Rant

I'm so exhausted! My entire body is sore- I feel like I just did a triathlon. We took Jude trick or treating yesterday and I wore a pair of shoes that are about a half size too small for my giant gun boats. We weren't out long but I ended up with blistered, sore feet. I had done some laundry and planting in my new garden earlier in the day so I was already pretty sore. Today I really needed to finish the laundry and sort through my clothes which took a lot out of me.
Our dog, Brady, turned one yesterday. He was a little shit when he was younger, as are all puppies, but he has become very mellow and awesome lately. I've been so impressed with how chill he usually is for such a young dog. He does have his quarks though. He loves chasing anything that moves. If he sees a person they must be greeted. Sometimes he pees a little when Sam tries loving on him too hard. And no matter what you put in his kennel, it will be eaten. We tried giving him a nice comfy dog bed but he tore it open and ate the stuffing. We tried letting him sleep on blankets, towels and sheets but he tears them to shreds and literally eats them. We finally gave up and he's just been sleeping on a piece of plywood. You can think I'm a bad dog mom for doing this but we literally had no other choice. I figured he'd eventually grow out of it but he recently tried to eat the sheets right off the guest bed when my mom let him sleep with her. For a while now we've been noticing a strange smell in the house. It sort of comes and goes but we are never able to find the source. We've cleaned the house over and over without finding what could cause this stale fart scent. It has been driving me crazy! We tried air fresheners but my husband is a freak and is very, very picky about what scent air freshener we can use and we can only have it plugged in for a few minutes before he freaks out and says it's too strong or smells funny. Today the fart smell was back and it was very strong! It seemed like it was coming from Brady's kennel so I went to investigate. I lifted the dark piece of plywood to discover mold and a lot of liquid. It turns out Brady has peed in his kennel a few times. The fart smell must be strongest after he pees in it and then eventually the wood soaks it up or it evaporates. Ugh. I'm already exhausted and then I discover this as we're about to leave the house. I had to drag his kennel outside and spray it down with the hose. I put baking powder and vinegar in it and let it soak while we ate dinner with Kathy, Dan and Keith. Luckily that took care of the smell but it really wore me out. I definitely overdid it today. That damn dog drives me nuts but he's so dang sweet.

Peace. Love. Fuck cancer