Latest Vet Adventures!

Sydney presented with all the symptoms of a bladder infection yesterday morning. Of course, she had been to the vet Friday night, and everything was fine. It’s just par for the course.

So, John takes the Squid to the vet.Of course by this time she’s feeling much better as she walks in the door announcing her presence with aroos and general Squidish shrieking. It’s her MO – small, loud, and proud.

Bladder infection is confirmed, antibiotics started. The Squid is already an improved woman this morning.

While at the vet, we find out the stool sample test came back on Laddie from his check up on Friday. He has some intestinal infection that is inherent in rabbit poop and will also go on meds.Our neighborhood is infested with rabbits, and this winter, our yard served as the rabbit toilet. I’m not surprised at the test outcome.

Macalester T probably also has the rabbit poop infection, but we haven’t been able to get a poop sample: he still won’t poop in front of us. So, since we have two dogs on meds, and a third that probably will need to go on meds, once the problem is identified.

The upside?This vet bill went on my husband’s credit card.

Project One is Done

The kitchen is back to semi-normal after John’s two week project to install the ultimate range hood. For two weeks, the kitchen has been in various states of disrepair, but last week was pure hell. There were wood chips, plaster dust, insulation, and pieces of asphalt roofing on the kitchen countertops and floors. It only got cleaned-up when I could devote time to it, and HEAVEN FORBID if I moved anything or needed to use the kitchen to prepare a meal.

 

During this ordeal, there was much snipping and snarling – not coming from the dogs – but from the humans. I did my best to get the hell out of the way, plus I had all kinds of work deadlines so I wasn’t around much anyway.

 

In retrospect, it’s a wonder the dogs survived. I think they spent 18 hours of every day in their doggie condo or loose in the kitchen, licking up debris on the kitchen floor. The other 6 hours were spent sleeping with me and trying to rid themselves of the junk they ate while I wasn’t at home. The end result was a periodically puking Laddie, diarrhea from Macalester T, and Sydney pooping out asphalt shingles.

 

The good news is that every dog is recovering, including Sydney purging the last of the asphalt from her bowels yesterday. No vets visits were needed.

The bad news is I’m exhausted from work and cleaning up after dogs and humans. At least the dogs say thank you.

 

The next project for John will be helping a plumber do the rough-in on the upstairs bathroom-to-be, then to do the finishing work. I’m hoping to do the tiling and painting with the girls, and keep John from turning every square inch of the bathroom into shelving. Right now, our bedroom is full of my craft supplies that were in the to-be bathroom. At least it’s all in neatly stacked and/or in boxes. The dogs’ bowels are safe… for now.

Carol Anne Wall St. Paul, MN cawall@msn.com thewallsofstpaul.blogspot.com

Update

It’s been a busy couple of days.

We’ve had landscapers out to look at replacing the retaining wall in the backyard. That job will set us back $5-7K.

I met David Allen of GTD fame in the elevator at work yesterday. I have all his books, and use his techniques to keep my head above water while trying to balance two jobs, housework, kids, and everything else.

But being organized didn’t keep from walking onto the wrong bus last night and taking a ride. I followed someone who usually rides my bus onto another bus. At least I knew where I was and where I could get off to meet up with John.

We were at the St. Paul school board meeting last night, and Sarah made a statement to the board. They were looking to eliminate the band program. Just before last night’s meeting there was a change in plans — move band after school. Sarah spoke against that change, and to keep band during the school day. Well, band will be after school starting next year. I’m proud of Sarah for speaking her piece in front of the school board. And we will hope like heck that band does not conflict with gymnastics.

That’s enough excitement.

The dogs continue to form and mold into a pack. We celebrated Sydney’s 12th birthday on Thursday and Macalester’s first birthday on Friday. Laddie will have to wait until July.

Oh, and Rachel’s birthday was Wednesday. She’s eight now. She competed with her sister at gymnastics meet on Saturday in River Falls. Sarah got 6th place on the beam, and her team won 3rd place.

So that’s what we’ve been up to recently. I hope all my readers have a much quieter life!

Girls Evening Out

The kids started Spring Break today. A week of wired, silly, and shrieking girls lies ahead.
To get the wildness started, I took Sarah and Rachel Shopping after I got home. We hit Erik's Bike Shop (Mama needs a basket) and Archivers (Mama needed to browse). We're at Big Bowl now (hence the photos). Next stop is the bank, then home. A full evening!

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