A little over a week ago, Adventure Mendota hosted a kayak day as our part of the Virginia Rules Camp. This is an awesome camp for Washington County, Virginia students entering sixth grade. It’s first-come/first-serve and there are two sessions. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office applies for a grant from the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, and they’ve been awarded it for the past three years, and Adventure Mendota is fortunate enough to have the gang out each year.

I’d used all of the picnic tablecloths on that day and then I threw them in the back of my car. It began to rain the very next day and rained off and on pretty much for an entire week. We are now getting ready to reopen for kayaking tomorrow (June 14), and I realized I’d never washed the tablecloths! I immediately tossed them in, and they are on the clothesline tonight as I go to bed. Someone has reserved the picnic tables for tomorrow and they’ll need the tablecloths. I like surprising our guests with these tablecloths and a small flower on the table. We do this at no charge. It’s based more on southern hospitality vs. profit. Plus I get the awesome task of taking them off the clothesline and breathing in that clean, sweet smell.

Just before Virginia Rules, we also did something else really fun. We made a promo movie for Adventure Mendota. I wrote a brief script story and gave it to Brad Deel. Brad then used his creativity behind the camera, and here is the end result.

Best yet, I get to see some of the people I care for over and over in the video. We’re currently working on a shorter version for Instagram. I’ve worked in so many jobs, but being an entrepreneur and owning Adventure Mendota is by far the most rewarding experience.

Do you like the movie? Tell me!!

So the movie is over, the second Virginia Rules is a couple of weeks away, and we’re back kayaking following the rain tomorrow. The only other thing that is going on are these two little beings that have been tossed away like trash on the Mendota Road. I can’t take in every dog that is dropped off around here–I am not above calling animal control–but occasionally, I can help out. I’m going to help these two out. They need it.

This is the puppy. Sorry about the small picture. I’m going to call this one Tippy while I am fostering it. I am assuming I can get it to stay here.

And the mother…looking pretty rough. I am calling her Dolly. Her boobs. Know what I mean? She’s the one that I”m more likely to have trouble placing because she’s not a beautiful dog. However, I think when she’s healthy and clean, she’ll show a different side and she might be a great pet.

They travel around begging food, but I’m giving them the best food — full of good stuff that they need right now. They’ve made it to my house three of the past five days — maybe more and I just didn’t see them. They get two cans of Science Diet and two cups of IAMS. They were eating River’s Blue Buffalo, but I could not afford to feed everyone that. (River has to have grain free in his diet or he itches.)

Today they were wormed. Tomorrow I’ll be treating them for ticks and fleas. They will be so much more comfortable. And then we go back to more worm treatments. As soon as possible–when they’ve built just a little more trust so I can catch and crate them–they’ll be crated and hauled over to Dr. Dotson for their shots and spaying.

So there is always something to do in this retirement life. It’s dogs and kayaks this week plus Mike’s son is coming in for Father’s Day so it’ll be a busy, fun weekend.

And one final thing, if you believe in karma, just imagine what bad things are going to happen to the person(s) who threw these dogs away leaving them on their own to suffer. I would not want to be that person.