Carmen Aretha went for her follow-up visit with the canine surgeon today and the pathology report shows that all the cancerous tissue was removed. Excellent, excellent news! My euphoria was slightly dampened, however, when he decided to leave in a few staples since her incision hasn't healed completely, meaning she has to continue to wear the dreaded cone. Yet it's not Carmen but rather me that I'm embarrassed for (have you ever seen the birthday card with a picture of two girls and the first one says, "Where you celebrating your birthday at?" and her friend replies, "Don't end a sentence with a preposition!" and the first one says, "Where you celebrating your birthday at bitch?!"). I had already decided that I'd be wearing her cone as my Halloween costume. I had no choice but to ask the nice doctor for an extra cone, and when he looked at me enquiringly I was forced to explain. Not one of my finer moments.
It was another rainy day and I was feeling domestic so I made Italian Wedding Soup courtesy of The Barefoot Contessa for dinner. I also made a pumpkin cake for dessert which we haven't eaten yet. Strange ingredients, as in pouring a box of yellow cake mix over the pumpkin mixture. Could be really disgusting or could be out of this world. I sort of hope it's the former so that I'm not tempted to eat the whole thing. I only have a few weeks before the big day and it would be great if I could lose a pound or two. Maybe the vet could put a couple of staples through my lips....
I almost fell at the grocery store today. The floors were wet and slippery and my foot went right out from under me, but thanks to my amazing coordination and sense of balance I was able to stay upright. I fell this summer in the airport in Barcelona, also on a wet slippery floor, and I landed hard. I'm sure the high heels had nothing to do with it. At least I looked good on the way down! I also fell in the vet's office a few weeks ago, again on a wet slippery floor. What's up? I think maybe I ought to stay home on dismal days. Or maybe I ought to go barefoot like the Contessa.
We're about to carve pumpkins. What fun! I just better be careful with the wet slippery knife.
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