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It is Fenced!!
Before eight yesterday morning our fence was halfway down. Before four in the afternoon the new fence was up. By four-fifteen two dogs had tested their new boundaries and were pleased.
Gavin promptly lifted his leg on the front corner of the yard and then in the back. He kicked dirt about with his back feet and claimed the new fence suitable.
Patty nosed along the entire length of the fence and after being told to get out of the gardens didn’t bother with it again.
You all have a good one!
More entertaining than TV
We’d finished dinner and the pups were mooching gummy cherries from The Curmudgeon. As soon as he told them the candy was ‘all gone’ Patty decided it was time to play with Gavin.
She likes to swoop in and grab a leg or his collar to get things started. There’s chasing, there’s wrestling, and there are hucklebutts on and off the couch.
On our part, there is a great deal of laughter.
You all have a good one!
One step back…
So the appointment at the neurologist didn’t go as hoped. On the bright side, the MRI of his spine didn’t show any new lesions. On the dark side, his EEG has them worried.
Now they want an MRI of his brain with contrast. He has to have blood work done beforehand because the hospital won’t do the MRI without the blood work.
His nurse practitioner (with whom he had the appointment) and his neurologist were both in the room at the end of the appointment. Not something that happens often and something I find a tad disconcerting.
There big concern was his one medication, Ampyra. It can cause seizures. What they found on his EEGs had them concerned.
He is showing more muscle weakness as of late. His balance is poor and he needs to use the walker and rollator more.
I can see the day coming where I will need to get help in for him, and I have no idea how we will manage to pay for that.
What scares me the most, is that the time to do this, is coming closer at a faster rate.
Well, we’ll deal with it when it gets here. For now, as usual, it’s one day at a time.
You all have a good one.
New fencing
Although we will have to tighten our belts a lot for the next couple of months to pay for it, we are having the fencing that runs down the alley side of yard replaced. I need to do this to take some pressure off The Curmudgeon and me.
This means The Curmudgeon won’t have to walk all over the yard with the dogs when he has them out because with the new fencing he’ll be able to let them run loose. I can take them outside with me when I’m gardening and they’ll get more exercise.
The picket fence will now be replaced with solid fencing. The dogs can’t get through it, and If I’m lucky, I can take that old fencing and rig something between the two yards. I figure I can hook the pickets and rails to the chain link and voila, instant privacy fence there since that fence is about half the length of the alley side fence.
Installation could begin as early as Thursday.
You all have a good one!
Bye bye pickets.
All smiles here
You know we all have some days that are pure crap. However, once in a while, along comes a day where you feel like you are farting rainbows. Where every miserable thing that’s gone before feels distant and blurred.
That was my yesterday. Little things went right all day. In this house that is not normal.
The dogs stayed out of trouble. The Curmudgeon’s mood lightened. The sun came out to play all day.
Then the package arrived. Addressed to Gloria’s Cousin. That would be me at this address. Inside, I found a ring I’ve coveted for at least two years. I’ve entered each contest put on by Bella Morta Jewelry to win it. Seems that someone who knows my cousin made sure I got it. 😀 Color me delighted.
You all have a good one today because I sure had one yesterday!!
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