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though technically i was supposed to be working, i figured most of my clients were probably too busy making thanksgiving plans to check up on my progress. i left my place early to take care of hailey. when i arrived in belmont, she jumped on me as soon as i opened the door. after letting her go out in the backyard, she came back inside. working (actually just surfing the web) from the dining room, i heard her chewing on something underneath the table.
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to my horror, she was gnawing on the wooden stretcher bar of one of the chairs. it seems like she'd been working on it for a while because the damage was pretty extensive. i just never noticed because there was a coat draped over the chair. besides, she probably did this when nobody was home, and this only happened because my sister and i decided to let her have free range inside the house when no one's home. i sprayed some apple bitter solution on all the legs to prevent her from doing the same to the other chairs. i then spent some time researching wood filling solutions and figuring out a way to repair the damage.
backyard plants that're still alive:
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i returned to cambridge when my sister came back home in the early evening. i had just enough time to tidy up the house a bit before julie arrived to make some hot and sour vietnamese noodle soup for dinner. she also bought along some homemade pumpkin bread.