Can anyone tell me why?

Let me start out by saying I LOVE DOGS! Even though I have some allergies, I am totally a dog person. What I cannot understand is why people think it is perfectly alright to take their dog into places of business other than PetSmart. I just don't get it. I own a flower shop, I have plants and flowers in buckets
on the floor. Your little FooFoo unloads on my merchandise, I'm
not cleaning it up and you are paying for everything they destroyed.
The other thing is not everybody likes dogs, some people are even
afraid of them, some people are highly allergic to them. When
did it become socially acceptable to take your dog into places
where they don't belong? I've been told they didn't want to leave
the dog in the car, SO LEAVE IT AT HOME WHERE IT BELONGS! Believe
me, I know some dogs are better behaved than some children, but
it is not okay to take dogs, carried or leashed into places of
business other than the vet, PetSmart, or dog friendly parks. I
even have customers arguing that it won't bite, or they'll carry
it, that's not the point. If you can't leave your dog at home,
then maybe you should stay home with the dog or not have one.
Thank you for letting me vent, and just try me on the helper dogs.

Support Team

I am SOOO lucky. I have 2 really great brothers and 2 totally awesome sis in laws. All of them are different and have amazing qualities all their own. The best quality of each of them is their support. Even at my worst, they have been there for me in whatever capacity they were able to. My newest sis in law is just as fabulous. She only joined the fam a short time ago but it feels like shes been a part of us for years. She fits in with us goofballs just fine. Hope that's taken as a compliment!
All four of them are truly my support team and I am proud to call them my family.
Day 6 in the no A.S. journey. Already wanting to take on new challenges. Went back to W.W. for the umpteenth time, but the leader lady I've known for a long time, and if I
don't show up to a meeting, she gets a free dozen roses!
Thanks to all out there who are supportive and encouraging of their loved ones.

Long Journey, Small Steps

Today is my second full day without artificial sweetener. I was motivated
by my brother and sister-in-law and I had been thinking about "quitting" for
a while. I have a friend whose 24 year old daughter has MS and artificial
sweeteners have an extreme adverse effect on that illness. I figured it
couldn't hurt. I bought a 1/2 gallon water jug so I have no excuse about
getting my water in, and found crystallized lemon, no added anything to
give the water flavor. I know I have been dependent on what will be known
as A.S. from here on in, so I have to learn to look to more natural substances.
I'm excited because it can't do anything but good. PS booked my 10th wedding
for this year. Not bad huh?