Wow.

I finished reading Twilight. Good thing I picked up copies of New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn so I can keep going!

As expected, Hubs was very jealous of my close relationship with a book this afternoon. He thought my sinuses and I should be doing something more "productive." Whatever.

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Currently reading...

I finally broke down. I've wanted to read it for many weeks, but I knew that, if I started, I would probably be hooked and have a hard time putting it down. So I didn't buy a copy until Friday. And now, this afternoon, since I'm sick anyway, I'm going to start reading it. Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

Rosemary Wells' McDuff books

Big Girl and I went to the bookstore at the local dirt mall on Friday, and we picked up some new books for her and her brother to enjoy. Both of them are big fans of Rosemary Wells' McDuff series, which depicts the adventures of a cute white West Highland terrier named McDuff and his owners, Lucy and Fred. The illustrations are fun and well-executed, and the stories are accessible and cute. Both kids really love the McDuff character, and each story has a light-hearted message that we can discuss together. Big Girl likes to examine all of the details in Susan Jeffers' illustrations and discuss them, while Two prefers to focus on the "doggie" and read the stories again and again.

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Sinus pain:

I haz it. I think I'll have to break down and get sinus surgery sometime soon. Might as well do it now, since I've already met my insurance deductible for the year with the carpal tunnel surgery. I've got a new sinus infection, less than a week since finishing antibiotics for the last one. Thanks to an excellent genetic inheritance from my father, I have back-to-back sinus infections every spring and fall, and sometimes in winter too. And this will keep going until spring, unless I take drastic action. I suppose I'll call the doc in the morning and set up the surgery...

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This dog

This dog escaped at some point this afternoon or evening - not sure exactly when - and ran feral about the neighborhood. Truly feral: he discarded his collar during the escape. When I went out late tonight, about forty-five minutes ago, to feed him and his punk companion, I noticed he was missing. I called, whistled, yelled his name - no dog. So I prowled around the house with a flashlight for a few minutes, and then got in my van. And drove slowly around the neighborhood with the windows down, whistling loudly like a fool. If any of the neighbors saw me (most seemed to be asleep, as their houses were dark), they probably thought I was creepy, given how slowly I was driving, and/or insane, given my persistent whistling.

I made two huge loops through the neighborhood and I was just getting ready to pull into the driveway when a big yellow goofball ran up next to the van, grinning and panting. I threw the van into park, hopped out, and for once he came nicely when I beckoned him. I put his collar back on and escorted him back to the back yard. Prodigal pup that he is, he enjoyed a big bowl of kibble and lapped up some fresh water with his dinner. Tomorrow I'll try to figure out how he managed this great escape...