I woke up his morning and realized the TV was still on from last night. It was 6:30am and I couldn’t fall back to sleep, so I got up and…
Read MoreWinter Came, and my Snow Tires aren’t On Yet!
AH! Winter arrived last night! And it should be illegal to drive without snow tires. The drive to work this morning was super dangerous. Cars and trucks sliding everywhere, including…
Read MoreDon’t tell me I’m allergic to Tylenol now
I’m sure I didn’t need this. Monday – I was awake since 3am. My neck hurt so badly from whatever I pulled in it carrying Surf. I couldn’t sleep, I…
Read MoreSo Windy!
Today is the windiest day I think I’ve ever experienced. I even felt my house move a few times! I saw shingle after shingle being ripped from my neighbour’s garage…
Read MoreSurf is with Winger now
Surf is gone. By this afternoon she couldn’t walk, she couldn’t eat, she hadn’t peed all day, she couldn’t even stand. It was time to set her free. We don’t…
Read MoreCBC’s new programming
I’m a faithful CBC radio one listener. I was eager to hear their new shows this week, but I’ve been home taking care of Surf. Today I’m 33 minutes into…
Read MoreSurf: Thursday Update
Surf is still holding her own. Her 10 day course of amoxicillin is up so the vet moved her to a much stronger (and much more expensive) antibiotic – Baytril…
Read MoreSurf – Wednesday’s update
Surf is sleeping on the futon I have stretched out in the living room right now. Her legs are so weak and wobbly that she’s learned to try to run…
Read MoreSurf is not good
Starting last night, Surf won’t get up, won’t even try to get up. I carried her outside last night and this morning. It’s a good thing she’s not too heavy….
Read MoreCereal boxes, Surf, Weather…
It was so much better when they used to glue the cereal bags into the bottom of the box, wasn’t it? I always big the big boxes of Raisin Bran…
Read MoreSurf, get better already!
Well Surf didn’t cough for a whole hour after we woke up! But she refuses to eat her kibble. She will eat dog cookies and my left over roast beef,…
Read MoreSurf is sick
I had to take Surf to the vet yesterday. She had been coughing for over a week. Like a cough, cough, cough, followed by a loud and long gag. On…
Read More44 days to go
44 days until I depart for Vancouver! I’m so excited! Time off work! Travel! To a place I’ve never been! The west coast! And the plane ride will be the…
Read MoreSun Dogs
It wasn’t on my mind at all, but as soon as I walked out of the door after work today, I knew today was the day I had to spread…
Read MoreDog House Reconstruction
We’ve spent 3 nights already on doghouse renovations and we still aren’t done! I was able to get a free dog house from a friend. It is really nice, but…
Read MoreYes, I am getting a Puppy
It was a very tough decision, oddly enough everyone I know without dogs thought I should definitely NOT get another dog, and most people with a dog thought I should,…
Read MoreMy Steal of a Deal
Well my finances aren’t good, but I found a deal that I just COULDN’T pass up. A man in town was selling his dog kennel. It has 6 panels, and…
Read MoreSt. Joseph’s Island in October
On Saturday we went to St. Joseph’s Island for a fun fall drive. The leaves were beautiful. We stopped in some gift shops, drove around to see the fall leaves,…
Read MoreTHE Coolest thing on the Internet
This is THE coolest thing I have ever seen on the Internet. A live webcam from a pond in Botswana, Africa. WITH SOUND!!! I was up early and working today,…
Read MoreShitty Luck Streak continues…
Really, did I walk under a ladder or something? Two days ago the window of my truck was hit by a rock from a gravel truck. I didn’t notice it…
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