Of Concussions, Dog Bites & Public Humiliation

This was the scene this morning...we called it "parallel dogs". I slept (if you can call it "sleep") on the living room floor with Achilles, so of course, Milo had to make sure he was in on the action. It felt like camp, except that at camp you get at least 6 hours of sleep...I think I was able to squeeze in about 3 1/2 hours total. Nice!
Good news is that Achilles is showing more and more improvement. We're still doing the musical dogs routine with More Mommy, so the car and dog shuffling continues every morning and evening. Achilles has been walking more and more erect, AND, he's been able to keep his head up normally while he's sitting. I take this as a sign that the world is not madly circling for him as much anymore.

This was the scene this evening. Ed went for a run and then watched the Yankees clobber the Chicago White Sucks with Da Golden Unit. Here he is lying with A & M. Ed was still sweaty from his run, so both A & M were licking his arm and face. They like salt. :-)

Funny to think that just one week ago yesterday, Achilles couldn't even bear to hold his head up like this. Amazing. We walked him for three blocks tonight after dinner. He would have gone more, but we didn't want to push him. I think I pushed him too much on Sunday, and Lynne said he was completely crashed all day yesterday.
Drooly Butt Achilles, just like his Mama. :-) With his congested nose, he's been even more drooly. Same thing happens to mama when she's got a sinus infection.

So, as for me, all kinds of mish-mosh of drama for yours truly, "Afghani Lucy".

1.) Tonight, as I was cooped over holding Achilles' sling and walking with him, I walked smack dead into the knotted, HARD branch of a neighbor's tree. Nice!

After the stars stopped exploding in my eyes, I wondered if I might have a concussion? I asked Ed (the person with the flashlight), "Am I bleeding?! I feel blood on my scalp! It feels hot!" His reply? "No, baby, you'll be fine. I love you." Ummm, ok....

We get home and my head is THROBBING. I check, and sure enough, it's not only bleeding, but I have a GIANT goose egg on my scalp over my right eye. Ouch! I now have a smeary gob of Neosporin in my hair. Smells delicious.

(Psssst, Amanda! Do you think I may have a concussion?!)

2.) Yesterday, I got home from work and walked down to Lynne's house to pick up A & M. On my way there, I saw Roxy sniffing about while her human was chatting it up with neighbors. I stopped and said hello, casually chatting away when Roxy JUMPED up in my FACE.

Whooooaaaaa!!!

She got a little piece of the bridge of my nose and scraped my glasses with her teeth. Scared the SHIT out of me. Seriously. I know Roxy wasn't being aggressive, she is just a jumper, but it was still freaky as all get out having a dog get that unruly get close to my face. Her human walks Roxy about 6 times a year, and then wonders why Roxy is so spastic and "jumpy". DUH!

I've got a nice, wee little scrape on my nose and it's a bit tender, but I'll live. It's just that I peed just a little in my pants. Quite unnerving I tell you.

3.) So, does anyone remember Wham? George Michael? And not just because he likes to stick his hoo-ha into strange holes in the boy's stalls. Seriously, I have the double CD of his greatest hits, but there is another remastered set, "Twenty Five", that was just released. Got me all excited and I just had to pull out my 80s masterpieces.

Well, I was rockin' out to some "Fastlove" in my car while leaving a voicemail for Linnea. I realized too late that I'd busted through a yield sign as I merged into a lane of traffic AND completely cut off a cop car. Sweet! Things just couldn't get any better. I was sure that he'd pull me over, but then I got lucky and he kept driving.

Wait! Is that him behind me?! Oh crap. I'm being pulled over. He must have busted a U-turn!!! Do you think he'd gotten out of his squad car and written me a ticket???? Hell No! Instead, he YELLED at me through his car's bullhorn for all of San Diego to hear. I was so embarassed that I just wanted to crawl under my steering wheel. I think he didn't want to risk getting out of his car in heavy traffic, so he decided to let me have it OUT LOUD.

I wish I could remember everything he yelled, but my cheeks were burning with shame as I watched the folks at the bus stop just LAUGHING at me. All I remember is "blah, blah, blah....IRRESPONSIBLE....blaaaaah....PROHIBITIVE BEHAVIOR......blah, blahhhhhh.....NEXT TIME.....something, something.....CAUSE OF A FATAL COLLISION....blah blah......PAY ATTENTION......doop-dee-doop, blah, blah,.....NOTED YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION....."

4.) As my boss was playing "Who's On First?" with me (but it wasn't fun because he was mad) I kept thinking of how Tom brought Laura a pastrami sandwich for lunch and she couldn't leave the toilet for the rest of the afternoon. That wasn't the part that made me want to giggle like a crazy child...oh no, it was the fact that she sent me a TEXT MESSAGE about it. Classic, simply classic.

So, as I was getting my ass handed to me because I answered "What was on Second" and Boss had asked "Who's on First?", I was also simultaneously trying not to allow my rib cage to explode from the laughter I was squeezing inside.

I could go on, but I won't. Just know that I'm delirious from my oh so restful nights and if I happen to call you from jail, please just bail me out. I promise, Ed will pay you back.

Tonight, even though it's a school night and I may regret it tomorrow, I had a nice glass of my favorite Pinot, and then shot some random videos. You can hear Wham in the background, as well as the sound of the Yankees game on TV. Please excuse the disarray in the combination bedroom/family room. Also, if you'd like, you can play 'find Mr. Big Glass'. :-)

Oh, and one more thing. I haven't blogged about how good my Cubbies look so far this year. I think the Brewers are going to be a bit pesky this year, but let me just officially go on the record and predict that THIS will be the year the Cubs will win the World Series. I'm serious!!! Stop laughing!!!

Enjoy! Happy Viewing! Check out my turquoise socks? I love socks by the way. I love them in ALL kinds of crazy colors and patterns. The crazier the better!