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2:52 p.m., Monday the 9th

So the cleaning lady is here now, she got here at 1:30 p.m. or a few minutes thereafter. She is nice and very gracious, that seems to be working out well. Snowbunny has some errands to run when she gets home from work, and it sounds like I might be going along for the ride. :) That's all I have to tell you for now, things are pretty uneventful (unlike this coming Thursday ...).
 
Wait... barn hunting competition? That sounds interesting.
 
I hope your trip goes well, Kevin. I'm sorry you're finding it stressful...hopefully it will be enjoyable while you're there.
 
10:33 a.m., Friday the 13th

So I'm in Utah right now, so far it's going pretty good. I just hope the cats are doing okay. Are they wondering if I'll never return? Gods I hope not.

We're staying at my older brother's house, he had a DVD for us to watch last night, "First Man." It was about Apollo 11, the first (manned) Moon landing, and the events leading up to it. It was good, really good; I would recommend it. Later today we're going to the theater to see "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."

A Barn Hunt is where a dog has to find a rat in and amongst a bunch of hay/straw bales. The rat is in a tube/canister and does not get hurt. People actually loan out their pet rats for this event. The bales are arranged so that there's at least one tunnel. Part of the activity is that the dog is supposed to jump on at least one bale, and run through at least one tunnel. The dog has a certain amount of time to do all these tasks, say five minutes. If the dog does the tasks successfully, s/he gets a certain amount of points. Over the course of many runs, the points add up to a ribbon, possibly a title. Eddie is currently on the Open level.
 
2:07 p.m., Saturday the 14th

So today, we get to go to the great big Christmas party at my mom's house. Yay! not.

"A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" is an awesome movie, go see it. Now mind you, it is not a fast action show, it is not made to inundate the senses. But it is a remarkable true story about Mr. Rogers and a reporter he befriended. Tom Hanks does an awesome job portraying Mr. Rogers. It's a feel-good movie, and that's okay.
 
1:26 p.m., Monday the 16th

Well the Christmas party at my mom's house was easier on me than I had anticipated. Luckily fewer people showed up than had been expected. When it comes to parties, I am an introvert. I mostly like to sit and listen.

Yesterday, my older brother and Snowbunny and I went to visit my youngest brother who is in prison. That went well too. He is going to be in prison for over two more years, whereas everyone had been expecting him to get paroled this year. The extended sentence was discouraging news and was extra hard on my brother who has to serve the time. It's been five or six months since we all got the bad news, and my brother seems to be recovering somewhat from the blow. So I guess that part is good.

Our flight back to Washington happened later in the day yesterday. Both flights (to and from Utah) went well, both arrived (about half an hour) early at their destinations. Eddie went with us on this trip, which pleased my older brother who had lost his own dog (to cancer) about a year ago. Eddie did well; he handled the traveling well, and he behaved himself at my brother's house. He seemed to enjoy the trip overall.

Anticipating a trip always stresses me out, but this one turned out so well that I'm actually looking forward to the next one. The cats did alright with me away, though they were happy to see me again. We had a lady come over once or twice while we were gone, she changed their water, scooped out their litter boxes, and gave them some attention. And they have automatic feeders, so that part was taken care of.
 
I'm so glad your trip went better than you expected! Eddie was good boy, that's awesome.

I am sorry about your brother.

I am looking forward to the Mr Rogers movie very much, when it starts streaming.
 
2:18 p.m., Tuesday the 17th

Thanks.

I'm actually of the opinion that everyone should see the Mr. Rogers movie, it was that good, and it taught some important life lessons.

SB has come down with something, probably a cold. I'm kind of bummed that she has to work today. Hopefully BH won't catch it, my immune system is pretty strong so I'm not very worried about myself.
 
4:38 p.m., Wednesday the 18th

SB's cold has worsened. :( They sent her home from work early (she arrived home c. 10:30 a.m.), but did not allow her to stop working, she had to work from home. :( I think she's finally done with that for today, she is resting or sleeping right now.

For dinner last night SB made us all chicken noodle soup. It's really good, and a good thing to eat when you are under the weather. Dinner was rather late, so we didn't watch anything.
 
4:51 p.m., Friday the 20th

SB had a doctor appointment today and so now it's official, she has an upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia. :( She has a couple of prescriptions now, including an antibiotic. Last night for dinner we had the leftover chicken noodle soup. Tonight we are having fancy pizza from La Gitana. Earlier today SB and I went shopping, and we got a little something to drink at the local Starbucks. Honestly, that was disappointing. They didn't have the stuff for the drink SB wanted, and what she did settle for, she asked for it hot, and they served it up cold. :mad: There are a few other local coffee places, and maybe next time we'll try one of those. Not Cafe Elite though, they took way too long to serve us, and let someone butt in front of us. That's why we went to Starbucks.

Frustrating.
 
3:18 p.m., Saturday the 21st

Eddie had a class today (9:00 a.m. thru 12:00 p.m.), he learned more about how to do Barn Hunt (and how to signal to people when he finds a rat). I did not go; BH and SB went. BH is off today, possibly a Monday thru Friday work schedule is a permanent thing for him now. Not sure how that affects the schedule with SB (we used to have sex on every other Saturday), SB's work schedule is Monday thru Friday. I don't crave sex like I used to, so I'm not worried about it, but it would be nice if we could work something out.
 
Kevin, I thought of you recently when I went to a MOD pizza for the first time ever! So yummy, and they have amazing salads too!
 
3:15 p.m., Sunday the 22nd

Yes, MOD Pizza is good stuff. I had a veggie pizza with (among other things) artichokes and pesto sauce. Delish! I haven't been there for awhile, but I'd like to try it again sometime.

Eddie had a Barn Hunt practice today, BH and SB took him, I went along for the ride, and we got coffee (at Dutch Bros.). This concludes my riport.
 
2:17 p.m., Monday the 23rd

Coffee on the way up, not on the way back. Just so we're clear on that matter. :)

SB seems to be slowly recovering from her illness. It will take awhile, at least a few more weeks. But we are seeing a little progress. (Thank gods! :cool:)

My mom sent me fifty bucks for Christmas, and today I used it to buy alcohol. SB knew I probably would, I am just being honest ...
 
1:37 p.m., Tuesday the 24th

SB got home early today, about an hour ago? She still has to work from home though. It seems to me that she is continuing to recover from her illness. She's not coughing today.

She caught me carrying a bottle of Carolans Irish Cream to my room. She joked about it a little, but did not give me a bad time about it. It's my holiday cheer ...
 
I haven't heard of Carolans, but I got Bailey's Irish Cream for Christmas.

Merry Christmas from tomorrow, Kevin. Thank you for your efforts to make this place so welcoming. I appreciate you.
 
9:57 a.m., Wednesday the 25th

Thanks Evie.

Carolans actually has honey in it, I have a particular fondness for it. Baileys of course is excellent, that goes without saying.

We're going to stay home for Christmas today. SB is making Polish sausage (Kowalski) and pierogi for dinner, also she made a key lime pie. Last night BH and I watched a movie on TV (Amazon Prime), the Report (starring Adam Driver). Based on a true story about the CIA's use of torture after 9/11.
 
12:18 p.m., Friday the 27th

FNG gave me a Christmas present, a bottle of vodka. Now, really, can I help it if someone gives me a present? I don't want to tell him to get me something else. So, I had a little bit this morning. Hey, the holidays are hard on everyone. We all have a hard time trying to diet, right? That's all I'm saying.

On the 25th, BH and I watched another episode of the Feed.
 
12:33 p.m., Saturday the 28th

Today I am feeling extra anxious and stressed. More than usual. I don't know why. Today Eddie has a Barn Hunt practice. It starts at 6:00 p.m., and it takes a little over an hour to get there. Plus hopefully we'll eat out for dinner along the way. Right now BH and SB are working on the back room. Earlier today BH was watching videos on how to build a closet, so, maybe that's part of the plan for today.
 
3:45 p.m., Sunday the 29th

The Barn Hunt thing went pretty well, the only drawback (as far as I know) was that Eddie wasn't doing his tunnels very well. Some tunnels have 90° turns in them, and those are the ones Eddie's having trouble with. Oh and he's jumping on people right now, which is something he's not supposed to do. Not if he wants to win his CGC (Canine Good Citizen) certification.

On the way there we got coffee (lots of mini coffee shops here in the PNW), and on the way back we stopped for dinner at a place that was a little like a Sonic. They had Beyond Meat burgers, so we each had one of those. (With cheese.)

Today (instead of Saturday) SB and I went shopping. I picked out a pomelo (a jumbo grapefruit of sorts), and ate it after lunch (which was an imitation-chicken sandwich). BH and SB each tried a slice of the pomelo. This concludes my riport.
 
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