Happy Thoughts

Well, it started out to be a pretty bad day. I guess I didn't sleep very well. I really expected to find Blanchie dead this morning but she seems to have borrowed a few lives from the cats because she is still with us. She has definitely stroked out a little but she is really trying. She is still eating and drinking quite well. She can't move as well as should could before but she is REALLY trying and I think she might be able to get a little stronger. She was pitiful last night and I really thought she would either die or we'd have to have her put down today but she is hanging in there. She's weak but surprisingly tenacious. I think we will give her a chance. She deserves that. She wants to do her normal stuff (scratch, roll, sniff, eat, etc..) For a little dog, she is one tough customer.

I took Cookie to the park and we had a nice walk but I just didn't feel good all day. I couldn't find anything I wanted to eat and everything I ate was wrong and didn't taste good. I did something I haven't done in years and that was go to a fast food (Wendy's) drive through. It was okay but just wasn't what I wanted. Ugh. I hate that.

I got home about 3:30. Blanche was sleeping and hubby had spent the day picking up pine cones. He took them across the street to our neighbors because they like to have fires at night and the pine cones make great kindling.

For dinner, I made hubby sausage and baked beans, Blanchie ate two dishes of sausage (one of her favorites so she gobbled it up). Now it is that dreaded quiet time between 7:00 and 10:00. I am already bored with the TV so........

Tomorrow? We would usually be doing a regular Tuesday but with Blanche's sudden setback, we are just going to go into town, have a quick lunch and come back. I just don't want to leave her alone all day. I told hubby he could go to the range and I would stay home but he said we could just go and have lunch and come back. She will be fine for an hour or two.

I dropped the Jeep off at the mechanic's this evening because it was sputtering and missing. He said he would check it out and do a complete tune-up ($200) Yikes..but I have had that Jeep for 6 years and it has never had a tune-up so i think it;s overdue.

That's it. I have been fighting a headache all day and I feel kinda crappy so I will probably go to bed early. Ugh/

Good night.

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• #2 Comment from wwfbison 
  4/23/08 11:17 AM | Permalink

  I have always wished my babies go naturallly but as you say, they just hang on so long I've always had to have them put down.  I hate making the decision but I guess it is the kindest thing to do when they've gotten to a an irreversible point.  Best of luck to you and Blanche....it is a tough time.
  Lisa
• #1 Comment from ma24179 
  4/21/08 9:14 PM | Permalink

  Poor Blanchie.. as long as she's not suffering, maybe going naturally will be the best. (((HUGS TO YOU))) -Missy http://journals.aol.com/ma24179/MISSYZSTUFF