When she gets one of these cards in the mail, I know it's time to take her in to see Dr Lizardo to get her medicine. This is what she takes
This is the only thing that kills her fleas. It is purported to be a delicious beefy chewable that doggy will love. Well, nobody told Elli that little nugget of info. It is HARD to get one down Elli's gullet. One time, we even got in a fight over it, with me trying to hold her tiny snout shut, and her thrashing in every direction, eyes bulging. And they cost $15 apiece, so if one is wasted during battle, no, no, no. Medicare should cover them - after all,she is 70 years old.
So I devised a sinister plot to get this month's dose into her. I went to the Dollar Tree and chose my weapon
A nice package of thinly sliced "Honey Ham and Water Product". Good enough. I took it home. When I entered the door, I waved the ham around in order for the scent to waft her way. Then I chopped the Comfortis into 3 pieces. Then I rolled out 6 thin strips of hamwaterproduct. This was Elli just before I deployed the first ham bomb.
The first two were decoys - no medicine. But that got her to open her mouth like a funnel. She has no teeth to get in the way. The third missile was loaded. Down it went. In between warheads 4 and 5, I dropped the 6th ham decoy. Worked like a charm. Then I gave her more ham as a reward. This is Elli after
Pure concentration, like a SWAT team sharpshooter. I will be repeating this successful military campaign again next month.
So this operation took a while. I had originally ironed the dress that matches my jacket, but when I put it on this morning, it was too baggy at the waist. So I made a game day substitution and went with this ivory knit that always looks great (since I was baggy at the waist yesterday). The dress is by Misook, and the jacket by Coldwater Creek. I guess I have a lot of CC stuff - you could have fooled me. But their designs are very classic, so they never go out of style. Also, I used to work two jobs, so a lot of my shoppping had to be online, and they were always sending out $10 gift cards. This dress will also work because I have to take my mom to the dentist today and then come back to work, so I want to be as wrinkle resistant as possible.
Here's a closeup of the embroidery on the jacket. It's very intricate and pretty. It looks machine done.
Onto my jewelry. I think I have something new to show you today - new in the sense that I haven't worn it for the blog yet. On my left arm,
The bangle is gold and diamond and I wear it alot because it matches everything. The ring is emerald and diamond. Doc got it for me a long time ago, and I have always loved it. You can really see the nail polish in this shot. On my right hand
I combined the KC bangles with two of the RJ Graziano rose gold bangles. Purty!!! The ring is an amethyst one that Doc had made for me for my birthday one year. He had a patient who couldn't pay their bill, so a barter was arranged (lucky me - he was a goldsmith). For my necklace,
This necklace is just a piece of plastic that has a mother of pearl quality to it. I always get a million compliments because it is pretty unusual. You can see the crochet edging on my dress here. And the whole reason for this getup?
So I could wear my new shoes!!!! So sparkly and cute!!! Even better, a steal at $10.85. I hope you enjoyed my little tale about Elli. And I hope you enjoyed my outfit as well. See you all later!!!
