Dog laundry and other mundane chores

 Monday morning

It was the first of the month and I was exhausted.  I dropped Ember off at day care and walked around, trying to do a household task here and there, but especially dog laundry, as this had not been done since Carl's visit.  

I made the adjustments to her day care schedule, giving her Wednesday with me, but keeping her normal Tuesday and Thursday.  Also slated dates for her next vaccination and grooming.  

Tuesday morning

Much better rested by Tuesday.  A day of pacing oneself pays off.  Tuesday was for human laundry, since Monday got the vacuuming out the x-pen done.

It was a warm day.  I noticed a certain lethargy in The Prisoner, being not as quick to jump up on the deck rail away from Ember.  I kept Ember inside while I went out and lifted him.  Later, once Ember was down for her nap before last call, I lifted him down and escorted him to his safe zone in the laundry room.

Wednesday morning

The Prisoner was not anxious to go upstairs and outside so I left him with food and drink and litter boxes in his safe zone.  By evening he was back to his old self.  Guess the heat wears on us all.

📸Enjoying deck time Wednesday evening.

Thursday

I had an appointment in Omaha, and I was watching the weather forecast carefully.  I have driven in pouring rain and through storms that I should not have in my younger days and am reluctant to get caught in that situation nowadays.

Luck held.  I left home with a bit of a cushion, watching the hourly forecast for the lightest rain period.  I got lucky on the way back, beating the stormy part, though not the rain.  The worst of the drive was visibility on the way back, due to the backwash from the vehicles that were going about their own business.  But made it safely home.

As for the appointment it was a follow up to a series of recent ones spread over the last three months.  I was released on my own recognizance for the next year.  Yay! 🎉

I was pretty worn out.  I picked up Ember from daycare and fed her.  When she went into her pre-last call crate time, I zonked on the bed for an hour before brushing my teeth and continuing with normal Thursday evening chores.  It was last call before the trash got trundled to the curb!  I remembered to turn off the automatic sprinklers since it had rained most of Thursday and was predicted to rain some more on Friday.  ✅

And now it is Friday!

I slept well.  Ember and I got out on a long leash walk before it got too hot.  It was super humid though, so I was drenched in sweat by its end even though it was only in the 60's F.  Not looking forward to next week when summer temperatures are predicted to top 95℉.

On this walk, Ember failed the "leave it" test with which she was presented.  Imagine someone dropping a breakfast sandwich:  egg, cheese, bread... 👀 Now imagine a car parking on top of it, with said sandwich being squished under the left front tire. 🚗 Yep.  

Mom's cues were worthless as Ember's nose took her straight to it.  She writhed under that car from three different directions as she dug it out.  Mom has learned that sometimes it's better (once you figure out it's not a dangerous poison) to wait it out.  I stood, holding the leash, in the street to direct cars around the scene.  From time to time, I tried to check if she had finished her investigations.  I'm pretty sure she "ate the whole thing" as the old antacid commercials used to moan.  

She did not get her usual giant chew stick on return to home after this adventure.  We did go on a ride our normal coffee run.  Mommy is monitoring for upset tummy signs, but so far, nerp!  If I hadn't already been convinced of the labrador cast iron stomach...

Methinks the cheeky squirrel approves of Ember's adventures.  "Keep her away from me!"

I have not yet heard from the deck guys about the next proposed start date.

Life is good.

Spark on!