Hot Diggity Dog

  I tried until I wanted to take a hatchet to my phone and my laptop, For the life of me I cannot figure out how to download pictures from my phone! So, I am forced to use my words to describe a recent meal. I dutifully took a picture of the food before I even transferred it to a plate. Drew (HeWho loves to go out to eat) was sitting with his phone as we contemplated what we should have for dinner. He suddenly muted the TV to read a description of an ad for a dinner special at a local bar. A whole red snapper, deep fried and served over a bed of coconut rice with cashews and a side of watermelon slaw. Sounded good to me.  I did not want to go there to eat. With my lack of chewing teeth, some things should not be eaten in public. Always up for a chore that involves going somewhere, he took off to procure our evening meal. I waited patiently at home. I had a project I was working on. Another lost photo opportunity to show you my latest creation. Back to my meal. There were not l...

  Today is Drew's happy birthday. He is 72, I will be 72 in July. We don't give each other gifts for birthdays anymore. We just make the day special for the birthday person.  So, today he gets to take me to the oral surgeon! We will be in Cleveland, TN pondering another surgery to give me a molar that will meet another molar to chew with. I would be baking a cake to his liking since the oven works again, along with whatever he chose for a menu. Instead, we will be hunting a restaurant to enjoy a birthday meal. Then, when I bake his cake, it will be a surprise! I did pull off a surprise party for his 50th. I had accomplices to help me, but I did the biggest part and totally surprised him. I flew my mother-in-law to our home and hid her until the party. He was really surprised when she calmly walked down the stairs to wish him a happy birthday. It was fun. I like preparing and organizing. He tried to do the same for me, but instead of asking different people for minimal help, he...

  I overslept. I am usually up at 7:30 and opening the door to the dog yard. I slept until 8:30. The boy dogs waited patiently, but Toni Louise was having none of that waiting. She did use the designated pee pad for her morning ritual. I saw it as I stumbled down the hall towards the door, coffee uppermost in my mind. Toni had done all of her business, and I grabbed a plastic bag with Walmart emblazoned on the side. I use them instead of purchasing tiny plastic bags made just for poop pick up. As I leaned down to grab the offending pile I was stopped by the odd appearance of Toni's leavings. It looked like her poop was adorned with sprinkles, like on donuts. Multicolored sprinkles. I debated with myself about awakening the man who slept in bed. I weighed the pros and cons in my head. I would be able to turn the mystery over to someone else ...... That someone else would interrogate me about it and I can assure everyone that I did not put the sprinkles on her poop. If I let him slee...

  My Eddie is fine. He is not too happy with his little trip to see the vet, but he was happy to come home and occupy his favorite spot on the ottoman. They made him vomit. Only the second dose came up, so he digested the original dose and is safe from ticks, fleas and mites. A little over $200, but at least I don't have to rush a new shipment of Bravecto. They warned that he might have diarrhea, so I put a pee pad on the bed with the intention of him having an accident on it and not on my bedding. I could hear his stomach gurgling as I tried to get to sleep. I am happy to report that all was clean and dry (except for dog hair) when I opened my eyes this morning.  Not normal yet and he is sticking to my side and avoiding Drew. Speaking of normal .... it was 80 degrees yesterday and absolutely wonderful. I planted some early peas and just to be on the safe side, I covered the bed with plastic and put the portable doggie fence up to keep BoJangles from pouncing on it. It looked ...

  Only one o'clock and the already a long day. The good news is that I have an oven that works! After all the aggravation and sending the model number to GE numerous times, finally we find the problem. I must apologize to GE. It was the gas line after all. How did we finally find this out? Well, after disputing the service charge and refusing to pay it, gas company refused to even come out and fill the tank. No worries, we had plenty, but this angered the man who was calling them and trying to communicate with them, so he contracted with a different gas company. They came out this morning and moved the old tank out of the way and installed their tank. Nice man went through all the stuff about how to check for a leak, blah, blah. Then he came inside to address our stove problem. I was sequestered in the bedroom with my boy dogs. Toni Louise was outside laying in the sun. I doubt she was even aware that a stranger entered our house. They turned the oven on, and the flame burned low, ...

  My dental checkup went well. He told me the bone graft will take another 3 months to heal completely. Then they scheduled my next visit with the oral surgeon to get started on the implant that will be on the other side of my mouth. Oh, goody. That will take 4 months to heal before the actual implant will be put in. Next week I will see the ortho about the shoulder. I have an idea ....... why don't they work simultaneously and do both procedures at once? Might as well make good use of the time I am under anesthesia, right? In other momentous events of the day ..... The temperature was rising when I came home, so I decided to take my jeans off and get something cooler to wear. That is when I discovered a lone sock, and a pair of my underwear had been in one pant leg the whole while I was out and about. Now I wonder if there was a lump showing somewhere on that leg and what those who saw it thought it might be. And that is when I realized that I l didn't care!

  My husband, Drew ...... HeWho never dreams (or so he claims) had a dream! I was sleeping quite peacefully, Eddie tucked next to me, between us humans, while Bo was at the foot of the bed under the covers by my feet. You will note that both dogs stay close to me. Drew tosses and turns and literally unmakes the bed, every single night he manages to pull the fitted sheet loose at the top of the bed. That could be why nobody wants to share his space. Back to the dream event. I was dreaming, as well and thought I heard voices in my dream. But it was him. I realized that after he slapped me and Eddie! Poor Eddie crawled up on my pillow and was atop my head when I smacked Drew back and asked why he hit me. No response. He went back to sleep. I was mad! Eddie refused to get down from my pillow and go back to usual sleeping position. Instead, he went to the other side of me. He doesn't like to be close to the edge of the bed, but he also does not like to be slapped in the night! I asked t...

  I forgot about the time changing last night. It's not like we have to actually change a clock nowadays. We all look at our devices to see what the time is. So, this morning, I saw that it was 8:02 I told Eddie that we had slept later than usual. Mr. BoJangles was having none of the morning chat and barked to show his frustration that Eddie and I had stopped on the way to the door to talk.  Toni Louise was walking in circles at the door and I loosed the canines to the great outdoors. I noticed that it was already 42 degrees and then went to the kitchen to make the coffee. I saw the clock on the stove was an hour behind my phone. This is when realization hit me. The time had changed. Oh well. It has little impact when you have nowhere to go. Like a job. Unfortunately, the dogs are confused. It will take some time to acclimate. I took advantage of the warmer temps this afternoon and bravely made my way into my make-shift green house to see that only 3 plants survived. Always th...

  Starting to feel better, although my left jawline is still visibly swollen. I didn't think it was, since it looks so much better to me. The nurse checking me into the clinic for my visit asked what had happened to my cheek. This particular woman had never seen me before, so I suppose I was wrong about the swelling being unnoticeable for a stranger to see it. I have actually been eating something other than pudding and yogurt! I have a craving for fish yesterday, so planned my day around eating out. We usually go out to eat on Friday night, then head on to buy water at Walmart. So far, we have not found a place that will fill jugs with filtered water other than Walmart. I did all my chores and was congratulating myself on having been able to make the bed with my bum shoulder. If you know me, you will know that I am particular about wrinkles in the sheets and such. I doubt my husband could have attempted to satisfy all my quirks. So, I waited until he left to go to the bank and got...

  The dentist can't see me until next week. I did see my primary care yesterday. There will be an x-ray, physical therapy and a visit with an ortho doc for the shoulder. A blood draw in a month to see what the excessive amount of Ibuprofen and Tylenol has done to my kidneys.  I am not too happy with all the appointments in my near future. I am so glad I have a chauffeur for all of this. I sold my car, as we rarely go anywhere alone. I will apply that money to a tooth implant. I have been watching a lot of TV, commercials and all. I tend to sing along with Jardiance ad. It does have a catchy tune, and the dogs appreciate my abilities as I belt it out. I find it a little sad that I know all the words. Drew told me I should try out to do the ad. We were watching The Voice when it occurred to me that it would be so funny if a contestant chose to sing an ad. It would make a great skit for SNL. This prompted me to tell Drew how lucky he was to be married to me ... I am quick witted ...

  I had high hopes for today. In spite of having to rely on pain killers again yesterday, I convinced myself that I could bounce back today and get up, go to church, then spend some quality time outside in my gardens. None of that happened. My ear hurt all night and when I finally did go to sleep, with my head at the foot of the bed, I overslept. Drew snores. That's bad enough, but he also moans and mumbles, yawns loudly and otherwise makes sleeping peacefully something I can only dream about. Eddie moved along with me and we chatted for a bit. I told him all my problems and he listened without interrupting me and even gave me a lick on my arm. Bo heard me talking and after realizing treats were not involved, moved to where my head should have been and spread eagled his tiny self there. As my tongue explored the surgical site, it discovered an area that is splitting open. That can't be good. I will be at the dentist office tomorrow. Tuesday I will be at my primary doctor's ...

  So, yesterday I posted, then took a short nap. Later I posted again, thinking it was new day. Says a lot about my ability to focus! Age or pain? Who knows? In my previous blog, I steered clear of politics. We were running a business, and I didn't want to offend prospects for that business. People who know me will tell you that I was in no way silent with my opinions, I was just a little bit careful about the people I shared them with. I didn't always choose those who agreed with me, as those lucky ones would tell you. I do love a good debate, after all. I have become more outspoken, as my livelihood is no longer an issue. I live in a pro-Trump area, but I seem to be able to find those who are like-minded. I have never thought Trump had the credentials to be a leader of a country. Never. I recognize the man for what he is. I have heard all the arguments in his favor and can counter them all with facts that prove otherwise. No deep research required, all you have to do is watch...