-We had the usual my birthday/Christmas/New Years/anniversary that all fall within a couple weeks of each other. In the middle of that Cannon broke his arm. The orthopedic specialist is in Austin, so we have been driving out there often for x-rays and new casts. Because of the doctor's schedule, Cannon has to miss school for the appointments each time we go. Luckily gas prices have been lower than usual, but we are anticipating the hospital and doctor's bills soon!
-Amongst all the hullabaloo, poor Ryan got left in the shadows. But you have to know the back story first. On Christmas day a boy came to our house searching for his lost cat. We had actually seen it that previous night, but she was still no where to be seen. One night Ryan saw the cat and he was able to pick it up, but he didn't know which house it belonged to. He couldn't get into our house to ask me because his keys were in our car with Blue (it was a cold night) and I was asleep (I didn't hear him knocking on the door). So he took his best guess. The first house said it wasn't their cat, but they showed him which house it was. He went to that house and said he found their cat. They said how thoughtful it was of Ryan, but that they had actually found their cat already! The cat he was holding belonged to the other neighbor and was also accustomed to being outside. They had a big laugh and let the cat go. Unfortunately for Ryan, he somehow caught poison ivy from holding the cat. His guess is that it had been walking through the forest right before he picked it up. Ryan is really allergic to poison ivy. After three days it just kept spreading and getting worse. We finally sent him to the ER! He came home with steroids and creams and it still took weeks for it to all heal. I felt so bad for him! It really looked awful.
-When we got home from Austin one of the times, Ryan went to get something out of the fridge and the whole door just fell off! At that point the only thing we could do was just laugh! Then we quickly searched Craigslist for a cheap fridge.
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-We have my usual doctor's visits and all the emotions and frustration that go along with that.
-Then a couple of weeks ago we had to give up Daisy. On Christmas Eve Blue attacked her and bit her. They were having a hard time getting along, but that was so much worse and we knew that we had to give her away. Ryan got Daisy for me because he thought it would help me feel better about not being able to have more kids. And for a while it was working. We loved Daisy so much, even despite her naughtiness, and she brought so much joy into our family. It hurt me so much to see her hurt and the idea of giving her away was painful to think about, but mostly I just wanted her to be safe and be in a family that would love her. I finally asked one of my friends from church. They had agreed to watch her overnight when I took Cannon to Austin to get his new cast. When we went to pick up her she asked if they could keep her one more night as kind of a trial. Well they fell in love with her and decided that she was the perfect dog for them. On the one hand I was so happy that Daisy could finally have a permanent, safe, and loving home. But then I also felt sadness and grief. It was really hard to tell Cannon that we were giving her away and he was really upset about it. He is so resilient and he has coped with it much better than I had anticipated. And the best news is that we can see her whenever we want. The latest update about Daisy is that they love her so much, she has bonded with them, and is a happy dog.
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| She would go from clean and poufy to a mud ball! |
-Lastly, Blue got hit by a truck a little over a week ago. She was so so lucky because we think she was just clipped. Really a split second difference could have led to a much worse outcome. Ryan was outside with her when it happened and after she got hit she rolled along the gutter. At the time we didn't know how bad her injuries were because she couldn't walk and she was really traumatized, although we didn't see any blood or open wounds on her. It happened just 10 minutes before Ryan had to leave to work at Yogurtland and we debated on taking her to the vet. We decided to wait it out and see how she was feeling in the morning. Ryan found some dog aspirin for her and that seemed to help with her pain and we were able to take care of her injuries at home. Each day she began to improve a little and then she was able to walk again. Ryan was so upset about this and it made him so sad to think that we came that close to losing our little Blue girl.
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