Three Dog Kitchen

I always forget it exists, and sometimes it’s really not all that funny, but when I rediscover it I find that those LOLcats crack me up.  I guess today it was an LOL-panda that made me giggle.

ps - this is one sad kitty

pps - happy anniversay to my baby.  I’m certainly glad the PE exam exists, for how else would you have come up with an excuse to ask me out?  Has it really been 3 years since you led me into a broken elevator?  I love you more than I love lolcats, for the record.

Did you have a nice Easter?  Or Springtime celebration?  Did you dye eggs or bake a ham?  We did bake a ham, but we have no hard-boiled eggs for egg salad.  We do, however, have enough ham to feed 12 people.  Considering we only add up to 2, we will have a lot of leftovers.

My mom came to visit, straight from her return trip from Japan, so my dad flew in for brunch on Sunday, too!  T still has trouble wrapping his mind around the fact that my parents often fly down for the day.  I guess when you grow up with a flight attendant, though, such impromtu trips seem normal!

We enjoyed the Marine Room during their High Tide Brunch, but their Easter brunch was even better (and more expensive).  In addition to their crab claws, shrimp, oysters, , quiche, etc. they had prime rib and leg of lamb, along with a multitude of sauces to go with it.  And the food is so good.  Every dish they make is a quality dish, except for the blue crab quiche that didn’t really win any of us over.  I mean, it was tasty and good, just not very crabby.  Oddly enough, the tide was higher on Easter than it was when we went for the High Tide brunch!

After my parents left (with SaSa… we’re keeping the puppy for one more week and no, I’m not keeping her, really), T went off to work and I went out for some errand running.  I went to Sears with the intention of just looking at new washers and dryers, but after looking at them, my list, the Consumer Reports list, and the sale ads, I was kind of exhausted.  The sales guy confirmed that LG is the best brand to go with for front-loading washers, which was nice since he wasn’t pushing Kenmore (Sears’ brand) or the most expensive models.  I realized there really isn’t much difference between 4.0 and 4.2 cubic feet in a washer (it’s like 1.5 gallons), although I can tell the difference from a 3.5 cubic foot washer.  I realized that the models I like don’t ever really go on sale, so with the 15% discount with my Sears card, and since I already had the voucher with me, I just had him go ahead and ring it up.  I’m not the best shopper.  I get an idea of what I want, I look at some prices, and then I pretty much just buy it.  I don’t spend months tracking prices and watching sales.  I did consult Consumer Reports, though, which rated the LG very well but called the Frigidaire their “Best Buy”. 

Anyway, after that, my errand running pretty much fell flat.  Did you know Target and Wal-Mart close on Easter?  I didn’t.  I didn’t realize it was such a big holiday to warrant store closures.  This also meant that I wasn’t able to find Peeps for T, who likes to leave them out to get stale and then eat them.  Yes, I realize that we could have done Easter candy shopping months ago, but I wasn’t really into it and I thought maybe I’d find some clearance Peeps.  I also didn’t get to buy socks.

When I got back home, I had enough to time to play with the dogs, Tae-bo a little with Billy Blanks, and whip up some homemade marshmallows.  That’s all Peeps are, right?  Marshmallows and sugar?  I only did this because a) I knew T would be tickled to find I made Peeps just for him and b) I just read a post from The Kitchen on making Peeps.  They use Martha Stewart’s recipe, which works pretty well and is super easy.  The marshmallow part, anyway.  I think it makes half a recipe, though, because it certainly didn’t fill my KitchenAid mixing bowl very much.

I scattered white sugar on a baking sheet and awkwardly piped out chick-like shapes.  I also tried making flat bunny shapes.  It’s harder than you think it might be.  I had mixed 3 drops of yellow food coloring with 1 cup of sugar, to make my Peeps yellow.  I sprinkled the yellow sugar on the piped Peeps, but I found it’s hard to get the sides covered, so after everything was piped and sprinkled, I just rolled everything around to try and get them all not-sticky.

T was definitely pleased when he came home to see homemade Peeps.  They’re a little less airy than the store-bought ones, but they definitely have that grainy-sugar coating.  Our “Peeps” are ageing on the countertop right now, getting to that stage of staleness that he loves so much.  All in all, I’d say it was a success.

We have been watching 2 of my mom’s dogs while she is touring through Japan with my sister.  Just the two youngest dogs, one of which is really still a puppy.  Maya is a Beaglier, which I call a mutt, but I suppose she’s just on her way to becoming a designer dog.  Part Beagle, part Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, all cute.  Her coloring and her ears are totally Spaniel, but her tail is all Beagle and sometimes when she’s walking around, she reminds me more of a Beagle than a Spaniel.

I love all puppies, but I think I love Maya because she is like a little dog.  She plays and run and acts silly.  My mom’s other dogs are Maltese and really just like to sit still and look at you.  Maya only sits still if she has something to chew on.  My mom says she’s too smart and gets into too much trouble.  All my pups got into trouble when they were little, so maybe that’s why Maya and I get along so well - I understand how to think one step ahead of her.  She can’t help it, she’s just exploring!

My dad taught her how to sit in just a few hours.  I tried teaching her to lie down, but it’s hard with so many other dogs waiting for that treat!  She figured out how to come in through the doggy door, and just the other night I saw her go out the doggy door to look for a chewy that Sadie had just abandoned.  Smart dog!  If only she would take herself out for potty breaks.  But, she’s still a puppy.  She’s just not there yet.

She’s a funny puppy.  She likes to round up toys and chew treats so they’re all around her.  Never mind she can only chew on one at a time.  They’re all hers and you’d better not bother her!  Sadie seems to like her.  At least, she doesn’t mind having her ears chewed!

So far, we’ve only had accidents when they got loose from the kitchen while we were at work.  Every other time I’ve been able to take them outside on a regular schedule.  I’m also a big fan of crate training, so if we can’t watch them 100%, into the crate they go.  T learned the hard way that puppies definitely pee the second your head is turned, even if you’re sure they won’t.  If I had Maya longer, she’d be perfectly housetrained, I have no doubt.  Between the crate and learning from the “big dogs”, she’s pick it up in no time.

T says I’m already attached to her and how will I give her back?  I do love this little pup and she is so cute I want to gobble her up, but I also look forward to returning to a non-puppy lifestyle.  Where no one has to worry about getting home in time to let them out or feed them dinner.  Where we don’t have to keep an eye on where the puppy is all the time.  Where I’m not constantly getting up (sometimes in the middle of the night) to take someone out to potty.  In the cold.  I’ll certainly miss sleepy puppy yawns, though.

The nice thing about watching the dogs is that I get a lot of time to watch tv.  SaSa just likes to curl up on the couch, so as long as someone’s there she’ll stay put.  Maya will stay put as long as you give her enough toys and then eventually she falls asleep.  Aww… soft warm sleeping puppy…

As puppies go, she really is a good one.  And it’s been nice to see that raising a puppy isn’t quite as much work as I remember.  This is good because as soon as we’re down to 2 dogs, T gets his Boston Terrier.  And because it’ll be “his” dog, I think I get to slack off on all the running around that comes with puppies.  I’ll just enjoy the cuddling.

There are times when we are traveling so much I feel like weekdays are only for unpacking, laundry, and repacking.  Don’t get me wrong, I love our trips and knowing we’re about to embark on a mini-adventure.  But then we have a couple of weekends at home, weekends where sometimes we spend the whole day at home in pajamas, and it is relaxing and refreshing to just sit still for a while.  I’m sure the dogs enjoy us being home, too.

Of course, the best weekends at home are the ones we also spend with friends.  The more we “grow up”, the crazier all our schedules get, so it’s nice when everyone’s at home and free to play.   This weekend we hiked a mountain, ate pub grub, splurged on Korean bbq, and played Rock Band.  Actually, that was all just one day, since Sunday ended up being a stay-at-home day.  Although, we did end up with filled in gopher holes, a mowed lawn, and a vacuumed house.  And a washed husky!

It had been so long since we went hiking that I was really looking forward to huffing and puffing my way up Iron Mountain.  There are no better snacks than the ones you enjoy at the top of a mountain, enjoying the view and a well-deserved rest.  Originally, we were going to take Sadie since she’s the most social dog in the household and we’d be hiking with a group of people and other dogs.  After some consideration, though, we decided to take Lexi because she was bouncing off the walls and we figured she had the most energy to actually make it through the hike.  Well, I don’t know if the other two would have fared any better, but Lexi did not make it through the entire hike.  She made it to the top (3 miles) okay, slowing down a tiny bit but certainly making it over the rocky steps easier than I did.  After a rest at the top, some water and some treats (shared with the other Eskie on our hike), it seemed like the walk down would be a breeze.  But poor Lexi got so tired that she would just stop in the shade and sit (and pee).  At one point, I carried her down, but then she got heavy so I put her back down.  She made it to the porta-potties, so close to the end you could see the trailhead and cars, sat down in a small patch of grass/weeds, and pretty much planted her feet.  She was done.  T carried her back to the car, a furry tired lump in his arms.  I guess we’re all a little out of shape.

We found out the next day, as we were rubbing her tummy, that she ended up with a doggy blister on her front paw!  Poor puppy!  No wonder she’s been acting so sad!  I gave her extra treats and fed the dogs a nice dinner to make up for it.  Maybe this means we need to take the dogs on more walks and short hikes to get them acclimated.  Either that or just leave them at home when we do hike somewhere.  Our dogs just have such an easy life they aren’t used to the hard work of climbing up mountains!

Maybe instead of a doggy treat, Lexi would have been happier if we had taken her to Buga with us for some tasty meat.  We always have such a great meal there and it’s a lot of fun when you’re there with friends.  We’ve gone often enough, too, that I think we’ve figured out how much food to order so we’re all just full enough.  We had a group of 6, so we ordered 4 plates of meat, some lettuce and bean paste, and an order of mandoo.  I think we would have been okay without the mandoo, but fried dumplings are so hard to resist!  Mmm…  I’m happy just thinking about that meal.

T and I are no video game buffs.  The only game system in the house is my little Nintendo DS Lite.  But we sure enjoy playing when we visit our friends!  Now, if the person who has Rock Band is busy with other plans, don’t you think it makes sense to just go buy the game for yourself?  Well, lucky for us, our friend Jeff thinks so, so we enjoyed a few hours drumming, singing, and guitar “strumming” thanks to his new purchase.  Rock Band is pretty fun, especially when played with people who don’t really care if you’re not all that great.

It was a good weekend.  We had lots of fun, ate really well, the dogs are clean and happy, and I’m almost refreshed enough to look forward to Monday.  Almost.  My mom always tells me we have too much fun and I guess that’s true.  I hope we always have too much fun!

Let’s see… right about now I should be somewhere along Mammoth Mountain, hopefully surviving the lift deboarding.  Really, getting off the lift is the most hazardous part of my snowboarding trips.  I can get down the mountain like a champ.  Sometimes, I can even execute a turn without getting stuck.  I still don’t do jumps or hops, though.  But getting off the lift?  Without falling or crashing into something/someone?  Let’s just say that the thought of the ski lift fills me with dread and worry and more stress than anything else on the mountain.

So, Google tells me that a lot of people find my site looking for “american eskimo dog” or some variation of that phrase.  Strangely, it seems like a lot of people are also looking for advice on shaving their American Eskimo dog.  Either that, or it’s just one person and they keep Googling to see if someone else’s page pops up.  I have never shaved Lexi, but we did shave Cassie last year.  She has very thick fur and the undercoat had gotten very matted - beyond brushing.  So, we took the logical step of shaving her fur so we could, in theory, start over from step one.  Let me just say this, if you are planning to shave your pretty American Eskimo, please understand that it may take the better part of a year for her soft fur to grow back in.  Cassie’s coarse fur has grown back, but her silky undercoat, the part that makes her soft and fluffy, is lagging.  She still looks cute, and we just pet her head a lot, but I do hope the rest of her coat comes back in okay.

People also come here looking for information on Mr. Hummos in Poway.  Trust me, I would love to know more, too.  So, if you get there before me, let me know what you think.  I’m trying to make it over there for food soon, we just haven’t had the time!

There are also some contests I should tell you about.  Swiffer, they of the environmentally-unfriendly yet awesome-at-collecting-dust cloths, is holding a video contest.  It’s called the “Swiffer Break-up Music Video Contest” and the Grand Prize is $15,000.  In conjunction with YouTube, you pick one of 10 “break-up” songs for your video and tell Swiffer how you left your old cleaning products for their neato cool stuff.  Upload the video by January 30, 2008 and then the general public will vote for their favorite clip.

The second thing really isn’t a contest.  If you sign up for the Fiber One newsletter, you can also choose to get a free sample of their new cereal, which is supposed to be high in fiber but low in calories.  Sign up here for the newsletter.

Also, the Deep Chocolate Vitatops are growing on me.  They still don’t fill the chocolate chip cookie craving, but they do make for a pretty good snack at work.  I’ve been trying to eat a small snack before lunch and then in the afternoon so I’m not starving at lunch and when I get home.  So, some fruit and a Vitatop are pretty good, especially since the Vitatop is only 100 calories.  Just make sure you have some hot tea or something to help wash it down.  Not that it tastes bad, but it’s a little dense - much like drinking milk to wash down brownies.  I’m still scared of the Fudgy Peanut Butter ones.  Perhaps I will give it another shot next week.

And, finally, if you are looking for information on Siberian Husky puppies, let me assure you that I don’t think my husky is at all typical.  I think most huskies are more energetic and maybe a little smarter.  Sadie is a little slow to catch on (like when the other two are already wolfing down food in the kitchen) and she seems pretty happy sleeping on the couch, but she’s a really good dog.  She sometimes gets a little too interested in Clair, but a bat to the head gets her to back off (Clair bats, I don’t).  So, when you hear people say that huskies and small non-dog animals don’t mix, it’s something to seriously take into consideration.

Happy Black Friday!  I hope not too many of you got up at 4 am to stand in line, in the dark, to fight over a ridiculously discounted item.  Perhaps some of you decided to go the online route.  Perhaps other are thinking, like me, that you have other things to do instead of sweating over getting the absolute Greatest Deal Ever.  I was contemplating the Sears sale for a front-loading washer and dryer for only $999, but I guess our existing set works just fine. 

Anyway, I noticed someone googled “Reynolds Handi Vac doesn’t work” and got here and I’m not sure why.  Because I am a huge advocate of the Handi-Vac and think it works wonderfully!  I’ve now seen the sealer and bags at both Target and Wal-Mart (very similar in price, too, and cheaper than the grocery store).  Our green onions are still green - no hint of brown or anything else yucky!  The pita bread has been opened and resealed numerous times and it’s still “fresh” and the seal is still holding up extremely well.  T complains that the pita bread got smushed, but I’m not really sure how fluffy it was to begin with.

Now, it is tricky to get the wand nozzle situated correctly for optimal vacuuming.  Press too hard and the air flow is restricted; press too lightly and you don’t get a good seal.  But, you should be able to get it right after practicing only a few times.  I have noticed that when I sealed up the raw filets and flap steak, if meat juice came near the sealing spot, I had to open the bag, wipe dry that area and try again.  This is most likely why Reynolds doesn’t advocate sealing liquidy items.  But other than that, we haven’t had any problems and I’m loving this little item.  I have no desire to spend hundreds of dollars on a Food Saver now.

Interestingly enough, an ad from Bed Bath & Beyond came in the mail the other day and they advertised a wand vacuum sealer similar to the Reynolds Handi-Vac but theirs was $30!  And 5 quart bags cost $4!  For just under $3, you can buy a box of 15 Reynolds quart bags for the Handi-Vac.

There was also a google search for “how much a mini american eskimo sheds”.  Well, they shed a lot.  And it’s white fur, so it shows up on a lot of clothes, including jeans.  I have to say, though, I think Lexi sheds much more than Cassie.  You could brush them every day, but they’d still shed.  If I brush Lexi, I come away with a pile of fur.  Now, Sadie the Husky is the real shedder.  You look at her funny and her fur flies off!  I should be better about brushing them, but I’m just not.

If you already have an Eskie, it’s probably not going to be noticeable to add a second one.  And my argument still stands that if you have two dogs, a third really isn’t that much more work.  Except for the yard picking-up part.  But, if you have no dogs, you will definitely notice the fur in your house after getting just one.

This is to show you that sometimes, it is worth the $8 to buy the better dog toy. I rarely buy the pups toys from Petco because they’re so expensive, and I stay away from plush toys now as they end up de-stuffed in a matter of hours. But, I saw this fire hydrant toy (on left) at Petco and it said it was great for intense chewers, so I thought I’d give it a shot. That was two weeks ago. The one on the right came from Walmart, also marketed as a fire hydrant toy and it was only $4. The damage you see was done in one night. Obviously, it’s not made of the same material. I’d probably buy another Petco fire hydrant toy so the dogs think they have a stuffed one but can’t rip it up. Plus, Sadie likes to fetch it in the yard.

update: Weird. Now the categories are back.

First, my “Poway” category and “Books” category have gone missing (and I can’t re-add them for some reason), although the posts are still in existence. For books, all you need to know is that I read the last Harry Potter solely on the elliptical and some parts of the story were so intriguing I actually did a second workout after the first just to justify continued reading. Also, I read Blaze and Lisey’s Story and I was “meh” and “blech”, respectively. Recently, I finished The Choice by Nicholas Sparks and I kind of wish he would write a book that didn’t just wrench my heart around so much. However, if you want a true heartbreaker, a story that will have you sobbing out loud, then go read The Time Traveler’s Wife. Really. It’s good. You’ll be bawling, but it’s a good read. Don’t take it on a plane trip, though.

As for the “Poway” posts, most of them related to the fire updates that went on last week. Some posts were related to local events and restaurants, and it would be nice if you could just click a category that would tell you what’s good to eat in this little city, but it’s just not going to happen until I figure out how to fix whatever it is that’s broken.

I do have a good place to eat in Poway, though, if you’re interested. It’s a new place called Yume Cafe and it’s located in the LA Fitness shopping center where the Lucky Chinese place was. They call themselves a Japanese Bistro, and I’m inclined to agree with the description. The menu has a very Japanese foundation to it, but there are also dishes that are more mainstream and bistro-like. Menus are on the webpage so you can take a look before heading out.

We went for dinner tonight because I like to go out to eat before leaving on a trip (I don’t know why since we always eat very well when traveling) and I couldn’t face another night of leftovers. Even if they are good leftovers. It was getting late and we were hungry, so we drove all 3 minutes to get there instead of walking like we could have. Whatever. We drove a Prius, which should offset any negative environmental impacts, right? When we got there, one couple was seated and one couple came in after us (and left before us… they must not have eaten much). Because they are so new, I wasn’t too concerned about the very empty restaurant. After looking over the menus (dinner, specials, drinks - one set between the two of us), we had to decide if we wanted to go for the “tapas” arrangement (a selection of small plates, quite varied, some smaller versions of the entrees) or just order an appetizer/tapas plate and entrees. T was set on the Prawns in Chili Sauce, so I settled on Kurobuta Schnitzel, which is a weird way of naming the Tonkatsu. Entrees come with miso soup, rice, and steamed vegetables - T was, surprisingly, able to substitute the house butternut squash apple soup for his miso. We also ordered the gyoza - our server told us they are made individually by hand and would take some time to come out. Oh, it was also emphasized that the menu focuses on fresh ingredients. Personally, I’m getting tired of the food buzzwords - fresh, seasonal, artisanal, sustainable, organic. I don’t argue they mean good things for everyone, I’m just tired of hearing it.

The soups came out first (due to the individual hand crimping of the dumplings, I guess) and they were good. The miso was tasty but not too salty and not watery at all. The butternut soup was creamy and full of flavors while managing not to be too rich. They were served in perfect mugs for sipping or drinking with the provided spoon.

Soon after, the dumplings came out, one side steamed and soft, the other side crispy and golden. I think they are either steamed or boiled and then pan fried until crispy, being inverted onto the serving platter. They are definitely handmade and not from a freezer, but I’m guessing they’re put together ahead of time. Folding up 10-12 gyoza to order seems a bit too time consuming (I didn’t count… I was hungry and they were really good. It seemed like there were a lot, though). The gyoza are small, with tender pork filling and a tasty dipping sauce, but they are worth ordering. The doughy wrapper melts away and ends with a bite of pan-fried crispiness. I’m glad we got those instead of the edamame.

Our dinners arrived and they looked amazing. Presentation is very lovely here, which I appreciate. Both dishes came with a small pyramid of rice, a potato pancake/croquette, a steamed baby bok choy, and some steamed baby squash. My pork had the tonkatsu sauce in a little dish with the cutest tiny ladle. The ends of the pork were a little chewy and the breading was starting to fall off some of the moister middle pieces, but the pork was tender and tasty. Honestly, it wasn’t the best tonkatsu I’ve had, but it was quite good and with everything else on the plate I was more than happy. T’s prawns were in a tangy chili sauce that was just spicy enough to make you sniffle, but just tangy enough to make you eat more. It was addictive in a way. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and had no trace of fishy-shrimpiness. They were good. We polished our plates and were pleasantly full. Yum yum yum. I’m still thinking of that chili sauce, it was so tasty.

The tapas plates are priced very reasonably (prices are on the website, too) and I could see stopping by for an assortment of 3 or 4 for dinner. The entrees are a few dollars more than the typical Japanese restaurant, but I think the quality is worth the extra money. There is also a standard sushi menu - one of the tables ordered some and it looked beautiful. It’s not a cheap dinner, so I don’t know how often we’ll end up at Yume Cafe, but it is good food and I hope they are successful.

The other nice thing about Yume Cafe is that it is just a few doors away from my beloved Golden Spoon. If we are anywhere near Golden Spoon, I don’t even bother looking at a dessert menu. I know we’re going to get a mini cup of Peanut Butter cup frozen yogurt, the tastiest fat-free dessert I know. Except, tonight we walked out with a mini cup of Pumpkin frozen yogurt, something that is almost better than full-fat pumpkin ice cream. Crazy! It’s that good, though, trust me. We may have to take an additional trip there while pumpkin season is still on, just to get another taste.

In other news, Three Dog Bakery is offering opportunities to open a franchise and one of their markets is San Diego. You’ll notice a similarity to the name of this website, which is purely coincidental. While I think running a dog bakery would be a lot of fun, especially since it already has a strong marketing presence (kind of like opening a Nothing Bundt Cakes store), I am well aware that it would be a lot of work and definitely wouldn’t allow me the freedom to take vacations like my present job does. It’s fun to dream, though, especially since it would be a job that would allow dogs in the office!

If you were to observe my dogs during the day, you’d think Cassie is my biggest fan.  She chooses me over anyone else for attention and just loves to cuddle up.  Lexi will go to anyone else in the room before she comes to me and Sadie kind of just does her own thing.  However, I’ve been told that when I leave the house and T stays home, Lexi will just sit by the door the whole time until I return.  One weekend, I took Cassie and Sadie to Vegas with me, leaving T and Lexi at home.  The saddest thing I ever heard was that Lexi spent the whole night by the door, so T dragged a dog bed out to her in case she wanted to sleep on something softer, but she stayed put.  I always figured she was by the door when I came home because she heard the garage door open and ran over.  This picture, taken by T while I took my mom to the airport, says otherwise.

I find it quite touching that she waits for me so patiently, but I also think I’d rather just have her be a nicer dog when I’m trying to brush her tail.

Please excuse the mess of papers on the front of my fridge.  I don’t know how it happened, but there’s no turning back.

Hmm… perhaps I should have warned you that there was a gruesome death scene posted here. Well, there it is. A small rattlesnake after the attempted beheading with a garden hoe.

Sadie is notorious for getting small animals in the yard. Since I’ve had her, we’ve found squirrels, moles, birds, rats, and small possums dead in the yard (and a few in the house). They aren’t torn apart or anything, just no longer living. I have no idea how she gets them, but she does. This evening, however, it seems a more dangerous animal had caught her attention.

Along one side of the yard, there is a short block wall (2 feet high, maybe?) due to the fact that the homes on that side are about 2 feet higher than ours. There is a small gap between the block wall and the real fence. In this gap was the rattlesnake, making a noise that really sounds like an irrigation line running. Until it stops and then starts up again. Somehow T was outside and heard it, then noticed Sadie over there looking interested in something. I guess he thought it might be a rat or something, so imagine his surprise (to say the least) when instead he spotted his quite angry rattlesnake. Dogs were ushered inside, doors closed, flashlights found, and then the hoe-down. Ha ha. Suffice to say, a garden clipper was needed to finish the job and the stupid head still was moving. I didn’t look, I just believe T when he told me. Body and head were tossed into the trash, while the whole time I kept thinking of that wacky story where a rattlesnake head “jumped” up and bit some farmer on the hand. Luckily, nobody was hurt and Sadie appears okay, too. Rest assured, we’ll be keeping a close eye on her tonight, just to make sure. (edited to add: Sadie’s just fine. I’d say she’s lethargic, but that’s normal for her and there’s no swelling, so she’s good to go.)

I know Poway is the City in the Country, but how often do I need to keep a lookout for these suckers??