Sucking Wind

It's Memorial Day weekend.

Yesterday, my old dog Sydney (15) was running around the backyard and she had another seizure. She's okay but that old heart just doesn't have that many beats left, you know?

Today started out with Ana throwing up again. This has been the worst bout of strep we've ever had at our house. She's had fever and a rash and this stomach bug. Anyway, we got to make another trip to the doctor this morning because we thought last night she might be having a reaction to the medication and so we needed to get that rash checked out. We stopped actually TAKING the medication, which is probably why she started throwing up again.

Then, the tile I told you I'd found for the back-splash in the kitchen and the new bar area and the cat cabinet? I was going to get it in these very groovy three-eighth of an inch mosaic tiles --because I am all about HGTV high style, right? Yup, that's me. Only, one small thing stands in the way between me and fabulous, gorgeous tile. Do you want to know what that is?

It's $299 a square foot.

No, that's not even a typo. I walked into the tile place and picked out the world's most expensive tile. (I'm sort of gifted in that way.) Needless to say, that glass tile? Won't be gracing the Cooper Clubhouse.

So, I'd be all about The Pit of Despair right about now but look at THIS:

Jane lost one of her front teeth. I keep having to make her giggle so that I can see that snaggle-tooth grin. She's so cute with that smile that I could BITE her--just eat her right up. That grin is going a long way toward saving my weekend.

And I needed something because I just looked down and noticed I have vomit all over my shoe.