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Its a smell that only a family with a pet and small kids would know.  That smell that tells you that about a week ago someone spilled milk on your dog’s back, where she can’t reach it.  That smell that forces you to give your dog a bath at 10 pm, because you need to […]

The dog is crying in the kitchen. Something happened to cause her to now be afraid of her dinner bowl and the passage from the door to the dining room.
Carlo’s crying upstairs. I brought him down, but could he calmly cuddle with me. No, it was all about causing trouble. Typing […]

It was a long day. It was a long day by the time 12:30 rolled around!
I took a 1/2 day this morning. Today was full of kid events. Nicky’s school had Field Day today. Apparently they spend all year in gym learning these different activities. For example, one of the […]

Call the vet about Bailey’s inflamed ear. CHECK — appointment today at 4:30.
Call Terminix about whatever bugs are causing saw dust to fall down from my eaves (ugh, I don’t even want to think about how bad this could possibly be). CHECK — waiting for them to call me back about […]

I had to take another 1/2 day off this week to take care of it all without guilt for missing work!!
Took Bailey to the doctor on Saturday and received a formal diagnosis of its an “itchy time of year” along with a prescription for steroids.  Maybe the steroids made her feel like super dog or […]