What an eventful couple of days!
Let's start with Tuesday, shall we?
Tuesday brought sad and glad news.
The Glad news: I had the 4th of July off of work! Whoo-hoo!!
The Sad news: Andy Griffith died. He was a wonderful actor... (who didn't love the Andy Griffith show??) and he seemed like he was most likely a wonderful man.
After work, I decided that I would stay up late - just for the principle of the whole thing! I normally go to bed at 9, so why not stay up a little later than normal?
I stayed up until 2.
I woke up entirely too early on the 4th.
My head: Pounding.
My eyes: Dry and Painful.
My Body: Achy.
I felt like drunk people look. I realized a little too late that my whole idea of staying up late out of principle, was incredibly stupid.
I took a couple of Tylenol and kept trucking along.
I read.
I folded clothes.
I cleaned the kitchen.
I swept the porch.
I had a productive and relaxing day.
Then Ben called his mom to ask her when they would be coming over so that he would know when to put the hot dogs on the grill. She was upset. Kitty May was dying. She would have to be put down the next day.
A little background: Kitty May was the family dog. Kitty had been around for quite a while. She was quirky and endearing. Everyone loved Kitty. When I first met Kitty 5 years ago, we both weighed the same amount and she could wear Ben's Dad's old shirts. To say Kitty was a little chunky would be an understatement. The doctor had put kitty on a diet of green beans hoping that it would help... but Kitty LOVED green beans. Pretty much, if Kitty could eat it - it was a goner. She was very sweet, a little lazy, quite a pig - there was no sharing food with kitty, she would bite another dogs head off if they got too close to her food, and protective. Also, if she decided that she was going dove hunting with you, apparently if you missed - you would get a "You're stupid" look. Everyone loved kitty. Unfortunately, Kitty was older and along with age comes health problems. (The sweltering heat didn't help anything either.)
Ben's parents came over, and we had a nice 4th of July cook out - plus we had cookies. A little while after Ben's parents left, I saw that his mom had texted me to call her. Kitty had died while everyone was gone. I told Sherry that Kitty wasn't hot, tired, hungry (cause she was always on a diet) or hurting anymore. We went over to bury her, and the entire family ended up coming over to help out. Like I told Ben, she not only had a large and loving funeral, but she also had a really awesome fireworks display. How many dogs can say their funerals were that nice?
Unfortunately, there was a meal at that funeral. The main entree? Me. I'm entirely covered in mosquito bites. Ouch.
Today, I overslept by accident. My alarm clock didn't go off. Talk about panicked... oversleeping is one of my nightmares! I still made it to work early though and as soon as I got there, I got a text from my friend, Tabby. She was having her baby!
We've been waiting around all day for baby Ariana to make her grand entrance.
During the wait, I took my lunch break and headed home.
I sat on what I believe was a wasp.
Yes, it stung me.
I couldn't figure out what in the world was going on. I walked into the house yanking off my clothes trying to figure out what was attacking me.
Scary fact: I never found it.
Breaking news: we now have a 7lb 12oz 19in long beauty! - She just arrived.
Oh how I wish I could be there!
Kisses and Hugs from Aunt Beffy!
No comments:
Post a Comment