Science

I think I might be a true scientist at heart. I've been cleaning out one of Kips ears that I only noticed recently was filthy. After a couple days of cleaning I noticed that underneath the grime were these ulcer looking things on the very edge of his inner ear. I keep cleaning it out three times a day, but there's still gunky build up. Anyway, I can't help thinking, every time I do it, "Man, I wish I had my microscope." I'd make up a wet slide you wouldn't believe!

I'm also toying with the idea of expressing Louis' anal glands. Not a pretty sight, but he's been uncomfortable with Number Two's lately so I'd like to avoid a trip to the vet Hence the cleansing of the ears.

My life lately is all dog problems and English camps. Trying to go on a few hours of sleep each night is not pleasant. On top of which I am still trying to cut out the meat and junk food entirely, but I feel like I'm going mad. I bought a steak yesterday and ate a third of it and then promptly dropped it on the floor. I suppose it's all for the best, but it was pretty delicious. I don't get school lunch anymore, since it's summer vaca, so I can't sneak my meat intake then...It wouldn't be so bad, but J is on a super health kick lately. His chili has turned into nothing but raw diced vegetables stirred into spaghetti sauce. No actual cooking is done because apparently raw veg is better than cooked. Listen, I get that there is vitamin loss, but I'm having a SUPER hard time eating nothing but this chili. I tried a bowl and I couldn't get a quarter of it down. The onion taste is overwhelming, plus the crunchiness of the raw veg just isn't suitable to chili. I wish there was some sort of middle ground we could come to, but as of now I'm segregated to eating my own stir fry creations. I want to enjoy food again, but right now it feels like a punishment :(