Duke and I went for a run on Saturday and were attacked by 2 large dogs. The owner lost control of them and they snatched Duke. Lifted him, death shook him and flung him. Thankfully, most of the bite landing on his harness. He pulled out of the harness and one of the dogs was going for another kill bite. I grabbed Duke (so lucky that I didn't get bit) and ran. We were so stinking scared. Hubby came and picked us up. The man was an asshole.
Duke went to the vet for a dog bite and deep scratches. He's on antibiotics and pain meds. Poor little boy. He's a mess with nerves. It was scary, but we were so dang lucky. Without the harness, I have no doubt Duke would have been in surgery or killed. It was that bad.
BUT, no more energy to that experience or the jerk of a man. I'm choosing to be grateful we are both okay.
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Here's some FUN stuff:
We toured the kids' wedding venue. Oh, it's pretty. Rustic, nature, beautiful outdoor space. They get the venue for the entire day. There's a house for the bridal party, a party room for the men. She designed the space to contrast the masculine and feminine energy. I commented on that and she told me that's exactly what she intended! It really fits the kids -- they chose well!
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| It's beautiful even NOT decorated! |
We had lunch at a recommended rehearsal dinner place. Super cute, but no private room so not a go for the rehearsal.
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Sunday, I ran all over Atlanta on Releash "work." Last stop was for our sweet foster.
Aspen went to her retirement home. Holy Cow!! What a great rescue. The owner was fantastic and Aspen was happy immediately. She loved the dogs, loved the outdoor space that she could explore without leash or pen. She was rolling and running and SMILING. Have the best life little lady - it's oddly "off" with you gone. She was our longest foster so far.
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| After running through a pile of leaves ... what a face. |
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Then headed to youngest's apartment to measure. Good thing we did. Lots of changes to what he's taking.
Yes, it's downstairs, but he failed to mention 2 flights after a LONG hallway with switchback stairs. I have no idea how they are going to lift the recliner sofa. The apartment is nice -- I thought it was "underground," but the way the land slopes, they walk out to ground level. Big windows, nice place. Difficult moving in though. He's rallying some friends to help (otherwise -- no sofa).
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I put some good furniture up for sale on community garage sale sites. We gave away most of our stuff, but this was really nice and no one we knew wanted it -- so let's try selling it.
Sold our living room furniture to a youth minister's family. Great condition, great price ($200 for 3 pieces). They're super happy. They got an incredible deal. We never used it -- it was in perfect condition, oversized and comfortable. Glad it went to someone who needed it. I was doing dog-things when they picked it up. If I had known the story, they could've had it for free (hubby was glad I wasn't home - he said he knew I'd give it away - stinker!!). It paid for the vet bills this weekend.
One of 2 coffee tables sold to our neighbor for their beach home. Pottery Barn - still available for $600 at the store and we sold it for $75 in perfect condition. Good deal.
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| They made it - OMG. They had an hour drive with rain on the way. |
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Kids came over on Sunday. We did our first grill-out for the season while we went over wedding guest list. Fun night. I was bone tired though.
Because of the time change, stress of the dog situation and all the driving on Sunday, I decided to wait to try the meditation at the Unity Church. It's a 45 minute drive, meditation at 8 am. Too much for this weekend. It's still on my list ...
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Pottery Barn on Friday night was crazy. It took so long! I STOOD for hours. 5 o'clock to close. I was there so long, people thought I worked there - true story. I was able to help a couple of people - also true story.
The project has begun. First wave of ordering finished. Some missing items that we'll work on after this stuff comes in.
The big "mistake" I made was not realizing that ALL bedroom stuff was going to take 2 months to come in. We ordered our mattress from PB too because it was a lot cheaper and then 30% off. No brainer - even if it doesn't last as long as the one we picked out, it has to be more value overall.
We'll be sleeping on our old mattress ON THE FLOOR for 2 months. Oops. The bed is going in the basement and it's too big and heavy for us to move. We'll bring the mattress up and move it down after the new one is delivered.
Problem solving because no other option!!
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Today is lots of house moving stuff. Organizing for the packing. Bringing up what youngest needs from the basement. Consolidating everything on the main level to ease the day of the move. It makes a difference not having to move it upstairs the day of the move.
We are in the crunch weeks.
I need to remember to slow down, continue some ME time, add some downtime. I'm in a better headspace than a couple of weeks ago. I'm handling the ups and downs pretty well. Fingers crossed.
Okay - that's enough updates for today. It's already late - I'm not a fan of SPRING FORWARD :-) Later gators.
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