December 15

Asia has now been with us abut three weeks.  Considering she’s only a dog, it’s amazing what she’s managed to accomplish in that time.  I guess if she were a person, she could probably take over the world.  

Since she chewed up our door frame after only being left outside for a short while so she could pee, we’re now afraid to put her out at all.  Anytime she goes outside, one of the two of us is with her.  

We tried to tie her up and she slipped out of two different harnesses, including a $24.99 American Kennel leather harness.  The only thing that’s worked has been locking her in the garden.

Meanwhile, the inside of the house has a film of particles and dog hair on most surfaces.  Our living room decor now includes three towels spread out in Asia’s favorite sleeping spots.  In addition to this, since we’re now living with a dog full-time, Howard’s head feels like “a solid ball of snot.” I know, it doesn’t paint a very pretty picture.  He had to get a steroid shot AND antibiotics but didn’t really feel better until he got to work.

Not only did she destroy the door frame, which who knows how we’ll fix it, or how much it will cost, but she also destroyed the screens last time she lived here.  Howard was able to fix all but one; after searching high and low for that color in vinyl, I finally found it but it has not yet been priced.  Then Asia had to go to the vet.  That cost $180. Brian can not get here fast enough to take her back to Austin.  That dog does not know how close she came to HAMMER TIME.

In garden news, last night I harvested our second cabbage.  It was huge, so, especially since Howard’s not here, I only ate a small portion of it.  It tastes just like any cabbage, but looks a little different.  Instead of all the leaves being tightly wrapped together, instead there’s a space between all of them. As a result, these cabbages are huge but not as heavy as the other variety. Tonight I think I’ll pick some broccoli to go with my cabbage; the broccoli is huge but as of yet, we have not tasted it.