It was vet day today for Miss Maya.
She totally doesn't understand where she is going; even after we get the in car. But as soon as I pull up to the office and open the car door; take Maya out, she makes a bee-line for the opposite direction of the Vet office. She hasn't been there since last year. And every year it is the same thing. I finally get her in the waiting room and we are right on time. I have learned not to arrive early with this one, because I spend any extra waiting time, coaxing her away from the door. They bring out the baby scale to weigh her. Not much change from last year 3.05 kg, or 6.7 lbs. Then we are invited into the examining room. It's a good 5 minutes before the vet comes in and in the meantime, Maya has literally shed .7 lb of hair. I just gave her a bath the evening before and thought I had got most of the hair combed out. But to prove a point, after the vet finished with her, I continued petting and scratching her, and no hair was falling out. Note to self, don't get nervous and I shouldn't lose any hair!!!!!
I had mentioned that Maya might be going to a kennel over Christmas so she got Dog Cough vaccine, in addition to her rabies shot. In dog years, she is over 40 now. The vet found a heart murmur but said it probably wasn't much, but to monitor it and it looks like a small cataract might be setting in on one eye.
To Bill's credit, when he got home for supper and I filled him in on the details, he told me to go ahead and get anything done that Maya needed.........? I swear, he hadn't been drinking at work!!!! I should have got it in writing in case I need it in the future.
It's 7:00 pm and Maya is running around and playing and there are no side affects from the shots, the trauma or the fact, she didn't get to go for a long car ride.
I spent the rest of the afternoon doing laundry, making supper and baking a cake. Our apple tree was full of apples again. I picked them on Saturday and offered them to anyone who wanted. Last year I made bags and bags or applesauce. Ashley was kind enough to take some of the apples this morning to give to the horses she will be riding today. I might have to make a couple of pies with the remainder. But I did find a cake recipe for the applesauce from last year. I used pecan and walnuts. Bill loved it and I enjoyed it as well. It was so moist and not sweet at all. Will definitely be making this one again.
Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cake
By Mareesme
Total Time: 40 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Mareesme's Note:
At last, an easy-to-make "scratch" cake recipe that does not need frosting! Recipe has been modified from one given to me by a friend y ...
Ingredients:
Serves: 12Yield:
1
cake Units: US | Metric
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups applesauce
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup nuts, chopped
3/4 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
1Grease and flour a 13x 9" baking pan.
2In large mixing bowl, mix oil and 1 1/2 c sugar.
3Add beaten eggs, flour (no need to sift), cinnamon, salt, applesauce, baking soda and cocoa and mix until well-blended.
4Pour into pan and sprinkle with 1 1/2 T sugar, nuts (chopped walnuts or pecans) and 3/4 C chocolate chips.
5Bake at 350 dg. for 30-40 mins, until top springs back when touched, covering with foil if top gets too brown.
6Moist and delicious
So Bill has gone golfing, Patrick is at the gym, the other two won't be home tonight. Just me, Maya and the laundry. and of course you Blog!!!.
I almost want to start the Thank you Notes like Jimmy Fallon does on Late night.
Stacey
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