MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Ok, not really, but we're having ours today, as V should be here shortly!
She said she should be home in the morning...hahahahaha!

So far today, I've done the laundry, vacumed, dishes, got the bird stuffed and in the oven, laid on the kitchen floor and took the filter out of the dishwasher and cleaned it.....and gave Shadow her medication!

Shadow & I went to PR yesterday to finish our shopping, get groceries, etc., and she went to the vet!
That's how sick she is.....she GOT IN THE CAR!

I was up at 4:30 am, I know, I know.......to check on her.
She was out of her house, so I ran in and got her harness.
Her harness makes it easier to control her when we go for  a walk.
Well, she lets me think I'M in control when we go for a walk!

At 9:00 am, I called the vet. They asked if I could have her down at 10:30 or 10:45.
I told them I'd try.....so took Shadow's leash outside, and called her, like I was going to take her for a walk.
I lied to the dog to get her in the car!
She came right over to the car....I lifted her front legs in, and give her a push.
I KNOW she's sick, cause she didn't put up a fuss at all!
She was a little unsettled, but once we got going, she just laid on the seat.

So, after a million $$$$'s worth of bloodwork, and an exam, we got a gazillion $$$$'s worth of medication.
Her liver enzymes and stuff were all wonky......maybe she got into something she shouldn't have....I was close with the poison.
I can't believe one of our asshole wonderful neighbors would put poison close to our fence line......we have 160 acres, Shadow doesn't go that far! She has a big yard to look after.

I'm hoping whatever it was, made her sick right away, so she'll associate feeling crappy to whatever it was!
She's feeling a little better. I heard her bark 2 times today, and she's actually spending some time outside her house!

I wanted them to give her shots while I had her there, but, as with people, they don't like to give them if your animal is sick! So next month I'll try to get her in the car again so she can get her shots, and get spayed. I'm just worried that I won't have as easy time!

I got my grocery shopping done while she was at the vets, but she had to come with me to WalMart, Dairy Queen, and get gas! OK, so she stayed in the car.

I was supposed to go to a staff party last night, and had full intentions of going. I even had my $20 gift wrapped up, then Shadow got sick.
We didn't get home until later in the afternoon, and I wanted to get some stuff done....like a good handle on supper for tonight, so when everyone gets here I can sit around and do nothing too!

K called to see if he could bring friends, for supper......I figure the more the merrier!
I'm wondering how long I have to wait to mix myself one of my new favorite drinks!?

Not long I bet...I hear a vehicle! Gotta go.

Ta ta for now!

Blue Friday

I think it's really Black Friday or maybe it's Black Sunday, but what ever!
My dog Shadow is outside in her dog house trying to die.
Really.
I'm not being flippant, I'm really heart broken, which is why, tomorrow morning, my son and I are going to wrestle her into the car and take her to the vet.
It's Winter....even though it's above (barely) 0 degrees, my knees are soaking wet, and I'm freezing, from kneeling in front of the doghouse door, trying to coax her to eat or drink, or even come out and play.
She won't.
Or can't......
I just don't know what's wrong.
This is the dog, that's a Great Pyrenese/Collie cross.
The one who never grew into her feet (poor girl), and weighs about 70 lbs.!
And WILL NOT get into a vehicle if her life depended on it!
Well I think it might, so tomorrow she's getting into the car!
I was planning on going to PR anyway....we'll just plan a little side trip to the vet!
Yayyyyy, just what I wanted, but you know....I really like that dog!
I'm hoping it's something little, like maybe she has pnumonia, or has something stuck in her throat. Something easy to fix, and when I get the bill for a million dollars I'll feel like, Gawd....I coulda fixed that myself!
I tried getting her to open her mouth, but she wasn't having any of that!
I warmed her up some sausages, and some milk, because I thought, maybe someone poisoned my dog!?
And after I poisoned the last one....hey hey hey......not intentionally! (*and she lived!)
Anyhooo....I remembered that I had to give her as much milk as she wanted to drink.
But Shadow won't....or can't.
She moves her head, but that's about it.
Maybe someone shot her....damn hunters.
You know the ones I mean.
To me it's legally dark, to them it's like "OMG I think I saw something move." BLAM BLAM BLAM
I'm thinking most of them are pretty poor shots, or they have an awful lot of tags to fill!
But, I digress.
Shadow's been in her house for 2 days now, I miss her jumping at me....sometimes I move at the last minute, and she gets mad!
Sometimes, I don't hear her coming and move soon enough. She's gonna knock me down and I'm gonna break a hip!
She's a solid mutt!
I miss her following me around, and putting the run on her pets.....the cats....all 7 of them. At least there were, maybe some are coyote lunch by now.
Hey, it's a control issue. Mother Nature and all that!?
All our animals are outside animals.
We had a yappy cockapoo for 10 years, until we moved to the farm, and Ray let her out, and she never came back.
Well, it's time for me to go check on the pooch.
I really want her to make it!
I wish in the morning she'd meet me on the step on my way to the pump house with my coffee.