and a sedative. She'll be alright in a few days (I hope) but in the mean time she looks pretty sad. It's not fun getting old.

Summer slowly ends

The summer is coming to an end although the weather is still hot, hot, hot. With the end of summer comes the yellow daisies on Stone Mountain and the Yellow Daisy Festival in Stone Mountain Park. The mountain is in full bloom but you have to go up on the rock to see it. In some places the daisies are so thick the mountain looks yellow.

This is my favorite dog walk, the white trail on Stone Mountain. Andy likes it too. He has taken to nagging me to get in gear and go for a walk when I get home from work. I wish I was retired, then we would walk everyday and explore.



As usual I spent too much money on stupid stuff but what price can one put on a good time with girl friends.

I swear I don't feel as fat as I look!
What's a girl to do?

The Scholz's go Golfing

With the advent of middle age Woody and I have decided that we are going to have more fun in our 50's so that means taking up a new hobby or interest. Since my tennis career is effectively over it looks like a new sport is the best option and we have chosen Golf! Never one to go cheap, Woody's club's had to be special ordered as he his 6'6" and needs +1. I made up the difference and bought my clubs on the cheap on ebay.

Now just because you want to play golf doesn't mean that your going to be good at it. Today I did okay. We played with some friends that are much more experienced and patient then we are. We headed out for Southland Golf course, a facility that has seen better days and as such only charges $20.00 after 2:00 with a cart. I thought the course was really nice for the money, but I would have done better on a short course with just par 3's & 4's. This one was mostly 4's and 5's, so it took forever to play the full 18 holes. Let's just say that after 14 holes I peaked. We had fun till the end and I only lost a couple of balls. I played most of the course with a ball I found after losing my ball on the second hole, the "noodle".
The swing.
Next up the loss of twenty pounds, not just a golf ball.

Notice the golf shoes!

The Pro's, notice the golf attire.

Cindy Passes Away

This morning I went into the laundry room and found Cindy-dog lying dead on the floor. She looked so peaceful. She died in her sleep. I guess her heart couldn't take it any more. She had stopped eating other than a few hotdogs and maybe a treat. I can't believe the dog that walked with me this summer got so old so fast. Some times I think if I had stayed lazy and not walked her she might have lived longer. I didn't know that she had a bad heart until it was too late. It was exactly one month ago that we went to the vet and started her on heart medication. Now I have to figure out what to do. Woody is gone and I can't dig a hole that big. I guess I'll have to try and get the cremation people to come and pick her up or I'll get Debbie to help me put her in the car.

I can't believe my Cindy-dog is gone............