Whoops!

Sat Nite.
The concert sucked big time as it was a concert venue for more of a bar than anything else. It was disorganized going in, and got worse as we had to stand for the entire concert. The only thing available to sit upon were tall bar seats. Ugh.

So we came home early. Picked up Wendy's hamburgers for the puppies. Went to bed early. Fuddy-duddies.

Sun
Picked up lattes on the way to Spoky-Jo, and Harriet started fidgeting. Seemed like she wanted to go potty. Panting, licking the window, etc. So we stopped a few miles out from home. But she is a home-pottier, and didn't want to go.

So we continued on our way. She kept fidgeting the whole way. The other dogs were acting normal, but Harriet just kept getting worse.

We stopped again. And she refused to potty. Oh no.

Finally arriving at our destination - JoAnn's Fabrics and purchasing the sewing machine at twice the price. I won't even tell you what I paid for it, because even tho I got the husband's OK, it was still VERY expensive. But hopefully this one won't crap after a few months.

Hubby was hungry by this time, so we went to Brucchi's for chicken sub sandwiches. Yum.

Then to Costco to pick up a few things. But not gas. Because fuel there is SO expensive with Washington state taxes.

Drove home. Unpacked stuff.

The puppies were rambunctious as they were cooped up in the truck for so long. They ran through the house playing. HOWEVER. While hubby was unpacking toilet paper in the bathroom and I was in the laundry room, Bravo & Angus decided to get a little TOO playful. We heard a crash. Hubby wanted to know if I was OK. I told him that it wasn't me that made that loud sound.

I wandered into the living room, expecting to find a chair had been knocked over or some other little thing.

What we found was that they had rammed headlong into the stove insert & shattered the glass. Thank GOD that the fireplace was not on at the time, or it would have been curtains for all of us!

I screamed for hubby to come look and we just gaped in disbelief. After checking both dogs to make sure they were not cut by the glass that had knocked out onto the floor, we put them in their respective kennels.

Then I proceeded to use packing tape to CAREFULLY tape the rest of the shattered glass on the fireplace. 3X2 foot of tiny, itty-bitty little shards were still framed within the black ironwork. Hubby was certain that I would cut myself to shreds, but it worked out quite well.

Now we have to purchase more propane as it is still snowing. We got 4 inches this morning! No end in site.

Then we will need to get a replacement glass insert.

Oh woe.

POSTSCRIPT-Angus had been having nightmares & semi-seizures in her sleep. I have never in my life heard a puppy cry & scream like she did when she woke up about 3-4 times every night. Even during the day there was no solid rest for her. She had also been in a "fog" since we picked her up. We had been feeding her Nutro dog food as it was what she had been eating since she was weaned, per the breeder. In researching what might be the cause of her problems, I found that this dog food is almost like poison and causes serious damage. Even though we discussed it with the Vet, he had no clue about what was wrong and had not heard anything adverse about Nutro. We then switched her to Purina ONE. The change is evident after only 2 days!!!! She is sleeping perfectly. She is more alive & aware. A different puppy.

So this is a warning to anybody out there that wants to feed their dog Nutro. Please don't.