Worst. Day. Ever.

It actually happened!  I had lulled myself into a sense of complacency believing I was dealing with "alternative facts"!  I was so wrong.  Little shit head, Sherman, arrived on Thursday.

Here he is, in his crate at the airport before it is unlocked.

The really bad news is that he is as cute as could be.  He has a cute little jaunty walk, sleeps in super cute positions and has a cute fat tummy.

Janet and Phil are so blind to his manipulation they actually believe he is risking life and limb to descend the stairs!

I don't want to be friends with him.  I started out trying to ignore him, but have had to resort to barks and growls.  He still doesn't get it!  If he thinks he can charm me, he can dream on.

In my final act of solo lashing out, I started to dig around in a grocery bag Phil brought home.  Janet assumed it was stuff from A Pet's Life, but it turned out to be a really delicious bagel that I polished off in no time flat!

At Janet's work they had a special dinner, cooked and sponsored by the cooking school at Camosun College.  Very fancy!

They also had a huge donation of asparagus!  Check it out!

Janet and Phil went to their Elton John concert that they said was sensational!  Started at 8PM sharp and went on for a solid 2.5 hours.

Lucky for this lady, she wasn't blocking Janet's view.  Whilst Janet admired her joie de vivre and lack of inhibition, she is not having a $500 evening out to look at somebodies ass!

The downside to the floor - you stand all concert long!

Janet always cuts Phil grief as he is really lame at using the stove.  He has, in the past, put something on the stovetop and gone to his office to work and wreaked havoc.  Electric kettle on U.K. "hob" anyone?

Turns out Janet has precious little to complain about.  She was making some hummingbird food and completely forgot about it.  The end result?

Lest you think Janet was languishing in the far wing of our manor house:

See that black stool - that's where Janet was sitting while the sugar and water were turning itself into a charred mess.

Good night!
 

Nope!  I am not going to be pals with you!

Bad Stores

One of Janet's volunteer jobs at Our Place Society is to help the program director, Patricia.  Once every couple of months, she troops downtown to the Dollar Store to purchase "readers".  She says the least expensive of the two shops downtown is an absolute shit hole.  Turns out they have been closed down as the building is unsafe - rodent droppings, mold, asbestos and this barely scratches the surface.  Previous to volunteering, Janet had never been to the Dollar Store.  She has had a cough for about three weeks and is convinced it's asbestos related.  Crazy Lady Janet says she may seek a legal remedy!!

The only downside to the store closing is several people will be out of work.

Next up on the bad stores list are nearly all grocery stores.  Expensive, lack of selection and bad produce.  This was a turning point for Janet:

Cilantro - purchased one day previous and fully rotten in the middle.  While it's true that cilantro only cost $0.99, when you need it at 7PM the next day, who wants to run to the store to replace it?

Today, she tried Peppers, which is a bit further away, but not a big deal.  She was explaining to Phil that they give a 10% discount for Seniors on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and that she was pissed because they never asked her.  Phil says "no problem, just take the receipt back next time you go and get the discount".  Now Janet is super pissed as he didn't understand they gave her the discount WITHOUT asking if she was a Senior.  All Phil had to say was "ooooh"

Speaking of more bad things, this is what is coming soon to a location near me!  Apparently, his name is Sherman and we now have special food, special leash, special harness, special crate, special ex pen.....shall I go on?  I am determined to give him the cold shoulder!

 A month or so ago, we asked the Handyman Phil to fix the door knob in the bathroom.  he "kind" of fixed, only for it to fall off while Janet was at home by herself this morning.  She was trapped and had no access to a phone.  Fortunately, as nothing ever gets put away around here, there were two screwdrivers in a cabinet that she was able to use to free herself!

What if it had happened on the weekend at 7PM while Phil was out of town?  Janet could have spent the whole night, sleeping in the bathtub with a towel for a blanket!

Justin Trudeau was in town last week.  This drew all kinds of police and people protesting the Kinder Morgan Pipeline.

I would like to be a protesting doggie!

Janet has been busy quilting.  Two off to Arlene, long arm quilt lady and one in the works.

Jack and Gwen have lived on our street for more than 40 years!  They are now moving to an easy care, one level townhouse.  We are having a party!

We hope the invitees are smart enough to know it's at our house, as the "graphic designers" neglected to put on the venue address!

And look what else is exciting!  They cost the earth, so it better be worth it!

Good night.  I need to rest up before my arch nemesis arrives!