Friendly Fill-Ins and Aquamarine Eyes

Hello, friends! We're ready for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, and we'd love for you to join us. My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two fill-in statements, and I came up with the second two.


1. My plans for June include _________ and _________.

2. I would love to have _________ mentor me.

3. _________ was an aha moment for me.

4. I was not prepared for _________ when I reached adulthood.

My answer are below in bold.

1. My plans for June include getting to all the things I neglected in May and working on my writing and drawing projects.

(I mentioned in May how I planned on doing things like cleaning and organizing my kitchen cabinets. That didn't happen. By the time Evan and Astrid started having some rough days, and then my hot water heater broke and was out of commission for many days, I found myself with little to no desire to clean kitchen cabinets. I'll add it to this month's to-do list, but at this point I make no promises. And, as always, I want to work on my writing and drawing projects. I've actually been doing pretty good about working on these regularly, so that's something.)

2. I would love to have J.R.R. Tolkien mentor me.

(I'll admit that I like to do things my way and so I'm not one to seek out much mentorship. That's nothing to be proud of, I'm sure. That said, as a huge fan of the fantasy genre, and as someone who loves to write and would love to publish some works into the world, I'd pick fantasy master J.R.R. Tolkien's brain if I could. He has unfortunately long since passed on, but he's who came to my mind.)

3. Astrid's most recent "episode" of struggling to swallow food was an aha moment for me.

(I mentioned this in Wednesday's post about pup Astrid. She's been having some issues that we've assumed were related to her old age, arthritis, and residual symptoms of vestibular disease. One of her newest issues, though, is occasional difficulty swallowing. When I was doing my best to help her with that recently, I had a sudden realization that Astrid's newest issues look almost exactly like the symptoms my grandma's dog was displaying before being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis last year. Astrid has now had blood taken to test for this disease. Though we don't have results back or actual answers yet, at the very least we're now pursuing her symptoms further after my aha moment made me think she surely has some esophageal and other muscle issues going on that are possibly similar to my grandma's dog. So, we'll do our best to get to the bottom of it.)

4. I was not prepared for all the chores when I reached adulthood.

(I did chores as a kid. I helped with cleaning and cooking and all that jazz. But, it didn't all fall on me, and now it does. It sometimes boggles my mind how much has to be done simply to keep myself and my furry babies alive, and to keep my house running as it should. Almost everyone has to deal with this stuff, of course. But, there are just especially busy days with endless hours of chores, and on those days adulting is a little less than fun.)

Now it's your turn!

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Are you ready for your Eddy fix? We know you are. Today, you get another view of Eddy sitting in her favorite chair. These are close up shots, though, which is fantastic because that gives you a great view of her absolutely gorgeous aquamarine eyes.

No photo shoot with Eddy is complete without at least one blooper. Or a dozen. These bloopers are still pretty darn adorable, though, like this blurry, earless one starring her adorable snaggletooth.

Eddy and all of us here wish you a happy Friday!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

As I work on this year's new series of summertime spooky doodles, how about yet another one of this nature from a few years ago?

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Tip of the Day

We have another quick and simple food and drink tip today. Especially for older, arthritic, or furbabies otherwise unable to get around well, try to place food and water bowls near their favorite places to sleep or hang out. If possible, you can also try to place bowls all throughout the house so that they have easily accessible options wherever they are at the time. This can help ensure that furbabies with less mobility are still getting proper nutrition and hydration.