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The pet/housesitting people called yesterday. I knew I'd left the cat in the bathroom, realized it by the time I arrived home, and they were inquiring as to why he was in there. Also, he had a scratch or something on his eye and couldn't open it.
See, the dog had snapped at the cat. The cat ran into the bathroom. I let him have some space, didn't want to pull him out of the br since he was scared and nervous. I made the dog feel bad for snapping. A couple hours go by, I make sure the dogs and kitties are out of the house. I forget about Colby.
The owners took him to the vet. I called them several hours after the appointment, and it turns out he is going to lose his eye. LOSE HIS EYE! Could I be a worse petsitter if I tried?!
The woman sounded understandably upset, but didn't take it out on me. I just feel horrible. If only I'd checked on him or noticed right away. I know it's human error, but this is an eyeball we're talking about.
I am walking to the post office and sending back the check they gave me for the weekend. Enclosed is a pretty card,
Dear Colby and Folks,
I am so sorry about what happened to your eye.
April and Jason, please accept the check for pet/housesitting to go for Colby's care.
I am thinking about all of you during this difficult time.
Hugs,
Annette
In other, not-so-traumatic news, I helped some family friends clean their house yesterday. For 8 hours! What a long-ass day. My back is hurting from washing ceilings. Their home goes on the market today, so the help was desperately needed. And they paid me $150! I was stoked.
Claire and I tried this new thai place last night. It was delicious. We have decided we will eat there every day, but not really. Dominik says I eat out too much. I agree.
Yesterday morning, I ate the best breakfast ever: sliced banana, apple, & strawberry with vanilla yogurt on top and a glass of orange juice. I was full for hours and hours, which rarely happens in my life. I also went for a half hour walk and listened to music with my new ishuffle.
I'm pretty busy. Today, I am walking downtown to the post office, probably walking my dog and bathing her, too, washing laundry, and eating out with dominik (his turn to pay). I also need to file for unemployment and download more tunes for the shuffle-dealie.
Tomorrow night, I am spending time with a kid from my class- my favorite! His parents say he misses me desperately, which makes me feel both bad and good. A part of me wishes things had turned out differently. All in all, though, my life is working out.
See, the dog had snapped at the cat. The cat ran into the bathroom. I let him have some space, didn't want to pull him out of the br since he was scared and nervous. I made the dog feel bad for snapping. A couple hours go by, I make sure the dogs and kitties are out of the house. I forget about Colby.
The owners took him to the vet. I called them several hours after the appointment, and it turns out he is going to lose his eye. LOSE HIS EYE! Could I be a worse petsitter if I tried?!
The woman sounded understandably upset, but didn't take it out on me. I just feel horrible. If only I'd checked on him or noticed right away. I know it's human error, but this is an eyeball we're talking about.
I am walking to the post office and sending back the check they gave me for the weekend. Enclosed is a pretty card,
Dear Colby and Folks,
I am so sorry about what happened to your eye.
April and Jason, please accept the check for pet/housesitting to go for Colby's care.
I am thinking about all of you during this difficult time.
Hugs,
Annette
In other, not-so-traumatic news, I helped some family friends clean their house yesterday. For 8 hours! What a long-ass day. My back is hurting from washing ceilings. Their home goes on the market today, so the help was desperately needed. And they paid me $150! I was stoked.
Claire and I tried this new thai place last night. It was delicious. We have decided we will eat there every day, but not really. Dominik says I eat out too much. I agree.
Yesterday morning, I ate the best breakfast ever: sliced banana, apple, & strawberry with vanilla yogurt on top and a glass of orange juice. I was full for hours and hours, which rarely happens in my life. I also went for a half hour walk and listened to music with my new ishuffle.
I'm pretty busy. Today, I am walking downtown to the post office, probably walking my dog and bathing her, too, washing laundry, and eating out with dominik (his turn to pay). I also need to file for unemployment and download more tunes for the shuffle-dealie.
Tomorrow night, I am spending time with a kid from my class- my favorite! His parents say he misses me desperately, which makes me feel both bad and good. A part of me wishes things had turned out differently. All in all, though, my life is working out.