Good Evening, Holy Cow, it's Friday,
Where has the week gone? Re: your weight gains......it must be the weather. The gals at the hospital showed more gains than losses this week too. I think everyone has cabin fever and would rather have spring fever
Maggie, when you go north, do you ever go to Ft. Bragg? I had a neighbor from there, and she said it was absolutely spectacular. My dad told us when we were first married, (1961), that if he were a young man he'd do just what Greeley said, and head west to Oregon or Washington. He was enchanted with northern Calif., Wash. and Ore. Couldn't get over the carnations growing beside the road.
Donna,
How do you dry your dog? If you have a crate and a hair dryer or small quartz heater with a fan, you can use that, and some nice smelling rinse and he should smell better. I use some stuff on Jimmy, who gets the nasty houndy odor, called Miracle Groom 5 in 1. A gal from Lex. KY developed it, and you spray it on the dog and rub vigorously with a towel until they're dry. It cleans, conditions, shines, detangles and deodorizes. I bought mine at a horse show in Lex.,VA. last spring. They have a website:
www.miraclegroom.com. It's not cheap, but a little goes a long way, and it beats the heck out of bathing them.
Keep talking Jean, and you'll convince me to slap a coat of paint on my kitchen and be done with it
I got good news today when my son did my tax return.......I'm getting a huge refund, and because I'm a retired, overpaid(riiight!) teacher, my retirement is so monumental it qualifies me for the Low Income Refund thing, whatever it's called. Isn't that encouraging? I only get 2/3 of my retirement because I left at 13 years instead of the 20 I needed for the full thing. I was able to get my husband's social security, which is what allowed me to do it. Fortunately, I have some investments, which are being well managed, so although I took a bath last year, it could have been a whole lot worse!
Off to bed. Happy Friday one and all,
Bubbles