The unbothered face of the pup who bit his Papa today. 😬

The unbothered face of the pup who bit his Papa today. 😬

APPARENTLY... the ice dispenser isn't the only thing that gets this boy hype. Shaun discovered (the hard way) that a wheelbarrow will, too.

Shaun was working in the yard outside of the fence. When he came back into the fence to put the wheelbarrow away, Bear chased it and when Shaun put it away he got bitten on both legs. Bear has bruised me before, but he actually broke skin a bit this time. Neither of us expected that, but apparently we need to be more aware of things that make rumbling noise.

This doesn't bode well for me skating in the yard if he's outside. I am concerned that I'm going to be chased and bitten. I might have to separate him from me when I exercise. We'll see. We'll do what we can to figure it out.

Ooh, the floor for our sunroom can be picked up today!

Ooh, the floor for our sunroom can be picked up today! I know what we're doing this weekend!

I can't wait to move Tort Baby to a bigger space and OUT OF MY DANG EAR! 😂😂😂

Also, the glass door with the doggie door built in is supposed to be arriving Tuesday. I'm excited! 😁

Despite being up with the sun this morning...

Despite being up with the sun this morning, I'm having a pretty good day. 😊

My cat didn't have explosive diarrhea, so I SLEPT and it was great.

Work has been nice. Not as crazy today as I was afraid it would be; I just have to stay focused.

We had Pizza Hut delivered and the car the delivery person drove was BEAUTIFUL. It looked like it was wrapped in a holographic material of some sort and I'm all about the shiny. It made my eyes happy. And lunch was good, too!

I'd ordered a chair from Amazon because the chair I brought downstairs when I moved my office down DOES NOT work with this desk (but it does work well upstairs, so we'll just take it back up). It has arms that wouldn't let my short self get close enough to my workspace unless I lowered it completely, but then I was too low. If I was high enough to see comfortably, then my legs dangled. Short people problems - IYKYK. So my new chair arrived today (a day early!) and I feel SO MUCH BETTER. It has a separate adjustable footrest and no arms on the chair, and it's wide enough that I can sit with my legs criss-cross if I want. I am really happy with it. 😁

Also, we just found out that our custom glass door is shipping, so that's almost 2 weeks earlier than expected. I'm excited!

Little peek into my pretty workspace. Believe it or not, I didn't plan the way these items match. They were all bought months apart before I moved my office downstairs. I've had the RocketBook for almost 2 years. The binder was in a drawer upstairs, probably for a year at least. And the huge mouse pad I bought the other day before I even thought to bring the binder down. I'm happy with it, though. I don't think it could have blended more nicely if I tried. 😂

Anyway, I hope you all are having a good day, too. ❤️

Scar is finally pooping turds again...

Scar is finally pooping turds again. He's on expensive food made of rabbit, but whatever works. I'm just hoping for a good night's sleep where I don't wake up to him shitting loudly while accidently missing the litter box.  I feel like I have a baby as much as I wake up to clean him / clean up after him, and that's no good because I have 6:30 am meetings the rest of the week. 🫠

Now if we could get Balthi feeling better that would be great. He's on special food, too, and showing improvement, but he's not 100% yet.

He's tired.

He's tired. He's been laying like this for 10 minutes. Maybe his octopus finally won a match. 😂😂😂

I have decided to stop...

I have decided to stop doing polygel / acrygel overlays on my nails for the time being. I used to have so much fun doing nail art, but I use up my energy and free time trying to get the overlays to look perfect and then by the time I'm done I don't even want to bother dressing them up. It's dumb.

Not only that, but I use an electronic file to remove the overlays and I've gotten SO MUCH BETTER at that than when I started, but there definitely is some damage from my early days of using it that I need to grow out.

For now I'm just going to use Gelish Structure Gel to reinforce my nails and help grow out the damage. It seems to take far less skill to use and I can decorate on top of it with gel or regular polish. Regular polish will last on top of gel for about as long as the gel lasts, so that's nice.

Anyway. Just my current nail musings / plans. Now that I'm far more organized than I was I really can't wait to start using all of my goodies again. I'm excited! 😁

This has been the weather here since yesterday...

This has been the weather here since yesterday and it's supposed to be over tonight. I got a little itch in my throat for a couple hours from the dust, but that's it.

This is honestly the worst weather we have here, and I'll GLADLY take it over flash floods and tornadoes ANY DAY. This isn't life-threatening. My yard isn't going to flood. Trees won't fall onto my house.

Just don't go outside improperly dressed unless you want to be thoroughly exfoliated inside and out. 😂

Day 2 of "stay indoors" weather...

Day 2 of "stay indoors" weather and these dogs are wrestling and biting / licking each other in the mouth. 😂😂😂 I guess that's one way to stay entertained. 😂

Crooked sleepy ears.

Crooked sleepy ears. Everyone is so tired tonight. 😊❤️

Wow.

Wow. Paws on Toebean and he's not running away. I guess he's part of the cat pile now. ❤️

He's been a menace this evening. 😂😂😂

He's been a menace this evening. 😂😂😂

Shaun finally picked him up and put him on the couch and he crashed fast. I think he was fighting sleep like a toddler. 😂

Bear has decided...

Bear has decided that the dangly bits on the cat towers are toys for him, as well. I'm in meetings this morning and keep hearing something large banging into the wall. Shaun came to investigate and it was Bear tugging the cat tower. Thankfully, there were no cats on it and it didn't fall over.

Bear is really doing the most this morning. 😂😂😂 Maybe he got some good sleep last night. ❤️

Got my sweet good-morning kisses from Bear.

Got my sweet good-morning kisses from Bear. When he really wants to kiss you and can't reach he starts bouncing in an attempt to reach your face. I don't love the idea of being hit in the face with a tooth so I normally bend down to receive my lovings. It feels less dangerous that way. 😂

I don't know what got into him this morning, but in the midst of my kisses he "honked" my nose twice in a row. It didn't hurt at all, but it really caught me sideways because I can't ever recall having a dog "honk" my nose. 😂 What in the world. 😂😂😂

Edited to add:  I've now been fanged in the nostril and head-butted. He must be feeling pretty good this morning! 😂❤️

Sitting here working and minding my business...

Sitting here working and minding my business when Shaun started coughing. That's normal, but the way it sounded was not. I called his name twice with no answer.

Long story short, he choked on his spit and he's ok, but  damn if I didn't jump up ready to kick him in the back of the knees so I could Heimlich him or something. Think you're 'bout to choke out on my watch? Nah.

I need to go ahead and calm back down. He scared the hell out of me. 😂

Photo / video dump of these goobers. 😂

Photo / video dump of these goobers. 😂

Cub cuddles, featuring Balthazar and Harley

Puppy kisses

Bear being snuggly

Toebean judging Bear, who's washing the window.

Pardon our recycling. The bins were full. Bear and the cats like the boxes, anyway.

We thought maybe Bear wanted to go outside.

We were wrong. 😂

The drama...

I called the vet.

I called the vet.

Scar is being seen on Thursday.

Bear has only been on his seizure meds for 7 days as of today. They take 7-10 days to fully get into his system. That could have been a little seizure last night. The doctor said to watch him and let her know if it happens again after Friday so we can adjust his medication.

If that was a seizure it was MUCH shorter in duration. It just scared us more because of him screaming.

Scar's IBD is flaring up again.

We don't know what just happened to Bear, but...

We don't know what just happened to Bear, but we were getting ready for bed and put him in his crate. The next thing we know he's screaming like he's hurt. We all rushed to check on him and he came out and sat with Shaun and Cub for a few minutes. He seemed ok aside from one of his knees being out of place (which happens all the time and he never makes a big deal of it), but Shaun fixed it for him.

We checked the camera and he was making circles like he was about to lay down and he kind of fell over and started screaming. We can't see anything that could have hurt him. I don't know if he tripped or what (he's not the most coordinated pup), but that was scary.

I feel so bad for him. I know some of his issues have got to be in part because of his jankey knees. As soon as he's clear of the seizure meds and ok to undergo surgery we're doing that for him. The sooner, the better to prevent arthritis. It would already be done if the seizure issue hadn't come up.

For what it's worth, I think he's felt pretty good all day. He's been strutting around (he definitely has a walk for "I'm energetic and about to get into some shit." 😂) and causing chaos all day. He's been super playful. So I'm hoping he just maybe twisted an ankle or something and that we're not seeing a new bad thing surface. Poor sweet boy. ❤️

This is... certainly one place to sleep. 😂😂😂

This is... certainly one place to sleep. 😂😂😂

The gang's all here!

The gang's all here! Me, Shaun, the 5 downstairs cats, and both dogs. ❤️

Exciting to probably no one but me...

Exciting to probably no one but me...

Out of 72 drawers I'm down to swatching the last 3 drawers of nail polish that are in my database. The 4 drawers of polish remaining after that are newbies that I need to put in my database as well as swatch.

So I didn't hit my December timeline on getting everything that's already catalogued swatched (and I knew I probably wouldn't), but this is still pretty great.

I'm doing a drawer of magnetics tonight, and a drawer of magnetics tomorrow. Those will take extra time to make sure the magnetic effect shows up on my swatch sticks. Then I'll do my duos, which will also take extra time because I need to swatch them separately and then together. After that, onto my new stuff!

I think I'm gonna have around 5000 nail polishes by the time it's all said and done... And that's a lot. (Please don't judge me too harshly - I've been collecting for many years. I still have polish I wore in high school.) I guess I will either need to stop buying or start destashing after this because I am running out of drawers to put them in. We shall see.

This child. 😂😂😂

This child. 😂😂😂

He's getting better at the couch. It's been a few days since he last fell off. He only gets up there when Shaun puts him there, though. Gotta get those knees fixed ASAP.

Wow.

Wow. We went to the dog park and then Arby's. The guy at the drive-through gave us this box of meat for the pups. He said he's showing them some love.

New Mexico is so pet-friendly. I am always so blown away at these random acts of kindness towards animals. It's completely opposite of my experiences in Alabama.

I have said it so many times, but here it is again:  I really love it here. ❤️

The show ended. 😂😂😂

The show ended. 😂😂😂

Shaun put him on the couch.

Shaun put him on the couch. He's watching TV. 😂

I'm feeling extra SPICY today...

I'm feeling extra SPICY today and this is just me blowing off some steam. 😬

I'm cold and uncomfortable and I'm mad about it. The temperature in the house is 70°F and it's sunny out and I'm in a hoodie and socks (with my other clothes, duh) and also under a blanket and I'm still not warming up.

I'm having ANXIETY because there are some things to do around here and they are slow to get done. We're doing the things we have control over (look at my picture - we cleaned the "junk pile" that was in the dining room / other side of my office - so that's nice), but we're waiting on things we just have to wait on. Like the tree trimming that has turned into tree removals 😭😭😭 and the floor situation in the sunroom (we can't put the floor down until it arrives).

I'm sad about the 2 trees were losing, but they're sick and there's no saving them. 😞 The new floor in the sunroom would make cleaning SUPER easy. Right now it's concrete and awful to sweep / vacuum (the litter boxes are out there). We're also waiting for a custom glass panel for our sliding glass door. Right now we have to leave the door open for Bear. The custom one will have a doggie door in it. (Cubba and the cats have been using a doggie door that's placed in a low window with stairs, and Bear can't do stairs.)

The built-in doggie door and the sunroom floor will be super nice to have done because then we can remove the stairs at the window and also have room to move Tort Baby out there, which I am excited to do because I get sensory overload like a bitch when he's scratching next to me and I'm trying to think about / do anything else... Which is a problem because this space is my office now. 😬😂

I am an ENTIRE, WHOLE mess right now because all of these things are nagging at me and on top of it all (or more like, beneath it, probably - and one of the major reasons I'm dealing with things so poorly) is the fact that I've been super terrible with my diet and exercise for a while now so my psoriasis is coming back and my skin feels TERRIBLE. I can only blame myself for that part, but the worse I feel the less good I take care of myself, so it's a bad negative spiral that I need to break ASAP.

Fun times. 😂

Stress sucks.

I think with all of the house changes, losing Oreo, starting a new project at work, the things wrong with Bear, keeping our old cats in good health, etc.... It's been kind of a lot the last few months. No wonder my self-care has been slipping. I need to chill down and focus.

At least having my junk pile cleaned up will help that. It's a good start.

It's been a rough day.

It's been a rough day. I think I was stressed after seeing Bear's seizure because I had stress dreams all night and woke up battling a migraine. I am ok now, but it took me all day to get that way.

Look at this sweet baby, though. He jumped up in his Papa's lap. He's not a big jumper and not super cuddly, but he needed some extra loving, I guess. ❤️

Bear saw the vet today.

Bear saw the vet today. He's starting phenobarbital for his seizures. The vet is hoping they were caused by his monthly heartworm prevention, which he started on February 1st. We're going to skip it on March 1st and he'll still have a week on phenobarbital, then he'll be off both meds so that we can re-evaluate.

Here he is crashed out at the vet's office. We've never seen him nervous before, but he was clearly nervous about being taken somewhere without Cubba. I guess the nerves tired him out because he fell asleep while waiting for the results of his bloodwork (they were good, thank goodness).

Also, gotta give props to my super sweet husband for carrying Bear up and down the stairs at the vet's office because of his bad knees. Yes, there was a ramp, but Bear gets confused and tries to go off the edge. 😂 I definitely married the right one. ❤️

I wasn't going to post this...

I wasn't going to post this because of my junk pile and the leaves in the floor... But I changed my mind. We're moving some things around at the moment and that's just how things look right now. And Bear brings leaves in constantly from his favorite bush, so... 🤷🏻 It is what it is.

This is a sweet video of Bear and Cubba and Balthi (with a little Toebean running through). And my favorite, Shaun.

Also, apparently we ALL wear socks with sandals in this house. Shadow. Me. Kira wears them with her flip-flops and says "Look at my hooves!" 😂😂😂 And now I have Shaun on video doing it, too. Judge us. It's fine. 😂

Y'all, my heart hurts.

Y'all, my heart hurts. We caught Bear having a seizure on camera last night and it looked ROUGH. 😭 I am so sad he went through that alone, but he calmed down and rested well. Being a pound puppy, he's probably always been alone through them, anyway (if he had this issue before). 🙁 He seems totally fine this morning.

Shaun read that it's common when falling asleep / waking up and it's more prevalent in dogs under 2 years old and with small heads. Bear is still young and has that small, domed noggin. Poor baby.

We're still going to have him checked out. We'll definitely take the video. If anyone wants to see it, message me directly. It made me sad to watch, so I'm not putting that on the timeline. We never heard from the surgeon about his knees, so we need to do a follow-up appointment, anyway.

Edited to Add:  Bear is seeing the vet tomorrow.

Snuggled-in snow day photo dump.

Snuggled-in snow day photo dump.

I think these pups have had an exciting day and they are ready to cuddle up and rest and get petted. I'm good with that plan. 😊

Bear says he knows damn well that I know socks with sandals is a crime. 😂

Toebean's nose must be cold.

My handsome old Balthi. ❤️

This silly little Bear with his funny face. 😂❤️

Calypso (the worst cat) being cute. ❤️

Winking Bear

Sweet Cubba snuggles. ❤️❤️❤️

Bear "enjoying" the snow and a couple of action shots of the boys playing.

Bear "enjoying" the snow and a couple of action shots of the boys playing.

We got about 6 inches. I think it's done now.

We got about 6 inches. I think it's done now.

I'm happy we don't have anywhere to be and that it will likely be gone by tomorrow. I'm such a hater. 😂

The dogs are enjoying it, though. 😊

Bear says "It's playtime!" Cub disagrees. 😂

Bear says "It's playtime!" Cub disagrees. 😂

Good morning. 😂😂😂

Good morning. 😂😂😂

We are concerned that Bear might have had a seizure last night.

We are concerned that Bear might have had a seizure last night.

We were doing our bedtime routine (medicating and feeding and tucking everyone in, letting the dogs out, etc.) and everything was normal. Afterwards, Shaun wasn't ready to go to sleep so was in his game room downstairs with Cubba; Bear sleeps crated in the dining room near Shaun's game room. I went upstairs to sleep because I was exhausted.

Shaun fell asleep in his recliner with Cub and woke up to Cub jumping out of his lap and a ruckus in Bear's crate. When he checked on Bear, he was laying in his crate like everything was normal. But this morning Shaun found some vomit in the crate and discovered that Bear had wet his bed. We know that accidents happen, but Bear has never once had an accident indoors in the time we've had him. He also doesn't tend to make any noise at all when crated. For a Heeler mix, he is SUPER laid back. I think the only thing that really offends him is the ice dispenser for some reason. 😂

We've set up a camera so we can watch him at night. It will record if there is any movement and save it to the cloud. I hope he didn't have a seizure, but if he did that is ok as long as we can figure out how to manage them. I'm just glad he seemed normal today. I would have never known anything had happened if Shaun hadn't told me and discovered the mess.

Pic of this tired boy wishing the paparazzi would leave him alone and let him sleep. 😂❤️

🤦🏻

🤦🏻

Bear likes really soft toys and once in a while will get one of the plushy cat houses and carry it around. I guess he taught Cubba about that because I just confiscated a cat house from Cub with Bear trailing close behind.

The thing about Bear is that when he's REALLY excited, he likes to grab your legs. I guess it's a Heeler thing and we're working on curbing that because he does leave bruises sometimes.

But tell me why this dog just bit my ass. 😂😂😂 I was walking back to my desk and could feel him right on my heels. I assumed he might grab my leg, but he had other plans. It takes A LOT to startle me, but ya boy got me. 😂

For the record I'm fine. He didn't grab me hard. But this is the silly, chaotic energy I need right now. I love that little goblin so much! ❤️

I love my cat, Scar.

I love my cat, Scar. I love him so much. He's my little boyfriend and he snuggles me all night.

But let me tell you... when he gets up here ready to snuggle and sneezes in my face while simultaneously farting (because he has IBD and can't help it)... That is not my favorite thing he does. My gosh, it's awful. 😂😂😂

What tired puppies. 😊❤️

What tired puppies. 😊❤️

Caught in the act!

I helped a friend move this weekend and got home late last night. I guess my little boyfriend will just snuggle Cubba if I'm not around. 😂😂😂 Caught in the act!

This boy and his tongue. 😂😂😂

This boy and his tongue. 😂😂😂