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. . . . . . poop signal

what a great morning! NICKIE didn’t leave me any presents. you know why? i woke up before her!

i watched what she did in the morning. as she woke up, she circled my bed, but before finishing, she stopped on my shag rug and started walking around in a circle. UH OH! THAT’S THE SIGN! THAT’S THE SIGNAL! it’s poo poo time! of course being the NICKIE that she is, she decides to lower her but on the carpet. i saw her present coming out…. luckily i was able to grab the poo poo / pee pee pad and stuck it under her! SUCCESS! after wiping her tushie with the tushie wipes, i noticed her pink tank top was wet. well, turns out she had an accident in bed. i don’t know if it was urge incontinence (accident) or if she just couldn’t get out of bed to go somewhere else.

i don’t know if i’m happy about it, but i do have to say that my carpet was saved by the bed!

i spoke with the pet trainer at PETsMART yesterday. NICS had a spa day with the groomer. given NICKIE’s age and cataracts and imbalance problem etc. i wasn’t going to be able to train her. the trainer suggested that our best bet was to just enclose her in a pen when not supervised. i think i might just have to do that.

the trainer also said that it’s good that she has a shirt on (and the new warm jacket that i got her) because old doggies like her can’t regulate their temperature as well anymore. on top of that, she’s petite and small dogs tend to get cold easily.

. . . . . . sake and 2 out of 3 questions

today, i may go to my neighbor’s restaurant to go SAKE tasting. she has 30 different kinds and she’ll be serving appetizers too. that sounds like fun. i’ll be going alone. i told my french talking group person about it, but he’s going faire de velo ( bike riding) and my girlfriend KEVIN is too sick to get out of bed. oh well, i expected to go alone anyway. well, it will give me a chance to meet people. not that i’m excited about it, but conversation is always good.

i got my couch yesterday!! i was so happy! it’s nice. now, the only thing that i’m missing is a flat screen TV. i used to have a 56″ sony one, but S2BX got it. well, i guess it was his. i gave it to him for his birthday present two years ago. i figured he would never buy it for himself, so i decided to get it for him.

BEFORE:

AFTER: cleaner view without the laundry closet.

yes, i’ve already folded cloths on top of it! it’s great!

one of the delivery person tried inviting themselves to watch movies with me when i got the TV. yeah right. i think next time something like that happens, rather than laughing it off (which i did well yesterday without feeling guilty!) i think next time i will just say only if they can answer 2 out of 3 questions. (1) if you wanted to show that a number was statistically significant, what would your p-value have to be? (2) what are the differences between a 401K, IRA and a roth IRA. (3) how many chambers does a heart have? 3 or 5? (trick question!) and if i really don’t like them … (4) what is the numerical number for pi.

yup. i think if i’m ever out there in the dating world, i think those would be good filters. the first question is simple if you’ve taken a stats class. that’s like the very basic thing. that means the person has done higher learning. the second question means the person is money/savings savvy and the third means that they can think out of the box when the box is created for them and if something like that doesn’t even give them a sense of …. hmmm that doesn’t sound right … then they don’t sound right for me. if i’m TOTALLY not interested, then … not too many people know what pi is.

anyways … was just thinking about that. i’m one of those people who end up saying “i should’ve said …” after the fact, so if i want a quick come back…. i have to think about it before hand.

am i talking stupid?

here’s a picture of NICKIE in her blue tank top that says: i’m not Fat i’m just Fluffy.