I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, full of happiness and laughter.
Ours was uneventful, quiet. Well, I take that back. Quiet AFTER my 2 nieces left. Can you say peace & quiet? It is amazingly difficult to go from having a home with a dog to having a 2 & 3 1/2 year old running around (oh, and a dog that doesn't know what the heck to do with himself!). For the most part they were very good, having had enough of being at someone elses house about Saturday pm, too bad they were "fogged" in until Sunday morning, at which time, they almost got snowed in. However, off they went and safely home they arrived. Thank goodness to all involved! I love them dearly and adore my sister, but again, it is incredibly difficult going from a no child home to a 2 child home. In addition to that, having those 2 children have different rules at home than they have here, my local niece/nephew have very similar rules at home as they do here and therefore, are well aware of what is acceptable behavior and what will get their ass smacked.
Christmas day consisted of a nice breakfast with my husband, a nice dinner with he and my mother in law and vegging in front of the TV. I was in bed by 8pm. I think I have Mamamins ick factor going on as I am incredibly nauseated and just want to crawl into bed. Which, I think I will do in the next little while.
At any rate, safe travels to those of you that continue to be on the road.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Of no significance
Nothing going on on this icky Saturday afternoon. I have serious gut issues and pretty much have been holed up in the house all day. It's about 15 out (so Meg, I'll take a day of your 70's if you'd like to switch, short term...), it's foggy (didn't realize it could be foggy when it was this cold) and generally not very nice.
I gave my buddy a bath, which he did not appreciate, but I certainly did. I didn't know that a dog could lose that much hair and still have any left. It's a miracle that it didn't clog the shower drain!!!
Now the fog has changed to snow. Didn't realize it was supposed to snow today. Oh wait, I live in WI, it can snow any day from Oct to May...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Mondays suck
Mondays historically in homecare are not good days. And I imagine are that way across the board, but from my experience in the medical world, Mondays in homecare suck. And this past Monday was no exception, in fact, Monday broke my heart.
It wasn't bad enough that my husband left. Again. The shining light in that is that he'll be home for about 2 weeks at Christmas.
It wasn't bad enough that the 2 hours that I actually spent in my office were bad with 87 emails waiting to be addressed and umpteen other issues that arose.
Nope, those things apparently didn't make my Monday bad enough. Not that I wasn't already in a down mood but I came home to the following scenario (very abbreviated version).
Into the barn I go to water the cows. There's Chance, my kitten sitting in the doorway. "Hi Chance", bend down to pet him, "what the hell?" as I notice he's missing CHUNKS of fur off his back and rump. So I quick hurry up and get the cows set up and go back to Chance who is breathing like he's run a freakin' marathon and pick him up to discover that he is missing pretty much all the fur, tissue, muscle, tendons etc from the middle of his front leg up above his elbow. Not good. I manage to get him into the house without dropping him, getting bitten or hurting him tremendously and into the bathroom. And discover that my initial cursory assessment was in fact correct and that this was not a good thing. So I called my sister in law to come over to give me a hand and sat in the bathroom and just pet him to try to keep him calm and not to move him much. I eventually take him to the ER Vet Clinic (did you know that Rimadyl, an antiinflammatory for DOGS is TOXIC TO CATS???? READ: DO NOT GIVE RIMADYL TO YOUR CATS!!!). And put him to sleep. And, managed to break my heart all in one night. At the time, I wondered whether or not it was the right thing to do, even though, deep down, I knew it was. But man, that was not a fun decision. The vet couldn't tell me that after surgery, 6 wks of dressing changes & antibiotics that he'd heal, never mind not need another surgery or not have pain. And I didn't think, don't think, it would be fair to put him through that.
However, I did cry like a baby. For about 24 hrs. And even as I write, my face is not dry. I am riddled with regret and guilt. If I could rewind the clock to 0900 Monday morning, I would. I'd do that day all over again so the end result was not what it was. But if I could rewind it until the moment they put him to sleep?, that would be selfish and an effort to end my own hurt. And that's not fair. So it's a good thing that I can't rewind the clock because I'm not certain what decision I would make knowing how much it hurt.
What I find amazing is this: A. How attached we get to our pets and B. what extremes we contemplate to keep them alive, painfree and ours on this earth.
So yesterday I went to work looking like I had been crying all night, oh, which I was, and had to call the vet to cancel Chances' appt this weekend. Nope, didn't make it through that conversation without my voice breaking. And today, when I got home, there was a very nice card from my vet who cared for Chance (not at the ER, but the usual Doc). While it was sweet, it made me cry all over again.
Mondays fucking suck.
It wasn't bad enough that my husband left. Again. The shining light in that is that he'll be home for about 2 weeks at Christmas.
It wasn't bad enough that the 2 hours that I actually spent in my office were bad with 87 emails waiting to be addressed and umpteen other issues that arose.
Nope, those things apparently didn't make my Monday bad enough. Not that I wasn't already in a down mood but I came home to the following scenario (very abbreviated version).
Into the barn I go to water the cows. There's Chance, my kitten sitting in the doorway. "Hi Chance", bend down to pet him, "what the hell?" as I notice he's missing CHUNKS of fur off his back and rump. So I quick hurry up and get the cows set up and go back to Chance who is breathing like he's run a freakin' marathon and pick him up to discover that he is missing pretty much all the fur, tissue, muscle, tendons etc from the middle of his front leg up above his elbow. Not good. I manage to get him into the house without dropping him, getting bitten or hurting him tremendously and into the bathroom. And discover that my initial cursory assessment was in fact correct and that this was not a good thing. So I called my sister in law to come over to give me a hand and sat in the bathroom and just pet him to try to keep him calm and not to move him much. I eventually take him to the ER Vet Clinic (did you know that Rimadyl, an antiinflammatory for DOGS is TOXIC TO CATS???? READ: DO NOT GIVE RIMADYL TO YOUR CATS!!!). And put him to sleep. And, managed to break my heart all in one night. At the time, I wondered whether or not it was the right thing to do, even though, deep down, I knew it was. But man, that was not a fun decision. The vet couldn't tell me that after surgery, 6 wks of dressing changes & antibiotics that he'd heal, never mind not need another surgery or not have pain. And I didn't think, don't think, it would be fair to put him through that.
However, I did cry like a baby. For about 24 hrs. And even as I write, my face is not dry. I am riddled with regret and guilt. If I could rewind the clock to 0900 Monday morning, I would. I'd do that day all over again so the end result was not what it was. But if I could rewind it until the moment they put him to sleep?, that would be selfish and an effort to end my own hurt. And that's not fair. So it's a good thing that I can't rewind the clock because I'm not certain what decision I would make knowing how much it hurt.
What I find amazing is this: A. How attached we get to our pets and B. what extremes we contemplate to keep them alive, painfree and ours on this earth.
So yesterday I went to work looking like I had been crying all night, oh, which I was, and had to call the vet to cancel Chances' appt this weekend. Nope, didn't make it through that conversation without my voice breaking. And today, when I got home, there was a very nice card from my vet who cared for Chance (not at the ER, but the usual Doc). While it was sweet, it made me cry all over again.
Mondays fucking suck.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Now don't be jealous
Now all you southeners get ahold of the jealousy. I know it's tough, but try. Ready?
It was -5 when I woke up this morning. And we have (had, as of Saturday night) 6 inches of snow. And are supposed to get about 4 more tonight. Let me reiterate that first statement again in case you missed it. It was -5 this morning. In case it's been YEARS since you've stepped outside in that kind of temperature, here's what it felt like. FUCKING COLD!!!!!
It was mid January last year when it got this cold. Not the beginning of December. It is however, supposed to warm up over night tonight. Now does that make any logical sense? It's about 8 degrees out now and is supposed to be about 22 by sunrise...Oh, about 22 with 4 inches of snow on the ground.
Welcome to my world.
It was -5 when I woke up this morning. And we have (had, as of Saturday night) 6 inches of snow. And are supposed to get about 4 more tonight. Let me reiterate that first statement again in case you missed it. It was -5 this morning. In case it's been YEARS since you've stepped outside in that kind of temperature, here's what it felt like. FUCKING COLD!!!!!
It was mid January last year when it got this cold. Not the beginning of December. It is however, supposed to warm up over night tonight. Now does that make any logical sense? It's about 8 degrees out now and is supposed to be about 22 by sunrise...Oh, about 22 with 4 inches of snow on the ground.
Welcome to my world.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Gee, thanks Meg.
Your Brain Usage Profile:
Auditory : 69%Visual : 30%Left : 66%Right : 33%No matter which side of your brain is dominant,M i n d W a r ecan strengthen your emotional brain power by helping you understand howyou feel about yourself.
Rebecca, you are mildly left-hemisphere dominant while showing a slight preference for auditory processing. This overall combination seems to indicate a well-working blend of logic and judgment and organization, with sufficient intuition, perception and creativity to balance that dominance.
You will at times experience conflict between how you feel and what you think which will generally be resolved in favor of what you think. You will find yourself interested in the practical applications of whatever material you have learned or whatever situation you face and will retain the ability to refine whatever knowledge you possess or aspects of whatever position you are in.
By and large, you will orient yourself toward intellectual activities and structure. Though not rigid, you will schedule yourself, plan, and focus on routine and continuity of operations, rather than on changes and disruptions
When changes or disruptions occur, you are likely to consider first how to ensure that such disruptions do The same balance is reflected in your sensory preference. You will tend to be reflective and measured in your interaction style. For the most part, you will be considered objective without being cold and goal-oriented while retaining the capacity to listen to others.
Preferentially you learn by listening and maintaining significant internal dialogues with yourself. Nevertheless, you have sufficient visualization capabilities to benefit from using graphs, charts, doodles, or even body movement to enhance your comprehension and memory.
To the extent that you are even implicitly aware of your hemispheric dominance and sensory style, you will feel most comfortable in those arenas which emphasize verbal skills and logic. Teaching, law, and science are those that stand out among the professions, along with technical sales and management.
Software-Based Success-Management!!!
Auditory : 69%Visual : 30%Left : 66%Right : 33%No matter which side of your brain is dominant,M i n d W a r ecan strengthen your emotional brain power by helping you understand howyou feel about yourself.
Rebecca, you are mildly left-hemisphere dominant while showing a slight preference for auditory processing. This overall combination seems to indicate a well-working blend of logic and judgment and organization, with sufficient intuition, perception and creativity to balance that dominance.
You will at times experience conflict between how you feel and what you think which will generally be resolved in favor of what you think. You will find yourself interested in the practical applications of whatever material you have learned or whatever situation you face and will retain the ability to refine whatever knowledge you possess or aspects of whatever position you are in.
By and large, you will orient yourself toward intellectual activities and structure. Though not rigid, you will schedule yourself, plan, and focus on routine and continuity of operations, rather than on changes and disruptions
When changes or disruptions occur, you are likely to consider first how to ensure that such disruptions do The same balance is reflected in your sensory preference. You will tend to be reflective and measured in your interaction style. For the most part, you will be considered objective without being cold and goal-oriented while retaining the capacity to listen to others.
Preferentially you learn by listening and maintaining significant internal dialogues with yourself. Nevertheless, you have sufficient visualization capabilities to benefit from using graphs, charts, doodles, or even body movement to enhance your comprehension and memory.
To the extent that you are even implicitly aware of your hemispheric dominance and sensory style, you will feel most comfortable in those arenas which emphasize verbal skills and logic. Teaching, law, and science are those that stand out among the professions, along with technical sales and management.
Software-Based Success-Management!!!
Ok, now see, I don't see the above fitting me nearly as well as Meg did hers. I don't learn best from listening but from reading and doing and most certainly do not feel most comfortable with verbal skills! However, at least the profession is right!!!!
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