Sue went home today. We had a great time (as we always do) during her visit. Of course we tried to cram too much in too little time and I’m exhausted. We shopped (and shopped and shopped and shopped) and cooked and ate and gardened. I sure wish she would fly South permanently…. I’m still working on her.
Now I must rest up for Jimmy’s visit!
Sue’s coming home!!! Sue’s coming home!!! YIPPEE! We always have the BEST time when she visits. We sit up late and talk, we shop, we cook (ok, she cooks, I do as I’m told), we go to yard sales! I cannot wait!
It’s spring break here, although it doesn’t feel much like spring. Yesterday was cold and rainy. The rest of the week looks to be cool too.
Christopher went to Panama City Beach with a church group for a retreat. He called me last night at 11:30ish to tell me they made it down safely. Of course they arrived at about 4:00 in the afternoon, so why he waited until almost the midnight hour to call makes no sense. I hope they have a good, safe time.
Jennifer is working full-time this week. She’s trying to save money to go to a University which shall remain nameless. Jim has threatened to put a bumper sticker on my car saying “My Daughter and my Money go to ___________”. If he does, do you think the judge will find that as justifiable?
Poor Sunny is getting old. I think she is 98 in dog years. In people years, she is 14. This past Thursday night, she started walking funny…. almost like she was drunk. She was wobbling here and wobbling there. Jim had to help her down and back up the stairs for her to be able to go outside. Friday morning dawned, and she was walking a little better, so I was encouraged. She was still a bit wobbly, but made it up and down the stairs on her own. I called the vet and got her an appointment for Saturday morning.
By Saturday morning she was walking even better. She only got lopsided if she shook her head, so I thought maybe she was having inner ear trouble. The vet, however, had a different diagnosis. Sunny had suffered a stroke. Not a debilitating one, but a stroke nonetheless. He said there is nothing that can be done and that once dogs have one stroke, others will likely follow. I asked what the life expectancy for her breed and size is and he informed me that she had already passed it.
On the plus side, Doc prescribed her an arthritis medication to improve her quality of life (she has a very pronounced limp and is slow in getting up and moving around prior to the stroke). He said that we should know within 3 days if the medicine helps her. Three days? We could tell Sunday morning that she was feeling much better. Almost puppy-like. There is now a spring in her step — ok, not really a spring, but she is moving around much better. She will always have a residual wobble from the stroke.
Realistically, I know that Sunny won’t be with us for much longer. I’ve accepted it in my mind, but now I must accept it in my heart. I’m just hoping that when the time comes, she goes peacefully in her sleep. I’m not sure I can make the decision to help her along.
Christopher took the test last night to become an umpire! Yes, he passed. He said it was more of a ‘group test’ and not terribly difficult. Starting in about 3 weeks, he will be officiating games! I’m thinking about going just to heckle him.
Happy Birthday, big brother! Yep…. 42 years ago, you were given your halo and sent to terrorize, er, I mean, love and mentor your three baby sisters!!!
I love you and hope you have a great birthday!
Graduation exams are being given this week and since Christopher has passed them all, he doesn’t have to be at school until 10:30 each morning. Yesterday morning he went fishing with one of his buddies. He called me around 8:30 to tell me he’d already caught 4 large-mouth bass. He was so happy, you could hear it in his voice!
Last night when I got home, he showed me the pictures of the fish…. here’s the best one:
