Well on this day off i worked outside. But even tho i got a lot done i was in pain from the moment i got up. My sciatica and my left knee are so bad today even oxycodone doesn't dent it, so unfortunately I missed agility tonight.
Diesel is feeling better but i gave him a bath tonight so that puts him down for a while. I still think we need to get him to Dr. Suluski (chiro/vet) cause he seems to yip when we sometimes take his diaper on or off. it seems like it is his right him.
I had to go get more pills today and weigh the dogs. Iris either didn't get over her guiardia or she got it again so we got more pills and we started her vacinations for it. The vacinations help her make the eggs inactive so she doesn't get reinfected. That will help the other dogs too. Tho no one else has gotten it.
Todays weigh ins showed that everyone is overweight but Iris who can't seem to gain
weight but today she was up one pound. In dog pounds that is pretty good.

As I sit here I have to listen to Sydney (jeffs cat) snore. Did you know cats snore. I didn't. He snores so loud you hear him across the room. He has a bed and sleeps on my sewing table. Occasionally he will reach out and try and grab what i am sewing or get up and come over and look at the situation and then go back to bed.

so I have no interesting news, as usual. Maybe as i journal this more I will get more profound. think?

Oh my little Lacey came by today on her horse while we were outside. She graduates June 12. I have a horse wall hanging i am making for her so i better get busy on it. She plans to go to Walla Walla in august and go to horseshoeing school for two years. Finally her folks agreed to loan her the money (not pay for it) and she has to pay for her truck and her room and board. She was feeling sad as she will have to either lease her horse out or sell it. Her folks won't take care of it for her. The horse isn't stupid, it hates Mike. Smart horse I say. Gads, she was the same age as Buster, they celebrated their birthdays together. Shes been made to feel she isn't smart enough to go to school for anything, so she figures she will do something she likes. She knows she always has a home here with us.

Leroy went to meet his first hospice patient today. He joined the hospice volunteers thur our agency and he finally has his first case. A man in Langley. i think he will be very good at it and will like it.

Did i tell you we are volunteering helping with a dog 4h group. Leroy may become a co leader but i said i am just HELPING. We have known the gal who leads it since we came on the island. Her oldest daughter is going to show Iris for me in conformation or at least that is the plan if Iris ever gains any weight. She is so sweet and talented and has such a gift, I would like to see her turn into a junior and then senior handler. They make great money for a part time vocation.

ok, here is how exciting my life is. I had a day off right. I spent the morning still trying to fix my checkbook fiasco and then spent the afternoon limping around outside helping Leroy clean up the yard and then training the dogs in the agility field and then we decided to herd the ducks around the yard. Well Sallee has no control so that was exciting and Iris did quite superb with control, i was very impressed. they usually do sheep but we have none so you take the next best thing. Iris only once got close enough to put her paw on one and hold it down. That's her motive opperendi (sp) when she plays or fights or whatever. Hold the opponent down till they settle down. Then we went over and helped with our dog 4h group that we are getting snookered into. the excitement and energy in the room is unbelievable but you really feel pretty good when you leave surprisingly. Its the mothers i wish would go away and go to coffee, they sit and talk and elevate the level of noise in the room. Then it was go get gas and groceries and aget home to eat pizza and watch the biggest loser on TV. See anything wrong with that scenario. Our other concern for the day and maybe today is that diesel is not feeling well. He slept in the bed till 130 and Leroy made him go out and then he went back till about 230 and then slept on the couch till bedtime. He wouldn't eat or drink. he was one of those dogs that had that food from china so i wonder if that is what is wrong again. He was doing fine but his blood levels were still bad. So he may have to go in if he doesn't perk up. It is so sad to see something so small be sick, you don't know what to do. the vet said we could try an eighth of an aspirin, do you know how small that is? So I got no quilting done and Jeff didn't come home as he says he is sick.Maybe he will come today. Leroy worked Mon as a sub so that is a surprise and ablessing. So that is my rambling for atues.

what do you mean you wondered if i would come back on. I have posted every two to three days, look at the dates. Thats pretty good for me. Has Bonnie seen it yet. She may need some help in trying to figure it out. Now you guys start adding some information and pictures and i will try and tell donna o. about it too so she can be included but i don't want to see and read my old junk.
Making pillowcases today for jeff and leroy. Linda showed me a cool way to put on the header piece without having a seam show and then sew it up and turn it over and resew it and it has all hidden seams all around. Its really nice. But think after feeding the dogs, doing one more pillowcase, making supper, i am headed to bed to watch tv. I hurt all over today. Some days are like that and if i fight it i get cranky and you know what thats like.

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