Multiplicity1's Journal, 23 Sep 10

Tonight we went and looked at a 1 yr. old Australian shepherd mix but she was just too fearful to take home. Now it looks like our new dog will be the 7 week old purebred Australian shepherd puppy with one brown eye and one blue eye that we are going to see tomorrow night. Her picture was adorable and her owner says she has a wonderful personality. She is the last left of 15 puppies but I think it is because she has two different colored eyes which we think is adorable. Her owner gave her a bath and clipped her nails tonight so she should be beautiful for us to see tomorrow evening. We have to drive an hour and a half to get her but it is definitely worth it to get the kind of dog we want. We decided on an Australian shepherd because of their size, temperament, they are good with other animals and are reasonably good guard dogs. Plus we love the way they look. She will need grooming though unlike our lab/Chow mix.
It will be a lot of work but will be very rewarding. I have a schedule worked out already for feeding and walking and going outside. We are going to get a new collar tomorrow before we get her. We may get a puppy playpen for her to keep her out of trouble. We are going to crate train her and let her sleep by our bed. We have a new vet at an animal hospital just built near our house picked out for her. I've been reading books about puppies for a week to get information about being a puppy owner since it has been such a long time since we had a puppy.
I should have worked out today but I didn't. I was up until 5am because I was excited about getting a dog and I had too much caffeine yesterday. So I got up around 12:30. Then I worked on the house to get it ready for the puppy. I heard from the circuit court clerk and I don't have to do jury duty until Feb. 1st. I have my bone scan on Monday. I am still not using my crutches because I keep falling over when I try to use them. My foot still hurts a bit but it is much better than it was.
My food however has been terrible. As always I haven't had enough veggies. I am just way too bored with eating a salad every day so I have skipped it a couple of times. I ate tacos from Taco Bell again today not the most wonderful choice. I just have to buckle down and learn to cook a few things so I can have some variety.
My meeting was good last night. It was on gratitude and I enjoyed seeing my best friend who had been out of town for two weeks in Europe.
I guess I'll go now and try to eat a salad.

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1281 kcal

Fat: 87.01g | Prot: 61.09g | Carbs: 75.65g.   Breakfast: Splenda, Baking powder, Cinnamon, Egg, Flax seeds. Lunch: Tacos. Dinner: Greek yogurt, Strawberries, Splenda. Snacks/Other: Sunflower seeds. more...