I've got a Pixie update for all the supporters and boosters.

Her vet appointment for blood work today went well. Melissa said she was apprehensive approaching the building but was a brave girl inside.

Melissa then took her through the Chick-Fil-A drive thru for a special treat before going home. One more visit before the actual surgery. I'll keep everyone posted

Thanks again for all the support! It means a lot to me and my family.

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#dogsofmastodon #Pixie

We're pulling our last harvest of jalapenos peppers for the season. A couple habanero there as well. Melissa is as giddy as a kid in a candy store. She's planning to can them for winter. When it comes to peppers she prefers home grown. It saves some money too.

#gardening #peppers

Malabar spinach anyone?

#gardening

While taking our walk this evening we collected as many seeds from flowering native plants as we could find. There's blue sage, a couple different asters, goldenrod and several others. We couldn't think of a better way to achieve the 100% native garden space we're trying to build.

#nativeplants #gardening

We had to go take homecoming pictures at Cliff Cave Park. I took some other pictures while there. A couple turned out decent and here they are. The fall native flowers are magnificent there. I also enjoyed a nice stroll with my wife as well, so a nice evening.

Have a wonderful night! 🌃

#bumblebee #nature #StLouis #STL

Why do my cats seem so anti-reading? Any time I try to read anything, they lay on it. When attempting to move Mr Minx, he farted, so I accepted defeat. 🤢

#Caturday #catsofmastodon

I just got home from my annual cardiologist appointment. Everything looks good and they want to see me in a year. With everything else going on I'm really glad they didn't order a bunch of tests.

Have a good evening! We're going to watch Ellie cheer in the big homecoming football game. She's technically on the junior varsity squad but hard work and commitment got her and her group chosen for the big halftime routine.

#today #ProudDad

I wanted to write my first of probably many Thank You! posts for everyone's support for Pixie. I think we're halfway to our goal and it's been less than 24 hours. I was a bit surprised this morning but Melissa was shocked. I pointed out that Mastodon isn't your normal social media. People are friendly, insightful and caring. Sharing animals pictures and joys in hobbies are more important than the world's noise.

So thank you everyone! 🙂

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#dogsofmastodon #Mastodon

Hello everyone. After receiving the final estimate for Pixie's surgery and a long discussion, Melissa and I decided to set up a GoFundMe to help offset some of the veterinarian/surgeon bills. It's not something I do lightly, I hate asking for help. We'd like to raise half the expenses. If you can contribute we'd appreciate it, if you can't, I understand completely. Maybe a boost if you could?

No matter the outcome, Pixie will have surgery November 9th.

https://gofund.me/89b31f454

#dogsofmastodon

All of a sudden I'm starting to get emails from "Terminus" at work, altering and cancelling orders. I finally reached out to our IT department to make sure they haven't developed some janky in-house AI. That would be a disastrous dumpster fire.

#work #AI

Ajax, our almost 15 yr old black lab, is slipping further into his canine cognitive dysfunction, or dog dementia. The CBD still helps but he's pacing again between 2-4am. We're going to try making a few adjustments to see if it helps, medication and lifestyle.

Melissa joked that we should get him a Truth Social account so he'd have something to do besides pace all night. I chuckled. What else can you do? He's not in physical pain according to the vet, besides normal aging.

#dogsofmastodon

Melissa's blue oyster mushroom spores and growing bucket. The straw boiled early is the substrate. She grew the spores in bird seed of all things. 🍄 The mushroom growing shelves are on the office and she just picks them as they grow through the holes.

#gardening #mushrooms