Blue's progress

I know some folks are wondering, so I thought I'd update you on Blue: She's doing much better, all things considered. She spends most of her time in the porch, but she gets up on her own to go outside with Dave. And she's been eating quite well (especially since Dave is feeding her pork hearts and liver -- I think she's eaten more meat than we have lately). Dave does wrap her up on a blanket at night (we call her the Bluedog Burrito when she's all snuggled up), and we always laugh when we see her in the pink blanket, since she is just not a pink-blanket kind of dog. (She has gender identity issues, but we try not to hold it against her.) She is much more subdued -- probably still in a fair amount of pain -- and she walks with a hitch in her step now, looking a little like a cantering horse. But she is a dog who got hit by a truck and lived to tell the tale! (And wag the tail ...)

... House issues were frustrating this evening. Dave went to install the dishwasher, and it was damaged. Looks like it was dropped upside down at some point, which we definitely did not do in transporting it to the farm. It's dented enough that it's tough to open the door, and I'm sure the seals would leak if we tried to run it. I'm taking it back to Menard's tomorrow -- hopefully we won't have trouble returning it, though it has been more than 30 days.

It's frustrating to have such a setback when we're so close to moving in! We need to have the end of the counter supported in some way so we don't accidentally damage it -- Dave's thinking of putting on the end support now, even though it would be easier to get the dishwasher in without it in place, just so we don't have to keep reminding ourselves not to lean on the counter.

... My pre-move-in to-do list is getting quite short -- just a few more beams to varnish, some trim to paint, and then I'll be down to cleaning! Which will take a while -- there's sawdust everywhere. But I think we'll still be able to start moving in this weekend!