Doggone!

Grady's here, and it isn't going well. He'll go out through the doggie door, but won't come back inside using it, which means he barks, and barks, and barks. When I go out to help him, he runs off. In the middle of the night, I had to get up, turn off the alarm, open the slider to let him in, and then put all to rights before going back to bed. Of course, once awake, I'm awake, so I was up for 3 hours or so before forcing myself to try to get at least another hour or so of sleep so I can survive the day.

Grady's supposed to be eating special food and taking a handful of pills, but he's refusing both. He wants Mia's food, so there have been countless fights over that issue, and he coughs the pills back up. I get the message and hope that he'll be okay without the meds until his mother comes back home.

Speaking of Grady's mom, she was supposed to leave from LAX Sunday night, but that may or may not have taken place as the midwest was enjoying a pre-holiday blizzard and her destination was on the shut-down airport list. Her plan was to arrive outside of Chicago and ride the Amtrac to her final destination, but Amtrac was also shut down, dumping people in little towns along the way to find shelter and food. My suggestion before she left Grady and took off for LAX was to cancel the trip and rebook it, but she said if she makes it to the aiport, someone will have to deal with her sooner or later; however, according to the news, other travelers are hoping to depart LAX for their destinations by Christmas Day, which is her return date!

All in all, I'm glad I stayed home due to the broken tooth, the weather, and dog care issues. The icy wind is blowing out here, the black clouds have been dumping rain off and on, and the mountains are still ringed with snow and ice. I've been enjoying an early morning bowl of Cream of Wheat, as well as endless cups of hot tea on demand, have watched a few movies that had stacked up for a rainy day, and am content to stay put.