I’ve been stealing a little time here and there lately to go out and work with Tucker.
I have so much fun working with him. Not only is he smart, but I think he’s just the cutest little guy. In some ways he’s like a giant fuzzy stuffed animal… His coat is thick and fluffy, and the snow white fur on his [...]
Posted in 7 Quick Takes on Jan 29th, 2010 Comments Off
I’ve really enjoyed the Simple Woman’s Daybook I’ve been doing each Monday. It seems like a nice way to start the week… both looking ahead to what the new week will bring, and keeping a record of many of the little moments that are all too quickly forgotten…
I’ve decided to try ending the week with “7 Quick [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff, Psychiatric Stuff, Wildlife on Jan 27th, 2010 Comments Off
M never does anything in an easy or predictable way…
He’s been that way his entire life.
Whether it was learning to talk (took forever, years of speech therapy, spoke clearly for 7 years or so but is now barely understandable), or walk (he careened around crashing into everything in sight for years, was a mass of bruises for those same years, and [...]
FOR TODAY
January 25, 2010
Outside my window… it’s still dark, with just a few lights twinkling on the hill in the distance.
I am thinking… about the calls I need to make this week to get things into place for M’s surgery.
I am thankful for… good friends, the early morning quiet, and a week without a bunch of [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff on Jan 21st, 2010 Comments Off
M had his appointment with the surgeon yesterday and the news wasn’t good… Not only is the top of M’s femur too wide, his hip socket is very deep… so bone rubs against bone when he moves. Without surgery we’re looking at a very limited activity level, near constant pain (and lots of ibuprofen), and the [...]
Posted in Daybook, Uncategorized on Jan 18th, 2010 Comments Off
FOR TODAY
January 18, 2010
Outside my window… the sun is up, the sky is hazy but with a promise of sun and warmth later.
I am thinking… too much. Too many worries and uncertainties right now.
I am thankful for… this day.
From the learning rooms… we are still reading A Cricket in Times Square. This past week we [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff on Jan 15th, 2010 Comments Off
Well… the MRI is done and M did very well.
It wasn’t a regular MRI, as they had to insert a needle into his hip joint and fill the joint full of some type of contrast solution before doing the scan. They numbed his hip for the procedure, of course, but it was (and is!) still uncomfortable… His [...]
Posted in Dogs on Jan 13th, 2010 Comments Off
It’s been a worrisome couple of days around here… Something has been the matter with Emma, our Golden Retriever, and we’ve been stressing out about it.
Emma is an old dog (somewhere between 10-11 yrs old). We got her back in 2003 from Golden Retriever Rescue.
(This picture was taken the day we got her. M looks a little [...]
FOR TODAY
January 11, 2010
Outside my window… it’s still dark out… there’s about 5″ or so of snow still on the ground, but the warm weather this week should melt it away quickly.
I am thinking… (once again) about how to get M the psychiatric care he needs… it’s a problem that never seems to go away.
I am [...]
Exploding from around the corner of the neighbor’s house.
I can already feel your warmth beginning to melt away the deep chill of the past few days.
I’d like to do nothing but stand in the east window soaking up your light, feeling your warmth upon my face.
Welcome back… I’ve missed you.
