Opening week

Well we survived the Black flies this weekend at the lake. we are all bitten up and spotty but all in all it was a great Opening weekend! The weather was iffy with a chance of rain. It just rained lightly for a short time and we had nice sunshine most of the time.... We had a lot to do to get the camp back into shape after sitting for 7 long months in the snow....we didn't have much to clean up in the camper. I cleaned it spotless when we closed it up for the winter. I left a Oven mitt under the sink that a mouse made a bed out out....he tore it up and shredded it and made a nest out of it. That was really it for any kind of a mess in the camper. The outside was messy with twigs and leaves so as I cleaned up the camp sight this is what the Pugs did.......

I kept them in the screen room for most of the time....The Black flies were so bad I was afraid of them getting bit up. I Bought them some "PugSpray" (Actually it is in a Gel form) at the vet to keep the Black Flies from bothering them. It worked so good I used it on myself! It smells so good too... The Pugs did Great. They acted like they never left the place. They all went back into their favorite places like they did last season, Turbo on the sofa, Belle under the Table and Willow up on the table bench..... They were happy to see their K9 friends that they have not seen all winter......

I try to add a little each year to our sight. Last year I put in the little fish Pond..... This year I decided to focus around our entry way.......... this is what I did.This is what Belle thought of my hard work......


Saturday night Whitney came down with something. Sore throat, low grade fever and cough.... So I pulled out the sofa and she hung out there for the rest of the night and half of the next Morning.

So the pug-Posse did their best making her feel better.........


Whitney stayed home from school today, she still has a nasty cough and sore throat with a touch of Laryngitis. ( Yeah!) lol if you know Whitney...she is a chatter box. SO it was nice having her mute today! During the morning Tori's school nurse called to let me know Tori is sick and needs to come home. SO Bradley picked her up at 10am and she came home and slept until 6:30pm. Sigh........ I thought Flu season was over!

Okay.....as I write this the pugs Veterinarian just pulled in our door way? Huh? do they make house calls now for multiple Dogs? Sweet!

I should go see what is going on out There.......

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I am back....... The Pugs are not to sure what to think of their Vet being here...They are out in the Pug yard barking like crazy. Come to find out her Husband is buying my Husband's Motorcycle he is selling....I should have mentioned the Home visit thing huh? Well I need to get the Posse round up..... they are really starting to bark!

Now and Then~

This weekend we decided to go snowshoeing over to our place at the lake. We have not been over in a little over 3 months since we closed up camp so we decided to check on things and get some well needed exercise. It is hard to believe it is going to be another 4 months before we can get back into our Summer routine, sitting on the beach, kayaking,fishing,roasting marshmellows, walking the Pugposse here is a little of the Lake Then and Now...........

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whitney having a meltdown...she was tired and her legs hurt. she had enough snowshoeing for day........

Now........this is where we keep our Kayaks at the Dog beach.......

Then.... Oh I miss this part of the lake being out in my Kayak...now it sits under our camper and I am sure a mouse has made it it's home for the winter...( gross )



The entrance to the Camp...So if any of you bloggers come and visit...this is where you will sign in... Like Wendy got to do!

Whitney rolling down the hill from our camper......
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No BINGO tonight...the Gazebo is snowed in! This is where we play BINGO every other Saturday night...



Whitney starting to have another Meltdown.........

Full Blown meltdown.............. believe it or not the photo below is taken in the same spot during the fall.........

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Whitney wishing for a warm fire here at our fire pit at the camp.....it was SOOOOO COLD! and windy!Here is what se was thinking of....our summer night fires............

Turbo going fishing in our fish Pond during the summer.............

Here it is just to the left of Whitney....no the fish are not frozen into the pond I took them home and put them in a prefab pond in our basement to keep them alive...that was until I went to my Blogger meet up in North Carolina and forgot to remind Brad to feed them while I was gone and I got a phone call while I was in NC saying my fish were dead...( Remember this phone call Punchy,Magnolia,Girlville and Normans Woman and Thirty Something?) LOL when we were walking near the stadium picking up worm infested acorns! EwwE! Oh I miss this place.........

Welcome to our Summer life.......at Loon lake

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Our days at the Lake.......

Welcome to Loon lake.....Covered with waist deep snow!

My husband and father went over to the lake to shovel off our camper roof. We had over a foot of snow on it so it needed to be cleaned off. It was a hike getting to our place. The gate is closed and the camp is not plowed at all so this means.....we walked! our camper is pretty far from the main gate. it was good exercise.... You can see a path made by someone who had snowshoes...we walked along this path that had packed down snow making it easier to walk on.....once you step off the path you sink into snow up to your knees or more.

A deck buried in snow..........

W taking a break from walking..... she wished her sister came with us but she wanted to go Snowboarding with her friends.......

W and her Papa...AKA my Dad. Poor guy he just flies in from AZ and comes home to this messy snow!

W and I Freezing.....Loon Lake is not as fun in the winter!

W leading the way.........

Taking a break....Phew lots of work shoveling off the roof then having to have to walk all the way back...and carrying the ladder and shovels! You notice I don't have pictures of them shoveling of the camper? I didn't even make it over there! Too far..if I had snow shoes I would of gone to the camper....

Poor Papa....he's pooped after all that hard work......
Thanks Papa for all your help!

Bye Loon lake we will see you in May! Whahooo!