Blech, I’m down with the “something” for the first time this season.  Already!  I don’t understand it.  It cannot have anything to do with my penchant for falling asleep on the patio in 50 degree temps, or riding my scooter to work in the cold, or going wine tasting when I’m already starting to feel sick…  No, couldn’t be.  Just bad luck I guess.  I did manage to have some fun over the weekend despite my feverish condition, so it must not be that bad yet.  And it ain’t…  Sore throat, runny nose, blah blah.  The usual crud.  Woe.

Mostly we spent the whole weekend running around with our friends Michael & Alaina.  They are in the process of selling their house, and had a pretty solid stream of showings and open houses lined up, so we agreed to entertain the poor little waifs while they were temporarily homeless.  And, their pup Renfield is Quinn’s best friend, so they’re always excited to get together for some destruction of my landscaping.  We had quite the social weekend.  We hit some wineries, one stray brewery, a few brunches, a dog park, did some grilling…. whew.  Tired me out.  Tired the dog out too, he was asleep until Tuesday afternoon.  The pups did pretty well together as always, but they did tear up my landscaping something fierce.  Ugh, little monsters.  There was also an unusual instance of random shoe destruction.  We got home from our travels one afternoon (they went with us a lot, but not this given day,) and I found one of my favorite shoes in the back yard, hopelessly destroyed.  Now, it is a well known fact that Rennfield is a destroyer of footwear.  There’s a solid history there.  Angelic Quinn on the other hand has never done such a thing.  So, naturally, blame was placed and discussions were underway regarding reparations from the damage caused by their wild beast.  Meanwhile, I decided to review the security cam footage for any hard evidence.  After viewing dozens of clips, this was the only one showing any meaningful proof:

GASP!!!!  My own little boy!  The only plausible explanation is that Rennfield had chewed up the shoe inside, and Quinn was attempting to carry it to safety to prevent further destruction.  Alas, I could not find the film to support this very likely claim.  Time to buy more cameras.