Our little Baby dog is in the veterinary hospital today getting spayed. Bummer, for her, I guess; no babies of her own.
We’ve all been concerned about her weight lately, because she’s very lean. She looks like a Somalian “skinny”; Charlie says she looks like an Auchwitz survivor. All bones, no meat. Lots of energy, though.
Here she is after being caught eating one of her poops:
Our son Tim, who used to head up an Antech Inc. (animal lab) division, arranged for his son Joshua, who still works there, to do a complete stool sample analysis on Baby’s poop. The result: big-time Giardia (intestinal parasite) infestation. That, plus the fact that she often eats her own poop, would explain some of the weight-gain problem. Anyway, as a result, Baby and her housemates will all be on a de-worming regime for the next nine days. We’ve got to stamp this out right now.
Here’s our little darling, sleeping off a long day (of eating poop, peeing in the house, etc.!):
Charlie’s tax season is virtually over. She’s got just a few clients remaining and, then, we can go back to servicing her usual bookkeeping clients, which is very doable for the two of us. We can hardly wait.
Speaking of that, our Cancun getaway is only a few weeks away! Time to start the diet.
My bowling is starting to come around, now that we’re about to leave town for many months. I’m averaging about 190 in one league and almost 200 in another. I’ve been putting up some decent games in the past couple of weeks: had a 244 and 248 yesterday. I’m hoping to do a 300 game before the end of May. It’s been a couple of years now.
I’m about ready to put my Hyundai Veloster up for sale. We don’t really need two cars anymore. I think I’ll ask $10K. Hopefully, I can get that car out of the garage before we leave town in late May.
The weather is heating up now; it’s beginning to feel like Spring. I’m starting to actually envision my monumental hike from the South Rim down to the Colorado River and back up. That’s going to be a cool day (I hope!). The plan is for my friend Jason to accompany me, but, if he doesn’t show, I will do it on my own. It’s a Bucket List item.
The RV is back in the shop undergoing some general maintenance work. And, the new Jeep is being fitted (today) with a base plate so I can town it with my Blue Ox hardware.
We’re all looking forward to our Home Away from Home.