#alaurin pets

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OMG!!

I’m unsure if I actually have followers still since I’ve been absent from tumblr for so long, but if so then hello all!!

Yes, I am still around but mostly as an occasional lurker.  I’ve been busy with my family and work, plus I got a little burned out with SWTOR and all the new content.  Also, it didn’t help that the muse just disappeared......for way too long.  However, the muse has returned and I’m slowly getting back to writing SWTOR fics.  I did manage to update the story thread I co-author with Kitar, Unforeseen Complications, if anyone is interested in reading it.

I’m also working on updating my other unfinished story threads which include something for BH Katrynka and some of the Lauren girls at their family farm.  Also, I’ve begun the daunting task of updating the SFC Prompt Archive and Story Index after my rather long absence.

Hopefully I will have a story or 2 to share here soon but until then, have some pics of the furbabies we’ve adopted over these past couple years:

 1.) Socks helping with the Christmas tree:

2.) Midnight doing what he does best....sleeping on a lap

3.) Rocky in his life jacket, ready to go kayaking

4.) Rocky passed out after a very long walk.....90lbs of doggie takes up a lot of couch!

5.) Socks and Midnight up to no good!

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The hardest part of being a pet owner is when it's time to say goodbye. It was with a heavy heart that I did so for Cinders the cat this afternoon. He was my buddy for over 16 years and I am going to miss him terribly. Putting up the Christmas tree won't be the same without him.  Cinders was also the inspiration for many of Aric Jorgan’s embarrassing moments during that Nar Shaddaa series I wrote for the Lauren girls.

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back to normal

After spending Tuesday night and most of the day yesterday confined to the family room downstairs, then a trip to the groomers yesterday afternoon, Daisy is a happy poochie once again.  

Our house smells clean once again and Daisy got to spend the night in her cozy doggie bed in Mommy and Daddy’s room.  Hopefully she has learned her lesson from all this and decides to leave skunks alone in the future.

On a side note, I finally got caught up on all the sleep I missed after Daisy got sprayed by that skunk in the wee morning hours Tuesday and was able to focus enough to get the update for Unforeseen Complications edited/polished.  I posted it a few minutes ago if anyone is interested.

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The face of regret....

This is my 12 year old yellow Labrador Retriever, Daisy.

Daisy is a sad doggie today because Mommy won’t let her in the house.  In fact, Daisy has been outside for a very long time on this warm day (88°F)......since roughly 5:20am.  Not to worry, I adore my geriatric pooch and she has plenty of food and water outside with her as well as several shady spots to lay in.  

Now some of you followers might be wondering.....why is poor Daisy stuck outside?  You see, Daisy is getting older and typically needs to make a trip outside in the night to take care of her doggie business.  Age sucks, I know that so I don’t mind when she wakes me.  This morning she got me up at 3:45am, I promptly let her out and laid on the couch while waiting for her to finish.  After a few minutes I was concerned because Daisy usually likes to conclude her business quickly and get back to her cozy doggie bed.  

This morning however, Daisy was distracted by a little black and white kitty with a big fluffy tail.  Feeling rather spry and a bit frisky, Daisy decided to chase this strange kitty.......problem was, it wasn’t a kitty.  Those of you who are pet owners probably know where this is going.  Those who aren’t, well as it turns out my stupid dog went after a fucking skunk and got sprayed right in the face!  And you got it, I’ve been dealing with the smelly aftermath all damned day!  I have bathed her several times starting with the suggested hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/dish soap mixture, then moved on to diluted vinegar with little result......other than the fact that I was out of hydrogen peroxide and vinegar by 5am.  The local PetSmart opened at 9am and I was right there waiting.  I purchased mass quantities of skunk odor remover....supposedly nature’s miracle.  The lady at checkout took pity and informed me that their store does skunk baths.  I thanked her gratefully and filed that away just in case.  Yeah.....Daisy will be going there tomorrow since the groomers didn’t want to risk skin irritation with too many baths in one day and despite using copious amounts of the skunk crap, Daisy still has a slightly unpleasant odor coming from her snout and right between her eyes.

So yes, Daisy is unhappy today and so am I after spending the day trying to fumigate the house and her stupid ass.  I never did get back to sleep either.....so I’m tired as all hell and it’s my son’s 11th birthday.  He’s having a great day, so that’s a good thing at least.  Me however, bedtime can’t come soon enough.  I love my dog, but if she ever goes after another skunk ever again I will kick her ass!  It has been amusing seeing Cinders the cat’s reactions to Daisy’s predicament and I get the feeling there might be some payback for the cat’s taunting (he can be an insensitive asshole sometimes).

You know, I used to love Pepe LePew, second only to Wile E. Coyote......but after this, if I ever go to a Warner Brother’s theme park and see dear lovestruck Pepe, I have to admit that shit will probably get ugly.    

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Cinders the cat couldn't even wait for me to get the tree out of the box this year.....he just dove right in! He wasn't too happy when I started pulling branches out so I could actually put the tree up.

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I love my cat but that geriatric little fucker really needs to stop demanding kitty lovins at 4am!  Even worse is our old yellow lab who is a sweetheart, but something has been giving her gas lately......really bad.  Twice I’ve woken up in the middle of the night to those big brown eyes staring me down, pleading with me to let her outside as she’s farting.  Between Cinders the Cat and Daisy Doggie (I won’t even get into the snoring hubby), I haven’t slept through the night all week.  Being the light sleeper in the house really sucks sometimes!

I love my pets, really I do......but I also like to sleep.

Good news is that despite being super tired, I have made lots of progress on the next 3 updates for my guys’ swtor story thread and hope to post the first one either this evening or tomorrow morning.