Kali the Wonder Dog

So Kali had her first vet visit this morning since her surgery. She had her drainage tube removed and the wound flushed out and it's looking good. Unfortunately her stitches don't come out for another week, so she's still a conehead. I'm house- and dog-sitting for Scott's mom Wednesday through Friday over in Port Orchard, and Scott has to work, so I'm worried about not being able to take care of her while I'm gone. But, she's a big bouncing ball of puppy energy these days and as long as she doesn't scratch her sutures, I think she'll be fine. It's really amazing to me that she is recovering so quickly; the day after her surgery she didn't seem to notice anything or be in any pain at all. She needs a LOT of training still - housebreaking is still a BIG issue and she doesn't understand the concept of "down" - but she is an amazingly cute and cuddly and affectionate girl. And she's gonna be a big girl. Both of her parents are in the 80 - 100 pound range, and she's already almost 40 pounds at 16 weeks. Apparently she will be kicking us out of bed soon. And yes, of course she sleeps on the bed with us - duh. How could you say no to this face?

Our rainy season has started in Seattle with a bang - flooding and winds and constant rain. Hopefully we'll have one or two dry days still before March, but it's ugly today. In some fit of stupidity, I apparently rolled down my passenger-side front window last night when I came home from the store. It has "one-touch" window buttons and maybe I hit that window button as I was trying to open the trunk from inside and didn't realize it. It was open all night ... this morning I panicked at first thinking someone had broken the window, but then realized I was just an idiot. It was wet, but not as bad as I thought it would be. Luckily the Wind Gods were throwing the rain around from a different direction. Relax, the car's okay. Here's a picture of Joe (Joe Jetta):

More later ... don't think I'm not going to post another Election Day plea ...