You may have seen on Instagram that Gussie had knee surgery this week for a torn meniscus. He did great and came home wagging his tail and seeming energetic. This is the same knee he had ACL surgery on last July. Gus will have to do another 6-8 weeks of solitary confinement in the mud room, which is probably a lot harder for him than the physical recovery. He has to be in this room because it’s the only way to get outside to go potty and avoid a long flight of stairs (Thomas re-built his ramp), plus it’s secluded away from UPS drivers and other exciting visitors. Our vet says he’s just too big, active, and friendly for his aging knees. If anyone wants to come lick up all the crumbs while he’s recovering – just let me know!?
April Showers
Our grass is glowing neon green again! How long do you think that will last this year? Last year we had a chinch bug infestation that turned it into thatch. Crossing fingers the neon sticks around this time! Thomas has been working so hard on it.
Sunshine
We’ve seen peeks of sunshine, but most of our weekend was rainy/cloudy. I am more thankful for sunshine than ever. Getting outside and going for walks is the only way we are surviving this quarantine.
Pillow Forts, Blocks, Legos
Sunshine and pillow forts!!! Our sectional is the Pearce from Pottery Barn in the fabric Recycled Cotton Denim Blue. I got it 30% off in 2015 and it’s holding up SO well with two kids climbing all over it every single day. (Or upstairs sectional is not holding up quite so well – the cushions are a bit more saggy and the fabric is not as stain repelling as I’d hoped.)
Downtown Mall = Deserted
We went for a dreary stroll downtown and it was so sad to see the mall so empty. When I’m at home in my house things feel normal, but the second I step into the real world (or turn on the news) the weight of the world’s situation comes crashing back down.
Good Eats
Leftover shrimp scampi = always just as good the next day! (+ two mozzarella balls!)
This Pippin Hill Viognier was so delish! Reminder you can get 15% off your order with KATHEATS till the end of today!
Egg Salad?
Most recent popular lunch: eggs on salads. So quick and easy.
Coconut Magic Shell
A green smoothie with coconut butter magic shell! I forgot how good this combo is 🙂
Peace out!
Rachel A. says
Would Thomas be willing to do a post with his lawn tips? I think this might be the year I put in the work to improve my yard, but it’s hard to know where to start!
Kath Younger says
I will ask him! We have had a company called Turf HD come and do some professional fertilizing, aeration, and seeding in the fall. Thomas has done some of each on his own too. And he keeps it optimally cut for growth.
Andrea says
Oh nooo Gus! Wishing him a speedy recovery, what a handsome guy!
Charlotte says
Poor Gus! Hope he recovers quickly!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
I hope Gus is alright! Wishing him the best! 🙂
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Megan says
Just some feedback on the new site, which I hope is working well for you.
Your posts no longer show up in full on Feedly. I’m guessing that’s intentional so you get the clicks/ad revenue, and hopefully that’s having a positive effect. But it does stop me (and potentially others) from accessing your posts at work, since your site is blocked as social media but feedly is not. It does affect the frequency I’m able to catch up with you.
Your videos stop playing when you are looking at another screen, and that’s the most annoying thing ever. I think very few people watch a video without flipping to another screen to check email, check in on social media, write in word, etc. We’d pause the feed if we wanted to. Having it just stop makes the video watching experience much less pleasant. I just stopped watching the video rather than deal with it.
Kath Younger says
Hi Megan,
Thanks for the feedback. The RSS change was actually because of spammers stealing my content via my feed, not just for more clicks. I have posted this message in a few places. Hope you understand as most people have.
Kel says
The new website has a painfully slow loading time. With all of the ad videos that play it is super hard to scroll and read content. It’s common that there are 3 ad videos running at the same time (footer, right side, middle of the screen). I often give up and rarely read your posts to the end.
Alexandria says
Hey Kath! Wishing Gus a speedy recovery! Can you share how to build the ramp/how y’all trained Gus to use it? Our dog (rescued from the Cville SPCA) had ACL surgery on both knees and just had spinal surgery last week. We need to train her to use a ramp off of our deck and not go on furniture. Wish us luck!
Kath Younger says
We walk him down on the leash right now. Thomas used three 2x10s side-by-side for our 5-6 stairs. They only cover half of the width. The adults walk down the steps and Gus is next to us on the ramp. Once he’s a lot more agile he will probably be able to go down on his own.
Kath Younger says
And I hope your pup recovers quickly <3
Lindsey | HANGING WITH THE HUANGS says
Poor buddy! I hope Gus feels better soon!