[[* When the assistant called me to tell me Jack had come through surgery fine and I could pick him up at 5 as planned, she wrapped up with "they'll both be ready to go at 5!" There was then a long moment of silence wherein I wondered with increasing alarm what kind of surgery I'd sent him in for. I blame that thought process on the stress of the ( Read more... )

Jack is home! He's also still high as a kite. He was looking rough when D and I took him in this morning, but picking him up at the vet's was entertaining.

( sTARrrrRs )

I'm just now realizing that I haven't posted about Jack's aural hematoma other than a side mention of it the other day during the Skunk Incident of 2014.

( He's having a tough month. )

Our scene opens with yours truly randomly waking up at 2:30 AM and not being able to get back to sleep. The howling winds and occasional sleet didn't help much. About 4 AM, I finally gave up and went out to the kitchen to make some coffee and breakfast. This is where it all started to go downhill.

( Wherein Things Do Not Go As Planned (or: Whatever The Plan Was, This Wasn't It) )

Hot and sore with too much to do for the amount of brain power at my disposal. Not entirely uncommon this time of year, but it's been a hell of a week in general. The funeral was interesting, as expected, but fell on the positive side of that equation rather than negative. My opinions on her children haven't changed, but that's neither here nor ( Read more... )

I made a minor modification to River's new skid plate after initial tests determined that it was helpful, but the back strap tended to slide back, sometimes far enough it went back down over her tail. I added straps connecting the middle and rear straps together on either side - this will keep it from being adjustable, but they can be taken off and ( Read more... )

The thermostat says we're inching above 0°F, but having just braved the trek up to the mailbox, I can attest that the wind chill is still Really Damn Cold. River apparently thought something similar late last night as she went outside in the pen and a bit later there was some thumping against the steps and dog door. She figured it out, though, and ( Read more... )

Example of an ongoing mystery of digital life: Why do I have to add "Evernote" to Evernote's dictionary? *adds "Evernote" to Semagic's user dictionary* ... *sighs and adds "Semagic's" to Semagic's user dictionary ( Read more... )

It's been 2 days, it must be time for one of the pups to come dragging in covered in mud, bleeding, or limping, right ( Read more... )

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