It was a busy week for the pups. Dusty had to get his teeth cleaned on Wednesday, and a couple of benign lumps removed from the back of his neck and from between the toes on his left front foot while they had him under. He wasn't going to be able to have a bath for a while after the surgery, so we moved his grooming appointment to Tuesday. The surgery went seamlessly, and the lump that was between his toes was sent off for analysis to make sure they got it all. He was so good during it all, they gave him a Certificate of Bravery.
We took the cone off for him to be able to eat. We left it off because he was mostly not bothering with his foot. He can't reach the incision on the back of his neck.
Dusty went back to most of his usual activities, like lying in the sun on the dining room floor. Sandy joined him, in solidarity.
The pups like to hang out on the couch when nothing much is going on.
Sandy's grooming appointment was on Friday. Now both dogs are looking nice.
Friday was pretty busy. After dropping off Sandy at the groomer's, I stopped at the grocery store and then went on to Trinity Episcopal Church for the noon Good Friday Service. Members of the choir were encouraged to attend, even though we weren't singing officially. I think there were four of us there. I got this photo before the service, when not too many people had arrived. I love the stained-glass windows and the architecture of the church.
The pews filled up when it was almost time for the service. I went back for the 6:00 PM service because the choir was singing for that one. It was a longer service because there was more music. Saturday we had the Easter Vigil service. It was even longer with lots of music. I didn't get home until after 10:00 PM and had to get up at 5:30 AM to be at the church again by 7:15 AM to go over music for the 8:00 AM Easter service. We weren't done yet! We moved over to St. Helen's Hall for the 10:00 AM service, because more people were expected than would fit in the much smaller Trinity Church. The Hall was packed, and they even opened the balcony. The view from the balcony is somewhat restricted, so they projected a better view on the wall of the sanctuary. We sang the same pieces, and I think we did better, having practiced it one more time at the early service. We had some additional singers for both services. They sat with the congregation and then came up to sing the anthem with us.
If you want to hear us sing our anthem, you can watch it here. It's at about 51:30.
Sunday afternoon, I crashed on the bed and took a long nap.
The Summer Sorrel top is coming along. When I got to the end of the first chart, I put half of the stitches on another circular needle, so I could try it on. I think it's going to be OK.
Here's a look at the progress so far:
Although it was a busy week, I managed to rework some stories that might go into the new book.
I managed to find time to make bread on Saturday.
I'm going back to Wisconsin later this month, so when I cook for supper, I put one or two servings of whatever it is in the freezer for Charlie to have while I'm gone. Anything left over after I get back can be used when we go camping.
I have some more medical adventures coming up this week.
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What's in The Doll's Storybook: The story for Friday was Mandy, Why Do Stars Twinkle. Emil and Mariah listen to Charlotte playing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and wonder why stars twinkle. They look for Mandy to get some answers.
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