More sh_t -- literally!

A quick note that I can't help adding, just so when I look back, I will have some confirmantion that my life was, indeed, as bad as I made it out to be.

So last Tuesday, I had a fun day planned for the dogs & I. We made the long journey out to the Argus Ranch so we could have a "practice session" on their agility course. I booked it over a week in advance and was really looking forward to it.

Of course, we made the trip, and got out to stretch and pee before the session, only to discover that Hanna was peeing blood. Not a good sign, in fact, I panicked, and we did an about face and headed back to Seattle. I took Hanna to the vet, and he tested her urine, even sent some away to the lab, thinking it was a urinary tract infection, but the test did not show any bacteria. He gave her antibiotics to take, and it is Sunday today, and she is better, but what was responsible for the blood?? I am concerned, esp. considering that Maddie's initial symptom of her cancer was blood in her urine. Not to mention that Tuesday was a total loss. Plus the bill -- $235.00

Wednesday I found out I got the part-time job with the Vet. Good news or bad?? Good question. I took it, but I have to say I am not excited about it. On the other hand, it is part-time and 6 minutes away, and might be a bit interesting. But I am still not excited about it.

I spent Thursday in a frenzy working on paperwork for the SAS job. We are still in the running for that. But it was a long day with a lot of paperwork. May be indicative of how that company is run. I'd still like that job. Don't know what I'd do if I got it. Hopefully I'll find out.

Then on Thursday, I had a loose crown, so I immediately called a local dentist and made an appt. for Friday. As it turns out, the crown was not that loose and it took a hell-of-an-effort to get it off, only to be ridiculed by the dentist for my poor teeth. I hate going to new dentists! As if I don't know I have poor teeth? Do they think I don't know I have a mouth full of fillings?? Where would I have had to have been to not know?? The end result was that the crown was reluctantly reattached, but the warning was issued; what I really need is an implant so I'd better start saving up, because that is definitely not the only one I need. Bill to re-affix the crown that likely wouldn't have needed to have done for who knows how long if I'd just let sleeping dogs lie: $150.00

Saturday we got a call from the Robbs -- aparently the sewer was backing up into the basement over at Orchard. So we called a plumber and he got the blockage taken care of. The good news was it didn't happen while we were living there. The bad news -- the bill, which of course I paid for -- $831.00.

Add all that up plus the cost of my new computer, which was $950.00, and you could say it's been a pretty expensive week.