Meat & Three

Little Jimmie Dempsey's performance suit
on display at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame

On Thursday, the gentle giant and I had to take Sadie to the country vet so she could get spayed and have entropion surgery. It's first come first serve there, and the waiting list starts long before the door opens. We drove forty miles only to realize that with forty-five minutes before opening time, we were sixteenth on the waiting list. As our minds were doing the math of how long we might actually be at the Gordon Animal Clinic before Sadie's number was called our shoulders were becoming accordingly slumped.

Our SOULUTION: Board Sadie at the vet for the day and spend our "waiting time" in Macon, home of Otis Redding. I think the day away from the to do list at the farm did both Brad and I a lot of good. Highlights: The H&H Restaurant- A high caliber meat and three place. Been around for decades, you pay in the kitchen right next to the stove. Get the fried chicken. Ocmulgee National Monument- We got to see a 1,000 year old original clay floor, hang with a deer, and even mistake some run of the mill parking lot gravel for an arrow head. I'd highly recommend it.

Picking up our FrankenSadie was a little disheartening due to the heavy anesthesia she was still under. Fortunately, she was back to her old self in the morning and I think the temporary discomfort will definitely be worth it for her in the long run.

**The bottom of the post-operative handout from the vet reads: If you have any questions or concerns regarding your pet's surgery, please feel free to contact us during business hours. If you should have a problem with surgery after hours, you may reach Dr. Dennard by coming to his home (the white house on the hill) and knocking on the door.....

Speechless.