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Happy Doperversary, shoe! 
My next meeting starts in 10 minutes, but I only have to listen to that one (not participate)…so, I can ramble at y’all for a bit. 
(I was born on the west coast and raised mostly in the Baltimore area by parents from North Jersey, lived in the UK for two years, and went to college just outside of Philly: between that mish-mash and my radio broadcasting minor, theater experience, classical voice lessons, and church lectoring I’ve developed a mostly generic American accent [a decent “radio voice”], but at some point in high school I picked up “y’all”…and it stuck! 
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I also have no plans for the 4th of July at this time. There’s a chance my BFFs might invite me over for burgers and fireworks. HusbandBFF loves setting off fireworks at the top of their driveway. It would be good to see them and have a burger, but amateur fireworks always make me a little nervous…so, I’m not sure whether I’m rooting for an invitation or not. Heh. I wish there were a possibility of seeing them sans driveway fireworks, but I know the two would go hand-in-hand. We used to always go to a local school for fireworks, but between COVID and WifeBFF’s mobility issues we haven’t done that for several years.
Not at all! Nothing about “the first thing I do is unpack” was meant to imply “the stay must be for more than one night.” I like all kinds of travel, and am adaptable. If it’s a one-night stay – or even just a few hours – “unpacking and getting my hotel room all set up” might only extend to toiletries and the next set of clothing.
Thanks for asking! 
The only change today is that now the “meds crushed and mixed into 1 oz of peanut butter” method has worked twice in a row. Which is definitely better than nothing, but she still isn’t eating anything else: maybe a few bites of wet food, then she goes back to sleep. Her balance and coordination are still crap, and she still seems to be in some pain. Yesterday was tough for her because of the grooming visit: a lot of standing (albeit with a belly sling) and being handled (albeit gently), etc.
It took a lot out of her, and this morning I actually had to wake her up to take her outside – and so I could take a shower, as she was sleeping on the bath mat in front of the tub (it’s a small bathroom ). This was the first time I’ve ever had to deliberately wake her up: normally, brushing my teeth right next to her, banging around in the kitchen a bit, touching one of her paws with my toe, turning the radio on, etc., would do the trick. I’ll admit to having a moment where I looked closely to make sure she was breathing!
I’m still hoping that the vet will agree to give her injections for pain and appetite stimulation tomorrow evening, and I’ll ask about trying Librela again. She got a couple of doses two years ago with no noticeable improvement, but her condition has worsened significantly since then.
LOL! 
Win-win! Excellent!
Eek. I totally get doing what you have to do, but sorry about the unexpected spendiness!