Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 – GoDogGo Day

Hey Babe,
Well, Lola and I are happy campers today. Yesterday in the mail I got a package from the GoDogGo people. I had emailed them earlier this week about getting a new cord for the ball-throwing machine, and the package arrived yesterday. Not only did they sent me a new cord (gratis, by the way, though I offered to pay), they also sent me just about every moving and electrical part that’s in the thing! Plus three brand new balls! I could do a complete makeover if I want to, but I think I’ll just fix it one thing at a time, which means I should be able to keep it running for a long time to come, fingers crossed! So first thing this morning, I pulled the machine out of the back of the trailer, put the new cord on it, ran an extension cord outside the screen room, pointed the machine in the general direction of the pool, and handed Lola a new ball. She was beside herself! It wasn’t throwing too far, because I think I replaced the spring with one I got from a hardware store rather than an official spring, and it might be a bit too stiff, but it sent the ball flying into the pool, with Lola flying in after it! She was ecstatic, and kept at it for a good long time. I finally pointed it away from the pool so that she would get a little break from swimming, but she kept fetching and fetching until I finally just had to take the ball away, or she would have completely exhausted herself, you know how she gets! Anyway, I spent some time going through the mail package I also got yesterday, and took care of some of that business. I also finally got rid of your prescription drugs. I had taken them to Walmart pharmacy because I figures they would have a way of disposing of them, but all they did was give me small packets of some kind of powder that was supposed to render them harmless to the environment, so I spent some time doing that today, though, frankly, I didn’t see how it would help. Meanwhile, Jeff is still trying to solve the problem with the van, he keeps replacing parts and none of it is getting rid of the knocking, and he’s so frustrated because everything on this Ford is hard to get at, in the wrong place, or just plain dumbly engineered. He may be almost ready just to drive the thing with a knock and wait until it finally craps out, but obviously he’d rather find it than leave it like that. His neighbor Mike has come over for the last two days, and though he’s quite knowledgeable about mechanics, he can’t explain it either. Lola and I played again later in the afternoon, then we settled down to watch some more Poldark for the evening. Another warm day today, so I’m headed off for my shower and bed. Good night, my love!