August 28th

Gwennie got spayed today. we all woke up at 7:15.. gwennie and charlie went out for pees. then gwennie came in and the dude went out. gwennie and i went to midway for the atm. the girl there was talking to me about where a find a new dog.. she wants a young dog, but not a puppy. i couldn't even think of anything offhand.. i could only think of little suki but she is a puppy still.. 
then gwennie and i went to soth and stood in line. she was so good. she didn't bark at anyone. she just sat by my feet.. we'd get up to move forward, and then she'd sit back down.. lay down a couple times too. 
when it was our turn, she walked right up to the lady while i filled out paperwork. then back in another line. a couple other ladies walked up to us. she shied away a bit but wasn't aggressive or "guardy". i felt really bad when they took her. i could tell she was confused, probably thought i was leaving her behind, giving her away. i came home and took a nap. i had just woken up, and they called to come get her. ronnie and i put the boys back outside and drove down to get her. she was very drugged and 'drunk'. couldn't walk across the parking lot very well (couldn't walk in a straight line!) so ronnie carried her to the car.. drove home and we carried her in the house (6 steps to the front porch.. then 13 steps to the main floor). we left the boys outside for a bit longer. did not want them to overwhelm her, especially the Dude. eventually let Charlie in, and put Dude on a leash. Charlie ran up, said "hi" then he went and to say "hi" to Ronnie and lay down. Dude was tugging and pulling on the leash, just wanted to run right up to Gwen. I know earlier in the day, Ronnie actually stepped on Charlie's foot and he yelped. then Dude came and "attacked" him.. dominated him. I did not want Dude to do that to Gwen.. not as a mating hump, but as a dominating hump. 
Gwennie was a little uneasy for part of the day, but eventually fell back to sleep. Dude was VERY interested in her at first, too interested. had to "bop" him away a couple times. I kept him on leash and as soon as she stirred or she got up, he was ready to climb on top. he did try to hump her head a lot. he tried to hump her butt just before bed. got bonked away from her for that. he didn't try that again. i carried her down the stairs and onto the bed. she just lay in one spot so I crawled into bed behind her.


I didn't accomplish anything else all day.. I had the 3.5 hours while she was gone and slept for 2 of those 3.5.  then i didn't want to take my eyes off her all afternoon, had to keep an eye that Dude was behaving. I just went outside to check eggs a couple times a day. Ronnie refilled their water pool while I was gone in the morning. there were "bloodworms" in it. I had to research them. they come from midge flies, which are like miniature mosquitoes. perhaps our mosquitoes in the greenhouse are midge flies -- but midge flies don't bite.
then that make me think about the recent cases of bot flies we've had at work.
1 dog came in with a sore on his foot.. they thought fox tail, but then figured some sort of bug bite or spider bite. later in the week, he had a bot fly larva in his side.
Monday, we had a german shepherd dog come in with a sore on the bottom of her foot -- bot fly larva.
Thursday, we had a standard poodle come in for a recheck on his aspiration pneumonia. upon his exam, we discovered some sorts on his side, the vet suspected he'd been bitten by something.. once she shaved.. 5 bot fly larva.. :( 

Ronnie made homemade pasta sauce and sghetti, and we kept checking up on Gwennie. that was the whole day :)

Head in the Clouds (2004)

The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)

Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of another.

Love is something you give
Love's not something you keep
It's a maze, a haze, complicated and sweet
Never know when it leaves
Bot you know when it's not
All the time define, realize
What you've got
Love you lose a feeling
Is the greatest reward
Can't be seen
But a touch
You can't ignore
---
Love is something you know
But you don't understand
Love is fundamental, dangerous and gentle
Love is not what we choose
Love is what we do
Love is what we do
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Love is fundamental, dangerous and gentle
Love is not what we choose
Love is what we do
Love is what
Love is what
we do
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Love is what we do