The picture is of the original Katie. She was an awesome little Mini-Schnauzer I got from someone at work back in 1986... I called her my "Fifty-Seven Thousand Dog" because when I took her I lived in an apartment and wasn't allowed to have dogs, and I had to sneak her in and out in my laundry basket or my work-out bag. I bought a townhouse so I could keep her. The picture was taken on her first birthday. She was really tiny.

It's cold and damp today... yuck. It's not suppose to warm up until Thursday... guess we're back to bath robes and furnace.

Mike has been extremely whiny the past few days. He looks up at me and whines like crazy. It's like he want something, but for the life of me I still can't figure it out. Of course treats make him happy when he gets like this, but I make sure he's not getting treats all the time so he doesn't think that whining equal treats. Debs suggested maybe he has an ulcer and his stomach hurts him when it gets empty... and that's a possibility. There's not much information on line about it online. Sometimes I think he just wants more attention, so I sit on the floor and we cuddle for a long time... that seems to help calm him down and make him happy for awhile, so we do more of that than treats. It's odd because if he's whining at night, when we go to bed he stops right away... it's almost like the bedroom and the dark satisfies him as much as treats do. But.. I can't go to bed all day just to stop his whining.

Princess Gidget was suppose to go get spayed tomorrow, but, again, I have no transportation. Ugh... this is getting harder and harder every day. I got a ride to get her there but no way to pick her up. They will keep her overnight for an extra $10, but I couldn't get a guaranteed ride to pick her up. I've rescheduled it for May 13th... hopefully I'll be able to get her there and back at that time. She's going to be 8 months old on the 7th of May, and I'm surprised she still hasn't gone into heat, so unless she does before that time, we'll still be on schedule.

I've found two other companies that farm out work like I did with West... turning my home into a call center and answering calls for major companies. I've applied to both and am hoping to be accepted by one of them. God knows I could use the money.

Hi Michelle... I'm grateful that the fertilizer hasn't had an effect on the dogs. I was really concerned and made sure to wash their feet off every time they came in. It rained this morning so hopefully the threat is now over.
I can only imagine how tired you are. You're putting in so many hours, and I remember having a commute like you've got... by the time you get home, you've got to be exhausted. I'm so glad the girls are doing so well. Give them some belly rubs from me.

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Have a beautiful week.

Love & Blessings