A Facebook ad strikes again! I kept seeing the PAWS ad on my feed for awhile now where they take a pet photo and make a watercolor out of it. Yes I know apps can do the same thing but it was only $5 so I thought I’d try it. It is cute and I’d say worth the $5 but it’s nothing super special. But damn Maggie was a cute puppy.
If I haven’t mentioned it, we have created a bubble with our good friends Anna and David. Each family quarantined for two weeks and we always wear masks when we are with anyone outside our bubble—and even try to avoid prolonged visits with anyone outside the bubble. So we do hang out with each other a lot.
We usually share Hello Fresh dinners but decided to splurge tonight on not one, not two, but three orders of our favorite octopus appetizer from our favorite restaurant (Primo) and a homemade charcuterie board. That was seriously all Tom, Anna, David, and I wanted. Easy peasy.
We didn’t take one single picture of our amazing dinner, but it was delicious. We might also have drank an entire batch of Dave’s amazing rum punch and watched Christmas Chronicles with the kids. I’m not naming names but someone fell asleep.
Then we got ready for Santa!
We left out Girl Scout cookies because Katie texted Santa and asked if he liked them and gave him a choice and he picked the chocolate and peanut butter ones. The candy cane is for the reindeer.
I absolutely love the letters both kids left for Santa. Owen thanked him for being awesome (and gave him a spot for a Robux code) and Katie wanted Santa to write his name.
And this was where Maggie was. Maybe sneakily waiting for Santa, too?
It’s been somewhat clean a half day here or there but overall this is what it looks like all the time. But look who sleeps in there? Can you even see her?
Katie has started taking Maggie out for quick walks during her lunchtime. She even has to pick up poop!
Gahhhhhhhh! I wanted to get some work done in the office but when old lady Maggie wants to sit on your lap, you let her.
Maggie has been in the kids’ room more and more and at weird times of the day. I like it but it also worries me because she’s never done this.
If I close the door, she paws to get in and/or paws to get out. If I leave the door open she just stands here.
Also? Just 12 minutes in my mask and I’m past being done. No way kids are going to last all day in school.
One of these days I’m going to get a full video of her doing this. I stopped recording today because she laid down…but then she started up again so I missed some. But she can’t resist a stack of blankets so it’s only a matter of time!
Is that too much to ask?
You guys I am soooo happy this morning! No texts from Tom about Maggie so I knew she was at least the same if not better. He said she was on the couch this morning when he got up and then she went out mostly on her own power for her potty break (even making it up the steps). She’s still a little wobbly but she’s active and alert and walking around…plus she ate a bunch of biscuits and cheese! I did cuddle with her for a bit but it didn’t last for too long as she wanted to go outside again and walked over to the door on her own!)…and now she’s outside wandering around with Katie babysitting her.
I know her time is probably still coming sooner rather than later (and I don’t think we’re totally out of the woods yet now) but it looks like we hopefully have a reprieve for the time being.
I’m going to try and get back to business today but it’s honestly going to be Business Lite just so I can still spend more cuddle time with Maggie…because doesn’t this time call for as much pet cuddles as we can get?!
So I’m a hot mess of anxiety today and have pretty much checked out and am just doing what I need to do to mentally survive the next few days.
I woke up to a text from Tom saying Maggie (age 14) doesn’t feel well and is moving slow and acting odd and needs to go to the vet. They can’t get her in until Saturday but we’re on a waitlist. Of course every time she’s out of sorts I assume the worst and that this. is. it. She’s had a few of these days before and has always rebounded but this feels different. I vascillate between thinking of taking her to the emergency vet and just waiting another hour… And then she seems fine. And then she doesn’t.
I had to carry her down the steps to go potty and then she wandered around the yard a little shakily for a bit…then just stood at my feet and stared…so I just picked her up and sat in the grass in the sun and held her in my lap for a loooong time in case we are near the end.
That was my breaking point and just sat and cried. 😭 It doesn’t help that I haven’t had a good hard cry since this all started and I really need one because I’m just so sad about so many things. Kids not in school and eLearning sucks. Kids not being able to play with their friends. Behaviors issues with kids. Feeling like I’m failing as a parent. Baseball session cancelled. Swim lessons cancelled. Community pool likely being cancelled. Life just being on hold but Tom’s retirement still looming… Nothing Earth shattering, but all still…there.
I talk a good game about this Covid thing not being that hard because I’m an introvert and being at home is actually pretty easy…but there truth is lots of things are getting to me. And this was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
I’ll be fine. She’s been on my lap on the couch sleeping nicely for two hours. But for the immediate future, I’ll be taking it easy and spending time with Maggie.
Tom jokingly put Katie‘s robe on Maggie about an hour ago and she has wandered all around the house and up and down the stairs and it still remains.
Shortly after I stopped recording (of course) she crawled in and meowed at Maggie until she left.
Maggie is too much of a wimp to push the cat out. The cat, however, has no qualms about getting in with the dog causing her to leave. Maggie walked away.
