Thursday 2/28, Eric had some event down at UW about mapping and standardized testing and the problems and all that. I heated up some dinner from a few nights prior. I relaxed with all the dogs and watched tv while doing something that I now can’t remember. Eric came home late-ish and I was tired and ready for bed. We chatted for a few minutes then I went to sleep.
Wednesday 2/27, When I got home Eric wasn’t there so I took the dogs out and was trying to get ready for our trip down to Maple Valley for the HV. Eric showed up with a greasy bag and told me he’d gotten us dinner from the new Greek / Mediterranean place up the street. He got me a lamb gyro and some fries. I ate about half of mine and saved the rest for another day. It was pretty good, but probably not as good as Garlic Crush. We rounded up the dogs, loaded Teko into the car and took off. I’m not going to go into all the details, but the HV didn’t go well. Most of all the woman seemed checked out and her dogs were just too much for Teko and there wasn’t enough consistent (or any) intervention on her part to reign in her dogs from being too rough with Teko. We left and when we got into the car Eric goes, “I don’t want to keep her, but she sure as hell isn’t living here!”. We talked about it on the way home and I was groaning because now a denial has to go out and she’s a past adopter and goes to the NR events, etc. I called Genie right when we got home and went over everything with her. After hanging up I filled out the HV form, wrote an email to Janell explaining everything and waited for the responses to come in. Janell had to strategize and worked with Genie on a plan. We watched Modern Family, I showered and got into bed. I was exhausted and so was Teko.
Tuesday 2/26, I got home and showered in preparation for my evening with Kristel. Eric had been rearranging the den and I was irritated but then as I showered I realized he’s the only one who spends time in the den and if he wants to rearrange it and doesn’t consult me, that’s ok. When I was finished getting ready he asked me to come in and look at the room then showed me the Danish mid-century modern assymetrical desk that was Alan’s father’s, which he had painted the edges of white and done a design on the corner. I almost shit. I told him the room looked good but I did not like the desk. I didn’t tell him why because I didn’t want him to feel bad. He has no idea about that piece. He said he can sand it off. Things were fine by the time I I headed into Seattle. No traffic. We decided to go to Cal’s down by Amazon and we both got the burger. We spent a few hours talking and bitching about our bfs. We got the apple pie dessert thing and all the food was very good. We finished up and headed back to her house, where we laid on the floor and continued to talk for 45 minutes. I headed home and made it there just after 10. Went to bed.
Monday 2/25, I did a few things when I got home but basically got into bed early and watched Bachelor.
Sunday 2/24, Eric was up early and eventually came back in and got the dogs up. It allowed me to stay in bed. He came in around 8:30 to tell me he was going up to the French bakery and was going to get me a pastry; he came back with a marionberry Danish. I stayed in bed most of the morning reading. I got up at 10:30 and got ready. Eric left by 11 to go meet Sky and Mom called at 11:30 to catch up and give me a real estate climate update. I took off at 12:15 for Queen Anne to meet Josh and Shivani for lunch at Roti. Found parking easily and went in and met them. They took care of the ordering which was fine by me. Everything was really good and it was a really nice lunch. Shivani is so nice and really gorgeous. They seem to be doing really well. We walked out together, said bye and I headed home. Continued with my book and alternated napping. All the dogs joined me. Eric called at 5:30 to say he was on his way home. I got up at 6 and jumped into the shower. He fed the dogs and made me dinner when he got home. I talked to Genie about Teko’s app and she was lukewarm on it but is passing it to the HV step. I finished my book after I got off the phone and got ready for bed by 10. Took the dogs out and got into bed. Updated this and went to bed.
Saturday 2/23, Eric was up early and out of the house. I got up around 7:45, took the dogs out and fed them, ate some breakfast and got dressed. I went and got gas then decided I didn’t want to wait a half hour for Costco to open so I headed home. Throughout the day I watched a lot of youtube interviews of Joaquin and other trailers and also worked on cleaning up the utility room. I vacuumed and cleaned it out, then hung some pictures and a white board and lastly switched the cd shelves since Eric had put then in the wrong order. Later in the afternoon I went to the frame shop and got a piece of glass cut for a frame then to Home Depot for shelf pins. At home I hung the picture in the utility room and put the shelf that was sitting in there into the buffet in the living room. Eric was off at 3 but went to an anti-war rally downtown with Sky. I watched Reality Bites and Eric called to say he was on his way home. He stopped by the store before coming home and when he got home he made breakfast burritos that were delicious. I decided to start a book since it’s been a while since I’ve read one and decided on David Sedaris’ “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim”. I fell asleep about 20 pages in and it was only 10. Eric came in and I went to sleep.
Friday 2/22, I was happy it was Friday. I was tired but we wanted to see a movie (The Master) so I knew I had to stay up. Eric got a pizza for us for dinner so he brought it into the bedroom for me. We left after 8 and drove out to the Crest. Eric got popcorn and we got good seats. We both loved it and talked about it all the way back to the car (a few blocks). It was almost midnight when we got home. Eric had to be up early the next day.
Thursday 2/21, Genie and I corresponded about the app and I voiced my concern so she will tease it out. At home I wrote Teko’s long bio and emailed it out. I was relieved it was done and we went to the store to pick up stuff for dinner. Back home Eric made a delicious dinner of tacos with tons of fresh pico. He really dished up a portion, but I took care of it. We watched the Thursday shows, I showered, updated this and went to bed.
Wednesday 2/20, I was tired and didn’t feel like cleaning or doing chores so I went in the bedroom to lie down and ended up napping for an hour or so. Eric heated up leftovers for me and I watched tv in the bedroom. We watched Modern Family and before bed an app for Teko came in that looked ok. Eric thought that because I’d napped after work that his coughing had kept me up the night before and insisted on sleeping in the back bedroom again.
Tuesday 2/19, Susan was at the house when I got home and her and Eric were talking. Brizo was feeling better but still not 100%. Her and I took off and went to Goodwill and dropped off my stuff. We parked and went in and I loaded up on stuff. I picked up Signs (Joaquin Phoenix – hot) and Sunshine Cleaning, two towels for the dogs, a blanket for the dogs and a couple books, a Nora Roberts gem and Eugenides’ Marriage Plot. We went back home and Eric fixed us some pasta and we sat in the dining room and enjoyed it. We chatted for a while about her and Jon and how all that’s going and also watched how cute Teko is when she sat in the toy basket and chewed on her bully. She took off a little after 8 and I showered and got into bed. I watched Bachelor and updated this. Eric came in at 10 and we watched Seinfeld until going to sleep.
Monday 2/18, Presidents’ Day. I woke up around 9 and took the dogs out. Eric had been up with Brizo but we soon found out she had gotten into the cupboards and eaten a whole bunch of stuff: rice, tortilla and the worst, a half stick of Crisco / vegetable shortening. Eric gave her some hydrogen peroxide and we waited. Nothing happened. We were sitting around forever and hoping she’d vomit but she wouldn’t so we gave her more and more until she finally started. Not all of it came up so I was still worried. We got dressed and started on the rest of the stuff we wanted to get done, mostly yard work. When I came inside there was more vomit, and throughout the day that kept happening. Most of it came up but by the evening she was still bloated but could at least walk around and was more alert. Yuck. In the yard we got some fertilizer down, the boxwood moved to the backyard, daphne moved, beds weeded and the pear tree semi-pruned. Mary called to say they were on their way to pick up Pop. I figured it would be a good opportunity for Teko to meet some little kids and she did great. I made myself a couple little soft tacos then we took off to run errands. We went to Goodwill to drop stuff off but there was a long line so we skipped it. Next stop was Super Supplements where Eric got a bunch of stuff for his throat. We went up to Crossroads and perused the placemats at Pier 1 but they weren’t what I was looking for then to QFC and Half Priced Books. I got three movies (Before Sunrise, Snatch (to replace my missing version) and Reality Bites) that Eric helped me track down. We went to the French Bakery where I got a marionberry croissant then headed home. I hung out in the room and Eric walked to the store to get stuff for dinner. I showered and Eric brought dinner into the bedroom. He made a pasta bake with broccoli and green beans on the side. It was all delicious. We watched tv and soon Bachelor was on so he left and let the dogs in. I updated this. He had been alluding to sleeping together all day so I knew that was on the horizon. Did all that and then he went to sleep in the other bedroom.
Sunday 2/17, I woke up around 9 and got the dogs up. We decided to take the day off and relax so hopefully Eric could recuperate a little. I laid on my bed allll day, reading stuff online and watching Modern Family and SNL. I watched Crazy Heart too. Around 7 we went to Goodwill to drop some stuff off but they weren’t accepting anything else for the night. We went to Fred Meyer where I got some orchid potting mix and a new planter. Also got a few grocery items and headed home. After we got home that’s when I watched Crazy Heart. Went to bed afterward; it was 11ish.
Saturday 2/16, Eric had to go to work early so I got up with the dogs and let everyone out and fed them, then left them all in the den and relaxed in the bedroom by myself. Like, all morning. Like, until 11. Yikes. I finally got up and dressed then started getting things done that I’d wanted to get done earlier. I gave Nyx a haircut then bathed Teko, Nyx and Brizo. I vacuumed the den and kitchen and emptied the garbages. Eric came home and we went to Fred Meyer to grocery shop for that night’s dinner. At home we started dinner, I put down the rug in the living room and Eric helped me get the couch back rearranged. Peter and Stef arrived first and we tried to get the dogs situated while inviting them in at the same time. We got the food out and Sky and Chrystol arrived. Everything was done and we set it up buffet style in the dining room. It was a hit and everyone stuffed themselves. Eric suggested we play Apples to Apples so we went in the living room and played three rounds. I didn’t win by a long shot, but my winning adjectives were all good. Stef had made an apple crisp and brought coconut ice cream. It was delicious! They all took off around midnight and Eric and I packed up all the food and filled the dishwasher and started it. There were so many dishes and pans that needed to be cleaned up but we decided to leave the rest of it for the morning. We watched the end of SNL and went to bed. Eric moved to the back bedroom in the night because of his coughing.
Friday 2/15, When I got home Pop was there and Eric was vacuuming. I showered and got ready to go to the Makana concert with Stefanie. She arrived right at 7 and we took off for Kirkland, chatting the whole way. We made our way in and decided to sit in the back. It was a good show, and quite long and he’s very funny. After the show we waited around to say hi and I was relieved we didn’t have to try and figure out how to get backstage per AL’s instructions. We waited until almost everyone else had left then said hi. I told him I was AL’s niece and he gave me a big hug, then he gave Stefanie one and a kiss on the cheek and really gave her a once over. He didn’t say anything about getting a bite to eat so we left and I was ok with that. We drove home and chatted some more. It was after 11. Eric was asleep in the back room and all the dogs were barking in the den. I got them all put to bed, called AL to give her a report of the show and went to bed.
Thursday 2/14, Valentine’s Day. When I got home Eric had flowers, a card and several chocolate goodies for me to try. I went and wrapped my presents for Eric (four books and a cd). I called Mom and Dad and talked on the phone with them and caught up. Eric and I went to the store and got stuff for dinner. We made butternut squash soup and gruyere croutons with a salad on the side. It was very good and I especially liked the croutons. For dessert Eric dished up a cookie and ice cream. Yum! We watched Parks and Rec and the Office in the bedroom. Eric slept in the other room again. Poor guy.
Wednesday 2/13, Eric’s birthday. When I got home I started getting ready and gave Eric his one present that he was going to get because none of the others were wrapped. We talked while I got ready and I checked in with Chrystol. We took off and arrived a few minutes early but luckily Sky and Chrystol arrived earlier and got us a table (Brad’s Swingside Café). Eric was surprised they were there so that was really fun. We had a very nice dinner and I got the beef stew with gnocchi. Everything was really good. We decided to meet at PCC to pick out dessert. I got a black bottom cupcake. We went back to their house and chatted while we ate our desserts. We stayed until 10:30 or so and headed home. He slept in the other room because of his coughing.
Tuesday 2/12, When I got home Eric was making French bread pizzas with bell peppers and zucchini. Dinner was done early so I was eating before 6 (they were delicious). I fed the dogs then took all the pups but Teko into the bedroom with me to watch Lost in Translation. Eric came in at 7:30 and said he was going to bed because he’d had such a terrible night’s sleep the night before because of his dry cough. I finished my movie, took the dogs out and got ready for bed. I watched Dateline and updated this. I also looked up dry cough remedies because I could hear him coughing from the guest room.
Monday 2/11, When I got home Eric was making dinner. I went out in the yard and cleaned up the dog crap then back inside and sat in the kitchen and talked to Eric. We talked in the bedroom for a little bit while waiting for dinner to cook then ate out in the living room, sans dogs. Watched a little tv, then Bachelor! Eric read in the den and I hung in the bedroom and updated this. He came in after my show and wanted to mess around. I hopped in the shower and we got down to business. It was after 11 by the time we got the dogs put to bed and went to bed ourselves.
Sunday 2/10, Eric decided to go snowshoeing with Peter so he was up and getting ready early. He helped me take the dogs out then he was out the door. I continued on my quest of cleaning out closets and going through stuff. I made a trip to Goodwill to drop off some stuff, the bank, Half Priced Books for presents for Eric, Papa Murphy’s for a cheap lunch and home. I had my lunch and kept going on my project. I got a little sleepy so I laid down and finally got a call from Eric around 2 that they were on their way home. He was home by 3. He wasn’t feeling great but he’d had a good time and showed me some pictures; they went 11 miles. He was tired and watched tv while I did some laundry and other things. He wanted me to lie down with him for a little bit so we all cuddled up and I did stuff on the computer. He got up to get ready for his second bowling extravaganza of the weekend (for work, this time). I had some pizza and an apple for dinner and sat down to take care of Teko’s vet reimbursement stuff. I showered and got ready to surprise Eric when he got home but he didn’t come home until after 10 and I was exhausted. We pretty much went to bed. He did well at bowling again but didn’t feel good at all. I’d put new sheets on the bed which felt wonderful but he was coughing so much he wanted to sleep in the other room.
Saturday 2/9, Eric had to work early so I got up with the dogs a little before 8 and soon Teko and I were on our way down to Kent to get an xray and hopefully get her splint off. It was good news and her cast could come off. She had to take it easy for the next couple weeks so that was going to be a challenge. At home I put on the sling and popped her in so she couldn’t lick her leg and so I could get some stuff done without her crying in her xpen. I started cleaning out various closets and rearranging things. I got quite a bit done considering I had about 1.5 hands. I even got some of the garage shelves rearranged. We all went into the bedroom to take a little nap and close our eyes. We were semi-successful until Eric came home around 1:15. We were both hungry so we went over to Kukai and though there was a 20 minute wait it was the least busy I’ve seen it. The food was excellent and I was slurping broth all over the place. I got the tonkatsu ramen and Eric ordered the veggie and also some veggie tempura. It was all good; I’d go back again in a second. At home I called Mom and Dad and told them I was home and that they could come over. I kept going on putting things away and going through stuff. When they arrived we sat on the couch and they got to meet Teko and Mom loves her and wanted to take her home. I helped Dad on and off with the electrical in the utility room and the den. It wasn’t long before he had it figured out. Eric came home and helped him finish up then talked with Mom for quite a while about his program and all that. They took off a little before 6 and went to try Kukai because Dad loves soups and ramen. Mom not so much, but she went anyway. Dad called right after they left and we talked for a little while and updated each other. I got off the phone, showered and got ready for our bowling night. We took off for the Garage and went in. We were there first and just stood around until we saw Eva and Kenny. Stef and Peter arrived so we went and sat down. We met several other people including Roberto and His*m, Emily and Ron. It was a large group. We sat for a while before our lane was ready and finally headed over. Eva and I sat out and even then there were still 8 (another couple showed up later). It was fun to watch and Stef’s goal was to just not be last and she succeeded in both games. Eric did pretty well and bowled a 165 in the first game. We left around 11 and headed home to watch some SNL before going to sleep.
Friday 2/8, Chrystol invited us to her school’s bingo night so after work I showered and got ready. Eric left just as I got home to go get his hair cut. C said we should get dinner afterward so I had a little something to eat before we left since it was going to be a late night. We drove up to Edmonds and made good time. We followed some people into the gym and looked at the prize table until Sky and Chrystol came in. We got in line to get our cards and some snacks (rice krispie treats for me) and found some seats in the back. Eric or Sky was the first to win at our table then the other one. Eric won again then me and I picked out a Randy Johnson poster for Eric that said “Greetings from Mr. Snappy” that was hilarious. I won again but I let Chrystol call bingo and get a prize. It was pretty fun actually. Afterward we helped clean up, saw Chrystol’s classroom and took off to find some food. C and I wanted Olive Garden because they had a gift certificate but the boys were totally opposed. We went to Whole Foods. We arrived at 9 so we had an hour to eat and we used up that whole hour. I got a salad and some soup. The salad was way better than the soup. I had high hopes for the soup but it wasn’t very flavorful. We had fun though. We went home and went to bed.
Thursday 2/7, Same as Wednesday, don’t remember what happened other than we watched Parks and Rec and Office.
Wednesday 2/6, I don’t remember what happened after work but I know we watched Modern Family in the evening.
Tuesday 2/5, Kieran called while I was on my way home and said the heat on the main floor wasn’t working. When I got home Eric suggested checking the breaker. That ended up being the culprit. I brought some work home with me again and got started pretty quickly after getting home. Eric made dinner and it was finished right as I was finishing up work. I showered and got into bed and did all my usual internet stuff. I put on Bachelor and updated this.
Monday 2/4, I brought work home with me and did that for a while and Eric made dinner not long into it. It was Grandma’s birthday so I called and talked to her. She’s worried about Scott because he has to have open heart surgery. We talked for a bit then I got into working. Kass called while I was in the middle of it and filled me in on some of her goings-on, gave her some advice about employee benefits then she told me to call Alix. I called her next and talked for a half hour or so and gave her a pep talk. I got off the phone just as Bachelor was coming on. I half watched it. It’s a ridiculous show. We went to bed after 11.
Sunday 2/3, Eric was up and out of the house early and I slept until 9 when my phone woke me up. I got up and took care of the dogs then had breakfast. I started in on the vet reimbursement info to Sue and finished it up right as Eric was getting home. It was just after 10. He suggested we get going on the outdoor lights so I started getting dressed and went out to help him. While he got everything going I started pruning and clipping dead foliage off plants. We got all three lights up and headed off to Bartell and Ace to pick stuff up, including dryer sheets and light bulbs. We went to the store after and picked up some stuff for the week. When we got home Eric finished up the lights, I cleaned up dog crap in the backyard, Eric made me lunch and I took pictures and prepared Teko’s petfinder bio. I went through some magazines and took care of some emails. Eric started on dinner and Teko lost another tooth while she was chewing a bully prior to her dinner. Eric made turkey meatloaf, mashed potatoes and squash and all was delicious. I put on a movie (Alex and Emma) and updated this while two of the dogs slept next to me (Brizo and Nyx) and the other two played and played and played. Went to bed late.
Saturday 2/2, Eric was up and out of the house early. I was up at 8 and got the dogs taken care of then took off for Kent with Teko to go to the vet. She needed her DHPP booster (last one) and to have her leg rewrapped. It took forever because her leg had sores (splint rubbing wrong) and they had to clean it all up and really pad it. I took off for home and made it all the way to Newport when they called to tell me I had forgotten her meds for preventing infection. I swore several times and turned around. Picked it up and headed north again. I went to see Eric at work and Teko was happy to see him and also Kelly. I told him about the vet experience and headed home. I heated up pizza and it was delicious. I put on Return to Me in the bedroom and it ended right when Eric got home. I still relaxed in the bedroom and tried to take a little nap. I was semi-successful. I got up, took the dogs out and jumped into the shower. Eric took care of the dogs while I got ready and we took off for Ballard to Sky and Chrystol’s. Traffic was awful because 520 was closed all weekend. We got there right after 6 and their new living room setup was very nice. We had a really fun night and watched Silver Streak, which I think they liked. Chrystol made enchiladas that were excellent and for dessert she made a kucher and it tasted like a twinkie. Delicious! We left a little after 11 and went home. We took the dogs out, got ready for bed and watched some SNL before going to sleep.
Friday 2/1, After work I relaxed for a little bit then we took off for Costco where we got a pizza for dinner (pepperoni) and bought Bridesmaids. Eric moved all the pepperoni to my side of the pizza and we put on the movie. We laughed a lot and pretty much went to bed after it was over.
Thursday 1/31, I decided I didn’t want to go to Costco and that we’d go the next night. I don’t remember what we did but I know we watched Office, which was an hour long. Don’t remember what else.
Wednesday 1/30, Eric was at the Bellevue I-90 meeting when I got home so I took out the dogs and as I was coming back in he arrived home. We talked about the meeting for a while then fed the dogs. I brought some work home and started on it in the bedroom. I worked on that for an hour and a half. I showered and when I got out Eric was watching a Lindburgh baby murder mystery show on PBS. I updated this.
Tuesday 1/29, We talked in the morning and both apologized to each other. I did some laundry and a few administrative things after work. I heated up some pasta for dinner and retired to the bedroom. I went through a magazine and called Kass. She asked about Kauai and I told her. I called Aubs afterward to let her know and we talked for a couple minutes. I went to bed and Eric was watching the news on the I-90 tolling issue.
Monday 1/28, I got a call from Kieran on my way home and she said they want to stay through March for sure, perhaps through April, so I’ve got another month to figure some things out. Eric was on a run when I got home but arrived home shortly after. I did some laundry while he showered then we took off for the store. We got stuff to make pasta and stuff for the week. I fed the dogs while he started dinner then did a little computer work. Eric told me dinner was ready and we ate out in the living room and watched WoF. I retired to the bedroom and watched Bachelor. It was ridiculous. I wanted to cuddle with Eric but then we got into an argument and he was really mad and I was just kind of stunned. I didn’t say anything and we just went to bed.
Sunday 1/27, I was up at 8:20 and Eric was at the store getting stuff to make breakfast. I got back in bed with Teko and we cuddled. I did some stuff online and Eric brought me breakfast in bed and he made breakfast burritos that were one of the best he ever made. I eventually started getting ready at 10 after talking to Mom and Dad for a while about plans for selling the condo. I went through a magazine and did some more stuff online (imdb research) then put in Love Actually. Afterward I fell asleep with the dogs until about 6. Eric fed the dogs, I put some laundry in, Eric made dinner (veggie enchiladas and Spanish rice) and brought it to me in the bedroom again since I was holed up in there. Dad and Mom called and we chatted for a while before I took the dogs out and got ready for bed. Got an email about Lex’s first few days that was very good and took care of a couple other adoption emails. Showered and got into bed to update this and watch tv and went to bed by 11.
Saturday 1/26, Eric was up at 6, which meant I was up at 6 and not able to go back to sleep. I finally got up at 7:30 and got the dogs taken care of. I forgot Lex went home and was worried about where I’d put his belly band. I remembered before getting out of bed, but had a moment of panic. I was determined to get my taxes done so I got to work and figured everything out while the dogs kept me company on the bed. At noon I packed up Teko and headed off to see Eric at work and to do a little socialization. Teko did great and the girls all loved her. Eric had his lunch break so we took a walk down to All the Best and let her sniff around in there and get some treats. We walked back and I said goodbye. I heated up my lunch when I got home and put on Dirty Dancing. I typed everything into my tax forms, printed them out, packed them up and off we went to the post office. We drove up to Crossroads but they didn’t have the forms I needed so we stopped by the French Bakery for some treats (marionberry cream cheese croissant) then headed into downtown Bellevue. We went to the main post office and I mailed it off then over to Office Depot to pick up some toilet paper and paper towels and home. We went home where we decided against dinner and to just go to the movie instead. I had an apple and off we went at 6. We saw Silver Linings Playbook and it was excellent. Eric is so cute, after the movie he’s like “I think it would be fun to take some dance classes!” We talked about it on the way home. We took care of the dogs and watched some tv then I hopped in the shower. He joined me not much later and things got a little “steamy”. We made it just in time for SNL, but I was tired and fell asleep not long into it. Eric stayed up a little later.
Friday 1/25, Eric wanted to go on a date. Our baby Lexy was going home that evening so we were prepping for his departure. I got off work early and rushed home. We got ready for Paul and Robert to come over and they arrived by 5:30. We had everything ready to go and we ended up talking with them for a half hour or so. I took a picture and off they went. I showered and we fed the dogs then it was off to dinner. We decided to go down toward Bella Bottega in case we wanted to see Silver Linings Playbook. We went to the thai place that I went with Bouncer Erik (Erik Laugh) and it was as good as I remembered. I had the garlic beef and Eric had some tofu thing. We got the spring rolls and those were delicious just like everything else. We went two doors down to a froyo place and I got chocolate with chocolate sauce. We talked and ate our ice cream but decided against the movie since we would have had to kill an hour. We went home and crawled into bed and watched Office and Parks and Rec. Eric had to work early the next day so we turned in not much later.
Thursday 1/24, I showered when I got home and got ready to go to a movie with Kristel. I ate some leftovers and headed out. I beat Kristel to the theater (Lincoln Square) and got the tickets. She got the popcorn. We saw Gangster Squad and we both loved it. RG was hot, hot, hot. And funny. We were squealing during some parts, pleading with RG to take his shirt off in others and at one point I gasped and exclaimed “oh my god!” without realizing and had Kristel laughing so hard. She told me what I did and I was like, “I did?!”. The popcorn was delicious and we both enjoyed it. We walked to our cars together and said goodbye. Eric was still up when I got home and I told him all about the movie and that I thought he’d like it. I did some research on imdb after Eric turned in. I went to sleep not long after.
Wednesday 1/23, I got going on chores when I got home, vacuuming and mopping the dining room, entryway and living room. It took me quite a while since I scrubbed the floors on my hands and knees. Eric heated up some dinner for me at 7:30. I showered and got into bed. Watched Modern Family without Eric and did stuff online.
Tuesday 1/22, I immediately got down to getting the vetting info submitted to Sue and waited for Blair to come over. We didn’t hear from her so I texted and we talked on the phone and Eric said he’d go to her work the next day and pick up the microchip inserter she was going to drop off. I don’t really remember what else I did Tuesday, but I think I did some cleaning up prepping for my major cleaning the next day. Eric made dinner, though it was a little sparse. Probably went to bed early.
Monday 1/21, Still waiting for Lexy’s fecal test results. Corresponded throughout the day with Janell, Aubrie, Kristel, Susan, Genie, Paul and Kieran. Kieran’s not sure if they’ll stay through April or move out at the end of February. I’ll have some decisions to make depending on what they do. I want to get the condo listed but it needs some work first. Luckily I have a good amount saved to gussy it up. Sent in Lex’s FP pass. When I got home Eric wanted to take the dogs for a walk so we harnessed up Lex, Clancy and Nyx and did the same walk as the night before. It was freezing again. Eric made dinner while I got going on taxes again and sent Janell an email about Lex’s test. Eric brought in dinner and it was ok (fish, broccoli and rice) but I’m trying to try new things since Eric’s on the vegetarian kick (well, I guess pescatarian-ish kick). Made my way through taxes pretty well while watching Bachelor while cuddling with all the dogs. Went to bed not long after it was over.
Sunday 1/20, Eric was up first and I got up at 7:40 and started to get the dogs up and ready. I got a stool sample for Lexy and soon we headed down to Kent to go to the vet. We had them rewrap Teko’s foot and administer her rabies vacc and Lex really didn’t even need to come since no one saw him. They wouldn’t put in the microchips and the doctor gave us all kinds of attitude which I thought was totally weird. The fecal test results were going to take a day to come back. When we got home I scooped poop in the backyard, got Teko to pee in the backyard and Eric started cleaning inside. When I was finished outside I came in and emptied garbages and washed bedding. I worked on my taxes and watched Walk the Line and made some good progress. Looked up some hotel prices in PDX for when we go see Lucia in March and wrote some emails. We took Clancy and Lex for a walk and it was freezing. He loves being outside which is good because his new dads are going to take him on a lot of walks and probably hikes, too. We went to the store to get stuff for dinner and the week. Eric made pasta when we got home and I worked on my taxes some more. I ate in the bedroom as I watched Biggest Loser and updated this. We got into bed and flipped between channels for a while before going to bed.
Saturday 1/19, Eric left early and I was up not much later, by alarm. I got the dogs out and fed and packed up all Lex’s stuff for our rendezvous at Luther Burbank. We took off at 8:45 and waited in the small dog corral for a while and finally Paul saw me from the big dog area and we met. Lex and Milo did just fine with Lex being a little more of the naughty boy. Milo was great and friendly. We were there for about an hour and a half and it went really well. We agreed for us to see them at their place at 3:30 for the home visit. I went to see Eric at work and for Lex to see him. The girls all liked him and thought he was really cute. I took off for home and when I got there I ramshakled together a lunch. We all took a nap together and for once Teko was calm enough to relax and cuddle with me. Usually she’s all over the place but she was just great. Eric came home from work and we took out the dogs. We got ready to leave and took off for Columbia City. The home visit went really well and we were there for almost THREE HOURS. We left and got home right about 6:30. I went to get a pizza and went to the store for a salad and some other things that were on sale. Eric fed the dogs and got dinner started while I showered and kept Teko in the bathroom with me. We put on the movie and I filled out the HV form and sent it off. We watched the Rum Diaries and Johnny Depp is still fucking hot. We watched Blades of Glory on tv afterward and both fell asleep for an hour. I got up and started to get the dogs ready for bed then we got everyone put in their crates for bed. I couldn’t stay awake for SNL and fell asleep a few minutes before it started.
Friday 1/18, I got off work and was so glad it was the weekend. We didn’t have any plans and I ended up just relaxing all night. We did the dogs’ nails, except Brizo. Everyone was good. Eric had the idea to make portabella mushroom burgers and tater tots for dinner so we went to the store and picked up everything. We had traded texts during the day about wanting it all and giving it to me and it was a little bit of a dare. Dinner was good but I didn’t love it as much as Eric did. We both got all gussied up and made a real event out of the evening. After, we got all the dogs into their beds and we went to sleep early since Eric had to work at 7 and I had to meet-up with Lex’s adopters early.
Thursday 1/17, I cleaned the bathroom and really got down to it. Eric and I talked and I want to get a cleaning lady but Eric thinks it’s a waste of money. I’m the one paying for it so I don’t know what the problem is. I don’t remember what else we did but I know Eric worked on dinner while I worked on some dog stuff. New episodes of Parks and Rec and Office. They were good and it wasn’t long before we were off to bed.
Wednesday 1/16, Eric was at the store when I got home. I suggested we go to ATB to do a little socialization. Teko did great and wanted to say hi to everyone, including two large pitties. Lex was a little less enamored with everyone and just wanted to explore and keep close to us. We got some treats and a tail teaser and we headed home. Eric made dinner and I corresponded with Lex’s adopters setting up times for Saturday’s meetings. We watched Modern Family and I worked on something, though I don’t remember what. Probably turned in early.
Tuesday 1/15, I went home after work and showered and waited for Eric to get home. I got the dogs settled and he arrived home right as I was leaving for my haircut. It took me a while to find parking then walked down the hill. Sean was waiting for me and we quickly got started. We talked about heritage, facial hair growth, relationships, making out with celebrities (off limits), redheads and how I probably would have liked his dad and some other stuff. It was fun as always and I was in stitches. I was out of there right before 8:00 and decided to call Genie when I got home. She called me when I was a few blocks away from the house and we started our chat. We talked for a half hour or so and she let me know that Paul and Robert are great and would be perfect adopters for Lex. I told her I’d contact them about a meet-up and home visit. I think Eric made me a caprese salad and climbed into bed. Eric said my hair looked nice. We turned in early with all the pets.
Monday 1/14, Eric took me to work so he could take my car in to check the chip I thought I had. Turns out it was a prior chip that had already been filled. He picked me up and then we got into an argument on the way home about him taking Teko out in the wet grass without a bag on her cast. Ugh. Whatever. We didn’t talk for the rest of the way home. I took Teko out when I got there and she pottied, thankfully, then I got her to eat and drink some water. She did some playing with Lex and it was adorable. Lex has an awesome app and I corresponded with them back and forth a bit. I uploaded a video of Lex and Teko and watched Bachelor. I got Teko to eat some more and drink some water. She needs to put on some weight and since she’s a puppy she needs to eat more than normal. I updated this and turned in by 10:30.
Sunday 1/13, We were up early, 6:30, to get the dogs up and moving and ready for their appointments. Eric got Teko up and tried to get her to potty, but she wouldn’t. After getting ready I took her out of crate to hold her for a bit before we needed to leave and her foot was so incredibly swollen and grotesque, it was terrifying. I yelled to Eric and he quickly removed the wrap and her foot looked awful. We were both freaking out, in our own ways, because her foot looked completely disfigured. Eric was nervous they’d have to amputate. Neither of us knows how to wrap a leg, obviously, but we didn’t want to leave it loose and this is what happens. She hadn’t cried or anything all night. I carried her around and tried to massage the top part of her leg to get the blood moving. I was a wreck, packed her up and headed down to Kent. When I got there her foot had gone down a ton. I was relieved. I was the first one there and they took her back right away and it looked like her foot was fine, though they definitely wanted to x-ray it. Janell showed up and she came in and we chatted with the vet and she cuddled with Teko. I took off a few minutes later and called Eric to let him know everything was fine. He took Nyx to her 6-month checkup and also took Lex and Clancy to have their anal glands done. Yuck. I beat him home and had some cereal. I vacuumed the bedroom, stripped the bed and made it with our new sheets. Eric worked on vacuuming the living room and I emptied the garbages and took care of a few paperwork items. I went to the store to pick up a few things and back before Chrystol and Sky arrived. They were coming over for our Seahawks party and we got down to eating pretty quickly after their arrival. I got a call from the vet that Teko would be ready in 10 minutes so I told them I’d be there in an hour or so. For breakfast Eric made quiche, fingerling potatoes, a delicious salad and fresh fruit. Plus orange juice, coffee, tea and all that. We sat around and watched the game and chatted. I left shortly after 11 and Chrystol left to go to Nordstrom to pick up some boots. I made it down, checked out and picked up the recovering little girl. She was real sleepy and cuddly. I talked to the vet and got all the instructions for her aftercare and headed home. I made it home quickly and joined the festivities. All in all the game went well at the end except the Seahawks lost. It was a good game though. We watched some snowboarding show and competition and not long after Chrystol and Sky left. I cuddled with Teko for a little bit but she mostly rested. Eric was exhausted and took a 5-minute nap then we headed into Issaquah to pick up Nyx. She did well and is in good shape for an old lady. At home we relaxed some more and it felt so late. It was only like 6:30 but felt like it was 10. We watched most of the Golden Globes and got in bed by 8. We were out by 10. Dogs were all squared away.
Saturday 1/12, Weird dreams thanks to melatonin! I slept in until 8; Eric got all the dogs up and fed. We took off at 8:30 to go meet the NR people and pick up the new puppy. We went down to Newport and were the first there. Julee arrived next and got our girl out; she was super cute and friendly but her nails were so long and sharp they felt like needles scraping my skin. She wanted down but she has a bum leg and is supposed to be on crate rest. She was wild. She was stepped on at the shelter and had a dislocated shoulder, but it had been x-rayed and treated; however, the back leg had a splint, so was that one broken in addition to the shoulder? No idea. We hung out for awhile and chatted and took all the puppies out of the cars and held and played with them. So cute, but full of piss and vinegar. Cindy and Andrew were there too to pick up their puppy. Genie and Dave were transporting two over to Becky. We took off and stopped at QFC on our way home to get a donut. When we got home her splint had come off and we tried to put it back on with no luck. We got her settled, fed and watered her, tried to get her to potty (not successful) and got her dewormer administered. I went in the bedroom with the other dogs and sent an email to Janell with all my questions, updated Lex and Teko’s medical summaries, updated this then went through some magazines. We tried to wrap her leg but were not having much luck. I called a bunch of vets, got prices for spays, xrays and inquired for appointment availability. I ended up making an appointment at the same vet Janell was using in Kent. Got approval from Sue and got everything squared away. Appointment made for 7:45 the next morning. I took a bit of a nap then Kass called and her and Meg were going down to Haystack to be secret shoppers and asked if I wanted to come down. I got out of bed and headed downtown. We perused and they got a chair and we went up to Flowers for the People or whatever to see the pieces Kass had let them use in their space. After being there for 45 minutes we went to Belle Pastry and shared some treats. We talked for a while then headed back to the car and they dropped me off. I went home and Eric made me a caprese salad. I wanted to go to bed early because we had to be up early for dog appointments. He took care of the puppy and stayed up late making a quiche. I did not have a great night’s sleep because I was nervous about Teko’s appointment.
Friday 1/11, Got my raise and I’m pleased with it. Janell said her Coho has giardia and that Lex may have it; I think he does. I also think that may be why Isi has the runs. Stopped at PetSmart on the way home but they didn’t have the meds Janell recommended (or didn’t know they had the meds and didn’t want to help look). I called Isa to tell her and let her know I’d be sending her information about the meds as well. When I got home Susan was there already. I was a little worked up about the meds and everything but Eric told me to relax. I hopped in the shower and quickly got ready to go meet Jon at Szechuan Chef for dinner. We took off and got our table. I had a hard time deciding but settled on the sesame chicken and garlic broccoli and Eric got the veggie fried rice. We all shared the hand shaven noodles. We had a nice dinner and I like Jon. He seems very nice and normal. We decided to go try Menchie’s and I liked it, but Eric was less than impressed. We walked back to our cars and said goodbye. I called PetSmart in Bellevue to see if they had the meds and they did so we drove down, picked them up and headed home. Gave Lex a dose and I got ready for bed. The dogs cuddled in bed with me while I did stuff online. I went to bed after watching some Friends. Big day picking up the new puppy in the morning.
Thursday 1/10, When I got home from work I got going on laundry, took pictures of Lex then wrote his bio and did his image event. We went to the store to get stuff to make veggie coconut curry. Janell put out a blast that there was an extra puppy that needed to be brought up or else she had to go back to the shelter and would be put down, so we agreed. She’s three months old, which freaks me out because I’ve never dealt with a puppy. Got Teko (new girl) registered in the ratabase, watched Office then I booked Eric’s ticket to Kauai and talked to Aubrie who decided to wait until next week, hoping the prices will go back down. Tickets went up $70 since the day before. Got an email from Isa and she’s renamed Isi to Quincy, which is hilarious because our first foster Quincy lives in Portland and they look just like each other. So funny. Apparently Isi has the runs so I wrote to her about food stuff and supplements to try. Updated this, watched Seinfeld and went to bed.
Wednesday 1/9, When I got home I talked to Dad, Mom, AL and Kassie. We clipped all the dogs’ nails and they all did pretty well. Eric made me a caprese salad then I showered and got in bed. I booked my ticket to Kauai. We watched Modern Family and turned in. I couldn’t stay up to watch Ryan Gosling on Kimmel.
Tuesday 1/8, I left work to go have my annual up on Capitol Hill. That went well then over to Kristel’s. She met me downstairs and we walked down to Ben Bridge to look at rings and found some nice ones but K wasn’t sold on any of them. We went over to Tiffany and tried on all sorts of stuff. Our guy came across as gay from in the beginning but after awhile I was like “Wait, are you straight and you were faking being gay?”. He was nice, though, and humored my ideas for skull charms and skull baby rattle, with jewel eyes. We closed them down and headed up to 6 Arms for dinner. I got the Maria sandwich and it was delicious. I ate it all. We walked down to Tango afterward to have El Diablo for dessert. We talked forever and by 9:30ish we headed back up toward Kristel’s. We said goodbye and I ran to my car. I made it home pretty quickly and climbed into bed with Eric. We talked about our nights then went to sleep.
Monday 1/7, I woke up to an email from Isa with a fantastic update on Isi. I felt so relieved and forwarded it to Genie. Later in the day she sent me a picture of Isi in a cute jacket. I stayed a little late at work then headed home and talked with Eric for a little bit. I called Susan and talked to her for a while before getting into the shower. We took off at 6:45 for Costco where I bought too much stuff, but we still didn’t use a cart. At home Eric made dinner and I tried to get some pictures of Lex. I watched Bachelor and Eric shamed me. Obviously I feel embarrassed for watching it, but still did. Went to bed after it was over.
Sunday 1/6, The day Isi was heading home. I was kind of in denial and knew it was going to be really hard. I spent the morning cleaning and doing stuff around the house. By the time I was finished it was almost 1, which is when Sky and Chrystol were supposed to show up to watch the Seahawks game. I jumped in the shower and they arrived right when I got out. The three of them wanted to take a walk to go birding; I wasn’t as eager but we set out. We brought Clancy and Lex and went to Phantom Lake. We saw quite a few birds and the dogs seemed to enjoy themselves. I was getting cold and hungry and Clancy was baby-ing it up so I headed back home with them. I finished Isi’s going home paperwork and warmed up the soup. I dished up and they all arrived back. Eric made some garlic bread that was delicious. We sat in the living room and watched the game and the Seahawks weren’t doing so well at first, but then Eric got his Seahawks troll and the game turned around. They won. Isa showed up to pick up Isi right on time. It was kind of a disjointed goodbye and I was so sad to see her go. I wanted to cry but I didn’t (saved it for later). We hung out for a while after the game ended then Chrystol and Sky went home. We decided to finish Big Love and it was depressing. Then I started crying about Isi. I think I was PMS-ing. I wrote to Genie about it then to Isa for an update. Eric made me feel better and was being very supportive. I went to bed, feeling a little sad.
Saturday 1/5, When I woke up I was still upset and Eric kept giving me hugs and telling me it was ok. We went down to the Bellevue marina to meet up with Julee and Genie to pick up our new dogs. Ours is Lex, a one-year old 10lb teddy boy. Very sweet. We also met Julee’s Gramercy and Reynvaan and Genie’s Landau. All dogs were super cuties and we talked for a while. At home he was super nervous so we waited to introduce him to the other dogs. I took him out a lot but he wanted to mark up a storm inside. We kept him crated for most of the morning and early afternoon. I wanted to get some stuff done and we ended up getting the Christmas tree, decorations and village all taken down. I vacuumed up the needles and Eric cut up the tree to burn. Mom and Dad came over to look at the lights on the garage to see if we could get them to work. It didn’t take Dad and Eric long to figure out they are wired to the switch by the front door. It makes sense, but the source is so far from the switch. Mom wanted to get the window all laid out for the bathroom. They took off not much later and we took off to run some errands. We went to Mud Bay for food, the bank so I could make a deposit then Safeway to get some stuff for lunch and for soup. Eric got started on the soup when we got home and it simmered away all afternoon. I kept myself busy in the bedroom doing stuff on the computer and napping. When I woke up I had some soup and it was very good, though because it was completely vegetarian it wasn’t as rich as I was hoping it would be. It had cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, green beans, kale and spinach. I had some bread too. We watched a couple episodes of Big Love before watching SNL. I fell asleep in the middle of it.
Friday 1/4, I was so glad to be done with work. I got home and took a shower and put on warm clothes. I got on the bed and did stuff on the computer. I ended up sleeping for an hour or so until Eric made dinner for me. I watched Dateline then we got into an argument about healthcare and insurance companies. I just wanted him to quit talking so I could finish updating this. I ended up losing my temper, big time, and I think PMS was partially to blame. Went to bed upset even though Eric wasn’t.
Thursday 1/3, I got a call from the timeshare people that the one we booked in Antigua was going to be closed for when we had planned to be there. I talked to Eric about it and also about a movie that night. We decided to travel somewhere else and to see This is 40. At home I showered and we took off for dinner. We went to the Indian place in Crossroads; it was good. We went and saw the movie and there was a weird guy in the front that made me nervous. He ended up just being weird and didn’t do anything. The movie was super long and not great, but had funny parts. We went home and went to bed.
Wednesday 1/2, Eric was working until 7. I stopped at O’Reilley’s before going home to get some stop leak stuff. I fed the dogs when I got home and called Kass to tell her that Peter and Stefanie said thank you for New Year’s Eve hospitality. I started working on my Visa statements again and looking up all the tax for my phone, cable, water and vet bills. I put on Dirty Dancing (the original) and was all hot and bothered over Patrick Swayze. Finished that up but have to work on some other exhibits next. Eric came home right as it was ending. He went on a run and I made myself dinner. When he got home we clipped Brizo, Nyx and Isi’s nails. Isi was the easiest. I showered and climbed into bed to update this.
Tuesday 1/1, I slept until almost 10 and got the dogs up. Eric was already up and wanted to get the new outside lights installed. He worked on that for most the day. I did stuff inside, but didn’t get done what I wanted to accomplish (clean bathroom, vacuum room). Later in the afternoon we went up to Ace to get some light bulbs and I had a snack when we got home. I don’t remember what we did for the rest of the day. Maybe watched a Big Love episode.
Wednesday 2/27, When I got home Eric wasn’t there so I took the dogs out and was trying to get ready for our trip down to Maple Valley for the HV. Eric showed up with a greasy bag and told me he’d gotten us dinner from the new Greek / Mediterranean place up the street. He got me a lamb gyro and some fries. I ate about half of mine and saved the rest for another day. It was pretty good, but probably not as good as Garlic Crush. We rounded up the dogs, loaded Teko into the car and took off. I’m not going to go into all the details, but the HV didn’t go well. Most of all the woman seemed checked out and her dogs were just too much for Teko and there wasn’t enough consistent (or any) intervention on her part to reign in her dogs from being too rough with Teko. We left and when we got into the car Eric goes, “I don’t want to keep her, but she sure as hell isn’t living here!”. We talked about it on the way home and I was groaning because now a denial has to go out and she’s a past adopter and goes to the NR events, etc. I called Genie right when we got home and went over everything with her. After hanging up I filled out the HV form, wrote an email to Janell explaining everything and waited for the responses to come in. Janell had to strategize and worked with Genie on a plan. We watched Modern Family, I showered and got into bed. I was exhausted and so was Teko.
Tuesday 2/26, I got home and showered in preparation for my evening with Kristel. Eric had been rearranging the den and I was irritated but then as I showered I realized he’s the only one who spends time in the den and if he wants to rearrange it and doesn’t consult me, that’s ok. When I was finished getting ready he asked me to come in and look at the room then showed me the Danish mid-century modern assymetrical desk that was Alan’s father’s, which he had painted the edges of white and done a design on the corner. I almost shit. I told him the room looked good but I did not like the desk. I didn’t tell him why because I didn’t want him to feel bad. He has no idea about that piece. He said he can sand it off. Things were fine by the time I I headed into Seattle. No traffic. We decided to go to Cal’s down by Amazon and we both got the burger. We spent a few hours talking and bitching about our bfs. We got the apple pie dessert thing and all the food was very good. We finished up and headed back to her house, where we laid on the floor and continued to talk for 45 minutes. I headed home and made it there just after 10. Went to bed.
Monday 2/25, I did a few things when I got home but basically got into bed early and watched Bachelor.
Sunday 2/24, Eric was up early and eventually came back in and got the dogs up. It allowed me to stay in bed. He came in around 8:30 to tell me he was going up to the French bakery and was going to get me a pastry; he came back with a marionberry Danish. I stayed in bed most of the morning reading. I got up at 10:30 and got ready. Eric left by 11 to go meet Sky and Mom called at 11:30 to catch up and give me a real estate climate update. I took off at 12:15 for Queen Anne to meet Josh and Shivani for lunch at Roti. Found parking easily and went in and met them. They took care of the ordering which was fine by me. Everything was really good and it was a really nice lunch. Shivani is so nice and really gorgeous. They seem to be doing really well. We walked out together, said bye and I headed home. Continued with my book and alternated napping. All the dogs joined me. Eric called at 5:30 to say he was on his way home. I got up at 6 and jumped into the shower. He fed the dogs and made me dinner when he got home. I talked to Genie about Teko’s app and she was lukewarm on it but is passing it to the HV step. I finished my book after I got off the phone and got ready for bed by 10. Took the dogs out and got into bed. Updated this and went to bed.
Saturday 2/23, Eric was up early and out of the house. I got up around 7:45, took the dogs out and fed them, ate some breakfast and got dressed. I went and got gas then decided I didn’t want to wait a half hour for Costco to open so I headed home. Throughout the day I watched a lot of youtube interviews of Joaquin and other trailers and also worked on cleaning up the utility room. I vacuumed and cleaned it out, then hung some pictures and a white board and lastly switched the cd shelves since Eric had put then in the wrong order. Later in the afternoon I went to the frame shop and got a piece of glass cut for a frame then to Home Depot for shelf pins. At home I hung the picture in the utility room and put the shelf that was sitting in there into the buffet in the living room. Eric was off at 3 but went to an anti-war rally downtown with Sky. I watched Reality Bites and Eric called to say he was on his way home. He stopped by the store before coming home and when he got home he made breakfast burritos that were delicious. I decided to start a book since it’s been a while since I’ve read one and decided on David Sedaris’ “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim”. I fell asleep about 20 pages in and it was only 10. Eric came in and I went to sleep.
Friday 2/22, I was happy it was Friday. I was tired but we wanted to see a movie (The Master) so I knew I had to stay up. Eric got a pizza for us for dinner so he brought it into the bedroom for me. We left after 8 and drove out to the Crest. Eric got popcorn and we got good seats. We both loved it and talked about it all the way back to the car (a few blocks). It was almost midnight when we got home. Eric had to be up early the next day.
Thursday 2/21, Genie and I corresponded about the app and I voiced my concern so she will tease it out. At home I wrote Teko’s long bio and emailed it out. I was relieved it was done and we went to the store to pick up stuff for dinner. Back home Eric made a delicious dinner of tacos with tons of fresh pico. He really dished up a portion, but I took care of it. We watched the Thursday shows, I showered, updated this and went to bed.
Wednesday 2/20, I was tired and didn’t feel like cleaning or doing chores so I went in the bedroom to lie down and ended up napping for an hour or so. Eric heated up leftovers for me and I watched tv in the bedroom. We watched Modern Family and before bed an app for Teko came in that looked ok. Eric thought that because I’d napped after work that his coughing had kept me up the night before and insisted on sleeping in the back bedroom again.
Tuesday 2/19, Susan was at the house when I got home and her and Eric were talking. Brizo was feeling better but still not 100%. Her and I took off and went to Goodwill and dropped off my stuff. We parked and went in and I loaded up on stuff. I picked up Signs (Joaquin Phoenix – hot) and Sunshine Cleaning, two towels for the dogs, a blanket for the dogs and a couple books, a Nora Roberts gem and Eugenides’ Marriage Plot. We went back home and Eric fixed us some pasta and we sat in the dining room and enjoyed it. We chatted for a while about her and Jon and how all that’s going and also watched how cute Teko is when she sat in the toy basket and chewed on her bully. She took off a little after 8 and I showered and got into bed. I watched Bachelor and updated this. Eric came in at 10 and we watched Seinfeld until going to sleep.
Monday 2/18, Presidents’ Day. I woke up around 9 and took the dogs out. Eric had been up with Brizo but we soon found out she had gotten into the cupboards and eaten a whole bunch of stuff: rice, tortilla and the worst, a half stick of Crisco / vegetable shortening. Eric gave her some hydrogen peroxide and we waited. Nothing happened. We were sitting around forever and hoping she’d vomit but she wouldn’t so we gave her more and more until she finally started. Not all of it came up so I was still worried. We got dressed and started on the rest of the stuff we wanted to get done, mostly yard work. When I came inside there was more vomit, and throughout the day that kept happening. Most of it came up but by the evening she was still bloated but could at least walk around and was more alert. Yuck. In the yard we got some fertilizer down, the boxwood moved to the backyard, daphne moved, beds weeded and the pear tree semi-pruned. Mary called to say they were on their way to pick up Pop. I figured it would be a good opportunity for Teko to meet some little kids and she did great. I made myself a couple little soft tacos then we took off to run errands. We went to Goodwill to drop stuff off but there was a long line so we skipped it. Next stop was Super Supplements where Eric got a bunch of stuff for his throat. We went up to Crossroads and perused the placemats at Pier 1 but they weren’t what I was looking for then to QFC and Half Priced Books. I got three movies (Before Sunrise, Snatch (to replace my missing version) and Reality Bites) that Eric helped me track down. We went to the French Bakery where I got a marionberry croissant then headed home. I hung out in the room and Eric walked to the store to get stuff for dinner. I showered and Eric brought dinner into the bedroom. He made a pasta bake with broccoli and green beans on the side. It was all delicious. We watched tv and soon Bachelor was on so he left and let the dogs in. I updated this. He had been alluding to sleeping together all day so I knew that was on the horizon. Did all that and then he went to sleep in the other bedroom.
Sunday 2/17, I woke up around 9 and got the dogs up. We decided to take the day off and relax so hopefully Eric could recuperate a little. I laid on my bed allll day, reading stuff online and watching Modern Family and SNL. I watched Crazy Heart too. Around 7 we went to Goodwill to drop some stuff off but they weren’t accepting anything else for the night. We went to Fred Meyer where I got some orchid potting mix and a new planter. Also got a few grocery items and headed home. After we got home that’s when I watched Crazy Heart. Went to bed afterward; it was 11ish.
Saturday 2/16, Eric had to go to work early so I got up with the dogs and let everyone out and fed them, then left them all in the den and relaxed in the bedroom by myself. Like, all morning. Like, until 11. Yikes. I finally got up and dressed then started getting things done that I’d wanted to get done earlier. I gave Nyx a haircut then bathed Teko, Nyx and Brizo. I vacuumed the den and kitchen and emptied the garbages. Eric came home and we went to Fred Meyer to grocery shop for that night’s dinner. At home we started dinner, I put down the rug in the living room and Eric helped me get the couch back rearranged. Peter and Stef arrived first and we tried to get the dogs situated while inviting them in at the same time. We got the food out and Sky and Chrystol arrived. Everything was done and we set it up buffet style in the dining room. It was a hit and everyone stuffed themselves. Eric suggested we play Apples to Apples so we went in the living room and played three rounds. I didn’t win by a long shot, but my winning adjectives were all good. Stef had made an apple crisp and brought coconut ice cream. It was delicious! They all took off around midnight and Eric and I packed up all the food and filled the dishwasher and started it. There were so many dishes and pans that needed to be cleaned up but we decided to leave the rest of it for the morning. We watched the end of SNL and went to bed. Eric moved to the back bedroom in the night because of his coughing.
Friday 2/15, When I got home Pop was there and Eric was vacuuming. I showered and got ready to go to the Makana concert with Stefanie. She arrived right at 7 and we took off for Kirkland, chatting the whole way. We made our way in and decided to sit in the back. It was a good show, and quite long and he’s very funny. After the show we waited around to say hi and I was relieved we didn’t have to try and figure out how to get backstage per AL’s instructions. We waited until almost everyone else had left then said hi. I told him I was AL’s niece and he gave me a big hug, then he gave Stefanie one and a kiss on the cheek and really gave her a once over. He didn’t say anything about getting a bite to eat so we left and I was ok with that. We drove home and chatted some more. It was after 11. Eric was asleep in the back room and all the dogs were barking in the den. I got them all put to bed, called AL to give her a report of the show and went to bed.
Thursday 2/14, Valentine’s Day. When I got home Eric had flowers, a card and several chocolate goodies for me to try. I went and wrapped my presents for Eric (four books and a cd). I called Mom and Dad and talked on the phone with them and caught up. Eric and I went to the store and got stuff for dinner. We made butternut squash soup and gruyere croutons with a salad on the side. It was very good and I especially liked the croutons. For dessert Eric dished up a cookie and ice cream. Yum! We watched Parks and Rec and the Office in the bedroom. Eric slept in the other room again. Poor guy.
Wednesday 2/13, Eric’s birthday. When I got home I started getting ready and gave Eric his one present that he was going to get because none of the others were wrapped. We talked while I got ready and I checked in with Chrystol. We took off and arrived a few minutes early but luckily Sky and Chrystol arrived earlier and got us a table (Brad’s Swingside Café). Eric was surprised they were there so that was really fun. We had a very nice dinner and I got the beef stew with gnocchi. Everything was really good. We decided to meet at PCC to pick out dessert. I got a black bottom cupcake. We went back to their house and chatted while we ate our desserts. We stayed until 10:30 or so and headed home. He slept in the other room because of his coughing.
Tuesday 2/12, When I got home Eric was making French bread pizzas with bell peppers and zucchini. Dinner was done early so I was eating before 6 (they were delicious). I fed the dogs then took all the pups but Teko into the bedroom with me to watch Lost in Translation. Eric came in at 7:30 and said he was going to bed because he’d had such a terrible night’s sleep the night before because of his dry cough. I finished my movie, took the dogs out and got ready for bed. I watched Dateline and updated this. I also looked up dry cough remedies because I could hear him coughing from the guest room.
Monday 2/11, When I got home Eric was making dinner. I went out in the yard and cleaned up the dog crap then back inside and sat in the kitchen and talked to Eric. We talked in the bedroom for a little bit while waiting for dinner to cook then ate out in the living room, sans dogs. Watched a little tv, then Bachelor! Eric read in the den and I hung in the bedroom and updated this. He came in after my show and wanted to mess around. I hopped in the shower and we got down to business. It was after 11 by the time we got the dogs put to bed and went to bed ourselves.
Sunday 2/10, Eric decided to go snowshoeing with Peter so he was up and getting ready early. He helped me take the dogs out then he was out the door. I continued on my quest of cleaning out closets and going through stuff. I made a trip to Goodwill to drop off some stuff, the bank, Half Priced Books for presents for Eric, Papa Murphy’s for a cheap lunch and home. I had my lunch and kept going on my project. I got a little sleepy so I laid down and finally got a call from Eric around 2 that they were on their way home. He was home by 3. He wasn’t feeling great but he’d had a good time and showed me some pictures; they went 11 miles. He was tired and watched tv while I did some laundry and other things. He wanted me to lie down with him for a little bit so we all cuddled up and I did stuff on the computer. He got up to get ready for his second bowling extravaganza of the weekend (for work, this time). I had some pizza and an apple for dinner and sat down to take care of Teko’s vet reimbursement stuff. I showered and got ready to surprise Eric when he got home but he didn’t come home until after 10 and I was exhausted. We pretty much went to bed. He did well at bowling again but didn’t feel good at all. I’d put new sheets on the bed which felt wonderful but he was coughing so much he wanted to sleep in the other room.
Saturday 2/9, Eric had to work early so I got up with the dogs a little before 8 and soon Teko and I were on our way down to Kent to get an xray and hopefully get her splint off. It was good news and her cast could come off. She had to take it easy for the next couple weeks so that was going to be a challenge. At home I put on the sling and popped her in so she couldn’t lick her leg and so I could get some stuff done without her crying in her xpen. I started cleaning out various closets and rearranging things. I got quite a bit done considering I had about 1.5 hands. I even got some of the garage shelves rearranged. We all went into the bedroom to take a little nap and close our eyes. We were semi-successful until Eric came home around 1:15. We were both hungry so we went over to Kukai and though there was a 20 minute wait it was the least busy I’ve seen it. The food was excellent and I was slurping broth all over the place. I got the tonkatsu ramen and Eric ordered the veggie and also some veggie tempura. It was all good; I’d go back again in a second. At home I called Mom and Dad and told them I was home and that they could come over. I kept going on putting things away and going through stuff. When they arrived we sat on the couch and they got to meet Teko and Mom loves her and wanted to take her home. I helped Dad on and off with the electrical in the utility room and the den. It wasn’t long before he had it figured out. Eric came home and helped him finish up then talked with Mom for quite a while about his program and all that. They took off a little before 6 and went to try Kukai because Dad loves soups and ramen. Mom not so much, but she went anyway. Dad called right after they left and we talked for a little while and updated each other. I got off the phone, showered and got ready for our bowling night. We took off for the Garage and went in. We were there first and just stood around until we saw Eva and Kenny. Stef and Peter arrived so we went and sat down. We met several other people including Roberto and His*m, Emily and Ron. It was a large group. We sat for a while before our lane was ready and finally headed over. Eva and I sat out and even then there were still 8 (another couple showed up later). It was fun to watch and Stef’s goal was to just not be last and she succeeded in both games. Eric did pretty well and bowled a 165 in the first game. We left around 11 and headed home to watch some SNL before going to sleep.
Friday 2/8, Chrystol invited us to her school’s bingo night so after work I showered and got ready. Eric left just as I got home to go get his hair cut. C said we should get dinner afterward so I had a little something to eat before we left since it was going to be a late night. We drove up to Edmonds and made good time. We followed some people into the gym and looked at the prize table until Sky and Chrystol came in. We got in line to get our cards and some snacks (rice krispie treats for me) and found some seats in the back. Eric or Sky was the first to win at our table then the other one. Eric won again then me and I picked out a Randy Johnson poster for Eric that said “Greetings from Mr. Snappy” that was hilarious. I won again but I let Chrystol call bingo and get a prize. It was pretty fun actually. Afterward we helped clean up, saw Chrystol’s classroom and took off to find some food. C and I wanted Olive Garden because they had a gift certificate but the boys were totally opposed. We went to Whole Foods. We arrived at 9 so we had an hour to eat and we used up that whole hour. I got a salad and some soup. The salad was way better than the soup. I had high hopes for the soup but it wasn’t very flavorful. We had fun though. We went home and went to bed.
Thursday 2/7, Same as Wednesday, don’t remember what happened other than we watched Parks and Rec and Office.
Wednesday 2/6, I don’t remember what happened after work but I know we watched Modern Family in the evening.
Tuesday 2/5, Kieran called while I was on my way home and said the heat on the main floor wasn’t working. When I got home Eric suggested checking the breaker. That ended up being the culprit. I brought some work home with me again and got started pretty quickly after getting home. Eric made dinner and it was finished right as I was finishing up work. I showered and got into bed and did all my usual internet stuff. I put on Bachelor and updated this.
Monday 2/4, I brought work home with me and did that for a while and Eric made dinner not long into it. It was Grandma’s birthday so I called and talked to her. She’s worried about Scott because he has to have open heart surgery. We talked for a bit then I got into working. Kass called while I was in the middle of it and filled me in on some of her goings-on, gave her some advice about employee benefits then she told me to call Alix. I called her next and talked for a half hour or so and gave her a pep talk. I got off the phone just as Bachelor was coming on. I half watched it. It’s a ridiculous show. We went to bed after 11.
Sunday 2/3, Eric was up and out of the house early and I slept until 9 when my phone woke me up. I got up and took care of the dogs then had breakfast. I started in on the vet reimbursement info to Sue and finished it up right as Eric was getting home. It was just after 10. He suggested we get going on the outdoor lights so I started getting dressed and went out to help him. While he got everything going I started pruning and clipping dead foliage off plants. We got all three lights up and headed off to Bartell and Ace to pick stuff up, including dryer sheets and light bulbs. We went to the store after and picked up some stuff for the week. When we got home Eric finished up the lights, I cleaned up dog crap in the backyard, Eric made me lunch and I took pictures and prepared Teko’s petfinder bio. I went through some magazines and took care of some emails. Eric started on dinner and Teko lost another tooth while she was chewing a bully prior to her dinner. Eric made turkey meatloaf, mashed potatoes and squash and all was delicious. I put on a movie (Alex and Emma) and updated this while two of the dogs slept next to me (Brizo and Nyx) and the other two played and played and played. Went to bed late.
Saturday 2/2, Eric was up and out of the house early. I was up at 8 and got the dogs taken care of then took off for Kent with Teko to go to the vet. She needed her DHPP booster (last one) and to have her leg rewrapped. It took forever because her leg had sores (splint rubbing wrong) and they had to clean it all up and really pad it. I took off for home and made it all the way to Newport when they called to tell me I had forgotten her meds for preventing infection. I swore several times and turned around. Picked it up and headed north again. I went to see Eric at work and Teko was happy to see him and also Kelly. I told him about the vet experience and headed home. I heated up pizza and it was delicious. I put on Return to Me in the bedroom and it ended right when Eric got home. I still relaxed in the bedroom and tried to take a little nap. I was semi-successful. I got up, took the dogs out and jumped into the shower. Eric took care of the dogs while I got ready and we took off for Ballard to Sky and Chrystol’s. Traffic was awful because 520 was closed all weekend. We got there right after 6 and their new living room setup was very nice. We had a really fun night and watched Silver Streak, which I think they liked. Chrystol made enchiladas that were excellent and for dessert she made a kucher and it tasted like a twinkie. Delicious! We left a little after 11 and went home. We took the dogs out, got ready for bed and watched some SNL before going to sleep.
Friday 2/1, After work I relaxed for a little bit then we took off for Costco where we got a pizza for dinner (pepperoni) and bought Bridesmaids. Eric moved all the pepperoni to my side of the pizza and we put on the movie. We laughed a lot and pretty much went to bed after it was over.
Thursday 1/31, I decided I didn’t want to go to Costco and that we’d go the next night. I don’t remember what we did but I know we watched Office, which was an hour long. Don’t remember what else.
Wednesday 1/30, Eric was at the Bellevue I-90 meeting when I got home so I took out the dogs and as I was coming back in he arrived home. We talked about the meeting for a while then fed the dogs. I brought some work home and started on it in the bedroom. I worked on that for an hour and a half. I showered and when I got out Eric was watching a Lindburgh baby murder mystery show on PBS. I updated this.
Tuesday 1/29, We talked in the morning and both apologized to each other. I did some laundry and a few administrative things after work. I heated up some pasta for dinner and retired to the bedroom. I went through a magazine and called Kass. She asked about Kauai and I told her. I called Aubs afterward to let her know and we talked for a couple minutes. I went to bed and Eric was watching the news on the I-90 tolling issue.
Monday 1/28, I got a call from Kieran on my way home and she said they want to stay through March for sure, perhaps through April, so I’ve got another month to figure some things out. Eric was on a run when I got home but arrived home shortly after. I did some laundry while he showered then we took off for the store. We got stuff to make pasta and stuff for the week. I fed the dogs while he started dinner then did a little computer work. Eric told me dinner was ready and we ate out in the living room and watched WoF. I retired to the bedroom and watched Bachelor. It was ridiculous. I wanted to cuddle with Eric but then we got into an argument and he was really mad and I was just kind of stunned. I didn’t say anything and we just went to bed.
Sunday 1/27, I was up at 8:20 and Eric was at the store getting stuff to make breakfast. I got back in bed with Teko and we cuddled. I did some stuff online and Eric brought me breakfast in bed and he made breakfast burritos that were one of the best he ever made. I eventually started getting ready at 10 after talking to Mom and Dad for a while about plans for selling the condo. I went through a magazine and did some more stuff online (imdb research) then put in Love Actually. Afterward I fell asleep with the dogs until about 6. Eric fed the dogs, I put some laundry in, Eric made dinner (veggie enchiladas and Spanish rice) and brought it to me in the bedroom again since I was holed up in there. Dad and Mom called and we chatted for a while before I took the dogs out and got ready for bed. Got an email about Lex’s first few days that was very good and took care of a couple other adoption emails. Showered and got into bed to update this and watch tv and went to bed by 11.
Saturday 1/26, Eric was up at 6, which meant I was up at 6 and not able to go back to sleep. I finally got up at 7:30 and got the dogs taken care of. I forgot Lex went home and was worried about where I’d put his belly band. I remembered before getting out of bed, but had a moment of panic. I was determined to get my taxes done so I got to work and figured everything out while the dogs kept me company on the bed. At noon I packed up Teko and headed off to see Eric at work and to do a little socialization. Teko did great and the girls all loved her. Eric had his lunch break so we took a walk down to All the Best and let her sniff around in there and get some treats. We walked back and I said goodbye. I heated up my lunch when I got home and put on Dirty Dancing. I typed everything into my tax forms, printed them out, packed them up and off we went to the post office. We drove up to Crossroads but they didn’t have the forms I needed so we stopped by the French Bakery for some treats (marionberry cream cheese croissant) then headed into downtown Bellevue. We went to the main post office and I mailed it off then over to Office Depot to pick up some toilet paper and paper towels and home. We went home where we decided against dinner and to just go to the movie instead. I had an apple and off we went at 6. We saw Silver Linings Playbook and it was excellent. Eric is so cute, after the movie he’s like “I think it would be fun to take some dance classes!” We talked about it on the way home. We took care of the dogs and watched some tv then I hopped in the shower. He joined me not much later and things got a little “steamy”. We made it just in time for SNL, but I was tired and fell asleep not long into it. Eric stayed up a little later.
Friday 1/25, Eric wanted to go on a date. Our baby Lexy was going home that evening so we were prepping for his departure. I got off work early and rushed home. We got ready for Paul and Robert to come over and they arrived by 5:30. We had everything ready to go and we ended up talking with them for a half hour or so. I took a picture and off they went. I showered and we fed the dogs then it was off to dinner. We decided to go down toward Bella Bottega in case we wanted to see Silver Linings Playbook. We went to the thai place that I went with Bouncer Erik (Erik Laugh) and it was as good as I remembered. I had the garlic beef and Eric had some tofu thing. We got the spring rolls and those were delicious just like everything else. We went two doors down to a froyo place and I got chocolate with chocolate sauce. We talked and ate our ice cream but decided against the movie since we would have had to kill an hour. We went home and crawled into bed and watched Office and Parks and Rec. Eric had to work early the next day so we turned in not much later.
Thursday 1/24, I showered when I got home and got ready to go to a movie with Kristel. I ate some leftovers and headed out. I beat Kristel to the theater (Lincoln Square) and got the tickets. She got the popcorn. We saw Gangster Squad and we both loved it. RG was hot, hot, hot. And funny. We were squealing during some parts, pleading with RG to take his shirt off in others and at one point I gasped and exclaimed “oh my god!” without realizing and had Kristel laughing so hard. She told me what I did and I was like, “I did?!”. The popcorn was delicious and we both enjoyed it. We walked to our cars together and said goodbye. Eric was still up when I got home and I told him all about the movie and that I thought he’d like it. I did some research on imdb after Eric turned in. I went to sleep not long after.
Wednesday 1/23, I got going on chores when I got home, vacuuming and mopping the dining room, entryway and living room. It took me quite a while since I scrubbed the floors on my hands and knees. Eric heated up some dinner for me at 7:30. I showered and got into bed. Watched Modern Family without Eric and did stuff online.
Tuesday 1/22, I immediately got down to getting the vetting info submitted to Sue and waited for Blair to come over. We didn’t hear from her so I texted and we talked on the phone and Eric said he’d go to her work the next day and pick up the microchip inserter she was going to drop off. I don’t really remember what else I did Tuesday, but I think I did some cleaning up prepping for my major cleaning the next day. Eric made dinner, though it was a little sparse. Probably went to bed early.
Monday 1/21, Still waiting for Lexy’s fecal test results. Corresponded throughout the day with Janell, Aubrie, Kristel, Susan, Genie, Paul and Kieran. Kieran’s not sure if they’ll stay through April or move out at the end of February. I’ll have some decisions to make depending on what they do. I want to get the condo listed but it needs some work first. Luckily I have a good amount saved to gussy it up. Sent in Lex’s FP pass. When I got home Eric wanted to take the dogs for a walk so we harnessed up Lex, Clancy and Nyx and did the same walk as the night before. It was freezing again. Eric made dinner while I got going on taxes again and sent Janell an email about Lex’s test. Eric brought in dinner and it was ok (fish, broccoli and rice) but I’m trying to try new things since Eric’s on the vegetarian kick (well, I guess pescatarian-ish kick). Made my way through taxes pretty well while watching Bachelor while cuddling with all the dogs. Went to bed not long after it was over.
Sunday 1/20, Eric was up first and I got up at 7:40 and started to get the dogs up and ready. I got a stool sample for Lexy and soon we headed down to Kent to go to the vet. We had them rewrap Teko’s foot and administer her rabies vacc and Lex really didn’t even need to come since no one saw him. They wouldn’t put in the microchips and the doctor gave us all kinds of attitude which I thought was totally weird. The fecal test results were going to take a day to come back. When we got home I scooped poop in the backyard, got Teko to pee in the backyard and Eric started cleaning inside. When I was finished outside I came in and emptied garbages and washed bedding. I worked on my taxes and watched Walk the Line and made some good progress. Looked up some hotel prices in PDX for when we go see Lucia in March and wrote some emails. We took Clancy and Lex for a walk and it was freezing. He loves being outside which is good because his new dads are going to take him on a lot of walks and probably hikes, too. We went to the store to get stuff for dinner and the week. Eric made pasta when we got home and I worked on my taxes some more. I ate in the bedroom as I watched Biggest Loser and updated this. We got into bed and flipped between channels for a while before going to bed.
Saturday 1/19, Eric left early and I was up not much later, by alarm. I got the dogs out and fed and packed up all Lex’s stuff for our rendezvous at Luther Burbank. We took off at 8:45 and waited in the small dog corral for a while and finally Paul saw me from the big dog area and we met. Lex and Milo did just fine with Lex being a little more of the naughty boy. Milo was great and friendly. We were there for about an hour and a half and it went really well. We agreed for us to see them at their place at 3:30 for the home visit. I went to see Eric at work and for Lex to see him. The girls all liked him and thought he was really cute. I took off for home and when I got there I ramshakled together a lunch. We all took a nap together and for once Teko was calm enough to relax and cuddle with me. Usually she’s all over the place but she was just great. Eric came home from work and we took out the dogs. We got ready to leave and took off for Columbia City. The home visit went really well and we were there for almost THREE HOURS. We left and got home right about 6:30. I went to get a pizza and went to the store for a salad and some other things that were on sale. Eric fed the dogs and got dinner started while I showered and kept Teko in the bathroom with me. We put on the movie and I filled out the HV form and sent it off. We watched the Rum Diaries and Johnny Depp is still fucking hot. We watched Blades of Glory on tv afterward and both fell asleep for an hour. I got up and started to get the dogs ready for bed then we got everyone put in their crates for bed. I couldn’t stay awake for SNL and fell asleep a few minutes before it started.
Friday 1/18, I got off work and was so glad it was the weekend. We didn’t have any plans and I ended up just relaxing all night. We did the dogs’ nails, except Brizo. Everyone was good. Eric had the idea to make portabella mushroom burgers and tater tots for dinner so we went to the store and picked up everything. We had traded texts during the day about wanting it all and giving it to me and it was a little bit of a dare. Dinner was good but I didn’t love it as much as Eric did. We both got all gussied up and made a real event out of the evening. After, we got all the dogs into their beds and we went to sleep early since Eric had to work at 7 and I had to meet-up with Lex’s adopters early.
Thursday 1/17, I cleaned the bathroom and really got down to it. Eric and I talked and I want to get a cleaning lady but Eric thinks it’s a waste of money. I’m the one paying for it so I don’t know what the problem is. I don’t remember what else we did but I know Eric worked on dinner while I worked on some dog stuff. New episodes of Parks and Rec and Office. They were good and it wasn’t long before we were off to bed.
Wednesday 1/16, Eric was at the store when I got home. I suggested we go to ATB to do a little socialization. Teko did great and wanted to say hi to everyone, including two large pitties. Lex was a little less enamored with everyone and just wanted to explore and keep close to us. We got some treats and a tail teaser and we headed home. Eric made dinner and I corresponded with Lex’s adopters setting up times for Saturday’s meetings. We watched Modern Family and I worked on something, though I don’t remember what. Probably turned in early.
Tuesday 1/15, I went home after work and showered and waited for Eric to get home. I got the dogs settled and he arrived home right as I was leaving for my haircut. It took me a while to find parking then walked down the hill. Sean was waiting for me and we quickly got started. We talked about heritage, facial hair growth, relationships, making out with celebrities (off limits), redheads and how I probably would have liked his dad and some other stuff. It was fun as always and I was in stitches. I was out of there right before 8:00 and decided to call Genie when I got home. She called me when I was a few blocks away from the house and we started our chat. We talked for a half hour or so and she let me know that Paul and Robert are great and would be perfect adopters for Lex. I told her I’d contact them about a meet-up and home visit. I think Eric made me a caprese salad and climbed into bed. Eric said my hair looked nice. We turned in early with all the pets.
Monday 1/14, Eric took me to work so he could take my car in to check the chip I thought I had. Turns out it was a prior chip that had already been filled. He picked me up and then we got into an argument on the way home about him taking Teko out in the wet grass without a bag on her cast. Ugh. Whatever. We didn’t talk for the rest of the way home. I took Teko out when I got there and she pottied, thankfully, then I got her to eat and drink some water. She did some playing with Lex and it was adorable. Lex has an awesome app and I corresponded with them back and forth a bit. I uploaded a video of Lex and Teko and watched Bachelor. I got Teko to eat some more and drink some water. She needs to put on some weight and since she’s a puppy she needs to eat more than normal. I updated this and turned in by 10:30.
Sunday 1/13, We were up early, 6:30, to get the dogs up and moving and ready for their appointments. Eric got Teko up and tried to get her to potty, but she wouldn’t. After getting ready I took her out of crate to hold her for a bit before we needed to leave and her foot was so incredibly swollen and grotesque, it was terrifying. I yelled to Eric and he quickly removed the wrap and her foot looked awful. We were both freaking out, in our own ways, because her foot looked completely disfigured. Eric was nervous they’d have to amputate. Neither of us knows how to wrap a leg, obviously, but we didn’t want to leave it loose and this is what happens. She hadn’t cried or anything all night. I carried her around and tried to massage the top part of her leg to get the blood moving. I was a wreck, packed her up and headed down to Kent. When I got there her foot had gone down a ton. I was relieved. I was the first one there and they took her back right away and it looked like her foot was fine, though they definitely wanted to x-ray it. Janell showed up and she came in and we chatted with the vet and she cuddled with Teko. I took off a few minutes later and called Eric to let him know everything was fine. He took Nyx to her 6-month checkup and also took Lex and Clancy to have their anal glands done. Yuck. I beat him home and had some cereal. I vacuumed the bedroom, stripped the bed and made it with our new sheets. Eric worked on vacuuming the living room and I emptied the garbages and took care of a few paperwork items. I went to the store to pick up a few things and back before Chrystol and Sky arrived. They were coming over for our Seahawks party and we got down to eating pretty quickly after their arrival. I got a call from the vet that Teko would be ready in 10 minutes so I told them I’d be there in an hour or so. For breakfast Eric made quiche, fingerling potatoes, a delicious salad and fresh fruit. Plus orange juice, coffee, tea and all that. We sat around and watched the game and chatted. I left shortly after 11 and Chrystol left to go to Nordstrom to pick up some boots. I made it down, checked out and picked up the recovering little girl. She was real sleepy and cuddly. I talked to the vet and got all the instructions for her aftercare and headed home. I made it home quickly and joined the festivities. All in all the game went well at the end except the Seahawks lost. It was a good game though. We watched some snowboarding show and competition and not long after Chrystol and Sky left. I cuddled with Teko for a little bit but she mostly rested. Eric was exhausted and took a 5-minute nap then we headed into Issaquah to pick up Nyx. She did well and is in good shape for an old lady. At home we relaxed some more and it felt so late. It was only like 6:30 but felt like it was 10. We watched most of the Golden Globes and got in bed by 8. We were out by 10. Dogs were all squared away.
Saturday 1/12, Weird dreams thanks to melatonin! I slept in until 8; Eric got all the dogs up and fed. We took off at 8:30 to go meet the NR people and pick up the new puppy. We went down to Newport and were the first there. Julee arrived next and got our girl out; she was super cute and friendly but her nails were so long and sharp they felt like needles scraping my skin. She wanted down but she has a bum leg and is supposed to be on crate rest. She was wild. She was stepped on at the shelter and had a dislocated shoulder, but it had been x-rayed and treated; however, the back leg had a splint, so was that one broken in addition to the shoulder? No idea. We hung out for awhile and chatted and took all the puppies out of the cars and held and played with them. So cute, but full of piss and vinegar. Cindy and Andrew were there too to pick up their puppy. Genie and Dave were transporting two over to Becky. We took off and stopped at QFC on our way home to get a donut. When we got home her splint had come off and we tried to put it back on with no luck. We got her settled, fed and watered her, tried to get her to potty (not successful) and got her dewormer administered. I went in the bedroom with the other dogs and sent an email to Janell with all my questions, updated Lex and Teko’s medical summaries, updated this then went through some magazines. We tried to wrap her leg but were not having much luck. I called a bunch of vets, got prices for spays, xrays and inquired for appointment availability. I ended up making an appointment at the same vet Janell was using in Kent. Got approval from Sue and got everything squared away. Appointment made for 7:45 the next morning. I took a bit of a nap then Kass called and her and Meg were going down to Haystack to be secret shoppers and asked if I wanted to come down. I got out of bed and headed downtown. We perused and they got a chair and we went up to Flowers for the People or whatever to see the pieces Kass had let them use in their space. After being there for 45 minutes we went to Belle Pastry and shared some treats. We talked for a while then headed back to the car and they dropped me off. I went home and Eric made me a caprese salad. I wanted to go to bed early because we had to be up early for dog appointments. He took care of the puppy and stayed up late making a quiche. I did not have a great night’s sleep because I was nervous about Teko’s appointment.
Friday 1/11, Got my raise and I’m pleased with it. Janell said her Coho has giardia and that Lex may have it; I think he does. I also think that may be why Isi has the runs. Stopped at PetSmart on the way home but they didn’t have the meds Janell recommended (or didn’t know they had the meds and didn’t want to help look). I called Isa to tell her and let her know I’d be sending her information about the meds as well. When I got home Susan was there already. I was a little worked up about the meds and everything but Eric told me to relax. I hopped in the shower and quickly got ready to go meet Jon at Szechuan Chef for dinner. We took off and got our table. I had a hard time deciding but settled on the sesame chicken and garlic broccoli and Eric got the veggie fried rice. We all shared the hand shaven noodles. We had a nice dinner and I like Jon. He seems very nice and normal. We decided to go try Menchie’s and I liked it, but Eric was less than impressed. We walked back to our cars and said goodbye. I called PetSmart in Bellevue to see if they had the meds and they did so we drove down, picked them up and headed home. Gave Lex a dose and I got ready for bed. The dogs cuddled in bed with me while I did stuff online. I went to bed after watching some Friends. Big day picking up the new puppy in the morning.
Thursday 1/10, When I got home from work I got going on laundry, took pictures of Lex then wrote his bio and did his image event. We went to the store to get stuff to make veggie coconut curry. Janell put out a blast that there was an extra puppy that needed to be brought up or else she had to go back to the shelter and would be put down, so we agreed. She’s three months old, which freaks me out because I’ve never dealt with a puppy. Got Teko (new girl) registered in the ratabase, watched Office then I booked Eric’s ticket to Kauai and talked to Aubrie who decided to wait until next week, hoping the prices will go back down. Tickets went up $70 since the day before. Got an email from Isa and she’s renamed Isi to Quincy, which is hilarious because our first foster Quincy lives in Portland and they look just like each other. So funny. Apparently Isi has the runs so I wrote to her about food stuff and supplements to try. Updated this, watched Seinfeld and went to bed.
Wednesday 1/9, When I got home I talked to Dad, Mom, AL and Kassie. We clipped all the dogs’ nails and they all did pretty well. Eric made me a caprese salad then I showered and got in bed. I booked my ticket to Kauai. We watched Modern Family and turned in. I couldn’t stay up to watch Ryan Gosling on Kimmel.
Tuesday 1/8, I left work to go have my annual up on Capitol Hill. That went well then over to Kristel’s. She met me downstairs and we walked down to Ben Bridge to look at rings and found some nice ones but K wasn’t sold on any of them. We went over to Tiffany and tried on all sorts of stuff. Our guy came across as gay from in the beginning but after awhile I was like “Wait, are you straight and you were faking being gay?”. He was nice, though, and humored my ideas for skull charms and skull baby rattle, with jewel eyes. We closed them down and headed up to 6 Arms for dinner. I got the Maria sandwich and it was delicious. I ate it all. We walked down to Tango afterward to have El Diablo for dessert. We talked forever and by 9:30ish we headed back up toward Kristel’s. We said goodbye and I ran to my car. I made it home pretty quickly and climbed into bed with Eric. We talked about our nights then went to sleep.
Monday 1/7, I woke up to an email from Isa with a fantastic update on Isi. I felt so relieved and forwarded it to Genie. Later in the day she sent me a picture of Isi in a cute jacket. I stayed a little late at work then headed home and talked with Eric for a little bit. I called Susan and talked to her for a while before getting into the shower. We took off at 6:45 for Costco where I bought too much stuff, but we still didn’t use a cart. At home Eric made dinner and I tried to get some pictures of Lex. I watched Bachelor and Eric shamed me. Obviously I feel embarrassed for watching it, but still did. Went to bed after it was over.
Sunday 1/6, The day Isi was heading home. I was kind of in denial and knew it was going to be really hard. I spent the morning cleaning and doing stuff around the house. By the time I was finished it was almost 1, which is when Sky and Chrystol were supposed to show up to watch the Seahawks game. I jumped in the shower and they arrived right when I got out. The three of them wanted to take a walk to go birding; I wasn’t as eager but we set out. We brought Clancy and Lex and went to Phantom Lake. We saw quite a few birds and the dogs seemed to enjoy themselves. I was getting cold and hungry and Clancy was baby-ing it up so I headed back home with them. I finished Isi’s going home paperwork and warmed up the soup. I dished up and they all arrived back. Eric made some garlic bread that was delicious. We sat in the living room and watched the game and the Seahawks weren’t doing so well at first, but then Eric got his Seahawks troll and the game turned around. They won. Isa showed up to pick up Isi right on time. It was kind of a disjointed goodbye and I was so sad to see her go. I wanted to cry but I didn’t (saved it for later). We hung out for a while after the game ended then Chrystol and Sky went home. We decided to finish Big Love and it was depressing. Then I started crying about Isi. I think I was PMS-ing. I wrote to Genie about it then to Isa for an update. Eric made me feel better and was being very supportive. I went to bed, feeling a little sad.
Saturday 1/5, When I woke up I was still upset and Eric kept giving me hugs and telling me it was ok. We went down to the Bellevue marina to meet up with Julee and Genie to pick up our new dogs. Ours is Lex, a one-year old 10lb teddy boy. Very sweet. We also met Julee’s Gramercy and Reynvaan and Genie’s Landau. All dogs were super cuties and we talked for a while. At home he was super nervous so we waited to introduce him to the other dogs. I took him out a lot but he wanted to mark up a storm inside. We kept him crated for most of the morning and early afternoon. I wanted to get some stuff done and we ended up getting the Christmas tree, decorations and village all taken down. I vacuumed up the needles and Eric cut up the tree to burn. Mom and Dad came over to look at the lights on the garage to see if we could get them to work. It didn’t take Dad and Eric long to figure out they are wired to the switch by the front door. It makes sense, but the source is so far from the switch. Mom wanted to get the window all laid out for the bathroom. They took off not much later and we took off to run some errands. We went to Mud Bay for food, the bank so I could make a deposit then Safeway to get some stuff for lunch and for soup. Eric got started on the soup when we got home and it simmered away all afternoon. I kept myself busy in the bedroom doing stuff on the computer and napping. When I woke up I had some soup and it was very good, though because it was completely vegetarian it wasn’t as rich as I was hoping it would be. It had cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, green beans, kale and spinach. I had some bread too. We watched a couple episodes of Big Love before watching SNL. I fell asleep in the middle of it.
Friday 1/4, I was so glad to be done with work. I got home and took a shower and put on warm clothes. I got on the bed and did stuff on the computer. I ended up sleeping for an hour or so until Eric made dinner for me. I watched Dateline then we got into an argument about healthcare and insurance companies. I just wanted him to quit talking so I could finish updating this. I ended up losing my temper, big time, and I think PMS was partially to blame. Went to bed upset even though Eric wasn’t.
Thursday 1/3, I got a call from the timeshare people that the one we booked in Antigua was going to be closed for when we had planned to be there. I talked to Eric about it and also about a movie that night. We decided to travel somewhere else and to see This is 40. At home I showered and we took off for dinner. We went to the Indian place in Crossroads; it was good. We went and saw the movie and there was a weird guy in the front that made me nervous. He ended up just being weird and didn’t do anything. The movie was super long and not great, but had funny parts. We went home and went to bed.
Wednesday 1/2, Eric was working until 7. I stopped at O’Reilley’s before going home to get some stop leak stuff. I fed the dogs when I got home and called Kass to tell her that Peter and Stefanie said thank you for New Year’s Eve hospitality. I started working on my Visa statements again and looking up all the tax for my phone, cable, water and vet bills. I put on Dirty Dancing (the original) and was all hot and bothered over Patrick Swayze. Finished that up but have to work on some other exhibits next. Eric came home right as it was ending. He went on a run and I made myself dinner. When he got home we clipped Brizo, Nyx and Isi’s nails. Isi was the easiest. I showered and climbed into bed to update this.
Tuesday 1/1, I slept until almost 10 and got the dogs up. Eric was already up and wanted to get the new outside lights installed. He worked on that for most the day. I did stuff inside, but didn’t get done what I wanted to accomplish (clean bathroom, vacuum room). Later in the afternoon we went up to Ace to get some light bulbs and I had a snack when we got home. I don’t remember what we did for the rest of the day. Maybe watched a Big Love episode.
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