Furry Friday: Looking Fabulous

Yesterday both Riley and I had a few appointments that afforded me the ability to work half day and spend the other half of my day driving around with my number one fur-child.  The old man had a check up, a bordatella shot, and a grooming.  I had a follow up doctor's appointment, six vials of blood work processed, and an x-ray.  Fun fun.  But at least he looks fabulous.

Medical Mystery

This past Monday night has quickly become one of the worst nights of my life:  Jayson's first trip to the Emergency Room. 

I picked him up from daycare, bundled him in his bunting (it's been cold in NY) and headed home.  We did our usual routine of unbundling and letting the dog out of his crate before changing his diaper.   This is where the nightmare began.  He was covered in hives. I called daycare just to confirm the hives weren't there before we left, then called my mom for some quick advice.  Based on the conversations I quickly gave him a bath using Aveeno Baby soap before deciding to rush out to the ER. 

Furry Friday: Sleepy Boy

With the onset of Fall, I can honestly say I myself have been sleepier than usual.  Getting up when it's dark out to get ready for work is a total bummer.  By the time I get home and sit down to dinner, it's dark out.  Pretty soon it'll be back to the old routine of driving into work in the dark and driving home from work in the dark.  The days will be severely shortened and I'll start to feel like Al Pacino's character in Insomnia.  Well, maybe not that tired because I am not subjected to the six months of darkness that Alaska experiences, but you get my drift.

There is someone else in our household who is much sleepier lately.  Riley is just about to go into all out hibernation mode here.  It's colder and darker now which means all he wants to do is snuggle and sleep.  It makes it especially hard for me to leave him in the mornings because, likewise, all I want to do is snuggle and sleep.  And he's so cute at it, just look at my sleepy boy: