OMG - THISclose...

OMG - THISclose to being done with cutting the grass inside my fence. It got dark on me... not that I'm not exhausted and dizzy anyway. At least I won't be losing any dogs out there right now. I think I can finish the remaining patch after work this week. THEN I get to do outside my fence. Damn - being a responsible adult sure is fun. More people should try it.

And there she is.

Another shot of Pixie this morning.  I wish her eyes didn't look so... afraid.  Poor girl.  Hang in there and please keep your teeth to yourself.  I heard you snapped this morning.  I've never known you to do that.  Luckily I know - and more importantly - HE knows that you are beyond stressed.  He's not holding that against you.  ❤

Bad news - she is so beyond stressed right now. 🙁

Bad news - she is so beyond stressed right now. 🙁 Though she's been leashed before with no trouble, when she was leashed today and he reached for her (and she couldn't run, because that is what she does) she snapped at him. Good news - he's not mad. Which is exactly why I picked him. He's playing it cool and letting her relax. We'll check in again mid-week. Hopefully, I'll hear better news.

And there she is.

And there she is.  She looks freaked right out, but I knew she would.  Give him a chance, Pix.  I think he is just what you need.  ❤

I have had a looong day...

I have had a looong day full of tears, laughter, and paying bills.  Time for a shower and to get myself to sleep.  The dogs will wake me up before I know it!

And... as of this morning Pixie is on her way to NH.

And... as of this morning Pixie is on her way to NH.  I cried almost all the way to work.  It is so hard to say goodbye - even when it's for the best.  ❤❤❤ little girl.  You took a piece of me with you.

AC is still technically broken, though it's working at the moment.

AC is still technically broken, though it's working at the moment. The fan needed some help getting started spinning. And Shaun oiled it. Not sure what's gonna happen once it goes off and tries to come on again. I'll think about it more later. I just can't care right now. Since I don't have an abundance of cash right now I might get an estimate on the work, then just not fix it for a few months (while having a lower power bill from not using it) so I can save up the money to have it done. Sounds like a plan. While I'm sure that horrifies most of you I grew up without air conditioning, so it's whatever to me. I'm usually cold in air conditioned buildings, anyway.

Transport rescheduled for tomorrow so tonight is Pixie's last night with me. The very last, ever. Which, you would think that I'd be happy to see her go... a dog who has issues with other dogs and a bunch of emotional baggage, but honestly I'm bummed and anxious. She has come a long way in the time she's been here - so much that she plays with everyone and comes running up to the people she knows. I'm happy for her and I think that being in a household where she can be the lap baby she wants to be will be awesome. I just hope that it's not too hard of an adjustment for her and that she takes it well. There's no coming back to me if this doesn't work out. NH is a long way from home. I think we picked a good person for her, but I'm going to be a bundle of nerves until she's there and I hear that everything is ok. I've got a looong weekend ahead of me.

As of today I quit toilet training my cats. It had been going well - for Snaga anyway, until I removed another ring from the seat. And now she's pooping in the floor, too. I am not crating both of my cats - it is just too much work and hassle. I hated rushing home, thinking my dogs were about to explode from holding it all day, and I'm not doing it with the cats, too. Aside from that Midna is just not great at balancing so when she goes she perches precariously and I think that without the ledge of litter box left, she would have fallen in a couple of times by now. And honestly, I'm ready to have my toilet back. I miss not having to move a litter box tray thing every time I gotta go. I know I'm just stressy right now, but I don't think I'll regret giving it up. It's crossed my mind before.

I have about a zillion things other than writing out my thoughts that I need to be doing. I haven't started because I feel overwhelmed. That's familiar - and I wonder where all those gray hairs come from. 😂 Anyway, here I go.