I didn’t sleep well again last night… I know, what’s new, right? John stayed out in the living room with the pups, and then he fell asleep. He’s such a deep sleeper, that hubby. In the middle of the night, I heard Martin scratching his bed like crazy, trying to fluff it up. From the bedroom, I didn’t know it was him, but I knew I had to check just in case he or Remy was stuck and panicking. Yeah, it was just Martin being particular about his pillow. Later, I heard Remy whimpering. Did John hear any of this? Nope.

In the morning, Remy was doing a tad bit better. She was actually getting herself up, but goddamn, her walking/movement looks uncomfortable. She’s not able to use the doggie door now either, so she cries by the door. Poor thing. She made it outside to pee, but inside John found two turds in the living room.

I put down additional carpeting, but today she just wanted to stay in the living room. The house looks like a mess right now with all the random carpeting, but oh well. What can I do?

I guess, honestly speaking, I’m a little disappointed by her progress today. She IS better, but I dunno: when I read that stuff online, people were like witnessing miracles. In the end, I suppose the facts are the facts: She is almost 16. There were some really old dogs mentioned online, but most were still a few years younger… Like Marty’s age. Huge difference. I’d say, for the most part, Remy was smooth sailing and it really has been the last year and a half or two years where she’s declined substantially.

So we’re going to see how she does tomorrow and then re-evaluate. I hope that we’ll find a drug combo that works for while we’re away. I hate to leave her like this.

In other news today, I did more marketing classes on Coursera. I also did some online shopping/browsing. There were tons of Cyber Monday deals out there, especially for travel, but eh, I couldn’t settle on any dates. The clothing deals seemed only so-so, not spectacular. But the news is reporting promising holiday sales figures so far…

This weekend I received an email from a coworker. He was just wishing me a nice holiday. I replied last night that Remy wasn’t doing so well. Then this morning, I got a text message from someone else at work. She had heard from the first person that Remy was having trouble. It was nice of her to check in. I’m still a bit in my “I do all the initiating” funk regarding friendships, so it’s nice to know what someone is thinking about me without being prompted/harassed. I’m going to see her tomorrow for lunch.

Well I think I’m hitting the sack early today. I’m feeling kinda drained. Just a few more days left for NaBloPoMo!! Yippee!