| Roy has passed on :-( |
[Mar. 13th, 2009|11:23 am] |
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Not much else to say. Dr Currie worked very hard but sometime after I posted to LJ last night he passed in her arms. He had actually been coming around and lifting his head a little but had another seizure and it was simply too much. We fought a hard fight together and I'm thankful to have wonderful friends, wonderful husband, and wonderful vets who try their all to help the little ones. Thanks everyone for everything. Roy was loved by all he met, and especially by me. I am glad the little one who had so little of a chance to start with was able to have a full and happy life for the short time he did have. |
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| Hoping and praying for a miracle... |
[Mar. 12th, 2009|09:47 pm] |
For little Roy. He was a little under an ounce at birth and I tube fed him for weeks while travelling to see my mom (who could use some hopes and prayers too as she has Pancreatic Cancer). His care kept my mind safely divided and prevented me from becoming completely overwhelmed with mom's illness/ the road ahead. Roy was doing so very well until the sudden weaning happened. Tater simply stopped lactating mid-day. Dr Currie theorizes this caused the initial stress that snowballed into this cycle of hypoglycemic episodes he truly was not recovering from though he appeared to be. He had several seizures on the way to her clinic and I thought he wouldn't even make it there. He did, and within an hour his gums were getting pink again and he was blinking and responding a bit. It is severe and he is in rough shape. If he can establish a better blood sugar and hydration level he has a good chance. Dr Currie will keep him until he is stable if he can make it through the night. I am so grateful to have a clinic I can trust again. Now I am off to give Roy's siblings, parents, and relatives extra hugs. I have been up over 72 hours with only minutes of sleep. He is a good puppy that deserves a chance at life. |
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| Lost some inches! |
[May. 22nd, 2008|04:22 pm] |
And a pound LOL... Apparently I must be losing some fatty tissue because I have lost:
1" on my NECK
1" off each upper arm
2" off my upper chest
2" off my bra-band chest/ribcage
1" off my waist
2" off my hips!
And nothing off my thighs, but they have always been a very muscular area for me so I knew those would be slower.
All this in 15 days of tracking my diet and eating smaller portions. I can no longer keep up a size 22 pants for practical use (i.e. bending and walking around and doing farmwork), and depending on the maker I take either 16 or 18 in jeans/suiting. I haven't fit into a 16 for like 7 years.... |
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| My neighbor Dee.... |
[May. 16th, 2008|10:35 am] |
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Has Sheltie pups. Bi-Blacks and Bi-Blues. How friggin cute they are without the tan! Ahhh! They are 4.5 weeks old and the size of Chihuahuas. They are insanely cute. And apparently Susie is The Puppy Whisperer because the really antisocial puppy adores her only. Oy. |
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[May. 15th, 2008|11:03 pm] |
Lil D aka Diamond aka Crazy Diamond is doing ok still, zoomy as ever, gaining weight (how I'm not sure)...wound is healing super fast! She won't be able to show anytime soon but whatev, she is ok and that is of #1 priority. The only wierd thng is that she is not a piggy anymore and will not consume as much food as she was before the surgery. I suspect this is because her teeny abdomenal muscles feel tight with the sutures in there. Poor lil booboo. Hopefully her appetite returns soon, as she seems to be going through a growth spurt. She is now a whopping 2lb 5oz at 6 months of age. Yeesh.
Elli, LilD's sister, decided it would be really cool to chomp on someone or something with her puppy canine, slicing a little divit in the left tip of her tongue and breaking off the tip of the canine tooth. She gave me a heart attack with that one. Tongues bleed alot! It's been 2 days and it's healing ok I suppose....she is also on Metacam now for pain/swelling and is oblivious to the tongue issue. She is even more of a terror! She is 2lb 10 oz at 6 months...I am a little more hopeful for her to make it to 4lb than Diamond...Elli will make her formal Show Debut this weekend. Her show name is "Coolballow & VNV's Incapable of Regret", following in her dad's footsteps of having a Rasputina song for a name that deals with their personal characteristics... just like him she morphed from meek small awkward puppy into "I am in your face whatcha gonna do about it?!" ;-)
Py is doing superduper despite Sea Bass Breath (tm). She is later to teethe and it makes her breath reeeeeek. She is such a sweetheart, and it is painfully clear she needs her own momma. She loves us so much but obviously there cannot be "All Py All the Time", so we are interviewing some friends and aquaintances. She's the same size as Elli however will be spayed since she needs a pet home.
I've been thinking on who I need to pet place besides Py and Marm, not sure who else will need their own family. But I know it must happen... Tater's next litter will be her last and she will retire gleefully with my friend Dawn whom she adores. When Susie moves out onto her own Oggie and Helga go with. The household shall shrink back down but that's ok :-) Then all will be as it should be. |
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| Diamond's Surgery |
[May. 12th, 2008|06:08 pm] |
This morning at 9am I dropped off my beloved little one Diamond at the vet for surgery. A few months ago when I tried giving them kibble (they eat raw) she had a pretty bad colic episode and when the distended tummy went away a tiny umbilical hernia remained. Those reading may recall she was the pup born in my car on the way to the vet for the c-section (it was not expected!) and her umbilical cord ripped quite close to the skin. This is the suspected reason for the sudden hernia at 13 wks old..the area was already weak from a traumatic birth. But I digress.....
Diamond's surgery was very speedy and she made it through without a hitch. She immediately wanted food and on the way home we stopped and she got to have some roast beef from Tim Horton's. Henry was along the whole time to make her more comfortable since they are good buddies, and the reuinion was quiet and gentle - Henry really seemed to know she didn't feel 100% and cleaned her ears while she snuggled in her bed.
For now she is resting in the whelping pen (4'L next to my side of the bed)in her new Cookie Monster bed with her toys and chewies and some water. She has already had 2 oz of the raw mush and should be able to handle another 2 oz later. I'm so happy she's doing well! :-) |
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| To the friend who created this....thankyou so much :-) |
[May. 11th, 2008|08:25 pm] |
"Happy Mothers' Day to the lady who works so hard to take care of EVERYONE
hey, pets count too.
Make Jae take you to Carabba's
(and bring home doggie bags)
Love,
All the critters
XXXXXX OOOOOOOO XXXXXXXXXXX OOOOOOOOO"
It was from "Moo Eisenhardt" with the email address: moo.henry.chai.tractor.oscar@gmail.com
It means so much. They are my heart! This by far is the most creative kind sentiment I've ever recieved :-) |
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| I know, shock, I am posting! |
[May. 7th, 2008|07:49 pm] |
I'm not gonna rant for endless paragraphs like I usually do. But I will insert my weight loss goal thingy...I've lost 27lbs so far and have roughly 62-72 to lose to meet my goal... it may be as little as 50lbs if I gain alot of muscle eventually, but that's how much fatty tissue is really bogging me down right this minute. I've had issues with my tummy if I eat too much recently, and have found even though it sucks since I adore food and now cooking... I need to work on my portions if I'm going to keep wanting to leave my house and accomplish anything! I'm determined also to get back in shape enough that I can go swimming in the ocean surrounding the FL Keys by next spring.....and I mean snorkling to see fishies and actual swimming without getting winded! I know I won't lose it all by then, but I am gonna keep at it. I WILL be a healthier me...I've already made it part of that way with weaning myself onto raw fruits and veggies for the first time since I was about 6 yrs old, drinking enough water to be well hydrated, and getting all of my dental needs squared away (thanks Kimhotep for your incessant nagging LOL LOL). Now it's time to really buckle down.
SO - to those folks who know me and are reading this, please do not be offended if I don't eat your cooking or don't want to eat at a certain place at a certain time. I WILL treat myself to sinful yummies sometimes, but I have a feeling after awhile certain favourites will become "yucky". Food will still be fun to me and I'll still go out and drink coffee! I'll just be doing things differently! Thanks in advance everyone :-)
For now, a photo of my beloved little Henry:
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| It's been a looong time, eh? |
[Nov. 22nd, 2007|02:37 pm] |
Well, I figured with it being Thanksgiving Day (US) it is appropriate to say first and foremost, thanks to those of you out there that I call Friend.
I'm closing a period in my life right now called "having a real job". Screw that. I am not and never will be one for petty middleschool type drama. I got sucked in because I felt like I had a little "family" with the folks there. Until the best boss I've ever had left two months ago. Things still seemed to be going ok in our little shop. And suddenly over one long weekend, something somehow changed. People immediately were acting differently 5 days later toward me! Nice. I know I've had stress lately, and I suppose that is a test of a friendship. So be it. So only they can have things happen and need help covering a shift or part of one - that's not allowed from me. Or whatever this is about - acting strangely and avoiding conversation pertaining to why...who knows what this is about! And when it comes down to it, I don't care much. The feeling of knowing I do not have to go back into this kind of environment is awesome. Yeah I'm taking a hit financially but what good is a few hundred dollars from a PT job if I have no sanity? So what will I do next to support my hobbies? No idea. I'll find something in the new year.
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[Mar. 28th, 2006|12:41 am] |
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| Alcohol doesn't work, wtf. |
[Mar. 2nd, 2006|05:12 am] |
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| | "Benzin" - Rammstein (as usual) | ] |
Well today Mr Ghost and I went out and bought 13 bottles of liquor/wine to restock the "booze cabinet" we left behind with the move. It wasn't ever nearly that large of a collection, but because we can afford a little extra right now, we wanted to treat ourselves. Nothing to do with the cars, the animals, or the house or property - just us. Those of you that know us know we don't drink to get drunk - we are rather fanciers of tasty beverages that happen to be alcoholic. If they contain no alcohol that's fine too. Good sweet tea, with no lemon, and not made from syrup is also favored greatly. As is hot tea, and coffee. We are beverage treat people. We'd rather have fun drinks than desert, most times.
When I was a teenager alcohol made me sleepy, but I never really got tipsy. Well all day yesterday and all night/early morning I've had draining sinuses and a sore throat. I've had a total of 6 mixed drinks, pretty decently packed with alcohol, and nothing. Post-actual-act-of-drinking the sore throat was back right away. When I was a little girl all it took was a little teaspoon full of whiskey & sugar or brandy and I'd be good as gold. It it not because we drink often either - Mr G always has a Killian's or two a night (alcohol rarely affects him) but I usually only drink when at someone's house and a "fru fru drink" is offered, or if we are out at a resturaunt and I'm not driving. In the past I'd really just pour myself a nightcap or sore throat cure once every few months. I kept the alcohol there for when visitors showed up - which as most of you know is rare! I wish we had visitors more often, really, btw. So if you're reading - COME VISIT AND HAVE FUN! Anyhow....no relief for me via my handy new collection. Oh well. Now I can make all of you kind readers frufru drinks when you visit us :-)
On other news, we get to go obtain nicely prices round bales of 2nd cutting hay from our dearly beloved hayguy Larry. He has one eye that is frosted over and "icey" that was destroyed in Vietnam (drafted at 18, was there only a year), lives on Seamann Road, and strangely enough resembles a little fisherman in his dress. From the thick knit toque down the kneehigh boots and turtleneck cableknit sweater...what a true character. He too was born on his farm like our neighbor Burt, and is wanting to sell the 76 acres & house & barns & cows within the next couple of years. I hope he waits 4 years. Because then we will buy it all and preserve it. The price he mentioned is ridiculously low for land that produces such lush and wonderful hay, and buildings aren't in poor condition either. It's actually lower priced than our house w/ 31 acres, but a little further out into the boonies and on that road. We've been told by locals laughingly that they would have bought a lovely place on that road, but only if they could use a crossroad in their address. Yeesh. Bert tells me she'd want it just for the name!!! LOL I don't blame her. Well lady, it's yours to stay in if it hangs around long enough for us to buy it when the trust is turned over. Plus you have that added bonus of Amish neighbors who will occasionally come over and amuse you with their old-fashioned Germanic culture and shunning of rock music and society in general etc. Damn, I almost want to live there lol. If our house didn't feel "right" I'd be there in a heartbeat. I know, more ranting, but this place continues to amaze me with the unique people that live here. The community, though it has it's drawbacks and stresses like any other, is very much a better place. So what I'm saying is....we love it here! Great neighbors, great hay guy, nice people at the stores and resturaunts. Woohoo!Damn I'm tired. Sleep now! |
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