Veteran's Day

We're supposed to get some nasty rain/wind storms today...possible flooding.

I am nursing a constipated puppy. She is still going to doggie daycamp today, and I need to go out on my lunch break and get her some mineral oil. I read on several online sources that either that, or Metamucil, is ok to give to dogs in small doses. I tried natural applesauce last night, at the suggestion of a Petsmart trainer, but so far...nothing. All I have here in the house right now is Miralax and senna tablets, and I don't know if either of those are safe to give her.

Reece was out of sorts yesterday, and today she's just a pile of fur on the couch...mostly unmoving.

Poor sweetpea. I understand exactly how she feels. If this lasts into tomorrow, I will probably have to take her to the vet. Just trying to avoid that, due to cost and because I'm pretty sure she wouldn't like an enema.

Lance is in Oklahoma, and he's off today. I'm trying not to be irritated. Of course, I would be irritated if he were here with the day off too, because any day he gets off that I don't is irritating to me. (He deserves it, of course...but I just hate that we're open for business on most federal holidays.) But at least he could be here with Reece. I feel a bit bad about making her go to camp if she's not feeling well, but they'll crate her if the need arises. She might perk up once we get to Petsmart and the exercise will do her good.

It's Mom's birthday today, so I need to call her later.

Reece Update

She's fine now. Don't know if the applesauce worked or if things just worked themselves out.

Whew. Just glad this won't involve a trip to the vet.

And I'll keep canned pumpkin in mind if it happens again. I have a can in the pantry right now, as it happens.

Comfort Food

On the way home from work this evening, I had the oddest craving for stoemp. I only ever had that dish once, in a cafe in Brussels...funnily enough, it was a year ago yesterday when Andrea and I were there for the DaVinci Expo. But obviously it was a memorable meal...I remember it being extremely comforting.

I thought about making a trashy variation of it here at home. I don't have bacon, but I have bratwurst, which I could've cooked and diced. I have a box of Hungry Jack mashed potato flakes. I have eggs.

(Stoemp, if you're not interested in clicking the link, is essentially a Dutch/Belgian dish consisting of mashed potatoes/root veggies mixed with bacon with a fried egg on top...absolutely delicious, especially once the creamy yolk runs through it, creating a sauce).

Instead, I made scrambled eggs (with Velveeta) and biscuits with jam. That's my usual comfort food aside from macaroni and cheese or soup.

It's cold and rainy and generally miserable outside. Sadly though, my dinner wasn't very filling.

Anyway, today is my Mom's birthday. DHL delivered her birthday package today, and she was very pleased with it. I'm so glad. I always seem to outdo myself every year with the gifts I send her.

Lance has to fly at 3:30 AM. So he's in bed now. He called me as I was just leaving work because he was just getting ready for bed. At 7pm Oklahoma time. Crazy.

Tonight, my only goal is to write up a review of Cassandra and Jane. I finished it last night. I loved it...it was so enchanting. Even though it is a fictional account of Jane Austen's life, it seemed so very realistic to me. Jane's character in the novel was how I always imagined her to be.