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Near Tragedy 10Jun06


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If you haven’t read the previous post on setting up fencing around the pond, go do that.

Friday Night @ 10pm Having just finished constructing a fence around the pond to keep the dogs out, Mom and Dad and I were in the backyard with the dogs. I looked over and Emma was attacking a bug, and Mom realized that there were some ants over where Emma was at. Well she had an ant in her mouth, and she got bit. We didn’t think too much of it, I figured she’d just have a little sting in her mouth and that would be the end of it.

After a few minutes she went inside and laid down, going completely limp. We looked in her mouth to try to find the bite, and her gums were completely white, like chalk. Then she sat up and started puking. Well I got really worried, and I rushed her to the emergency vet. On the way, she was completely flaccid, and I was afraid that she wouldn’t make it. Her breathing got really labored, and she wouldn’t even lift up her head. When I finally got there, they rushed her to the back and gave her IV steroids and anti-histamines.

I was pretty freaked out, and the Vet came out after a bit to say that she was doing ok, but that it was a pretty severe allergic reaction she had, and she might have not made it if I hadn’t come so fast. He said it was pretty uncommon to see such a violent reaction. So they kept her there for a few hours, and gave her fluids and monitored her. Then finally at 1 AM they deemed her ready to go, and let us leave.

I was so incredibly thankful that she survived, and thank God for not taking her from me, because I don’t think I could have dealt with it. Losing my dog Grace last summer when she was attacked by coyotes was heartbreaking, and I couldn’t bear to lose Emma. But she’s doing much better, and I’m so happy. :-D

tsk, tsk, you're not supposed to lay in the plants

So that was my wild and crazy night…not exactly fun. Also, I wanted to send my condolences out to Scout, who had to give her dog up this morning because he bit her daughter. I’m very sorry for the loss.

Well, I think it’s time to dwell on happy things, so look for a post soon about Dye-O-Rama, and the yarn I’ll be sending out to my pal shortly! And some pictures of the awesome yarn that my dyeing pal sent me!

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Moving Frenzy 10Jun06


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It’s been a while since I’ve updated the site now, and I’m sure everyone thought I was off in la-la land somewhere. But things have been so crazy this past week, as I’ve been working, moving, cleaning and tons of other stuff. We were supposed to move into the new house at the beginning of the week, but the landlady was replacing the carpet first. Long story short…the carpet guys didn’t come until yesterday, so it was a lot of waiting around, wanting to move in, but not being able to. My parents have helped me a lot, with cleaning and painting and all that…I don’t think I could have done it all without them.

Anyway, last night the carpet was finished and we finally got to start putting furniture in its place. Mom and Dad came down, and brought Daisy and Emma with them. See, the conundrum I’m facing is that I don’t want Emma to be at home all day by herself while I’m at work, and I’ve been thinking about getting a puppy, but it has to be the right one, and I haven’t come across one yet. So the verdict that was reached was that Daisy would come down and live with me for a bit, to help Emma get adjusted to the new house, since Emma and Daisy are very good pals.

So problem #1 solved. Now for problem #2…the gianormous pond in the backyard. Seriously, small children could drown in this pond. And Emma and Daisy were very intrigued by the fish in the pond, so much so that I was afraid to leave them alone in the backyard, lest they fall in. So in the normal Church family fashion, we went to Lowe’s at 9pm, bought some materials and proceeded to fence in the pond, at night. I’m sure the neighbors already think I’m crazy, if the first thing they hear before going to bed is posts being hammered into the ground.

Anyway, we got the fence up, and alleviated our fears about the dogs drowning. So that was good, but then we had a sudden dog emergency. I’ll continue this in the next post, since it could be a bit long-winded.

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Back and Speedier Too! 05Jun06


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Well I finally got everything back up and running smoothly. I didn’t get a chance to get the database and stuff uploaded to the new service before leaving for Nebraska, and unfortunately there’s not Internet when attending a wedding that takes place in the middle of a cornfield. But things work now, and they seem faster to me, which is good :) How about you? Does the site move a bit quicker now? Let me know in the comments.

At any rate, it’s getting late and I have to go to work (in just a few hours now I suppose), so I’m going to catch some shut-eye. Let me warn you against driving to NE from Albuquerque if you absolutely can avoid it, it’s a long drive for sure.

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