I haven't made any resolutions.

Oh, wait, yes I have. I vowed to do brief spurts of weight training each morning. Like 15-minutes worth. I'm hoping that this concession to actual biology will help me firm up and the things that are flapping on me. Seriously, you don't want to see me standing in a windstorm.

I am teaching myself to knit. It isn't as difficult as I thought, although all I've done is knit and purl, cast on and cast off. I made a 4-inch square of mostly stockinette stitch. Next: a car cover.

I am crossing my fingers that Moe will spend far less time in the hospital this year. Last week he spent two nights at the hospital again, this time for eating half a pack of gum containing xylitol, which can be fatal to dogs. If you read this and own a dog, GET ALL THE XYLITOL OUT OF THE HOUSE! IT CAN KILL YOUR DOG! Also, acetaminophen can cause liver damage, but they have to eat a lot, and it generally doesn't taste as good as sugar free gum (where the xylitol usually lives.)

I got to remove an IV catheter from the official "Ugliest Dog in Austin" as voted by the readers of some publication here in town, yesterday. I was successful, and the dog went home without anything stuck in his body, except for some sutures. I also manhandled a Chow without losing any appendages! This is doubly impressive when you think that on the same day, one of the other techs got her boob bitten by Dr. C's dog.

Now I'm going to see if I can find an easy knitting pattern on the internet for that car cover. I'm thinking red would be a good color.