This last week kicked my butt. Last Saturday the guy and the dog both were under the weather. Mackie seems to have been an allergy and some Benadryl cleared him up. He was still not himself for a couple more days but seems better. The first morning he was better, though, the guy was even worse. So, we spent Thursday at the ER (and probably should have been there before that day). He has an infection and came home with some antibiotics. If they don't work he might have to have surgery, so everyone cross fingers and toes they work. He all ready seems a lot better and ate a real meal last night for the first time all week. As a result, reading and other things all fell to the wayside. If I didn't do some reading on Saturday, I wouldn't have finished anything all week! The fact that this was the time last year where I broke my ankle and derailed my entire summer was a fun undercurrent to the events. I am really happy that it is the weekend!