today

Is only wednesday.  This font looks weird.  Blogger is always changing things around!  Not that I'm complaining, mind you, but I just never know what to expect when I log in.  Being a Taurus, this is somewhat traumatic for me.

At any rate, I would normally have just come in from walking the dogs at this time, but we've been playing in the back yard because our realtor came over yesterday and hid the Haltis!  She didn't really hide them, but she took them off the leashes and stashed them on the shelf on the back porch (I couldn't get away from a meeting yesterday, so she came over and walked the dogs during a showing--I guess she couldn't figure out how to put the Haltis on, so she dumped them).  I was just a little peeved to have gotten up early for a walk to find that it would not be happening.  Yes, they are a crutch, but I am not ashamed to admit my handicap at walking to PitBull mixes without them.  One at a time, maybe--definitely not together.  I placed an angry call at 6:20 and then found them at 6:25 (but I had been looking since 10 after!)...but by then it was pretty pointless to go.  We got out the basketball and played in the yard for a bit, and I unhomed some spiders and picked up poop and looked for the missing Kong.  I'm beginning to wonder if one of them just ATE it.  It's time for new ones anyway--the old ones are beginning to crumble.

So yeah.  There was another showing yesterday, although once again I've heard nothing more about it.  Monica said another fellow contacted her about the house and is supposed to call back for a showing...  That's it really.  She thought about having another Open House this weekend, but since we just had one weekend before last, I don't know... Seems a bit desperate!  My friend Sophie is (I think) coming into town this weekend, and I would rather not have to sweat keeping the house particularly nice while she's here.  Then again, I don't want to miss the opportunity to show the house to potential buyers. *sigh* What to do? What to do?

I read a good book last weekend at the races:  "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime"  It's about a mildly autistic child who sets about solving the murder of a neighbour's dog.  I won't tell you more than that in case you decide to pick it up, except that I found it very entertaining.  A bit funny, quite depressing, super intelligent, and ultimately worthy of being loaned out or at least recommended to friends.  Shannon, you especially would enjoy it, I think, having worked at CLO like me.  Understanding the protagonist just a little bit more than most readers, I think you and I are set up for a better appreciation of the story.  Anyway.  I read it in a day.  Back into Terry Pratchett now, and I wonder how I put him away for so long!

I'm going to run and get ready for work--think I'll take Bucket to daycare today! It's been TOO long! :)