WELL HERE GOES

Wow, my plate is full this week.  I have a day off on Friday and I have to go to the post office, get my hair taken care off before it goes totally gray, motor vehicle must see me to renew the registration on one of our cars.  Sure wish I did not have so much on my plate.  Cannot do most of it on a weekend day so Friday it is, lets hope I can get it all done.  Today I was not able to get anything done because Dexter demanded a lot of my attention and when I was leaving to run some errands he would cry and bark and of course I felt bad and did not get everything done outside the house that I needed.  I did clean the house, cooked dinner and put a crock pot of stew together for Wednesdays dinner.  I went through my closet and got all my summer and winter stuff separated and ready for work next week.  When I moved in to this house after about six months I took one of the spare rooms and converted it into a walk in closet so I have plenty of room for many clothes, so today I just moved the winter stuff to one side and the summer stuff up front so they are ready to wear.  That actually took me about an hour or so to complete but it looks neat and clean.  I separated the laundry but never made it to the laundry room but the thought was there.  Sure wish today I had some help to get everything done.  I do have to say I did goof off for a few hours today on the computer.  Please do not laugh at me but I was online looking for a doggie bikini for DeeDee.  She is going to be in a bikini contest at the Petsmart my niece works for.  Thought it would be a cute thing to do.  You only live once and I am trying to have more fun. I bought her a pink bikini with pink glasses with a bling bling heart.  She should look cute in her bikini.  I went to about four stores and nobody had any so I went on line and to my surprise there were many to choose from, who would have thought doggie bikinis are so popular.  I believe the winner gets something like a months supply of dog food and I could sure use that, so wish me luck with my babygirl and her bikini body.

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Wow, it has been awhile since I have been in the journal mood.  Since the last entry Dexter was admitted back into the hospital after being home only four days and has been in ever since.  He had developed an infection and they had to put in a drain and put him on  stronger antibiotics.  He is not healing as well as they would have hoped but the doctors said that it is not uncommon for the healing to take a bit due to his immune system being off due to the extensive surgeries he had.  He had  two in a weeks time.  We miss him so much and the doctors call every morning around ten and give us an update and today they said the draining is almost gone and when they changed he bandages today there was minimal leakage.  On Friday if there is no drainage they might let him come home on Saturday.  I cannot wait to see him since they would not let us see him because they said it would make him depressed. 

I did not go into work today because my ankle is killing me.  I think i have arthritis but not sure.  My ankle has been hurting since i twisted it a little on Friday.  I stayed off of it throught the weekend but when I got up today I could not stand on it for long without it hurting.  I am in retail management and am on my feet up to ten hours a day so it was not possible for me to work pain free today.  I am not one to call in sick but I felt I really had no choice.  The reason I think I am getting artritis is that my joints have been hurting but I might just be doing to much wii fit and that could be why.  To be on the safe side I will make an appointment to see my doctor and get checked out.  The pain is real and uncomfortable to deal with,  we shall see what the problem is. 

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I just spent twenty five minutes putting together this entry and I hit something and deleted the entire entry and I thought it was a great one right from the heart,  but here goes again.

Dexter, our baby boy of eight years had his front right leg amputated due to cancer.  We picked him up yesterday after being in the hospital for two weeks.  I was nervous to see him and when I did see him I was not expecting what I saw.  I know he was not going to have his front leg but the scaring and shaved hair really was a lot to handle.  They said all the black and redness of his skin was how they bruise and wow it is pretty unbelievable.  The scars are major and I am looking forward to all his fur growing back so he can at least look more normal.  This little guy is so tough, he is already walking short steps and barking a little.  He is on pain med's and antibiotics for at least twenty one more days.  We are supposed to crate him when we are not home so he does not injure himself.  I was the one home today so I crated him only when I left to take DeeDee to the groomer and the rest of the day he has been in the living room on his bed.  I have had to stay with him because when I would leave the room he would get up and try to follow.  The vet said that he will be up and walking around as if nothing was missing soon but he needs time to re cooperate.  He is really a brave little guy.

The kids were all calling last night to see how their cousin was doing. All the kids grew up with Dexter and he is so much part of the family.  So when they asked to come over to see him I thought it was not a good idea just yet.  When his fur grows back some and the scaring gets better maybe they can see him.   I do not want them to get scared and not want to touch him or see him anymore.  DeeDee was such a great little sister she just sniffed him and gave him a little lick and was so gentle around him.  I am so proud of her because she is not the gentle one but was a good little girl.

Right now they are all sleeping and Dexter just got his med's so he is not feeling any pain right now.

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What a terrible week I have had:  
It is the year anniversary of my Fathers death and also his birthday.  This Saturday we will be having a memorial service at the cemetery and then we will gather for lunch.  Mom is not holding it all together and that is understandable considering they were together over fifty years. 

Dexter one of our furry friends has been in the hospital since last Wednesday.  He fell off the bed an broke his front right leg in five different spots.  My poor baby.  We took him to our vet and then they told us to take him to Long Island Vet Specialist Hospital.  This place is incredible,  not only are the doctors great the place is better than my doctors office or any hospital I have been to.  They went over his blood work that had been done at our vet a few days prior to the accident and found some abnormalities and they wanted to do a sonogram and when they did they found nodules on his liver and spleen.  They took them out and did a biopsy on them and they turned out not to be cancerous.  That is good news.  So he broke his leg badly and had his middle opened for a biopsy then POW today when we thought all was well and they were going to set his leg we get a call that they found cancer in his leg.  We went there to speak to the doctors and they said the tumor was in the joints of his leg and it is what caused the leg to be brittle and break easy.  They said that it had not spread further and that amputation of his leg was the only option.  We thought that if the cancer was not throughout his body and he could survive this than taking his leg was the right thing to do.  We love our baby boy and hate to see him suffer and hopefully he will adjust well.  We are looking into a dog stroller to help him out a little and help him enjoy his walks outside with his sister. 

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Shit it is very late or maybe very early depending on how you look at it.  Another sleepless night because for some reason the mind is running and the eyes are wide open.  I am watching Coyote Ugly and it must be my tenth time at least watching it but I enjoy the movie. 

I cannot believe that my Dad is going to be gone  a year already,  seems like only yesterday he passed.  We are having a memorial service and dinner on Saturday May 3.  Not really looking foward to it because for some reason the pain is still very fresh and the wound is not healed.  I am sensitive right now and maybe this is what is keeping me up.  I am thinking of getting away this weekend but if I cannot get some sleep tonight it is going to be a not so good day to travel and enjoy myself because I am probably going to be cranky like a newborn or someone with pms depends how much sleep I manage to get.

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Wow, it is hard to believe once again I cannot sleep at all.  I am adjusting to my new glasses very well and the compliments I have gotten are great for the mind.  I am waiting for the new pair to come in because these are defective.

One month supply, 180 gelatin capsules, normal size, light weight, easy to swallow. Each contains 560mg calcium aspartate anhydrous
Does anyone know anything on this subject because I could use some advice to cure this without surgery.  I have already lost 14 pounds because being over weight does not help my poor feet.

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I had a very productive morning so far today.  I brought the dogs to get groomed then headed to the Roosevelt Field mall to pick up my glasses and while I was there saw a post office and was able to apply for my passport without making another stop.  Then picked up the dogs and headed home to set up some interviews for an assistant manager for my store and now am settling down to maybe catch a bite to eat and journal a bit.

When I got in I took my glasses out of the case to really work them a little and that is when I noticed two scratches in the lenses and on the nose part of the frame.  Sh--  you would think they would have checked them better before giving them to me and how stupid of me for not looking closer at them. Heck they cost me a small fortune.  I called the place to let them know about the issue and that someone will bring them back tomorrow.  The place is thirty minutes from my house and I did not feel like making another trip out there today.  My partner has to pass there on the way home from work so all will work out.  On a good note the glasses do look good considering but I do not feel good about them because of the price.  I think they should have been perfect.


Last night I was up until about three in the morning,  I just could not sleep.  This has been going on for about a week now and I think it is because I keep thinking about my Dad and it just keeps me up at night.  I did read many journals while I was awake and I forgot how enjoyable that could be.  Many people really have stressful lives and I wish we all could be rich and happy or should I say happy and rich.  Life is not all fun all the time and for some of us it just plain sucks most of the time.  I am reading the book Secret by Rhonda Byrne and I recommend it to help with positive thinking.  I think I am skinny therefore I am ,

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