Last Night
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jadecatAh morning… now if I could only WAKE up! Had the full dose of my new nighttime med last night- though I stayed up too late, which means I took it late, which means waking up was interesting this morning. Mainly in the head foggy, balance off kind of way. Sasha almost ended up getting showered in kibble. Not that she really would have objected… Usually I’m able to cope with her meandering walking pattern, this morning, not so much. I did, however, manage to get the dog walked so Hubby didn’t have to do that when he got home. The walk helped clear my head a bit. But now I’m at work, and not moving, and really wanting to go back to sleep. But this is frowned upon at work…
So last night. Was actually kind of fun. I saw hubby off to work (packed him a bizarre lunch- banana, fruit cup, Fiber One bar, pudding, and a cookie. *grins* He might eat half of it...) had leftovers for my dinner, and sat down to watch TV. Then my cell phone went off- and I actually heard it! This led to an hour long conversation with Elder Brother M. Apparently his wife and son were off for the evening, so he needed the company. *grins* It was nice to catch up, hear how the nephew was doing. Hear how the nephew was doing with the dogs. Little lad loves his doggies! and the puppy they have now is really good with E, puts up with his 'grabbing' pet. See, E will walk over and sit himself down next to a dog. With Fischer he can grab his fur, getting some extra puppy skin, and puppy doesn't care! E is learning to pet, but he's only 17 months old. Funny- Fischer is exactly one year and a day younger than E. E's b-day is 12-30-06, Fischer's is 12-31-07.
It was very good to talk to the brother, but Kyle was giving me the ‘momma PLEASE’ look, so after hanging up with the Bro, I had to get ready to take him out. It wasn’t supposed to be a long walk, but I was feeling pretty good, so it was an hour later when we stumbled back into the apartment. Note- when I walk Kyle I keep a pretty good clip going, especially if we’re doing a ‘structured’ walk and not a loose lead wander. By ‘structured’ I mean that I keep him at my side in a near heel (he’s learning) and we walk quickly and there’s no stopping wherever he wants. I will stop from time to time and let him sniff a particular area- of my choosing, but in general we’re walking to walk!
Did pretty good until we got into the park and some people were walking their dog Anna off leash. I made Kyle stop, as I saw Anna lumbering towards us. I called out to her people that Kyle isn’t really friendly. (Point of fact- that isn’t quite true, he’s better off leash, but when on leash and he’s with another dog he gets really weird when the other dog has to leave. For whatever reason that part makes him go nuts and he bark/growls, and seems to snap, though not really. It’s hard to describe, but like most dog issues- it sounds a LOT worse than it is.) So Anna's people called her, and like a cat she ignored them completely. It was okay when Anna came over to give Kyle a quick sniff, because then her male person passed us and she went to him- This was FINE with Kyle. Then her female person said something to Kyle, so Anna came back- because male person hadn’t been able to get her leash on her… *rolls eyes* At which point male person inserted himself in between the dogs to get Anna away. At which point Kyle lost his mind. The people did move quickly, must say that. Being a prepared Anne, I had a firm grip on his shortened leash so there was no actual danger beyond him sounding fierce. They apologized and I apologized and we went our separate ways.
But still- getting between the dogs? Not good! Even *I* know that!
Other than that, the walk was good for both of us. Than it was home, playing on the computer and time for bed. New med taken (note to self: take it earlier in the evening!), and dreamland found.
I hope the rest of you had good evenings. :) (and good mornings seeing as how it’s afternoon where I am.)
So last night. Was actually kind of fun. I saw hubby off to work (packed him a bizarre lunch- banana, fruit cup, Fiber One bar, pudding, and a cookie. *grins* He might eat half of it...) had leftovers for my dinner, and sat down to watch TV. Then my cell phone went off- and I actually heard it! This led to an hour long conversation with Elder Brother M. Apparently his wife and son were off for the evening, so he needed the company. *grins* It was nice to catch up, hear how the nephew was doing. Hear how the nephew was doing with the dogs. Little lad loves his doggies! and the puppy they have now is really good with E, puts up with his 'grabbing' pet. See, E will walk over and sit himself down next to a dog. With Fischer he can grab his fur, getting some extra puppy skin, and puppy doesn't care! E is learning to pet, but he's only 17 months old. Funny- Fischer is exactly one year and a day younger than E. E's b-day is 12-30-06, Fischer's is 12-31-07.
It was very good to talk to the brother, but Kyle was giving me the ‘momma PLEASE’ look, so after hanging up with the Bro, I had to get ready to take him out. It wasn’t supposed to be a long walk, but I was feeling pretty good, so it was an hour later when we stumbled back into the apartment. Note- when I walk Kyle I keep a pretty good clip going, especially if we’re doing a ‘structured’ walk and not a loose lead wander. By ‘structured’ I mean that I keep him at my side in a near heel (he’s learning) and we walk quickly and there’s no stopping wherever he wants. I will stop from time to time and let him sniff a particular area- of my choosing, but in general we’re walking to walk!
Did pretty good until we got into the park and some people were walking their dog Anna off leash. I made Kyle stop, as I saw Anna lumbering towards us. I called out to her people that Kyle isn’t really friendly. (Point of fact- that isn’t quite true, he’s better off leash, but when on leash and he’s with another dog he gets really weird when the other dog has to leave. For whatever reason that part makes him go nuts and he bark/growls, and seems to snap, though not really. It’s hard to describe, but like most dog issues- it sounds a LOT worse than it is.) So Anna's people called her, and like a cat she ignored them completely. It was okay when Anna came over to give Kyle a quick sniff, because then her male person passed us and she went to him- This was FINE with Kyle. Then her female person said something to Kyle, so Anna came back- because male person hadn’t been able to get her leash on her… *rolls eyes* At which point male person inserted himself in between the dogs to get Anna away. At which point Kyle lost his mind. The people did move quickly, must say that. Being a prepared Anne, I had a firm grip on his shortened leash so there was no actual danger beyond him sounding fierce. They apologized and I apologized and we went our separate ways.
But still- getting between the dogs? Not good! Even *I* know that!
Other than that, the walk was good for both of us. Than it was home, playing on the computer and time for bed. New med taken (note to self: take it earlier in the evening!), and dreamland found.
I hope the rest of you had good evenings. :) (and good mornings seeing as how it’s afternoon where I am.)
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Date: 2008-05-09 06:12 pm (UTC)I also forgot to feed the cats last night. They were NOT happy this morning!
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Date: 2008-05-09 06:22 pm (UTC)Eek, nightmares bad! Inabilioty to turn off my brain doesn't tend to lead to nightmares- just leads to not sleeping.
Forgetting to feed the cats... would not happen in my house. *grins* Leo is QUITE precise on his tummy time. When tummy says it's time to eat... He doesn't let us ignore tummy time.