Random doings

Last weekend started out with me getting up when Don was finishing his night of baking. The dogs have mixed feelings about Don's baking. It's hard for them that he's gone all night, but they really like being able to spend the night on the bed with me and the next day on the bed with Don. The dogs refuse to sleep on the same side of the bed, so they always tuck the person in bed in really tight on both sides.


Later that morning I took Katie to the vet for some pre-op blood work. She needed a lump removed from her elbow. Our little adventure started out great. She was really excited for a car ride. Then when I drove by the park she got even more excited. I felt kind of bad that we were late so I couldn't stop. When we got to the vet she wasn't sure what to think, but did a good job jumping on the scale and sniffing around until the vet came to take her to the back room. She made a bolt for the door. Thank goodness for slippery floors and strong vets. Banjo was very distraught at being separated from Katie and whined for the 30 minutes that we were gone. I would like to think it's because he loves her, but really he probably just didn't want to miss out on any fun that might be had.


Sunday we met a number of friends downtown to Pioneer Square and the Holiday Ale Festival. It was much more hopping than last year. A good mix of beers, and thankfully a heated tent. The selection was a bit overwhelming, and with the high alcohol content it was impossible to taste many.


Tuesday Katie went in for her operation. She remembered the vet office this time and started shaking as soon as we got in the door. Very sad. She came out a new dog--lumpless, with clean teeth, and freshly clipped nails. The vet gave her high marks for sweetness, of course. Banjo handled the separation better the second time, and after taking a run with Don didn't care where Katie was. They had a very nice reunion that evening with lots of smelling--I'm sure there were many stories exchanged in the smelling.


Tuesday night I had Brownies, and we talked about stranger danger for the Safety Wise try-it. As usual, the conversation with 6-8 year-olds was very interesting. Lots of random talk. After 20 minutes or so of stranger danger talk I sent them off to draw posters of how to be safe regarding strangers (these girls love to draw, so that is always a good activity), one of the girls told me she was going to draw a poster to say "Don't Smoke" because her grandma smokes and it's bad. I'm glad they were paying attention. According to one of the moms, her carpool of girls were talking about what we had discussed the whole ride home, so maybe someone got something from the evening.


The next night I went to a Girl Scout meeting to learn more about cookie coordination with one of our cookie moms. Girl Scouts has taken over my life. These meetings do provide some comic relief though, so it's totally worth it. I've never seen people get so worked up over cookies before. I think blood might be shed over the cookie booth sales.

Thursday night I finally got in the holiday spirit and put up our tiny fake tree and some other decorations. Now the holidays can really begin!