Dog Baths & Xmas Shopping

Thurday
December 19 2013

Hubby had today as a vacation day from work. So we got up late and made breakfast.

Benjamin's foot problem is back, so he needs to be back on antibiotic pills again. He & Maggie also have eye infections which is causing a green gunk in their eyes. So I got out the Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone Ophthalmic Suspension for them. We put eyedrops in their eyes.

At 8:15, we got ready & drove into Athol. Dropped off payment for Victory Auto. I dropped off egg boxes at Robin's Hair Salon.

Then we kept driving into CDA to drop dogs off at Apryl's Dog Grooming. Maggie, Izzy, Bud & Ben were there to get baths. Ben jumped out of the room over the 1/2 door. We had to put him in the kennel. He ended up with a bleeding torn nail. 

Also left their round dog bed there so Izzy could sleep on something.

We left and drove with Lil Bit to get the Excursion washed over on Ramsey Car Wash. A couple cars tried cutting in front of us in line. 

After that, we went to Big Lots. Got some L.E.D. Xmas lights. Then we drove over to Costco to go shopping. Saw Little Joe there & hugged him. He helped hubby look at cameras for me while I wandered away. Lots of rude people at Costco today. Several people hit me with their carts. There was food being handed out as samples so hubby got some cheeses & ham. Yum.

Also got dog toys at Costco. We tried to find something "healthy" to get for our Vet's office for Xmas, but there was nothing there for a reasonable amount.

While hubby checked out alone, I went outside to walk Lil Bit until hubby came out.


Then we drove to Big R and got dog food, bird seed, and deer food. Walked Lil Bit in the big field for a while. He peed on everything.

We drove over to Fred Meyer's and shopped there. A nice girl named Katy helped me find lipgloss. We also found a vegetable platter with some candy to give to the Vets. That way everybody there can share. 

A Salvation Army guy was singing Xmas hymns in the entryway of the Fred Meyer.

Drove to the mall to do shopping at JoAnne's. They did not have the scrapbook paper I needed, so we decided to walk in the mall. Lots of stores closed or gone. Hubby ate Oriental food in the Food Court. 

oriental food for hubby's lunch

We had to go downtown CDA to get parts for hubby, then it was about 3:00 to pick up the dogs. Got the dogs loaded in the truck. I talked to Apryl and said Merry Xmas, sorry about the dogs. (Bud had torn our dog bed apart in the back room - separation anxiety). Gave her a big tip!

Maggie clean

Ben clean

 Bud clean & happy

Then we drove home. Unloaded groceries & Xmas goodies. Hubby had to run back into town with the Excursion & the trailer to pick up a vehicle that Toothless was supposed to work on tonight.

I got the chicken crockpot dog grog going again. Put away all the groceries. Started laundry. Filled dog food & dog water several times. 

Dogs are super clean & smell good.

Put more eye drops into Ben & Maggie's eyes.

Hubby came home and we watched Xmas movies on TV. White Christmas, Last Holiday, A Christmas Carol (vintage 1951), A Charlie Brown Christmas.

...My sister-in-law, Karen passed away today. Condolences to the family; husband Monte. Children Kathy, Heather, & Matt.