Rested and Recentered

Yesterday was hard, today was easy. Thankfully I do plan some down time and today was it. As badly as I wanted to sleep in, and I had the time, my body woke up at six and said, that’s enough for you. Shay had her check up his morning so I got up and got going before I really had to.

Somehow Shay who is always 22 lbs has lost a tiny amount of weight. She has taken to eating some days and not eating much on others. The Vet did not like this development. I asked if it was Ok to add hamburger or steak to her chicken and kibble. The answer was, “Not really because I want her to get all the nutrients of a dog food. And you would have to be prepared to make hamburger forever.”

All the nutrients of a dog food sounds like a joke. My Vet knows Shay does not like kibble on a good day. We already feed her cooked chicken. Cooking hamburger is no harder. Going to the pet food store and buying every different kind of kibble just to see if she will eat them and then returning them is trouble. So tonight she got steak. If she needs to gain weight we can do that. At 13 years old it seems like she deserves it.

I decided I could just hang out and not vacuum or wash the glass storm doors and Shay snuggled with me.

This afternoon I had a big Mexican Train domino game at my friend Holley’s house with Jan, Theky and two of Holley’s daughters, Penn and Julia. Sadly Renee was not there but she had the best excuse. She was in Texas where her daughter was giving birth to a beautiful baby boy.

Holley is a game lover and Mexican train is a game that does not involve talking. It was a fun afternoon to all be together.

I got home to a beautiful orchid Carter had sent me just as a surprise. What a dear sweet daughter she is. It made my day even sweeter. Dinner with Russ and now I’m back to normal. Amazing how one restful day can recenter you.