Oh well, this is the way my universe works. I get home from an expensive treat for myself to discover a) tenant’s bathroom has sprung a leak and b) dog might be really sick. And of course now I have no cash available…darn I hate being a grown up sometimes.
I am hoping dog just ate something nasty and will be better in the morning. He has been acting odd for the last couple of days and now is obviously not well. However, he doesn’t seem to have any of the warning symptoms of a life-threatening condition (according to the internet emergency vet sites) so I am going to see how he is over night. With any luck he will just throw up in the kitchen and be fine. In any case there is no emergency overnight vet service that I know of in town so I have no choice but to wait and see what happens. And, this may seem heartless but I decided long ago that I would not spend thousands of dollars on vet bills…I care about my pets but they are animals, not people, and I think I need to keep that perspective. Now I feel so mean.
And Saturday I will pull out the Readers Digest Guide to Home Repair and figure out if I need a plumber or not. I think I just need to replace the toilet and I know how to do that, I just wish it wasn’t me that had to do it.
Yep, there’s no such thing as a free and easy ride.
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Glad your dog is better. You’re not mean, but you know that.