Happy Monday

Tennessee and I had a great day yesterday, the first anniversary of the day we connected. We didn’t leave the house or make a fancy dinner, but it was the first day in a while that we both felt pretty good and had energy, so we checked off several of our to-do list items, including organizing our laundry room and pantry. We built a shelving unit together which, to be honest, she could have probably done by herself, but it was fun doing it together.

This is so not what I originally had planned but it really was a great day.  What was even better was that my mom was sending me texts and pictures of how cold it was and how much snow they got, and we were running the A/C because it was 80 degrees outside.

When she asked me if I missed the snow I said, “Nope”.

And I don’t. I don’t miss having to go out into it to shovel or to try and drive in it around the idiots who don’t know how to drive in the snow. I suppose I may eventually kind of miss how pretty the yard looks blanketed in the fluffy white stuff, but I’m good for now. However, I will say a nice hard freeze would be nice to kill all these bugs. Have I mentioned how much I hate bugs?

Speaking of my mom, she decided last week that she wanted to get a puppy. The son of a friend said he was selling puppies, so she bought one at a discounted rate and brought her home Friday night.

Mom’s 4-year-old rescue dog, Aspen, who does not share well…toys, food, or her humans…was okay with it at first but when she realized the pup was not just their for a play date, she started becoming more and more aggressive. Also, the puppy ate one of mom’s insoles and peed on the carpet so by Sunday afternoon the puppy was on its way back to the seller. Mom didn’t want her money back, so she essentially rented a puppy for the weekend to see if it would take.

It did not.

Worked out for the seller though because now he can sell the pup again. I’m not sure why she thought a puppy was a good idea, but I’ve been speculating that she misses taking care of a being who makes a mess and isn’t very well-behaved. However, I am Tennessee’s problem now and there’s no take-backsies.

Anyway, I’m off to enjoy my Monday. I’m taking annual leave today to take care of a few things. I hope y’all have a great day.