There is nothing like being awake at 3:30 in the morning and your main goal is to bathe a dog who got into.... skunk. Yes, I said skunk. Nothing like the lingering odor of that putrid smell not only in the house as you chase him through it to see if he has decided to rub up against something but leashing him and squirting him with the main line of defense... Now that I smell like a garden salad, low cal of course, I find myself sitting here drinking coffee singing this little song.... favvvvorite things.... Dish soap and vinegar.. Wish I had one of those doggie wash things outside the door. Could just toss em in it like a dishtowel, turn it on, hit the refresh button and then let them paddle their way into the house... Happy Happy Joy Joy... naught.

Seems of late the weather is not one of my favorite things.. UP and DOWN... It is meant to drive the human senses to the brink of craziness. Sinuses are either stopped or running. Wind is either blowing or its not. Here in Oklahoma it BLOWS let me tell ya. Makes me yearn for the days of home. We had wind yes but not this dust bowl stuff. I've taken to to wearing a mask outside at times now. I may increase that a lot more when winds blow. I ponder if it would work for the horses so I wouldn't have to stop and feel like I'm dealing with my kids cleaning snotty noses. Remember that one? "hold on let mommie get the buggers out of your nose" "stay still, hold on, almost done" "yuk, don't rub it on me" A pasture full of horses with surgical masks on to keep the stuff out of their noses is a vision..

Ive tried that cute little spray can. Ever seen something like a nettie pot or the spray cans of stuff that you clean your sinuses with? With this stuff in OK you might as well stick a garden hose up your nose... You'd have better luck. I've stood with a can of that stuff spraying and waiting and waiting for it to come trickling out the other side like shown on tv and I think half the can disappeared before I gave up and just blew my nose. Don't know where it went. I wont go into that one.. Suffice to say that in OK you need more than a fancy little nettie pot to cure the sinuses.

It rains or it doesn't. Yesterday was full of storms, reminds me of spring here. People are asking for rain, well you got rain. Boat loads of it. Ever think of how things are either ying or yang? I wonder where the middle is? Are we the middle? How we handle things is the middle? So now this am I have to paddle my way out to feed through the muck and mire. Aftermath. I am only grateful that we did not get anything worse. I pray for those who did. Who have lost their homes, their safety net. Especially in these economic times to have this added to their plate to deal with. This is where people pull together to help one another.. 

Anyone wanna help bathe a dog on second round?

RT