I’m exhausted. We took Roxy, Belle and Ellie to the Vet for their annual appointment At 2:00 this afternoon. Jim had to lift Roxy to put her in the car. The Vet office was running behind and it took over an hour to finish their exams. Roxy weighs 95 pounds, Belle 15 and Ellie 18.
Came home and loaded up Sophia, Tony and Katy and headed back to town. Sophia was a pain in the ass to get in the car. We finally had to lift her in. The visit went a bit quicker this time but we were there almost an hour. Sophia weighs 100 pounds, Tony 18 and Katy 6.
It cost me over $700 to get out of there. I purchased a 12 pack of Heartguard and all six critters needed a dose of Bravito. They all got two or three shots and the dogs got checked for heart worms. I’m glad that job is done for a year.
Jim taught his class this morning on Zoom. It seemed to go well. He only needed help from me twice. He is starting to get the hang of teaching on-line. The students left their mics on today so there was more teacher – student interaction which Jim liked better.
Last night I handled 10 calls on the Hot line. They were getting slammed when my shift was over and I felt bad signing off. I worked an extra hour and was getting too tired to handle any more calls. Had two unusual calls last night that I hadn’t come up against before. Both seemed to go well and I faked my way through them. I have another shift tonight.
Worked on masks this morning while Jim was teaching. I am down to my last 60 to finish. I was hoping I would get them all done today but not looking like I will at this point. Oh well, I will get them done tomorrow and put all the sewing stuff away for a bit. It will be glad to claim my kitchen table again.
I will be working on stuffing the newsletter for Pioneer Bluffs this weekend. The director is dropping it by later today and I told her I could have it done by Monday. That gives me lots of time to get it done. Jim will be in Stillwater this weekend soI will have plenty of time to work on it.
I forgot to blog last night. I was going to blog while I was waiting on calls on the hot line and never had any down time while I was on-line. In fact I had two calls going at once most of the shift. The days of waiting 45 minutes to an hour for a call are over. We have gotten busier and have less volunteers than we did for a bit.
No plans for the weekend other than stuffing the newsletter. I hope to get some painting done but we will see if I get motivated to do so. I have gotten good at doing nothing most days. Maybe with the masks done and out of the way I will find some time to do other projects around here.
We had to vacuum my car when we got home this afternoon. The dogs both stress shedded while in the car on the way to and from the vet. The car now smells like dog. Yuck!
I have some hamburger thawed for dinner tonight. Am going to grill burgers. I will attempt to eat at least part of one. I have some left over grilled chicken tenders from last night and I will eat some of those too. Am feeling better for the most part. Had a scare last night as I had to run to the bathroom three times in an hour but I don’t think it is a return of the C Diff. I haven’t had that problem today so am thinking I am OK. Still not wanting to eat foods much beyond my safe foods of toast, chicken noodle soup, rice and applesauce. I keep pushing myself to add at least one more food a day to see how my tummy reacts. So far dairy is not settling well. Haven’t been brave enough to try raw veggies or fruits yet.
It will be a quiet weekend with Jim gone. Maybe that is what I need right now. I have some books and videos I want to look at and do some inner work. It will be a good time to do that.
Grateful the dogs and cats annual visit is done for the year, grateful for those that checked on me when they didn’t see my blog, and grateful to be feeling better.