I was hopeful the giant dog would behave himself today, but alas, he was grumpy as usual at the vet's office.

Mind you, that grumpiness only started after they took him in the back, did a fecal swab to check for parasites and he apparently didn't like that  - at all.  They came back with him 5 minutes later and said, uhh, we'll have you deal with him while we do our stuff.

I can't blame him for getting a bit upset.  He had needle after needle stuck in him.  It was time to update everything and everything we definitely did.  But, as usual, for the needle part, we ended putting a muzzle on him and I had to hold his head.  

But, immediately after the sticking was done, I took off the muzzle and he was his good old self, talking to everyone and sticking his face into everyone's business, including the vet that stuck him over and over lol.  He's a really good doggy.  

After that, it was back out into the main room where everyone waits and the front office.  The lady that had looked out of the door before we went into our room - and totally freaked out about Addler's size - came out again and then ducked back into the room.  I offered that my dog is leashed and I have total control of him.

That didn't convince her at all.  Long story short: she ended up running full tilt out of the front office and out the front door lmao.  

I don't want to portray Addler as a meanie. He was very good natured in the front office. He was great in the exam room. The vet came in and he was fine with that.  The needles came out?  No, lol, just no.

I dropped 5 bills there today.  It was everything plus the flea/tick pills that were ordered for both dogs.  The heartworm injection is more expensive than the pills, that's what the vet objected to.  Well, this injection is a lot more expensive.  Yea, well a heartworm diagnosis is a 2.5k proposition, I don't want to have to give him pills every month, I'll do the injection.  The vet agreed, he does the same with his dog, but he was apparently attempting to prepare me for the sticker shock.

That shock came and went long ago, I know how much it costs, lets do it.  

 My poor doggy. I've given him lots of attention since this afternoon and I gave him some rare treats he normally doesn't get.  He's clearly not happy right now.  He looks okay but he's got a look on his face.  I dunno, but those shots are, IMO, mandatory for dogs and keep him from getting terminally ill.  

It's sort of getting late.  I have the South Carolina run going out tomorrow morning.  It's 3 days - 4 if things go south.  I'm not really interested in this run, it takes you through Atlanta and up 75, tomorrow, finding a place to stop for 10 hours will not be fun.  That's not speculation, that's fact. This is why I want to try to start a model for parking that doesn't cost a fortune but gives an option in crowded corridors.  

I actually think if you could get enough of these set up in a region and show the benefit for large trucking companies, large trucking companies would sign onto it.  Of course I don't have the money to buy 100 properties in a several state area. 

The kid - was definitely sick.  He became clingy.  He also fell asleep when we were going to Lowe's for some carb cleaner - like 2 minutes after we pulled out of the driveway.  He looked bad, sounded bad, coughing, no idea what's gotten a hold of him.  I felt his forehead, it was very warm.  Thermometer showed 102.5 - mama gave him some tylenol and it eventually came back down and he was feeling better.  

I'm quite tired. I was just waiting til it got a bit later so I could sleep without too much problems. 
But the birds - they go off around midnight and the sound is obnoxious. I'm reverting back to using earplugs every night.

With that - who knows when I will post again - but c'ya soon.

bb

 Think ... pond.

I'm trying lol.

Kids got up and started making a racket early this morning and pretty much pissed me off, considering I had been in a deep sleep and probably would have slept a couple of more hours had they not done that.  Mama was not happy when I informed her of that so hopefully some consequences for an action they very much know they shouldn't be doing that time of day. 

I'm kind of tired is the point.  I tried for well over an hour to get back to sleep and that was a non-happening event.  

So, I decided to get up and do something useful with the time. Addler needs his rabies shot and it's also entering the time of year for mosquitoes - that give dogs heartworms.  So, I'm taking him into the vet this morning and get that over with. Aspyn will be at another date.  I took her in last time to get her loss of weight assessed. Let's see, rabies, heartworm test, heartworm injection, tic and flea pill and whatever else he's needing? That will be $400 Mr BB.  

I'd be willing to bet money I don't get out of there without dropping at least 3 bills.  But, if you want to take care of your animals, you're going to have to spend the money and that's just a part of owning dogs.  People who don't take care of their animals end up with sick/dead pets and that's no fun, at all.  

The pond? I'm going to need to get out of this funk I woke up in with those kids making all of that noise.  I was going to sleep until 9am, that's pretty much what I do when I have a day off.  The pond will entail moving heavy stones from one side of the property to another, so yea, I'm not necessarily in the mood for that.  Maybe later after I get done with Addler.  

Several other things on the agenda for today - whether it all gets done or not is unknown but I'ma try.  The life of being on the road all the time, home time is sometimes plenteous but also sometimes infrequent.  When it's infrequent, that's when I'm tired, worn down and needing a break.  It's also when I usually need to get a bunch of stuff done.  

One thing I'm trying not to do is check my email all day long for any sign of anything from the lender.  It's really hard to resist that temptation, lol, even tho I know it will be weeks at least before we get to the closing date.  It's just what it is.  

But, since I'm going to be in the area where I would want to start a truck parking place - the animal hospital is right up the street from I-20 on a less traveled road but the Interstate being right there is the only thing that matters - I'm going to look around for properties for lease or sale. Preferably for lease, no real risk besides however long the minimum agreement is for.  Probably a year, 6 months would be better.  

Don't think I'm joking about a truck parking place.  It's been in my head for a while as well as RV parks, Mobile home parks and other business ventures that heretofore I had no path to accomplishing any of it.  I refuse to just sit around and work for a huge coroporation for the rest of my life while opportunity sits in front of my face.  That's just it.  I'm sick of driving trucks, that's where I'm at, that's where I've been at, gotta do something about it.

And with that, I'm going to take a look at SBA loans, what they involve and then, prepare to go to the vet.

G'day.