7: 00AM rise and shine

walk Plum in 12 degrees. Despite layering her in dog shirt, sweater and coat she still just stands there and shivers doesn't want to move or pee

45 minute drive to work

work 4 hours

go to Animal Kingdom at lunch, spend hour there scoping out holistic section. thrilled to see they actually have raw. pick up some frozen rabbit, bison, and venison for plum and some hudenflocken too@

let the food trials begin

work 4 hours

45 minute drive home

stop at grocery to buy chicken for Plum

Arrive home - greeted at door by a howling Plum

feed Plum

walk Plum in 18 degrees, still just stands there and shivers

start the 3 hour process of making Plum's home made dog food

multi task while rice is bloating and chicken is cooling

squeeze in a couple hours of pug rescue work.

give Plum bath while she makes scary low growls at me

special shampoo needs to soak in her skin her for 10 minutes.

have to hold her down in the tub to keep her from escaping

she wet shakes her entire body several times soaking me

done with bath, proceed to towel dry

Plum fights me every step of the way attacking the towel, and me

Done with bath Plum kerplunks herself down at my feet waiting to be brushed

Return phone calls while brushing Plum

Administer ear drops to Plum

Back to kitchen to grind Plum's chicken in food processor

hear Plum howling at me because am not paying attention to her

realize am getting old because my back is starting to hurt

must.finish.making dog food tonight because we're going out of town for the weekend

plan to stock Ritz Carlton mini bar with bags of Plum's home made dog food

hope Plum doesn't howl in the room and get us kicked out...

have more packing and planning to do for the dog than for myself

finish grinding Plum's food in processor, add vitamins, stuff baggies and freeze

do dishes, dry dishes, put dishes away

return to computer to eek out a blog entry and finish Curly Tail work

Plum has to sit on my lap while at the computer

glance at calendar, realize must.find.time to finish Christmas shopping in next couple days

stop to return more calls before it gets too late

exhaustified.

goldfish crackers and apple juice for dinner

back to computer to return several emails

eyes start to burn

dry / fold laundry

brush Plum one more time now that she's dry

11:00 pm, finally sit down and relax for first time

soon as my head hits the pillow Plum brings over a toy and wants to play

use last bit of energy to squeak toy and play pug of war with Plum

Lucky for Plum I have a lot of pug patience