Today my lil shit of a Siberian Husky (can't blame her, she got her clumsy traits from me) managed to chip my right front tooth - it's intact but has a mean slice in it that requires an emergency dental appointment in the morning - while I was applying some barrier cream to her paws. It's hotter than usual here and I don't want her to burn her pads. Bitch headbutted me in the face mid-application.

Good job I'm hard as nails.
Also sadly at the end-stage of my sweetest Grandad's life ('Bamp' as he's called, mentioned learning of his worsening prognosis with cancer upthread... Stage 4 prostate cancer, has taken over other organs and now has a recurring infection.)
I've been visiting him every day but an infection has taken hold and is leaving him in severe pain. He's had the infection drained twice with operations but is due a third draining. It just keeps returning. Not sure how much more the poor guy can take, really. He's been in agony (which is painful to witness) but after each draining, the morphine and anaesthetic has rendered him almost his old cheerful, hilarious self. We've been expecting the end for almost two weeks and his wife has given up on him pretty much "I just want him to go, I can't stand him being in pain..."; which is understandable, although nobody wants to see him in pain, nobody really wants him gone, either.
Writing him a card with everything I've wanted to say to him before he does go. He's been the ultimate inspiration to me; as children, we'd hear his cheerful whistles coming up the driveway before we saw him and he got me my first job 'off the books' at aged 12. Taught my family a lot!
Having a drink tonight (as if I don't most nights!) In his honor; I've been discouraged from visiting again as he's not himself and is in acute pain. I'm both happy to enjoy the good memories both past and present and gutted if I'll never see him again.
Really hope he's lucid enough to get my heartfelt (mildly gay) card with my true sentiments, feel lucky that I've gotten so much from the man.
Semper fi, Bampa
(Sorry for gay post, genuinely gutted)