Hangin' in There

Okay -- I did cheat again, yesterday. I went up to the gas station and bought a single cigarette off of one of the girls at the counter. Damn, did that taste good! Other than that and the 2-month-old butt from my car (only about 1/4 of a cigarette), I did okay yesterday. I had to turn down Albina and Stephanie for going out last night because I knew I couldn't sit there and not smoke. Maybe in a few weeks I can handle it, but definitely not today.

I have the most incorrigible puppy ever. She sasses me when I tell her, "No" -- especially when I tell her "no bite." She barks at the cats -- and they are really short tempered with her -- she's gonna get it! She has to check out the neighbor's yard EVERY TIME we go outside -- and she has to go outside every freakin' 15 minutes. She is very rough with her cousin, Tally, but she seems to have fun playing. She has a very expensive "puppy infection" that is just a royal pain in the ass to deal with -- but it doesn't bother her one single bit -- she still plays until I have to put her in her crate to get a moment's rest. The baby never sleeps (except, thank God, when it's really time for Mommy to sleep -- for about 6 hours between 11:00p.m. and 5:00 a.m.). 5:00 a.m. seems to be the time Lia is wont to rise. I'm not liking that so much. We need to adjust a bit -- but again, my baby is stubborn.

Dutch, on the other hand, is not doing so well. We had him at the emergency vet on Sunday night (for over 4 hours). Doug and I honestly thought we were going to have to put him down. As it turns out, he has a puncture wound on his heel that is terribly infected and for which he got some antibiotics. He is still really lethargic -- the pain medication knocked out the 100 pound, 11-year old Rott -- but he seems to be a little better today. I am worried that Lia bit that old baby and with his thin, old, skin -- that she caused this. Doug doesn't seem to think that was it, but ...

Well -- Lia is lying down for a minute and I need to shower really badly. I have to go but the baby more food and then I have to go to Naperville Eye Associates to see about snagging my baby brother's job for the summer.