You remember my kids had a miscarriage on Christmas eve.  DIL still is yet to have a period.  They scheduled her for a DNC this morning.  The gestational sack and ’tissue’ are still in the uterus.  They’re pretty irritated about it.  Doc put her on some meds that should have started her period, but nothing.  They have to have 2 full cycles before they can try again.  They’ll be glad to get it done and just be able to move on.

In my journey to get this fat off, I’ve found a couple new favorite snacks.  Ok, more than a couple, but…  Special K Fruit Crisps, both strawberry and blueberry.  VERY yummy treat.  Slimfast Double Dutch Chocolate bars.  They’re like a big fat chewy chocolately brownie melting in your mouth.  Quaker True Delights – nearly anything from that line; blue berry rice cake snacks are like a blue berry muffin, the breakfast bars are all fantastic and filling.  Yoplait smoothies!!!  OMG I’m an junkie!  I have at least 2 a day of those little gems.  I wish I could buy them by the case.  The Biggest Loser breakfast sausage.  You make it yourself from lean ground pork.  WOW, I use that all the time.  In tacos, casseroles, sub it for hamburger all the time.  I eat it for breakfast with an Eggo lowfat waffle and spray butter.  141 calories.  Makes my mouth water just to think about it!

Hubby and I bought a set of stainless steel, waterless cookware.  It was VERY expensive but I have to say I’m completely, pleasantly surprised by it.  Food tastes completely different and the clean up is incredibly easy.  It was definately worth the investment although I was skeptical.  I wasn’t concerned about the taste, but about the clean up.  I refused to stand and scrub my brains out to get them clean, but there’s no need.  A couple minutes of soaking and they clean right up. 

I think I poste back in January? that Sadie had gotten a big abcess on her butt and they thought her tail would fall off.  She’s fine as frong hair, tail and all.  BUT, Tess got her again on Sunday last weekend.  Bit her, little bitch.  I have her about healed up again but I sure wish I knew what to do about it, except separating them.  I was gone for less than 20 minutes and didn’t put the gate up.  I knew better too.  I felt so bad.  No more chances, the gate HAS TO HAS TO HAS TO be up.  Last Monday night, Sam decided to go bonkers.  I was going to take them outside for their little stroll to the corner but he couldn’t stand up straight and fell over. WTH??  When I got him upright again, his eyes were darting uncontrollibly back and forth, left to right.  I got him near the front door for some fresh air, due to lack of knowing what else to do with him, but I couldn’t get him snapped out of it.  As he laid on the floor, eyes daring, he tried to follow my voice or my hand but just couldn’t find it.  I called the answering service for the vet and they’d have her call me back.  In the mean time, he projectile vomits all over from being very dizzy.  He looked like a ship at sea laying on the floor, waving back and forth.  Poor dog.  I rushed him to the vet to get him ‘fixed.’  Vestibular Disease.  HUH?  Tammy said it was serious, but since it had happened less than an hour before he got treatment, he would be fine, and he is.  She said there is no known cause or event that necessarily brings it on, but its common in older dogs and they treated him with Dex and Pred.  I’m weaning him off the pred, 3 more days of it.  He may or may not ever have another episode of it.  They liken it to Vertigo in a person.  I thought he’d had a stroke and I’d made up my mind on the way to the vet that if she could’t fix this, I was going to put him to sleep.  I couldn’t leave him trying to live like that.   Much to my happy heart, she fixed him up and was nearly able to walk all the way across the yard when I got him home 30 minutes later and was fine by morning, not even a twitch in those pretty brown eyes.  BUT, the pred is making him a little aggressive and he’s bitten me TWICE!  Last night he drew blood.  Both times it’s been me giving him his damn meds that are fixing the little bastard.  F’er F’er F’er!  After he bites, he looks at me like wow, I don’t know why I did that.  F’er.  And I’m fixing you WHY???  **sigh**  If it’s not one damn thing with these dogs, it’s another.

Vinny… we think that someone had Vinny before we did and wasn’t very nice to him.  I emailed the breeder and asked if we were the original owners of Vinny or if someone had him before and brought him back.  That’s always been their policy, if it doesn’t work out, they’ll take him back.  So when I asked, I immediately got a ‘why do you ask.’  So, trying to be non-accusing, I just said that he is incredibly scared and acts as though something has happened to him and I want to help him but wondered what might have happened to him.  “well, remember we’ve had alot of guys (dogs) in and out of our house.  We did have a lady that took a black puggle but her daughter was scared of ‘HIM’ so they brought him back, but  I don’t think it was your puggle.”  Really??  You told us you had 1 black puggle out of each litter and we have them both.  So which one was it???  They know full well something happened to him and that pisses me off.  Not at them specifically, I don’t think they hurt him, but because they won’t just tell me.  His body language says he’s been abused somehow.  Cowers alot, scared, shakes, hides, slinks..  Something happened that was ‘leash’ related, or collar related, and crate related.  They told me they have one just like him and to socialize him.  train train train…  That’s all well and good, but something happened to him that I don’t know how to fix.  He’s a GOOD dog and such a lover, wakes up waggin his tail and goes to bed waggin it.  He minds really well and he and Tess have gone truckin for a few weeks now and has had a blast.  I took them to the dog park on Thursday and they ran and played and had a BALL.  Just makes me sad that someone was mean to him.    Like I said, it’s always something around here.

Because I’m dilly-dallying around getting my degree finished, I now have to have an extra class.  Damn it.  So, I’ve squeezed in another 3 credits this sememster. SQUEEZED I tell you… I only take 3 credits a sememster, 6 is a SQUEEZE! LOL  An EASY Human Relations class.  Read a 20 page chapter, write a 2 page double spaced paper, take a test. Repeat.  9 of those little ditties in all, and I’ve done 5 so far.  This summer will be another compute class, then Economics – gag gag gag – I’m dreading this and sure it will be my worst subject.  Then Intro to Business and Principles of Management.  Then I’m done.  (I think)  Thank God the end is in sight and I plan to graduate in May 2011.  A lady I work with is working on the same degree, so we’ve been swapping books and papers and files and all that jazz.  She has all but 1 of her core business classes done, you see I’ve saved mine for last here.  Well, I started out in a different direction so most of my gen eds and electives were done already.  She has to do the whole enchillada.  I plan to do the rest of these little classes online if I can so I can use my book when needed.  I’m TIRED of beating my head against a wall in the reading and studying category to barely feel like I get enough of it to get by.  Take it online and use the damn book already. 

I weigh every morning because I’m a freak, moreso right now than usual.  I started this whole thing at 260lbs.  I tipped in today at 214.  My official weigh in days are Tuesdays, which helps me stay on track over the weekend.  I’m mucho excited at the prospect of getting out of the 200 club.  Been in it for years.  I need to try on clothes from my closet and sort them out because Christopher/CJ Banks is having a 40% off sale this weekend and I need to get a few things, but need to know really what I have that I can wear and what I don’t.  So, with that being said, I’d better get a move on.  Need to get the trying on and sorting done and get in the shower to meet the kids at the hospital by 10. 

Have a super-duper weekend ladies!

I better get in the shower and switch the laundry.

I went to a benefit today for a 6 year old girl that lost her battle last Sunday with Wilms Tumor (I think it’s called).  Thank you God for blessing me with a healthy child and for sparing me the heartache and grief this family has gone through.  That’s about all I can say about that really.  I heard the live auction portion brought $10,000!!!!  That’s outstanding!  I can’t imagine what their bills must be, but that should definately help!  There were tons of silent auction items and overall donations.  The community really came together for sweet Ellie.  I hope she was smiling down on everyone that came in her honor.

I’ve been stuck stuck stuck stuck STUCK at the 36lb loss spot for 3+ weeks now.  That’s SO frustrating and quite frankly, it’s starting to piss me off.  I’m staying under my calories every day and getting in some exercise at least 3 times/week and still, I’m stuck.  Out of shear frustration last week, I started measuring my neck, waist and hips.  That was scary.  But I am hoping that if I’m not losing any pound-age, I’m losing a few inches.  If I don’t show any kind of change on Tuesday, weigh in day, I may just have to have a good cry or something.  **sigh**

I’ve been doing the make up for the community theatre here for the past week.  I have one more week to go and that’ll be done.  It’s been fun, but it’s a bit time consuming when you’re trying to study and exercise.  Oh, and be lazy. REALLY cutting into that lazy time!  One of the head cheeses from the theatre board is HD’s boss.  Kind of hard to tell her no.  I love her and she’s a wonderful lady but I don’t want to do it all the time, and, I KNOW I won’t want to do it during the summer when we’re wanting to be out on our motorcycles. 

Iknow this is short, but I couldn’t let Junkmel out post me!   I just finished a 30 minute run, 5.7 miles and I’m sweaty, tired and hungry.  On that note, I need to get moving. 

Hope y’all are well!!

I’ve been exercising and planning meals like crazy.  I’m down 30 lbs.  60 more to go though and I’m at my first plateau.  It’s frustrating.  I generally leave 800+ calories on the table at the end of the day and  I think that may be too many, although, my ‘goals’ say I should have about a 700 calorie deficit.  So, I’m also trying to change up my exercise.  I’ve been running every single day for 40-60 minutes.  I drug the Wii out and did 10 minutes of running and 30 minutes of Step.  I also didn’t do anything one day.  I ran 20 minutes another day.  I borrowed some workout dvds like Richard Simmons and will give them a try.  Any other suggestions?  We have been making meals for the week, primarily lunches and prepackaging them so we’re ahead of the game.  That’s worked out great. 

My niece put her car in the ditch this morning and tipped it over on its side.  She’s fine and I understand the car isn’t hurt too badly.  She was rear ended in that very same spot right before Christmas and totaled her car.  She’s had this car about a month and whooopss.  Poor thing. 

I don’t know if I had posted that my kids were expecting or not, but they had a miscarriage on Christmas Eve.  DIL is having some depression issues and they’ve been fighting alot.  I believe the have a doc appt on Wednesday next week to get her under control.  She admits it, finally, so that’s a good start.  The more people they talk to, the more common they find out it is.  That’s also been very comforting, and the doc sees no reason for them to have any trouble and ruled out everything under the sun possible this time as a cause. 

This semester, Microsoft Integration.  It’s ok, but the tests are stupid, and 1- not hands on/show me how you do XYZ, and 2 – not over the activities you did in your assignments.  WTH??  That makes them hard to study for and really, rediculous.  I went to my instructor with a problem when I was doing Access database building and she said “hmm I don’t use Office 2007 very much.”  Well thank you very much.  And you’re teaching this why??  So, I’m muddling through and doing the best I can.  I get A’s on my assignments and C’s on my tests.  Tests count as 25% of your grade, so… I’m fine, but disappointed.  I know I’m doing better than that and my grade doesn’t reflect it.  GGRRRrrr

We’ve been trying to get back on the Dave Ramsey program of bill paying.  HD has acquired a considerable amount of CC debt since we got off the wagon.  So, we’re back on.  I think.  I paid off his hearing aids this morning and another small bill and paid $531 extra on .  So, that’s $345 towards the next payment on whichever is next on the list.  THAT was sweet.  HD is a sweet, kind man who’d do anything for about anyone, but honey, please quit shopping!

We want to build a new house.  We want to tear down our old house that is the house I love so much, but just can’t afford to fix it like it needs to be, and would be money ahead to start over from scratch.  But before that can happen, we have to Dave Ramsey some things.  That’s been kind of motivating for him, at least so far!   Bless his heart, he means well…

I’m sure there’s more to write about, and it’s been forEVER since I posted, but I should get back to work and get my filing done.  Hope everyone is doing swell!!

I have another cold.  I think I’ve been over the last one for maybe 6 weeks?  Last night, in the night, I thought hmmmm I kind of feel like I might be getting a cold.  No, no.. I’m sure I’m not, I just had one.  Well, this morning… yeah, that’s exactly what I have.  Damn it anyway.  I don’t feel bad, just runny nose, and now that it’s bed-time, a stuffed up head.  Of course.  I WAS  sleeping earlier, but, due to my lack of air, I had to get up.  BUT, when I got up, I find that I need to shampoo 2 rooms of carpet.  2 ROOMS!  Yes, the dogs must have something too.  I couldn’t tell you the last time we had any mess in the house.  But tonight, 2 rooms, and looks to be from at LEAST 2-3 different dogs.  Lovely.  So, while HD slept, I shampooed the carpets.  I C K!!!!  They were completely gross.  I found a puppy tooth on the floor too.  It looks to be from one of the older too, so tomorrow, I’ll have to wrestle them down and see which one.. my guess is Sam.  I found the tooth where he was laying, chewing a bone when I went to bed.  Sweet old guy.

I’ve finally got my holiday baking hat on.  Thursday night I made puppy chow, pretzles, peanut brittle and penuche.  Today, I made 3 batches of cookie dough.  With a little luck, I’ll even get them baked before Christmas.  The puppy chow, pretzles and one batch of cookie dough went home with the kids today.  Another batch of cookies needs to be mailed to Maryland, to HD’s son and his girlfriend.  Maybe that will inspire?? no, motivate??  uhhh… make me??? get them done.

Finished my International Business class the week before Thanksgiving.  What a horrid class.  Still don’t have my grade back either.  The instructor totally sucked and I rated him poorly on ratemyprofessor.com.  Funny, he was already ON there, rated poorly…  So was the Marketing teacher I had the first time around.  HHmmmm  interesting.  My next class is Microsoft Integration, with Office 2007.  That shouldn’t be toooo bad, I don’t think, other than the database part.  I’m not Access savy at all, and I like it that way.  Then, a Social Science class this summer and Economics — GAG  — in the spring.  That leaves me with 2 more courses then.  The end is so close, but so far.

HD seems to really be on the mend from his surgery.  Daughter In Law seems to be doing well too, now, after the whole twisted ovary thing.  And I think my niece who had back surgery the week of Thanksgiving is doing well too.  What a stressful few days we had.  I’m hoping the new year brings good health to everyone and a windfall of money wouldn’t be too shabby either.

I started the baby quilt.  Pooh is their theme.  I figured I had better start it while I wasn’t in class or I would have no self restraint to study.  I need to make 20 more blocks and then I’ll be ready to put the top together.  Since the baby isn’t due until July, I should have time to finish it after my next class but before the bundle of joy arrives.  Our Black Friday shopping was all about the diapers on sale at Hy-Vee, WITH a $2 off coupon ta boot!  We must have saved a total of about $40 on 10 pks of diapers.  We bought various sizes from NB to 2.  And we found Huggies coupons online that are good til December 31st, and you can print as many as you want.  Thanks MommySavesBig.com!  Baby names are: Hunter Allen and Brianna Lynn.. spelling to be determined

With that, I’m going to use my Nedi Pod and see if I can go back to bed.  I would love to sleep AND breathe!

Have a great weekend ladies!  (Has anyone heard from Shear???)

The house is relatively quiet this morning but I just could NOT lay in bed any longer.  We’d retired at about 9 last night, just bushed.  HD had to get up and be gone by 3am yesterday, so he was more pooped than me for sure.  While he was gone I did the rest of the grocery shopping and got the front yard leave wreckage cleaned up.  I started on the back and decided I just didn’t want to.  There’s too much.  boo hoo waaaa waaaa  Well, last night, in the night, it freakin’ rained.  Sometimes I’m so stupied!  I also baked cookies and cake yesterday and we watched the pathetic football game.  Yeah, we’ve never sucked so bad.  Then I retired to my newly established sewing room while HD went with a friend.  The hum of my machine was nearly music to my ears.  Like a long lost friend, we just picked up where we’d left of.  Last night HD bought pizza for dinner and we lazily laid around on the couch with the dogs.  Balls of fire aren’t we??

We had Tess-a-roo spayed Thursday.  Boy was she mad at me.  By Friday afternoon she seemed to much her old self again, just tired.  You know, selective about why she’d get up and bark.. that type of thing.  But by Friday night, the tail wiggling was going strong and she even had a kiss for me.  Yes, I had to bribe her with a treat, but, until Friday afternoonish, she didn’t even want a treat from me.  When I took her to the vet Thursday, she thought she was ‘all that’ getting to ride in the car by herself.. until I left her at the vet.  When I picked her up, she got in the back seat and wouldn’t even ride with me.  Yeah, she was hacked off.  Yesterday, when I was doing yard work though, she was my bestest friend ever.  And she sat in the chair with me while I was eating pizza and I even shared a few pieces of meat with her.  This morning early, I let her in our bed too.  So, I think I’m back on the A list again!! LOL

Has anyone heard anything out of Shear?  I’ve even emailed her a couple times, but get nothing from her.  I hope she’s ok.

Has anyone heard anything out of Junkmel? She hasn’t posted in almost 2 months either. LOL   Although, I did wish her a happy birthday on Facebook, in which my ‘friends’ thought I posted ‘happy birthday to ME, not MEL and launched into wishing me a happy birthday day.  It was funny as hell. LOL  Then I posted that it wasn’t MY birthday and they all appologized, etc.  FUNNY!!

This semesters class: International Business.  Oh yeah, it’s be FAR the worst.  I guess because I have NO interest in it at all, not to mention all the reading.  Some chapters are 30-60 pages EACH and there are 2 in each unit, so 4 per credit.  I plan to test on Tuesday for the 2nd half of the 2nd credit.  My view on it at this point is just get thru it.  Whatever passing grade I get is just fine.  I have to have the 3rd credit finished by mid-December.  Can’t come soon enough.

That’s about all the excitement from here ladies.  10 weeks til Christmas.

We did get the sheetrock finished in the sewing room, and the first little coat of primer is on.  We’re getting closer!  My studying is getting in the way of the priming and finishing though.  HD put in a doggy door for our furry friends and Vinny, of course, is afraid of it.  Won’t go in or out without much coaxing.  Damn it anyway.  I’m taking Sammy to the vet on Friday to have him tested for diabetes and I don’t know what else.  But SOMETHING is making him very weak in the rear quarters.  It’s not old age and it’s not arthritus, so what is it?  He’s very spry otherwise, so it’s really disappointing and worrisome to see him just laying around.

We’ve been pricing insulation and siding to try to get our house done.  We have a plan for the basement and it needs much less repair and expense than originally thought, so that’s awesome!  Like that alot.  There’s hope that we won’t always be the Beverly Hillbilly house on our block. 

Our plant manager who is AWESOME!!!!, left us yesterday.  He stayed with the company but took over Op Ex of Training in North Carolina.  We were all just sick over his leaving.  He leaves behind big shoes to fill. 

We’re rolling our payroll system over from Oracle to PeopleSoft.  O M G.  The certification test is 4 hours.  I started mine today.  There are 20 elements they test on and I’ve gotten through 11 of them.  It’s nerve racking.  I’ve used PeopleSoft before, but it’s been years ago and alot has changed since then.   It will be a good system once we get going with it.  The go live date is September 28th.  We’re all holding our breath that the bugs are worked out before then and everything rolls over smoooooooth…  wishful thinking???

That’s about it from here.  Shear, we miss you.  I think about you alot.

Take care ladies.

Shear, I’ve just been thinking about you so much.  You’re had such a rough year.  Why do bad things happen to good people?  Isn’t that a loaded question?  Give yourself some time and know we’re all here waiting with you and sending you hugs and love.

Junkmel, I’d have done took care of those damn dogs myself by now.  KUDOS to you and Hubby for having not made those little biting bastards disappear already and for not going over there and taking it all out of the owners hide.  Believe me, I’m doing it for you from here.  HD is sure he should come down there.  I haven’t quite decided if it’s for his benefit or for YS?

Work is actually picking up.  Our assembly area is back to 40 hours this week.  Haven’t seen that since the end of January or so.  That’s some good news.  The bad new is that our plant manager, who is amazing, is leaving.  Of course.  The good ones always do.  The rotten eggs stay forever.  Monday we’re getting an acting PM.  We’ll see how long he hangs around. 

We are rolling our payroll system over from Oracle to PeopleSoft.  I’ve used PS before, back in the day when I worked for ConAgra.  It’s a good system, just different.  So we’ve been testing our brains out over this.  Our go-live date is September 23rd.  We have to all be certified before then although I don’t know what the drop dead date for that is.  We have to score 70 or above on this testing to move on, but you have to score 90 or over to pass the certification.  Thankfully, there’s a desk reference that goes with it and basically takes you through ever single solitary step, go here, click there, tab, scroll down, save.  It will take some using to remember how and where everything is and how you find it to update it.  But, it’ll be good once we get there.  Today, I tested for about 4 hours, maybe not quite that much and the papers I printed out were a total of about 1″ thick.  Oh joy, just killed me another tree…

OS’s Hubby turned me onto a fantastic sheet rock finisher!!!!  He’s my new BFF!!  He has been here about 3 times since Sunday and will come tomorrow to finish the ceilings and he’ll be done!  And all for $175.  Can you believe that?  Can you say PAINT!  I’m excited to get the painting going and the new carpet in.  It’s been so long since I’ve seen my sewing machines.. I’m having withdrawls.  

YS and her daughter are adjusting to live without her ex.  YS is fine other than drownding in all the estate red tape.  Daughter has some rough days.  But, when she talks about him it’s very matter of fact and she seems to be keeping it a rather solid playing field thus far.  YS said she’s had some sad nights but she’s sure doing well from what I can see.   Daughter is back in daycare and school and is getting on with being a kid.  YS is back to work and getting on with getting her life back.  It’s still weird not to see him around somewhere.  For the longest time I’ve been sure that I’ll run into him somewhere.  He’ll surface somewhere.  But..  so it goes.

The dogs are all doing well.  Sam is making a good recovery.  The heat exhaustion has slowed him down some but he’s doing better then he was when it happened.  He’s good for kisses and treats.  What more does a dog need, right?   Tess and Vinny are ruling the roost with a vengance and Sadie is sweet but deaf.  Deafer by the day really.  If you talk to her but don’t look at her, she has no idea you’re talking to her.  It’s funny sometimes, but it’s sad.  My old sweet dogs..

I’m back in class and it’s hell.  Again.  International Business this time.  I’m a poor reader when it comes to reading for comprehension.  And I’m really struggling.  YS is going to try reading the chapter onto a recorder and then see if that helps me by listening to it.  At this point, it can’t hurt.  It’s so frustrating and it makes me feel so incredibly stupid. 

HD is spending the weekend in Ohio so he can unload there on Monday.  That’s a bummer.   His time at home is just never enough, no matter how much it is. 

Best friend K had her other knee replaced on Monday and got to come home yesterday afternoon.  Her DIL is there but I want to take them some dinner anyway.  DIL lives in Colorado.  So, on that note, I best get going.

Have a good one ladies!

Son and DIL think they may be expecting!  They haven’t tested yet, but she’s sure not felt too good for a couple weeks now.  I’m trying very hard to mind my own business and not pry every single day, but somedays, I just can’t help it and I have to ask her how she’s feeling.  When she says sick, I almost dance a jig.   They are trying, so if she’s not, they’ll try try again.  I bought a pair of Harley baby booties and a onesie that says ‘Catch me if you can’ over the weekend.  I saw a bib that said ‘toothless and ruthless’ too.  VERY cute!  Can’t hardly wait!

I got a paper in the mail over the weekend.  There’s a class action lawsuit for Walmart. LOL  Oh yeah, that’s funny and I intend to send my form back.  My manager never asked us, or really allowed us to work off the clock, but I know it happened other places.  I’m sure I’ve mentioned how much I hate Walmart, haven’t I?  Ok, maybe not lately.  More than that, I hate our store manager here.  He was fantasticly awesome in the old store, but once we got into the new supercenter, he became someone nobody even knew.  We butted heads alot.  He told me more than once that a good manager can manage from his office.  HA!  Not even jerk-wad.  Nobody even knew he was if they saw him.  He never stopped by to visit or meet the new face or just make a friendly hello.  He now comes off that he’s much to good to be bothered with that insignificant stuff.  It’s really sad.  When I see him now, he never speaks to me or practices the 10 foot rule.  I SWEAR the next time I see him and he does that, I’m gonna launch a complaint.  “I promise that whenever I come within 10 feet of a customer, I will look him in the eye, greet him, and ask if I can help him.”  Jerkass.

Well, I need to change the laundry.  Sorry I don’t have something much more exciting to report!

Friday, Sadie and Sam went to get hair-do’s.  By the time Friday night rolled around, I thought Sam was dieing.  Really.  He wouldn’t stand, walk, move or eat or anything.  He just laid in front of the fan and panted til you wanted to kill him, and drank close to 2 gallons of water.  This was already happening when I picked them up at 1.  When HD got home at about midnight, I was laying on the floor with him, petting him and trying to figure out what the hell happened to my dog.  I had called the groomer back and asked if something had happened.  Did he stumble, because he does that alot?  Did he fall?  Was he sick there?  Nope, she assured me nothing had happened.  We’ve been going to her for a long time, and I trust her and believe that she takes good care of my furry friends when they’re there, but Sam obviously wasn’t right but he had been FINE when I left him there.  With all the water he was drinking, you’d think his teeth would be floating, but he didn’t pee.  I took him outside several times but he’d just flop down like either he was hurt and couldn’t stand up or he just plain couldn’t  or wouldn’t stand up.  It was 70 degrees in the house with fans running full bore trying to keep him cool, there was nothing to be panting about, but he sure was.  HD finally asked if maybe he had some heat exhaustion.  Heck I didn’t know, but something was wrong.  I figured I’d get up in the night or Saturday morning and find him expired, I really did.  I woke up about 3am-ish to find him in the bedroom, not in the living room on his pillow where I had left him.  Encouraging?  I was hopeful.  I watched him get up and walk over for another heft drink of water.  I nearly cried at that sight.  But he was very slow getting up and very weak?  Or very sore?  Or?  something. 

Saturday morning he was still a slow moving train but he was much more himself.  A good amount of the water-guzzling and the panting had stopped but he was still pretty lethargic.  The groomer even called me Saturday morning to see how he was.  Saturday morning I’d also found a nice big pile of green diaha-oops on the dining room floor, and naturally assumed it had been Vinny.  (TMI ladies??)  He’s had alot of “issues” off and on since we got him.  We JUST changed their food a week ago and I thought it was helping, but then this…  ggrrrr!!!!  Meanwhile, while making breakfast, I convinced Sam that we should try to go outside.  And he was interested.  So, we slowly made out way out and he managed the stairs all by himself, and he pee’d.  I don’t think I’ve ever been that happy about pee before, but it was a good sign for my old pal.  THEN, he proceeded to the bottom half of the lawn and deposited a pile of green diaha-oops.  Bigger than a cow-patty y’all.  THAT explained what I found in the house.  I was happy to see it wasn’t Vinny, but…  One dog up, one dog down.  Dang it.  He made his way across the front yard to sniff the neighbors tree and then back to the porch.  I carried him up the steps and he brought himself in.  From then on, he’s been much more himself.  Still drinking alot of water, but he lifts his head and talks to me, turning his head and flopping his ears like we understand eachother.  He’s been viciously defending his milk bone, as usual, although he won’t eat his food.  But, he’s enjoying ‘treats’ and I did feed him a can of tuna.  He’d been outside a several times Saturday and pee’d.  He’s very tired and not moving around too much, but he can get up and move if he chooses too.  He’s very slow on the ‘get up’ though still.  Last night, that damn Vinny let the stinkiest of all stinkers and it sounded ‘wet’ if you know what I mean.  I went looking for something stinky.  OMG I found it and it wasn’t Vinny.  It was enough diaha-oops to fill 1/2 a coffee can and Sam appeared (with some on his foot) to be happy as a lark then.  So, I shampooed 2 rooms of carpet before I went to bed, only to be kicked out of it.  I was up in the night and he had moved himself around from room to room, and this morning, he’s moved himself around too, and is now sleeping in the living room infront of the a/c vent.  Normal for Sam.  I need to try to get him outside. 

That’s really all I have to report from here.  It’s been HOT HOT HOT and humid and stormy and Hot.  My back hurts from trying to hold my position in the bed, and I’m tired.  On that note, I’ll try to get Sam outside and maybe lay on the couch for awhile.

Hope your weekends were great and not filled with anything green!