Hmmmm….

The better half has now been gone for more than one week. She’s down in D.C. attending the annual American Academy of Pediatrics conference. Since I was unable (thanks judge!) to fly down there after the conference ended two days ago I am still here at home with the dog, KD. While KD is fantastic company she’s not even a remotely close or suitable replacement for actual real-life adult companionship.

I’ve been working very long hours this week preparing for a trial next week (not the one originally scheduled to start this week which required me to miss a trip to D.C.) along with a rather difficult change of plea proceeding which occurred today. Some aspects of the job are so emotionally draining to deal with and walking the dog or commiserating with colleagues brings some solace I do wish I could just drink two or three drinks and fall asleep early. That’s not an option tonight because I just started two weeks of being on-duty after hours. Since someone in the recent past got drunk and was unable to do the job we’ve now been fully advised that drinking too excess or close to excess will not be tolerated.

That’s just too bad in my book. Friends, good food and drinking to slight excess is quite fun for a Friday or Saturday evening.

Getting Psyched

Traveling down to Maui in a couple weeks. I am completely psyched up for this trip. Never been to Hawaii before so this should be a lot of fun.

It’ll be great to get away from the snow and cold for a week. I’ll miss KD.

Snowing

Came home from the dog park with KD, cracked a beer (American Ale – I’m a sucker for advertisements) and looked out the window and saw snow. Big fat snow flakes. It’s nice to see the onset of winter. Can’t wait to go skiing.

Not sure if my photos are clear but I think you get the idea.

KD’s second shirt

KD is now on her second tshirt. The first one became all smelly and bloody so it’s been replaced.

Mast Cell Tumor

So, results are back and KD had a mast cell tumor. Her stitching started leaking yesterday and I took her to the vet. He said it was just fine, that it was serum and that it indicated her wounds were healing. He suggested she wear a t-shirt when out of her kennel so she’d just bleed on the shirt. So, here’s KD in all of her old t-shirt glory.

KD

Yesterday my dog had a tumor removed from her left shoulder. She’s hurting quite a bit and is taking medication to ease the pain. I’ll know soon (tomorrow or Saturday) if the tumor is malignant.