Tuesday February 9 Diary (Expect The Unexpected)

I really had hopes to sleep in, but about 10:15, I heard the click click tap tap and anxious panting of Donna, which could mean only one thing: Stitch left the house without making sure that my bedroom door was closed, and Donna was having separation anxiety and wanting to get to me. I wasn't happy about it, partly because I was SOOO tired, and mostly because I knew very well that Stitch could have snuck out, and he really should have closed my bedroom door.

I went into the bathroom to do my bathroom things, only to discover that she had managed to knock everything over inside the bathtub including the shower chair!  Let me tell you folks, that is not an easy task to do! She had to really work at that one. I tried calling Stitch on the phone, but he never answered. Fortunately, when I checked on Life360, I could see that he was at the local 99 Cent store. That left me with the one choice of putting on my footy jammies and getting into Stitch's bed so she could join me. It took her a bit, but she finally got on the bed. Shilo joined me for a short amount of time, but then it was decided that he would lay on the couch. The bed is too small for the 3 of us!

When Stitch came home an hour later, I went back to bed for a little while. It was day one of Stitch's  two days off, and I had planned on just having a relaxing day. It didn't work out that way. Right about noon, "E" called me asking me to drop off some beer. I told her I would be by later on. I don't mind dropping off beer for her, I don't mind shopping for her, I just mind the fact that she always seems to call me when I'm trying to get extra rest. Being older sucks!

Having given up on trying to sleep, I went to boil some eggs for a tuna salad for later on, and then sat on the couch and cuddled with Shilo to watch TV.  20 minutes later, I made the tuna salad and had a sandwich. It was really good. The whole catalyst for this tuna salad sandwich was the news reports about Subway and their tuna sandwiches. No, I've never had any of the so-called fake tuna sandwiches from Subway, but it had been quite a while since I had eaten a tuna salad sandwich, so it was time. I made a point to eat the sandwich at my desk, because Shilo can't stand the smell of tuna. Once I was finished, I rejoined him on the couch.  Right about 2, "E" called me again and asked for beer. Apparently she had forgotten that she had called me earlier to ask for beer. I reminded her that I was going to be dropping by after 5, and that it was supposed to be my day of rest, but as you can suspect, rest was nowhere to be found. 

Right about 5, I tossed on some clothes, drove to Albertsons, and bought four 12 packs of Mountain Dew, some Poligrip for my retainer, and I wandered around the store looking for "Its Delish" brand seasonings.  I know they sell it at Vons, which is a few miles away from Albertsons, but I was feeling kind of lazy and didn't want to drive all the way out there if I could avoid it. I finally had to give up, so I paid for my purchases, put them in the car, and drove to "E's" place, and gave her a 12-pack of beer. When I left, I drove to Vons to get the seasonings I wanted. Before I drove to Vons, I sent a text to Shilo to see if he wanted me to get him anything. I checked my phone before I walked into the store, found and bought the seasonings, and when I got into my car, my phone pinged with a text from Shilo asking me to get him

mustard. I texted him back telling him that I had already gone into the store and come back out again but that I would go back in again and get some mustard. While I was back inside the store, I also bought frozen beef taquitos for dinner for him and Stitch, because I wasn't feeling much like eating anything or even cooking for that matter.

When I got home, I put the taquitos in the oven, and sat back down and watched TV with Stitch and Shilo, and when the food was ready, I made sure they got what they wanted, and I sat and watched TV with them some more. Right about 10, I took my meds and went to bed. I think I fell asleep pretty quickly, because I don't remember when Shilo came to bed, but after I woke up to use the bathroom again, we both sang "Build Me Up Buttercup" for a little while, and then I fell asleep again.