Wednesday was a weird day and a busy one. The internet decided to go on strike for some reason, every time I tried to do anything. The pond pump needed cleaning at my son’s home, and so did the fountain pump and gunged-up pond filter.That took us half the day… but then Nick came back to mine and played with Ani while I cleaned the aquarium’s filters and did a water change… then we tackled the really rough job of the day. We bathed the dog. Attempting the impossible seemed apt for Nick’s re-birthday…

It took two of us. (It also took me a couple of hours solid cleaning to set the bathroom to rights, clear up the splashes, hair and wet tail splats…) And, if that wasn’t enough, we wrestled her into position (several times over), so I could trim her claws.

By the time all was  done, it…