Saturday the 21st

It has been a very busy week. I don't know why. I haven't worked any more days and the house isn't any cleaner. I am trying to avoid taking anything to help me sleep. I am afraid of developing dependency or tolerance. I get about six hours of sleep a night. The boys from Bermuda are moving out of the apartment today. We will miss them very much. They are the kindest, most considerate young men that we could ever have hoped to meet. Gido has been very busy. He has had a couple of doctor appointments and he has started to replace the upstairs windows since he returned home from Saskatchewan. He finished the bathroom one on Friday with the help of Demetrius this time. Max also had an appointment for his eye this week. He has a very slow healing time because of the long term prednisone use, so the vet doesn't want to remove the button yet. Max is so easy going that it doesn't really faze him much. Occasionally, he pretends that he doesn't know the limitations of the Elizabethan collar and he hits everything with it. I know when I am being manipulated though, and he will smarten up when I tell him to. Did I tell you that Max has lost weight since Gido has been taking him for an extra walk around the lake every day? He is down to 116 pounds now. Friday nights are still sleepover night for Dustin and Demetrius. Saturday mornings are still exhausting! I just took Demetrius home to his mom. He is at the stage where he can't be out of sight for a minute. I have got to take a shower before I go for a run this morning. I also plan to clean the house, do the laundry and rake up the leaves from last fall. The weather is gorgeous today. Ciao for now.