Michelle, is company there yet, or are they arriving in time for this delicious dinner?

I agree about the size of the butt, Andrea - mine, not yours! Gotta get more exercise and try to get into some of my better looking trousers. :-/

One of the dogs has a sore toenail (a cut right at the base behind the nail on her toe, done while digging in a rocky area) - the same kind of injury I did to myself a while back with an accidental jab next to my fingernail. I ended up with a little herniated bit of flesh that wouldn't heal back behind the nail. My doctor used a bit of liquid nitrogen to kill the little flap and the nail healed. Right now it's actively sore on the dog's foot and I'll give it a couple of more days to see if it will heal on it's own or if I have to take her in. While it's like this I'm not taking her out for walks. She'd go, but she'd be in pain. It's a curious kind of injury, but can be debilitating.

SRS