I'm Alright, It's Okay

First of all, let me say to my fellow Jews who read this blog, L' Shanah Tovah! I think there are two of you. Happy new year. As the President of my Temple so eloquently put it in his remarks at the Rosh Hoshanah services, "May you find health and choose happiness in the coming year." For those of you who do not know, Shlomo is in his last year as President of the Temple and as "First Lady," I am his official speechwriter. The remarks of the President were nothing less than brilliant.

Anyhoo, what a few weeks it has been. Twelve days without power. I don't really know what else to say about that. Twelve. Days. Without. Power. It was hell. It was hell for me. It was hell for Shlomo. It was hell for our pets. It was hell for all of Houston and Galveston. Shlomo and I were very lucky. It could have been much worse.

So now, things are supposed to be back on track. We have a long-planned weekend in Chicago starting tomorrow to see one Ms. Tina Turner. It was supposed to be relaxing, but it has been pretty stressful so far.

First of all, one of my beloved pups (who I will call Fargo because that is her name) is having surgery tomorrow. Yesterday, Shlomo and I noticed a mass on her neck about the size of a fist that seemed to have come from nowhere. I took her to the vet. They did a needle biopsy and drew blood. They cannot really figure out what it is. Tomorrow, they are either draining it or taking it out.

Second, Lulu (again...shockingly...real name) has scratched a very large place on her neck more than likely related to her flea/tick treatment. The place is about the size of a silver dollar. So, basically, I looked like a dog abuser when I took her into be boarded. Fortunately, they know that while I have a mistrust of certain breeds (seriously who can trust an Afghan hound?...they are just too floopy...that may or may not be an actual word), I am no dog abuser. Shlomo? We have doubts about. (Just kidding, Sweetie!)

Third, the creepy bird store is closed. That is where we normally board Loco. Now, Zilla and her very responsible husband have to care for Loco in addition to the finches and fish this weekend. On a brighter note, Loco will get to stay in the comfort of his home. However, he proved to be quite the resilient little traveler.

All in all, it is adding quite a bit of stress to my week. Oh, and did I mention I have my first test next week? Yeah, a bit nervous about that. Okay, not going to lie. I am a lot nervous about that.

So, that's the update. I am trying not to stress myself out. Easy, breezy. I guess I will just take one thing at a time. Then, it will be a cinch, Judi Dench.