What a way to start the day

My knees, both the artificial left knee as well as the right one I was born with, have given me fits for the last few days.  I haven't been going for my walks on these frigid days, so that's not the problem; Cliff said it's probably just the cold weather, and he could be right.  Both knees always hurt a little, but not enough to slow me down much.  They've hurt enough lately that I've been limping around the house.  

My husband rides the recumbent bike most days.  I decided I'd do thirty minutes on it, since that often makes my knees hurt less.  As I was getting on the bicycle, Cliff said he was going to get a haircut.  I made it almost 15 minutes when I heard strange noises from somewhere in the house:  The only one in here besides me was Gabe, so, fearing he'd gotten into something he shouldn't, I went to check on him.  I found him in front of his crate with vomit all around him, in the cage and out.  The stink was awful, so I decided to forget about my thirty-minute ride and do some cleanup.

Wednesday we had two cantaloupes given to us.  I peeled and deseeded them, and cut them into smaller pieces for storage in the refrigerator; then I tossed the rinds and seeds over the back fence, where I always toss vegetable waste.  As I cleaned up Gabe's mess, it appeared to be mostly cantaloupe, cantaloupe seeds, grass, and some unidentifiable junk.  Yuck.  I got as much as I could off the floor and the mat in Gabe's crate, and tossed them in the washing machine.  

Then I began getting ready to give him a bath.  There's one thing you have to realize about Schnauzers:  anything that goes into or comes out of their mouths, and even any nasty thing they stop to smell, leaves residue in their beards.  I think Gabe may have stepped in some vomit, too.  I knew he didn't feel his best, but the bath had to happen, so I forged on.  He had one more upchuck after I got him out of the bath, but it was mostly water and foam.  He's laying beside me in my chair now, and his stomach is growling a lot, so I know he still has a bellyache.  

I did an Internet search to see if cantaloupe is bad for dogs, but what I found was that cantaloupe, even the seeds, are good for them.  However, the rind can be another thing.  I have a feeling he just had too much of a good thing, judging by the number of seeds I cleaned up off the rug.  He's always hungry!  I got a puzzle bowl for him long ago because if I feed him in a regular bowl, he eats so fast he often pukes it up right afterward; my dog lives to eat. 

So how's your day going?