Hello and Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there!  We baked an orange cake for dad and now we're waiting for it to cool down so we can put chocolate buttercream icing on it.  We think it will be yummy.  Orange and chocolate taste pretty good together.  And most importantly, dad will like it. 

We saw Miss Kitty sleeping on the glider today so we barked and barked at her until she swished her tail at us and pranced off.  Mom fussed at us for being so rude to Miss Kitty.  But mommmm, Princess started it~

Today we heard lots of thunderboomers outside! That loud noise frightens us.  It's much louder than the big airplanes that fly over our apartment on their way to landing at the airport.  We're not real sure what an airplane is, but mom says that the big airplanes are bringing visitors to Florida.  Speaking of visitors, our buddies Christian and Ethan are going to come see us, and they will be on one of those airplanes!  We're not sure when they'll do this, but we hope it will be very soon.  They are lots of fun to play with.  We can go on walks and to the park with them when they get here.

We'd like to say thank you to Aunt Paula for following us on here.  It's nice to be followed.  If our cousin Sidney had a blog we would follow her. hint, hint, hint. Love you Aunt Paula and Sidney.

Now for our Public Service Announcement:  PEOPLE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR BEST FOUR LEGGER FRIENDS IN YOUR HOT CAR, even with the window cracked the temperature rises so fast that they could suffer unnessarily and die.  You would not sit inside your car without the air conditioner running full blast, please do not expect your dog to suffer through it.  Yeh, we know, you're just running into 7-11 for a couple minutes, but, do you know that the temperature in your car can raise to over 130 in just a matter of minutes?  Maybe seconds?  If you're just running into the store for a minute, leave your a/c running.  Better yet, leave your dog at home.  Take them with you when you're going to spend time with them, say at the dog park, or at a friends house, or even the Vegetarian's office.  They will love you for it.

Hugs,
Slinky & Peanut 

 

MANGOS and FRIENDSHIP

Mango, Mangos, and more Mangos!  I just finished peeling, slicing, freezing and did I mention SLURPING Mango juice from around the pitt?  Not BRAD...just the many mangos.  This is the time of season for that delicious fruit.  My friend, Lisa, has been bringing me the fruit that drops off of the tree next door to her house.  After all, they are dropping into her yard and will make a huge mess if left to rot.  Lisa told me that the squirrels also toss the mangos out of the tree.  She reminds them not to hit her with the mangos as she's picking them up for me.  Then she picks through the ones that the squirrels have nibbled prior to tossing, and the ones that the bugs have burrowed into, and brings me the best of the days fruit.

Here is a little tidbit about Mangos:  THEY ARE SLIPPERY and sticky.  Their sugar content must be quite high.  But they are yummy and if you like them, as I do, the work to cut them up is insignificant.

Tonight I froze three large bags full and I also managed to save a container for lunch tomorrow.  Lee wonders what in the world I plan to do with all of this fruit.  I said, besides eat it, I plan to make some mango muffins or mango bread or mango jelly.  I hope Lisa keeps fighting the squirrels for me.  Now that's friendship!

And since I've Mangoed the night away, it's time for this lil mango freak to go to sleep.  Good night.

Slinky and Peanut

Peanut and Slinky Another Care Free Day

Hello Friends!

Tonight the girls are playing, chasing balls and retrieving their purple rat.  Tonight they are care free.  Actually, every night they're care free.  The only worries that I think they could have would be if Lee and I will take them for a walk and put food and fresh water down for them twice a day.  Of course, there is the natural worry of "why are we getting in the car?"  That would be when it's time to go see the Vegetarian..uh...Veterinarian to us humans, and sometimes when we're going to the dog park.  However, this time we're talking about the Veterinarian.  We finally found a really good and reasonably priced Veterinarian, Dr. Eric Randall.  He's at Hollywood Animal Hospital on Hollywood Boulevard, on the right going East, just past the overpass which is Interstate 95.  The girls seem to like the ladies in the front, and the Vet techs, as well as the Veterinarian himself.  Their prices are reasonable, too.  Now I've not really used them for an Emergency visit, except for once when Peanut had an allergic reaction to her yearly boosters.  We had only been home about an hour and noticed that she was rubbing her face on the doggy beds, the carpet, my jeans and when we looked at her, her nose was swollen.  I called Hollywood Animal Hospital and they said to get her back there right away.  As it turned out she was definitely having that allergic reaction that I mentioned earlier.  She had to have some fluids and a antihistamine shot.  About 45 minutes later she was released to go home.  And guess what....there was no charge!  Amazing!  In the days where you have to pay a quarter to put air in your tires, the Vet did not charge for an emergency visit.

So, if you live in the area and are searching for a good Vet, give Dr. Randall a try.  If you're visiting Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood area and you have your best pal with you and they are in need of a doctor, give them a try.

We hope that you had a care free day today just like we did.  Thanks for stopping in.

Slinky and Peanut

Welcome to our First Blogging Effort

Hello everyone!  We're new to this BLOGGING thing so please bear with us as we get our blog legs steady.  Today in Fort Lauderdale it's absolutely beautiful.  Beautiful, but HOT!  It is summer, after all.  We live in an apartment, within a marina, not too very far from Fort Lauderdale beach.

We've often heard tourists to our great city say that they would be at the beach every single minute if they lived here.  We even said that once a few years back.  And, as cool as that sounds, it's just not realistic.  The reality being that we have to go to work just like you do when you're at home.  BUT we do have THE WEEKENDS!!!!!!!!!!!  WOOHOO!!!!!  What a great time to ride our motorcycles around South Florida, checking out the sights, sounds, and delicious foods.  Please be aware of all the motorcycles on the road whether you live here or are just visiting.  Trust me when I say this, we'll watch out for you, too.

The first restaurant we'd like to suggest that you try, and please keep in mind that we do not know anyone that is an owner or employee, and we are not receiving anything, not even a thank you,  for suggesting that you try them.  With that said, Lulu's Bait Shack right across the street from the beach.  The staff are friendly and courteous, you can sit on the balcony and watch the Ocean and feel the salty breeze, and if you're like me, you can people watch.  They have my very favorite, fried catfish, cooked exactly right.  Lulu's has a full bar for those of you old enough to enjoy some tasty colorful frozen drinks with their meal.  If you're not thrilled with the fried catfish idea, Lulu's has a good menu to choose from and I'm sure you'll find something you like, as much I like the catfish.  If you'd like a more detailed description, I'll happily go back to Lulu's Bait Shack and make a more current report.

Thank you again for reading our first blog.  Please come back to see us, soon.  If you want to know something specific about the area, just ask...we'll try to get the answer for you.

Slinky and Peanut