Day of the attacking dog.

I'm tired today, in spite of coffee. I was up earlier than usual, because I had to take my sister to work at 7:30. Unfortunately, she didn't realize her license tabs had expired on her RAV, and was driving around all this time in blissful ignorance. The DMV never sent her any notice to remind her, like they usually do. Last night she got stopped by a policeman, who sternly informed her that she needed new tabs. So, I took her to work in my car until she can get them.

After I returned home, I had the bright idea of taking a walk. I thought it would be a great way to start the day. And it would have been, too if that dumb, ugly dog hadn't attacked my sister's dog, Annika..... who I had with me. It was very scary & annoying!! It somehow got out of its yard and came hurtling towards us. It just kept coming at her over & over, and I don't know what made it finally stop. I guess me yelling, stamping my feet, and hitting it with a stick helped. I just hoped it wouldn't turn on me. Annika was pulling so hard on her leash, and I had the stick in my other hand, so I didn't have as much control as I would have liked to have had. I tripped horribly on Annika & it's a wonder I didn't fall into the frantic mass of growling, squirming dog fur. But, somehow it all ended and we walked away, unscathed. My legs were so shaky after that, I didn't know if I could make it the 1/2 mile back home! But, I did. Now I'm going to have to get their address and call Animal Control, because I refuse to go through that again!! Shame on its owner, to let it do that. It should be tied up or in the house, if it bites other dogs.

I discovered a great way to get myself to drink more water. I put a couple of slices of lemon into my water bottle, add a packet of Stevia which makes a nice drink! It tastes like lemonade. It's very good! I would also like to try it with limes.

Odds and ends

I can't seem to figure out how to add the pictures where you want them, or how to delete the ones you don't want! The second picture is of Lucy, and the first is Lucy, too! She's the dog I took care of over the weekend. LOL. :0)

Just thought I'd jot down a few words for my blog, instead of intentionally waiting to write when I have the time. If I don't do it this way, when I can....I never will!

It was a very gorgeous day here today. I can't believe how sunny it was, and pretty warm, too! We haven't seen much sunshine since I don't know when. It really lifted my spirits immensely. Lately, I have felt rather depressed and unmotivated. I know it's partly because I just lost my precious kitty, something that still hurts greatly......and then it has to be because of all the gloomy weather. I usually don't mind cloudy days that much, and think they're great days to be in, reading a book or for puttering around the house. But, the sun has been a wee bit TOO scarce of late, and it was HIGH time it shone so brightly today! We Washingtonians DESERVED it!!!!!!!!!!!!

I even went for a walk, something that I greatly enjoyed!! There's nothing like a good walk to get your head cleared and make you feel alive. It was a long one, too. I just couldn't seem to quit walking, it was so nice. But, now I'm feeling pretty tired from it. Even Annika was pooped afterwards, and it takes a lot of exercise to wear out a Alaskan Malamute, let me tell you. When I was walking..... the birds were singing so sweetly in the woods, I couldn't help but smile to myself a lot. The people in the cars that passed me must have thought I looked sappy....but I couldn't help it!

I did some house-sitting over the weekend. It was nice to get away, and it was a lovely place to be. You can see the Olympic mountains from the deck, something I could stare at endlessly. I love those mountains so much! I don't know why, really. They're just terribly stunning and majestic. They remind me of the Swiss alps in Switzerland, a place I would dearly love to visit someday. Sigh.

I got to take take of 2 cats and a HUGE black Newfoundland dog while I was there. Lucy is a very sweet dog, but a very -in-your-face sort of dog. And when you have that much dog in your face, it's sort of hard not to feel overwhelmed....mainly because of her breath! But, she was so good, if a bit restless and the cats were so fun to be around. They're both big, bushy cats that are fun to hug,.....though Brulee wouldn't let me, being the shy, paranoid calico mix that she is.

I see it's almost time to start supper, so I better skedaddle if I know what's good for me!