We went to a rescue event today. Dash was an ambassador for Dalmatian Rescue at Pet Fair. We told him he need to be on his best behavior. ...

Life is returning to normal. Water is flowing. The large tunnel under the house has been filled in. The dogs have quit barking. The only r...

Sometimes, you've got to be the squeaky wheel. When Dot pooped in her bed again last night and we still couldn't use the washing ...

Three steps forward, two steps back. I woke up this morning thinking our plumbing ordeal was over, but when the tunneling crew returned to...

We've got water! The broken pipe was exactly where the plumber said it would be, which kind of amazed me. The leak was located right o...

Maybe this is what hell is like. Being trapped in a house with no working toilets while caring for a sick dog who poops all over the place...

This was the last day before they start digging a tunnel under our house, so there was lots to do. The day started normally enough. We got...

It takes at least a gallon and a half of water to flush a toilet. You can use a quart of water just rinsing off a few dishes to put in the...

Its started. I'm listening to two large industrial strength dehumidifiers doing their best to suck the moisture out of the house. We...

Things have started to return to normal. It wasn't a great day, but it wasn't sheer chaos like yesterday either. Dot was surprisin...

I've decided that I need complete quiet and isolation to stay sane. Yes, today was pretty crazy. I was trying to code a fairly complex...

My life is about to become miserable. The plumbers have discovered a substantial pipe leak located under my living room floor. There are o...

Dot's cancer continues to be in remission. The ultrasound scan we did today showed no growth in the tumor whatsoever. The oncologist w...

Dogs don't understand Daylight Saving Time. Frankly, I don't either. The whole concept of "gaining an hour" or "los...

When I was walking Dash this evening, I noticed that some of the neighbors were turning a nearby tennis court into a Halloween party. Ther...

Such a long day. Unrelenting rain and incontinent dogs isn't a good combination. There was no avoiding the rain this morning. We took ...

When I was getting Dot suited up in her harness to go to physical therapy, Dash woke up from a nap and immediately started coughing and ch...