By the time they got home from class the rest of us were up and about and ready to go. So we piled in the car and went to their regular morning hiking place. The wind had really died down from the storm yesterday and it was a much more pleasant walk.
We saw lots of critters but much to the dismay of the kids they didn’t get to be free to chase them. They did get to chase a few lizards on leash but everything else they just had to watch.
Just as we got home we received a call from the vet in Tucson about Wazzu’s test results. While her blood work all looked pretty good the titer test for the Valley Fever wasn’t what we were hoping for. Her titer has gone up (up is bad, down is good). While it didn’t go up a lot, it still went up. Needless to say, I had really been hopeful that it would have continued to go down. I was very disappointed at the news. But I feel very comfortable knowing that we are working with the #1 Valley Fever specialist in the country. If anyone can help us through this it will be her. So we’re keeping up the fight as best we know how and will do everything we can to beat this disease.
The dogs thought the rest of the day was boring as we just worked on the computer and did a bunch of errands. While we were out doing errands we stopped at some restaurant for lunch. As it turns out this place, while very nice looking, wasn’t all that busy. I think that is usually a sign. In this case, the sign was that this place is about the slowest place on the planet to eat.
We had placed our order and were waiting and waiting and waiting. Mike was seated and I was pacing around the section of the restaurant we were in which was empty. After a LONG time the waitress finally came over to us and said “Sorry it is taking so long but our kitchen always waits until they have three or four of something ordered before they make it.” What?! – There were barely that many people in the restaurant and it’s highly unlikely that we all ordered the same thing! We finally convinced her to ask the kitchen to make our sandwiches now!
Once we got the food it was actually pretty good. But not good enough that we would ever go back. While Mike waited for them to box up my leftovers and bring the check, I wandered around the open air mall. As I was walking I came across a Verizon store. A while back we had gotten email notices saying we were eligible for free phones and since ours were old I decided this would be a good time to upgrade. This took about as long as waiting for our sandwiches did! But we have new phones. Oh by the way, if you call me please expect it to take a while before I answer. I really like my new ringtone so I like to listen to it a while before picking up. Tee Hee.
Also while we were out we came across “Diva Doggy Boutique.” You guessed it – had to stop there. This really was “diva” stuff. High end stuff but most was very diva-like. And therefore most of their stuff was geared toward little dogs. But we did find a cool looking hydration pack for dogs. We thought it would be great for Slugger to carry water for all the dogs in this pack when they go on hikes. Doesn’t he look cute!
What a great idea! Only problem is the idea is flawed a bit. I supposed for really wide dogs this may work. But Sluggers back is not wide. So as soon as you fill the pack with water it just slips off down one side. When we returned it the lady said almost every one they sell gets returned for that very reason. Since that’s the case, I’d think maybe they wouldn’t’ want to sell that particular item even though it is made by a very top notch outdoor dog company.
Anyway, we got a lot accomplished – always so much easier when you’re in a town where you know your way around and know where everything is! We often wish we hadn’t left Phoenix all those years ago. But it was the right thing to do at the time. At least we’re in a position that can visit often. If only it was easier to find a place we can actually stay.
I don’t think I’ve mentioned where we’re staying. This is probably the oddest place we’ve stayed. It is a, I don’t really know what it’s called, but it’s kind of like a mobile home park – although the homes aren’t mobile at all. They are the size of double wide trailers – although they look like houses not trailers. Anyway, it is a little community of these little houses.
It is completely full except for nine lots which they are waiting to sell. So they decided to let RV’s park in those empty lots until they sell them. Well from what we saw, only two of the spots will an RV be able to get in to. Anyway, no RV’s really go there – we were the only ones and definitely looked out of place. They said they don’t get much RV business and won’t be allowing RV’s much longer anyway as they expect the lots to sell very quickly. They actually don’t allow pit bulls there but made an exception for little Slugger.
Debbie
3/28/07
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