Catching up.

So, it was back to work today after a not-so-glorious 4 days off. Two days were the weekend, and two days were, “I have a stomach virus and I’m going to die, I hope” days. I blame the … well, I can’t really say the name of this dairy item anymore. Let’s just say, I’m not eating much dairy right now. Bleh.

My mom is in a skilled nursing facility. She broke her hip. She had surgery. She is starting to have a short-term memory again. It is a rough time for anyone to have no short-term memory. You have to be reminded of the same thing every minute of the day. And your family needs to remind you why you’re in the hospital and reassure you that you’re actually going to be ok and going home sometime. I hope she is on the road to recovery. My mom and dad sounded like their old selves again today.

It’s been a stressful time.

I’m flying down to Texas in a week or so to spend some time with them. It’s been hard to be away.

The dogs are starting to be normal. They are not trying to kill each other every minute of the day. They are growing fast and they are both lovely in their own puppy ways.

We went to PetSmart today to get more puppy food. Ian tried taking Nemo inside, but he screamed his head off the moment he saw any other dog in the store. In the meantime, I was trying to get Chloe out of the parking lot and into the store. Luckily, some Golden Retriever owners saw her resistance and called her closer to the store. Chloe will always go toward people, but toward things, not so much. 🙂 Once into the store, she found the carpet and refused to move. Nemo was back in the car, so Ian watched her for awhile until I could grab some food and we left the store.

Not an amazing bonding story, by any definition of those words. 🙂 Oh well.

Pictures of the day..