I fell asleep last night around 9pm and slept almost all night long! I woke up once around 4:30am to use the bathroom (we old folks just can't get away from that, can we?). But I headed back to bed because I was still tired. I know some people like to read all their posts that they follow early in the morning while drinking their coffee. To those people, I apologize for not getting this done in a more timely manner. Sorry 'bout that.
Yesterday was eye doctor day and the cleaning of the lens in the Beast's other eye. This one went a little faster (he got in to have it done earlier). I stayed in the car and went to sleep. It surprised me when he woke me up by opening the door. We stopped for breakfast on the way home at McDonald's. I got the breakfast burritos (sausage and eggs....really tasty with some hot sauce that I added) and the Beast got his sausage and pancakes. We had stopped at the McD's in Boaz and it had to be the coldest one we have ever tried to eat in. I kid you not! The AC was cranked down so much that, with light jackets on, we both still started shivering from the cold. It was awful. I didn't finish my second burrito but took it with me because we just HAD to get out of there and into the car. It was only 57 degrees and they had it cranked down like it was 90 degrees or higher outside. It was just awful. The Beast and I agreed we would never use that McDonald's again.
The Beast told me his eye that had been cleaned was hurting him. He had no idea why since the process was the same. But he went and took a short nap when we got home. Sheepie was asleep when we got home and so were both the dogs. But the dogs woke up when they heard us come in and came to greet us before Lady started trying to get Baron to play. Sheepie then came with me into my computer room and we just chatted while I finished the coffee I brought home from McD's.
She wanted to go to Petco with the Beast and he told her she could but that he was going to the vet's right after. When the Beast got up, I was surprised that he took both dogs with him because he wanted to be sure that their exposure to Daphne wasn't going to be a problem. She gave both dogs booster shots for the Parvo and Lady got her rabies shot (because we weren't sure if she had even gotten any shots). The vet said she wanted them to have the booster shots to err on the side of caution since Daphne was an advance case of the disease. That made the Beast feel better.
She also told the Beast that Lady was only somewhere between 6 months and a year old. She also has worms and the Beast got the medicine for her for the next three days. They administered the dose for Day One at the vet's office and the Beast got a small bottle with enough in it for several days. Since Lady vomited on the way home, he figured it had to be the medicine. I called the vet's office and she told me not to try giving her any more until today and then consider it Day One for the medication. Lady has to go back in two weeks so she can check to see if she managed to get rid of the worms. The Beast said she had a BAD case according to the vet. But she also drew some blood to see if Lady has heart worm. I sure as hell hope not because that's miserable to get rid of. Our old neighbor's dog had it (he had never been vaccinated and they didn't give him heart worm meds) and it was a horrible couple of months that the dog (and they) had to go through. I felt so sorry for him.
After leaving the vet's office, the Beast took Sheepie home so she could take care of HER dogs who had been kenneled the whole time she was gone. I was very grateful for her staying with the dogs (actually it was Lady I was worried about being home without either of us being there to make sure she didn't chew anything). When I was told about the vet's estimate of Lady's age, I felt a little depressed because that means we will be going through another bout of chewing with a dog since that explained Lady's chewing. She's at the right age for it and it lasts about a year. It also explained why we had to get a training collar when she went absolutely nuts on a leash with a regular collar. The training collar with exert the right pressure on her neck to get her to stop the jumping, pulling and twisting she did. She will then pay attention. The vet ended up having the right size training collar so that was another ka-ching to our bill. With all that was done, it came to $173. *Sigh* That hurt but at least I won't have to listen to the Beast's harping on it and constant worrying. He can turn his mind to other things.....LOL.
We made sandwiches for our lunch and had a light dinner, too, since neither of us was very hungry. Even the Beast went to bed early but, with him, it means he was going to be up early (he was up at 6am). I know he plans on going to the barber's and he likes to be early so he doesn't have any long wait. He has his church meeting tonight and he HAS to look good for the old biddies that think he is the cat's meow. Sheesh. If they only knew!
People have asked me why I don't go with the Beast. It's because I really don't believe in ANY organized religion. Either they want to control your life (like a cult) or they are constantly after you for money. The belief in God is a farce with them. I believe in God and the power of prayer. I try to be the best person I can be (with what little mind I have left....LOL) and treat people the way *I* would hope to be treated. I often wear a necklace that I have had for over 30 years now that says *Bitch*. When people react to it, I tell them it's my warning sign. Here in the Bible Belt, it often horrifies people who see it. I finally felt that it might actually cause some people to react violently (the very ardent religious are unpredictable here) so I wear it only occasionally. It all depends where I am going. For almost 25 years, it never came off me. Just goes to show you that , with age, comes a type of cowardice. I am not able to run as fast as I could when I was young and courageous. LOL!
Lady is still sleeping most of the night by me or on me. That's almost too funny since it is the Beast that she follows around in the house. I'm not sure if it's because Baron does or she thinks he is the pack leader. I think it might be because he was the first person to treat her nicely since she was dropped off to fend for herself. Eating garbage or even things like mice would explain the worms. Sheepie also found two huge ticks on her and removed them (to drown them in the toilet). The fact that they were engorged with blood tells us that they were on her for some time.
Time to get this posted. Love you all and I hope you are having decent weather and a good week so far. Have a few laughs today. Tell a joke or two or, better yet, listen to someone tell a joke and let yourself laugh with your whole body. It's good for you. ***Hugs***
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