Dog Draino

I have a really horrible story for you. First of all, Tracy and I have no spare time for anything extra right now. We came home yesterday and the entire house reeked with a putrid, nasty smell. Scout was in his kennel and apparently had vomited and had diarrhea all day long. He was covered with it, and the kennel was a complete disaster, as well as the area around the kennel. Scout got a bath, and then drank lots of water. While cleaning up downstairs, Scout continued to throw up on the living room carpet, and in the kitchen. Tracy and I were wondering aloud about what could have made Scout so sick. We buy quality dog food, and we do not feed him table scraps. Josh told us that Ethan had put concentrated lime juice in Scout’s water that morning. It would seem that lime juice is not good for dogs.

Our night crew lead put his notice in today. He has been offered a full time job by his other part-time employer. That puts us in another schedule crunch and we are hiring. I posted a notice on Craigs List this morning. It costs approx $300 to put an ad in the paper, and I want to avoid that cost if possible. If you are local and know someone who is interested, please send them our way! In the meantime, we are going to take a look at our schedule and figure out how to fill the gaps. If our neighbor can pick up the kids from school, Tracy can stay a little longer in the shop. I can go to the shop after my day job and finish closing, and do the cash drawer stuff…

I recently finished reading the book “Lone Survivor”. If you have any desire to peek into the lives of our troops in Iraq/Afghanistan, especially the Seals, this book is amazing. In fact, I think every American should read it. The media does our war effort such a disservice with their biased, negative reporting. If you care to have an idea of what is really going on over there, this book is a must read. This book will make you cry, it will make you laugh, and you won’t be able to put it down. In fact, once I got into the part of the book detailing this mission, I read until the book was finished. I only got 2 ½ hours of sleep Tuesday night as a result. Most importantly, it will make you proud of our young men and women who are giving their all, including their lives in some cases, to fight for the honor and protection of the United States. If “The War on Terror” is just a political catch phrase for you, then read this book. It will put a face on the enemy, and make you realize that we are fighting people who want to do us harm, not just fighting an abstract war on terror.