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Day 59 – dog toys

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My dog has too many toys.

This photo is from November 2018, we selected toys for the puppies we were fostering and toys to donate to the dog rescue.
This is Indy’s toy basket. It has about 50 toys in it, the rest are in the guest room in a bin. At any given time, most or all of these toys are NOT in the bin, they are on the floor, the dog bed, the sofa, under the sofa and in need of rescue (it’s always urgent!), on my bed, under my bed, or under my desk. This basket is now located in the garage. Shhhhh, don’t tell Indy.
This is the new toy basket. 5 toys only.
Indy went straight for his favorite ball. Thankfully, he didn’t seem to notice that 97% of his toys are MIA. And yes, his tongue really is that long (longer actually, if you can believe it!)

You may have noticed that I’m only talking about Indy’s toys. Well, yes, they are technically Indy and Roxy’s toys. But Roxy is not the one who takes 30 toys out of the box at every and any opportunity. Roxy is not the one who barks and whines when he can’t reach the toys at the bottom.

Let’s see how it goes with only 5 toys. In a week, any toys that don’t seem to get attention will be put in a donation pile, and toys that do will be swapped with others from the stash. Maybe this way we can eliminate some of the toys without Indy noticing. I tried once to get him to pick, we played “keep one, donate one”, but he kept stealing the toys from the donation pile, so I gave up.

If you have pets, what do you do with their toys? Do you think they have too many?

Day 57 – healing in progress

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You might remember that I burned my hand about 2 weeks ago. Thanks to everyone who’s asked how I’m doing, the answer (regarding my hand) is just fine!

I’ve been wrapping it in gauze and keeping it covered up for the most part. The good news is that it doesn’t hurt very much, but it sure does look bad. Most, but not all, of the burned top layer skin has come off.

It doesn’t do well in the sun, and the recommendation is to avoid direct sunlight on burns AND on new scars. I can’t keep it wrapped up forever, so today I ordered some SPF 50 rated fingerless gloves. I’m going to look a bit like Michael Jackson, sporting just one white glove.

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Day 56 – Ordinary Hazards: A Novel

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This book was so boring. Emma, our narrator, alternates between telling us real-time events happening in the small town dive bar, The Final Final, and showing us flashbacks of her life.

It appears to be a typical city-slicker moves to the country type of story. I wouldn’t know what it actually is because I only read the first third of the book. I kept waiting something, anything interesting, and in its absence, I quit reading.

I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley.com in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 0.5 out of 5.