Well, it’s Tax Day here in the U.S., and I’ve already spent my tax refund. On my favorite investment.

Which would be, of course, be Chappy. Not that I had much choice. The, er, problems he had the other night? Well, they haven’t exactly gone away, and what with our trip coming up on Friday and the long ride in the car, I thought it was probably better to get that looked at. So, here’s a picture of my boy waiting for his name to be called at the Vet. And the cost of the visit? Just about exactly what my tax refund will be.

As Dad said, at least I invested it in something I love.

Now, as a Public Service Announcement? Neva, one of my (blogless) readers, has a good friend whose 16-month daughter Emily was diagnosed a month ago with a brain tumor the size of a baseball. You can read more about this saga here, but in the meantime, they’re asking for prayers for their little girl, and–only if you feel so inclined–there’s a donation button there, too, to help pay for the staggering surgery and chemo costs. Personally, I’m still trying to picture a tumor the size of a baseball inside a 16-month old’s skull, and I know I’m sending what help I can. Please go read her story and take a minute to send her some much-needed get-well thoughts? Because, really, that is just too horrible a thing to happen to such a cute little girl.

Really, it makes my dog’s bouts with diarrhea these last few days seem completely inconsequential by comparison. (Well, you know what I mean.) But, anyway, here’s another picture of Chappy at the vet–sitting nicely on the scale, getting weighed. As of this afternoon, he weighs 36.1 lbs. And since I amused the technicians by taking a picture, naturally, I needed to share it with you. On the plus side, they gave me an anti-nausea medicine to try for his carsickness this weekend. Considering it cost $35 for two doses (gulp–why don’t they tell you the cost beforehand?), I certainly hope it works!

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