Celebrating May 2014

While the first few months of 2014 were challenging, there was a turnaround in April.  Things are going more smoothly than they have in many months, so I am simply enjoying each moment the best I can and keeping things in my world as simple as possible.

In my efforts to continue to simplify, I also had to move my blogging down a bit on the priority list so that I could focus on work, physical therapy, Duke, and finishing my book.  I have been working more (and so has Duke), so I do need more recuperation time.  I still compose blogs in my head, and will still be intermittently blogging, in case you have missed me.  And just so you know, I miss you too.

I had to share with the world that Duke made it to his 13^th birthday officially today.  Because he is celebrating his birthday all by himself for the first time in his life, he gets to celebrate it all month.  This month also marks his 4^th year anniversary working at the Homeless Emergency Project (HEP), so we have many reasons to celebrate both with and for Duke in May 2014.

If you cannot find your own reasons to celebrate the month of May for yourself, feel free to borrow my reasons and celebrate along with Duke and I!

 

 

 

 

Random Tidbits of Recent Days

I have a lot of information swirling about inside my head from the last few days.  It is all useful and necessary, but one tidbit isn’t necessarily related to the next tidbit.  Except in my world this week.

For example, I know all about the anomaly found in an organ of mine during my recent surgery, and also know what foods dogs should have to help them with anal gland issues.  I know about the errors and problems with one of the assignments my students have to do, while also know the difference between a social security overpayment waiver and reconsideration forms.

I also know that WVU has never beaten Kansas in men’s college basketball until today and that it is oak pollen season here in Florida.  I learned that a puddle of antifreeze under your car is almost always a blown hose and the difference between a short sale in real estate versus an as-is sale.

I can tell you the difference between the trade in value of my car and the private sale value, and in the next breath tell you that the University has a great tech support team.  If we talk long enough, I might even share with you the medication used to induce childbirth, treat eczema in toddlers or perhaps I would share with you why they say my car insurance went up again despite my excellent driving history.

After the trip to the veterinarian with both dogs yesterday, I can probably tell you all about the different formulas of food they have for different disease processes and that a four pound dog actually out “sang” my  crazy dogs through the day they spent in the back kennels.  While they were doing that, I was making up repetitive songs about ordinary things that seemed to really entertain a toddler in the car.

My car blew a hose as I arrived to the veterinarian to drop them for the day to be seen, so my car spent the day at the mechanics.  I learned that three of the five hoses on my car, one by one, have now been replaced.  Only two more to blow.

I still have to research neuropathy in dogs, as it appears my Amore’ dog has some in his feet.  I know about it in humans, so I am eager to see if the process is similar.  That is next on my list while I wait for the later basketball game (UNC versus Duke).

I can only imagine what sorts of dreams I might have tonight.