Hello, Monday

I did the morning news check -- just to see what I need to know.  All massively depressing and dooms-day-like.  I'll do ONE more check late afternoon.  Nothing before bed.

It is what it is and NO ONE actually knows what IT is.  All speculation.  Get our article read with shock and awe kind of headlines.  My brain does enough of that on it's own ... thank you very much.

We feel fortunate ... even with the wedding plans in the garbage and I think Plan B might need to become Plan C or D.   We are as set as we can be.  Comfortable in our home, grown kids so no one to occupy all day, freezer and pantry stocked.  This might sound nuts, but I'm even grateful we lost our sweet Parker ahead of this mess.  He needed so much vet care and medication ... I can't imagine if we couldn't be there for him for his last moments.

Rain ALL DAY TODAY so this is a shut in day, but still busy.  Duke has his annual vet visit.  Curbside drop off and they will call for phone payment.  We thought about canceling, but I think things will get worse before better, and it's important we ALL stay healthy.  Also, lots and lots of foster application calls.  This is tricky.  There's a plea for foster care going around on social media, but SHELTER foster care.  Give a shelter dog some relief while adoptions are halted.  Our foster system is complicated with lots of training.  Not designed for temporary fostering -- that said, a saved dog is a saved dog.  Our issue is a foster who does this on a whim gives up quickly with a new dog and isn't willing to do the work (transport, vet visit, etc) -- all this complicated by social distancing.

I need to get back into my routines.  Tate is messing up my night reading and some of my morning routine as well.  It's all fixable -- just need to problem solve a bit and figure out how to incorporate his morning needs ... aka bundle of playing energy with 12 potty breaks LOL.  Also, nighttime too.  He's awesome in the crate when the lights are out and we're going to sleep.  I try to put him in the bed first (so I can read) and he gets the zoomies ... that's not working for reading.  If I crate him, he cries and wails.  This might take a minute to figure out.

Movie afternoon today.  Review tomorrow.  Also, interesting with a puppy -- probably not as relaxing!

Jury is still out on keeping Tater Tot.  Saturday I was leaning toward keeping, yesterday -- not so much.  Puppies are a lot of work and Duke was pouting all day.  We have 2 weeks to decide ... that's when he'll be available.  Not fair to anyone if we delay that decision.  But he's awfully cute ...

Speaking of which ... puppy duty calls.  Stay well.  Later gators.