Why Can't I Have A Spa Day?

Yesterday was Katie's SPA day again. Just in time, too. Katie had started itching and chewing the day before so the appointment was just in time.

How is it that if I accidentally hit her with water from the hose, she takes off for the other side of the house? She'll go to the very edge of the pond to see what the fish are doing or maybe catch a sip of water but, guaranteed, her feet never get damp, let alone wet. Yet, she loves her visits to the groomer. She's been going to Pampered Pets, just down the road, in Oakhurst for almost 5 years. Venessa was amazed to find out this dog thinks water is solely for drinking; she loves her shampoos and grooming. She came home so soft and smelling so good and there were no silly little bows on her ears to embarrass her when we left.

Even living where we do, she doesn't get "dirty". We brush the weeds out every evening and she has a knack for finding the weeds with the "velcro" buds but she doesn't roll or play in mud and dirt, she prefers a bed of grass and, being a therapy dog and visiting where she does, that's a good thing.

SPA day is a good day for me, too. We have a fund-raising event coming up and it's "begging" time for me. I'm out soliciting donations and raffle prizes and I leave her at the groomer's and I'm free for 3 hours or so to run errands, maybe grab some lunch and Katie doesn't have to stay home wondering what she did wrong and why she can't go. She's perfectly content visiting and waiting in the shop for me.

It's Thursday again; church office day for us. We're off in a couple of hours to spend the day in the wonderful air-conditioning in exchange for a day of volunteering. Win-win here. And it's Kate's favorite place to visit. She has the priest trained to give her a treat upon her arrival and while mom works in her office, he lets her visit and sleep in a chair in his office. Her main responsibility is to meet & greet if we have visitors and to keep things running smoothly. She's very good at that considering she gets in a lot of sleeping while we're there.

Thursdays being my favorite day of the week, we wish you all a really good day today as well!