Aaaaand DS ate the image.

PD and I are ill with Covid. I was + as of Sunday but PD was neg so he masked and went to work. Came home sick Monday evening. I tested today and the + came up in less than 20 seconds. I feel so bad on the daily that I did not know I had Covid until the fever got really bad. Now it doesn’t seem to be going away. At least PD is not as sick. He is able to do some work from home.

Today I'm thankful that we have no doctor, so I'm only working a half day. My back is one wrong move away from taking me out. It's been sore for the past week and by the end of the day yesterday I couldn't stand up straight. It's been a while since I've held >100lb dogs. Other than that it went well though, it's a relaxed atmosphere and I definitely prefer that. Everyone I met was nice,and sarcastic so I should fit in well. I also liked what I saw in terms of medicine (practical and clear about recommendations, but also not doing all sorts of extra stuff/upselling), and animal handling. First patient was a very aggressive rottie and the doctor told me his owner was really good with him, which can mean very different things, especially with bully breeds. Luckily good did not mean being rough or yelling-he was very calm and reassuring to the dog and just talked to him and scratched his ears the whole time. Exactly what I would do if Miki was aggressive. The dog was medicated and the owner muzzled him before coming inside too. And honestly the animal handling is huge because I've seen vets who get nervous around aggressive animals, or can't get out of their own way (ie, they have to go back and feel something again because...reasons, when you need to get blood and give injections etc) before the fuse runs out, or are so hell bent on "not stressing " an animal (ie not scruffing a cat or muzzling a dog) that you have to start and stop and reposition so many times that it ends up being *more* stress than just scruffing/muzzling and getting the thing done.

Good afternoon Leo - I'm grateful to have my bills paid too. It's been touch and go for a couple of years now. I always breathe a sigh of relief when I'm done. As for next month, it's a wait and see.

Worked this morning. Ran an errand and now home temporarily. I want to take one of the cats for a pedicure. She's overdue. Hoping that she doesn't decide to pee on me which has been her tendency a couple of times.

We are getting some bad weather later. It's nice here today so far but you can tell that is about to change.

PuppyMom - I'm so sorry that you and the Mr. have COVID!! That's just miserable. It's still out there along with measles and whooping cough. I hope that you start to feel better soon. Hugs!

Also, I'm grateful to have a place to come and just talk about stuff - Fibromyalgia and whatever floats your boat. It's good to have unbiased sounding boards to commiserate with. Many of us are friends off of the board which is a nice perk. I'm always glad to see whoever takes the time to show up.

Waves!