And they've started

Folks have been shooting off fireworks around the neighborhood for the past few hours. It's been intermittant, which means I've only had a 120-lb King puppy trying to crawl onto my lap/beneath my desk a couple of times. I've upped his dose of herbal anti-anxiety med, and he has a safe place between the couch and lounge chair to hide, so here's hoping we get through the evening with minimal trauma.

The Mickster, meanwhile, seems to be a bit under the weather. He's been off his food for the last couple of days, and doesn't have much bounce. He will eat dog biscuits, but he turns up his nose at his regular food (not a new bag--middle of the bag he's been on for the past few weeks). I'm torn between giving it the weekend to sort things out, or seeing if I can get an appointment at the vet tomorrow.

Thanks to folks for b-day wishes. Not sure I like being 50. But no one gave me any choice in the matter, so we'll see how the year goes.

And they've started

Folks have been shooting off fireworks around the neighborhood for the past few hours. It's been intermittant, which means I've only had a 120-lb King puppy trying to crawl onto my lap/beneath my desk a couple of times. I've upped his dose of herbal anti-anxiety med, and he has a safe place between the couch and lounge chair to hide, so here's hoping we get through the evening with minimal trauma.

The Mickster, meanwhile, seems to be a bit under the weather. He's been off his food for the last couple of days, and doesn't have much bounce. He will eat dog biscuits, but he turns up his nose at his regular food (not a new bag--middle of the bag he's been on for the past few weeks). I'm torn between giving it the weekend to sort things out, or seeing if I can get an appointment at the vet tomorrow.

Thanks to folks for b-day wishes. Not sure I like being 50. But no one gave me any choice in the matter, so we'll see how the year goes.

Rockets' red glare

...and a dog lying across my feet.

Rockets' red glare

...and a dog lying across my feet.