26 May
Now that we’re all by ourselves we will start to be lazy and feel guilty about doing nothing here at home. We sleep in! We have nothing to do until Wednesday when the dogs are scheduled to go to the groomers.
I have decided that the China-produced chicken jerky treats I bought for the dogs are too much of a risk and I throw them out. At the grocery I buy Purina dog biscuits. No one will eat them!!! I need to think of another option…
It rains today; I do a little laundry. The big project is to brush out the dogs so that they are in good shape for the groomer. If the dogs’ hair is matted, the groomer may well just shave them to their skin. I really don’t want that. They need to match the photos on their travel crates in case they get lost (heaven forbid!). So in the process of brushing them I get snarled at; whined at; screamed at (when the hair mat is particularly bad); and threatened with bites. (Teeth hit my hand but there is no open skin!)
We have delicious turkey tenderloins with tomato sauce and pasta. We sit upstairs for the evening. I find a lamp that stretches to the sofa so that we can read. Later I plug in a Dr. Who DVD but for some reason I can only look at one episode. Bummer! I love Dr. Who!
27 May
We continue to be “paresseuxs”–lazy people. Marie giggles when we call ourselves that. I think she’s amazed that we know the word.
I continue the dog torture and they try to torture me.
Howard fixes DELICIOUS scallops. I cannot believe how wonderful the frozen scallops are! He can fix that for me every single day.