Book-Geek

 It has been raining for the better part of two weeks.  The sun came out yesterday so Number 2 and I slept on the deck and decided to bring the dog out with us.  He did well until about 2 am, which is when he aggressively vomited at the foot of my bed.  All I could do was pat his back like a little baby.  Being 2 am, I was not about to get up and clean it up, (we were outside after all).  Not surprisingly, there is no evidence of said puke this morning but I will still wash all the bedding, (which cuts into our Friday Fun Day).  Even if it was all a dream, the linens have a slight moldy aroma from all the rain.  The damp cotton smell mixed with pollen, sweat, and dirt reminds me of summers up north at my grandparents' house when it got so hot and humid, we had to sleep outside.  Although, it seems like there were more lightning bugs back then.   I am writing today because I stopped reading a book that I have wanted to read for a whi...

Open the windows and wash the winter gear.  It doesn't matter that it snowed a few days ago and it is currently hailing.  I don't care.  It is Spring, the flowers are blooming, and I am loving it!  I made it through another New England Winter. #1 got accepted to college and got an amazing scholarship that I am still wrapping my brain around.  He has a serious case of senioritis but it is ok.  We are so proud of him and cannot believe he is leaving for Colorado in three months. #2 is riding and riding and riding.   I am still working and cleaning and driving and driving.  Toby now has a few friends to play rough with.  phew.  I was thinking I might have to tie him to my car bumper and drive him around a neighborhood.  There is literally nothing I can do to wear this dog out!  He just got neutered and I am not ashamed to admit that I like the calming pills they gave us for him.  I have already asked for a refill.  ...

Balance comes in many forms I figured out how to turn the DVD player on. Winning! Then there was this... CNN: Trump says he wants the country 'opened up and just raring to go by Easter,' despite health experts' warnings. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/24/politics/trump-easter-economy-coronavirus/index.html I finally got a few projects checked off my list. Winning! And then the fire alarm went off because a breaker tripped. I figured out which breaker and reset it all by myself! Winning! My husband set up online cribbage with his 90 year old dad so they can play and not risk my father in law's health. Yes, he is that kind of guy! Due to the cribbage, we were a tad bit late for our family walk and the dog took off at the end to follow a fresh deer trail. We found her an hour later in the pitch dark. Due to that little unexpected extra walk, I managed to log 15k steps today. Winning! That is 5 ups and 3 downs. I'll take it! This little 11 year old, one ...