Thursday afternoon

Well, Violet the pug appears to be better today. And she ate for the first time in a couple of days.  Hand-fed. Spoiled rotten.  I tried to get her to eat out of her bowl and she gave me 'the look.'  The same look Gary gives me when he's not quite sure I understand what's going on.  So, I indulged her, feeding her ground beef mixed with rice.  With pugs having such short snouts and such wide tongues, the food they eat sort of wings off of their tongues, and flies up in the air.  So Daisy was right in her face, ready to clean up what Violet shot into the room. Not a tidy situation.  But she ate, and that's the main thing.

And it's a cozy day.  I hung out clothes, feeling optimistic that the mist wouldn't last all day.  It's supposed to be a bit sunny now, or at least partly cloudy.  It's not drizzly now, but a damp day.  That's okay.  I don't mind using the dryer, but until we get the bonk sound fixed, it's a bit annoying.  The drum goes round, and I can hear the regular rattle of something that's not the way it's supposed to be.   Maybe I can give Gary 'the look' and he'll be inspired to look into it.

Must go now.  It's my first day without a houseful of children in, I don't know, how long.  Just puttering along, doing lots of nothing, but would enjoy having something accomplished before everyone gets back home.  Today's my mom's 84th birthday, so she wanted to have the kids today.  I baked her a cake last night, and they were going to celebrate.

Take care. :)