Lion thinks he’s broken again. He was horny yesterday. And then he wasn’t. He’s still all stuffy and coughing from this latest round of allergies. It’s no wonder he can’t respond to me. I don’t see it as a big deal, but you know how guys are.

We need to get an early start on Friday. I don’t know what that means. Some people think early is 4 a.m. Others think 9 a.m. is early. I just know we need some light to be able to hitch the camper otherwise it will be more difficult. It’s not impossible. There’s a light near the nose of the trailer for just such instances.

Anyway, we aren’t as ready as we need to be. There are mounds of things on the kitchen table and near the front door that need to be taken out to the camper. We still have to pack our clothes. Lion says it will be hard for him to run back and forth today to bring things out. It shouldn’t be a problem. We can load it in the truck and ferry it down that way. Easy peasy. Except that the dog will be going crazy thinking we’re leaving her behind.

I don’t know how we’ll feel after all our running around tonight. I assume Lion’s allergies will be stirred up but I’m not discounting him. He fought through things the other night to have an orgasm. He won’t get one tonight but he might be ready for some play. I’m not pressuring him.

Last night I gave him a pretty good spanking with a wooden spoon. I did a lot of quick swats and then some slower ones. Then I alternated between fast and slow for a while. He was yelling into the pillow. I didn’t stop. Even when he started to wiggle a little, I kept going. He wound up with a nice red butt that he felt for at least an hour afterwards. Win!

Lion was in such rough shape by the time I got home last night I delayed punishing him. He was so stuffy he was working hard not to become a mouth breather. I vacuumed more extensively and he decided the dog was part of the problem. Of course, he’s her human so she tries to stick close to him. She didn’t understand why she wasn’t allowed near him.

Today he’s at work and doing better. I think it’s a pollen issue. There’s no reason he would suddenly be more allergic to the dog. She’s had a bath recently. I think we tracked pollen in when we did yard work the other day. We then sat on the bed and transferred the pollen to the comforter. When I get home I’ll change the comforter to see if that helps.

Despite being stuffy and uncomfortable, Lion was horny. We didn’t really spend too much time together since I was trying to stay with the dog so she wouldn’t be completely alone.

I wish I could say Lion slept better last night but that wasn’t the case. And when Lion doesn’t sleep well, I usually don’t either. We were both up and down all night.

This morning Lion made breakfast. He probably shouldn’t have since carrying the tray full of food into the bedroom was difficult for him. He was in the process of dropping the tray as he told me I was in the way “sprawled across the bed”. My legs were nowhere near where he was heading and I was halfway up to help him with the tray when he said it. I hope it was the anesthesia or pain medication talking. He said he wanted to do something for me since I’ve been doing everything lately. That is a nice sentiment, but he still needs to rest. He’s insisting he can go with me to the store to get some prescriptions filled this afternoon. I’m pretty sure he’ll make it as far as the parking lot and need to stay in the car while I get them. I’d much rather have him home where he can have his mini naps in the warmth and comfort of the bed, but sometimes there’s no arguing with a Lion.

Last night he wanted to go out to dinner to celebrate not being dead. He couldn’t tell me what he wanted to eat and, since he was only an hour out of surgery, he didn’t think he could sit up in a restaurant for very long anyway. I suggested we wait until tonight. With his mini naps today, I’m not positive we’ll make it out tonight either. We’ll see how he feels later. These past few weeks of injury and illness have taken a lot out of both of us. By last night I was exhausted. I’m not sure how either one of us are functioning right now.

He does seem to be in less pain now. The stent is causing some burning when he pees but that’s normal. He’s eating more than he has in a week. I’m glad his appetite is back. I know he was nauseous but he needed to eat something or he would have just gotten weaker as we waited for the stone to pass. From the way the surgeon talked about the proceedure, it was too big to pass on its own.  But as Lion eats he’s regaining strength and flushing the anesthesia out. The stent will come out sometime midweek and he won’t be in any pain at all.

Hopefully by next weekend he can be in the good kind of pain again. No pressure. I’d just like things to calm down around here.

Lion is alive and well sans kidney stone. My weenie handled the onslaught fairly well but it hurts when Lion pees.

I’m happy to report that Lion’s appetite is back. He’ll have to take it easy for a few days and drink plenty of water until the anesthesia is completely out of his system. But he’s in less pain than he’s been in for about a week and we’re both looking forward to things getting back to normal.

[Lion — Mrs. Lion took great care of me and even let me growl a little]