I had impromptu dental work today.

I had impromptu dental work today.

When I took Kira to the dentist for her check-up after her wisdom teeth removal I asked about making an appointment for myself. After I got my last fillings I've been unable to floss between my two back teeth and that bothers me (even though I'm more of a casual flosser). They said they had an open appointment with my doctor later today so I took it.

Before my appointment I brushed and flossed my teeth. Out of habit I tried to floss the back ones. Well, this time the floss went in and when it came out something hard came out. I figured it was best to keep my appointment even though my problem was solved. Good thing I did - I flossed my filling out.

The dentist asked if I had time for a filling today and I told him that I did if he did. So I got my filling replaced. I'm so tired now. This week has been a lot.

We're having a rough animal week over here.

We're having a rough animal week over here. Cubba was seen by the vet because he has a red growth on his elbow that's been bothering him. It's not where the vet expected and that's concerning. He needs to have surgery about it.

My Gramson, Leon (Kira's kitty) isn't doing well, either. We've had blood work done and should have urinalysis results tomorrow. If he doesn't show improvement by tomorrow and / or we don't have any answers he will likely be admitted to the hospital.

Kira's handling all of this like a trooper and I'm so proud of her. She's taken excellent care of Leon and we were talking today and she's feeling a lot of things that I can relate to. Poor girl. But we're all in this as a family and we're going to do the best we can for Leon and Cub. It's just not an easy or fun time right now.

Pardon my photo, but...

Pardon my photo, but this is Green Chile Apple Pie with vanilla ice cream. Well, it was. It's gone now. Shaun and I ate it all. Weird, but really really good.

New Mexico - I love you. 💚

Today I borrowed Shadow's car...

Today I borrowed Shadow's car to pick up groceries. It's a longer car than what I'm used to driving. When I pull into the garage in Shadow's car Shaun usually tells me to stop because I get the front of the car too close to the house for his liking. 😂

Today he told me to stop and this happened. He claims he wasn't paying attention. 😂😂😂 There's like a millimeter of space between the back of the car and the garage door. Maybe I'll start trusting my own judgment from now on. 😜

This is a glass mushroom jar...

This is a glass mushroom jar that Shaun's mom used to have filled with seashells. I'm not a beachy person so when I inherited it I decided to do something else with it. At the time I didn't know what that was going to be, but I figured it out a few months ago. I just had to get up the emotional courage to make it happen.

The top half is undercoat that I brushed from my now-deceased Scooter and the bottom half is undercoat I brushed from my now-deceased Faith. They are the two dogs I had that blew their coats like this and I loved brushing and plucking them even though it wasn't their favorite thing. 😂

I loved them so much and I miss them and the rest of my pack like crazy, but this little tribute to my most sheddy mutts makes my heart happy. I have mementos from most of my animals, but they're not all this easy to display. Anyway, I wanted to share. I think it's beautiful. 💗

Shadow smells so good right now.

Shadow smells so good right now. He's got the house and the car smelling yummy! He's using something that his Aunt Fal made. Fal, do you have a Facebook business page? I want to like and share it if you do. ❤️

"The human brain and human body are complex and wondrous...

"The human brain and human body are complex and wondrous and get it right almost every time, but sometimes they get it different. And different should not be wrong, and different people and their families should not be attacked by their own government."