And you may ask yourself - well...how did I get here?

Talking Heads -- Once In A Lifetime -- 1982



We have been preparing for the big surgery day. Now, many of you might question JUST HOW MUCH preparation is needed for a little 13 pound dog having his knee sliced open?

LOTS!!!!!!

Let's take a little tour of the inner workings of my brain as I tried to figure this all out. Just remember, I do have a *slight* case of ADD. That can sometimes muddle up my prioritizing skills. Slightly.

Here are the things that immediately came to mind after we heard the diagnosis and set the date for surgery:


1. The soft crate. We'll need the soft crate for him to sleep in at night. I think it's in the basement. Somewhere. But, if it is down there, it's been there a long time and will probably need to be dusted off and have the pad cover washed. Make mental note to check basement. Immediately forget mental note.

2. Neck collar. Oh no! Sadie's neck collar, custom made for her by the HM is PINK!!!! With girly stars!!!



That will never do for my boy dog. He needs something more manly. Well, maybe something less manly and more boyish. How about just something blue? Which means we will have to get the supplies to make a new collar. Or maybe Sadie's will fit him and we can just create a new cover. Make a mental note to check basement for Sadie's collar while looking for the soft crate. Again, completely forget mental note.

3. A pack-n-play!

I think I sold the pack-n-play after Sadie was finished with rehab.


Did I? I can't quite remember. I think I did. Yep, it's coming back to me now. I got sick of seeing it in my basement, near where the soft crate a pink collar were stashed, so I put an ad on Craigslist and sold it to a nice guy. He was cute. Buying it for his niece who would be visiting for the holiday. I wonder which holiday that might have been? What was the weather like while I was outside talking to him? Was it summer? I can't really recall. What was I thinking about before the cute guy?

Oh, right! Now I need another pack-n-play. I'd better put a want ad on Craigslist. I hope the same guy doesn't answer and try to sell my pack-n-play back to me. That would be stupid. And slightly embarrassing. Even though he was really cute. I wonder how old he was? What was I trying to remember? Oh, yeah! I know now.

Make a mental note to create Craigslist want ad. Yep. Completely forget mental note as I move on to item 4.

4. I have to groom him! His hair needs to be as short as possible. He needs to be clean. Oh hell, when am I gonna get time to groom? If I groom 1, I really have to groom the rest. It's stupid to have them on different grooming schedules cause' then they never look good at the same time. And there's no way to tell when they would all need to look their best simultaneously. I mean, what if a TV show needed 5 groomed Poodles on a moments notice? Or if my crazy neighbor decided to call the dog warden on me? What would he think if only 1 Poodle was clean and groomed and the rest were not? He might think I play favorites and................

Oh, right. Grooming. Maybe I can groom him and just wash the others. That would be good. Except.....

5. Grooming and washing = washing all bedding. No sense in sticking a clean Poodle on a dirty Poodle bed. Oh lord. When will I get the time to do all of this laundry? In the basement-----------------------where the soft crate and the collar are!!!!!! I remembered! So, now make mental note to connect laundry/soft crate/collar in pea brain. Then, I will know to look around in the basement while I'm already down there.

Sure.

6. Material! I needed material for something. I can't remember for what?

<<<<insert sound of chirping crickets here>>>>

Oh right!!!! Material to make a boy's neck collar. And a cover for the pack-n- play pad. But, I don't have a pack-n-play! How would I know how much material to buy for a pack-n-play cover when I don't have a pack-n-play? Because I sold it to that cute guy. I'd better place an ad...........oh yeah. I am supposed to be creating an ad for Craigslist. I'll have to get right on that. In the meantime, I better tell the HM that we have to go to Joanne's for material. Maybe I should check the basement for Sadie's collar first. To see if it fits. Yep, that's a good idea. Then, maybe we won't need so much material. But first, I'd better boot up the laptop to create an ad. The bootup takes a long time. Or maybe check Craigslist first to see if anyone is already selling a used pack-n-play. I hope someone sells a blue one. I don't want a pink, frilly pack-n-play for a boy. I should have just kept the other one, but that nice guy really needed it.

Well, while I'm upstairs on the computer, I'll get some laundry and wash the Poodle bedding. In the baseme............


The soft crate!!!! And the neck collar!!!!! In the basement!

I should probably go right down there now before I forget.

But if I go down there first, I won't have the Poodle laundry from upstairs. I'd better go upstairs first. And while I'm up there, I'll turn on the laptop and start an ad.



AND SO IT GOES.


By the time Friday comes, I truly will succumb to mental overload. Willie will get all the pain meds and I'll have a headache the size of Idaho.


BTW, I did get a pack-n-play,



but that's a story for another day.



If I remember.