What a Summer....

Where to begin? It has been crazy around here between puppy training, work and fighting the plague. I am finally feeling better....thank God. I thought I would never gt over these bugs and injuries. But with the lack of help of modern medicine and good old fashion rest-fluids-repeat and stopping antibiotics early I finally got my health back to semi-normal. That's good for me. Luckily everyone else in the house only got minorly ill if at all.

Work is going well, I am in charge of our new self checkouts which has been a fun challenge. I am on the phone with tech support at least twice a week. It's bad, they call back and ask for me by name even if I didn't call in the latest issue. We have one check stand that I lovingly refer to as the "Problem Child". Scale that doesn't work and a scanner that likes to try and scan when nothing is there. Fun times, fun times. At least it keeps me on my toes.

Speaking of keeping me on my toes.....Zoe is teething. She is hurting pretty bad and chewing everything in sight including our thumbs. She can't help it, she just wants her gums rubbed. We also tried to put her on a food for sensitive systems....skin rashes and bad tummies......she was allergic to it. Took a week for us to realize it....boy are we bright. Changed her food to Dog Chow and all is well again. Her training is going really well, I can have her off-leash if my MIL's dog is kenneled. He's aggressive so we try to keep them separated when possible. She has learned how to play fetch and listens unless she's tired or ouch from the teething. It just sucks making sure that you have allergy medicine and teething gel on hand at all times. Oh well, she's worth it. We can't leave her in the grass too long, she gets a rash all over. Food allergies are controllable, but she won't do her "business" unless she is in grass.

We will be moving here in the next month or so (I hope). We will most likely be getting int a small one bedroom house. At least it has a fenced yard and we can have the puppy and cats. We are excited to be one our own again.....finally. And not paying almost $300 a month in gas will more than cover utilties plus some. So wish us luck that the place opens soon. We are waiting for the current resident to go to a nursing home. She is in poor health but her family doesn't want to pay for her care. She is in a hospital right now and her family is pushing for her to go home and take care of herself or let her parolly grandson come take care of her. She would be better off in a home but her family is being horrible about it. I feel bad for her......but I want her house. So it would be a win-win situation for both her and us.

I got to go finish making zuccini bread, the first batch is nearly ready to come out of the oven. So I need to go rescue them from the hubs and FIL. They are stalking the oven as I type.