I'm having beer, pizza and tears for dinner tonight.

I'm not even sure if it's appropriate to try a happy things post.  Perhaps tears are the most appropriate thing.  But I'm going to try.

( There were happy things. )

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I drove Ela the block down to the ocean. She was so happy to be on the beach. There must have been a giant storm lately because there were massive piles of stinky seaweed: her favorite thing.


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I've been okay lately, no signs of Depression to speak of, but there are a few things bugging me.  I'm not working out.  I'm really sad about Ela.  I'm getting sucked into some family drama that I won't blog about because, hello, drama.  B. is out of town and I'm missing him.  So instead of telling you my sorrows I'm going to tell you my happy ( Read more... )

Should I get River a Lyme disease vaccine?  Her vet wants her to have one.  I don't want her to get Lyme disease (which is endemic around here).  But Ela's cancer originated in the shoulder where we did all the vaccines and it turns out to be related to her immune system in confusing way.  (Over time it has emerged that she has histiocytic sarcoma. ( Read more... )

River is sleeping through the night and almost always mentions when she wants to go outside now ( Read more... )

Yesterday afternoon I had a tax return to run down to the post office.  Small Boy was home and playing with River, but Ela was annoyed by River by that point of the day.  I was a bit, too, and still smarting from the disastrous walk with her downtown the day before.  So I asked Ela, my GOOD dog, if she wanted to go for a walk with me.  On the ( Read more... )

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Okay, first the sucky part.  I have four or five people emailing or phoning me a day needing me to just do "something quick".  One came in tonight at 9:30 saying they were refinancing and needed their tax return ASAP.  Being on vacation while your boss yammers at you four times a day to get back to work is NOT effective.  My work and home email are ( Read more... )