If this is Tuesday

it must be ask a stupid question day. oh sorry I mean Askaway... Actually it was not bad today, very busy, but mostly decent people being polite & suitably thankful for answers.

I'm going to be an observer at the library board meeting tomorrow and am very curious to hear whether the board passes several changes that management has come up with. One may affect me personally - so we'll see what happens.

I'm being a bad dog mom - Myla couldn't go for a walk till the weekend after her spay, so I took her out on Sunday morning. She met a saint bernard & a retriever and had fun playing with them for awhile. But I haven't taken her out since. By the time I get home from work it's so dark & cold that I just can't make myself go for a walk. And so far at least, getting up 1/2 hour early just isn't happening! Of course Greg is home all day and he could take her out couldn't he? But he doesn't, no matter how much I try to guilt him into it.

I've spent a small fortune on craft fairs lately but am looking forward to putting up all the decorations (after the end of this month). I really need & want to make Christmas cards but no motivation there either. I'm taking a long weekend this weekend though so maybe something will happen then.

Oh I'm going back to WW this weekend - yes you read it here first folks. AM is also going back (in Vancouver) so I said I'd do it with her. Now - to eat as much as I can during the next few days... actually I have a stomach-ache already!

Health Matters

Well I've been feeling absolutely awful the last few days. It's the rheumatiz. OK I don't know what it is exactly. I went to a rheumatologist a few years ago and he said I didn't have arthritis, fibromyalgia or anything else. So how else do you describe this pain that I've had my whole life? When I was a kid I remember my Mom would rub my knees and give me aspirin in a spoon of strawberry jam. Used to just be in my knees. It's now progressed to my shoulders, elbows, wrists, upper back, lower back, hips, knees, ankles & points in between. My torso feels fine. And I'm either becoming more of a wuss with age or it's getting worse. It never used to be that I'd miss work with it but this is the 2nd time this fall that I just haven't been able to go to work! OK I'll admit it doesn't take much to make me want to stay away from there sometimes...but still. Anyway I've made a doctor's appointment for next week and I'm going to ask for another referral - to a different rheumatologist. The other one had a brain tumour; I want a healthy one this time.

Myla's 'real' mom picked her up this morning to take her in to be spayed and is keeping her till tomorrow evening. She was SO excited to see Linda this morning, went galloping down the stairs and Linda was immediately covered with dog hair. I imagine Myla will be a little bit less rambunctious when she gets back tomorrow.

Well it's time to take some more ibuprofen and head off to bed. Back to work tomorrow!

more on the dog of course

Greg and I just took Myla up the hill between us and Crawford Estates. It's a beautiful sunny day (after this morning's little rainstorm) but windy as anything, especially up there. Myla got to meet a few other dogs and we learned that although she doesn't listen very well, she is at least very friendly & polite with them. And she doesn't always have a sad face!

Last night's crop was lots of fun. I didn't get much done (but what else is new?) but we had some awesome sushi, which Greg and I finished polishing off earlier today, and lots of laughs.

I certainly needed it after that crappy day I had at work yesterday. It was 'take a train to work' day (really) and there was a complete railroad set downstairs in the prime location for all the noise to come directly up to the Reference Desk. The fellow who was running it was hard of hearing so he spent the whole day TALKING IN A REALLY LOUD VOICE TO EVERYONE EXPLAINING HOW IT WORKED AND BLOWING THE WHISTLE. I thought I was going to go out of my mind. I finally asked EGTB to get him to keep his voice down (at 4:00) so things did improve after that. At one point while he was doing his noisy talk & whistle, there was a guy having a loud conversation on his cell phone to my left and a quiet-voiced young woman in front of me whom I could hardly hear. Then when I went to put a book on hold for her the computer crashed. I nearly lost it at that point. I was this close to standing at the top of the stairs and shrieking 'This is a f*ing library for God's sake - everybody SHUT UP!'

But I didn't.

and she's also hilariously funny!

Holly and I were just hanging out on the floor with her and laughing our heads off. Well, really, you just have to laugh looking at her and her sweet face.

These are just some of the pictures Holly & I took. Oh and did I tell you how she cried when I left for work yesterday morning. Apparently today she was fine, but I get greeted with great enthusiasm when I get home!

I think she likes me... :)

What I've learned so far

1. She doesn't chase the cats although she might bark at them.
2. She likes to sit in the front seat of the car & isn't too crazy about the leather.
3. She likes to lie on her bed in my scraproom.
4. She loves to run around in circles in the backyard.
5. She never woke any of us up in the night.
6. She'll be up on the couch the minute you turn your back!

Welcome Myla

 
Well I wasn't sure this would happen but Myla arrived just as I was pulling in the driveway. Her mom couldn't bear to bring her over so she came with her dad. I certainly feel sorry for them, they obviously really love this dog, but I'm glad they've passed her on to us and I think it will be fine. I just took her for a walk - she's a big girl & walks at a good clip which is good for me. Some kids set off a firecracker just as we were rounding the corner for home which certainly startled Myla but not too badly. I hope she settles in OK; she's a sweetie!