How's it going, Blu?

How's it going, Blu?

Um... how about not so great?  I have been tense for days.  My face and my scalp literally feel tight and I've had this weird headache that won't quit.  That doesn't make it easy to get any decent sleep.  🙁  I feel like I must be on the verge of some kind of awful breakdown.

I think I need a vacation.

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[For context I was helping dog-sit.]  I'm ok with the dog walking. Although CJ went looking for his rat tonight then ran in the house with muddy feet. I couldn't find a mop so you'll see the mess in the morning. I was informed that there is no mop so I'll paper-towel it up tomorrow evening. 😂

The only dog situation stressing me is Nappy's hip. I'd also be super happy to have Casper a home, though. And I'm kind of anxious to get the application from the guy who's # you sent me. Too much house stuff has me stressing. Just too much stuff not going how I want / need it to. 🙁

Getting my kid, getting some Captain D's, and might go to PetSmart. We shall see. 😃

Got my kid home, got my Captain D's on, met Kendra (woohoo, finally!)  😃  I'm about to have some OJ, do my nails, and watch Netflix all night with my boy.  Yay for weekends!

Also - I cleaned the hell out of my house earlier so I am feeling super happy about that.  😃  Later, Internet.

Just got home from Dave & Busters in Atlanta.

Just got home from Dave & Busters in Atlanta.  I had a nice time.  The food was damn delicious.  I was just tired of people long before the night was over.  I'm SO not a social butterfly.  😔  By the time we were done eating I had to go and be by myself.  Wasn't even up for games.  That's ok, though.  I don't have to be a people-person.  😛

Happy Birthday, Krystahl.  I feel like I kind of loaned you Shaun as a date tonight.  😂  I hope that served as an ok gift and that you had fun!  ❤

A lot of people...

A lot of people seem to be getting engaged this month.  Must be February.  😂

I like it because it has wonky days.  That is all.  😃

Pomona on bass. 😃

Pomona on bass.  😃

Pardon my desperate need to vacuum up dog hair.  I'll do it when I feel like it.  😛

I was waiting around here...

I was waiting around here to see if brown hound would come back, but I guess she's not.  I will be heading to work shortly.

Hopefully I don't get another call today from the school nurse.  On both Monday and Tuesday Shadow broke out in hives after P.E.  We've changed nothing here and the school nurse says that the P.E. teacher hasn't used anything new in the gym.  Mom took Shadow to the doctor for me yesterday afternoon and now he's on Zyrtec.  Doc says he hopes this works itself out by the weekend.  He's seen 4 cases like this recently.  I find it bizarre.  Allergies can develop at any time, but they don't usually just go away, do they?  Anyone else heard of anything like this?

It is officially "help Blu make a big decision" time!

It is officially "help Blu make a big decision" time!

I think it's pretty common knowledge to anyone who pays attention that my house floods sometimes when it rains a whole hell of a lot.  Not the whole house, just a room.  But the water gets so high and heavy that it also pushes my fence down, which is bad with 6 + dogs needing to be contained at any given time.  They are usually in the house, but that's wayyy too many dogs to walk.  Much easier to just open the door and let the herd out.

SO... earlier this week, I learned that for $2700, I could probably fix my yard with some landscaping.  It would at least direct water away from my house, which would be awesome.

However, I kind of had other plans for that money.  Such as surgery on Nappy's other hip, paying back Shaun for emergency vet bills, taking care of that cancerous looking thing on my dad's face, trimming my trees so they stop smashing my fence and my car...  You know.  The usual.  Either way I go, the things I would do would bring me some peace of mind and relief.

I would have NO PROBLEM doing the work on my yard instead of paying someone to do it, if I had that kind of equipment and know-how.  But I don't, and I don't want to do a bad job and make the flooding worse for me, or cause it to damage my neighbor's place.

So the question is, put the house and flooding on hold for a year, or go for it?  If I go for it, I'm putting on hold paying back money I didn't want to have to borrow, my dog's ailing hip, my dad's very likely cancerous face, and giving my tree limbs a free license to damage more of my stuff.  Catch 22, folks.

For the record, below is my yard.  That shit is stressful.  By the time that much water goes behind my house, it's rushing like a small river, and also flooding into my garage.  🙁