Diesel fill

I haven't posted a picture of the boy in a while. Here he is ... crazy as ever!! But boy is he handsome.

What the H@#&????

I was looking at my digital camera to see if I could clear any pictures and this is what I find. I guess I should explain. No it is not animal torture or more spefically cat torture. It's pictures that my husband takes of his work that HE finds interesting or odd. So I thought I would share in the freakiness. So I should explain a little further -- My husband does dentals on animals all day long at three (if not 4) vets a week. He really likes his job and is quite good at it. He gets calls all the time requesting him or requesting he come down and train their staff. So I am giving props to my husband ... he really works hard and gets GREAT satisfaction out of his work. Enjoy the odd pictures...

Whew!! What a day

So it has been kinda hectic these last few days. Hannah was sick and the boys came over last night and spent the night :) I started off my Saturday by getting a fresh new hair do. I cut off at least 3 inches and went totally straight with and angle toward my face. It kinda shocked Mike when I came home, but I was ready for a change. Now my tattoo on the back of my neck is a wee bit exposed, so a little shorter then I wanted but when it grows out an inch it will be a wicked do :) Then I came home to feed the kids lunch and get my lists together. We went to Borders because it was Teacher discount day and Mike's mom got us 25% off anything we wanted. Mike and I indulged :) Then we went to BJ's to get storage containers for Hannah's stuff, Home Depot to get paint for the basement and then off to the grocery store. Then we came home and started packing and cleaning. I still feel like I could do soo much more, but man I know I will be hurting tomorrow. Hannah was a great trooper today, she went along and did not complain... it made things go much easier :)

Diesel is confused by all the cleaning and condensing. And Zoe is just sad that her crate is going away... she never used it anyway...

I am going to find something to do..

Day of Beauty

for Zoe. Today Mike took her to be groomed and pampered. She has been down since Onyx passed away and Diesel has no one else to bug except Zoe Girl. So she got washed and brushed out, nails clipped and bows put in her hair. The ones on her ears fell out by the time she got home so all that was left was the cute handkerchief around her neck..

Hannah is doing better. Grandpa stayed home with her and she finally ate some food. So I think she is off to school tomorrow.

I think we are off to Lowe's this weekend to start the house work -- code for :getting is ready to sell!!!

Sick

Hannah woke up this morning throwing up and it has not slowed down yet. I also think she has a fever and bad stomach pains. She has been in bed all day sleeping on and off -- and drinking a little bit of ginger ale in between. I really hope she gets better soon.

Insane Headache

I have had a bad headache since yesterday afternoon, and I have tried everything (and I mean everything) to get rid of it. And yet no luck :(

Kinda of a slow week for me and that is good, still raw from Onyx but I am sure that will ease with time.

Diesel is being a ding dong. He is still having some behavorial issues that are driving me and Mike crazy. The sad thing is I am sure Onyx and Bay had issues too, we just choose to lump them in the perfect category :) And well they were, I trained them :)
I think I am going to look into an actual class for Diesel. Where as he has the sit, down, paw, come and kinda stay command, we need to get a better handle on it and this will force us too. The one command he refuses to obey is my "settle" command -- which is kinda self explanatory. So we are going to focus on that right now.

He is chewing on a rawhide right now and Zoe is at my feet (per usual) -- I wish this headache would go...

doggie days

I just found this picture on my digital camera of my sweet Onyx, just one week before....

I have an embarassing tibit to share. Last month when I went to Boston, I started a book - "Marley & Me" and I just about finished in that day, but refused to read the last 35 pages because I knew what was coming and I was still raw emotionally from Bay. And those last pages of Marley aging, just hit a point with me and what I was going through with Onyx. So this past Saturday I decided to finish and man did I cry. But it was such a good book about this sweet creature that reminds sooo many people of their dog, well more specifically their lab. I have to tell you I was really surprised how this man put so much thought, love and compassion into a book about a dog. But jeez, he captured it and did it expceptionally well.

I recommend this book to everyone -- it will make you laugh, cry and appreciate the time you have together.

And as I sit here and think about it and read more about Marley on his blog, I am still so full of emotion that tears are just rollling down my face....

Busy

So I had a really good birthday. I got everything I wanted -- the new slvr phone (LOVE IT), 32 inch LCD flat panel TV for my bedroom (that was a gift to myself), flowers, food and I went shopping for clothes (yet again).
I got a green light from the doctors yesterday (that was a yucky five days of stress I would never like to repeat again). I also took Hannah to get sealants on her teeth yesterday -- she was such an amazing trooper!!! I could not believe how calm she was while she had two people in her mouth doing work. I pick up Onyx's remains yesterday and I have to say I am relieved to have him home (I know that sounds morbid and werid- but he is my boy).
Diesel got neutered last week and had his microchip implated and none of it phased him, except now he has like four tags hanging off his neck - name tag, rabies tag, home again tag and AKC canine recovery tag. Man does he jingle. When Dr. Golden go him up on the table and realized how much Diesel weighed at 6 months (50+ lbs) -- he told Mike what we already suspected: He would probably tip the scales at 90+ lbs full grown. Gotta love big dogs.
The weather has been nice, but just like DC weather, we are suppose to dip back down into the 30's tomorrow night. Geez-- no wonder everyone is sick.

We have MeeMaw's 90th birthday celebration this weekend --- what an amazing women.

see ya...

Lovely Day

Gosh, it was beautiful yesterday and today is starting off just the same way. The only thing that stinks about it is that I can't open the windows cause of Hannah's asthma and allergies. So believe it or not I had to turn on the ac last night to get the house to cool down for the dogs and everyone else because it was almost 80.

I went out with friends after work to celebrate my birthday. We hit a new place for the appetizer specials and I have say I am hooked. The wings and all the other goodness was perfect and on $1.95. I was excited because Mikey joined us as well. But by 8:00 I was ready to come home. I was tired and a little achey from getting up early and running around all day. I think the guys were a little disappointed at my early departure, but hey I can only go for so long. I ended up driving home and Mike fell asleep before 10 :) He was exhausted himself. I was up again at 5 and tried to watch some TV.

I am not sure what we will be doing for my actual b-day tomorrow... but I really want some of Mike's chili. I am pretty sure I will get it, now whether I share it or not is another situation entirely.

Please, test somebody else...

I am a firm believer in that I am never given more then I can handle but this week has got to be the test of the century. It has been very difficult for me and Mike these last few days since Onyx passed on Saturday -- and going to work for both of use made it especially trying. Mike, well because he is surrounded by a constant reminder and Me because I am just an emotional person. I thought work would provide me with the distraction that I need to give my heart a break, but not so much. Yesterday I found myself crying on and off all day and this morning when I got in early, the flow started again. I was trying to focus on that fact that my birthday is coming up and it was a time of celebration, but it is a battle to get hyped.

Then, then ( are you ready for this) I get a call from the radiologist today that something is showing up on my film/test that I took on Monday and I needed to come back in sooner then later. What the hell is that... how are you NOT suppose to get freaked out, worried or UPSET. Shit, I am a not in a place in my life right now to deal with another few days of WORRY. So I calmly ask her to repeat it again slowly __ She says " Gina, something is showing up on your film/test, and we need to get you back in here to see what it is and what is going on. I want to see you at the hospital to do this and I can see you at the earliest on Friday. Please call your doctor and tell them to write you orders and have them faxed over to me." So I said -- no, I can come on monday ( I am scheduled off for my birthday) and I really did not want to ask for more time off. She said fine and we will see you Monday at 10:00. Yeah, so I laughed it off until about an hour ago and now I am just WORRIED, Scared and tettering on depressed.

So they say bad things come in threes -- so i am down two .. anybody feel like standing up and hitting me with the third whammy?

With that I would like to send a plea out " Please, go test somebody else for a little while, I think I have been tested a little too much and I need time to get back on my feet." Thanks...

Onyx-- I just miss him

What a tough weekend. I have to say I really, really miss my old man. I think a piece of my heart went with him yesterday. The only solace is that now Bailey has someone to play with now and they can run and have fun together.
I wanted to thank John, Karen and Joseph for picking me up Friday and helping me out when I really needed it.

Above is the fist picture I ever took of Onyx ( I really think he looks like a little piggy here) and a picture taken about a year ago. The saying beside him came out of a fortune machine in OC about 11 years ago ... it says " Onyx was made especially for you... " and he was.
Please remember that I will always love you and nothing could take your place.

Saying goodbye

is never easy. Especially to my Onyx. I got the call today that the cancer has filled his lungs and that it's time. So before it gets worse, we all have decided to say goodbye. Tomorrow is going to be the hardest day... no words can express how i feel right now.

My Buddy

I can't tell you how funny it is to have a dog (puppy) sit there and watch you take a bath, but that is what I had this morning. I was trying to shoo him out so I could have alone time , but he wanted to stay. I figured if I ignored him he would not pay attention. But he caught me staring at him from the the tub at that was it. He just sat there with his head mostly on the side of the tub and was trying to lick the soap off my arm. Then he got brave and stood on the side of the tub ... which could have been a scary thing if he slipped. You could so tell he wanted to jump in and it took everything ounce of restraint on his part not to do it. Then when I got out and sat at the vanity, he has now taken to sitting right next to me to watch everything I do and occasionally try to get on my lap to smell or bite my makeup. He makes me giggle when he tries to bite my make up powder puff... but I guess it is kind of irritating to him when I try to put it on his nose :)

no pictures today -- well not yet. I am now counting down to his snip day... 4 more days and counting.