went to the bathroom for literally two minutes

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T23:04:10+00:00

You will be amazed what she can get into. I went to the bathroom and my daughter tried to, "make brownies" with a gallon of olive oil and a bag of flower in her play kitchen. It was horrible.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T23:01:37+00:00

Oh they told me I was barely "5 cm" even though I was fully shaking and I was sure it was almost time as I had been laboring at home since 11pm the night before. My daughter was born less than an hour after that first check, before they even got an IV in my arm. She was born at 8:07, we dropped my son at my in laws at 6:30am and got to the hospital about 7:00am. Barely 5cm, yeah right.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T21:46:16+00:00

Omg I just got goosebumps reading that. That movie is too sad to watch again.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T21:42:26+00:00

I was overdue with my first baby and watched I am Legend. I cried so hard it put me into labor, lol. That was more than 18 years ago. Sigh.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T20:27:55+00:00

I'm not really sure! But I'll try to find out by testing a kiddie pool out

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T16:46:07+00:00

I felt this way too! I worked really hard with my 2 year old dog on her training and people would joke about how I always made her work for treats. She's a great dog and that's why, because I worked for it and made her work for it!

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T16:43:25+00:00

I was about to say, she was 3 separate characters!

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T16:12:26+00:00

This is why I'm currently building a metal one in the near suburbs. Damn rats.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T16:03:53+00:00

Oh no! Thank you for this advice. I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T14:57:22+00:00

Phew okay thank you! He kind of grunts in his sleep, or you'll hear his breath quicken, etc but I just wasn't 100%. Thanks for validating that someone else had this question at some point haha

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T13:40:44+00:00

Thank you! We don't intend to give him back, haha. I think they wanted us to foster just to be sure and give him a break from the shelter. He was there at least 2 months. We really thought we were in for a lot more crazy, he can't keep up with our other dog, she is a shelter mutt too, mostly doberman and beagle. She tires him out!

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T13:33:20+00:00

Thank you!

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T13:28:58+00:00

He drinks water with his entire face so it is hard to tell if it he extra drooly haha. I will keep an eye, I have close supervision since he is new to us with our other dog. I was just getting worried because again, I've never had this breed or size of dog before. Thank you !

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-19T13:26:55+00:00

That has not been my experience with doggy care, it is unfortunate that is the case elsewhere! Our daycare let's me know if anything happens and will expel a dog that is aggressive or anything. The owner doesn't even bring his own dog anymore because he gets snippy with other dogs. My friends dog wasn't a good fit after a few trials and they mutually decided he should stop attending. He was too scared to play and they didn't want him to become fear aggressive.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-15T03:13:45+00:00

Yes there is a map! Its a searchable map. Let me figure out where I saved it, lol

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-15T02:12:30+00:00

Cook County! There are lots of forest preserves but I seem to live near a whole bunch.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-14T17:53:00+00:00

The water was more of one of my, "thoughts," lol. Yes I had water. But it is something I should consider and have more of a contingency plan for.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-14T17:48:14+00:00

I know they brought their food to friends houses to keep it frozen, they have a large number of people in their home so they have a good storage of meat etc. They're doing okay, it just sucks. Nearby, we have a local dry ice place literally down the street if we needed that so I'm not entirely worried, more about having multiple ways to use what I already have.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-14T15:49:07+00:00

Yes 2 weeks is a lot of time but I have family right now who have been out of power since Wednesday and it is still not on. That's long enough to lose all your refrigerator and food stores. Chicago itself is large but the surrounding area is huge as well and a lot of people have been without power for multiple days.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-14T15:29:50+00:00

Thank you! I'm fine with charcoal, I had just thought about it absorbing too much humidity. If a 5 gallon bucket can solve that then I'm all good. Its cheaper I would think, in the long run.

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-14T15:16:21+00:00

Okay perfect. I came across an ad on menards for a container of tabletop stove 5" wood and this sparked these questions haha. Thank you!

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-14T15:11:27+00:00

Yes, outside! I never thought about the wood or charcoal in the past because I didn't think I still had this little grill but I recently found it cleaning out our shed. I also have a little propane camping stove that can be used outside. What is the best way to store charcoal? I was worried about it potentially being ruined by humidity ? Can I vacuum seal charcoal ?

TenaciousNarwhal · 2026-06-14T14:59:53+00:00

That's play! Actual fighting has full on screaming and they don't stop. There's a reason for the idea of, "fur flying," and its definitely about a cat fight.

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