I've given myself some leeway on my own birthday breakdown, because it's been quite a year to process – many losses, many lessons, and I don't like barfing my guts into the public until I've had a bit…
It's been quite the few years, hasn't it? That "Alyssabbatical" stretched on forever, and, honestly, the last year has been a bit of a struggle, between last year's “Slanderpalooza” (check the blog roll), nursing and then…
Hey everyone – Macie’s had a pretty decent day, although not enough energy for a walk. She’s drinking water again, which makes me happy, and ate breakfast-and-a-bit, but a little less than dinner. No groaning, and her bloating seems to…
Macie had a pretty good day today. Had to go out once last night. Ate full breakfast & dinner. Didn't get a walk, but enjoyed some time in the back yard. A bit uncomfortable with the bloating, but able to…
I must apologize once again – I forgot to ask The Warden for my second laptop time yesterday, to give you my Friday update. And after leaving you with such a cliffhanger!!!
I apologize for not sharing my tale of woe today, but one of my favourite humans (even favourite-r than you) came for a visit, and it was literally Christmas. I also might have done a kangaroo hop (or…
The Warden had nothing to do this morning, so planned on a nice sleep-in. Well, I wanted none of that. I began singing the song of my people shortly after sunrise…
Hey everyone, it's Alyssa here (I know, I know, I'll hand it over to Macie shortly, sheesh!). I just wanted to let everyone know that Macie's lab results are in, and it's actually THE BEST POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS (the one I…
I have been informed that today marks the half-way point before taking out my staples. And yet, there is only one day left of sedatives. Mother is weeping.
Coincidentally, mother also received a call from Staples about a…
[*Ed.: Here we have an example of an unreliable narrator – it is only day 7. I trust that readers will make note of said unreliability when interpreting her comments about…
It is day six of my imprisonment. I do not know how many more days I shall be kept in my cell and halo of torture. [Ed.: nine more days, nine more impossible days]
Hi everyone! I've been told my fan club wants a trilogy. Well, watch your wishes, suckers, because my staples don't come out until the 13th, and I am BORED, Bored, bored.
After The Human took her laptop back yesterday, my…
Thursday Macie update – written by me 🐕🦺, because I'm feeling better, and Mom is currently lounging on the fainting couch, moaning something about I'm going to be the death of her, and is it too early in the day…
Shortly after I finally got a painkiller in to her last night, Macie insisted she be let into the bedroom, and went straight into her crate. I tied her cone on and closed the door, and she got quickly to…
With the amount of alcoholism in my family and chosen life partners, I always assumed it would be life's greatest irony that I'd end up with liver cirrhosis.
Gosh, it's been a while since I posted one of these, hasn't it? As my girlfriends keep, ahem, reminding me, checking in with myself has not been much of a priority – I…
As a follow-up to the previous Open Letter to Barrie City Council, I gave a deputation to City Council tonight on the same subject. Since I was rather rudely interrupted, TWICE, by my other least favourite City Councillor, here's what you missed in the mayhem: