When we woke up on Thursday, Feb. 7th,
we had one thought in mind. Clemson. Today was all about our little guy. We had
made an appointment at Southwest Exchange to get him groomed. Bathed, nails,
ears, clipped. He has been told every day since we did this but it didn’t seem
to be sinking in. Bill and I were up before 7 and I had been out for my walk before
he moved out of the bed. Not excited at all.
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| This view is from up on the top level These guys have the best view of the sunrise |
I showered when I returned, and we
had poached eggs on toast for breakfast. That was nice. At 9:15 we all 3 hopped
in Black Beauty and drove to the groomers on S. Frontage Road for 9:40. We dropped Clemson in at Pooch Parlor and
wandered through their very busy store. I found a couple of bath poufs, of
which we use and can always use more when they are the good ones on for a good
price. I also found a kitchen tool that I’ve wanted but couldn’t locate. An
apple slicer/corer. I love it!
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| Still finding cool things on my walks Recognize Woody and Cowgirl Jessie from Toy Story 3? |
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| What a view from up here, across the rooftops |
We went out to the truck and Bill
read his book and I chose to crochet. We passed the next couple of hours like
this in between popping in to check on our little guy. There was a window
across the hall from the lady’s washroom and we could see him throughout most
of the process. When we explained his last experience at a Pet Smart, the
barking and discomfort from the blow dryer, they offered to put him in a cage
with a fan after his bath instead. Perfect! They care.
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| Indiantree Spurge |
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| What a weird looking tree and apparently bad news for your skin |
We could see that from the window,
plus his grooming, and his mid-cut break. Because of his age, they do it in
stages and we really appreciated that a lot. At the end, he looked cute as
could be. He also looked about 3 lbs. lighter! We had brought his sweater along
because we knew he’d be cold but with the heat rising the way it
was, I didn’t
bother putting it on. Let’s let him test the waters first in his new coat.
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| The Pooch Parlor at S/W Exchange |
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| My best boys before the haircut |
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| This is how they got Clemson dry after his bath a nice gentle warm fan |
When we got home, I cut an apple with
my new toy and we shared it with a coffee.
Then I rode my bike up to the
Clubhouse. The laundromat was busy, 3 washers free but the rest full and dryers
as well. We had considered doing our laundry but it wasn’t imperative today.
Maybe tomorrow afternoon. I stuck around though and Robin and I began a new
challenging 1000-piece puzzle. I enjoy sharing the time with her and today we
shared more about ourselves.
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| He was being such a good boy for her |
The time zipped by and when she left
at 3:30 for her workout in the gym, I also hopped on my bike for home. We got
the border done at least and some of the other pieces. Rob and Pat had just
returned home from a morning out so we got together at their place for Happy
Hour. Everyone is finally feeling better and my tickly throat hasn’t amounted
to much other than the occasional cough. I’m still gargling with salt and
taking Advil and cough syrup when necessary.
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| We got a chuckle out of this parking job Well, he was handicapped but my goodness! |
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| And our skinny little guy looks like a puppy again |
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| When he looks at us, we fall in love again Just like the sign says (reference: Jerry Maquire) |
We came home for supper around 5:30
and Bill lit the Weber and turned our power back on. I wanted to do the ‘test’
process on my Instant Pot as directed in the manual. At least we know it works
that way. I searched for recipes on line today and joined a couple of the FB
clubs for Instant Pots. There are a lot of helpful tips as well as recipes
available.
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| Voila! Worth the $3 |
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| Our yummy Richards' burger |
Bill grilled us a bacon, cheeseburger
tonight and it was absolutely delicious! I was hungry enough to chew on my arm,
but it was still delicious. After dishes, we watched some tv together while
Bill worked on his model and I caught up on here.
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| Today, it was all about Clemmy |
This was a good day with much
less wind that what we had yesterday. There were a lot of people at the pool
too so the days are warming up again. Thank goodness. The rest of the evening
was relaxing with our books and/or hobbies. I hope you’ve had a great day too.
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| This picture from first thing this morning as the sun rises over our Suite and Silverback Goodnight all |
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