Not that summer has really arrived in Toronto, not yet it seems. Not that I’m complaining, ha ha, no indeed, the milder weather suits me and my non-air conditioned home just fine, thanks. This is my neighbor’s dog, FiFi. She is tiny and silly and likes nothing better than a cuddle in the hammock. Although I think he is lacking the required male anatomy, her ideal mate would certainly be Puppers.
Not a great pic of me, but it was the only one where her eyes were open. Out of 8. She was wide awake.
I’m hoping to get some decent sleep tonight. On top of my usual stresses in life, I lost my skull ring on Monday afternoon. I noticed it missing when we got home from High Park, ugh, and we drove back to do some searching and turned up nada. Tears, many tears were shed. Teeth gnashed. More tears. I turned our rather messy home upside down looking in all the obvious spots, then the less obvious spots and then the ridiculous spots. Nada. Looked everywhere another dozen times. I made posters for the park (honestly, I had no idea where I lost it) and a craigslist ad and told my neighbors and posted on Facebook and twitter.
Agony. My heart was in serious amounts of pain. And then my dad had his hip replacement surgery that did not go as well as planned and when I talked to my mom to find out how he was doing, I burst into tears in the grocery store.
No sleep+stupid amount of stress=crying in public. Vodka helped. Vodka is very helpful in small amounts. Ditto mind numbing video games.
Fast forward to today, 5 days from the day I lost it and guess what? Ari found it on the floor of the truck, in the back seat! I don’t often hug and kiss her, but today was certainly exceptional and I did plant a few on her rosy cheek. As a reward I gave her the pink knitted squid that she has been begging for since I made it. And Shannon got her a new game for her ds.
And my dad is recovering nicely, he is out of bed and enjoying the women’s world cup soccer.
Sleep? Come back please. You are missed!
I’m so glad your story had a happy ending!!!!!!!
I double ditto the above.
Bill gave me a bottle of Melatonin with instructions to take 2 half an hour before I shut the light off. I think I’m sleeping better but I don’t feel any more rested than before, which is strange. I’ve promised to give it two weeks before I judge and there are 9 days to go. We’ll see. xoxo
Ooooh, Puppers is pining for that fine filly.
Just curious I guess, why do you not often hug or kiss Ari? You seem affectionate enough in your posts…
Oh, it’s not MY choice. She told me a long, long time ago that she only hugs and kisses her mom and I have tried to respect her wishes and personal space. It is true that sometimes we forget and sometimes I just do it when she is least expecting it!