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This is Zip. Today was a better day. I could tell Rachel felt somewhat better about me because I was up and ready to go today. We watched a bunch of squirrelavision, for those who don’t have one, it is a big glass door that has all sorts of dishes with peanuts and corn in them and then some of those hanging things for birds filled with hard things that have no taste and crunch lots. I don’t care to eat them but that’s okay. Lots of squirrels come right up to my door and stare at me and I stare right back, sometimes I even lip my lips, if you know what I mean! The birds are interesting too but they move so fast that you have to be quick to see them.

We went to the P-A-R-K today, I don’t know why she can’t say it, she always spells it as though I can’t figure out what we are doing. Anyway, this is the place we go at lunch and sit under the trees and watch the squirrels and pigeons. Sometimes this lady comes  and we call her the squirrel lady because all the squirrels and birds come racing over and she feeds them. It’s fun to watch and once a squirrel ate out of Rachel’s hand just inches from my nose. Oh, that was exciting.

We did some walking and I forget and go too fast sometimes and then, oops, down the rear end goes. My leg isn’t too strong after I sit for awhile and I have to walk it out but then it goes okay. I have these pink socks she puts on me to keep me from slipping. I feel silly but it makes the humans feel better so I wear them.

Rachel worries if I don’t do just what I used to do so I try but sometimes a girl just has to lie down and not look out the car windows till there is something to see and I know because, I have a nose! We have lots of deer here so I like to bark a hello to them when we pass.

I did a little begging while the humans ate tonight, not bad pushy but just interested, Rachel never feeds me from the table but she was happy to see me want food that she slipped me a little treat. Wish I could remember which look it was that I gave her so she would do it some more. I think Rachel’s mom is slipping some of my KD food in with the broth and rice she gives me.I really don’t care for the taste of it anymore. For those who don’t know KD is for those of us that have a renal problem, I can’t have too much protein which makes it a bit more complicated in getting me hungry to eat again. I did well today with my food so everyone is happy with me. My Rachel worries about everything and I can’t get her to understand that I am happy just to be with her even if I don’t feel good.

Thanks to all who wrote to us. It really helps to hear about all of you. Hey James, I like older guys so keep writing sometime.

I hear I am going to have staples put in where I got a thermal burn during surgery. I hate staples but this huge bandage I am wearing around my waist does nothing for my figure so on Tuesday back to that place I go again and then the next Tuesday I get more chemo.

That’s all for now, thanks for walking this trail with me.

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