Sat am, I got up early so that I could go ride before I had to be at work at 1pm. I'd uncovered the birds, fed the cat and let the dogs out. Got dressed, and as I was putting my shoes on, something catches my eye in the backyard...did I really see what I thought I saw?? Hmm...better go look what the dogs are sniffin at. As I walked into the yard, it occurs to me, that an anti-freeze jug had been threwn into the yard at my precious weiner dogs!!!!!(I will note, that it had minimal fluid in it). As soon as I was in eyesight, a man over the fence starts to berate me "your dogs are always barking at me! I can't go into my yard without getting barked at! They're a nuisance and we have laws about that! I should call the cops and have them taken away! etc, etc." Now..I don't know who this dude is, cause I have never seen him at this house. I think that maybe he is a father, or father in law of the tenants. I have always enjoyed my neighbors and they have been helpful to me, mowing my lawn, taking out the garbage when I was sick, so I was very surprised at this reaction. So, I calmly reply....."first off, my dogs are only out to go potty, they don't really like to be outside", "secondly, if you have a problem with my dogs, come talk to me, or call the police, don't be cruel and throw an anti-freeze jug into their yard"! "Furthermore, they are DOGS and bark, and run and play in their yard"....I flung the jug back in his direction...and then he said... "...you got lucky this time, next time it(the jug) might not be empty"!! .
GAME OVER....I called 911.
I would like to say, that the house behind mine, houses at least 7 dogs, which are often in the yard for long periods of time. They age from puppy to maybe 4-5 and then an ancient old fellow. Their fence is only about 100 feet behind mine, across the alley. When those dogs are out, and mine are out, they all seem to enjoy plenty of barking and running back and forth along their respective fence lines. It can get VERY loud back there. I tend to ignore it while mine are out there, as again...they are being DOGS..and they seem to enjoy seeing each other through the fences. I completely understand how a "non dog lover" could find this overwhelming and a total pain in the ass.
But...I have digressed...so the police arrive, 2 cars and the supervisor creeping through the alley. I calmly explain what has happened, and tell them my wish is NOT that he is arrested, merely "talked to" and so that there is a record of this occurence, should it happen again. They go to talk to him. They come back to me and report that the man states that he believes I intentionally let the dogs out when he is outside, and that he had a bad morning. The informed him that if they come back again for the same thing, he is going to jail. Crisis averted, justice prevails...right?? Perhaps, however I am now paranoid to let my dogs out without watching them.
Ok..so that is the first part of the morning. Now...I have moved on, am headed to my friends Mom's house, to pick up a garbage can that we need out at the barn. I get the can, and now I am headed south on Meridian towards 50, cause I still have to get to Orshelins'. ANd....I got pulled over for speeding. By whom?? Yep, one of the policeman that had been to my house earlier! He kindly let me go, encouraging me to "put the morning behind me" and pay better attention to my driving. What a doll!
Now it is almost 10:30, and I am on my way to Andover. Get out to the barn, let my horsey out, clean his stall, put his feed up, groom him up a bit and visit with him, and it's 12pm and I have to change, and jet to Halstead by 1pm to work! So work from 1-5 was tedious and I was tired, but am gettin through it. 5pm, I'm outta there! I have dinner plans at 6pm with my former stepson and his new wife. Fortunately they postpone til 7pm and I flop down for 15. My best friend Jenn calls. She wants to have an impromtu Girls' Night. ARE YOU KIdding me??? lol...I havn't been sleeping well, getting over a cold, had a crappy start to my day, and I had to be at work on Sunday at 9am. ....Of course I'll go out! lol...7pm rolls around, and I'm out the door again! Meet Brad and Angela at El Toro's and run into a gaggle of girlfriends whom I havn't seen in a bit. Frankly I was overwhelmed for a minute! I tell them all that Jenn is coming and the excited flurry begins...Jenn has't been up here to hang out for quite some time, and ironically we were all here in town! So after dinner...we went to the Iron Horse and had a ball!!!! Cutting up, being silly like old ladies do, and being glad we were all together! I left early and was very restrained in my drinking(and believe me, I wanted to cut loose and REALLY forget the day!).
SO...my day was a little crazy, but it ended really good and reminded me that no matter how bad a day can begin, friends can make all the difference in how that day ends!!!!
Much thanks to my VVBFFFE Jenn, Elizabeth, Maria(stroke the pony!), Ms. Kat, Capn' Marla, Felicia(The Fee), Annie, Robin, My Ron, and Randy for being so sweet to all of us. Hugs and kisses!!!!
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