TEAL HAD NO VOMIT AND NO DIARRHEA TODAY!!---- SO
HAPPY!
AMAZING HOW A SERVICE DOG CAN ERASE THE MUNDANE PROBLEMS AND LET
YOU CONCERN YOURSELF WITHTHE REAL;LY CRITICAL PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD
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THISD WILL BE SHORT-- I HAVE TO SET DAILY GOALS IF I AM TO GET
ANYTHING DONE
STILL THINKING ON TH E BIGGER SLEEPING SHELF FOR THE
PUPS..LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT PIECE OF PLYWOOD-- WHICH IS ALL OVER
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HESTER CAMB BY YESTERDAY WITH STELLA ( ABADIAH) FOR A VISIT...
AND MENTIONED ABBY HAD STOPPED PULLING HER UPSTAIRS WHEN ASKED TO.... COULD BE
THAT HER HARNESS WAS NOT COMFORTALE..
.....FIRST CLUE----- WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT ON ... SHE DUCKED
HER HEAD --- SHE WAS TALKING... EITHER TH E HARNESWS WAS NOT COMFORTABLE OF
SHE HAS SOME STRUCTURE TYPE PROBLEM-- SO TO TACKLE THOSE THINGS ABOUT WHICH WE
CAN DO SOMETHING, I FITTEED A NEW HARNESS TO HER WITH A PAD ( FROM THE CHRISTMAS
SLEIGH HARNESS) AROUND THE FRONT.
I AM ASHAMED OF MYSELF THAT I DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK ON HER GIRTH
AREA...
I SO QUICKLY DECIDED PULL HAD TO BE CHEST-- FORGETTING IT COULD
BE BEHIND HER FRONT LEGS TOO..
SO WOULD WHOEVER COMMMUNICATES WITH HESTER'S ?
BROTHER? BOB -- WHO CAME WITH HER PLEASE LOOK OVER ABBADIAH'S GIRTH AREA AND
LET ME KNOW
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I AM WAY BEHIND ON THE RE-CONCRETING OF THE DRAINAGE IN THE
KENNEL
I BOUGHT CONCRETE PATCHING STUFF AND FIGURED I WOULD EXPERIMENT
WITH A CUP OF THE POWDER-- IN THE CONVENIENFCE OF THE KITCHEN BEFORE I START ON
THE ACTUAL 50 FOOT LONG DITCH
I HAVE HAD CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE OF SETTING POSTS BY JUST
DUMPING A BAG OF THE DRY STUFF IN THE POSTHOLE WITH A BUCKET OF WATER AND
COVERING IT ALL UP.. THE POSTS STAND.
BUT THEN THERE ARE THE BIGGER JOBS...
I HAVE HAD SOME NASTY GO ROUNDS WITH CONCRETE TRUCKS ... I KNEW
THOSE BIG TRUCKS WANDER AROUND AND CHURN THE STUFF UP - THEY TIP LIQUID
INTO FORMS AND BY THE NEXT DAY IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO WALK ON ON TIPTOE ..
COUPLE FACTS MISSING..
THE CONCEPT OF " I THINK I NEED 2 CUBIC YARDS SO I BETTER
ORDER 2 AND 1/2" EXPLAINS WHY THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES ON THIS PROPERTY WHERE
THERE ARE GLOBS OF WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS FREEFORM CONCRETE
ART.
THEY DO NOT TAKE BACK EXTRA-- AND IF YOU SAID 2 AND 1/2 --- YOU
WILL GET 2 AND 1/2 ----REGARDLESS.
AND IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY HARD IN 24 HOURS-- THAT IS UNLESS MARY
SEES A BAGEL ON THE FARSIDE-- IN WHICH CASE IT TAKES 4 YEARS.
DEALING WITH CONCRETE NEVER INVOLVES THE WORD
---WAIT
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THE SECOND PROJECT IS TO TRY AND DECIPHER THE CURLING IRON
EARLENE GAVE ME-- WITHOUT SETTING FIRE TO MY HEAD.
JIL ( A NEIGHBOR) CAME AND CUT MY HAIR AFTER SEEING WHAT A MESS
IT WAS ON THIS 24 HOUR CAMERA.. SINCE SHE IS---- WHATEVER THEY CALL
HAIRDRESSERS NOW.. SHE TOOK ME BY THE HAND TO DEMO THE CURLING
IRON...
AND SHE WILL BE WATCHING MY PROGRESS ON THE CAMERA.. SO I HAVE
TO TRY
I ALSO BOUGHT KERCHIEF'S TO HIDE THE WHOLE PROJECT.
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THEN I HAVE SOME EMAILS TO WRITE--
THE WORST OF WHICH IS TO A WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA WHO'S ABUSIVE
HUSBAND MURDERED HER SERVICE DOG-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO---APPARENTLY SHE
IS NEAR COURTNEY FROM EXPLORE... COURTNEY IS LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS FROM
ME.
FIRST SUGGESTION IS -- WHEN A MALE ANIMAL CAN NOT BEHAVE THE
FIRST STEP IS TO NEUTER HIM.. PREFERABLY FOR THIS GUY ...WITH NO ANESTHESIA
AND A RUSTY KNIFE.
AFTER THAT ... ALL I CAN DO IS TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN FOR ONE OF
THOSE "OLD FAMILY PET" TYPE DOGS IN RESCUE.. AND LET HER WORRY ABOUT HOW TO
GET IT TO CALIFORNIA--- THEY AHVE PEOPLE FLYING ALL OVER WITH CAMERAS-- IF I
JUST LET IT REST MAYBE A SOLUTION WILL BE COME POSSIBLE,
DOGS ARE BARKING-- IT IS EARLY--- THAT IS NOT A GOOD
THING
AND SO IT GOES
