Bad Goings On

Well, there have been some bad goings on. We, of course, did not get the house we made an offer on. Again. AND, our first foster dog was a monster fail. He was here less than 24 hours. Not only did Flip hate him, but I had a crazy allergic reaction to him. It started with hives breaking out on my skin anywhere he touched:

My arm after petting him for 1 minute

So, he had to go back to his previous foster home. I felt terrible. And, I'm afraid to foster again in case the next ones also gives me hives. I know that I am allergic to dogs (and cats!), but, mostly it's breed-specific. Flip has never bothered me (nor did the Ozzy, Prince of Barkness last weekend!) But, I played with a beagle about a year ago that nearly killed me. And going over to my friend's house (with 3 dogs) is always an endurance contest: me vs. mucus.  Because of this, I can't have a random train of dogs in and out of my house - I would need to interact with them for a while beforehand to make sure I didn't react badly. Instead, Wm and I are volunteering in other ways. In fact, we are going to an adoption even for the rescue that we fostered with tomorrow. Our job is to hold the dogs for their fancy pictures and to encourage people to adopt, not shop, for pets.

Flip is THRILLED to have his house back. Oddly, Schroeder really liked our foster dog and they were friends. This, even as Schroeder-Flip relations deteriorate even further. I swear to god, it's worse than Israel and Palestine.

Wm was off school on Friday and has a half day on Monday (career day). Then, he starts spring semester on Tuesday! He just finished up J-Term.  I took Friday afternoon off with him and will take Monday off, as well. I texted Wm on Friday morning and asked what he was doing. He sent me 2 pics back in reply:

Wm said the garbage truck woke him up...and he was annoyed

Wm and Flip snoozlin'

Then, after I got home and we hung out and ate lunch and walked the pooch, I had my own snoozlin' pic:

Friday afternoon nap!

If nothing else, fostering has made Steve appreciate Flip even more. He called Flip "the perfect dog." He has been spoiled even more than usual!! And, I have signed up for a Paint your Pet class with my friend, Mel! Steve goes, "you gonna paint Luna?" HA!

Today, we went out to lunch with Suzanne. Then, The Boys went to see Coco (which they loved!) and Suzanne and I saw The Shape of Water (which we loved!)

At dinner today...
Me: [Tells story about my childhood and a thing my mom used to do when I was a kid]
Steve: I do same thing all the time!
Me: Well, they do say you marry your parent.
Wm: What? People marry their parents?
Me: No, that's illegal, man. I mean they say people marry other people who are similar to their parent.
Wm: Oh. I'd like that. I'd like to marry someone like you. [pause] Just not 40.
He managed a nice compliment and sick burn all at once.