Hot Diggity Dog

  Now that I am back on track with my crazy pills, things are looking a little better. Crazy is not the name of my meds, it is a mouthful and crazy is easier. Just so you know. Having been to the facility the day before, having the right time and wrong date, I witnessed the lunch rotation. I knew the tongue chewer would be leaving for lunch before I checked in. We always arrive early and sat in the truck until I saw her come out of the building. Yes, she is that unpleasant. Shortly after arriving I was escorted to the treatment room for the ultrasound of my heart and carotid arteries. My valve is definitely leaky. Even I could see it as I watched the screen. Both valves are defective, but one is worse and had not been 6 months ago. The carotid was unremarkable. It was not quite time for my turn for the stress test, but they took me back to that area's little waiting alcove. I had not settled in my seat before they got me to start the IV. The technician who stuck me was not gentle a...

  The bad day got worse as it continued into day 2. I was having a small meltdown, feeling like crap, aching all over as we drove to the doctor's office. The meltdown began at home. I had gotten myself up at 7 and took the canines out. I felt so bad that I went back to bed, lifting that fat dachshund into bed with me. At 9:30, when they wanted to go pee again, I asked the sleeping man beside me to deal with them. I swear to you on Eddie's life that the man LOOKED me in the eye and said "okay". I waited patiently to feel the bed move indicating he was getting up. No such motion came. Eddie was doing a low annoying whine and Bo was at the foot of the bed on the floor, leaping into the air in order to see me and let me know he needed to go outside. Poor, dumb Toni was content to watch before going to the other room and peeing a lake onto the floor. She totally missed the pee pad. I got up. I wasn't careful or quiet; I was mad as a wet hen. Do wet hens get mad? I don...

  Yesterday was a total loss. I woke and tried to escort the canines out the door when a wave of extreme dizziness knocked me down. Thought I was going to have to crawl to the back door to open it. Fortunately, there is so much junk on the porch that I had plenty of handholds to get me there. About every two months I get out there and clean like a whirlwind of pure fury. Just because I didn't create the chaos I do not get to opt out of the cleaning. When I clean, I move everything and rearrange it to my liking. I zone things and give explicit instructions as to where things are supposed to go. It all falls on deaf ears ..... quite literally. But I digress. I spent the better part of the day in my recliner with my right hand upward above the level of my heart. Along with the dull constant ache, it was throbbing to the beat of my heart. I was dizzy for most of the day. The messy person awoke full of vim and vigor and wanted to go out for breakfast. He wanted me to participate in the ...

  We arrived at the meeting to find the place packed with concerned citizens. So many people I began to doubt the results of the census that numbered the citizens of our county. I saw the first inkling of this in a Facebook post. Knowing that some people love to exaggerate the facts and make them into something scandalous, I read it with a degree of skepticism. Then I was getting a daily text reminding me of the meeting, so I started to lend more credibility to the issue. Upon arrival you have to sign in at the long table set up at the entrance. You are asked if you received a letter. Upon the negative answer you were sent to stand in a long line to await a representative to speak with. Most of those in the line were there because they saw it on Facebook.  The event was being hosted by the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority). They maintain the lines and sell electricity to Blue Ridge, who provides our power. They had engineers on hand to explain the proposal. He answered all my q...

  I am trying to make a grocery list, and my mind went suddenly blank. Maybe it will reset while I write. Sometimes it helps to clear my thoughts. Like having a palate cleanser when sampling food. We have to go to a townhall meeting at 1, so since we are out, we will get the water bottles filled and pick up select groceries at Aldi's. They have bananas for 17 cents a pound! Of course, you can only buy so many bananas. I know I could freeze them, but I have limited freezer space. The townhall meeting is in protest of a deal presented by the power companies that provide power to our area. They want to condemn and demolish all the homes in the path they have chosen to put high voltage power lines to carry enough power for 100,000 new homes. Keep in mind the fact that there are only 12,000 people in the latest census that live in this county. They want to clear this area for upscale homes. Apparently, crammed as close together as possible. The close proximity to Lake Chatuge is a facto...

  As soon as we took the last switchback turn coming out of the mountain Mr. BoJangles was so excited. He knew we were going home. When we turned on the main road going up the mountainside to our house, Toni was just ecstatic. Eddie just snuggled closer to me. As long as he has me, he doesn't care where we are. Dora is happy back in her tank with her heat lamp. She gets sloshed around a lot. The kittens look a lot bigger, and Gray Lady is looking pretty rounded in the belly area. Geez, I hope she doesn't have another belly full of kittens. She was delighted to see me and ran to me. I gave her a turkey carcass to pick the meat off. She refused to share with Lucy, and I had to scrounge up another bone for her. Okay, what you are waiting to hear ....... the fate of the deer feeder. It is still in place ..... and full of food. It did not work! All the food is still inside, none dispensed. So, am I right? Probably not exactly. They did not know there was food in it and did not attac...