I started a blog post the other day, but completely forgot about it! I was going to finish it later that day, but got busy with other things!
Anyway, where has the time gone! I seriously cannot believe that it is already March! Despite my liking of cold weather, I am seriously looking forward to some warmer weather and being able to wear my spring clothes instead of winter! Not much has been going on around here. We had a busy February with the doggy guests who included: Mina, Joe, Bruno, Chester, Daisy, and Daphne! It's weird how the amount of dogs we have varies from month to month! This month we will be getting Velcro and Chucu only! Charlie tolerates the doggy guests very well. Sometimes he does get annoyed at them, especially when he is tired! He does a better job tolerating them then I do! Some of the dogs we have will NOT leave me alone and have to constantly be by my side. I try to go to my room to get some peace and quiet, but they just sit outside my bedroom door and whine until I open it up for them! UGH!
Earlier last month I went to the allergist. I have been having trouble breathing for awhile now (really it has been probably about nine years where I have had trouble breathing, but more recently has gotten worse). Anyway, my mom and I suspected it might be asthma caused by allergies. Before this I had never had a formal allergy test, just knew I was allergic to a select few things (grass and cats). Well this test really explained why I couldn't breath! I am allergic to grass, weeds, dust mites, alder, birch, juniper, and cottonwood trees, and cats and dogs! When I found out I was allergic to dogs a little of me died inside. If any of you know me well enough, I LOVE dogs! Knowing that I am allergic to them is difficult to come to terms with. Of course that won't stop me from cuddling Charlie or any of the doggy guests that like to cuddle. :) I was glad that I finally pinpointed my breathing problem as it was hindering my ability to exercise! I couldn't breath when I was playing Kinect, I couldn't walk up hills without feeling faint, and I couldn't do any cardio machines without getting winded! It was horrible! How was I to stay in shape when I couldn't work out! Luckily, I got things sorted out and I am back to working out (though having not done it much since August, getting the motivation to actually work out again is difficult!)
Now on to Charlie...well Charlie is just Charlie. He needs a haircut though, so he is a very furry Charlie! He has been very loving lately. My brother, John was gone for the past month to Europe and you could tell Charlie knew someone was missing because he clung to me a lot. He would follow me everywhere! I would be in the Media Room, there Charlie would be, I would be on the Elliptical and sure enough Charlie would be near by, laying down! During the weekends he kept coming up to the couch where I sit on my computer to give me kisses! What a crazy dog! He also recently (about a month and a half ago) got a new toy. It's a little elephant that squeaks very easily. He loves it and can play with it for ages!
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| Joe being Joe.... |
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| Daisy in her sleeping bag. Yes she has a sleeping bag! |
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| He just came in from outside where it was pouring rain! |
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| Mina the Westie! |
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| It is hard to see, but Charlie's elephant is between the cabinet and the wall! It wasn't put there purposely, John threw it and it bounced there! |
