Zombie Dog!!

Ty and I had to run to the store quick to get marshmallows for his birthday smores pie he wants and Brigit was laying on the couch when we left. Zak was home but he was upstairs. After we left Brigit must have missed us and got off the couch and went to wait in the kitchen by the back door we went out. We came home and she was sitting there waiting and Zak was just walking in the kitchen and found her too. Then the silly girl rolls over to have her belly rubbed. 

I'm so happy to see more life in her tonight. She's such a little sweetheart and it's so hard to see her laying there not being her usual happy self. 

 

My day...

My poor doggie in pain + about 3 hours sleep over the last two nights + another cold, damp, rainy day = a blah, yucky day!
On top of that, my Ty isn't feeling well and tomorrow is his birthday. I hope he feels better, and Brigit feels better and the weather gets better for him tomorrow!! 
I was up most of the night with Brigit again last night. She was very restless. Then at 2:30 she needed to go out and go potty. She couldn't wait for me to finish getting dressed and walk around the bed to pick her up, she jumped down on her own and almost got to the stairs before I could catch her. But I got to her before she started climbing down the stairs and carried her the rest of the way. Now today she jumped off the couch and went out to her chair under the table and jumped up on that. After a little while she jumped down and came over to the couch to sit by me again. Now she's sleeping curled up under her blankey. She seems to be ok while jumping, but I don't want to let her keep doing it. I'll pick her up and carry her as much as I can. I've been "spayed" myself so I know what her little insides are feeling like right now. 
I'm going to rest some more this afternoon then hopefully have enough energy to get the house cleaned up. I'm really starting to not feel well, but I have to get stuff done for Ty's birthday tomorrow. I don't want him to have a sucky 18th birthday!!!!!  






(I'm not feeling very WonderWomanie today)

24 days....

That's it. That's all that's left of my youngest son's time as a high schooler. After that it's on to Basic Training then off to college. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. Seems like yesterday we were watching him play his Little League games, now he's all grown up. He's going to be 18 on Sunday. His older brother is going to be 21 next Friday. 21 & 18. When the hell did this happen?!?!  When did they grow up?? Where did the time go?!?! 
I still have to gather pics to make a video for his graduation party. I have some saved in a folder, but they're mostly pics from the last few years. I need to get some of his younger days pics scanned and on the computer. My scanner isn't working, but I downloaded a fun scanner app on my phone. It works alright, so if I can't get the scanner to work, I'll use my phone.  
We got his invitations ordered. We did the same as we did for his brother and had one of his Senior pics put on a picture postcard at Walgreens.com, except I wasn't thinking when I ordered them and I forgot to put the date of the ceremony & party with the rest of the info to be printed on the back. Ah well, we bought a green pen to write the date on them when we fill in the addresses. 
That might be a good project to work on tomorrow since I can't really do much while watching Brigit all day. 
Typing of Brigit, I had better get her out one last time and then get her to bed. She's much livelier tonight than last night. I hope she's even better tomorrow!! 
I hope you all have a great day tomorrow!! 

She's home!!!

Brigit is home!!! She's been at the vet for a couple days. We took her in to get a couple tumors removed, she ended up having four surgeries and staying an extra day for observation. I missed her soooooo much!!!! She's so happy to be home! She's been sleeping next to me on the couch since we got home. 
I have a few pics of her that I will post at the end of the blog. They are kinda nasty so if seeing pics of after surgery bothers you, don't scroll down!! 
My poor girl! The tumor on her neck wasn't as big as the one on her face so it doesn't look so bad. The one on her face ended up being bigger than what was showing so the vet had to take alot off. She looks like Frankensteins Monster :-( 
We took her in to have those removed, but if the vet had time she was going to spade her also. Well, she found out Brigit had a massive hernia and had to repair that before she could spay her. She did the hernia surgery then spayed her. Two tumors removed, hernia fixed and spayed all in the same day. My poor little girl. 
She is doing good and was very happy to see Zak & me when we went to pick her up tonight. 
It's taken me a couple hours to get this far with the blog. Writing in between taking care of Brigit and some other things. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do this tomorrow. I have to work because the other girl already has the day off to go to garage sales. Luckily Zak is home so he can keep an eye on Brigit, but I think she's going to have to stay in her kennel box. I really didn't want to do that, but she's on restrictions and has already got away from me and tried to jump on the chair. She can't do any jumping on or off the couch, bed, chairs...etc. and she can't climb any stairs. I don't know what to do tonight. Do I let her sleep with me and risk her jumping off the bed in the night to get a drink or do I just put her in her kennel with food & water over night. I'm leaning towards kennel. As much as I know how she hates the kennel, it's better than risking her ripping something open. I better get things situated here soon, it's getting late and I have to get to bed. 
Here are a few pics of my pretty girl. It's hard to see her like this, but it had to be done. Now all we can do is help her heal and let her know how much we love her. 

Some Rockin' Trees on Spook Hill

There's a road I like to walk on for exercise. It's on a bluff and very steep, it really gets the heart pumping and the lungs breathing heavily. It has the nickname Spook Hill because it's the road that leads up to a Spiritualist Camp. 
On the way up the hill one day I was admiring the trees growing out of the rocks. Some of them are quite large trees and it makes me wonder how much longer the rocks will be able to hold them. I decided to snap a few pics to share here. 




It's amazing how a tree can grow in such a place. 
 

For those who get called a Bitch....

I'm a bitch!
 

When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a bitch.

When I stand up for those I love, they call me a bitch.

When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts, or do things my own way, they call me a bitch.

Being a bitch entails raising my children to be strong people who have a solid sense of personal and social responsibility, who are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in and who love and respect themselves for the beautiful beings they are.

Being a bitch means that I am free to be the wonderful creature that am, with all my own intricacies, contradictions, quirks and beauty.

Being a bitch means I won't compromise what's in my heart.  

It means I live my life MY way. It means I won't allow anyone to step on me.

It means I know I've made mistakes in the past, but I've forgiven myself and moved on.

When I refuse to tolerate injustice and speak up against it, I am defined as a bitch.

The same thing happens when I take time for myself instead of being everyone's maid, or when I act a little selfish.

I am proud to be a bitch!  

It means I have the courage and strength to allow myself to be who I truly am and won't become anyone else's idea of what they think I "should" be.

I am outspoken, opinionated, and determined.  By God, I want what I want, and there is nothing wrong with that!

So try to stomp on me, try to douse my inner flame, try to squash every ounce of beauty I hold within me. You won't succeed.

And if that makes me a bitch, so be it.  I embrace the title and am proud to bear it.

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Pretty cloud after the storm.

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Today's lunch... yummy 300 calories salmon cakes.

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Steve got Brigi canned dog food. She's chowing on steak & gravy. He spoils her so much!

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