Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Water Park Lovers! The water parks of America were full today with kids and mine were no exception!

Except for a few things…..

Our water park had no admission fee…..

There were no long lines……..

As a matter of fact, we were the only ones in line!

There were no steps up to the diving platform!

We did not want to dive anyway, just listen to the babbling brook. Emma was transfixed!

She was so still……

No admission fees, No long lines, No steps, and babbling brooks…….PRICELESS;)

More water parks in the out reaches of Ohio later…..Love, Cat, Grandma, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” Lovers!

Here we have Mr. Thomas Jefferson, principle author of the Declaration of Independence.

Well, the Mayor, Emma and I had to make an executive decision today to use the money in our bassethoundtownrescue account for a basset hound in Standford, KY that was to be euthanized today.

It all came about very quickly. About 30 e-mails were going back and forth between about 5 people over the past 24 hours. They were calling him Randy but I felt that he should be given a name fitting of his independence on this 4th of July weekend.

Please meet Thomas Jefferson aka TJ. As you can see, he is howling,
“THANK YOU BASSET HOUND TOWN RESIDENTS!”

A gal named Kristie Jones offered to pull him, foster him, and get him vetted at a very affordable vet who offers fantastic pricing. I met Kristie when we were all working with Frankie.

“Cat, TJ is a WONDERFUL choice!!! I will forward you a copy of the vetting services available at cost..TJ BARELY made it out, Cat..”

Now we just need to find him a soft place to land.

This is all happening as I type. I think TJ is with Kristie now but her computer is not working!

I have asked for more pictures and a full report of Mr. Firecracker!

For now we only have these two.

Let the parade in his honor begin…..

More news of TJ later……Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and gotta laugh lovers…..

This just in from Colby Chaps Mommy, Audra,

“Compliments of Hurricane Alex…….it’s been raining for 3 days straight! Jourdan is holding an umbrella over Colby while he does his business. Now, Abby she’s about to pop, because she doesn’t even want to get her feet wet. Hope yall are doing well. Loved all your photos, especially the ‘purple people bridge’. Have a wonderful 4th….hopefully it will clear up here for the weekend. Love you ~ Audra.”

More loving what we do for our hounds later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and No Place Like Home Lovers……

Well, we are certainly one of those. Yesterday we took our road trip and had fun but today we took the kids on an all day trip just 5 minutes way from home. OMG! It was sooooooo much more fun! We had another pick day of the summer so Grandma, the kids and I took full advantage of it. Since I own my company I can work on the Holiday when it is hot and the AC is keeping us all comfy inside! But NOT TODAY!

WE WENT TO THE PURPLE PEOPLE BRIDGE!

It was stunningly spectacular! The air was crisp, the breeze was like a lovely blanket and the bridge, only 5 minutes from our home was the place to be today!

I wanted to show my dear readers the new sky scraper, Tiara Tower, that is going up in Cincinnati. It will be the tallest on the skyline! They are placing a giant tiara, designed after one of Princess Diana’s, on top of the scraper! You can click on the link, then click on fly over animation! Kind of cool considering Cincinnati is called the Queen City!

Then something else kind of cool happened! Two area Fire Fighting Departments were on the Purple People Bridge today learning howl to rescue via repelling on a bridge! It was totally pawsome! I did not get actual pictures of the exercise but here are some of the Firefighters!

From America’s Finest to the Mayor licking the toes of babies! Howl can life get better?

You would not have believed howl hard this little kid was laughing. It was amazing. Even some of the big strong Fire Fighters were enjoying a chuckle!

It was incredible. If I heard it once, I heard it about 50 times, “Those are gorgeous, pretty, fine, nice, wonderful, handsome, looking hounds.” People jogging, riding bikes, walking, and everything in between. Everyone seemed so happy today, including us!

Then, Grandma and I picked up lunch and french fries for the kids and went to the Cincinnati side to explore their park areas!

I actually gave about 4 of my dog safety lessons today. It was so much fun. We had kids coming towards us right and left. We felt like we were with celebrities! This was our lunch view!

Then we walked over to the shaded path down under the Purple People Bridge! So Serene!

Then the path went down a bit futher!

Grandma is looking across the river to Ft. Thomas! That is howl close we live to this idyllic spot!

Look who else thinks this spot is idyllic!!!!!!

Emma and this little boy do! Who made who’s day? Probably a toss up for this young passer by and our Emma!

More knowing there is no place like home lovers later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma

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