Sunday, May 24 - It was our anniversary. I forgot about the yearly photo until it was nearly bedtime. We took a selfie. It is horribly unflattering to both of us, but I guess in the interest of keeping this tradition alive, here's a terrible photo.
Monday, May 25 - Two photos that sort of touch on how weird it felt to be "celebrating" Memorial Day today.
First up, $2.79 for a pint versus $1.50 for a pint is a difference that makes a difference in whether or not I'm going to buy these raspberries. WHAT'S THE PRICE, GROCERY STORE?
Then there's this. If there's never been a sadder execution of patriotism, I haven't seen it. Happy Memorial Day, America.
Tuesday, May 26 - My Tuesday night fitness class has ended for the summer, but we all walked over to our local ice cream stand for some sweet treats.
Wednesday, May 27 - Tomorrow is our first registration event at work. It's a lot of work on our end and it meant we spent much of the afternoon in one of our academic buildings getting things ready. The theme: random animals. Also, the internet and phones went out for HOURS and we had no idea because we were busy cleaning, writing on whiteboards, and taking photos of random animals.
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Thursday, May 28 - Zelda is basically allowed anywhere downstairs except for the table and stove/countertops. Anywhere else? Fine. Guess where I found her when I came out of the shower tonight?
Friday, May 29 - For the last two weeks, we've had to give Hannah this antibiotic that comes in a powder and is really bitter tasting. We have had to do this twice a day. It involves copious amounts of pumpkin and chicken HANDFED TO THE DOG. Today is the last day we have to do this. Now it will be a couple of weeks of once a day and then a couple of weeks of once every other day and then once every two days and then "as needed."
I wish I could take a photo of Hannah's face as she eats this stuff. (I can't because my hands are covered in pumpkin.) She hates it so much. I haven't been to work on time in weeks because it's taking me twenty minutes to get her to eat two tablespoons of this what I can only imagine is a gross pumpkin mixture. Anyway, here's to only having to do it at dinnertime from now on! I can (maybe?) get to work on time.
I wish I could take a photo of Hannah's face as she eats this stuff. (I can't because my hands are covered in pumpkin.) She hates it so much. I haven't been to work on time in weeks because it's taking me twenty minutes to get her to eat two tablespoons of this what I can only imagine is a gross pumpkin mixture. Anyway, here's to only having to do it at dinnertime from now on! I can (maybe?) get to work on time.
Saturday, May 30 - It's peony time!
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Sunday, May 31 - Gratuitous photos of my girls.
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| New Hannah habit: Doesn't want to be on a walk, but also doesn't want to come inside when we get to the house, so she just lays down on the driveway. |
Are you familiar with the rescue dog internet meme where they take photos of dogs before and after being told they were good. Here's Hannah's version.
Before:
After "you're such a good girl for eating that yucky pumpkin":
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What flowers are in bloom near you? Could you draw your favorite animal?
Zelda’s tail! 🙀
ReplyDeleteIt's her source of power.
DeleteListen, you can make all of the rules that you want, but Zelda is the QUEEN and she will choose which ones to enact.
ReplyDeleteOof it's hard to imagine anything that I could put in chicken and pumpkin that would turn Doggo off, so that antibiotic must be super nasty. Congrats on making it through the 2x day phase.
Happy Anni!
Zelda clearly does not give two hoots where we want her to be and where we do not want her to be.
DeleteHannah's face when she licks the pumpkin is hilarious, but sad. It must taste really really bad.
Ha ha... guess where Zelda hangs out when you guys aren't home!
ReplyDeleteI CANNOT BELIEVE there's not a better way to get Hannah to take that medicine! They really need to come up with a more palatable option. I certainly hope this antibiotic is working.
The look on Hannah's face after she eats the pumpkin... so sad. Poor Hannah! I'll bet you'll all be glad when this is over.
So, the deal is that this antibiotic is off label use. I could maybe try to get it into empty pill capsules and if she stops eating it in the pumpkin, I might try that. But since we're giving her this medicine in a way that's not normal for dogs, we have to take what we can get.
DeleteThat last photo of Hannah says it all. She is literally telling you, "I don't care. I hate that fucking stuff. It's sad that you think your affirmations matter."
ReplyDeleteGreat pet photos. Zelda in her perch looks SO toasty and cozy. SQUEEZE!
Thank goodness Hannah wants to please us more than anything, otherwise she would NOT eat it. She's being a good sport and I'm happy we're down to just once a day. It makes mornings so much more delightful.
DeleteZelda hangs out on her cat tree approximately 50% of her life. It must be super comfy!
Awwwww poor Hannah (and you!) for dealing with so much medicine. Ick ick ick. She is so pretty though. So is Zelda - I want to pet her so much, so looks so very soft.
ReplyDeleteMy peonies have not bloomed yet, but we have plenty of irises, so I'm happy!
Zelda is SO SOFT. I get to brush her every morning and post-brush, she is probably the softest thing on the planet.
DeleteThe peonies in our town are POPPING. I haven't noticed irises, but I'll keep my eyes out.
Oh my, poor Hannah! I was going to suggest pumpkin to you when you mentioned her woes a while back. It is the number one best thing I have found for fixing digestion -and what comes after- issues in WM. And luckily he loves it, but then he will eat just about anything - I had to drag him away from a moldy loaf of bread he found under a bush yesterday (yuck!). Hopefully the antiobiotic will at least help Hannah and she can put it all behind her.
ReplyDeleteOur baby girl Genevieve had a rough tummy, and she had to have that powder too. I used to buy empty geletin capsules and put it in there, then trick her into eating the pill. Something new would work for a day or two and then she would figure it out, and she would bite into it and taste that bitter flavor and shake her head and throw the powder EVERYWHERE. Poor Gen, she was such a sweetheart. Poor Hannah, she does NOT WANT THE POWDER.
ReplyDeleteWe never had a problem giving Mulder pills. We just put them in peanut butter and he swallowed them.
Zelda! That is clearly her table. Duh.
The secret with cats is, invite them to hang out somewhere you don't want them to. They'll avoid that spot just to spite you. (Having said that, I love cats, and yes...Zelda is super cute!)
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