Bear. 🤦🏻

Bear. 🤦🏻

I'm pretty sure he wanted to sit in the pool... But without getting his butt wet. 😂

Our sweet, smooth-brained boy. 😂❤️

Mira mis perros! ❤️

Mira mis perros! ❤️

Bear went outside and got all up in a fragrant bush, then came back in. I guess he put on his cologne so Shaun would stop calling him stinky. 😂 What a problem-solver!

Bear is making sure I'm watering the plants correctly.

Bear is making sure I'm watering the plants correctly.

I love his helpful li'l heart. ❤️

My dork-ass husband making jokes to Cub. 😂😂😂

My dork-ass husband making jokes to Cub. 😂😂😂

I love my boys. ❤️😊

Nancy, look at Cubba's eyebrow whisker.

Nancy, look at Cubba's eyebrow whisker. He's doing the same thing Colin did! 😂😂😂

I took this cute picture of Bear...

I took this cute picture of Bear the same day he needed help out of the pool.

He's getting brave. He almost jumped right in on Shaun today. 😂

Sometimes Bear likes to play Fetch.

Sometimes Bear likes to play Fetch.

And other times... Bear do what he do. 😂🤦🏻🤷🏻

Baby Bear snuggs. 😊😊😊❤️

Baby Bear snuggs. 😊😊😊❤️

He's a tired boy.

Gonna preface this post with:

Gonna preface this post with:

Bear is ok. We were maybe 15 feet away carrying some stuff. And we're watching him for any adverse effects. We have a great emergency vet if needed, but I don't think that will be necessary.

It's always something with him. 🤦🏻😂

We taught him to enter the pool on the splash pad so he'd have some space to play... But I guess he forgot. That looked really intentional, until it wasn't. 🙃

This is why our pool is always warm. We don't leave it open if we're not watching the animals. It doesn't get much time to cool down because the cover is closed most of the time.

So far, he's totally fine. He's already gone back in how we taught him. He's been zooming around, getting towel dried, and rubbing his damp self all over us. 😂

I went into the greenhouse today...

I went into the greenhouse today and found some of my plants near the door knocked over. We close the doors at night and leave the top windows open for ventilation, so I was confused how anyone was getting in there.

Shaun checked the security camera and found that (while we were out doing errands) Bear pushed through the barrier we put up to keep him out during the day. The barrier and him climbing in is what caused the toppled plants. Nothing else was bothered; I'm pretty sure he was just trying to make his rounds and was determined not to be stopped. He has a little stubborn streak sometimes. He gets it from me. 😂

So we're going to leave it open tomorrow and keep an eye on things. Most of the plants he could get to wouldn't be dangerous for him, just upsetting for me. But I really think he won't mess with anything if I'm not in there working. When "we're" working out there is when he gets mouthy/pawsy. He's gotta do the stuff, too! He loves smelling the plants and pruning leaves and digging in my dirt totes with me. He's so fucking precious. ❤️❤️❤️ He's the biggest helper in the land! 😊

Otherwise, he just likes to make sure that everything in the house and yard is in order, so we're gonna try trusting him to do just that. I think he'll do a good job, just like he did in the house when we started leaving him alone. ❤️

Look at Bear and Harley.

Look at Bear and Harley. Bear likes to chase the cats (when they run; they all know at this point that they're safe and don't have to), but he also just likes them. And the cats are really gentle about letting him know when they done with his attention... Unless he doesn't listen. 😂

The fireworks are going in full force.

The fireworks are going in full force.

Cub is holed up in Shaun's room panicking and shaking. Hopefully, he's in Shaun's lap and getting some small comfort.

Meanwhile, Bear is sleeping without a single fuck given. There could be bombs falling outside and he couldn't care less. But let me get some ice and THAT'S what we're gonna fight about. 🙄

Just look at him. 😂😂😂 

By the way, he also discovered the ceiling fan in the dining room today. He ran around roaring about it for a bit. I don't know how he's been here this long and only JUST TODAY noticed it. 🤦🏻

Look at this sweet boy smelling the blooms!

Look at this sweet boy smelling the blooms! He really loves checking on the plants with me. He comes into the greenhouse and gets his sniffs and picks at the leaves sometimes. He gives me kisses and goes on to do his rounds through the yard and house before coming back and seeing what else is new. He's just the best helper! ❤️

Best helper! 😍

I bought another Ponytail Palm. If it dies, I'm done. I won't be murdering another. It's so weird because it's in very organic soil and it's damp, which sounds like the opposite of what it needs. I haven't repotted it yet, but I will today. I bought a terracotta pot because I think the glazed ceramic pot I had my last one in wasn't letting the water dry fast enough.

My final victim.

The shade cloth seems to be making a big difference with the heat inside the greenhouse. It's still nice and bright in there, but a lot less warm. I hope my plants feel better.

Current setup

Here are a few pics of blooms today.

A crown of flowers

Little blooms

A large bloom

Little flower

Also, I think I have a Gymnocalycium fruit!

Gymnocalycium fruit!

Story time!

Story time!

Last night, I stayed up late to redo my hard gel because my nails were in terrible shape. I wasn't sleepy because Shaun tried to murder me with incense earlier in the day, so I had to go upstairs to nap off a headache. So my sleep schedule was thrown off.

Cub had gone to bed with Shaun, but he heard me making pizza rolls before I went to bed, so he wanted out of Shaun's room. Shaun let him out. Cub ate my pizza roll pepperonis (I like the grease and flavor, but the meat itself grosses me out), and then I went upstairs to go to bed.

Cub wanted to come, so I let him. He got up there and cleaned the cat plates and got a few treats, but he wouldn't lay down. He kept going to the door because he wanted back downstairs, so I finally took him back down. When he realized no one was in the kitchen and that Shaun was asleep, he wanted back up. But I'm not playing these games, so he had to sleep downstairs anyway.

All that's to say... When I came downstairs this morning, he took my seat right as I was about to sit down. Shaun said it looked intentional, and Cub's sitting there looking guilty. I think he might still be upset about last night. 😂

Also, look at my Booger this morning. He's so cute. He was laying by Shaun's legs and got up, circled the coffee table twice, then laid down next to me. ❤️ Shaun made fun of him for having to circle the table, but Bear do how he do, so... 🤷🏻

It thundered.

It thundered. Poor Cub. 😂❤️ He's about to get held.

Bear's been playing with his floaty ball...

Bear's been playing with his floaty ball. It's a little big for his mouth, but he can pick it up. The struggle at the end sent me. 😂

A little Bear story from Shaun today.

A little Bear story from Shaun today.

Apparently, he's really bad at stealing food, unlike Cubba. 😂

Shaun took a picture of Bear earlier...

Shaun took a picture of Bear earlier and said he looked like a business man, so he edited the picture.

He's lookin' like an attorney or something. 😂 Y'all please caption this. 😂😂😂

Oh, this handsome Cub! ❤️

Oh, this handsome Cub! ❤️

Puparazzi strikes again! ❤️

Puparazzi strikes again! ❤️